City of Women

Sometimes, you aren't in the mood for full meals. Presenting City of Women minis: short episodes you can listen to in the time it takes to eat a momo. Episodes release really soon - subscribe now!  

A slash of lipstick. A certain bag. Shoes. A book. Props come in all shapes and sizes. We use them when we step out to say something about ourselves, to shield ourselves to signal to others who we are. In this episode, we draw upon our shared experiences and those of the women we know, to tell two interconnected stories about props both animate and inanimate. Created and produced by Radhika Viswan...

Have you ever had a fight on the street? As a pedestrian, a driver, a commuter on public transport? What triggered you? Maybe you were already having a bad day. Maybe it was one more motorist going the wrong way on a one way street. Maybe your personal space was being invaded and you decided you just weren't going to have it anymore. In this episode we trace the history of one woman's road rage. W...

Hi Everyone! We're not releasing an episode this week, because, well, this is going to be a crazy week. We thought we would leave you with a small taste of an ongoing side project that we're calling "An Anthology of Women's Laughter".  We'll be back next week with the regular episode.  City of Women is written and produced by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. Our Associate Producer is Menak...

'You've got guts yaaa!' How many times have you been called gutsy or brave for doing something… well normal? An early morning run alone? A solo trip? Moving to a new city? Are they  acts of bravery? Or are they normal things that get cast as brave because you're a woman doing it? And what about all the times you did these things and… nothing bad happened? TW: Mature themes and language. Listener d...

[Trigger Warning] How often have you been walking down the street, running an errand or riding the bus when you see something… and you do a double take. Your eyes keep going back to it and your brain goes into overdrive: 'Is that what I think it is?'  Yes, it's exactly what you think it is. Long before we got unsolicited dick picks in our DMs and inboxes, we got them unsolicited irl.  Written and...

Whether you mass bunked to catch a first day first show or snuck off alone to escape real life for a few hours, movies have always been a form of escape. In this very first episode of City of Women, we ask what it is about the cinema that makes women feel so free. Written and produced by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. Our Associate Producer is Menaka Raman. Music, sound, mixing, and mast...

In City of Women, we explore the calculated strategies, backdoor negotiations, and often absurd lengths women go to have fun and feel free in their city. Every Indian woman knows that being out in the city comes with rules - rules that determine who gets to be where and what you can and can't do. But this show is not about those rules. It's about how they get broken, bent, and jumped over when wom...