Lend me your ear... and your podcasts featuring interesting women!

October 24, 2016 10:16 PM

I have been on a podcast binge, and am very particularly enjoying listening to women talk about a niche interest. I can listen while I work, and need more recommendations! Examples of what I've been enjoying below.

Of late, I've been enjoying:
CodeNewbie (listening only to the women)
RealTalk Radio (esp the episode with Blair Braverman)
Pen Addict where they interview women
A Playful Day (knitting and fiber arts - mostly women).
I've also listened to a bunch of interviews with Lisa Congdon.

It almost doesn't matter what they're talking about - I can't think of anything I'd really rule out other than overtly religious shows and the life-coachy stuff. I really like hearing from women who really do something (niche) and do it whole-hog. What shows do you like that interview interesting women? Single episodes ok. Bonus points if they're on Stitcher.

(I have seen this post, and some of it applies. Looking for interesting women being interviewed rather than women hosting. So, Terry Gross being interviewed?)

posted by jrobin276 to Media & Arts (17 answers total)

Stuff Mom Never Told You often dives deep into niche-y stuff.
posted by Tamanna at 10:47 PM on October 24, 2016

My Favorite Murder if you like true crime.

There are a few women only podcasts on maximumfun.org - - definitely worth taking a dive into!
posted by janey47 at 11:09 PM on October 24, 2016 [1 favorite]

This is a great interview with Sarah Jones, a ventriloquist in Australia. From Scamapolooza, a podcast I enjoy.
posted by shelleycat at 11:20 PM on October 24, 2016

Smart Podcast Trashy Books, by the ladies at Smart Bitches Trashy Books. They talk about romance, but not only. Very feminist and body positive, lots of interesting guests.
posted by snakeling at 12:49 AM on October 25, 2016 [1 favorite]

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre podcast has interviewed a lot of women in the UK comedy scene (and sometimes more general media personalities - the Mary Beard interview is very good for instance). Fair warning - the interviews can be a bit surreal and sometimes quite NSFW.
posted by crocomancer at 3:04 AM on October 25, 2016

KnitBritish is one of my favourite fibre-related podcasts. The podcaster is from Shetland and has a soft, gorgeous lilt to her voice. She goes around interviewing amazing women dedicated to promoting sustainable fibres and textiles.
posted by kariebookish at 4:12 AM on October 25, 2016 [1 favorite]

You might like The Misandry Hour and Nerdette for this; Misandry interviews professional feminists and Nerdette interviews professional geeks.
posted by possibilityleft at 4:41 AM on October 25, 2016

I really like hearing from women who really do something (niche) and do it whole-hog.

How I Built This is an NPR podcast with Guy Raz interviewing entrepreneurs about their inventions/businesses. I highly recommend the episodes with Sara Blakely (Spanx) and Cathy Hughes (Radio One) in particular, but every episode I've listened to so far had been great.
posted by mama casserole at 4:50 AM on October 25, 2016

Aisha Tyler has a podcast called Girl on Guy where she does in-depth interviews with actors, comedians, and musicians - her recent (still free) interviews with Chelsea Handler, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Viola Davis were really great listens.
posted by Squeak Attack at 7:10 AM on October 25, 2016

Last week Pop Culture Happy Hour posted an episode that featured interviews with Lupita Nyong'o and her costar from a recent movie, as well as with comedians Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher about their TV show, Take My Wife. I really enjoyed both of those interviews.
posted by Squeak Attack at 7:16 AM on October 25, 2016

Buzzfeed's Another Round is fantastic- the earlier episodes (like, approximately eps 10-30) in particular. The episodes and guests are listed here.
posted by pseudostrabismus at 9:15 AM on October 25, 2016 [4 favorites]

Ask a Clean Person is by my one of my absolute faves, Jolie Kerr. Yes, she's a cleaning expert, which sounds boring, but she's really witty, non-judgy, and relatable. Plus you'll learn a lot!

Call Your Girlfriend is a conversational-style show, and not about one topic in particular, but they have a lot of feminist themes and great conversations.

Agree about Another Round, Allusionist, Death Sex and Money, and Stuff Mom Never Told You.

Also The Longest Shortest Time is mostly about women's stories (although since it's broadly about "families" there are men, but it's a female host).
posted by radioamy at 10:44 AM on October 25, 2016

BBC's The Conversation: each episode features two women from different cultures who share a particular job or interest (2 musicians, 2 truckers, 2 cleaners, 2 ship captains, ...).
posted by Corvid at 3:31 PM on October 25, 2016 [2 favorites]

A friend of mine is one of the two women who hosts Nerdette, a podcast out of WBEZ billed as "a safe space for nerding out," about...all kinds of stuff. They interview one or two guests each week, many of whom are women.
posted by good lorneing at 6:44 PM on October 25, 2016

I like the podcast Criminal. It's hosted by a woman (Phoebe Judge), and her voice reminds me of Sarah Paulson, so it's sort of comforting. All the stories have a true crime element, but are always surprising.
posted by waitangi at 12:57 PM on October 26, 2016 [1 favorite]

I really like Gastropod, it looks at food through the lens of science and history and is hosted by two women.
posted by Uncle at 12:44 PM on October 27, 2016 [1 favorite]

Was gonna say Gastropod - it's great- but Kara Miller as host of Innovation Hub is my second recommendation. It's on iTunes. She's brilliant, informal, curious, and amazing.
posted by Miko at 7:51 PM on October 28, 2016