Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy.

My name's Will Wilkin and I Commission Music Podcast for the BBC.

It's a really cool job, but every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs,

moments and movements, stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous.

And the BBC's position, at the heart of British music

means we can tell those stories like no one else.

We were, are and always will be right there at the centre of the narrative.

So whether you want an insightful take on music right now

or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous and infamous moments in music,

check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds.

BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.

Hello, I'm Christy Young. Welcome to Young again, the podcast that asks remarkable people,

what advice would you give your younger self?

Today, I'm in conversation with an activist, author and icon, who has not only charted the

course of feminism, but fundamentally changed it, with clear thinking, relentless campaigning,

and a captivating turn of phrase. She has spent decades advocating for equality

and crucially listening to the experiences of the disenfranchised and dispossessed.

In this edition of Young Again, I am in conversation with Gloria Steinem. Gloria, welcome and

thank you for taking the time. I've heard you say you are a self-confessed hopeaholic.

So I'm wondering how your current reserves or optimism are

when it comes to the arc of women's progress.

I said that about hopeaholic because I think we influence reality by what we expect of reality.

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