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Woman's Hour

Anoushka Shankar, UTIs, Sad Beige Children

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Anoushka Shankar is a respected sitarist and composer who has just received two Grammy nominations for her new live album Between Us. She joins Anita to talk about the her new song, In Her Name, in memory of the young girl from Delhi, referred to as Nirbhaya, who 10 years ago was gang raped on a bus and was subjected to an attack so badly that she died from her injuries. The incident sent shockwaves across the world and led to the introduction of new anti-rape laws in India. An estimated half of all women will suffer from a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime – so why has testing been such an inexact science until now? Some patients have their infections missed entirely, or, on the flipside, they receive unnecessary or incorrect antibiotics which may leave them host to an antibiotic resistant strain. But a new test could be about to change that. Dr Emma Hayhurst is part of a team of scientists developing a new test for UTIs that could provide a diagnosis in just 40 minutes. She joins Anita, along with Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who last year executive produced a documentary film on the experience of living with a chronic UTI. Why is social media obsessed with nurseries and toys in neutral, muted colours? Anita speaks to the writer and librarian Hayley DeRoche, who coined the term ‘sad beige clothes for sad beige children’. She tells us about her viral videos which skewer the beige aesthetic. And journalist Martha Alexander explains why she has resigned herself to a life of multicolour with her daughter. Presented by Anita Rani Producer: Louise Corley

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts

0:05.2

Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.

0:10.3

Good morning and breathe, we've made it to Friday.

0:13.6

Now we often discuss, as you know, everyday sexism here on Woman's Hour,

0:17.6

and there was an example of it at the highest level this week.

0:21.5

The leaders of Finland and New Zealand,

0:23.3

Sana Marin and Jacinda Ardern were being questioned

0:26.2

at a press conference in Auckland on Wednesday, and this happened.

0:29.9

A lot of people will be wondering, are you two meeting just because,

0:33.3

you know, you're similar in age and you know, got a lot of, you know,

0:37.0

common stuff there, you know, when you got into politics and stuff,

0:40.3

or can Kiwi's actually expect to see more deals between our two countries down the line?

0:45.6

My first question is, I wonder whether or not anyone ever asked Barack Obama and John Keif

0:50.7

they met because they were of similar age.

0:53.0

We of course have a higher proportion of men and politics.

0:58.2

It's reality because to woman mate, it's not simply because of the agenda.

1:03.0

Yeah, we are meeting because we are Prime Ministers.

1:05.9

I had to play it for you, proper toe-curling moment.

1:09.8

It is actually my favourite clip of the week and a strong contender for clip of the year.

1:13.9

It's also a masterclass in how to take down sexism with a simple statement of fact,

1:19.5

we are Prime Ministers, Mike Drop.

1:21.9

I've been playing it on repeat.

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