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Speaking of Phenomenal | Journalism for Women and Gender-Expansive Voices

Speaking of Phenomenal is an independent podcast covering women and gender-expansive people mainstream media hasn't found yet. Host Amy Boyle, a multimedia journalist and adjunct lecturer in photojournalism and visual storytelling at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, reports longform narrative conversations with women and gender-expansive people doing significant work the news cycle has yet to document. The work began in 2018 as the 52 Phenomenal Women Project, a portrait storytelling series that produced 104 reported profiles and was covered by the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader and NBC5. The podcast launched in October 2020 as the audio extension of that journalism. Now in its sixth season, with 65 episodes and counting, Speaking of Phenomenal has reached 100 countries and 782 cities. Every person you'll hear has a story the world should know. And they sound like this. www.speakingofphenomenal.com. Support the show via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/u25038150

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Speaking of Phenomenal | Journalism for Women and Gender-Expansive Voices

Speaking of Phenomenal Podcast - Empowering Women & Stories (Trailer)

October 20, 2020 • Amy Boyle • Season 1 • Episode 1

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Welcome to Speaking of Phenomenal Podcast, where women's empowerment stories and resilience journeys come to life. For 8 years, journalist Amy Boyle has asked phenomenal women one powerful question: What's the WHY behind your WHAT? From career pivots to community changemaking, discover the mindset shifts and life purpose stories that drive real women across 96 countries.

INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC (used with permission)

WOMAN
Performed by Tiffany Villarreal
Written by Greg Buddy Bangs Reed Jr, Michael Big Mike Hart Jr, Taura Stinson, Tiffany Villarreal
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Podcast artwork by Amanda Eich

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Speaking of Phenomenal is created and produced by Amy Boyle. Podcast artwork by Amanda Eich. "Woman" by Tiffany Villarreal, used with permission. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review and share the podcast, and stay tuned for more inspiring conversations. Support the show with on Patreon.

VOICE 1 I AM Phenomenal.

VOICE 2 I AM Phenomenal.

VOICE 3 I AM Phenomenal.

VOICE 4 I AM Phenomenal.

ANCHOR I AM phenomenal. I CAN say that!

AMY

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For eight years, first through my camera then through this microphone, I’ve been asking phenomenal women one question. Not where you’ve been, not where you’re headed — today, right now, this exact season of your life. What’s the WHY behind your WHAT?

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And the conversations that come out of that question?

GUEST CLIPS

00:30 — ANNA TESS

Any child with a disability has so much potential and we should never stop and believe that they can do less. We should always believe they can do more.

00:40 — DELORES MORTON

I have had this amazing career. Worked with a number of presidents — the Bushes and the Obamas, the Clintons. I’ve worked with President Carter throughout my almost 30 years in the nonprofit sector, creating CHANGE.

00:55 — MARYAM MYIKA DAY

I think women have not been a barrier to entry for me. A lot of producers have taken me under their wing, given me the notes, made me a better writer. I think we just need to continue to do the work. We need to continue to open up the doors for each other. We need to continue to shepherd each other through — because if we don’t, no one else will do that.

01:17 — AMY

Real conversations, unscripted, unfiltered. Women who are building something, surviving something, or finally naming something they’ve known.

01:26 — AMY

If you’ve ever felt like there’s more in you than the world is asking for — if you’ve ever looked at your own life and thought, I’m not done yet — then the answer is a resounding YES.

I’m Amy Boyle and this is the Speaking of Phenomenal podcast.

MUSIC CREDIT

INTRO/OUTRO: “Woman” (used with permission) — Performed by Tiffany Villarreal | @tiffany.villarreal | youtube.com/@TiffanyVillarrealOfficial

Written by Greg Buddy Bangs Reed Jr & Michael Big Mike

NOTE: Tiffany our first guest Season 1, Episode 1 of Speaking of Phenomenal