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<p>Emma Barnett and Lauren Laverne and guests in intimate, frank and funny Late Night Woman’s Hour.</p>

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As the latest series comes to an end, Yomi, Zing and Sofie consider what we've learned.

Love Island

Fatshion: no, it's not a typo. Sofie Hagen on designing her own clothing line, and why she reserves the right to call herself 'fat.'

Fatshion

A difficult encounter with a woman who claimed to be a feminist has got Yomi Adegoke wondering about false advertising - and Sofie Hagen shares a pretty brave confession.

Feminist? Seriously?!

When Sofie Hagen tells people she's pretty sure she doesn't want children, they usually tell her she'll change her mind. Why is this still a difficult thing for people to accept?

Not Wanting Children

For Zing Tsjeng, accepting a lone ticket to a Spice Girls gig was a revelation, but it's business as usual for Sofie Hagen. Meanwhile, Yomi Adegoke yearns for her own space.

Alone Time

Iona Bain, Ambreen Razia and Bea Appleby consider the gender price gap. Plus: how do you balance investment and return for time & money spent on looks?

Gender Price Gap

To be the boss of your life, you need to be the boss of your money: financial journalist Iona Bain talks to Emma Barnett about women and finance

Money

Your best friends are keepers, right? So how do you handle it when someone doesn't want to be mates anymore?

Losing Friends

Emma Barnett and guests Sali Hughes and Miranda Sawyer consider those long-running arguments that just kinda hang around in a relationship till they become part of the furniture.

Interminable Arguments

"Stay in your lane." Emma Barnett and writers Sali Hughes and Miranda Sawyer consider the rules for doing your makeup on public transport.

Makeup on Public Transport

Sali Hughes and Miranda Sawyer consider the fallout from an online feud between two former friends, the YouTube stars James Charles and Tati Westbrook.

James Charles / Tati Westbrook

Emma's guests are financial journalist Iona Bain, and writers Ambreen Razia and Bea Appleby.

Grief

Emma Barnett's guests are the writer and editor Bea Appleby, writer Ambreen Razia and financial journalist Iona Bain.

Girl Crush!

This week, Emma and guests are talking about male-female friendship and wondering why things can get complicated once both parties are in a relationship.

Male / Female Friendship

Emma's guests are scientists Sophie Scott & Maggie Aderin-Pocock and barrister Samantha Davies.

I'm Sticking With You

With scientists Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Sophie Scott, and barrister Samantha Davies.

Extreme Breastfeeding / Body Positivity

Samantha Davies explains what you can do about modern slavery in the supply chain; Sophie Scott is outraged that funny women are seen as less professional than men.

Modern Slavery / Humour Penalty

With barrister Samantha Davies and scientists Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Sophie Scott.

Heart Attacks / Taking Your Child To Work

Emma Barnett discusses feminism and RuPaul's Drag Race with the Daily Record journalist Anna Burnside, Chidera Eggerue 'The Slumflower,' and author of What a Time to Be Alone and Hetta Howes, lecturer in medieval literature at City University, London.

Feminism / RuPaul's Drag Race

Emma Barnett discusses being alone, funerals and tidying up with the Daily Record journalist Anna Burnside, Chidera Eggerue aka the blogger, The Slumflower and author of What a Time to Be Alone and Hetta Howes, lecturer in medieval literature at City University, London.

Being Alone / Funerals / Tidying up

Emma Barnett discusses obsessive love with the Daily Record journalist Anna Burnside, Chidera Eggerue aka the blogger, The Slumflower and Hetta Howes, lecturer in medieval literature at City University, London.

Obsessive Love

Emma Barnett is joined by the Daily Record journalist, Anna Burnside, Chidera Eggerue aka The Slumflower, author of What a Time to Be Alone, and known for the online campaign #SaggyBoobsMatter and Hetta Howes, lecturer in medieval literature at City University, London.  Their subjects include crying, grand romantic gestures, guilty pleasures and activism at home.

Crying / Grand romantic gestures / Guilty pleasures / Activism

With broadcaster Clara Amfo and journalists Ellen Coyne and Zoe Strimpel.

Virginity / The Pill

Body Image / Kamala Harris

Fyre Festival / Twerk / Plant-based diet

Capitalism & feminism / Dating power balance

Transgender & the media agenda

With Elle deputy editor Kenya Hunt, and authors Viv Groskop and Juno Dawson.

Star authors and libraries / Audiobooks

With Elle Deputy Editor Kenya Hunt and authors Viv Groskop and Juno Dawson.

Wedding Speeches / Crystals

Featuring Elle Deputy Editor Kenya Hunt, and writers Viv Groskop and Juno Dawson.

Fashion / Christmassy things

With writer Juno Dawson, deputy Editor of Elle Kenya Hunt, & writer Viv Groskop.

Theresa May / Doctor Who

With Cosmopolitan Editor Farrah Storr, broadcaster Rana Rahimpour & podcaster Emma Gannon

Men & Feminism

Podcaster Emma Gannon, broadcaster Rana Rahimpour & Cosmopolitan Editor Farrah Storr.

Confidence / Turning 40

Emma Barnett's guests are Cosmopolitan Editor Farrah Storr, author Emma Gannon and broadcaster Rana Rahimpour.

Groupthink / Women v. Women

Lauren's guests are Caitlin Moran, Sali Hughes and Nadia Shireen.

Eire / Mommune

Lauren's guests are Sali Hughes, Nadia Shireen and Caitlin Moran.

Apologies / Nonpologies

Lauren's guests are Caitlin Moran, Nadia Shireen and Sali Hughes.

Are You Tree Curious?

Lauren's guests are Sali Hughes, Caitlin Moran, and Nadia Shireen.

LNWH at Birmingham Literary Festival

With writer Otegha Uwagba, journalist Bryony Gordon and podcaster Deborah Frances-White.

Intersectionality / Racist 'Trapdoors'

With writer Otegha Uwagba, podcaster Deborah Frances-White and journalist Bryony Gordon.

Exercise / "You're Cancelled"

With writer Otegha Uwagba; journalist Bryony Gordon and podcaster Deborah Frances-White.

'Bad' Mothers / Feminist Weddings

Emma Barnett's in for Lauren Laverne, and her guests are writer Otegha Uwagba, journalist Bryony Gordon and podcaster Deborah Frances-White.

Brett Kavanaugh / Money & Friendship

With journalist Helen Lewis, blogger Chidera Eggerue and anthropologist Kit Davis.

Vaginas / Pockets

Women and Fake News

With journalist Helen Lewis, anthropologist Kit Davis and author Chidera Eggerue.

Divorce Reform

With anthropologist Kit Davis, journalist Helen Lewis and blogger Chidera Eggerue.

Baby Leave for MPs / Emotional Unavailability

Aretha Franklin / Imposter Syndrome

Another chance to hear this edition from June 2017.

Travel & Adventure

With Professor Sophie Scott, Dr Sue Black and Zoe Strimpel.

Masculinity / Pet Peeves

Lauren's guests are Prof Sophie Scott, Dr Sue Black and Zoe Strimpel.

Egg Freezing; Middle Age

With tech evangelist Sue Black, neuroscientist Sophie Scott & journalist Zoe Strimpel.

Leadership; Civil Partnerships

Tech evangelist Dr Sue Black, neuroscientist Prof Sophie Scott & journalist Zoe Strimpel.

Mesh implants halted in England

Lauren talks to journalist Zing Tsjeng, comedian Viv Groskop & anthropologist Anna Machin

Am I too old to go to festivals???!!

Lauren's guests are Zing Tsjeng, Dr Anna Machin and Viv Groskop.

Up this week: dating post-fifty; intergenerational friendships;  involved dads.

With comedian Viv Groskop, journalist Zing Tsjeng & anthropologist Dr Anna Machin.

Lauren & guests on Upskirting, Self-Care and Abortion access in N Ireland and Gibraltar. Plus: is it OK to call women 'Feisty'?

Lauren's guests are writer Ruth Whippman, psychotherapist Philippa Perry and mental health campaigner Natasha Devon.

#blessed?

From the gender pay gap to the cultural attitudes that could be holding women back .

Women and Money

Lauren's guests are Aida Edemariam and Sali Hughes, who both left home at fifteen.

Leaving Home

Dr Sue Black, Sarah Kember & Rhianna Pratchett live at the British Science Festival.

Women in Tech

Lauren's guests are Emma Gannon, Aggie MacKenzie, Laura Humphreys and Aline Lau.

Spring Cleaning

Michele Hanson, Ruby Hammer, Miranda Sawyer and Helen Small consider the changes in physicality, perspective and relationships that come with getting older.

Ageing

Late Night Woman's Hour remembers the brilliant Michele Hanson.

"I can be as rude as I like and nobody can complain"

Lauren's guests are Zoe Strimpel, Kit Davis, Agnes Poirier and Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett.

#metoo - where are we at?

"Try to live at least 10 years when you don't care what people think" - we'll try, Viv!

Lauren Laverne talks to Viv Albertine

LNWH's orange warning lights are on and our hackles are rising...

Instinct

LNWH is baffled. And worried about a time when we won't be baffled.

2017: WTF?!?

Ever spent an evening locked in a loo, dressed as Mary Queen of Scots?

Parties

From Rapunzel to Samson, it's all about sex, gender politics and power

Hair

Join Emma Barnett, Lauren Laverne and guests in an intimate, frank and funny podcast