The decline in marriage rates, Met Gala moments, Jan Brierton
Fifty-year-old mother of two and stylist Jan Brierton became an accidental poet during the pandemic and has since become a regular on The Wo...
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20 of 591 episodesFree travel for domestic abuse victims / Women of Iran
While the war in the Middle East dominates the daily headlines - from peace talks to the price of oil - far less attention is given to the l...
The women of the 1926 census / Walking the Camino
This May, 13 members of the Sea of Change choir will spend five days walking a Camino in Portugal. The choir, which is based in Dublin, is m...
The Book Club: A Beautiful Loan by Mary Costello
This month the book club is reading A Beautiful Loan by Mary Costello, as chosen by bookclubber Niamh Towey. The novel follows Anna Hughes,...
Caroline Foran on anxiety, self-compassion and ASMR
Bestselling author and podcaster Caroline Foran is back with her fourth book, Everything I Wish I’d Known about Anxiety. The book is for any...
Women in space / Louise O’Neill on fame, fate and turning 40
Author Louise O’Neill is back with her sixth novel, Whatever Happened to Madeline Stone? It’s a gripping page‑turner about the dark side of...
Martina and Ammi Burke arrest / Learning to drive later in life
What is it like learning to drive in your 50s? In today’s episode, we hear from journalist June Shannon who passed her driving test at the a...
Northern Ireland’s alarming femicide rate / Exposing a global ‘rape academy’
In 2024, the mass‑rape trial of Dominique Pelicot - who was tried alongside 50 other French men - shocked the world. The father of three was...
Fact to fiction: Jen Bray and Tanya Sweeney on becoming novelists
For journalists Tanya Sweeney and Jen Bray, 2026 has been a very exciting year so far. In January, Sweeney published her debut novel, Esther...
Joanne McNally on midlife, monogamy and making history at the 3Arena
In today’s episode, Róisín Ingle is joined by the brilliant Joanne McNally. The comedian and podcaster dropped by the studio to talk about h...
The digital war on women (and how to fight back)
This Sunday 8th March is International Women’s Day and to mark the occasion, The Women’s Podcast hosted a live podcast recording at Chapters...
The Book Club: Heart the Lover by Lily King
This month on The Women’s Podcast Book Club, Bernice Harrison, Niamh Towey, Róisín Ingle, and Ann Ingle are discussing Heart the Lover by Am...
Is Wuthering Heights any good? / The Irish Times Debate
This week, the grand final of the Irish Times Debate will take place in Dublin, where teams will debate the motion: This house believes the...
U2’s new feminist EP / Inside America’s Next Top Model
When America’s Next Top Model arrived on our screens in 2003, it was an instant hit with viewers around the world. The reality TV competitio...
The Epstein files / Grieving an estranged parent
In today’s episode, we’re covering a topic that isn’t often spoken about, but is estimated to affect around one in four families: family est...
Is Lucy Letby innocent? / The challenges facing lone migrant parents
Last month, Action Aid Ireland published a new report highlighting the challenges that lone migrant parents, mainly women, experience when t...
Motherhood over 40 / Who was Brigid?
This Sunday 1st February is St Brigid’s Day and to celebrate the occasion we’re learning all about Brigid - the woman, the myth, the legend...
The Book Club: Flesh by David Szalay
This month on The Women’s Podcast Book Club, Bernice Harrison, Niamh Towey, Róisín Ingle, and Ann Ingle are discussing Flesh by David Szalay...
Beckham family feud / The inside story of Ozempic
Although Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs may seem like a relatively new phenomenon, their origins actually stretch back to the mid 1980s...
The women against Iran’s regime
In late December, merchants and shopkeepers in Iran took to the streets to protest against the dire economic situation in the country. Since...
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