Feminism

Canadian author Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel ‘The Handmaid's Tale’ was, in 2017, enjoying a resurgence of interest. The… Audio

Feminist author and academic Camille Paglia joins Kim to talk about her book released in 2018 - a collection of essays on… Audio

Australian feminist author Dr Germaine Greer became "the high priestess of feminism" with her 1972 book ‘The Female… Audio

In the 1910s, Hjelmar Dannevill wowed high society with gripping tales of adventure as a medical researcher and journalist. But suspicions over her fantastical stories and insistence on wearing men's… Audio

Some young men are being sucked into a toxic world online, full of sexism, misogyny and fear. Warning: This episode contains descriptions and discussion of gender-based and sexual violence. Audio

Lauren Fleshman is a champion distance runner in the US, and now the author of Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World.  Audio

Novelist and screen writer Fay Weldon died this week She had a 55-year long writing career, and is perhaps most know for her novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil She was shortlisted for the Booker… Audio

This International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, Latin American feminists in Auckland spoke to Kadambari Raghukumar about the issues the community faces when it comes to violence… Audio

This year, iconic feminist punk pioneers Bikini Kill will perform in New Zealand for the first time ever. Charlotte Ryan spoke to frontwoman Kathleen Hannah from her office in Pasadena, California. Video, Audio

Fresh off the back of Americana Fest in Nashville, Tami Neilson is back in Aotearoa, and will soon pick up the last leg touring her new album; Kingmaker. The album centres on themes of female… Audio

Exhibiting a darker, Americana sound, 'Snakes in the Grass' is the fourth single from Wellington-based singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell's forthcoming album, Tug of War. Mitchell joins the show to… Audio

Two best friends who started a finance podcast at the start of the pandemic look back two years later. Simran Kaur and Sonya Guptham talk to Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode of Voices.  Audio

Jane Mander is best known for her 1920 novel The Story of a New Zealand River, widely thought to be the underlying narrative for Jane Campion's film The Piano. The daughter of an MP, sawmiller and… Audio

A High Country Life is a memoir of life through the different seasons on Otematata Station, a high country sheep and beef station in North Otago. The author Philippa Cameron joins the show to discuss… Audio

Strong messages from Pacific feminists this International Women's Day. Audio

Women activists were protesting against all forms of oppression in 1984 when Auckland university lecturer and playwright Mervyn Thompson was kidnapped, beaten and chained to a tree by six women who… Audio

Best-selling author Isabel Allende has a brand new book - The Soul of A Woman - a meditation on power, feminism and what it means to be a woman. As a child, Isabel Allende watched her mother… Audio

Julia Gillard was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia. She is currently the inaugural Chair of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at Kings College London, which seeks to address women's… Audio

Author Laura Bates has investigated the corners of the internet where toxic masculinity and misogyny is flourishing, where men believe women are the enemy and the solution should be violent. Posing as… Audio

Professor Judith Butler is an activist, philosopher, and critical theorist who has spent decades writing about gender. She's authored several books, but is best known for her widely influential 1990… Audio