Very Loose Women
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Very Loose Women
Award-winning podcast about making private conversations public. Often with special guests; artists, academics, activists, comedians, journalists, and friends. Presented by Leonore Schick and Soila Apparicio. Follow us on Twitter @VLWRadio, Instagram VLWRadio and on Facebook.com/VeryLooseWomen. Host...
Недавние эпизоды
254 эпизодов14 Years of Very Loose Women
Very Loose Women started on student radio in 2006. In 2013 it started on Resonance and has since had a growing number of participant producers and has...
Coronadiary: Still Ill
Monique Jackson speaks about Covid-19, its after effects and making a comic about her experience on Instagram @_coronadiary.
Interview and edit...
In The Time of Foxes, with Jo Lennan
Leo speaks to author Jo Lennan about her book In The Time of Foxes, a collection of short stories. Anna Rose and Esther share what survival means to t...
Anti-Psychiatry, with Danielle King
Nicki talks to trainee clinical psychologist Danielle King about the anti-psychiatry movement, her doctorate and her work in the NHS.
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Crushes
Soila is joined by Leo, Anna Rose, and Aaliyah to talk all about the crushes they've had, currently have, could have had, and shouldn't have.
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Am I The Arsehole?
A couple reads two stories from the Am I The Arsehole thread on Reddit and Twitter.
Follow us on Twitter @VLWRadio, Instagram VLWRadio and on Fa...
What We're Listening To... During Lockdown
Esther, Jyoti, Soila and Leo share what music they have been listening to, and making, during the peak of the lockdown in the UK.
This episode w...
A Common Experience of Not the Common Flu
Anna Rose hears from friends who suspect they've had Covid-19 about their common experiences of not the common flu.
For more from one of our spe...
Covid19 Mutual Aid
Mutual aid groups have sprung up across the country, but what actually is mutual aid, and what are the ideas behind it? In this episode, Nicki talks t...
Meditation
Soila talks to friend Karolina about meditation, distance reiki, and spirituality. Karolina gives a five-minute guided meditation session, which is al...
Virtually Naked: Life Drawing... During Lockdown
Esther talks to Miranda Reilly who co-founded 'Life Drawing Laid Bare' - a series of life drawing classes which focus on the interaction between artis...
With Camilla Harding on Madwomxn in the Attic
Nicki talks to queer performer and artist Camilla ‘Milly’ Harding (they/she) about their show 'Madwomxn in the Attic', gender and health, creativity i...
Finding Joy... During Lockdown
Esther, Leo and Beth invite their loved ones to share how and where they are finding the joy during pandemic lockdown measures.
This episode was...
The English Collective of Prostitutes
Nicki and Leo speak to Nikki and Charlotte, campaigners from the English Collective of Prostitutes, a grassroots network of sex workers and supporters...
Dressing Feminine
Mia, Leo, and Soila are in the studio (for the last time in a short while) talk about how they like to dress, femininity, and how they change what the...
Working From Home... During Lockdown
While physically-distancing and working from home, Anna Rose, Leo, Soila and Esther share their experiences of the changes to their normal routines.
Memory
What choice do we have but to trust our memories? When prodded just a little, it’s easy to see how fragile the stories that we tell ourselves can be....
All Aboard! At Termination Station? with Abortion Rights UK
Access to abortion varies widely internationally and even within the UK. Alisa and Lilly (and little Santino) join Leo and Soila to discuss their work...
Don't Look Back In Anger
Just frustrations on this one (not really), but Nicki, Leo, Jon, and Soila talk about what makes them angry, and how they try and deal with a sometime...
Jodie Irvine's Gobby
Esther, Beth and Leo speak to writer and actor Jodie Irvine about play, Gobby.
Audio engineering was done by Jon at Resonance 104.4fm.
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Moments: My First Piercing
In the latest of our 'moment' mini episodes, Soila, Esther, and Leo share the moment they got their first piercing. Some warning: descriptions of fain...
Doing Networking Differently
Esther, Soila and Leo are joined by social entrepreneur, Neelam Keshwala, to discuss how to get change makers to inspire each other by creating spaces...
Must Do, Must see
New Year's resolutions, closing exhibitions, the series everyone's hooked on, the recent slated film: Esther, Soila and Leo discuss how they cope with...
Multidisciplinary Art, with Opia Collective
Niki, from the multidisciplinary theatre and art collective Opia, joins Nicki and Soila for the first episode of 2020 to talk about working across dif...
The 2019 Show
It's the last episode of 2019, and Leo, Jon, and Soila reflect on their year and some of VLW's funniest moments.
The producer for this episode...
How to Block and Unlock Creativity
What is creativity and how do we access it? Very Loose Women are joined by transdisciplinary artist, Cassie Layton, to discuss the different ways that...
Being Creative
Anna Rose, Nicki and engineer Jon are joined in the studio by Emanouela Krasteva to talk about the expectations of being creative, turning ideas into...
Bitch on Heat, with Leah Shelton
Leo speaks to performer Leah Shelton about her show Bitch on Heat. For more information about her show, running from Thu 5 – Sat 14 Dec 2019 10.15pm,...
LGBT stories in Lithuania: A filmmaker’s perspective
VLW speak to Elena Reimeryte, a Lithuanian documentary filmmaker whose work looks at LGBT stories and human rights.
Audio engineering was done b...
What makes a good friend?
What makes a good friend? Mia and Beth join Leo and Soi to share what qualities they look for in a friend, how friendships grow and change over time,...
Lessons from Freelancing
Three journalist-producer freelancers and one salaried care worker talk about work through the lens of the gig economy - highs and lows, what they lik...
On Going Home
Is home where the heart is? Esther and Leo are joined by photographer and campaigner, Edi Whitehead (@probablyedith), to discuss the relationship we h...
Childhood Mischief
Have you ever been naughty? Nicki and Esther join Soila and Leo to share stories of their childhood misbehaving at home and at school.
The prod...
Seasons
Do you prefer the spring air, hot girl summer, fashionable autumn, or winter snow? Nicki, Soila, Leo, and guest Martha discuss the seasons, how each m...
Thoughts on AI
Bethany and Leo are joined by Mary, who has worked in Artificial Intelligence, to discuss their thoughts on the new and developing technology.
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Words We Hate, with Jenan Younis
Comedian Jenan Younis joins Leo and Soila in the studio share her thoughts on things people say: stan, peng, my bad, awesome... Once introduced on sta...
Skincare
Acne, eczema, and redness, the VLW suffer from it all. In this episode about skincare, Mia and Jon join Leo and Soila to talk about SPF, snail goo, an...
Moments: Breaking my Brother's Arm
In the last "moment" of the summer, Soila tells Leo about the time she broke her brother's arm. They talk about guilt, memory, responsibility and, in...
Defining Domesticity
Soila meets Lemon House Theatre's Samia and Jenny to talk about domestic life and how women conform to and hold up against the family life. Two plays...
Moments: Leaving Therapy
In these Moments episodes, Soila and Leo sit down in Leo's living room to describe one thing in detail in under ten minutes. In this episode, Soila de...