Women Making Waves Podcast

Most of us enjoy using social media, but for businesses it can be a bit of a nightmare. How do you set the right tone, what do you say? Even if you aren’t involved in doing social media for a business, we think you’ll find our chat with Lenka Koppova really interesting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sonal Kadchha is one of those people who can’t see bad things happening without trying to make them better. She talks to Linda about leaving her job in the city to start a charity helping girls of the Maasai Mara  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christine O’Reilly BEM is a big part of the Red Hen Project. Chris is focussed on ensuring that children are able to attend school, even where there are difficulties, and she helps families cope when they are in crisis. Her co-workers think so highly of her that they wanted us to feature her and talk about what she does. We think you’ll be really impressed by Chris…. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

We have featured musician Louise Eatock on Women Making Waves before and we are delighted to have her back talking about her new Christmas single. Under the name of the Eli Lillies the single is called Christmas is the Season of Love and it has an anti-pill shaming message. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you’re struggling to find a passtime for someone suffering from dementia this next chat will be of interest. Gill Ashby talks about Bright Old Sparks, a brand new monthly puzzle book for people with dementia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny Jefferies has produced an amazing cookbook, For the Love of the Land, comprising of a selection of recipes gathered from farmers featuring their produce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Polish government’s sudden move to implement a very divisive court ruling that demands abortions become illegal, irrespective of cases where a foetus is diagnosed with a serious and irreversible birth defect has generated anger and protests on a huge scale. This has taken the government by surprise. We asked Women Making Waves contributor Kasia Wozniak who lives in Poland to send us a report o...

Professor Tamsin Ford CBE is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and since 2019 she has been based at the University of Cambridge where she is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Amongst other work, Tamsin has set up initiatives aimed at highlighting mental health issues in young children and helped teachers to be more prepared when dealing with children who are experiencing p...

How do you capture that perfect photo? And what is life like as a professional photographer? We find out when Linda Ness and Suzie Thorpe speak to professional photographer Jemima Wilcox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sue Woodcock is in the middle of the Clipper Round the World Race, she’s a wild swimmer, a nurse and is someone who just gives things a try. Suzie Thorpe and Linda Ness chat to Sue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you struggle with anxiety finding the right job can be a daunting prospect. Jen Foreman chose to set up her own business producing unique art. Linda Ness spoke to Jen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie Underwood runs a successful PR and communications agency.  We met up with her to find out more about her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve all heard of the coast guard and of mountain rescue, but did you know that there is a lowland rescue service?    Kristine McLaughlin is a member of Cambridgeshire Search and Rescue, a group of trained volunteers who are called upon by the police to help when vulnerable people go missing. Linda talks to Kristine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Georgina Shoshana Cohen is an international skeleton athlete. Her mission is to become the first ever female skeleton athlete competing for Israel to qualify for the Winter Olympics in Beijing 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Cecilia Mascolo is at the cutting edge of research into machine learning - devising programmes which enable computers to act intelligently when dealing with data. Cecilia’s work has recently been focussed on a project called Covid Sounds. Linda Ness talked to Professor Cecilia Mascolo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Women Making Waves Backchat - Linda and Suzie work out how to become millionaires by this time next year with their new business Moody Masks; the Famous Five picnic where ginger beer turns into wine; Suzie claims didgeridoo's keep wasps away (they don't); and outtakes from Women Making Waves programme. 15 minutes of something quite amusing.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Some say Rachel Mason is a music guru, others say she is the ultimate freelancer or a TV choir judge, a designer or a copywriter. She is all of those and a whole lot more too! Oh then there is the superpower, when she hears music, she sees colours and can even taste music. It’s called synaesthesia, meaning together sensation. Suzie Thorpe and Linda Ness caught up with Rachel Mason....

Lydia Maddix is a refreshing, indie, comedy pop star and on the rise. Her first UK tour kicked off in April 2019. Lydia has supported the likes of Kate Nash, Lewis Capaldi and Rag n bone man. Her first single, dating anthem Too Cliche was hailed by the BBC as one to watch and for being hilarious and original. Suzie Thorpe spoke with Lydia Maddix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

The backchat - Suzie and Linda talk about keeping a diary; Future lockdown revival anniversaries; The week long picnic; Cling film your car to separate your passengers; the misjudged bet about lockdown start date; chewing the fat down the pub. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hear from some of our previous guests talking about their experiences and views about racism.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to musician Claudia McKenzie. Claudia talks about being a bass player in a number of bands, her own music and her identity and life in the wake of Black Lives Matter. Suzie Thorpe and Linda Ness caught up with Claudia in this frank and honest interview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We meet Singer/songwriter SuRie. Her new EP “Rye” was released in May during lockdown and she says this enabled her some moments of distraction and focus but brought some very unusual challenges as well. SuRie represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018 in Lisbon, with her song "Storm". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We meet Professor Christi Deaton who started out as a nurse, became really interested in the treatment of cardiovascular patients and is now the Florence Nightingale Foundation Clinical Professor of Nursing at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, and Cambridge University Hospitals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest backchat is out. Still in lockdown. We talk about Instagram, world's sorry lack of female dictators, tell your husband to clear his desk and BT man who knows his onions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just after Kath Austin had a child she became troubled about using throwaway plastic. She wondered how people had stored food in the past and found that soaking cloth in Beeswax had been popular. After much experimentation she devised her own method of making wraps and now runs the very successful BeeBee Wraps. Kath tells Linda Ness her story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...