The WOW Podcast with Jude Kelly
The WOW Podcast celebrates everything that women and girls are doing, and takes a frank look at the obstacles in their way.
Brought to you by The WOW Foundation, this new podcast is full of stories of inspiring women from across the globe; featuring in-depth interviews, highlights from WOWs around the world, fun and mind expanding conversations, and insights into the lives of people you've heard of - and those we know you'll love meeting.
The WOW Foundation is the charitable organisation behind the global movement that is WOW - Women of the World Festivals.
Series 2 of The WOW Podcast - How to Change the Conversation is supported by WOW's Global Founding Partner Bloomberg.
Series 1 is produced by Alice Williams; Series 2 by Content is Queen.
The WOW Podcast with Jude Kelly
Featuring Emma Dabiri on the history and politics of Black hair
Our final episode of Series One with Emma Dabiri, young activists Mila Bagdach and Monalika Tiwari, and Muthoni Drummer Queen
On the first day of 2020's Black History Month, we look back to the 2020's WOW Festival in London to listen in to academic, author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri's conversation with Hannah Azieb Pool about her ground-breaking book Don't Touch My Hair - a personal look at the history and politics of Black hair. Next up, for the second time this series we hear from two young activists honoured at 2020's With and For Girls Awards - the annual prize which celebrates young women and girls achieving extraordinary things from across the globe.
Mila Bagdach, a 19-year-old from Germany, talks about being one of the first members of HOLLA, an organisation that teaches girls about sexual health, helps them with creative projects and supports those facing both sexism and racism. She's joined by 26 year-old Monalika Tiwari from India; a Project Director at Udan Women’s Empowerment Welfare Society, which works to prevent and liberate girls from caste-based slavery and caste-based commercial sexual exploitation in Madhya Pradesh. Don't miss Mila and Monalika's moving and inspirational conversation.
Plus, Maria Patsalos, an expert in Immigration Law. She works regularly with human rights organisation Liberty and founded and supervises Pink Law, a free legal advice service for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals run via Queen Mary University.
We end with the final performance of Series One and it's a WOW favourite from WOW Global 24 - the staggering Muthoni Drummer Queen! The musician and music entrepreneur from Nairobi performs 'Power'.
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Find out about Holla here
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The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
The WOW Podcast is created with support from Mishcon de Reya. Produced by Alice Williams, featuring original music by Raisa Khan.
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