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Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women

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Well-behaved women rarely make history – as someone once said – difficult women do. In this new LBC new podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel will be talking to women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Listen and subscribe on Global Player, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Rachel on Twitter: @RachelSJohnsonFor advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com

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Global

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Society

Podcast website

www.lbc.co.uk

Latest episode

Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

30 - Julie Burchill 29.11.2021

This week’s guest is novelist and columnist - Julie Burchill In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Listen and subscribe now...

29 - Anne Robinson 22.11.2021

This week’s guest is journalist and television presenter - Anne Robinson. In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Listen and s...

28 - Lionel Shriver 15.11.2021

This week’s guest is author and journalist - Lionel Shriver. In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Listen and subscribe now...

27 - Caroline Nokes 08.11.2021

This week’s guest is MP for Romsey and Southampton North - Caroline Nokes In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Listen and s...

26 - Live Show - Jo Wood 01.11.2021

This special episode is a live podcast recording and features model, television personality, entrepreneur and former wife of The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood - Jo Wood. In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women wh...

25 - Beth Rigby 25.10.2021

This week’s guest is Political Editor for Sky News - Beth Rigby In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Listen and subscribe n...

23 - Nus Ghani MP 11.10.2021

This week’s guest is MP for Wealden in East Sussex - Nus Ghani MP In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Listen and subscribe...

22 - Katharine Birbalsingh 04.10.2021

This week’s guest is British education reformer and Headteacher - Katharine Birbalsingh In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done...

21 - Esther Rantzen 27.09.2021

This week’s guest is journalist and presenter - Esther Rantzen In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Listen and subscribe no...

20 - Molly Jong Fast 14.09.2021

This week’s guest is writer and podcast host - Molly Jong Fast In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Listen and subscribe no...

19. Harriet Harman 06.09.2021

This week’s guest is a politician and solicitor who has served as Member of Parliament for Camberwell and Peckham - Harriet Herman In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise b...

18. Julie Bindel 30.08.2021

This week’s guest is feminist, activist and author - Julie Bindel. In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Listen and subscrib...

16. Ruby Wax 23.08.2021

This week’s guest is actress, writer, comedian, lecturer and mental health campaigner - Ruby Wax. In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get t...

17. Dame Margaret Beckett 19.08.2021

This week’s guest is Labour Party member - Dame Margaret Beckett. In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Listen and subscribe...

15. Mary Ann Sieghart 02.08.2021

This week’s guest is author, journalist, radio presenter and former assistant editor of The Times - Mary Ann Sieghart. In this new LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly...

14. Dame Margaret Hodge 26.07.2021

This week’s guest is MP for Barking and Minister in both the Blair and Brown Governments - Dame Margaret Hodge In this LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in o...

13. Lady Antonia Fraser 12.07.2021

This week’s guest is a British author of history, novels, biographies and detective fiction - Lady Antonia Fraser. In this new LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly beha...

12. Gina Miller 05.07.2021

**Waring - This episode contains discussion of sexual violence which some listeners might find disturbing** This week's guest has been called "The Brexit B****" and the most hated woman in Britain. She has faced racism, sexual assault and online abuse. In 2017 she was recognized as the UK's most influential black person - Gina Miller. In this new LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rach...

Introducing 'I've Been Thinking with Peter Frankopan' 01.07.2021

Hi, Rachel Johnson listener, We’ve got another brand new podcast we think you’ll enjoy. ‘I’ve Been Thinking’ is a new weekly show hosted by Peter Frankopan. As well as being a best-selling author (Silk Roads), Professor of Global History and Oxford and voted as one of the World’s Top 50 Thinkers, Peter uses this podcast to speak with some incredible guests looking at topics from around the world t...

11. Edwina Currie 27.06.2021

This week’s guest is writer, broadcaster and former politician - Edwina Currie. In this new LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Li...

10. Dorothy Byrne 21.06.2021

This week’s guest is the self described Methuselah of television who's railed against class and sexism in the media - Dorothy Byrne. In this new LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or other...

9. Yvette Cooper 14.06.2021

This week’s guest is MP for Normanton, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley - Yvette Cooper. In this new LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get...

Introducing ‘If It Bleeds It Leads’ 11.06.2021

Hi Rachel Johnson fans – we have a new True Crime podcast we think you’ll enjoy called ‘If It Bleeds It Leads’   Could you be a criminal? What separates the way you think, from the criminal mind? Join the world’s leading professor of criminology, Prof. David Wilson and star of Silent Witness Emilia Fox as they discover what’s really going on behind some of the most notorious crimes.   What do you...

8. Camilla Tominey 06.06.2021

This week’s guest is Associate Editor of the Daily Telegraph, Camilla Tominey. In this new LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Lis...

7. Prue Leith 31.05.2021

In the seventh episode of Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel is joined by OBE British-South African restaurateur, chef, caterer, television presenter/broadcaster, businesswoman, journalist, cookery writer and novelist, Prue Leith. In this new LBC podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel speaks with women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who tak...

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