The Conversation Episodes Episode guide
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Private chefs
Ella Al-Shamahi speaks to two private chefs who create intimate dining experiences.
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Women in love with romance
Two women from different parts of the world share the stories of their lives
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Women using satellites to track coastal erosion
Women from Sri Lanka and France using images taken from space to counter coastal erosion.
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Deep sea explorers
Two women from different parts of the world share the stories of their lives
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Female farming entrepreneurs
Women fusing tech and agriculture to produce food indoors - that's local and soil free.
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Women discovering the music stars of tomorrow
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two music scouts about the art of discovering new artists (R)
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Fabrics for the future
Two women from Singapore and Spain aiming to make fashion more climate-friendly
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How to get ahead in the workplace
Datshiane Navanayagam gets top tips from career mentors about how to succeed at work
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Women with a love of language
Literary translators from Turkey and Argentina giving novels new life in another language
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Femicide: 'The shadow pandemic'
Women in Puerto Rico and Kenya on the huge numbers of women killed in gender violence
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Feel the fear: Women directing horror movies
Iranian and Mexican women on their passion for making horror movies
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Women causing a stir in the tea business
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women who have founded tea companies
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Women's hidden role in the history of healing
An author and a historian discuss the historical contributions of women in medicine
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The life of a female driving instructor
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women who teach people how to drive
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Glaciologists: Women on rivers of moving ice
Biogeochemist Jemma Wadham and scientist Heidi Sevestre on the importance of glaciers
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The changing world of women's magazines
Australian and Latvian magazine editors discuss their strategies for staying relevant
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Women changing the shape of bra design
Bra designers from Wales and the US on filling a need for bras that work for all women
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Children's TV presenters: magic, mayhem and mishaps
Irish and South African presenters discuss their love for inspiring young minds
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Underwater mechanics
Commercial divers from Canada and Australia share their experiences
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Modern-day matriarchs
Women from Canada and the UK on the changing role of the matriarch in their cultures
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Women hitting the note on ancient instruments
Musicians from China and Syria on keeping ancient tradition alive through music
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Women, bats and meerkats
Costa Rican and Swiss biologists discuss what animal behaviour reveals about life
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The magic of music in dementia care
Music therapists in the UK and Spain discuss how music can ease the symptoms of dementia
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Teaching empathy: A blueprint for social change?
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women who see empathy as a crucial life skill
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Sports psychologists for elite athletes
Psychologists in the US and South Africa on supporting sports stars with mental health
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Women designing for a future in space
Ella Al-Shamahi talks to two architects who design extraterrestrial living spaces
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Women enjoying judo
Judokas from Slovenia and Belgium discuss the skill, discipline and focus of judo
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Women rethinking imposter syndrome
What is imposter syndrome? And why are women seemingly more affected by it than men?
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Lessons in laughter
Professor Sophie Scott and Dr Disa Sauter on how having a laugh makes you feel better
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Journalists working in exile
Ella Al-Shamahi talks to journalists from Bahrain and Yemen who fled their home countries