School exclusions; Women and running; Recovery after domestic violence
New Department for Education figures out this morning revealed that 7,894 children were excluded from school in England during 2018/19. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, but otherwise ...
30 Jul 202047min
Black Women in the music industry; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
The Black Lives Matter movement has shone a light on a number of areas of society where discrimination and prejudice exists beneath the surface. Today we explore what it’s like to be a black woman and...
29 Jul 202047min
Finding a comfortable saddle; Nutrition and brain health; Jackie Clune
We often take it for granted that cycling can make you feel a bit saddle sore. But that expectation masks the fact that many women experience real pain when cycling - due to a combination of inappropr...
28 Jul 202052min
Summer Holidays, Sex Robots and Artificial Wombs, Film Director Jessica Swale
The school summer holidays are underway across the UK – but this year they’re going to be a bit different. Thanks to coronavirus there’s a shortage of childcare and holiday clubs, helpful grandparents...
27 Jul 202051min
Kate Rusby, Women and high street job losses, Mary Trump, How to be a friend, Childfree by choice
Known as The Barnsley Nightingale, the folk singer, Kate Rusby talks about her latest album of covers, and recording it with her husband and two young daughters. A number of high street retail stores ...
25 Jul 202056min
Mary Trump: TikTok and parents; Social mobility and the creative industries
In court in New York last week President Trump’s niece, Mary J Trump found out that a temporary restraining order on her book about her uncle was going to be lifted. She joins Jenni to talk about Too...
24 Jul 202045min
Kate Rusby, Frances Cha, Textile Factories
The folk singer, Kate Rusby also has the nickname, The Barnsley Nightingale. Kate's latest album is covers of pop music you're bound to recognise, but in her own folksy, mellow way. She talks to us a...
23 Jul 202045min
Parenting Podcast: Rock Pools
Heading to the British coast on holiday this year? The fascinating Heather Buttivant tells us what wonders we can find in the common rock pool, and how to interest kids in them.
22 Jul 20209min
