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When your children are little it’s impossible to imagine what life will be like when you might be taking care of their children. Parenting 102 or grandparenting is the next great phase in the journey, with a real emphasis on the ‘great’. Suzy talks to comedian Michele A’Court, the proud grandparent to two small people as well as being the talented author of a book dedicated to her own daughter.Tui’s final Mindful Moment is on finding the greatest and deepest well of support in your own body.
Spend an hour with one of New Zealand’s favourite figures as he discusses with Michele A’Court his best-selling memoir, Drawn Out. Tom Scott is a political commentator and cartoonist, satirist, scriptwriter, playwright, raconteur and funny man. Famously banned from the Press Gallery by Rob Muldoon, he’s observed David Lange, Mike Moore and Helen Clark. His memoir, which covers his childhood, his university days, his parliamentary career, his work with close friend Ed Hillary and much more, is both multi-layered and a ripping good yarn.
Presented by Milford Asset Management Join MC Joe Bennett for this outrageous festival institution guaranteed to entertain and provoke. This year we give you a stellar international line-up, with Scottish crime writer Denise Mina, comedian Michele A’Court and and satirist David Slack on one side, and novelist Paula Morris, cartoonist Tom Scott and American thriller writer/editor Daniel Mallory aka A. J. Finn on the other. A raucous night of argument and repartee is guaranteed!
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. September was a huge month for women both in New Zealand and elsewhere, as we celebrated 125 years of suffrage and watched our Prime Minister hold her baby in the UN's general assembly. There were also things that weren't so great – Leighton Smith whinged a lot and the Brett Kavanaugh saga ripped open some painful wounds once more. Beyond that, we share our favourite things to watch and read this month, confess to our feminist sins and look at the best Twitter clap backs by our favourite women. Head to our Facebook page for a chance to win The Sound of Breaking Glass by Kirsten Warner, and enjoy The Women’s Bookshop bestsellers for September below. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the age-old conundrum: how do you cope with Christmas without exploding?As we roll into December on a one-horse open sleigh, the Christmas stress is beginning to set in. So we asked our listeners for their own festive conundrums, tips and gift ideas, in an attempt to save the holiday season.How do you buy a feminist gift without looking like a fun-killer? How do you avoid doing all the chores? What do you say to your racist family member when he drops a clanger during charades?Beyond that, we shout out Gal Gadot for putting her Wonder Woman wedge down hard on Brett Ratner and bask in the glory that is the office compliments box. All this, thanks to our glorious sponsors at twenty-seven names.Pour yourself a glass of strong something and get involved with the official hashtag #otrpod, or click here to like us on Facebook. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture.This month the gang is back together to tackle the past month-ish in New Zealand media, news and general bullshit, with help from our glorious new sponsors at twenty-seven names. We dive deep into the horrific online response to Jay Jay Harvey's assault in a taxi, share our own travel horror stories and cool tips on how to get from A to B safely. Beyond that, we also ponder the dark side of Twitter, freak out about soiled sex robots and encourage you all to stare deeply into the eyes of a cat. You'll have to listen to find out why. Pour yourself a glass of strong something and get involved with the official hashtag #otrpod, or click here to like us on Facebook. Watch club recommendations: Find Me a Māori Bride on Māori TV, Big Mouth on Netflix and The Deuce on Sky. Book club recommendations: Hunger by Roxane Gay, Learn to Drive Like a Man, this article about the Las Vegas shooting + bonus Tide app See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL 2017 For many women 2016 registered as an annus horribilis, one which made it clear that the battle for sexual equality – in political and sporting circles notably – is anything but won. Writers and advocates Michele A’Court, Roxane Gay and Mpho Tutu van Furth suggest courses of required action. Susie Ferguson in the chair.
Every month host Alex Casey is joined by comedian/writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to discuss what happened in the world of women over the preceding four weeks. Better late than never, they return with help from their legendary sponsors at BON tampons and dressed by the costume wizards at First Scene. It's been a few weeks since T**** became the President, so the On the Rag team assemble over some delicious cakes to talk business. How effective is White Ribbon Week? How in fresh hell is abortion still illegal? And why is liquid eyeliner such a treacherous battle? Leonie talks about being in the room for Aaradhna's Earth-shattering speech at the VNZMAs, Michele shares her experience of banning men from a Facebook thread and Alex tells you what to do when your cat escapes a new house. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Every month host Alex Casey is joined by comedian/writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to discuss what happened in the world of women over the preceding four weeks. Better late than never, they return with help from their brand spanking new sponsors BON tampons. This month, our three raggers reflect on what feels like a flaming month from hell including Paul Henry's take on titties, Max Key's twisted idea of "real men" and how New World screwed up in a big way. If that wasn't enough, Wonder Woman has made it to the UN and Bono won the woman of the year. Oh, and Trump. Thankfully, it's not all bad news. We are stoked to announce that On the Rag is now sponsored by the Kiwi legends at BON tampons. To all our beautiful bleeding listeners, please check them out for 100% New Zealand, 100% organic tampons delivered directly to your door – it's about the coolest tip we can ever offer you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This month, host Alex Casey is joined by comedian and writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to talk about what September held for women in New Zealand and the world. Listen as they reflect on what Trump says about gender politics, how baking soda can solve almost anything and why New Zealand definitely doesn't need a Minister for Men.Pour yourself a glass of Prosecco and get involved with the official hashtag #otrpod. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We survived the gold medal sexism of the Olympics, the Chiefs scandal, Kevin Roberts and much more to bring you this month's bumper 80 minute episode of despair. As always, host Alex Casey is joined by comedian and writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to talk about what August held for women in New Zealand and the world. That is to say: eye-rolling at wild mansplainers, Burkini bans and raising the roof for Wonder Woman. Pour yourself a glass of Prosecco and get involved with the official hashtag #otrpod, or click here to like us on Facebook. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It's always a good feeling when the rag arrives right on time. This month, host Alex Casey is joined by comedian and writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to talk about what July held for women in New Zealand and the world. That is to say: lifting the lid on online abuse, screaming about Trump and pouring one out for Leslie Jones and the Ghostbusters gang. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Better late than never, host Alex Casey is joined by comedian and writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to talk about what June held for women in New Zealand and the world. That is to say: the bad month for women in sports, free tampons in NYC schools and an exciting new book club section. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Better late than never, host Alex Casey is joined by comedian and writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to talk about what May held for women in New Zealand and around the world. That is to say the growth of women's swim nights, ball dress controversies, abortion laws and the ideal way to trick people into thinking you are really, really, ridiculously good at makeup. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Better late than never, host Alex Casey is joined by comedian and writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to talk about what April held for women in New Zealand. That is to say the Henderson hemline controversy, harassment in the music industry and an extended conversation about vaginas. Pour yourself a cup of (regular, non-skinny) tea and get involved. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The second episode of On the Rag, a podcast hosted by Alex Casey which looks at, laughs at and questions the state of women in pop culture, news and the world. To dissect January’s issues in the searing heat of The Spinoff boardroom, she is joined by comedian and author Michele A’Court and marketing guru and longtime good mate Zoe Scheltema.Together they look at the right to bare arms on TVNZ, what New Zealand’s new man channel might mean for women, and scary vampire injections. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The first episode of On the Rag, a podcast hosted by Alex Casey which looks at, laughs at and questions the state of women in pop culture, news and the world. To look at back at the year of 2015, she is joined by comedian and author Michele A’Court and marketing guru and longtime good mate Zoe Scheltema.Together they look at women in New Zealand this year from Funny Girls to Crotchgate, as well as examining broader hot topics for broads such as selfies, clean eating and catcalling. Michele talks about the perfect vagina, Zoe talks about her Tinder dates, and the group wholeheartedly disagree on the merits of fruit mince. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.