Give More Women Microphones

I love podcasts, I listen to them every day. On news, business, interviews, pop culture, history, multipart stories & deep dives, national + international, and more. There are millions of podcasts, so it’s great to discover what you connect to and what you take along with you on your walks. However…there is also a downside to the easy accessibility to podcasting, and that is the wave of toxic, sexist, misinformation-pushing podcast bros that simply must end. We have had enough of the patriarchy dragging out culture down, it’s time for the matriarchy to rise, so more women’s voices, stories, and perspectives are much needed (something I too am trying to do with The Age Box Podcast and Age Box Ventures, coming soon. You can also check out my past Travel Oracles podcast) - pass the mic to women!

Thankfully, there has been a uptick in women podcasters and podcast production companies (Lemonada, Unwell, etc), as it can be a safer space that operating under troll attacks on platforms like youtube, twitch, or instagram (which has become worse in the comments). Here is a roundup of just some of the many podcasts hosted by women, and have recently been joined by some high profile new additions:

Some Favorite Podcasts Hosted by Women: Bold Voices Leading the Conversation

  • On with Kara Swisher (she co-hosts Pivot too)

  • Next Question with Katie Couric

  • Table Manners with Jessie & Lennie Ware

  • I’ve Had It with Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan

  • Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

  • Radio Cherry Bombe with Kerry Diamond

  • Hysteria with Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco

  • Call Her Daddy with Alex Cooper

  • The Comment Section with Drew Afualo

  • BroskiReport with Brittany Broski

  • Unqualified with Anna Faris

  • Baby, This is Keke Palmer

  • Giggly Squad with Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo

  • Handsome with comedians Tig Notaro, Mae Martin, Fortune Feimster

  • History Chicks with Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider

  • Dressed: The History of Fashion

  • CNT’s Women Who Travel with Lale Arikoglu

  • You Must Remember This with Karina Longworth

  • You’re Wrong About with Sarah Marshall

  • How to Fail with Elizabeth Day

  • Maintenance Phase with Aubrey Gordon (Co-hosted)

  • On Being Krista Tippett

  • The Mel Robbins Podcast

  • Unlocking Us with Brene Brown

  • We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, Amanda Doyle

New

  • Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce

  • Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky

  • IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson

  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler

RIP

  • 2 Dope Queens (RIP, they retired it, but find old episodes)

  • Call Your Girlfriend (RIP, they retired it, but find old episodes)

  • The High Low (RIP, they retired it, but find old episodes)

Do you have any other favorites you want to share? Please do, we need to support them. And ladies, if you have an idea, stories, and a voice…PLEASE share it. We need you. Now please enjoy a few video podcast clips of new series by Amy Poehler with guest Tina Fey, and Kylie Kelce with Michelle Obama.

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