Jul 4

Odile Renaud-Basso

The president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, founded after the Cold War, discusses Ukraine’s rebuilding and the institution’s newfound purpose in an age of retrenching from foreign aid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30m 13s

Jun 13

American cyber-defence specialist Jen Easterly on why protecting US infrastructure matters

Jen Easterly led the agency keeping the US safe from cyber attacks for four years. She’s worried about where things have gone over the past few months. Emma Nelson discusses her life of service.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30m 18s

Apr 18

Norma Kamali

After a career spanning almost six decades, US fashion icon Norma Kamali is still reinventing herself. After immersing herself in the London fashion scene in the 1960s and establishing a New York boutique at the end of the decade, Kamali quickly rose to prominence. Her designs co ... Show More

30m 10s

Aug 2022

Kate Moss, model

Kate Moss came to fame in the 1990s, and her distinctive look went on to embody the era of Cool Britannia. She has appeared on the cover of hundreds of magazines and starred in campaigns for many of the top fashion houses. She has made cameos on film and television and inspired a ... Show More

35m 34s

Jun 2024

119 - Penelope Tree

My guest today is one of the original supermodels, she is a style icon of the Swinging Sixties, and David Bailey’s muse. Her autobiographical novel Piece Of My Heart, looks with brutal honesty at the dizzying impact of sudden fame and shares the inside scoop on ‘60’s fashion and ... Show More

28m 32s

Dec 2012

Anya Hindmarch

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the designer and businesswoman, Anya Hindmarch.Given her first handbag by her mother at 16, she knew that her future lay in fashion. At 18 she went to Florence to immerse herself in Italian style, and ended up deep in the world of Florentine l ... Show More

33m 42s

Mar 2025

Olivia Bowen (Part Two)

We’re in Essex with wonderful Olivia Bowen - and Winnie, her absolutely adorable Frenchie! We find out whether Olivia feels like people underestimate her because she went on Love Island. She also opens up about her recent baby loss, and why she has chosen to speak publicly about ... Show More

43m 21s

May 13

Taylor Swift Subpoena, the Beckham Family Drama, Timothée and Kylie, and More | Jam Session

This week, Amanda is joined again by Ringer colleague Yasi Salek to discuss the celebrity news and drama, starting with Taylor Swift continuing to be dragged into Blake Lively’s battle with Justin Baldoni, and her publicist Tree Paine’s response (4:58). Next, the ladies discuss T ... Show More

58m 18s

Dec 2024

Weekend Woman’s Hour: Keira Knightley and Sarah Lancashire, Sutara Gayle, Uterine fibroids, Surviving grief, Josie Lloyd

Powerhouse actors Keira Knightley and Sarah Lancashire are starring alongside Ben Wishaw in new Netflix spy drama Black Doves. It follows the story of a female spy seeking revenge for the murder of her lover – whilst outwardly being married to a high-ranking politician. Keira and ... Show More

54m 38s

Dec 2023

Isabella Rossellini : « Je guette le moment où j’ai le courage de me lancer »

Marion Ruggieri retrouve Isabella Rossellini près du musée du Louvre, à Paris, où elle a vécu quand elle était enfant. Mannequin star à 30 ans, mais aussi actrice, réalisatrice, et aujourd’hui fermière, Isabella Rossellini raconte les mille vies qu’elle a eu entre Rome, Paris et ... Show More

20m 12s

Jun 25

The Best-Paid Woman in NYC

As J.P. Morgan's personal librarian, entrusted with building his collection, Belle da Costa Greene could ‘spend more money in an afternoon than any other young woman of 26’, as the New York Times put it in 1912. In the latest LRB, Francesca Wade reviews a new biography of Greene ... Show More

40m 2s

Feb 2022

The Portrait of a Lady with Marie Bardi

This lady might not be “on fire” but she IS wearing a 19 inch corset! Social media maven Marie Bardi joins the boys to dissect Campion’s tepidly received follow-up to “The Piano” - the emotionally claustrophobic 1996 Henry James adaptation “The Portrait of a Lady”. If “The Piano” ... Show More

2h 13m

Jul 2023

Barbie for President!

July 29th, 1992. The Baltimore Sun runs a feature about a surprise candidate in the upcoming presidential race: Barbie. The 11.5-inch icon of girlhood and glamor is running for office – and flying off the shelves. But how did a plaything become important enough to make national n ... Show More

35m 23s