Podcasts about sound women

On this episode of The Young Guides Podcast, Keaton and Kyle chat with Penny Mabie. Penny recently started the Puget Sound Women on the Fly chapter. This chapter, along with others across the country and across the world, are part of United Women on the Fly (UWOTF). UWOTF focuses on building a community of women from various backgrounds and ethnicities in fly fishing. Penny has been an active participant in UWOTF, and saw the need for a new chapter in her area. Penny is a great guest and points out the barriers to entry for women in the industry, and why it is so important to have groups like UWOTF to have community in fly fishing. United Women on the Fly: https://uwotf.com Our Website: https://theyoungguidespodcast.com Alaska Rod Co.: https://www.alaskarodco.com Heather's Choice: Use our code "THEYOUNGGUIDES15" at checkout to save some dough (ha, punny) or follow our link at: lddy.no/12lzd Lucky Bug Lures: Use our code "THEYOUNGGUIDES15" at checkout to save 15% on their website at: https://luckybuglures.com Northern Knits: https://www.instagram.com/northern._.knits/ ShellART Studio: https://www.shellartstudio.com Slay J's: https://www.facebook.com/ajsflies/ NWTF South Sound Strutters: https://www.nwtf.org/chapters/south-sound-stutters-wa

Taking a short break from the miniseries to share with you some impactful takeaways from the virtual South Sound Women+ in Business Sustainability Summit we attended last week! We had an amazing few hours connecting with dedicated, strong women in business who are committed to a more sustainable and regenerative future. And our very own Ashley Sloan was a speaker on the panel! Mentioned in the show: Access the video replay of the Summit Allison Bishins Consulting Intentionalist Blue Daisi Consulting --------------- Want to be a guest on the show? Send us an email at hello@paradoxumconsulting.com with your contact info and why you'd like to be on the show! Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Paradoxum Consulting Want to begin implementing regenerative business practices? Check out our 6-Day Regenerative Business Challenge E-Workbook Access our Free Resources Let's be friends! Connect with Ashley and Arianna at Paradoxum Consulting: Paradoxum Instagram Paradoxum Facebook Website Email: hello@paradoxumconsulting.com

Jessica Paz is a Tony Award-winning Sound Designer for theater, film and music. Most recently, she collaborated with Nevin Steinberg on the sound design for Anaïs Mitchell’s acclaimed production of Hadestown, which earned the duo a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle nomination. On Broadway, Jessica was an Associate Sound Designer on projects including Dear Evan Hansen, Bandstand, Disaster! The Musical; The Assembled Parties (MCC); and Fela!. Other design credits include Little Shop of Horrors (Westside Theater); Kiss My Aztec (Berkeley Rep); Twelfth Night, Othello, Miss You Like Hell, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Nights Dream, and As You Like It (The Public Theater); Burn All Night (A.R.T Oberon Stage); Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout); A Sucker EmCee, and The Muscles in Our Toes (LAByrinth); The Kings Whore (Starcatcher Productions); Becoming Dr. Ruth (Westside Theater); Looking for the Pony (Vital Theater Co.); Women Beware Women (Red Bull Theater); STRETCH – A Fantasia (New Georges); Welcome to Fear City (KC Rep); Scott & Hem in the Garden of Allah, and See How They Run (Barrington Stage); Legally Blonde, and 9 to 5 The Musical (North Shore Music Theater); Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello, and Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare on the Sound’s Productions); SCKBSTD (Virginia Stage Co) ; Volcanoes Birthright (Organic Magnetics); TempOdyssey, And Her Hair Went With Her, Bookends, and Minstrel Show (NJ Rep). Jessica has been a Front of House Engineer for musicians including The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Antibalas, Julia Haltigan, Femi Kuti, Lady Antebellum, Candy Shop Boys, People vs. Larson, Michael Arenetta, Bugaboo, Carte Blanche, King Holiday, The Woes, Stone Cold Fox, The African Children’s Choir and many others. She has also been a Lecturer of Sound Design in addition to student advisor for Princeton Universities production of Next To Normal, and was the Sound Designer of the Actor’s Studio Drama School’s yearly Master’s Thesis productions from 2009 – 2014. Jessica is fascinated by music studio and live concert techniques. She is constantly learning and researching innovative approaches from the traditional music recording world, and bringing them into her theater work. A proud member of IATSE Local 829; Soundgirls.org; Woman’s Audio Mission; USITT; and Co-Chair of the board of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association. She currently resides in New York. Pizza is her favorite food group.  In this episode, we discuss: Manhattan Special Theater Sound Broadway/Off Broadway Theater Sound Design System Design Audio Teams Audio Roles Mentors Large Budgets Network Audio Rain vs. Audio Women in Audio Theater vs. Club Sound Union Rules Money Passion for Audio Past Jobs Trying to Leave Audio Advocacy Links and Show Notes: Jessica’s site: http://www.jessicapazdesigns.com/ TSDCA.: https://tsdca.org/ USITT: https://www.usitt.org/ Soundgirls: https://soundgirls.org/ Women's Audio Mission: https://womensaudiomission.org/ Monologue Link to Velcro Strips: https://amzn.to/2BcrMG6 WCA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/working_class_audio Support WCA - Go Ad-Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/ Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/ Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP Credits: Guest: Jessica Paz Host: Matt Boudreau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau Additional Music: The License Lab

Retorna a nuestro programa Rebecca Collins, artista e investigadora que explora de forma práctica y teórica el arte sonoro en su intersección con las artes escénicas. Collins es doctora en Cultura Visual por la Universidad de Aberystwyth (donde defendió su tesis, titulada "On Becoming Audience: Performing Aural Attention"). Su trabajo se centra en las relaciones que se cultivan entre lo social, lo político y lo cultural. Su primer libro, "Necessary Note: A Sonic Detective Novel" (publicado en 2019 junto a Johanna Linsley), utiliza la escucha y la ficción como métodos de investigación. Es miembro de ASAP (Association of the Study of the Arts of the Present), TAPRA (Theatre and Performance Research Association) y forma parte del equipo editorial de Interference. En la actualidad trabaja en la Universidad de Edimburgo, donde investiga y enseña cultural visual. Rebecca Collins es también parte de P.I.C.A (Programa de Imaginación Colectiva en procesos de Creación Artística), un proyecto ideado por Idoia Zabaleta y el equipo de Azala (espacio de creación ubicado en la población de Lasierra -Vitoria-). En esta edición de Ars Sonora, después de haber conversado con Rebecca Collins acerca de su proyecto "Stolen Voices" en un anterior monográfico, repasamos algunas de las principales influencias que han inspirado su trabajo artístico y teórico. En particular, nos centramos en un conjunto de obras que proponen una escucha mediante auriculares, y que sugieren al oyente una nueva relación con su entorno -así como con su propio cuerpo-. Todas las obras, además, presentan sugerentes relaciones con lo literario, en la medida en que hacen un destacado uso de textos (orales) en sus respectivas propuestas estéticas. Comenzamos con "The Missing Voice. Case Study B" (1999) de Janet Cardiff, quien, en palabras del artista y teórico Xoán-Xil López “construye una inestable fluctuación entre presencia y ausencia; sus pasos se revelan como huellas audibles resonando en los ecos de los mismos espacios por los que ahora caminamos, su cuerpo se evidencia en la respiración, y por momentos emergen sonidos cuyo realismo nos hace dudar sobre su procedencia -¿están en la grabación o suceden en este mismo instante?-, un efecto que consigue con un hábil uso de la técnica hiperrealista de grabación binaural”. Nuestra invitada Rebecca Collins también recuerda el trabajo de Roger Bernat, en particular su pieza "Dominio Público", que se ha descrito como "un juego de mesa a tamaño real en el que el espectador es más que un simple peón". Collins también presenta y analiza el trabajo de Mike Pearson (en colaboración con el compositor John Hardy) titulado "Carrlands", centrado en espacios peculiares, poco transitados, a través de los cuales los autores guían al oyente de la pieza. Introduciéndonos en el trabajo artístico de Rebecca Collins, escuchamos un fragmento de la pieza "Listening to Water" (desarrollada en colaboración con las artistas Naomi Heath y Jane Lloyd Francis). La obra -una exploración sensorial del paisaje- conjuga ejercicios de escucha, paseos, experimentos narrativos y grabaciones de campo en el contexto de la búsqueda de pozos antiguos en los condados de Ceredigion y Powys, en Gales. Además de sus actividades artísticas y académicas, Rebecca Collins coordina la plataforma WISWOS (Women in Sound/Women on Sound), que investiga la desigualdad de género en el arte sonoro. Para rememorar sus primeros contactos con este proyecto, escuchamos una pieza creada para el medio radiofónico por Sisters Akousmatica. Concluimos escuchando la lectura, por parte de la propia Rebecca Collins, de un fragmento de su libro "Necessary Note: A Sonic Detective Novel", acompañado de un recuerdo de "Stolen Voices" -el proyecto que ya presentamos, hace unos meses, en Ars Sonora-, en concreto la pieza "An Acoustic Balade" de Ode Aseguinolaza. Escuchar audio

In this episode of Showcase; Women Pioneers of Cinema 00:37 Lyndsay Duthie, Head of School for Film at UCA 03:01 A Picasso for Everyone 08:18 Syria's Cultural Refuge 10:10 Shortcuts 13:48 Time Travels Through Sound 15:15 Dennis Aydemir, Director and Producer 15:48 The Future of Fungi 22:32 #Women #Picasso #Syria

Thanks to episode sponsors http://signalsounds.com and https://www.eurodesk-z.com/ (Make sure you use the Eurodesk discount code from the episode!)LINKS FROM DR. LIZ:​The #audioequitypledge https://soundgirls.org/a-guide-to-supporting-women-in-sound/YSWN Volume up advocacy video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoPCx_RMtow and flyer https://issuu.com/yswn/docs/volume_up_yswnYorkshire Sound Women Network Blog which shares news https://yorkshiresoundwomen.com/blog/My twitter is http://www.twitter.com/drlizdobson and website https://drlizdobson.com/My blog post for Delta Sound Labs on acoustic-violin-controlled-synth via their ctrl module prototype: https://deltasoundlabs.com/blog-lizdobsonKeith Swanwick's book (that presents the theory of musical development) - Swanwick, K. (2003). Music, Mind and Education. Routledge.Erin Barra http://www.mammabarra.com/Irine Røsnes https://irineroesnes.com/Transistor Sound Labs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC75JFfR8IvOY6KLu-aTZCFgMusic Technology at The University of Huddersfield https://www.hud.ac.uk/subject-specific-activities/musictechnology/ Courses https://courses.hud.ac.uk/2019-20/search:MUSIC

This special one off episode focuses on the 2014 Sound Women BBC Local Radio Mentoring Scheme. We catch up with a few of the mentees who took part. Broadcaster Fi Glover discusses the ins and outs of being a mentor. Plus Sue Ahern, Creative Director of Creative People, offers tips on how to get the best out of a potential mentor, and how women working in audio can equip themselves for the ever-changing workplace. This episode was presented and produced by Shola Aleje Join the new Sound Women Network facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/soundwomennetwork Thanks for listening!

After 5 glorious years, the legendary Sound Women organisation has come to an end. In this finale episode presented by patron Angie Greaves, we hear from some of the women that have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make it all happen. Tune in to find out how Sound Women chair Chris Burns (Head of Group Operations for Audio & Music at BBC) got her start; why Jane Garvey (BBC Radio 4 Women's Hour) believes it is vital to have diversity across all areas of radio; and why Sue Bowerman (Blanket) and Nicky Birch (Rosina Sound), are excited about the future for women in audio. You can also expect a heartfelt interview with founder, Maria Williams, as she recounts the challenges that led her to taking action, and why she feels positive about the legacy Sound Women is leaving behind. This episode was produced by Cassandra Denton & Nicki Bannerman @cass_denton @NickiHBC Find out more about Angie and her guests: Angie Greaves: www.angiegreaves.com Jane Garvey: bbc.co.uk/womanshour Nicky Birch: www.rosina.io Sue Bowerman: www.blanket.org.uk Maria Williams: mariawilliams.org And if you want to stay connected to awesome women in audio, join the Sound Women Network over on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/soundwomennetwork/

In this week’s show, we turn the whole thing over to Sound Women of Brighton - we’re celebrating Reverb’s female broadcasters, the voices from the LGBT spectrum that we get on air - and also marking and looking back at the work of Sound Women, the nationwide organisation for women working in audio - and asking what next for it? We hear from Charlotte Petts, Lulu Baker, Kelly Westlake, Tracey Allen, Ellie Dobing and Melita Dennett

In this month’s edition of the Sound Women podcast Chelsea TV and BBC 5 Live presenter Gigi Salmon introduces ‘Be A Good Sport’ with some of the leading female figures in sports broadcasting. We hear from the first female commentator on ‘Match of the Day’ as Jacqui Oatley MBE explains that it’s never too late to follow your dream career. We also pinned down BBC World Service’s Caroline Barker in-between her world travels with sports stories from Rio, Kenya, the United States and even from Essex. Finally, Nicki Bannerman catches up with producer and talent agent , Jo Tongue, who gives the inside scoop on life behind the scenes of sport broadcasting. This episode was produced by Nicki Bannerman and edited by sports Producer Abi Paterson. A huge thanks to hosts Chelsea TV, ITV and Tongue Tied Management for helping support Sound Women with their amazing facilities. Find out more about Sound Women at www.soundwomen.co.uk and join the conversation on twitter @soundwomen. @NickiHBC @AbiPaterson @JacquiOatley @carolinebarker @tonguetweets

Olly Mann and guests discuss the one thing we do know after both the US election and Brexit: that we won't know much for a long time. So how do we plan ahead with all this uncertainty? Paul Robinson (Creative Media Partners), Maria Williams (Loftus Media) and Leon Wilson (MD, Talkback) discuss the options. Also on the programme: as it's announced that Sound Women is to close at the end of the year, founder Maria Williams talks to us about its legacy and what still needs to change in the radio industry. Plus: the BBC stars that are up in arms at the rise of the independents, Channel 5 records its best ever year-on-year profits and the Media Quiz puts us all through our paces. A PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Thanks also to our sponsors Media Masters and our wonderful voluntary subscribers. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/themediapodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kamila Ceran on running an independent newstalk station in right-wing Poland and founder Maria Williams on why Sound Women is no more. Plus news, Radio Moments and a tribute to Jimmy Young. Trevor Dann hosts.

Paddy O'Connell looks at Trump's victory in the US presidential election - one that much of the mainstream media failed to predict. Emily Bell and James Delingpole discuss how old and new media covered the campaign and where we go from here. Mathew Horsman joins us to analyse the state of TV advertising. And, Sound Women - the group set up to raise the profile of women in radio and to get more of their voices on air is closing. Paddy talks to Jane Garvey and Fi Glover about what it achieved. Producer: Ruth Watts.

In the latest edition of the Sound Women Podcast we shine a light on the technical roles within sound & audio. Whether you work in this field or not, we’re here to break down the barriers and reinforce the message that tech is not as scary as it seems! Presenter Ann Charles is joined by Ioana Barbu, an engineer from Bauer Media and Aradhna Tayal, a producer and organiser of RadTechCon. We hear from Terri Winston, the founder of the Women’s Audio Mission in California. Plus, we'll be discussing the opportunities out there for you to get yourself fully tech-trained up. This episode was produced by Hayley Clarke and engineered by Candela Palencia. Thanks to Sound Women supporters Somethin Else for hosting the recording of this episode and also to all our contributors for volunteering their time. Find out more about Sound Women at www.soundwomen.co.uk and join the 
conversation on Twitter by following @soundwomen or using the hashtag #SWPodcast. Find out more about the amazing Sound Women featured in this episode: Ann Charles - http://anncharles.tv/ Aradhna Tayal - www.clockhousemedia.com Terri Winston, Women's Audio Mission - womensaudiomission.org Contributors Presenter Ann Charles @sparkyannc Producer: Hayley Clarke @iamhayleyclarke Aradhna Tayal - @AradhnaTayal Ioana Barbu - @Jeanne_Barbu Women's Audio Mission - @womensaudio Thanks to @SomethinElse for the studio #WomenInTech #RadTechCon Further Info www.radiotechcon.com https://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/ http://www.womenintechnology.co.uk/ https://www.everywoman.com/ http://www.wes.org.uk/ http://www.aes-uk.org/

In this edition of the podcast, Sound Women's Nicki Bannerman chairs the Breakfast Radio panel special. She is joined by Edith Bowman (Virgin Radio), A.Dot (BBC 1Xtra) and Charlie Hedges (Kiss FM). They discuss their roles in breakfast radio, side projects, how to get ahead, top tips for breaking into the industry and much more. We’ll also be talking to Heidi Secker from regional breakfast show Heart East Anglia - she discusses her background in radio, how to keep going in the face of rejection and tips on how to approach broadcasters for advice. Join the conversation on Twitter by following @soundwomen or using the hashtag #SWPODCAST. This episode was produced by Shola Aleje Thanks to Sound Women supporters Virgin Radio for letting us use their amazing new studios to record this episode and also to The Angel hotel in Bury St Edmunds for hosting Heidi Secker interview. Edith Bowman (@edibow) A.Dot (@AmplifyDot) Charlie Hedges (@CharlieHedges) Heidi Secker (@heidisecker) Shola Aleje (@beefheartzappa) Nicki Bannerman (@NickiHBC)

This month's edition of the Sound Women podcast is jam-packed full of advice and insight for 'getting your foot in the door’, whether you are a budding presenter or keen to work behind the scenes. Hosted by Radio X’s Jo Good, this episode hears from DJ and radio presenter (The Selector, Capital Radio) Goldierocks and producer (Radio 1, 6 Music) Becky Grisedale-Sherry as the trio talk about their own experiences on getting in the industry. We also get some top tips from presenter, mentor and music manager Marsha Shandur on how to get noticed, make an impression and to become unforgettable. Find out more about Sound Women at www.soundwomen.co.uk and join the 
conversation on Twitter by following @soundwomen or using the hashtag #SWPODCAST. You can also find out more about the amazing Sound Women featured in this episode: Jo Good: http://www.radiox.co.uk/radio/jo-good/ Goldierocks (aka Sam Hall): http://www.goldierocks.co.uk/ Becky Grisedale-Sherry: http://sistersofmirthy.tumblr.com/ Marsha Shandur: www.yesyesmarsha.com Thanks to Sound Women supporters Somethin' Else for letting us record this episode in their studios.

This month's edition of the Sound Women podcast is a celebration of comedy, written and presented by comedian and actress Penelope Solomon. In this episode, Penelope talks about the BBC's upcoming sitcom revival, catches up with the founder of Funny Women, Lynne Parker and discusses the do's and don'ts of comedy with comedian Samantha Baines and journalist Karen Glaser. If you're an Ab Fab fan, you'll love Nicki Bannerman's chat with the legendary Helen Lederer. And be sure to have a tissue at the ready for Penelope's very moving tribute to the late, great Victoria Wood. Find out more about Sound Women at www.soundwomen.co.uk and join the 
conversation on Twitter by following @soundwomen or using the hashtag #SWPODCAST. You can also find out more about Penelope and her guests via their websites: Penelope Solomon: www.penelopesolomon.com/ Lynne Parker: funnywomen.com Samantha Baines: www.samanthabaines.com Karen Glaser: karen-glaser.com Helen Lederer: www.helenlederer.co.uk This podcast was recorded at Somethin' Else, who have been a huge support to Sound Women by letting us use their fantastic studios! Find out more about the wonderful work they do via their website: www.somethinelse.com

Have you landed a job in your dream industry, but find yourself unsure of how to take the next step up in your career? If so, this month’s instalment of the Sound Women podcast is not to be missed. Join Stephanie Hirst as she presents an episode dedicated to climbing the ladder, with interviews from Talk Radio’s Julia Hartley-Brewer, BBC Radio 6’s Lauren Laverne and Kiss FM’s Renee Alleyne. Find out why showing passion for your chosen field is essential when it comes to career progression, and why taking no for an answer should never be an option! Lead Producer: Cassandra Denton Co-Producer and interviewer: Nicki Bannerman Find out more about Sound Women at www.soundwomen.co.uk and join the conversation on Twitter by following @soundwomen or using the hashtag #SWPodcast

A mentor can help you make the most of career opportunities and aid your personal development. Today programme studio director Rachel Wheeley was able to see a clearer path to working in another area of radio with help from Caroline Raphael, then a commissioner at Radio 4. In this podcast they emphasise that it's the mentee who needs to put in the hard work. “It's not an easy option. You do have to work quite hard. It's not all tea and sympathy,” says Caroline. Mentoring is not a quick fix. It's a chance to stand back and reassess your career, in search of the best direction to take. Caroline, who runs independent radio production company Dora Productions and is editorial director of Penguin Random House Audio, describes it as “letting you see a bird's-eye view - how the organisation fits together… that's quite difficult to do unless you have some support”. Media and leadership trainer Natasha Maw, a partner at Quattrain and founding member of Sound Women, explains how to find a mentor to advise on everything from how to reach your goals to building confidence in your abilities. Rachel is also a producer at BBC Radio Comedy and is to launch the science comedy podcast Level Up Human very soon.

Gemma Cairney hosts this month’s episode all about Branded Content. We hear from Lauren Laverne who tells us about how her content site 'The Pool' works with brands. We also hear from Head of Entertainment Talia Lapidus and Head of Current Affairs and Business Tasha Proctor from Audioboom about how brands are using podcasts to build audiences. Shona Ghosh who is the Editor of the recently launched Marketing Mind Podcast shares her thoughts on what makes good and bad branded content.  Lead Producer: Hayley Clarke Co-Producer and interviewer: Nicki Bannerman Guests: Presenter Lauren Laverne               Head of Entertainment: Talia Lapidus               Head of Current Affairs and Business: Tasha Proctor Find out more about Sound Women at www.soundwomen.co.uk http://www.soundwomen.co.uk/ and join the conversation on Twitter by following @soundwomen or using the hashtag #SWPodcast

Curious about what it takes to be a voiceover artist? Join Liz Kershaw for the latest edition of the Sound Women podcast, dedicated to the voice industry. In this episode we hear from actress and comedienne Laura Shavin, international voice coach and author Yvonne Morley, and the voice of Absolute Radio’s Classic Rock Party, Claire Sturgess. Tune in to find out what makes a great demo, the difference between a ‘chocolatey’ tone and a ‘corporate’ one, and for an outstanding Jennifer Saunders impression! Lead Producer: Cassandra Denton Co-Producer and interviewer: Nicki Bannerman Find out more about Sound Women at www.soundwomen.co.uk and join the conversation on Twitter by following @soundwomen and using the hashtag #SWPodcast Thank you to BBC & Dean Chalkley for the photograph, Somethin' Else for the studio and to inRadio for sharing this episode.

Helen Zalztman takes us on a journey through American Audio. We meet Andrea Silenzi - presenter and creator of Why oh Why? and producer on commercial podcast network Panoply - as she navigates exciting opportunities becoming available in the industry. Sarah Geiss from Chicago's Third Coast Festival shares her tips on getting your work heard internationally. Ann Hepermann of The Sarah Awards tells us why 'audio-fiction' is the next audio-frontier. And 99% Invisible's Katie Mingle talks to Helen about what goes into making a show (clue: more wikipedia research than you'd think). Join the conversation @soundwomen #SWpodcast This month's podcast was produced by Ros Fraser and is available to listen to on inRadio.

Kate Thornton is joined in the Sound Women Studio by Caroline Raphael (ex Radio 4 Commissioner, Editorial Director of Audio Penguin Random House) and Fran Plowright (Creative Learning Consultant). They discuss how to get the most out of a being a mentee, how to find a suitable mentor and offer tips on C.V writing. In this episode we also hear from Helen Boaden (Director of BBC Radio) and Sue Ahern (Director of Training, Sound Women and Creative People). Find out more about Sound Women at www.soundwomen.co.uk and join the conversation @soundwomen #SWPodcast

Media news, analysis and occasional pronouncements on the death of linear media since 2006. Host Olly Mann is joined by radio exec and Sound Women founder Maria Williams, and producer and founder of Viral Spiral Damian Collier. It's been a busy week for Chris Evans, with speculation over a new series of TFI Friday overtaken (!) by an offer to host the reboot of Top Gear. With the support of fans and the commentariat, has the BBC got itself onto the front foot? Radio independent company Falling Tree have put over 300 documentaries online for free - The Media Podcast speaks to director Alan Hall about curating the archive and play a few choice treats. Plus, we discuss Apple News, the tech company's foray into news curation - launched with the surprising notion of using actual human beings to editorialise content - and the panel look back at 84-year-old Rupert Murdoch's career as he looks to step down as chief executive from 21st Century Fox at the end of the month.

Welcome to the Sound Women's second ever festival, based around the theme of Future, because the future is now! For those of you who missed the festival (or want to relive its glory) we’ve crammed in as much as possible into this highlights podcast. Hear Kerri Hoffman, founder of the podcast network Radiotopia, discuss how radio is consumed stateside. Clara Amfo catches up with campaigner and comedian Francesca Martinez. Dr Kate Murphy transports us back to 1922 to explore women’s place in the newly founded BBC, and we ask whether the traditional broadcaster is becoming irrelevant. For upcoming events, or to join Sound Women, visit soundwomen.co.uk.

We're in an exciting time for podcasting, so in this episode I speak to two of its foremost practitioners: • Theresa Thorn of One Bad Mother, and one half of the First Couple of Podcasting - she was on the frontline when her husband Jesse Thorn set up one of the first and greatest podcasting networks, Maximum Fun. http://maximumfun.org/shows/one-bad-mother http://twitter.com/TheresaThorn http://maximumfun.org • Roman Mars of 99% Invisible and founder of the Radiotopia network, where they see your institutional sexism and flip the bird at it. http://99pi.org http://twitter.com/RomanMars http://Radiotopia.fm But listeners, I'm sad to say that podcasting is actually preventing me from making this podcast any more. Along with my eight-year gig making Answer Me This, I have just joined Radiotopia with a new podcast, The Allusionist. I'm thus one of the few people in Britain making a full time job of podcasting, but it really is full time (seriously, I've forgotten where my front door is). So this is my last podcast for Sound Women, but the show will be back later this spring under new management; and until then, hear the back catalogue at http://soundcloud.com/soundwomen, on iTunes http://tinyurl.com/SWPitunes, and miscellaneous other podcast directories. Visit http://soundwomen.co.uk to join up, meet like-minded audiophiles in your area, and to buy tickets for the forthcoming Sound Women Festival as soon as they become available. If you're interested in podcasting, join the Podcasters' Support Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/571436979623574/, and here's my potted advice for getting started: http://helenzaltzman.com/podcasting Thanks to Maria Williams, Cheeka Eyers and Penny Bell for their excellent work on this show, to SoundCloud for hosting, and to you for listening! Helen Zaltzman http://helenzaltzman.com http://twitter.com/HelenZaltzman http://theallusionist.org http://answermethispodcast.com

We would LOVE to hear your feedback! please email feedback@shepodcasts.com OR you can go on to our lovely She Podcasts Facebook group and get the conversation going :)  Show 028 Quick-Guide Helen Saltzman is in the house! We dive right into the discussion about women in broadcasting fueled by her cool podcast Sound Women. Helen’s workflow for Sound Women. Serial breaks records! Woah. What does it really take monetarily to run a highly produced top notch podcast. What’s the team behind producing a podcast. What are the ethics of Serial? And the ethics of listeners? What’s the line between entertainment vs information? What are OUR ethical responsibilities to our audience? They look up to us. We have chosen to take the seat of the expert. Helen shares a crazy piece of feedback she got for the Answer Me This Podcast. WE are, whether we want to or not, guiding the narrative of our culture via our podcast. The discoverability problem. Helen and Elsie try to hash it out. Niche podcast directories and how they (should) serve the community. We need to make sure that these directories are able to provide relevant results that are not based on iTunes ratings and reviews. We get the behind the scenes of Radiotopia AND how Helen will be podcasting full time! Radiotopia is cultivating new voices in audio, something no one else is doing right now. Helen reveals exactly how she is now part of the Radiotopia team getting paid to produce her new podcast FULL TIME! Gah! Why Elsie choose to fund the Kickstarter Campaign for Radiotopia - and it’s because of something that Alex Blumberg and Gimlet Media are NOT doing. How has the podcasting scene changed in the past few years and where it’s headed. FEEDBACK REQUEST! Do you feel a responsibility to your listeners? Is there a boundary as to how much? Do you have an idea of solving this ‘possible’ discoverability problem OUTSIDE of iTunes algorithms? Links mentioned by Helen and Elsie! Brother Slams Popular ‘Serial’ Podcast For Sensationalizing His Sister’s Murder The Serial Podcast Helen’s podcast Answer Me This Helen’s podcast Sound Women The She Podcasts Podcast Directory Marketing Podcasts NOTE:: last time we checked the front page DID feature at least 50% women. Convince and Convert article on Marketing Podcasts The Radiotopia Kickstarter Campaign AIR Presents the Business of Podcasting 99% Invisible HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! It would be stellar if you shared She Podcasts with your fellow women podcasters on twitter. Click here to tweet some love! If this episode got you all fired up, head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! Ways to subscribe to She Podcasts! Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FEEDBACK + PROMOTION for Women Podcasters You can ask your questions, comment below, go to the She Podcasts Facebook group and even share your promos for your podcast! Let your voice be heard. Send it all to feedback@shepodcasts.com

What a way to round off the year: a chat with JO WHILEY! She spills the beans on being out-pedanted by her listeners, not being a cool parent, launching bands, and running in a glass box for 26 hours straight (with a little help from Les Mis). We also take a stroll back through the year's Sound Women podcasts, which you can hear in full on SoundCloud http://soundcloud.com/soundwomen, on iTunes http://tinyurl.com/SWPitunes, and miscellaneous other podcast directories. Farewell until January 2015! Helen Zaltzman helenzaltzman.com

In this month's show, THE voice of British radio, Charlotte Green, talks to me about keeping her voice in shape (but not at the expense of cheese), remaining calm in a crisis (even when you’ve had to get up at 3.30am), cracking up (just twice in her whole career!), and the poetry of the Shipping Forecast (rain, moderate or good). Tune in to Charlotte Green's Culture Club, 3pm every Sunday on Classic FM, or download the podcast. http://www.classicfm.com/radio/shows/charlotte-greens-culture-club/ I also speak to BBC Radio 3 editor Edwina Wolstencroft, about the station being too highbrow or lowbrow (but never the right amount of brow), appealing to all ages, and remaining constantly surprising. Here's Edwina: https://twitter.com/loveradio3 Here's Radio 3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3 To find out more about Sound Women - events in your area, training, and membership - visit http://soundwomen.co.uk and/or tweet http://twitter.com/soundwomen. This episode was produced by Penny Bell, Cheeka Eyers, Maria Williams and me. Back in December! Helen Zaltzman helenzaltzman.com Subscribe to the Sound Women podcast on iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/SWPitunes

Annie Nightingale, Jane Garvey and Angie Greaves are among guests at Sound Women's patrons evening on the Thames and Bauer's Graham Bryce tells us about changes to some of their radio station names.

If you're dipping your toe into the turgid waters of a freelance career, Sound Women have the event for you: a free freelancer training day on 21st November, in association with Creative Skillset and the BBC Academy. Keep an eye on http://soundwomen.co.uk to find out how to reserve your place. As a freelancer myself, I've spent ten years alternating between joy and terror. So for this month's podcast, I assembled a crack squadron of freelancers to share their self-propelled wisdom: • Nicky Patrick, current breakfast show presenter at Radio Jackie and previous official Mrs Potato Head http://nickypatrick.com/ • Ellie Davis, producer of the likes of Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq and deliberate avoider of staff jobs http://thisisellie.com • Matt Hill, producer of podcasts for the Guardian, BAFTA, and Broadcast, as well as the power behind the Media Podcast and Spark London audio thrones http://rethinkdaily.co.uk We're all available for hire! You can find me at http://twitter.com/helenzaltzman and http://helenzaltzman.com. This episode was produced by Penny Bell, Cheeka Eyers, Maria Williams and me. Many thanks to Somethin' Else for kindly lending their studios, and to Martin Austwick for the theme tune. To find out more about Sound Women - events in your area, training, and membership - visit http://soundwomen.co.uk and/or tweet http://twitter.com/soundwomen. You can also email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk if you'd like to get involved with this show. Back in November! Helen Zaltzman helenzaltzman.com Subscribe to the Sound Women podcast on iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/SWPitunes

Serious faces, please: this is a news special of the Sound Women podcast. Coming up: • Petrie Hosken weighs up her former job as a war reporter and life on the frontline at LBC; • The team at Sky News Radio show how they get those bulletins onto commercial radio stations across the nation on the hour, every hour; • PM and Broadcasting House editor Jo Carr tells Ruth Barnes about the Martha Kearney test and keeping Radio 4's current affairs broadcasting at the top of its game. Look out for Petrie Hosken's new book, available for pre-order at http://gastronomicalcookbook.com and out in The Shops on October 6th. This episode was produced by Penny Bell, Cheeka Eyers, Maria Williams and me. Thanks to Martin Austwick for the music, and apologies to Channel 4 News for abusing their theme tune. Give in to your urge to subscribe to the Sound Women podcast on iTunes by clicking here: http://tinyurl.com/SWPitunes. To find out more about Sound Women - events in your area, training, and membership - visit http://soundwomen.co.uk and/or tweet http://twitter.com/soundwomen. Join us again in October, when we'll be talking about the freelancer life. I'll try not to spend the whole episode crying into a pile of unpaid bills... Helen Zaltzman http://helenzaltzman.com

Don your sweatbands and side-vent gym shorts, because it’s a sporty special of the Sound Women podcast! On the team, we have: • Georgie Bingham, presenter of TalkSport’s weekend breakfast show and alum of ESPN and Sky Sports; • Jennie Gow and Chessie Bent, who bring Formula 1 to BBC 5 Live; • Presenter and commentator Jacqui Oatley, the voice that launched a thousand (champion)ships; • Plus, of course, Sound Women Podcast regulars Cheeka Eyers and Ruth Barnes. If you want to contribute to the podcast yourself, email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk. You can - and should - subscribe to the Sound Women podcast on iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/SWPitunes. To find out more about Sound Women - events in your area, training, and membership - visit http://soundwomen.co.uk or tweet http://twitter.com/soundwomen. This episode was produced by Cheeka Eyers and Penny Bell; thanks to Soundcloud for hosting. Join us again in September. Helen Zaltzman http://helenzaltzman.com

She was the first woman ever to present on Radio 1; she's still there, 44 years on; and she's now a patron of Sound Women: this month's special guest is the almighty Annie Nightingale! She tells me about getting a job in the boys' club, keeping the Duranies on side, and the period of music that nearly destroyed even her indefatigable enthusiasm. Since it's July and therefore we're knee deep in festival season, this episode contains a crash course in what's involved in bringing the festival experience to the airways. Radio 2 editor Philippa Aylott describes the daunting job of being lead editor for the BBC's radio coverage of Glastonbury, while sound engineer Jo Miflin handles the tech side through balloon attacks and Gwyneth Paltrow encounters. And Cheeka Eyers squelches through the mud to Glastonbury's in-house (in-field?) radio station Worthy FM. To find out more about Sound Women - events in your area, training, and membership - visit soundwomen.co.uk or tweet @soundwomen. Thanks to Martin Austwick for the music, to Penny Bell and Cheeka Eyers for producing this episode, and to you for listening! Back in August with a sports special, so limber up and make sure your gym kit has been through the wash. Helen Zaltzman • CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SOUND WOMEN PODCAST ON iTUNES •

Sue Ahern from Sound Women tells us about their latest training and mentoring initiatives. Plus Radio Today news with Roy Martin and David Lloyd's Radio Moments

In this month's Sound Women podcast, there is a VERY EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT: the new patrons of Sound Women! Not only that, there is also a VERY EXCITING PERSON: the magnificent Fi Glover. A founder member of Sound Women, Radio 4 starlet and all-round smart lady, Fi tells me about: • Working hard and for free (but not, in her case, as a lawyer or recruitment consultant), while you’re still young enough to recover physically, and can still be arsed; • The jammiest job in the world; • Hosting the GLR breakfast show, then moving to the prescient 5 Live; • Fanny Trollope; • Cabecou cheese. You can hear Fi on (and submit your own audio to) The Listening Project as well as Generations Apart; check out her book Travels With My Radio; and follow her on Twitter @fifiglover. To find out more about Sound Women - events in your area, training, and membership - visit soundwomen.co.uk or tweet @soundwomen. Thanks to Martin Austwick for the music, and to you for listening! Back in July. Helen Zaltzman • CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SOUND WOMEN PODCAST ON iTUNES •

PAY ATTENTION, CLASS! This month's Sound Women podcast is all about getting a radio education. There are oodles of tips from the great and good of radio; and to make the case for more formal training, we also hear from: • Cheeka Eyers, producer at Podium.me, which trains under-20s in broadcasting and journalism and releases their audio daily (they've done more than 400 podcasts in less than two years! Blimey…). The organisation is doing terrific work and, on a selfish note, I really wish such a thing had been around when I was a teenager, because back then the only equivalent was making terrible cassette tapes in my bedroom. • Kate Murphy, senior lecturer and course coordinator for the Radio BA at Bournemouth University, which sounds very interesting and fun, although "It’s not three years of mucking around!" Kate also warns against becoming stuck in a job, and discusses the women who worked at the surprisingly liberated BBC of the 1920s. Please share your own radio lessons in the comments or email them to podcast@soundwomen.co.uk; and as next month's episode will be all about different routes into broadcasting, do let me know your story about that too. To find out more about Sound Women - events in your area, training, and becoming a member - visit soundwomen.co.uk or tweet @soundwomen. Thanks to Martin Austwick and Kevin MacLeod for the music, and to you for listening! Back in one month. Helen Zaltzman • CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SOUND WOMEN PODCAST ON iTUNES •

For International Women's Day, Radio 1 ran an all-female line-up for 39 hours. I don't know about you, but I was relieved to note that despite all these women on air, radio sets around the country did not explode in protest, listeners did not howl in agony, the industry did not crumble, and the Earth did not tremble on its axis. Instead, Radio 1 and 1Xtra's raft of talented presenters just went about their usual business of being great at what they do, and happily, three of them chatted to us before going on air. Hence in this special edition of the Sound Women podcast, we have: • Annie Mac on getting all the girls at gigs, starting out in internet radio, and DJing whilst pregnant; • B.Traits on her love of bass, getting a foothold in British radio thanks to snowboarders in Whistler, and practicing as hard as you can but not taking it TOO seriously; • Monki on being launched by Annie Mac, getting nervous, and enjoying work so much it doesn't feel like work. What an incredible bunch! And I defy your icicle heart not to melt hearing these women talking about how they've been inspired by their fellow DJs. The podcast will return on 1st April, and if you want to contribute, get in touch: tweet @soundwomen or email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk. For more about Sound Women and to get involved, visit soundwomen.co.uk. Thanks to Hayley Clarke and Carina Tillson for their work on this episode, to Martin Austwick for the music, and to SoundCloud for hosting. Farewell! Helen Zaltzman • CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SOUND WOMEN PODCAST ON iTUNES •

This month's edition of the Sound Women podcast is an absolute humdinger! In it: • Natalie B, cohost of the Breakfast Show on Heart Four Counties, provides her Survival Guide for doing a breakfast show (spoiler alert! Get a thermos flask, choose your outfits the night before, don't pull sickies, and stay off the booze in the week but GO FOR IT on a Friday night). • Danielle Perry, presenter of Xfm's Evening Show, tells Ruth Barnes about persistence, her dreams of being on a show played in London cabs, and talking to dogs. • Eleanor McDowall from Falling Tree Productions teaches me how she concocts Radio 4's Short Cuts: eavesdropping, embarrassment, not broadcasting anything rude during the school run, and telling stories through toilets. There's also bonus Danielle Perry, discussing music and her own genre 'Topshop indie', for fully paid up Sound Women members in their special Members' Only Clubhouse on the Sound Women website. Want in? Join at soundwomen.co.uk/joinus. Since International Women's Day is almost upon us, there will be an extra episode of the podcast next week, where we pay a visit to Radio 1 and 1Xtra during their special all-female line-ups. If you'd like to contribute to the Sound Women podcast, get in touch: tweet @soundwomen or email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk. Thanks to Martin Austwick and Kevin MacLeod for the music, and to you for listening! Helen Zaltzman • CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SOUND WOMEN PODCAST ON iTUNES •

It's February, the shortest but arguably most interminable month of the year; but at least a few laughs hasten its progress a little. So in this month's edition of the Sound Women podcast, I find out how the radio comedy sausage is made from: 1. Isy Suttie, winner of the 2013 Sony Radio Academy Award for comedy for her Radio 4 show Pearl and Dave. As she gears up for the imminent second series of Isy Suttie's Love Letters, she tells me about song-writing, skiing, stealing, and harvesting material from her own love life as well as those of the inhabitants of her home town of Matlock in Derbyshire. Pearl and Dave is available to buy here, and series 1 of Love Letters here; Isy herself is available on Twitter here. 2. Caroline Raphael, BBC Radio 4 comedy commissioner. She describes how ballet and theatre led her into radio comedy, bathing babies in BBC basins (try saying that phrase ten times in quick succession) and making the radio industry more welcoming to women, particularly once they've had children. Find her on Twitter here. For you paid-up Sound Women members, there's a bumper bit of bonus audio on the members' only enclosure of the website: Ruth Barnes talks to comedy producer Julia McKenzie about offending people, creative boundaries, and learning from Danny Baker. Non-paid-up Sound Women members should rush off to soundwomen.co.uk/joinus to amend that state. If you'd like to contribute to the Sound Women podcast, get in touch: tweet @soundwomen or email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk. Thanks to SoundCloud for hosting, Martin Austwick and Kevin MacLeod for the music, and to you for listening! Please listen again on 1st March, when the next Sound Women podcast will arrive. Helen Zaltzman • CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SOUND WOMEN PODCAST ON iTUNES •

In this month's Sound Women podcast: • Mary Anne Hobbs sits down with her BBC 6 Music Kate Cocker to mull over their working relationship, just as Kate leaves for a new job at Key 103. They discuss dubstep, women's magazines, being saved by John Peel, looking like Nikki Sixx, poached eggs, and why it's alright to admit you don't know what you're doing. Incidentally, if you've never heard Mary Anne talking about her childhood's illicit music-listening and running away with a band, this interview is well worth your reading-time. • Lorna Skingley and Sarah Louie Harrison of Smooth Operations talk about their 50-part Radio 2 series The People's Songs, a social history of post-war Britain via fifty popular songs. The series is still available to listen to on the BBC website, so get stuck in. • Karen Pearson talks to Ruth Barnes about setting up her indie Folded Wing, creating new platforms, getting commissions, nurturing presenters and becoming a Big Deal despite (or thanks to?) not having a plan. On the members' only page of the Sound Women website, there's also a bonus bit of podcast, in which Mary Anne and Kate consider the power of silence in radio. It's not just them sitting in silence. I assure you they do speak. If you'd like to be on the Sound Women podcast, get in touch: tweet @soundwomen or email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk. The next podcast will appear on 1st February 2014, so please do return then! Helen Zaltzman • CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SOUND WOMEN PODCAST ON iTUNES •

In this special GBA Live recorded at the Idea Store Whitechapel as part of the Write Idea Festival Fringe I get better acquainted with Helen Zaltzman. http://www.helenzaltzman.com/ We talk adapting Answer Me This! into a book, badger taxidermy, old gods, Sound Women and books. Helen does a pretty excellent job of counter-interviewing me, getting a surprising amount out of as yet unrevealed Dave related info. In return I talk to her about her oddest editing jobs, how her artist father has influenced what she does, ghost writing and lots more. Helen plugs: Answer Me This!: http://www.answermethispodcast.com/ Sound Women Podcast: http://www.soundwomen.co.uk/podcast/ The Answer Me This! Christmas Album: http://answermethispodcast.com/albums I plug: Tragic Christmas: 12th December @ The Dogstar in Brixton: https://www.facebook.com/events/215735955261699/ We mention: Write Idea Festival: http://writeideafestival.org/ Unfortunatalie: https://twitter.com/unfortunatalie JJ Abrams: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Abrams Stephen King: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King Chvrches: http://chvrch.es/ Fun.: http://www.ournameisfun.com/ Olly Mann: http://ollymann.com/ Martin Zaltz Austwick: http://www.martinzaltzaustwick.com/ Jen Adamthwaite: jadamthwaite.co.uk cardboard box tree funerals: http://www.beatree.com/ Answer Me This book: http://answermethis.wordpress.com/book/ JK Rowling: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling Harry Potter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter Tolkien: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien Upper Norwood Library: http://uppernorwoodlibrary.org/ You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?

In this month's Sound Women podcast: • The Voice of An Angel has grown into the Voice of Feminism in the Music Industry: Charlotte Church spoke to me at the Radio Festival, fresh off the stage after she delivered the BBC 6 Music John Peel Lecture (the whole of which is available for download here). She doesn't mess about in urging young female artists not to play submissive, and if the radio industry thinks it plays no part in modern pop's tide of scantily clad music videos, THINK AGAIN. • Louisa Compton thrives on stress, which is lucky since she's the uber-busy editor of 5 Live's daytime content including Victoria Derbyshire, Shelagh Fogarty and Richard Bacon (as well as, ahem, my own Saturday job, Saturday Edition). • Andrea Day, formerly of INRIX, explains how one of the Four Cornerstones of Radio gets made: traffic reports. When you're swamped with real-time information, which is more important, accuracy or speed? And how do you make traffic jams sound interesting? There's a lot more in those bulletins than meets the ear, you know... There's also a snippet of the Radio Festival session in which TalkSPORT's Liam Fisher and BBC 5 Live's Jonathan Wall are taken to task by Nihal over the representation of gender and race on their stations. To hear more of this and other talks from the festival, check the Radio Academy website where the audio will soon be available. Meanwhile, in the exclusive audio pen that is available only to paid-up Sound Women members, Andrea Day reveals how she shuns her own expert advice, and also nominates Britain's worst road. If you'd like to be on the Sound Women podcast, get in touch: tweet @soundwomen or email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk. The next podcast will land on 1st December 2013, so please do join me again then! Helen Zaltzman • CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SOUND WOMEN PODCAST ON iTUNES •

In this month's podcast, I hear from both sides of one of British radio's finest mixed doubles: Annabel Port and Geoff Lloyd of Absolute Radio. Annabel reveals her Damascene conversion to radio, how she lost her social inhibitions, why doing a breakfast show ruined her personality, how to keep an on-air partnership fresh, and why she has tricky relationships with Topshop and the Harlem Globetrotters. Geoff describes how he discovered Annabel, vents about the Women Aren't Funny brigade, and insists that radio listeners are not unwashed mutants. Also, in the Sound Women members only audio snippet, he contemplates the BBC Desk Of Death. For more about Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show on Absolute, and to subscribe to the podcast, click HERE. And click HERE for information about the annual Next Radio conference, and to see videos of previous years' talks. If you'd like to be on the Sound Women podcast, get in touch: email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk or tweet @soundwomen. Meanwhile, if you see me prowling around the forthcoming Radio Festival with a microphone, please do come up and start spouting podcast-friendly soundbites for November's episode. Helen Zaltzman *** CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SOUND WOMEN PODCAST ON iTUNES ***

In this month's podcast, Jane Garvey delivers abundant wit and wisdom. "There's no such thing as a boring person," she says, and she definitely is not one. She describes how her childhood career ambitions went so askew, she ended up becoming the first ever voice on BBC 5 Live and, now, presenter of Radio 4's Woman's Hour; she ponders the gender politics of the show, how to go from Gordon Brown to gussets, and whether they can ever replace the 15-minute drama with football; and she advises women who want to get on in radio not to be self-deprecating and, most of all, to learn to listen. If you want to hear her sexy late-night show that brought Radio 4 to its knees, click here. And if you're a paid-up Sound Women member, head over to the secret bonus content page for a chunk of extra Garvey, in which she hints at her dream radio show, but denies any ambition to compete on The Great British Bake-Off. Also in the show: Ruth Barnes interviews Rachael Devine, who produces her weekday show on Amazing Radio and her weekend showcase of new music by female artists, The Other Woman. Plus, Lucy Duffield explains how and why you should get involved with your local outpost of the Sound Women network - because it's not all London London London, you know. Visit soundwomen.co.uk/regions to find out more. This podcast needs you! If you fancy contributing something interesting about your own radio world, please get in touch: email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk or tweet @soundwomen. Thanks to SoundCloud for hosting, Martin Austwick for the music, and to you for listening! See you back here on 1st October for the next Sound Women podcast. Helen Zaltzman • • • Click here to subscribe to the Sound Women podcast on iTunes • • •

In the wake of Sound Women and Creative Skillset's Women on Air Report, I gathered together Maria Williams, Sound Women's founder, Emma Barnett, host of Sunday Drive on LBC97.3 and Women's Editor of the Daily Telegraph, and Tony Moorey, content director for Absolute Radio. Together they chew over why only one in five radio presenters is female, why you'll rarely hear a female duo on the airwaves, and why you can't afford to be shy if you want a career in radio. To help redress the balance, Absolute are holding demo open days on 12th and 13th August; click here for more information. Also in this month's podcast: Amazing Radio's Ruth Barnes talks to sports broadcaster Caroline Barker about nearly trashing the BBC radio car, and how Father Christmas compelled her to co-found her production company Jibba Jabba. I hear from BBC 6 Music's Camilla Pia about the scrapping and puzzling that goes on behind the scenes at BBC 6 Music to come up with their diverse playlist. And if you're a paid-up Sound Women member, over at the secret members' only bonus content page you can hear Camilla's recommendations for bands to name-drop. If you want to contribute to the Sound Women podcast, or if you have questions for the Radio Agony Aunt, email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk or tweet @soundwomen. Thanks to SoundCloud for hosting, Martin Austwick for the music, and to you for listening! See you back here on 1st September for the next Sound Women podcast. Helen Zaltzman • • • Click here to subscribe to the Sound Women podcast on iTunes • • •

Mishal Husain is to join the Today programme as presenter. The BBC's head of news programmes, Ceri Thomas and the Observer's Miranda Sawyer, also of Sound Women, discuss the significance and whether we can expect announcements of further changes. Meanwhile, David Penn, MD of research company Conquest, looks at whether the BBC has regained trust that was lost over the Savile revelations.Ofcom's considering complaints that ITV, C4 and the BBC were wrong to broadcast interviews with radical Islamist cleric Anjem Choudary following the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich. Former Ofcom partner for content and standards, Stewart Purvis, looks at whether the broadcasters can justify their decision.Until last month, Chris Blackhurst was editor of The Independent. He now has the role of group content director for that paper as well as the Independent on Sunday, the i and London Evening Standard. What's the future for the papers, with falling circulation and increased cover price for the Independent while the free Standard and 20p i appear to thrive?Presenter: Steve Hewlett Producer: Simon Tillotson Editor: Ruth Gardiner.

In July's Sound Women podcast: • Radio critic, journalist and presenter Miranda Sawyer praises quirkiness and confidence, and wishes drama and documentaries would loosen up a bit; • Amazing Radio's Ruth Barnes speaks to Adele Roberts about how she got from the Big Brother 3 house to BBC 1Xtra, and the importance of speaking off-air as well as on; • Emma Bradshaw reports on the Sound Women mentoring scheme as its first year wraps up; • and this month's radio agony aunt Laura Parfitt of White Pebble Media talks about how to pitch, set up your own indie, and make excellent radio. Over on the secret members’ only bonus content page, Laura divulges the meaning of the white pebble, and remembers a brief encounter with Richard Burton. To hear it, become a paid-up Sound Women member at soundwomen.co.uk/joinus. If you want to contribute to the Sound Women podcast, or if you have questions for the Radio Agony Aunt, email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk or tweet @soundwomen. Thanks to SoundCloud for hosting, Martin Austwick for the music, and to you for listening! See you back here on 1st August for the next Sound Women podcast. Helen Zaltzman • • • Click here to subscribe to the Sound Women podcast on iTunes • • •

This month's Sound Women podcast is a Sound Women festival extravaganza, featuring: • Anita Anand on radio magic; • Dame Stephanie Shirley on how and why she came to be known as 'Steve'; • Angie Greaves on going from Gone With The Wind to the drivetime show on Magic; • Jo Good on the importance of networking and learning from Grimmy; • Fi Glover on why you should always be prepared; • Gloria Abramoff on being fun in the workplace. And if you're a Sound Women member, you can hear a whole load more audio from the festival here. If you're not a member, rectify this right now at soundwomen.co.uk/joinus. If you want to contribute to the Sound Women podcast, or if you have questions for the Radio Agony Aunt, email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk or tweet @soundwomen; and for more information about Sound Women, visit soundwomen.co.uk. Thanks to Lucy Duffield for the interviews, Martin Austwick and Kevin McLeod for the music, and to SoundCloud for hosting the show. The next episode of the Sound Women podcast will be out on July 1st, so you have a month in which to mentally prepare yourself. Helen Zaltzman • • • Click here to subscribe to the Sound Women podcast on iTunes • • •

In this month's Sound Women podcast, hosted by Helen Zaltzman: • Lauren Laverne of BBC 6 Music talks about pseudonyms, combining work and family life, dealing with earworms, and trophies in the toilet; • Radio 1 Newsbeat reporter Sinead Garvan confesses to on-air innuendo to Ruth Barnes; • The Student Radio Association's Emma Bradshaw reports from the Student Radio Conference; • Nicky Birch of Somethin' Else tackles your radio problems; • and Sound Women founder Maria Williams talks about what made her start this whole shebang. To find out more about Sound Women, visit soundwomen.co.uk, and click here to buy tickets to the first Sound Women Festival at the Radio Theatre on 18th May, featuring Anita Anand, Fi Glover and Angie Greaves. Plus, if you're a Sound Women member, you will get an email with a link to a hidden page to hear special bonus podcast content in which Lauren Laverne talks about making wishes at the Clootie Well, and reveals whether a Kenickie reunion is in the offing. And if you're not a Sound Women member, ask yourself why not. Here's an easy fix: join up! If you want to contribute to the Sound Women podcast, or send a question for the Radio Agony Aunt, email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk or tweet @soundwomen. Thanks to Martin Austwick and Kevin McLeod for the music, and to SoundCloud for hosting the show. The next episode of the Sound Women podcast will appear on 1st June, so please join us again then.

Sound Women founder Maria Williams is joined by a panel of guests to discuss how to create strong connections with your listeners. They discuss the value of audience research, share successful examples of work that their audiences have loved and suggest strategies for developing engagement and appreciation. The panel are Mary Dowson of Bradford Community Broadcasting, Robin Crowley of GaydarRadio, Brett Spencer, interactive editor for BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music and stand-up poet Murray Lachlan Young.