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Listen, Ladies is a podcast by ladies, for ladies (and gentlemen) featuring interviews with experts and innovators in a broad range of fields internationally. The podcast highlight current events and issues, breakthroughs in the arts and academic communities, as well as women making an extraordinary impact in their fields.
The podcast is hosted by journalist and international relations scholar Maryalice Aymong.
You can listen to our episodes and read extracts of the interviews here!
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Author Sarah Scoles: In Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Sarah Scoles discusses Making Contact, her new book about the astronomer Jill Tarter and the struggles she faced while trying to answer one question: “Are we alone in the universe?”
Bringing The Healing Power of Yoga to Survivors of Domestic Violence
“We believe that touch can be healing but for women who have had their body violated, it’s really important that they have a sense of, “this is my body, this is my mat, no one’s going to come on it””, says Zoë LePage, founder of Exhale to Inhale.
Author Nicole Dennis Benn Talks About Jamaica, Homophobia and Her Love for Brooklyn
“I love this place. I feel like I can be myself here. And by that I mean, not only being immigrant, being an out lesbian, and just being me—especially in Brooklyn, New York”, says author Nicole Dennis Benn.
Everyone Has a Pacific To Cross, This First Female Team of Rowers Did It.
“This was never about rowing, it has always been about the power of the human spirit, and that was clear from day one”, says Sara Moshman, director of Losing Sight of Shore.
The Future of Indigenous Communities: How Women Are Taking The Lead
“It’s very difficult to explain that, in our communities, we are considered as people but when we go out, society looks at us as non-persons, as low class people without any rights”.
Joan Wages and her long quest for a Women’s Museum in Washington
“Museums have largely been directed by and run by males and their interest has not been focused on what has been going on in women’s lives”
Desiree Wood: Real Women in Trucking
“This is a hard job for relationships. It’s a marriage killer and you’ve got to be comfortable being alone.”