Economic Abuse, Michal Oshman, Roisin Gallagher, Barbershop Quartet, Mum shaming
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Economic abuse was officially recognised under the Domestic Abuse Act in 2021, yet a new study from the charity Surviving Economic Abuse suggests victims are still being let down by the police and the courts. Their CEO Nicola Sharp-Jeffs joins to tell us more about their findings, alongside ITV broadcaster Ruth Dodsworth who shares her own personal experience.
What would you do if you weren’t afraid? That is the question Michal Oshman is asking in her latest book. As the former Head of Company Culture at TikTok and International Leadership Development Executive at Facebook, she is no stranger to success. But Michal says that she has spent most of her life hiding anxiety and fear under this success - and uses her book to explore how we can all replace uncertainty with purpose for a better life. She joins Anita Rani to discuss.
You might have seen in the papers and online that the actress Sophie Turner and the singer Joe Jonas are getting divorced. The couple met back in 2016 on Instagram, and were married a year later. They have two daughters together, but earlier this week released a joint statement saying they have 'mutually decided to amicably end' their marriage. However, TMZ reported that a source claimed that they had very different lifestyles. Sophie Likes to party, while Jo stays at home, they reported. Olivia-Anne Cleary is a senior editor and writer who felt compelled to write an article about it for Glamour magazine, Can We Please Stop Mum Shaming. She joins Anita to discuss.
When you think of traditional barbershop singers you probably think of men. But there are just as many female acapella singing groups as male. The Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers has around 60 clubs as members. And Mountain Harmony Chorus, the only one in Wales, wrote to Woman's Hour during Listener Week, inviting us to one of their rehearsals. We hear from our reporter Melanie Abbott who went along.
Is Belfast the new city of love? Well it’s the backdrop to new Sky Atlantic romcom, The Lovers, which follows local supermarket worker Janet and her love affair with English TV presenter, Seamus O’Hannigan who has a whole other life, and a girlfriend, back in London. Roisin Gallagher, who plays Janet, joins Anita to talk about filming in her hometown and changing perceptions of Northern Ireland’s capital.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Hanna Ward Studio Manager: Bob Nettles
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| 0:00.0 | Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself. |
| 0:03.7 | My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a Load of Sport Podcasts. |
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| 0:40.8 | Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:46.0 | Good morning and welcome to Friday's Woman's Hour. |
| 0:48.8 | So here's a question for all of you to think about. |
| 0:51.7 | What would you do if you weren't afraid? |
| 0:54.4 | It's actually the title of Mikhail Oshman's book and she'll be here to talk about that |
| 0:58.4 | another little while and about how she managed her own fears and anxiety, but how about you? |
| 1:04.2 | What would you do if you weren't afraid? |
| 1:07.3 | Quit your job, get a tattoo, book that holiday, apply for that job, move abroad, have another baby. |
| 1:14.9 | What conversations would you have if you had no fear? |
| 1:19.0 | What would you say to your friends, your partner, your parents, your kids? |
| 1:22.9 | Would you confront somebody? |
| 1:24.5 | What would you say to your boss? |
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