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VomensBar digitale - (D)Eine offene feministische BühneStatus „abgebrochen“ Schwangerschaftsabbrüche: Herausforderungen und Bedarfe in DeutschlandSchwangerschaftsabbruch ist ein Thema, das politisch von völkischen, rassistischen und misogynen Diskursen instrumentalisiert und kirchlich patriarchal vereinnahmt wird. Die Folgen sind ein restriktives (Un-) Recht, das Personen mit Uterus ihre Selbstbestimmung abspricht und medizinische Prekaritäten, das weder bedarf- noch patient:innenzentriert ist.
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Im Vergleich zu 2021 ist die Anzahl der Ärzt:innen, die Abtreibungen anbieten, seit 2003 um 46 % gesunken. Nur noch 1.100 von ehemals 2.050 Einrichtungen bieten diese Leistung an. Nur 38 % der Krankenhäuser in Deutschland führen Abtreibungen durch, Schwangerschaftsabbruch ist bisher kein fester Bestandteil jedes Medizinstudiums.
Personen, die eine Schwan...2024-07-0552 min
Body Bags with Joseph Scott MorganAn Act of Betrayal: The Cantrells and Their Fight for JusticeIn a quiet Oklahoma town, A.J. Cantrell and his wife Patsy lived lives built on community and kindness, never expecting their paths to intersect with a dangerous man whose actions will disrupt their sense of peace forever. The Cantrells, beloved by their community, meet a violent end, leaving a hole in the heart of their close-knit town. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack delve deep into the tragedy, examining the chilling forensic details, the devastating impact on the community, and the 37-day manhunt that gripped the nation. Morgan leverages his expertise to discuss the mechanics of the lethal 410...2023-09-2131 min
Secrets in the City with Dr KatherineScherri-Lee Biggs’ double life: how to cope when you lose your mojo.You may have seen her on the TV recently - as a new addition to the Celebrity Apprentice Australia line-up, or perhaps you’ve seen her on Channel 9 as their weather presenter!From young model, to gaining international fame after winning Miss Universe Australia in 2011, Scherri-Lee Biggs has what seems to be the insta-perfect life.Today, on the Secrets in the City Podcast, this blonde bombshell joins me to unpack the highlights reel of social media and how things aren’t always what they seem.In this episode, Scherri-Lee shares how things are rare...2023-01-1148 min
New Books in Women's HistoryKatherine Pangonis, "Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule" (Pegasus Books, 2022)For nearly a century after the First Crusade captured Jerusalem, that ancient city became the nucleus of a several kingdoms and principalities established by the crusaders. At the political, social, and cultural heart of their subsequent history were a series of remarkable women who exercised power and influence in a way nearly unknown in western Europe at that time.Katherine Pangonis is the author of the Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule, a remarkable chronicle of lives lived in times of extreme danger and immense complexity.For Further Investigation
Another medieval wom...2022-05-301h 06
New Books in Christian StudiesKatherine Pangonis, "Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule" (Pegasus Books, 2022)For nearly a century after the First Crusade captured Jerusalem, that ancient city became the nucleus of a several kingdoms and principalities established by the crusaders. At the political, social, and cultural heart of their subsequent history were a series of remarkable women who exercised power and influence in a way nearly unknown in western Europe at that time.Katherine Pangonis is the author of the Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule, a remarkable chronicle of lives lived in times of extreme danger and immense complexity.For Further Investigation
Another medieval wom...2022-05-301h 06
New Books in Middle Eastern StudiesKatherine Pangonis, "Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule" (Pegasus Books, 2022)For nearly a century after the First Crusade captured Jerusalem, that ancient city became the nucleus of a several kingdoms and principalities established by the crusaders. At the political, social, and cultural heart of their subsequent history were a series of remarkable women who exercised power and influence in a way nearly unknown in western Europe at that time.Katherine Pangonis is the author of the Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule, a remarkable chronicle of lives lived in times of extreme danger and immense complexity.For Further Investigation
Another medieval wom...2022-05-301h 06
New Books in Medieval HistoryKatherine Pangonis, "Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule" (Pegasus Books, 2022)For nearly a century after the First Crusade captured Jerusalem, that ancient city became the nucleus of a several kingdoms and principalities established by the crusaders. At the political, social, and cultural heart of their subsequent history were a series of remarkable women who exercised power and influence in a way nearly unknown in western Europe at that time.Katherine Pangonis is the author of the Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule, a remarkable chronicle of lives lived in times of extreme danger and immense complexity.For Further Investigation
Another medieval wom...2022-05-301h 06
Historically ThinkingEpisode 245: Queens of JerusalemFor nearly a century after the First Crusade captured Jerusalem, that ancient city became the nucleus of a several kingdoms and principalities established by the crusaders. At the political, social, and cultural heart of their subsequent history were a series of remarkable women who exercised power and influence in a way nearly unknown in western Europe at that time.
Katherine Pangonis is the author of the Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule, a remarkable chronicle of lives lived in times of extreme danger and immense complexity.
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Another medieval woman who tried to rule, briefly me...2022-01-311h 02
Sideways11. Too Big to SucceedWhen a major earthquake hits California, it has to rebuild - but at what cost? A sunny afternoon in October, 1989. In San Francisco's Candlestick Park stadium, a pair of local sporting rivals are about to go head to head - the Oakland Athletics against the San Francisco Giants.But before the first ball is pitched, the game is interrupted - by a major earthquake. A section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge - the major transport connection for the two northern Californian cities - crumbles, killing one person. And across the Bay in West Oakland...2021-07-0728 min
Going West AudioReflections and Recollections of a White NativeIn 1999 historian Michael King updated his earlier book Being Pākehā (1985) with a new publication - Being Pākehā Now: Reflections and Recollections of a White Native. No one had written anything like it. It was a controversial and ground-breaking publication and like most of King’s books, hugely popular. Twenty years on, the conversation started by King is just as relevant today. The session is introduced by Michael King’s friend and colleague the pioneering broadcaster Tainui Stephens. Michael King’s contribution to the study of NZ Aotearoa history is enormous. He was one of New Zealand's l...2020-07-071h 05
No Ordinary YogiEP 1.12: Greville Henwood - “Who am I? And what am I doing here?”.Show Notes Episode 12.Greville Henwood - “Who am I? And what am I doing here?”.I recently had the pleasure of speaking to my friend and fellow yoga teacher Greville Henwood.We open the podcast by talking about how Greville discovered yoga, by way of orange-clad monks when he was a small child and a journey that led in time to the Trocadero in Paris and eventually to the west coast of America.We talk about California and the evolution of yoga in America.He talks about how o...2020-05-141h 15No Ordinary YogiEP 1.11: Julie Martin - “I am preparing people for a job that is in service to others”.Show Notes Episode 11 Today’s episode is an interview I did with senior, international yoga teacher Julie Martin. We recorded the interview on Sunday March 15th, just as Covid-19 was really starting to take a hold. We were in the midst of the Great Toilet Paper Crisis of 2020 here in the UK and I don’t think there were any coronavirus cases in Hawaii where Julie lives at that time. Anyway, the reason I reached out to Julie is because I came across this article she’d had published on Shut Up and Yo...2020-04-301h 18No Ordinary YogiEP1.10: Corrina Gordon-Barnes - On Pregnancy, Loss, Yoga and of course, Pineapples.Show Notes Episode 10 You need to listen to this episode if you teach pregnancy yoga or if you have ever experienced miscarriage or loss of a baby. Corrina has some wonderful insights for you. We talk about how Corrina started her yoga practice and how it developed after her sister became a yoga teacher. Since her sister moved away she has developed a daily practice using online classes and YouTube videos. At the time of recording this podcast Corrina was 30 weeks pregnant with...2020-04-2352 minNo Ordinary YogiEP 1.09: Alexandra Pope - "It’s about community, learning and being stretched".Show Notes Episode 9This week I’m talking to my yoga student Alexandra Pope. She was one of my very first students, quite a long time ago now and we talk about the journey we’ve been on together for the last eight years.Listen to Alex talk about her yoga practice and what keeps her coming back to the mat. She talks about the non-negotiables of her healthy lifestyle and we also speak about the work Alex does and how it relates to yoga.About Alexandra PopeAlex...2020-04-1658 minNo Ordinary YogiEP 1.08: Paula Mitten - “The older I get, the less I’m attached to the physical practice”.Show Notes Episode 8As I say in the introduction, I wanted to put this episode out now as a tribute to the help recently offered to me by internationally renowned yoga teacher Paula Mitten. Paula gave me the knowledge and the confidence to take my yoga studio online during this time of Covid-19. I am truly, truly grateful for what she has empowered me to do over the last few weeks. As this episode was recorded before Covid-19 really took a hold, we don't mention in at all. Not once!Pa...2020-04-091h 03No Ordinary YogiEP 1.07: Where has Kat been?EP1.07 Show NotesWhy hasn't Kat put out an episode of No Ordinary Yogi since March 12th? Listen and find out as Kat talks about taking her yoga studio online, the difficulties of teaching online, and a very brief rant about people teaching free online yoga classes. Honestly, it's so brief you won't even notice it. We "chamble" our way through Kat spending five hours trimming her bush yesterday (it's a quince) and why a little bit of what you fancy does you good.I think I just needed to talk and say hi...2020-04-0621 minNo Ordinary YogiEP 1.06: Helen Rebello - "Yoga taught me to embrace all of me, no matter what".Show notes Episode 6In this episode I'm talking to my good friend and yoga teacher, Helen Rebello. Helen is the Founder of the Magical Life Movement and author of The Magical Unfolding, a marvellous book that offers the reader a step-by-step process to discover who they are and what they want. (Link at the bottom of these notes).Helen is a soul mentor to midlife women who want to do their next decade differently, so that they can fulfil their dreams and honour their potential. She believes that life is too short to sp...2020-03-1257 minNo Ordinary YogiEP 1.05: John & Helen Rees - "The biggest thing is making the commitment to yourself"Show Notes Episode 5In this fifth episode of No Ordinary Yogi podcast, your host Katherine Biggs talks to her friends and former yoga students John & Helen Rees.“The biggest thing is making the commitment to yourself.”John and Helen are in their sixties and were my yoga students for a couple years whilst they were still living in Malvern. I apologise that the sound isn’t great. We were all preparing for Storm Dennis and it was blowing an absolute hooley where they are in Snowdonia.We discuss...2020-03-0550 minNo Ordinary YogiEP 1.04: Jacqui Smith - "I can trust my body now".Show Notes Episode 4In this fourth (already!) episode of No Ordinary Yogi podcast, your host Katherine Biggs talks to her yoga student Jacqui Smith.We talk about what led Jacqui to seek out a yoga practice in the first place and when her yoga practice started to become important to her. We talk about the possibilities of doing yoga in parliament and what political life was like for her. Jacqui tells us how her practice has evolved, what she likes about it and the difference it has made to her life. She also opens up abo...2020-02-2746 minNo Ordinary YogiEP 1.02: Elizabeth Rees - From Party Girl to Yoga TeacherShow Notes Episode 2In the second episode of No Ordinary Yogi podcast, your host Katherine Biggs talks to friend and former yoga student Elizabeth Rees, who is now a yoga teacher herself.Elizabeth opens up about the pressures of university and yoga teacher training and how her yoga practice has helped her overcome anxiety and depression. We also cover sports bra malfunctions, what our favourite poses are, self-care and lots of other stuff in between. Elizabeth also spills a bit of tea about working at Triyoga.About Elizabeth Rees...2020-02-2059 minNo Ordinary YogiEP 1.03: Shakti Sue Friston - "The Real Work is in the Stillness".EP 1.03: Shakti Sue Friston - "The Real Work is in the Stillness".In today’s episode Katherine Biggs is speaking to her wonderful wise friend, Shakti Sue Friston. As you will hear, Shakti has been teaching yoga for over 30 years and we talk about how she found yoga in the first place and its importance in her life. We talk about some of the less explored yogic practices – yes, we did talk about drinking urine! We cover presence and fear of the present moment and the truth about our meditation practices. There are a lot of golde...2020-02-201h 00No Ordinary YogiEP 1.01: Introducing the No Ordinary Yogi podcastShow Notes Episode 1 In this very first episode of the No Ordinary Yogi podcast, your host Katherine Biggs shares why she created this podcast and what she hopes you will gain from listening to it. This first episode is short, but full of love. I hope you enjoy it!Thank you for listening. I hope you feel as excited about this podcast as I do! I love connecting with other people, so if you feel inspired or have any questions, connect with me over on Instagram https://www.i...2020-02-1707 min
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy ConnectionThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #374One last reminder of the deadline to respond to the proposed price increases by the USCIS. Details are here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/24/2020-01189/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-fee-schedule-and-changes-to-certain-other-immigration News You Can Use and Share Both 23andMe and Ancestry have announced layoffs related to the downturn in the DNA testing market. MyHeritage has released millions of new records in late December and throughout January. The Society of Genealogists has alerted us through their newsletter of several new British and Irish collection news updates, including updates at the PRONI website, the ability to share screenshots from the GRO, and an...2020-02-101h 00
Book Lounge by LibbyEp. #174 -- Turn Back Time With Historical FictionAndrea and Christina are back and this time they are talking with Jill about historical fiction! Along with deep diving into their shared love of Tudor history, the women also discuss World War II historical fiction and offer some young adult options as well. Books Mentioned In This Episode: A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller The Forbidden Orchid by Sharon Biggs Waller The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Atonement by Ian MacEwan Something Strange and D...2017-11-161h 06
London Review Bookshop PodcastFirst Love: Gwendoline Riley and Katherine Angel with Joanna BiggsGwendoline Riley was at the bookshop to talk about her new novel, First Love, an exploration of marriage as battleground. Anne Enright described her previous novel, Opposed Positions, as ‘more than up to the job of writing the wasted hinterlands of the human heart’; Stuart Kelly called it ‘a continual joy’. Riley was in conversation with Katherine Angel, author of Unmastered: A Book on Desire, Most Difficult to Tell (Penguin 2012); the discussion was chaired by Joanna Biggs, author of All Day Long (Profile 2015) and editor at the London Review of Books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...2017-03-0746 min