What Women Want with Amy Annette

A little bonus studio episode to say goodbye to Season 1. Sara, Tessa and Amy ask if What Women Want is just to start!. What does it even mean to start things? What's holding us back? Sara talks breaking things down, Tessa visualises a table and we all talk about Frasier. Recorded in studio at Acast.*The quote about the gap between your taste and what you are making is from Podcast King Ira Glass... and it's pretty ON POINT."Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gabriel, Helen, Kat and Amy ask if What Women Want is to be brave. Do we want to be called brave? Gabriel talks cowardice, Kat talks family and Helen talks about her period. Recorded at Machynlleth Comedy Festival. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

James, Bisha, Mae and Amy ask if What Women Want is happiness? What does a feminist ‘happy’ look like? Mae talks synapses, Bisha talks getting it right and James talks Christianity. Recorded at the Soho Theatre, London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sara, Rose, Jack and Amy ask if What Women Want is self care. Is self care selfish? Sara talks community, Rose talks low self esteem and Jack talks his mum. Recorded at the Soho Theatre, London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aisling, Brona and Amy ask if What Women Want are Best Friends. Specifically Aisling and Brona’s ‘soulmate’ status. Aisling talks handjobs and Brona talks love languages. Recorded at the Soho Theatre, London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nish, Desiree, Lolly and Amy ask if What Women Want is Independence. What does it even mean to be independent? Lolly talks being single, Desiree talks Sugar Daddies and Nish talks Jeff Goldblum. Recorded at the Soho Theatre, London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Josie, Phil, Coco and Amy ask if What Women Want is security. Is security only for certain types of people? Josie talks opportunity, Coco talks Pat Butcher and Phil talks privilege (his). Recorded at the Soho Theatre, London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What Women Want is the new comedy conversation podcast where comedians talk about, and find the funny in, the misadventures, misunderstandings and misogyny involved in being a woman. Hosted by Amy Annette and featuring different comedians and topics each time. Recorded in front of live comedy audiences at venues like the Soho Theatre in London, The Edinburgh Fringe and Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Upcoming guests in the series include; Rose Matafeo, Sara Pascoe, Lolly Adefope, Aisling Bea, Desiree Burch, Josie Long, Mae Martin, Bisha K Ali, Nish Kumar, James Acaster, Phil Wang and many more... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.