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Late Night Woman's Hour

Emma Barnett and Lauren Laverne and guests in intimate, frank and funny Late Night Woman’s Hour.

Radio 4,69 episodes

Episodes

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Welcome to Late Night Woman's Hour
Join Emma Barnett, Lauren Laverne and guests in an intimate, frank and funny podcast
21 Nov 2017,1 min
Hair
From Rapunzel to Samson, it's all about sex, gender politics and power
24 Nov 2017,59 mins
Parties
Ever spent an evening locked in a loo, dressed as Mary Queen of Scots?
07 Dec 2017,43 mins
2017: WTF?!?
LNWH is baffled. And worried about a time when we won't be baffled.
20 Dec 2017,51 mins
Instinct
LNWH's orange warning lights are on and our hackles are rising...
01 Jan 2018,33 mins
Women and Money
From the gender pay gap to the cultural attitudes that could be holding women back .
26 Jan 2018,47 mins
Lauren Laverne talks to Viv Albertine
"Try to live at least 10 years when you don't care what people think" - we'll try, Viv!
12 Feb 2018,27 mins
#metoo - where are we at?
Consent, due process, self-defence, seduction, Simone de Beauvoir and, er.... snacks.
23 Feb 2018,53 mins
"I can be as rude as I like and nobody can complain"
Late Night Woman's Hour remembers the brilliant Michele Hanson.
05 Mar 2018,1 min
Ageing
In tribute to Michele Hanson, who has died, here she is in LNWH's 2017 podcast on ageing.
06 Mar 2018,28 mins
Spring Cleaning
Emma Gannon just sent 18 bags of stuff to the charity shop.
29 Mar 2018,54 mins
Women in Tech
Dr Sue Black, Sarah Kember & Rhianna Pratchett live at the British Science Festival.
13 Apr 2018,62 mins
Leaving Home
Lauren's guests are Aida Edemariam and Sali Hughes, who both left home at fifteen.
24 Apr 2018,46 mins
#blessed?
Is the search for happiness making us sad?
17 May 2018,41 mins
Lauren & guests on Upskirting, Self-Care and Abortion access in N Ireland and Gibraltar. Plus: is it OK to call women 'Feisty'?
With comedian Viv Groskop, journalist Zing Tsjeng & anthropologist Dr Anna Machin.
20 Jun 2018,26 mins
Up this week: dating post-fifty; intergenerational friendships; involved dads.
Lauren's guests are Zing Tsjeng, Dr Anna Machin and Viv Groskop.
26 Jun 2018,34 mins
Am I too old to go to festivals???!!
Lauren talks to journalist Zing Tsjeng, comedian Viv Groskop & anthropologist Anna Machin
04 Jul 2018,7 mins
Mesh implants halted in England
Tech evangelist Dr Sue Black, neuroscientist Prof Sophie Scott & journalist Zoe Strimpel.
10 Jul 2018,21 mins
Leadership; Civil Partnerships
With tech evangelist Sue Black, neuroscientist Sophie Scott & journalist Zoe Strimpel.
18 Jul 2018,28 mins
Egg Freezing; Middle Age
Lauren's guests are Prof Sophie Scott, Dr Sue Black and Zoe Strimpel.
25 Jul 2018,28 mins
Masculinity / Pet Peeves
With Professor Sophie Scott, Dr Sue Black and Zoe Strimpel.
01 Aug 2018,10 mins
Travel & Adventure
Another chance to hear this edition from June 2017.
08 Aug 2018,28 mins
Aretha Franklin / Imposter Syndrome
With anthropologist Kit Davis, journalist Helen Lewis and blogger Chidera Eggerue.
22 Aug 2018,29 mins
Baby Leave for MPs / Emotional Unavailability
With anthropologist Kit Davis, journalist Helen Lewis and blogger Chidera Eggerue.
29 Aug 2018,23 mins
Divorce Reform
With journalist Helen Lewis, anthropologist Kit Davis and author Chidera Eggerue.
05 Sep 2018,16 mins
Women and Fake News
With journalist Helen Lewis, blogger Chidera Eggerue and anthropologist Kit Davis.
07 Sep 2018,18 mins
Vaginas / Pockets
With journalist Helen Lewis, blogger Chidera Eggerue and anthropologist Kit Davis.
19 Sep 2018,13 mins
Brett Kavanaugh / Money & Friendship
With writer Otegha Uwagba, journalist Bryony Gordon and podcaster Deborah Frances-White.
26 Sep 2018,29 mins
'Bad' Mothers / Feminist Weddings
With writer Otegha Uwagba; journalist Bryony Gordon and podcaster Deborah Frances-White.
03 Oct 2018,12 mins
Exercise / "You're Cancelled"
With writer Otegha Uwagba, podcaster Deborah Frances-White and journalist Bryony Gordon.
10 Oct 2018,27 mins