Podcast appearances and mentions of Catherine Mayer

Oscar-winning Michelle Yeoh's career has spanned four decades. Starting out as a martial arts actor, she became a key figure in the Hong Kong action scene. But it was her role in James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies that catapulted her into Hollywood. She's since starred in many hits including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the multi-Oscar winning movie - including for her own performance - Everything Everywhere all At Once. Now, she's in the film adaptation of the musical Wicked. She joins Nuala McGovern live in the studio to discuss it.The Women's Equality Party voted to dissolve the organisation at a special conference this weekend. The political party was launched in 2015 to campaign for gender equality. Citing financial challenges and a changed political landscape, the leadership chose to recommend members vote to close down the party. In an exclusive interview, the two party co-founders - Catherine Mayer and Sandi Toksvig - join Nuala. In a recent article, the author and writer Alice Vincent asks: Why does nobody speak about post-breastfeeding depression? This was something she experienced after she stopped breastfeeding her son. Alice joins Nuala to discuss her experience of stopping breastfeeding along with Hilda Beauchamp, perinatal and infant mental health lead at the Institute of Health Visiting, and a midwife and health visitor by background.Es Devlin is the artist and stage designer responsible for some of the most iconic moments in recent popular culture. Her innovative staging is currently on display at the National Theatre's The Lehman Trilogy at the Gillian Lynne Theatre and her new work, Face to Face, is coming soon to Somerset House. She joins Nuala to discuss her career. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Emma Pearce

For this week's nugget of joy, Sandi Toksvig wows us all with a piece of commemorative china! (it's not what you think, but it WILL make you laugh)Plus, she and Gaby discuss the Women's Equality Party, which Sandi set up with Catherine Mayer in 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can you use coaching with grief? is one of the two questions we get asked more than any other. (The other one is about coaching and neurodiversity)   At today's open table, Claire Pedrick MCC, Peronel Barnes PCC, and Lis Whybrow think together about coaching and grief, sharing their personal experiences and interests. They emphasise the importance of understanding that people might be out of balance rather than broken,  acknowledging and managing different types of emotions, and how important it is for coaches - and for everyone - to be more able to talk about grief.   Some resources for coaching with grief: Listen and With the End in Mind by Kathryn Mannix Being Mortal by Atul Gawande – explores what really matters towards end of life The Art of Dying Well bu Katy Butler – looks at how to make the most of your time Final Gifts by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley – has practical advice on how we can support the dying person live fully to the end Talking with Bereaved People by Dodie Graves – which tackles how to move beyond the condolences part and really have those meaningful conversations with the bereaved The Grieving Brain by Mary Frances O'Connor - which helps understand the science and neurology of grief and what actually is going on within to fully appreciate why grief is a thing The Beauty of What Remains by Steve Leder Grief Works by  Julia Samuel Good Grief by Catherine Mayer and Anne Mayer Bird Dear Life by Rachel Clarke Surviving the Tsunami of Grief by Katrina Taee + Wendelien Mc Nicoll -  a  picture book - for those who want to support the bereaved Transitions by William Bridges   Contact: Peronel Barnes Lis Whybrow website and Linked In   And contact Claire through info@3dcoaching.com   If you like this episode, subscribe or follow The Coaching Inn on your podcast platform to hear new episodes as they drop.     Coming Up: Next Week: The Benefits of Improvisation in Coaching with Julie Flower Soon: Open Table - The Power of Noticing in Coaching   Key Words coaching, grief, conversations, listening, emotions, therapy, death, dying, Peronel Barnes, Lis Whybrow, Claire Pedrick 

Introduction: Minutes 0 to 6:30 We're glad we took last week off. I've been watching Dark Matter on Apple TV with Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly. Chandra watched Bridgerton season three and Late Night with the Devil. She also loved Kendrick Lamar's live concert. Royals: Minutes 6:30 to 25:15 We got a photo and announcement from Princess Kate last Friday. She said she would be at Trooping but we did not expect to really see her. We wonder who has been making the decisions at Kensington Palace. We have heard for weeks that we shouldn't expect to see Kate until the autumn and maybe not all year. Her appearance at Trooping was a big surprise, especially since she missed the rehearsal. We wonder why so many fake videos and photos were released of Kate the past few weeks. The narrative after Kate's appearance was typical. Allison Pearson at the Telegraph ran a fawning over the top piece about how amazing Kate was for showing up at Trooping. The subtitle of the piece was “When lesser mortals would have stayed at home, Catherine proved that the show goes on.” It looks like Kensington Palace has taken over the messaging again as it's very tone deaf. Kate is covering People Magazine this week. King Charles' biographer Catherine Mayer gave the quote that “However difficult, or otherwise, this has been for Kate, appearing was an act of service under the terms of the institution she is part of.” Meghan sent jam and dog biscuits to Harry's best friend Nacho Figueras. Nacho posted photos of his dog, I think it's a whippet, next to the biscuits and the jam, which was labeled 2/2. Meghan was just sending a gift to a friend, it's not like she was doing it to overshadow Kate. Instead there was an article in the Daily Beast with a source who said “You just have to ask yourself, who would set out to ruin a cancer-sufferer's day? It is absolutely pathetic.” It's likely Meghan sent that jam days before anyone knew Kate would go to Trooping. I play a segment from Zoom where we talk about the royals. We saw Carole and Michael Middleton at Royal Ascot. This was surprising, because there were stories as of late last week about how they didn't even pay the insolvency firm that helped them restructure and sell Party Pieces. Kate did not go to Royal Ascot and she also didn't go to the big Order of the Garter investiture ceremony earlier this week. She let everyone know that she would not be at those ceremonies. She's expected to be at Wimbledon in early July. Comments of the Week: Minutes 25:15 to end Chandra's comment of the week is from sevenblue on the post about Kendrick Lamar's live concert on Amazon prime.Kendrick has been making hip hop history. My comment of the week is from lanne on the post about the details of Justin Timberlake's DUI arrest. Thanks for listening bitches!

Political parties come in all shapes and sizes and their ideas are just as varied. But what kind of parties best reflect 21st-century society? How do we, as voters, choose between them at elections? What are their ever-increasing expenses spent on? And - perhaps most importantly - how well do political parties respond to the needs and views of the public? Iszi Lawrence discusses these questions with Professor Leonie Huddy from Stony Brook University who studies the psychology of politics, Associate Professor Karina Kosiara-Pedersen who researches party membership at the University of Copenhagen, Professor Paula Muñoz Chirinos who works on political finance at the University of the Pacific in Peru, Catherine Mayer co-founder of the Women's Equality Party in the UK, as well as student Luke Louis Ow from Singapore and other listeners from around the globe. (Photo: A sign in Dublin, Ireland in 2021. Credit: Artur Widak/Nur Photo/Getty Images)

Let's be blunt: it says he lied. Adam and Chris are joined by former Conservative advisor, Salma Shah, and the Guardian's Political Editor, Pippa Crerar, to unpack the Partygate report and discuss what happens next. Author and co-founder of the Women's Equality Party, Catherine Mayer, whose partner Andy died at the beginning of the pandemic, returns to the podcast three years since she was last on. Also, mathematician and Maths Appeal podcaster, Bobby Seagull, explains why Rishi Sunak has put up a load of ones and zeros on the door at Downing Street. Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason. It was made by Cordelia Hemming and Miranda Slade. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

On May 6th, King Charles will become the oldest person to ascend the throne of the United Kingdom. He is a bit of an odd duck to be the king, Rebecca Mead thinks. Charles has “long made clear that he considers his birthright a burden,” she writes. In fact, many things are a burden: during the ceremonies following the death of Queen Elizabeth, the new king “got into not one but two altercations with malfunctioning pens. . . . As his biographer Catherine Mayer puts it, ‘The world is against him—even inanimate objects are against him. That is absolutely central to his personality.' ” Mead—a subject of the king, as well as a staff writer—talks with David Remnick about Charles III's coronation, the problem of Harry and Meghan, and the future of the British monarchy itself.

Art makes people happier. It can not only lift moods, but it's been proven to carry loads of positive health benefits. Internationally recognized artist Catherine Mayer knows the powerful role arts can play in wellness, which has led her to found the L.A.U.G.H app and workshop series. An acronym for Let Art Unleash Great Happiness, the app applies sensory tools and visual arts to help users with relaxation, mindfulness and building self-esteem. Her workshops have been held in schools, nursing homes and the Fred Hutch Cancer Center - using art immersion for measurably positive health effects and improving the learning experience of chronically stressed children. Join our student hosts in learning how tech and art can combine to improve mental health, along with self-care practices that can lower stress, increase concentration and boost moods. Presented by C89.5 in partnership with Seattle Children's, Coping 101 is an ongoing series led by students in Nathan Hale High School's Radio class that destigmatizes mental health from a teen's perspective, made possible with support from Crisis Connections, Carter Subaru, Hansmire Builders and Audian.   No matter our age or background we all face challenges, and there are healthy ways to cope. Get started with more episodes, and find resources to help you improve your family connections, online at c895.org/coping101 More about Catherine Mayer: www.catherinemayer.com/pages/about-the-artist The L.A.U.G.H. app: www.thelaugh.app L.A.U.G.H. art experiences: www.thecatherinemayerfoundation.org/workshops More about the Catherine Mayer Foundation: www.thecatherinemayerfoundation.org/about-the-foundation

He was King Charles's Communications Chief for almost a decade. She wrote the book on Charles (literally). Our guests today – Patrick Harverson and Catherine Mayer – are two insiders who take us beyond the media spectacle and into the inner workings of both the Crown and the British media. They consider whether the revelations inside Prince Harry's best-selling book “Spare” will shake-up a stodgy palace. They discuss the unquenching hunger of the tabloid machine, debate the resilience of the monarchy – and examine whether the response to this royal controversy hints at a deeper culture war brewing in Britain. Finally, they unpack an emotion that permeates Harry's pages: grief.  Kara and Nayeema taped this episode in London where they were joined by Brooke Hammerling, a strategic communications expert and Kara's go-to source for all things royal. Before and after the interview, the trio looks at how people on both sides of the pond are responding to the book's many revelations. And Brooke shares why a tell-all … may not have been the best strategy for Harry and Meghan. You can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter at @karaswisher and @nayeema. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you cope when life suddenly and dramatically falls to pieces? In March 2017 psychologist and author Niamh Fitzpatrick's beloved sister Dara was killed in a helicopter crash.  Soon afterwards, Niamh's marriage disintegrated, and she feared she would also lose the house she lived in. Life as she knew it had ended and the cumulative loss was staggering in terms of impact. As a psychologist for many years, Niamh had helped hundreds of clients through the worst times in their lives. Her own experiences of loss and grief were nonetheless shocking and devastating, and she had to draw on the full extent of her skillset to survive and rebuild. Andrew and Niamh share a wide-ranging discussion of grief, including the importance of naming and honouring all your experiences of loss. Niamh Fitzpatrick is the author of Tell Me the Truth About Loss and also works as a psychologist and sports psychologist in Dublin, Ireland.    Subscriber Content This Week If you're a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week you'll be hearing: ⭐️ A sports psychologist's guide to recovering from injury and dealing with loss ⭐️Three things Niamh Fitzpatrick knows to be true. ⭐️AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.   Follow Up Read Andrew's new Substack newsletter The Meaningful Life, and join the community there. Buy Niamh Fitzpatrick's book Tell Me The Truth About Loss  Visit Niamh Fitzpatrick's website   Follow Niamh Fitzpatrick on Twitter Listen to some of our other episodes about grief and loss, including therapist David Kessler on Finding Meaning: the Sixth Stage of Grief and writer/politician Catherine Mayer on Embracing Life at a Time of Death.   Read Andrew's memoir about the loss of his partner My Mourning Year h Join our Supporters Club to access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, fan requests and the chance to ask Andrew your own questions. Membership starts at just £4.50.  Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall   

Prince Harry's bombshell memoir, Spare, leaves few royal stones unturned. From a physical confrontation with his brother Prince William to his own drug taking, one of the threads that runs through all of these startling revelations is the long shadow that the sudden death of his mother, Princess Diana, cast when he was only 12. Prince Harry claims he never properly dealt with - or was helped to deal with - his profound grief. In his memoir he claims he only cried once after his mother's death and was never hugged by his father on the day he found out. The Royals have, so far, not commented on any of the book's revelations but how hard is it to deal with bereavement and grief in the public eye? What do Prince Harry's recollections tell us about his experience of dealing with grief in this unique family or the modern world more generally? Does privilege help or hinder the process? What role has the media played? And, ultimately, is there ever a right way to deal with grief? Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of experts: Catherine Mayer is a writer, activist and the co-founder of the Women's Equality Party. She is also the author of Good Grief: Embracing life at a time of death published in 2020 and Charles: The Heart of a King published in 2015 but both with newly update material. Dr Elaine Kasket is a psychologist, an expert on death, and author of All the Ghosts in the Machine: The Digital Afterlife of your Personal Data published in 2019 Angela Levin is a journalist, royal commentator and biographer. Her books including Harry: Conversations with the Prince published in 2018 and Camilla: From Outcast to Queen Consort released last year. Credits: Spare by Prince Harry / Audible Bryony Gordon's Mad World, a podcast by Telegraph Media Group Limited 2021 Photo: Britain's Prince Harry follows the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during her funeral procession in 2022. Credit: Stephane de Sakutin/Pool via REUTERS

In this unmissable episode of Still Spoken, Elaine Kasket talks with Catherine Mayer, who was married to Andy Gill - of the English post-punk band Gang of Four - until his death. She was close friends with the late Michael Hutchence (INXS) and Paula Yates.Catherine and the author of All the Ghosts in the Machine  discuss the complexity of the digital legacy Andy left behind, as well as the perils of digital legacy when a public figure dies - issues we rarely consider but that are increasingly important in modern loss. Catherine Mayer is a writer, activist, speaker and the co-founder and President of the Women's Equality Party. She co-founded the Primadonna Festival. Catherine co-authored Good Grief: Embracing Life at a Time of Death with Anne Mayer-Bird. She wrote about losing Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates in The Observer in 2017, here.Catherine Mayer and Elaine Kasket previously appeared together in 2022 on this podcast from the ICAEW about death and digital assets.The New York Times article about online trolling of the Covid dead, written by Dan Levin, can be found here.The 'big biography' Catherine refers to in the podcast is Charles: The Heart of a King (Penguin).Images of Catherine Mayer and Andy Gill within the chapters of this episode, and on any promotion for or video versions of this episode, are used with the permission of Catherine Mayer.I do this podcast with no help from anyone other than my guests. If you want a simple start to your own podcast, you can do what I did: get a great podcasting platform (see the link for mine below) and easily add music and sound effects with an affordable subscription to Epidemic Sound.Music and sound effects in this episode:Lucky Charm by Mimi Elesen, sourced on Epidemic SoundPermission granted to Still Spoken by Catherine Mayer/Republic of Music/BMG Rights Management: The Dying Rays (2020), on This Heaven Gives Me Migraine EP, (c) Gill Music (2020)Lyrics:Stop the seconds flowOh, I'm too lateI'm back where I began at the startI'm caught in the wakeI'll have my due and drag the rock up the hillNothing to lose that's not been lostI wish the sun anchored stillWhat I wanted disappears in the hazeA speck of dust held forever in the dying raysBreath on the mirror; nothing insideThe horizon's bare, but in the night, I miss the pilot's lightControl and power, empires were built in our mindsBut it will all go up in a blaze; only dust in the dying raysGet to know Elaine's writing on Substack and Medium.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

This week's difficult woman is the writer and activist Catherine Mayer. Catherine started her career as a journalist before going onto write a bestselling political biography of King Charles. In 2015 she co-founded the Women's Equality Party with the broadcaster Sandi Toksvig. She talks feminism, gender self-identification, Harry and Meghan and grieving for her late husband Andy Gill during the pandemic.

Today sees the release of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's much anticipated Netflix series. To discuss Krupa is joined by Catherine Mayer, author of Charles: The Heart of a King and co-founder of the Women's Equality Party, and the former Royal photographer Jayne Fincher who was the only woman in the press pack with Princess Diana. Yesterday on the programme, we spoke to actor Kate Winslet about her new drama I am Ruth on Channel 4. During that interview, Kate told Emma about a donation she made to pay a soaring energy bill for a child's life support after being moved by the family's story. Freya, who is 13, has severe cerebral palsy and relies on receiving oxygen for chronic breathing problems. Freya's mother, Carolynne Hunter, joins us today. At least nine children across the UK are said to have died recently from complications caused by the Strep A infection. So just how concerned should parents be, and what, if anything, can parents do to protect their children? Professor Devi Sridhar, Chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, joins Krupa. Sara Collins won the Costa First Novel Prize in 2019 for The Confessions of Frannie Langton, a gothic thriller about a Jamaican maid in 1820's London. Sara has now adapted her book for television and the four part series is available on the streaming service ITVX from today. Sara joins Krupa in studio. How do you convince your adult children to spend Christmas with you? We hear from Sue Elliot Nicholls who says she's already preparing for the fact that her son's will choose their girlfriends family over her and from relationship psychologist Emma Kenny. Presenter: Krupa Padhy Producer: Emma Pearce

How can we thrive wearing many hats? Viv talks to the author and co-founder and President of the Women's Equality Party, Catherine Mayer, about shifting emphasis to achieve greatest effect. Catherine shares how having an awareness of your audience and the room you're in can make it a good experience for you and boost your voice within it. Catherine reveals that while she makes calculations about where to pitch her arguments, they all stay true to her beliefs. Catherine lost her husband, the musician, Andy Gill - a founding member of Gang of Four - in 2020 to suspected Covid-19 and she tells Viv how she's navigated grief over the last two years. Their interview is recorded at the Primadonna Festival, which was founded by Catherine in 2019.  Find out more about Catherine Mayer in her latest book, Good Grief: Embracing Life at a Time of Death A new updated edition of Viv's book, How to Own the Room is out now. @vivgroskop

The number of women gambling is expected to rise as the cost of living crisis continues. Hear Jo's story of what happened when she became addicted to gambling, and advice on the warning signs and how to get help from the chief executive of GambleAware Zoe Osmond. When Max Dickins needed to find himself a best man, he realised that he had no male friends. When he discovered that this is something lots of men go through, he decided to write a book with hints and tips for men, as well as what they can learn from the women in their lives about how to keep friendships. As the war in Ukraine goes on, musicians are providing hope and peace for Ukrainians. Piano soloist Anna Fedorova explains what she's achieved through the power of music alongside the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra. The royal family is going to have a new, slimmer, shape in future. Royal biographer Catherine Mayer tells Emma what this means for Prince Andrew in particular, as well as the future of the monarchy under King Charles. Sheep shearer Marie Prebble tells us how she set a brand new women's world record for sheep shearing – which involved months of training, and eight hours straight of holding wriggling sheep. Caitlin McPhail and Helen Thorn discuss dating in the modern world – including the small signs on online dating profiles that show someone's a little bit boring, and how to let your true personality shine on dating platforms. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Lottie Garton

We're all aware of red flags, the indicators that a potential partner may exhibit a lack of respect, or interest in your relationship. But a new flag has emerged on dating apps - the beige flag. These are indicators on dating app profiles which suggest a person has nothing of interest to say, and may well be boring. Emma Barnett is joined by Caitlin MacPhail, who coined the phrase, and comedian Helen Thorn. The period of national mourning following the death of the Queen has ended but will continue for the Royal Family. One senior member of the family who has been the subject of many headlines over the past week is Prince Andrew who stepped down as a working royal in 2019 after a Newsnight interview that addressed his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He paid a financial settlement to Virginia Giuffre, who had accused him of sexual assault, a claim he denies. Catherine Mayer, author of Charles: The Heart of a King, joins Emma Barnett to discuss what type of monarch King Charles will be and what the future holds for Prince Andrew. Analysis today by the BBC has found more than half of maternity units in England fail consistently to meet safety standards. Birte Harlev-Lam is Executive Director at the Royal College of Midwives and joins Emma. The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot is considered one of the most important poems of the 20th century. To celebrate its centenary Lyndall Gordon, author of Hyacinth Girl, tells Emma Barnett about the women who weave a vital thread through the poem; from Eliot's first wife Vivienne to his hidden muse Emily Hale. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Emma Pearce

Catherine Riley lives in London and is a writer and director of the literary festival Primadonna. Described as ‘books, with a little bit of rock 'n' roll', Primadonna showcases established and emerging voices that aren't heard enough in the mainstream. They have previously published two works of non-fiction. IS THIS LOVE? is her first novel. Primadonna Festival runs from July 29th - get your tickets at www.primadonnafestival.com and follow them @primadonnafest  Find Catherine at www.catherineriley.co.uk  The Primadonnas are Sabeena Akhtar, Joanna Baker, Amie Corry, Jane Dyball, Catherine Mayer, Kit de Waal, Shona Abhyankar, Jude Kelly, Lisa Milton, Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, Sonia Purnell, Monisha Rajesh, Catherine Riley, Athena Stevens, Cathryn Summerhayes, Sandi Toksvig and Sioned Wiliam. These 17 women got together at the start of 2019 with the aim of establishing a weekend of writing and ideas that gave prominence to work by women and spotlighted authors from the margins.  The first Primadonna festival was held in the summer of 2019, and featured names including Bernardine Evaristo, Elif Shafak, Luke Jennings, Diana Evans, Katy Brand, Sinead Gleeson, Louise Doughty and Konnie Huq. The Primadonna Podcast (The World as it Should Be) is available on Spotify, Acast, Apple and all good streaming platforms.

How do you survive the loss of your life's partner? How does grief relate to love? And how do you navigate the sometimes clumsy responses to grief from those around you? Writer, activist and speaker Catherine Mayer has spent the years since 2020 charting the depths of loss and grief. In early 2020 her husband, renowned guitarist and producer Andy Gill, died after returning from his band Gang of Four's China tour. This came just months after her beloved stepfather died of Covid-19.  Locked down alone in the early months of the pandemic, Catherine and her mother, Anne Mayer Bird, found ways to navigate their losses and the startling questions and challenges that confronted them. Together they wrote Good Grief: Embracing Life at a Time of Death. In this episode Andrew and Catherine share their thoughts and feelings on the devastating experience that is the death of a partner. They talk about loneliness, pain and the process of writing it all down. Catherine Mayer is the co-founder and President of the Women's Equality Party. She also co-founded the Primadonna Festival, which had its debut in 2019. Catherine is a writer, activist and speaker, and is the author of four books.    Follow Up Read Andrew's new Substack newsletter The Meaningful Life, and join the community there. Read Catherine Mayer and Anne Mayer Bird's new book Good Grief: Embracing Life at a Time of Death Read Catherine Mayer's other books Attack of the Fifty Foot Women, Charles: The Heart of a King, and Amortality: the Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly. Learn more about The Women's Equality Party and the Primadonna Festival.  Listen to The Problem of Leisure, a new album of Andy Gill's music executive-produced by Catherine Mayer. Follow Catherine Mayer on Twitter @catherine_mayer Join our Supporters Club to access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, fan requests and the chance to ask Andrew your own questions. Membership starts at just £4.50: https://www.patreon.com/andrewgmarshall  Read Andrew's memoir My Mourning Year  You may be interested to listen to other The Meaningful Life episodes exploring grief and loss, including Finding Meaning: the Sixth Stage of Grief with David Kessler, What You've Been Told About Death Might be Wrong, with Dr Kathryn Mannix, and  Getting Out of Your Own Way with Christina Patterson.  Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall   

What can you do to stay informed about digital immortality, digital legacy, digital life curation, and all things #Deathtech?Being ahead in this changing marketplace and cultural transformation could help you spot trends and find opportunities to promote and grow your end-of-life or funeral business.Welcome to The Art of Memorialising - an audio newsletter by Peter Billingham from Death Goes Digital and Memorable Words Eulogy Writing services.The Art of Memorialising curates news on digital immortality, digital legacy, digital life curation and all things #Deathtech.Thanks for being here.Memorable Words Eulogy Writing Services is sponsoring this month's edition.Memorable Words eulogy writing services take thoughts and precious memories of your loved one, and then craft them into unique and individual eulogy story celebrating and honouring their life.What Will You Find In This Issue?Two examples of the funeral industry seeing and taking opportunities to add digital legacy planning packages to funerals as an additional up sale point. Why digital legacy planning is critical and the heartbreaking challenges families face dealing with a loved one's digital estate without it. This is why the industry is going to grow exponentially in the future?Deep questions about the ‘who' we might become online long after we have died.How Will They Remember You? A Plaque Under A Tree or As A Digital Clone?The blossom on the large cherry tree overlooking the pond in my local park is magnificent this year. An explosive mass of pink petals, bursting with a promise - Spring is finally here. The blossom display is brief, lasts a couple of weeks at most, less if the wind and the rain rip the precious blooms from the branches. At the foot of this tree, there is a simple square brass plaque. I see it every day when I walk in the park with my dog. It is always there. I don't believe it will ever it disappear. Sometimes I stand under the cherry tree and remember my friend, pausing a while when the branches are heavy with pink flowers. ‘For Shelagh - who loved this park to walk her dog remembered by her dog walking friends.' Says the words on the plaque. Shelagh had a cheeky, raucous laugh. Someone once wrote, ‘Laughter is the sound of the soul dancing.' If that's so, Shelagh's soul must have been a bit like Ginger Rogers. She was slight in stature and wise in nature. A quip here, a joke there, and a poignant reflection occasionally. I enjoyed walking with her and the regular 8:30 a.m. dog walking crew. You could have set your clocks by us. Shelagh began to limp. It didn't go away. The diagnosis was brutal. The cancer in her spine was terminal. Brave as could be, with six months' life expectancy, she had a living funeral. ‘I want to hear all the lovely things you are going to say about me!' She declared. And we did. Shelagh passed away only a couple of days after the most memorable of nights of celebrating her life. I'll never forget her dancing in a wheelchair with her husband that night.A few weeks after she had passed away, with the other dog walking friends, we all stood around a large hole, ready to plant a small cherry tree in the park. It was in a beautiful spot overlooking the pond. At the side was a large mound of earth. At the call of some unseen, unheard, but direct command, starting with Shelagh's black Labrador, the dogs ceremoniously cocked a leg or squatted on the earth, leaving the sort of tribute only a dog can leave in that moment! I said a few words to remember our friend Shelagh. Each spring, looking up in the beautiful blossom on her tree, I remember one brave woman. As part of researching a new book, I'm asking what makes a life memorable? Really, what can we do to live a memorable life? Then, how should we remember a life? Would you prefer a digital clone, a ‘avatar' of you immortal online, or how about a brass plaque in the park? I've spent probably more hours online than in the park walking my dog for sure. But I'm thinking a brass plaque would be my choice. When the day comes, and they remember your life, what's your choice?Please write and let me know what you think make a life memorable? And - how would you want your life to be remembered? You can email me at info@deathgoesdigital.com——Startup SpotlightsHeard of a startup in digital life curation or #Deathtech?Please let me know. Email info@deathgoesdigital.com——Sponsored Product Memorable WordsMemorable Words Eulogy Writing Services The heartbreaking sadness many families faced losing a loved one through COVID, in lockdown, and being unable to attend their funeral through national restrictions or the location of the funeral. It was not the way many people needed or wanted to say farewell to a loved one. As a eulogy writer, I'm finding several families now are asking me to write eulogies for memorial services. The funeral may have taken place in 2020 or 2021. But now, by the side of a lake, in a favourite wood, even in a back garden, families are gathering to remember loved ones. Having a bespoke eulogy written to celebrate that life helps to read out on that day.Can I help someone you know plan a eulogy for a memorial service? I offer three eulogy writing packages, starting at £147. Full Disclosure - Memorable Words is my business. Apart from editing this newsletter and website, I write and deliver eulogies for families across the world. Interested in sharing your new product or service with readers of The Art of Memorialising? We highlight your product, service, or idea sponsoring an edition. We give you the space; you get to tell the world about what you are doing or have created.You and your business can become part of the adventure now. Secure your month in 2022/23 now. Memorialisation Morsels5 meaty bites of news for YOU to stay ahead of the conversation on Digital Legacy, Digital Life Curation & all things #Deathtech.1 - Will Funeral Directors and Funeral Businesses Make Extra Income From Selling Digital Legacy Packages Now? EverArk believes they can. Launched at the recent The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) Convention & Expo, EverArk is a supplier of cemetery management software. Reading the press release (via PR Newswire), the software has many distinct features, but it was the addition of Digital Legacy Packages (via an app) to promote sales, which was interesting. EverArk has a single and family package that cemeteries can upsell to customers and earn money on each sale. The minimum price is $299 and $499, respectively. “No other cemetery management software offers a digital product that allows a cemetery to sell and earn money,” EverArk CEO Greg Marmulak said in the press release. Could this be a trend and business opportunity for other aspects of the funeral industry in the future? It appears so - read on!2 - How Does Partnering With A Digital Legacy Provider Offer Practical Help For Families and Profits For Funeral Businesses?Taking the step to partner with GoodTrust, Darling and Fischer, a funeral home in California is now offering the services of a Digital Executor via GoodTrust. (via Yahoo Finance) “We are excited to be partnering with GoodTrust and offer all of our at-need families the opportunity to secure their loved one's digital legacy forever and give them peace of mind,” said Nicholas J. Welzenbach, Managing Partner at Darling & Fischer. It seems as if GoodTrust is leading the way in these partnering relationships. Another funeral technology software company, eFuneral, announced a similar launch and partnership. (via PR Newswire) I wonder who might take a similar lead in the UK?3 - So, Just How Complex Is The Reality of Dealing With A Digital Estate?Catherine Mayer understands how hard it can be to deal with a loved one's digital assets. When her husband, Andy Gill, guitarist from the band Gang Of Four, died in 2020, his death trended on Twitter. Getting hold of his digital assets and accounts has been an uphill battle. She speaks about her experiences and what she's learned from them on a fascinating panel discussion podcast. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales - (ICAEW) - podcast discussed ‘Death and digital assets.' Truly insightful panel discussion highlighting the genuine issues families face dealing with the online accounts of a deceased relative or loved one. You can read the transcript here.4 - Will Digital Clones Become The Epitome of Our Life as a Work of Art? From an academic viewpoint, Professor of Social Epistemology, Steve Fuller from Warwick University, asks if the self-archiving of our lives online is driven by some desire to leave a legacy of followers while alive and possibly dead? Will we design and create a masterpiece of our digital self online, different from the reality of who we are? That happens now. How much of the filtered, touched up images online are the truth self? The growth of AI powered software to create a digital twin or digital avatar brings opportunities and moral questions we have not had to ask before. Fuller suggests it is useful to think of the digital avatar as a being who starts as a clone of the biological human, but then over time develops its own digitally based experiences so that it effectively becomes a different being. Really? Now that presents all kinds of deep questions about ‘who really is the digital avatar?' Will the real digital clone online stand up? Fuller, Steve. 2022. “Digital Clones as the Epitome of Life as a Work of Art.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective5 - Would You Like To Contribute Your Input Into The Digital Death Survey 2022?The purpose of the Digital Death Survey is to better understand how the internet and technology are changing societies' attitudes and needs around death, care planning and bereavement. This leading survey was started in 2014 by the Digital Legacy Association (UK). In recent years, the research has received further support from Dr. Carla Sofka of Siena College (USA). A secondary purpose of the digital death survey is to educate participants about this emerging area. Data will be aggregated and made available for free on the Digital Legacy Association's website, explained at professional conferences and/or workshops, and potentially published in journal articles or books. (Link open until May 1st)SnippetsAfter watching Jensen Haung, the CEO of NVIDIA, keynote address, Rob Enderle poses some interesting questions about the development of digital immortality with AI avatars. It's not that far off our digital avatar could still keep working long after we have died! Who gets the salary then? Digital Devices (Access for Next of Kin) Bill - UK - 2nd Reading Took Place - A second reading will happen 6th May 2022.——Who do you know who would find this information interesting?Please, can you forward the email to them? I'd be very grateful. Let's start a conversation - info@deathgoesdigital.comUntil next month, keep safe, and keep going. PetePhoto by AJ on Unsplash This is a public episode. 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Catherine's insight into our political landscape is thought-provoking and inspiring. We discussed Catherine's case against Time Magazine for sex and age discrimination. This was an extremely challenging period of her career, but she knew this wasn't just for her - it was a fight for the future of women in journalism. In a world where we are witnessing the rise of the far-right, we discuss how the progress we've made as a generation might be undone and what this means for our future. Setting up @WEP_UK alongside @sanditoksvig was pivotal in creating a level playing field in our democracy. We also discussed her latest book, Good Grief - Catherine and her mother, Anne Mayer Bird were widowed within 41 days of each other on the eve of the pandemic. Throughout lockdown, they shared their grief and celebrated the lives of their beloved husbands. For more information on Good Grief and Catherine Mayers work - https://www.catherinemayer.co.uk Follow Catherine on Twitter: @catherine_mayer  Follow Catherine on Instagram: @mayeroflondon

Avec l'approche des élections présidentielles de 2022, la question du féminisme va faire son grand retour dans les programmes électoraux. La création d'un parti féministe en France pourrait répondre aux revendications de certains organismes tels que NousToutes, Osez le féminisme, Stop harcèlement de rue et bien d'autres. Faut-il un parti féministe en France ? Pourquoi est-il si difficile d'institutionnaliser le féminisme dans la politique ? Clémentine Gallot, accompagnée de notre nouvelle chroniqueuse politique, Rachel Garrat-Valcarcel, journaliste à 20 Minutes, nous expliquent la nécessité d'avoir un parti féministe français et quels sont les enjeux qui l'accompagne. Les références entendues dans l'épisode : Eiffel de Martin Bourboulon (2021)Mathilde Saliou “L'heure est-elle venue de créer un parti féministe?”, Slate (2018)L'association “Choisir la cause femmes”Un homme et une femme de Claude Lelouch (1966)Flo Kennedy, "The Feminist Party Street Walks", Harvard Radcliff University (2020)Des listes féministes vont se présenter aux élections européennes de 2014 sous le nom “Féministes pour une Europe solidaire”. Caroline de Haas, qui est notamment à l'initiative de cette candidature, est elle-même tête de liste en Île-de-France. Initiative féministe (Feministiskt initiativ) est un parti politique suédois féministe fondé en avril 2005.Le Women's Equality Party est un parti politique féministe créé au Royaume-Uni en 2015. Le parti a été créé par Catherine Mayer et Sandi Toksvig lors du Women of the World Festival, lorsqu'elles ont conclu qu'il était nécessaire qu'un parti fasse campagne pour l'égalité femme-homme. Véronique Molinari, « The Women's Equality Party: And Everything Old is New Again… », Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique (2018)J.R Thorpe, “6 Feminist Political Parties You Should Know”, Bustle (2015)Marie-Cécile Navès, "La Démocratie Féministe", Calmann-Levy (2020)Iron Jawed Angels de Katja von Garnier (2004)La National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) (Association nationale pour le suffrage des femmes américaines) était une association américaine de promotion du droit de vote des femmes, créée en février 1890. Mrs America de Dahvi Waller (2020)The Glorias de Julie Taymor (2020)The Feminist Initiative de Liv Weisberg (2009)Y, le dernier homme de Aida Croal et Michael Green (2021)Naomi Alderman, “Le Pouvoir”, Calmann-Levy (2018)Bernard Quiriny, “Les assoiffées”, Seuil (2010)L'épisode “20 heures pile” du podcast Transfert de Slate.fr. Déborah Lévy, “Etat des lieux”, Éditions du Sous-Sol (2021)Quoi de Meuf est une émission de Nouvelles Écoutes. Rédaction en chef : Clémentine Gallot. Journaliste chroniqueuse : Rachel Garrat-Valcarcel. Montage et mixage par Laurie Galligani. Prise de son par Adrien Beccaria à l'Arrière Boutique. Générique réalisé par Aurore Meyer Mahieu. Réalisation et coordination : Cassandra de Carvalho et Mathilde JoninSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Catherine Mayer is a bestselling author, journalist, and activist. She is the co-founder and President of the Women's Equality Party. Her books include Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly; Charles: The Heart of a King, and Attack of the Fifty Foot Women: How Gender Equality Can Save the World! Her recent memoir, Good Grief: Embracing Life at a Time of Death, contains letters written by her mother after both women were widowed at the start of the pandemic. Catherine has worked at The Economist, held deputy editorships at Business Traveler and International Management magazines and spent 11 years as a foreign correspondent for the German news weekly, FOCUS. In 2004, she joined TIME as a senior editor, later became London Bureau Chief, TIME Europe Editor and, finally, Editor at Large. She was the founding executive director of the think tank Datum Future and also consults on the opportunities and challenges of data technology. She is on the advisory board of Noon, the new media platform for women in midlife and beyond. Catherine was commissioned by the Globe Theatre to write and perform an original piece for its 2020 Voices in the Dark series, Notes to the Forgotten She-Wolves. She performed Hello Boys with Grayson Perry at the Bridge Theatre in 2018. Her one-woman show Catherine Mayer: FFS toured the UK and Ireland in 2019. She was the lead candidate for the Women's Equality Party in London in the 2019 European elections. She served as the elected President of the Foreign Press Association in London from 2003- 2005. She is on the founding committee of WOW—the Women of the World festival. She was a judge for the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction. The winner of the FPA Story of the Year in 2010 and shortlisted for the Orwell Prize the following year, she has also been named in Total Politics' Top Political Journalists, WIE Women in Excellence 2013, Progress 1000 Evening Standard Equality Champion 2016, Oxford University Suffrage Champion 2018, Gender Equality Top 100: Most Influential People in Global Policy 2018 and, with Sandi Toksvig, NatWest Spirit of Everywoman Award 2018. After the February 2020 death of her husband, the musician Andy Gill, she took on his unfinished projects, releasing two EPs by his band Gang of Four, and acting as executive producer for a tribute album, The Problem of Leisure: A celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four featuring globally famous musicians. K. Iver is a nonbinary poet from Mississippi. They have a Ph.D. in Poetry at Florida State University. Their work has appeared or is forthcoming in Boston Review, BOAAT, Gulf Coast, TriQuarterly, Puerto del Sol, Salt Hill, and elsewhere. They are the 2021-2022 Ronald Wallace Poetry Fellow for the University of Wisconsin Creative Writing Institute. Music: “Dance with Me” Nile Rodgers “The Dying Rays” Gang of Four “Chaconne” Johann Sebastian Bach Supported by: Autism Speaks - www.autismspeaks.org Mostly Mutts - https://mostlymutts.org/ Red Phone Booth – www.redphonebooth.com Linden Row Inn- www.lindenrowinn.com Office Evolution of Roswell, Georgia - www.officeevolution.com/locations/roswell To purchase books written by the show's host, Clifford Brooks, please visit www.cliffbrooks.com for more details. His major collections of poetry are available anywhere books are sold. You can contact him directly at: cliffordbrooks@southerncollectieexperience.com

Catherine Mayer is a bestselling author, journalist and activist. She is the co-founder and President of the Women's Equality Party and co-founder of Primadonna festival, and has worked for Time magazine, has written for the Globe Theatre, has toured solo with a one-woman show (obviously) and also with Grayson Perry in their joint production Hello Boys.Catherine's books include Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly; Charles: The Heart of a King, and Attack of the Fifty Foot Women: How Gender Equality Can Save the World! Her most recent book is a memoir, Good Grief: Embracing Life at a Time of Death, which also contains letters written by Catherine's mother after she, like Catherine, was widowed at the start of the pandemic. Catherine's husband was the musician Andy Gill, founder member of the band Gang of Four. After Andy's death, Catherine took on his unfinished projects, releasing two EPs by Gang of Four, and acting as executive producer for a tribute album, The Problem of Leisure: A celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four featuring globally famous musicians.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gang of Four founder Andy Gill passed away in early 2020. His partner Catherine Mayer joins us to discuss his life, his passing and the wonderful new tribute project "The Problem of Leisure". If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.

Catherine Mayer, Gail Ann Dorsey and John Sterry join Tom to celebrate the life and musical legacy of Andy Gill, the founder and only constant member of Gang of Four. "The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four", a double album of tracks written by Andy Gill and Gang of Four, all newly reinterpreted and recorded by artists such as Tom Morello, Gary Numan and Flea, is out on June 4th. This episode is brought to you by Modal Electronics, who make beautiful, innovative and powerful synthesisers. You can enjoy vibrant wavetable patches with their ARGON8 series. You can produce state-of-the-art analogue-style synth textures with their COBALT8 series. Go to modalelectronics.com to check out their incredible array of synthesisers.

A new tribute album is coming out in a few weeks that covers songs by The English post punk band, Gang of Four. The album features Gang of Four Covers by The Dandy Warhols, IDLES and more. This album, titled 'The Problem of Leisure,' is a celebration of Gang of Four guitarist, Andy Gill, who died February 1, 2020. It was an album Andy Gill was working on at a hospital in the final days of his life. His widow, author and activist Catherine Mayer has worked to ensure the album's release. She talks about the record, Andy Gill’s death, grief and her upcoming book, 'Good Grief: Embracing Life at a Time of Death.' “The way to move through grief is not to try to expel it but to embrace it because you are embracing the person you’ve lost. And what you want to be able to do is get to a point where the dead are part of your life and that gives you pleasure and sustenance and you are able to remember them with joy instead of just flinching with pain.” Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The most life affirming book ever written about death”. Good Grief is a book about love written by journalist and co-founder of the Women's Equality Party Catherine Mayer, and her mother, the arts PR Anne Mayer-Bird, after they became widows a mere 41 days apart from each-other. Going straight from being widowed and losing the loves of their lives, to going into lockdown, Lynne discusses with Catherine and Anne their journey, and how they came to write the part practical and part personal book together.You can buy Good Grief at the SEED Store.To find more episodes and information about the podcast, go to lynnefranks.com/podcast. From there, you will also be able to learn more about Lynne's work and her Power of 7 Women's Leadership retreats and coaching.If you like what you hear, and want to find out more about our community of like-minded women who believe in living and working in alignment with the feminine values of collaboration, authenticity and most of all, love, you can learn more at seednetwork.com and join the community in the SEED Hub Club by visiting theseedhub.club.You can find Lynne on Instagram at @lynnejfranks, Facebook @lynnefranksobe, Twitter @Lynne_Franks, LinkedIn @Lynne Franks OBE.This episode was Produced by Lynne Franks and Tanya Anastasiadis.Production support and graphics by Lotte Micklethwaite

The UK’s first black and first bisexual national party leader – Mandu Reid - devoted an evening to discuss the philosophies and policies of the Women’s Equality Party, set up by Sandi Toksvig and Catherine Mayer in 2015. Isn’t it just a single-issue party? Is there any point voting for smaller parties? And are men even invited? These were some of the questions Julia threw at Mandu, who assured us NOTHING was off-limits to ask! To watch the full, unedited video call, and to access tonnes of other exclusive content, visit Julia’s Patreon page. If you want to nab yourself a pair of ‘VOTE’ earrings in collaboration with @DesignByWingers, click HERE and remember to use the code JULIA10 at checkout to save 10%! Check out Mandu and the Women’s Equality Party on Twitter. 

Author, journalist and activist Catherine Mayer sits down with Marie Curie bereavement expert Jason Davidson to explore her experiences of death and grief.On the Marie Curie Couch aims to open up conversations about death, break down the taboo and encourage people to share their end of life plans.This podcast is made by Marie Curie – the UK’s leading charity providing care for people at the end of their lives. For more interesting perspectives on dying and death, head to Talkabout. You'll also find resources and support to help you start the conversation with your family and friends.On the Marie Curie Couch is produced and edited by Marie Curie, with support from Ultimate Sound and Vision. The music featured is Time Lapse by PanOceanic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Catherine Mayer is an author and co-founder of the Women's Equality Party in the U.K. In this beautifully raw interview, she opens up in an honest conversation about grief with Everyday Ubuntu host, Mungi Ngomane. Mayer lost her husband, musician Andy Gill, to Covid-19 in February 2020, 41 days after her mother was herself widowed. Though physically isolated, Mother and daughter embarked on this journey of loss and grief together. From there, a book was born, entitled 'Good Grief'. In the course of this conversation, Mayer shares how grief can give you clarity on what truly matters. What does that mean? For Catherine, this was using her time to benefit others, especially with the current state of the world.……..Visit mungingomane.coFollow Mungi on InstagramFollow The Brand is Female on Instagram

My guests on this week's Book Club podcast are the writer and Women's Equality Party co-founder Catherine Mayer, and her mother, the arts publicist Anne Mayer Bird. They are mother and daughter -- but a year ago they became 'sister widows', as both lost their husbands within a few weeks of one another. Their new book is called Good Grief: Embracing life at a time of death, and they join me to talk about grief in the time of Covid, how social perceptions of widowhood put pressure on the bereaved, and what they think needs to change at a societal and personal level with regards to how we treat death and bereavement.

Sam Leith's guests on this week's Book Club podcast are the writer and Women's Equality Party co-founder Catherine Mayer, and her mother, the arts publicist Anne Mayer Bird. They are mother and daughter -- but a year ago they became 'sister widows', as both lost their husbands within a few weeks of one another. Their new book is called Good Grief: Embracing life at a time of death, and they join me to talk about grief in the time of Covid, how social perceptions of widowhood put pressure on the bereaved, and what they think needs to change at a societal and personal level with regards to how we treat death and bereavement.

Richard Coles and Nikki Bedi are joined by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage. Writing for three decades, his first published poem was in 1987 whilst he was working in his day job as a probation officer, a job he followed his father into. A geography graduate who is still based in his home county of Yorkshire, how did he end up a member of the Royal household? Vick Hope is a TV and radio presenter known for her work on the Capital Breakfast Show, I’m a Celebrity Daily Drop and as one of the new presenters on Radio 1’s Life Hacks. She joins us. We are also joined by journalist Catherine Mayer, whose musician husband, Andy Gill from the band Gang of Four, suddenly took ill and died in February 2020. Just 41 days before, her mother Anne had lost her beloved husband John. United in their grief, the two women navigated grief and love together. In June 1987, listener Philip Price and two friends were trapped at the summit of Mont Blanc for nine days with barely any water, food or heating. He recounts his experience and their eventual rescue by the Chamonix Mountain rescue team. Skin from Skunk Anansie chooses her Inheritance Tracks: Stevie Wonder’s Pastime Paradise and Nina Simone singing Strange Fruit. And we have your thank yous. Producer: Corinna Jones Editor: Eleanor Garland

Author and journalist, Catherine Mayer, is President of the Woman's Equality Party, which she co-founded with Sandi Toksvig in 2015. Catherine was TIME magazine's Editor at Large, Europe Editor, London Bureau Chief and Senior Editor. Her books include the controversial biography of Prince Charles, "Charles: The Heart of a King", "Attack of the 50ft. Women" and her new book, "Good Grief", about the death of her husband in February 2020, Andy Gill, the guitarist from the highly influential band Gang Of Four, is out in December 2020. She co-founded the Primadonna Festival in 2019, a festival of ideas, writing, music and comedy. She was named in GQ's 50 Most Influential People in Britain 2020. Catherine Mayer is guest number 40 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she’d like to preserve and one she’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Buy Catherine's books here:Preorder Good Greif - https://amzn.to/33J6T0HCharles: The Heart of a King - https://amzn.to/33IXkPBAttack of the 50 Ft. Women: How Gender Equality Can Save The World! - https://amzn.to/3iGJd1fFollow Catherine Mayer on Twitter @catherine_mayer .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .Social media support by Harriet Stevens .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We had the pleasure of interviewing JJ Sterry of Gang of Four over Zoom video! The surviving members of Gang of Four, singer John Sterry, bassist Thomas McNeice and drummer Tobias Humble, joined with Andy Gill’s widow Catherine Mayer to celebrate Andy through music - and in raising funds for Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, the London hospital that tried so hard to save his life earlier this year.“Forever Starts Now,” a brand new Gang of Four track written by Andy and John. Its original working title was “Hero,” a reference, John explains, to the lyrics about “a character who sees himself as the hero of his own life and manipulates his partner into supporting this fantasy. The line, 'She sings along with his song / she thinks it's like having the radio on...' always brings a wry smile.”The EP takes its title ANTI HERO from the single and to reflect Andy’s lifelong mistrust of narratives around supposedly great men. “Andy always had a healthy scepticism about celebrity culture and populist politicians,” says Catherine. “And he could always spot when someone was blowing smoke.” She adds: “Even so, he would be moved and delighted that artists he loved and admired have come together to celebrate him by launching this EP and for such a good cause.”The cover artwork is a variant of a full-scale portrait of Andy that Shepard Fairey created as a tribute after the Gang of Four founder’s death on February 1, 2020.Shepard Fairey says: “Gang of Four has been a profound inspiration for me because the band demonstrates that great art can powerfully merge pleasure and intellectual provocation. I was devastated to hear of Andy Gill’s passing, but honoured to make a portrait of him in the hope of creating an iconic image of one of my heroes—with apologies to Andy, to me he was a hero—to serve as a reminder that though life may be fleeting, Andy’s potent art and ideas will endure.”The second single, “Day Turns To Night,” was written by John Sterry just days after Andy’s death and will be the first single for his solo artist project, styled as JJ Sterry. “I had no intention of it being about him,” says John. “It just came out that way and also I didn’t intend for it to be released. I often cloak lyrics with ambiguity and this felt too raw. But listening now, I'm glad I wrote it with no thought of where it might go—it’s just a pure distillation of the years I'd spent with Andy and the band.”Other tracks on the EP are vibrant new versions of Gang of Four’s “Change The Locks” and “Glass,” both of which feel apt for the times we live in. “Both tracks were completed at the time of Andy’s death; yet both have incredible resonances for these lockdown times,” says John. “His ability to write songs that remain relevant was unparalleled.”Gang of Four’s longtime bassist Thomas McNeice worked with SantiArribas of the Mixing Factory, another of Andy’s firm friends and collaborators of many year’s standing, to produce and mix the EP. “It was strange, to say the least, to work on a Gang of Four EP without the wisdom and guidance of Andy, but it was nice to feel his presence and influence again,” Thomas says. “I like to think that this EP exhibits a progression in Gang of Four, while paying tribute to a unique talent that I was extraordinarily lucky to work with.” Everyone who worked on the album provided their services for free. All net receipts received by Gang of Four from sales and streams of the forthcoming EP and associated singles will be donated to Guy’s and St Thomas’Charity. Music distributor Republic of Music have also waived their distribution fees for this project, to maximise the income generated for the Charity.Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7bXxnrzsxd7hoJVhw88LIQ?autoplay=truehttps://www.facebook.com/gangoffourofficial/https://twitter.com/gangof4officialhttps://www.instagram.com/gangoffourofficial/https://www.instagram.com/jjsterryWe want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com.www.BringinitBackwards.com#podcast #interview #bringinbackpod  #foryou #foryoupage #stayhome #togetherathome #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork​​Listen & Subscribe to BiBFollow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! 

LaFern Cusack speaks with Catherine Mayer about special education and teaching your kids during the time of COVID-19.

The author Catherine Mayer is investigating whether her late husband and Gang of Four founder, Andy Gill, contracted coronavirus on tour in China last year. She spoke to Adam, Laura and Professor Tom Solomon. Producer: Harriet Noble Studio Manager: Emma Crowe Editor: Dino Sofos

This special episode features a panel hosted by Catherine Mayer, co-founder of the Women's Equality Party, focused on gender and data gaps in businesses.

Is the world of data inherently biased? We hear from writer, broadcaster and feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez OBE, and Catherine Mayer, Executive Director of Datum Future and Co-Founder and President of the Women’s Equality Party as they discuss bias, confidence, challenges and opportunities within the world of data, at the DigitalAgenda Power & Responsibility Summit 2019.

Will AI be a force for good, or evil? What are the opportunities and challenges of the AI revolution? In the third episode of the DigitalAgenda podcast, we will hear from Sana Khareghani, Head of the UK Government’s Office for AI, & Catherine Mayer, Executive Director at Datum Future, in conversation at the DigitalAgenda Power & Responsibility Summit.

Princess Diana: A Life After Death is different from many of the recent programs commemorating the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's death. It is not just an anniversary program. It is a powerful summary of Princess Diana's historical, political and social legacy. Princess Diana's death set the British nation thinking deeply about its monarchy and its royal family. In the unstable summer of 1997 a strange atmosphere existed throughout Britain. The country's young Prime Minister Tony Blair had just won an election with a big majority and the tabloid press were pursuing Princess Diana after her separation from Prince Charles. Events were already leading to a full-scale crisis for the British monarchy. The terrible sudden and completely unexpected death of Diana changed Britain. This powerful and original new program looks at the history of Princess Diana's life after her death. The question of the condition of Britain is portrayed in the program - on the one hand through the life of her sons and family after her death and on the other through the collective memory we have through the images and controversies of Diana's life. The British monarchy is now trusted more than ever before. It is politicians who have lost trust. The selfless aspects of Princess Diana's wide interests continue to act as a form of both emotional ballast and inspiration to the British nation and the world at large. The distinguished contributors include Sir Anthony Seldon, Alastair Campbell, Jeffrey Archer, Emily Nash, Katie Nicholl, Catherine Mayer, Richard Kay and Sarah, Viscountess Bangor. Backed by a full orchestral soundtrack, Princess Diana: A Life After Death takes a lasting approach to describing the life of one of the most important women who has ever lived. The programme is intended to have a long life. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehistoryexpress/support

Fiction + our 2019 winner. Leading up to the announcement of Tayari Jones as the winner of the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction, Zing Tsjeng chats with the guests at the awards ceremony about gender equality, the view from their industries and which brilliant women we should all be looking out for in the months ahead. Featuring Naomi Alderman, Stanley Tucci, Viv Groskop, Catherine Mayer, Otegha Uwagba, Leyla Hussein and Tayari Jones fresh from collecting her award.Recommendations include:The Power by Naomi AldermanThe Illegal Days by Grace PaleyOctavia Butler, authorUrsula Le Guin, authorIsabelle Huppert, actorLowborn by Kerry HudsonHow to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking by Viv GroskopAnna Akhmatova, poetDr Hannah Barham-Brown, doctor and campaignerAthena Stevens, actor, writer and directorLittle Black Book: A Toolkit for Working Women by Otegha UwagbaMoney: A User's Guide by Laura Whateleygal-dem.comManal al-Sharif, Saudi Arabian activistKimberley Motley, attorney and human rights activistFor more details head over to www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk or check out #WomensPrize and @WomensPrize on Twitter and Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Many people in England are the tired of the POLITRICKS! that has played out UK's government today. Whether it the long suffering subject of Brexit, or closures of stroke hospitals or no access to local toilets, each person who is eligible to vote will have their chance to elect a candidate to GET THE JOB DONE! On the 2nd May 2019, 8,804 councillors across United Kingdom are expected to be elected for their local representative. USE YOUR VOTE! In this episode, I speak with Candidate for Thanet, Kent, Kanndiss Riley, who is standing for Women's Equality Party. Listen to why you should vote for Kanndiss for Thanet, Kent. www.kanndissriley.com @candidatekanndiss WEP - Women's Equality Party The Women's Equality Party is a feminist political party set up in the UK in 2015. The party was founded by Sandi Toksvig and Catherine Mayer, both concluded that there was a need for a party to campaign for gender equality to benefit all. www.womensequality.org.uk @wep_uk Serena Laidley Founder of Dear Black Womxn, making black womxn visible in places of the unseen. I seek to empower, inspire and encourage black womxn in society that is conspired to tear us apart. #blackwomxnslivesmatter @dearblackwomxn www.dearblackwomxn.org Please leave your comments about this episode at info@dearblackwomxn.org

This week stepping in for Femi was Labour PPC and director of CLASS (Centre for Labour & Social Studies), Faiza Shaheen. Joining her to talk about how we can fix our political system post-Brexit was Labour MP Clive Lewis, digital strategist Shahmir Sanni and co-founder of the Women's Equality Party, Catherine Mayer. They discussed the lack of representation in parliament, the flaws in the 2016 referendum and how that can be improved if we have a second. Klina Jordan from Make Votes Matter was also on the phone to talk about proportional representation and the best way to take back control.

Nadine O’Regan interviews Catherine Mayer ahead of her appearance at the National Concert Hall. Writer, activist, speaker, consultant and the co-founder and President of the Women's Equality Party, Mayer is also the author of three books: Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly, Charles: The Heart of a King and Attack of the Fifty Foot Women: How Gender Equality Can Save the World! Catherine talks about her fascinating career, discrimination, gender representation in tech... fighting back, and much more.

This week, Karin talks to Women's Equality Party co-founder Catherine Mayer about how we create change within the political system, the structural inequalities embedded in the US political system, and how to use the available levers of power within that flawed structure. Also, we play the Gut Check game, testing out some slogans, quotes or policies being batted around on the campaign trail, and we recap the news including Amy Klobuchar's entry to the race, Elizabeth Warren's launch event and Donald Trump's unconstitutional declaration of emergency.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/democratically/message

Here is the third edition of Badass Book Club. We her from Catherine Mayer the author of, Attack of the 50 Ft. Women, How Gender Equality Can Save The World.She talks about the story behind the title of her book, and how accidentally becoming the co-founder of the Women's Equality Party lead her to writing this book.Harriet, Emma and Nat chat to Catherine about the importance of Gender Equality and how making real change to the way women are represented will benefit everybody.PLUS: you can hear the first chapter of the book directly after the interview, entirely for free.Each month we'll be bringing you another author in association with HQ Stories and HarperCollins. There's also a chance to grab a free audio book with Kobo. Listen to find out how! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As 2018 draws to a close, our panel of expert commentators, Bidisha, Hugo Rifkind, Catherine Mayer and Matthew Taylor, reflect on the political and cultural moments that have defined a tempestuous year. Alongside a Brexit process plagued by deadlocks, defeats, and resignations, the big moments of the year – from the Irish abortion referendum to Labour’s antisemitism row – have revealed deep divisions in our society and our politics. How can we understand the stories that have dominated this year’s headlines in the context of such polarisation? What do identity politics have to do with it? And are we really descending into ‘culture wars’? This event was recorded live at The RSA on Thursday 5th December 2018. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2018/12/2018-the-year-in-review/

Two giants of the feminist movement, one chatterbox host, and just 30 minutes to cover a lot of ground. Dear listeners, we're sorry. This week, time is not our friend. Institutionalised discrimination, media giants, failing global icons, Trump, and the gender pay gap are just a few of the small (yeah right) topics that Kevin, Catherine Mayer and Ann Olivarius cram in. It's almost too much for one episode to cope with. Do you want more from these two guests? #metoo Find out more at tr.com/TheHearing

Have you ever wondered what it takes to write a book and get it published? Well, this is the episode for you because Catherine Mayer, author of Attack of the 50ft Women, Mel McGrath, author of Give me the Child and Lisa Milton, Executive Publisher of HarperCollins imprint HQ are sharing their wise words and tips on what it takes to make it. We would love to get your feedback on our new show format so please do leave us a review. You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.badasswomenshour.com.@Badasswomenshr@HarrietMinter@NatDCampbell@EmmaSexton See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In truth, there is no country on earth that is gender- blind. Men dominate the politics and power around the globe. (Iceland comes closest in being gender- equal.) Catherine Mayer, founder of the Women's Equality Party in the United Kingdom, imagines what it would be like if women were on the same footing as men … Continue reading EP 75 IF WOMEN RULED THE WORLD

Catherine Mayer one of the founders of the Women's Equality Party, talks about seizing the moment of turbulence to create a more equal world. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

We kick off the show with a discussion about the history of sucking up, and how there is a long literary tradition of writing characters who kiss butt. We find out why some people think flattery is more evil than murder, and what it has to do with the phrase "full of shit." We hear about why Katharine Hepburn's brownies ended up causing a couple to get divorced. We learn about a plague that cause people to dance uncontrollably, the scandal behind the COEXIST bumper sticker, and why we hate Two and a Half Men. Plus, we welcome the founder of the Women's Equality Movement and author of the book Attack of the 50 Ft. Women, Catherine Mayer. Today's episode was brought to you by Sustain. For your first month free go to sustainnatural.com and use code BRAINCANDY. And to try stamps.com for 4 weeks, free postage, and a digital scale go to the website, click on the microphone, and use code BRAINCANDY.

Kim Racon talks with journalist, author, and intersectional feminist Catherine Mayer about her book ATTACK OF THE 50FT. WOMEN. Learn more: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780008253172/attack-of-the-50-ft-women-from-man-made-mess-to-a-better-future-the-truth-about-global-inequality-and-how-to-unleash-female-potential.

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Sara Pascoe Emergency Election Fundraiser for the Women’s Equality Party with special guests Catherine Mayer and Nimco Ali Recorded 15 May 2017 at etc Venues St Pauls, London. Released 17 May 2017.  Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. http://www.womensequality.org.uk/ More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice Global Pillage More about Sara Pascoe http://sarapascoe.com https://twitter.com/sarapascoe Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body More about Catherine Mayer https://twitter.com/catherine_mayer http://www.catherinemayer.co.uk/ Attack of the 50 Ft Women Catherine’s “Boudica” entrance on YouTube. More about Nimco Ali https://twitter.com/NimkoAli http://www.womensequality.org.uk/nimcoge For more information about this and other episodes… visit guiltyfeminist.com tweet us twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist/ check out our Instagram instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist/ or join our mailing list eepurl.com/bRfSPT  Include Yourself: The Guilty Feminist Leadership Event Tickets are on-sale now for this amazing event: 22 May 2016 in London. Get yours now. Subsidised places are also available. Buy our t-shirts http://guiltyfeminist.instantcart.com/ Come to a live recording! 28 May at Brighton Theatre Royal with Jessica Fostekew, Sharon Horgan and Rebekah Staton. Tickets on sale now. 4 June at The Bush Theatre with Susan Wokoma. Tickets on sale now. 5 June at Kings Place with Sindhu Vee, Jarlath Regan and Jenny Eclair. Tickets on sale now. 8 June at Warwick Arts with Felicity Ward. Tickets on sale now. 10 June at Soho Theatre with Aparna Nacherla. Tickets on sale now. Leave us a review and rate us on iTunes!  

Why lunch hours are mainly a thing of the past for office workers. And a new book which presents a history of squatting - the occupation of unused properties - in the West. Presenter Julian Worricker discusses these topics with guests, Catherine Mayer, journalist, author and co-founder of the Women's Equality Party in the UK and Victoria Rubadiri, Kenyan television reporter and presenter for the NTV channel.

Catherine Mayer President of the Women's Equality Party talks to Josephine Pembroke about her new book ATTACK of the 50ft. WOMEN - How Gender Equality Can Save The World! #womensequality #wecan #feminism Love this? Never miss a gorgeous podcast sign up at www.radiogorgeous.com

Tough Girl Daily - Thursday  16th March - #ThrillingThursday   #GymLife #editing #CatherineMayer   Being  productive and everything coming together New episodes on Tough Girl EXTRA with Frances Taylor Sharing a bit more about the process and what I do when a new episode get launched Heading to the gym with dad Start of a new 8 week block of training Yolk Hold - increased from 80kg to 90kg  Changing my process re podcasting Anne-Maria Watson uploaded and done - as well as Sarah Logan all uploaded and good to go Taking a power nap Heading to Liverpool to hear Catherine Mayer and Tabitha Morton talk Learning to say NO  Getting involved in WEP in the future Having to be selfish and not apologising for it Donating my hair to the Little Princess Trust Should I shave my head? Patrons - thank you so much -85 patrons $386 per month Thank you Stance for my socks!! Check out www.toughgirlchallenges.com Have an amazing day! THANK YOU!!

A year ago, you could have been forgiven for thinking that gender equality was on an unstoppable trajectory. America stood poised to elect its first female president. On this side of the Atlantic, members of the political and cultural establishment proudly sported ‘This Is What a Feminist Looks Like’ T-shirts. Had you told a Hillary Clinton supporter or one of those T-shirt campaigners that a year later the US president would be Donald Trump, a man with an abysmal record of sexually harassing women, and that women over the world would be defending their basic rights, including access to abortion, they would have barely believed it. How did we end up here? Has feminism become trapped, as some claim, in its own elitist ‘lean-in’ bubble? The recent Women’s Marches may have seen millions take to the streets in a tide of popular outrage. But some feminist commentators argue that the marches only demonstrated just how much middle-class liberal aspirations have become over-represented in the gender equality movement. Feminism, for these critics, has failed ‘ordinary’ women by focusing almost exclusively on the advancement of women at the top. According to a new report, while female CEOs’ salaries are rising, the gender pay gap across the globe is actually wider today than it was in 2008. If the gender equality project is to move beyond the needs and concerns of the so-called ‘elite’, what are the blindspots it needs to address? What can feminism do to expand the conversation beyond the ‘politically correct’ classes? How can we bring men into the conversation, and involve them in a project that stands to benefit everyone? To explore how gender equality can be made more accessible, Intelligence Squared is bringing together a brilliant panel to put forward their practical solutions. Speakers will include Jess Phillips, the outspoken MP described as ‘Labour’s future red queen’, and Catherine Mayer, bestselling author and co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party. They will be joined by writer and TV star David Baddiel, and teenage activist and journalist June Eric-Udorie, named one of the BBC’s 100 Women of 2016. Join us on March 8th, International Women’s Day, hear the arguments, and put your questions to our speakers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Catherine Mayer was born in the US and has spent much of her life in London. She is a former Europe Editor and Editor at Large of TIME magazine and the author of Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly and the Sunday Times bestselling biography of Prince Charles Charles: The Heart of a King. In 2015 she co-founded the Women’s Equality Party with Sandi Toksvig. On the 8th March - International Women’s Day she releases her third book - Attack of the fifty foot women: How gender Equality can save the world! Show notes Her career and how it has been done accidentally! Falling into journalism, via a cash in hand job in the marketing department at The Economist before moving over to the editorial side. Spending 11 years at TIME Magazine before starting the Women’s Equality Party Being born in America before moving over to the UK Being a foreign correspondent while based from home in London Her start in journalism and the challenges she faced in the early eighties How she survived and managed to make a career from it Getting by, by becoming “one of the boys” Why she came more politicised  Working in a culture of conformity in order to get ahead and why we need to change the whole culture How the Women’s Equality Party came about WOW - The Women of the World Festival How a small party can make fundamental change and how UKIP proved that What it was like taking this idea for WE to the next stage How ignorance was bliss and also very helpful when setting up WE! How the initial interest on social media led to more than 250 people turning up to the first meeting What Catherine has learned from going through this whole experience Where the idea for her third book came from -  Attack of the fifty foot women: How gender Equality can save the world! Being an internationalist in outlook and how what happens in one country does impact on what happens in another Going through the process of writing the book and why she loves the research Being a tough girl when it comes to writing, no rest, no days off, starting at five in the morning, a short break in the afternoon and then more writing Iceland & how women stopping work changed the direction of gender equality for the whole country Why the WE party are organising a women’s day off in 2018 Why 2018 is going to be a special year for women Starting my Masters in Women & Gender at Lancaster University in 2017 and graduating in 2018 (everything happens for a reason!) The stand out interviews from the book Her plans for the year ahead, including her UK Book tour! BREATHE! EAT! SLEEP! How Donald Trump has helped women in one way… Final words of advice, why this is a time for ACTION and why you should join the Women’s Equality Party.   Social Media Catherine is on twitter @catherine_mayer  Instagram @MayerofLondon You can visit her website --> here!   WIN a copy of Catherine Book - Become a Patron and your name will be entered into a draw at the end of March! We have 3 books to give away - you can become a patron from $2 per month! Support the Tough Girl Podcast and help increase the amount of female role models in the media.

Catherine Mayer is a journalist, a best selling author and a former president of the foreign press association in London - she accidentally co founded a political party at the Woman of the World festival in March 2015. She's watched the Woman's Equality Party grow from an idea to a vibrant political force across the UK - she is now president. Gender equality is good for everyone so why are women everywhere at best second class citizens. What will it take to reach gender equality? Catherine's new book 'Attack of the 50 ft. Women' offers a tantilising preview of a gender equal future that could be ours. It's a brilliant, original book and Catherine takes us on a journey discussing global issues and debates impacting every one of us. She talks to co founder of the Women's Equality Party and actress Tanya Moodie who happens to be the reader of the audiobook. Halla Gunnarsdóttir is also involved in today's episode - a former advisor to the Icelandic government as well as Head of partnerships and policy for the Woman's Equality Party.

Tough Girl Daily - Monday 6th March #MagnificentMonday Finished editing Rahma Barclays episode Speaking to Catherine Mayer for International Women’s Day - 8th March #IWD2017 Why I decided to interview Catherine for the Tough Girl Podcast There is no point complaining  Why action needs to be taken Books to be won!! You just need to become a patron of the Tough Girl Podcast! Patreon! PT session with Chris Thomas Flight has been booked! Next two big purchases are the tent and my tracker 2 new Patrons in March! $361 goal is to get to $450 by the end of the month or at least $400 Epsom salt bath for recovery Plans for tomorrow - editing & travel to London

Where now for civic engagement? In the wake of a shock referendum result, and a campaign that exposed deep social, economic and political divisions, it’s clear that we need a new approach to democratic engagement. A panel of experts including Women’s Equality Party co-founder Catherine Mayer and Compass’ Neal Lawson gather to explore what the ideal 21st century political party might look like.

The Women's Equality Party launch their election campaign with a celebrity fundraiser hosted with 5x15 in May 2016. (intro By Rosie Boycott) Sandi Toksvig is a well-known broadcaster for both television and radio, and a co-founder along with Catherine Mayer, of the Women's Equality Party. She also hosts 'The News Quiz' on BBC Radio 4 and '1001 Things You Should Know' on Channel 4. She presented 'Excess Baggage' on Radio 4 until 2012. She has written more than twenty books including fiction and non-fiction for both adults and children, including 'Peas and Queue's', and is a regular columnist for 'Good Housekeeping' magazine. In September 2012 her play 'Bully Boy' was the opening production for London's first new theatre in thirty years, the St James. Sandi is the new Chancellor of Portsmouth University, and it was recently announced that she would take over from Stephen Fry as the host QI on BBC2. “Now is the time to put our heads above the parapet,” said Sandi Toskvig, who co-founded the party with Catherine Mayer in March 2015, to the 2000-strong audience. “Let’s do it for our daughters and our sons. Join me at the barricades.” 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories Find out more about the WEP event here: http://www.womensequality.org.uk/election_campaign_launches_in_style

The Women's Equality Party launch their election campaign with a celebrity fundraiser hosted with 5x15 in May 2016. (intro: Sophie Walker) Catherine Mayer is the co-founder, with Sandi Toksvig, of the Women’s Equality Party and is now its President. She published her bestselling biography of Prince Charles, 'Charles: The Heart of a King', in February 2015. She is also the author of the 2011 book 'Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly'. An award-winning journalist, she started her career as a journalist at the Economist and also worked as a foreign correspondent for the German newsweekly 'Focus'. She joined 'TIME magazine' as Senior Editor in 2004, and during a 11-year tenure went on to serve as London Bureau Chief, Europe Editor and Editor at Large. She was President of the Foreign Press Association in London from 2003-2005. She is on the founding committee of the Women of the World Festival (WOW) and is a trustee of the medical charity, the National Migraine Centre. “Now is the time to put our heads above the parapet,” said Sandi Toskvig, who co-founded the party with Catherine Mayer in March 2015, to the 2000-strong audience. “Let’s do it for our daughters and our sons. Join me at the barricades.” 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories Find out more about the WEP event here: http://www.womensequality.org.uk/election_campaign_launches_in_style

The Women's Equality Party launch their election campaign with a celebrity fundraiser hosted with 5x15 in May 2016. Caitlin Moran addressed the audience at Central Methodist Hall. (intro by Sandi Toksvig) Caitlin Moran was brought up on a council estate in Wolverhampton where she was home-educated. She published a children’s novel, 'The Chronicles of Narmo', at the age of 16, then became a columnist at 'The Times' at the age of 18, where she was a Columnist, Interviewer and awarded Critic of the Year. Her multi-award-winning bestseller 'How To Be a Woman' was published in 25 countries, was a 'New York Times' bestseller and won the British Book Awards Book of the Year. Her second book, 'Moranthology', was a Sunday Times bestseller, and she recently published her autobiographical novel 'How To Build A Girl'. With her sister, she co-writes the Channel 4 sitcom 'Raised by Wolves'. “Now is the time to put our heads above the parapet,” said Sandi Toskvig, who co-founded the party with Catherine Mayer in March 2015. “Let’s do it for our daughters and our sons. Join me at the barricades.” 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories Find out more about the WEP event here: http://www.womensequality.org.uk/election_campaign_launches_in_style

The first analysis of the 2015 TV leadership debates, carried out by the University of Leeds and funded by ITV, has been published. It claims to find that TV debates helped people engage with the campaigns, with almost half of people who claimed they were 'not interested' still tuning in. A further 30 per cent of the viewers to the first ITV debate said they had become more interested in the campaign after watching it. Steve Hewlett talks to report author Professor Stephen Coleman, and to Jenni Russell, columnist for the Times, Sunday Times and Evening Standard. Prince Charles has been accused of "North Korea-style" censorship to control TV interviews, after Channel 4 pulled out of a pre-arranged interview with him as it would not agree to conditions stipulated by Clarence House. The contract included clauses like allowing the Prince's contribution to be removed entirely from the final product. Joining Steve Hewlett to discuss the challenges of securing royal interviews is the Evening Standard's royal editor Robert Jobson, royal biographer Catherine Mayer, and Stewart Purvis who made a three part documentary about the royals for ITN. US presidential candidate Donald Trump has claimed he's been named, the 'Ernest Hemmingway of 140 characters', in reference to his activity on Twitter. Choosing to reject traditional advertising to raise his profile, he has instead harnessed the internet, using social media as a platform for his often controversial views, which are then shared immediately, without verification or challenge, to his 5 million+ followers. ." Steve talks to Emily Bell, Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism in New York, about Trump's social media strategy. Producer: Katy Takatsuki.

King Abdullah II of Jordan quotes Clint Eastwood regarding jihadists. Queen Elizabeth II attends a Women's Institute meeting, Accession Day and remembering the passing of her father. A new biography about Prince Charles causes controversy and plans for Queen Margrethe II's 75th birthday.See more in this week's show.Visit our website http://rightroyalroundup.com.au.Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RightRoyalRoundup, follow us on Twitter @RightRoyalRound and Instagram rightroyalroundup

Andrew Marr wanders the globe with Paul Theroux, as he celebrates the pleasures and pains of travel, and discovers what makes the best travel writing. The General Secretary of Amnesty International Salil Shetty looks back at 50 years of the organisation, and argues that Amnesty has had to change from a small letter-writing charity aimed at freeing dissidents, to a global multi-national focused on poverty and gender issues. At 50 you're generally considered middle-aged and heading towards retirement, but the journalist Catherine Mayer rejects the traditional patterns of aging, arguing that more and more people are starting to live agelessly. And the landscape artist Charles Jencks explains how science and the patterns inherent in nature have influenced his designs. Producer: Katy Hickman.