Young women and environmental activism. Nadine Shah on her new album Kitchen Sink
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 November 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Young people are one of the key driving forces behind climate activism and fighting for the future of the planet. But what’s it like being on the front line? And how do young people want to change the way we think about environmental issues? Three of the women from this year’s Power List – Mya-Rose Craig, Holly Gillibrand and Mikaela Loach – talk about their thoughts and experiences. They’re also joined by another woman on the Power List, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe. She discusses the importance of challenging people in power to think about the way today’s decisions will affect future generations.
Plus Jessica talks to Nadine Shah about her new album Kitchen Sink explores themes of fertility, tradition and identity all told through the stories of women at different stages of their lives. She discusses sexual and societal pressures on women and the importance of individual choice. Presenter Jessica Creighton Producer Beverley Purcell
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| 0:41.0 | Welcome to the Woman's Hour Podcast with me Jessica Krieton on Thursday the 90s. Welcome to the Woman's Hour Podcast with me, Jessica Crichton, on Thursday the 19th of November. |
| 0:47.1 | Good morning, welcome to the program. |
| 0:48.8 | And what a program we have coming up. |
| 0:51.0 | Singer-songwriter Nadine Shah joins us to discuss her new album |
| 0:54.5 | Kitchen Sink. It explores themes of fertility, tradition and identity all told |
| 1:00.0 | through the stories of women at different stages in their lives and I'm really |
| 1:03.7 | looking forward to having a chat with the Dean a bit later in the morning. But first |
| 1:08.1 | let's talk about the environment. Now there's been lots of focus on Women's Hour this week about our 2020 power list |
| 1:14.7 | and the 30 brilliant women who feature on it who are all trying to make a difference for our planet. |
| 1:20.0 | Some of the women on the list are young, very young actually, in some cases, |
| 1:24.4 | and that's because young people are one of the key driving forces behind fighting for action on the climate crisis. |
| 1:30.5 | But what is it like being on the front line? |
| 1:33.0 | And how do the younger generations want to change the way we, who perhaps aren't as young, |
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