The Lazy Women Podcast

As 2025 comes to a close, Lazies Aleli, Teodora, and Zsofi take stock of what the past year has been like for Lazy Women. 2025 has been one of growth—in terms of embarking on new projects, continuing to formalize our methods and strategies, and becoming more confident as a media organization. The Lazies also chat about what's to come for the next year. Notably, the launch of Making It in Eastern E...

It’s Transgender Awareness Week ! So, it feels like a good time to talk about this topic (actually, it’s always a good time to talk about this). In this episode, Lazy Aleli chats with Elena and Thysz , two transwomen who are living in Paris and Metro Manila. They talk about important moments in their transition journey, the state of gender-affirming care in their respective countries, and how they...

One Sunday afternoon, three Lazies met up online to discuss the topic of female friendships. As they talked over coffee and fizzy drinks, Lazies Aleli, Frosso, and Teodora found that they grew up watching a lot of the same things, specifically Lena Dunham's " Girls " and the iconic " Sex and the City ." In this episode, our Lazies look back on these two female-focused shows...

Should what's mine be theirs too, or should we keep things separate? Should we go in 50-50? Or should the man always pay? Dealing with money can be challeging, especially in a romantic relationship. But don't fret, we got you! Lazies Aleli and Selin (who works as a financial journalist, so she knows a thing or two about the topic) talk to Tinka Herrera-Dan, a Filipino financial advisor wit...

Dive in and learn about setting personal rituals that are adapted to modern life, and discover ways to live more consciously.  In this episode, Lazy Aleli chats with Abigail Taugwalder, founder of Garden of Abi, a space dedicated to conscious living, breathwork, and personal rituals. As a coach, breathwork specialist, and mother of two based in Paris, Abigail shares her approach to using rituals a...

The Lazy Chats are back with a bookish special of the season!   Join us as we dive into the world of Sally Rooney’s latest novel,  Intermezzo ! In this episode, two passionate readers,  Lazy Julie and Zsofi break down the themes, characters, and emotional twists that make Rooney’s writing so captivating. Whether you’re a longtime Rooney lover or a person willing to discuss Intermezzo, this discuss...

The Lazy Women Podcast is BACK with a new series of intimate conversations. In this first chat, Lazy Zsofi , Julie, and Aleli —all emigrants in Paris—share their journey and the struggles of integrating into Parisian society, thoughts on emigration, and plans for the future. They talk about their personal experiences as women in a foreign country and the pains of bureaucracy and share tips on copi...

In the eighth - and last - episode of ‘Making it’ in Western Europe , we come full circle. Mirroring our first conversation in the series, Zsofi and I switch roles to discuss my (at points bumpy) journey from the Czech Republic to Brussels, with stopovers in Norway, Hungary, Italy and partly also the UK. I open up about my background, difficulties with my name, the role that education played in my...

In this special bonus episode of ‘Making it’ in Western Europe , Zsofi is joined by Fatoumata Ly & Olga Kokshagina , the co-founders of Ninti . Ninti's mission is to break stigma about women's reproductive health and to bring these discussions into the workplace. Originally from Guinea and Russia, Fatoumata and Olga's work is deeply influenced by their migration background and the...

In the seventh episode of ‘Making it’ in Western Europe , Zsofi talks to Basia. Originally from Poland, Basia is a theatre stage designer who studied and worked in the UK and is currently involved in theatre projects all over Europe. They discuss Basia's upbringing in the Polish countryside, her art education, her relocation to the UK and subsequent return to Poland and the different roles tha...

In the sixth episode of ‘Making it’ in Western Europe , Zsofi and I talked to Julie, Lazy Women's new newsletter editor. Originally from Russia, Julie was arrested for her involvement in anti-war demonstrations and - with a short stop in Armenia - ended up in Paris. This was a difficult but powerful conversation about leaving everything behind, beauty standards, new languages, loneliness and t...

In this bonus episode of ‘Making it’ in Western Europe , we are joined by Selin Bucak , a Turkish journalist currently based in Paris whose new book The Last Day Before Exile: Stories of Resistance, Displacement & Finding Home recently came out. Selin reflects on her own migration background and why she decided to write this book in the first place, the special sensitivity needed to discuss su...

In the fifth episode of ‘Making it’ in Western Europe , I was talking with Aida. Aida came to Italy as a refugee from Bosnia when she was a child and has since perfectly integrated into the Italian society. Through her research, she is now re-discovering her roots and mother tongue and the inter-related nature of her Yugoslav and Italian identities. This was a really powerful conversation about tr...

This is a Women's Day Special for our Hungarian-speaking audience. *** NŐNAPI KÜLÖNKIADÁS A feminizmus rebrandingje Magyarországon: hogyan állunk a feminizmussal és a feminista szóval jelenleg? Milyen változások történtek az elmúlt években a feminizmus megítélésével kapcsolatban, és ez milyen hatással van az online aktivizmusra? Hogyan érdemes eldönteni, hogy melyik közösségi oldalra készítsün...

This is a Women's Day Special for our Hungarian-speaking audience. *** NŐNAPI KÜLÖNKIADÁS Provokáció vs edukáció a feminista online aktivizmusban - melyik a jobb? Mikor érdemes provokálni, mikor érdemes edukálni? Milyen arányban érdemes a tartalmainkban statisztikákat és személyes történeteket megosztani? Hogyan lehet elkerülni a kiégést az online aktivizmusban? Ezekre a kérdésekre kereste a v...

In the fourth episode of ‘Making it’ in Western Europe , we were joined by Nino. Originally from Georgia, Nino has lived in multiple countries all over Europe and has recently moved back to her home country to settle down and start a family. In our conversation, we discussed what led to her decision to return, which countries felt the most welcoming, her affinity to Eastern Europe, the concept of...

In this bonus episode of ‘Making it’ in Western Europe , we are bringing you something special: an exclusive interview with Katalin Cseh , a Hungarian physician turned politician and currently a vice-chair of the Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament . Moderated by Selin, Katalin speaks about her passionate fight for gender equality, the current political climate in Hungary, what is the EP...

In the third episode of ‘Making it’ in Western Europe , we talk with Dinara, our Lazy Women social media manager. Dinara was born in Kazakhstan and moved to Budapest, Hungary, in 2018 to pursue an MA degree in Cultural Heritage. As Covid-19 coincided with her graduation, she decided to stay and build her new life in Europe. Witnessing tumultuous political environment and undergoing personal identi...

In the second episode of ‘Making it’ in Western Europe , we talk with Dorina, our Lazy Women community manager who left Hungary for Vienna and re-discovered a deeper attachment to her roots in the process. What is the role of language while integrating in a new country? Is it possible to make local friends? And what makes one want to return back 'home'? Would you like to dive deeper? We wi...

In the very first episode of our new series ‘Making it’ in Western Europe we talk with Zsofi, the founder of Lazy Women, about her journey of moving around Europe and how her relationship with the ideas of home, belonging, and roots changed in the process. Does she feel more European than Hungarian now? And how is she settling down in Paris? Would you like to dive deeper? We will be reflecting on...

HUGE lazy news alert🎙️ We are so proud to reveal our new podcast series “Making it’ in Western Europe” developed by the Lazy Women as part of the Display Europe project. The new podcast is an 8-episode ‘in conversation’ storytelling project, with 3 bonus ‘expert’ episodes. Each story is part of a bigger tapestry of experiences and perspectives on home, belonging, Europeanness and more, accompanied...

In this episode, Lazy Aizada and our community favourite online creator Alice Cappelle delve into Alice’s recently released debut book Collapse Feminism , while highlighting the need to make theories of gender and sexuality more accessible to the public. Alice talks neoliberal feminism, “natural” masculinity and divine femininity, as well as the effect of technology on our understanding of gender...

In this episode Lazy Selin is joined by Ayesha Amin , the founder of Baithak, a Pakistan-based organisation working to increase women’s access to sexual and reproductive health. Baithak seeks to challenge taboos and create safe spaces for women to discuss sexual and reproductive health, holding conversations on a variety of topics from menstruation to gender-based violence. Amin discusses what led...

This month, we are bringing you something slightly different. A highly inspiring round-table discussion with the Lazy Women executive team (a.k.a. Zsofi, Dorina, and Lucie) and our community favourite feminist Youtuber Alice Capelle , moderated by our very own Selin . We spoke about what it means to be a feminist digital creator, how to deal with haters, and what tips we would give to other women...

In this sneak peek bonus episode, the Lazy executive team - a.k.a. Zsofi, Dorina, and Lucie - reflect on what we’ve been up to in the past eight months and share all the exciting things that are coming up next! As you might have noticed, The Lazy Women team is making some big moves, and we want you to be part of our journey! At the  end of September , we're kicking off a huge  crowdfunding cam...