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Woman's Hour

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone, Narcissistic Abuse, Huntington's Disease

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The UK left the European Union on Friday night – so what can women expect from British politics. There have been weeks of speculation about a February reshuffle – we discuss the women who will win and lose. And what of the women among the voters who the Prime Minister has often said “lent” him their votes? Jane talks to Helen Lewis, staff writer for the Atlantic and to Anne McElvoy, senior editor at The Economist about how women’s interests will figure in post-Brexit politics.

Last Wednesday, in our series about breaking free from damaging relationship patterns, we heard a moving account from “Sadie” who described her ex-partner as a narcissist. Today we explore further the subject of narcissistic abuse.

Life for girls in Afghanistan can be dangerous – and with no set education system, they can often find themselves selling tea in the street or married early. But a centre in Kabul is teaching children from poor areas to read, write and… skateboard. It’s the subject of a BAFTA winning film Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) by Carol Dysinger, who joins us to discuss the project.

BBC stories has been following Danielle Thomas on her journey to find out if she has inherited the gene for Huntington’s disease. Her mum is in the late stages of the disease and there’s a 50:50 chance that she could have inherited it. Jane talks to her about her decision to discover if she’s a carrier and the impact it’s had on her life.

Presenter: Jane Garvey Interviewed guest: Helen Lewis Interviewed guest: Anne McElvoy Interviewed guest: Katherine Baldwin Interviewed guest: Carol Dysinger Interviewed guest: Danielle Thomas Producer: Lucinda Montefiore

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0:04.6

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0:08.4

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experts and genuinely engaging voices. What you may not know is that the BBC

0:20.4

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0:29.7

If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected,

0:33.0

find your next podcast over at BBC Sounds.

0:36.1

Just before this BBC podcast gets underway,

0:38.6

here's something you may not know.

0:40.8

My name's Linda Davies, and I commissioned podcasts for BBC Sounds.

0:44.4

As you'd expect at the BBC we make podcasts of the very highest quality

0:49.0

featuring the most knowledgeable experts and genuinely engaging voices.

0:54.4

What you may not know is that the BBC makes podcasts about all kinds of things,

0:59.2

like pop stars, poltergeist, cricket, and conspiracy theories.

1:04.4

And that's just a few examples.

1:06.3

If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected,

1:09.4

find your next podcast over at BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts.

1:17.0

This is the Woman's Hour Podcast.

1:19.0

It is a very good morning to you.

1:21.0

Welcome to our week.

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Today my guests include the

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