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Woman's Hour

Sinead O'Connor tribute, Singapore is scheduled to execute a woman, Scottish women artists, Date stacking, Femorabilia.

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The Irish musician and activist Sinéad O Connor has died, aged 56. She was best known for her single Nothing Compares 2 U, released in 1990, which reached number one and brought her worldwide fame. She was outspoken in her social and political views, and released 10 studio albums during her career. We hear a special performance that Sinéad gave to Woman’s Hour in 2013, and Krupa speaks to the journalists Sinéad Gleeson and Una Mullally about her legacy.

Singapore is due to execute a woman for the first time in almost 20 years, according to human rights advocates. Singaporean national Saridewi Djamani was sentenced to the mandatory death penalty in 2018, after she was convicted of drug trafficking. Krupa discusses with BBC Correspondent Nick Marsh.

As a part of this year’s Edinburgh Festival a major exhibition called Scottish Women Artists: 250 Years of Challenging Perception opens tomorrow. It celebrates women artists and their contributions to the Scottish art scene. A series of new artworks has been created, to show in and alongside the exhibition. Krupa speaks to artist Sekai Machache and the director of Dovecot Studios Celia Joicey.

‘Date stacking’ is the latest trend being tried by single people to find love, quickly. The concept, designed to save time by squeezing in several dates in the space of a few hours, went viral on TikTok earlier this year. It’s not a totally original idea, it’s a slowed down version of speed dating, which was popular in the 1990s. A new study suggests it takes us 42 minutes and 29 seconds to decide if we want to see someone again. But can you really decide if you like someone while preparing for the next date? Krupa discusses the pros and cons with journalist Roisin Kelly who has tried out stacking her dates and Johnny Cassell, dating and lifestyle Strategist.

Tired of the limited options for female fans, football historian Professor Jean Williams was inspired to make her own football memorabilia out of upcycled clothes. She joins Krupa from Australia (where she’s attending her seventh Women’s World Cup) to explain women’s football’s self-made culture.

Presented by Krupa Padhy Producer: Louise Corley

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Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to tell you why I love podcasting.

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I'm Sasha Johansson, I'm an Assistant Commissioner for the BBC and I work on making podcasts.

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My real passion is discovering unbelievable on her stories and working with the biggest

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stars who can really bring those stories to life.

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I love the whole process of making podcasts from the spark of an idea to hearing the final

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What makes BBC podcast special is that we're working for you.

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So whatever we commission has to reflect the things that you care about and love, wherever

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you are in the UK.

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So if you like this BBC podcast, there's so much more to discover.

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Have a listen on BBC Sounds.

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BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:47.5

Hello, this is Krupa Party and you're listening to the Woman's Hour podcast.

0:52.1

Dating is a different world to what it was a decade or two ago.

0:56.6

From introductions through family and friends to speed dating and dating apps, it can be

1:01.3

a mind field.

1:03.0

Well how about dates stacking?

1:05.2

It's a trend inspired by a TikTok video that went viral recently involving a New Yorker

1:10.5

going on back-to-back dates in a very short space of time.

1:14.6

We'll be speaking to journalist Roisin Kelly, who also gave it a shot to save on the

1:18.7

hours because in her own words, dating has become just another thing that has to be done.

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