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Anonymous Was A Woman with Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards is a conversation on books by, and about, women.
Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod, and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter).
This podcast is brought to you by Future Women and Hachette Australia. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions.
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99 episodes — long track record
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Recent Episodes
S6E7 Samah Sabawi on Cactus Pear For My Beloved
Astrid Edwards interviews Samah Sabawi about her memoir Cactus Pear For My Beloved which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize. Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your…
S6E6 Melanie Cheng on The Burrow
Astrid Edwards interviews Melanie Cheng about her novel The Burrow, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize. Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional…
S6E5 Amy McQuire on Black Witness
Astrid Edwards interviews Amy McQuire about Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize. Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your…
S6E4 Jumaana Abdu on Translations
Astrid Edwards interviews Jumaana Abdu about Translations, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize. Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development Keep…
S6E3 Santilla Chingaipe on Black Convicts: How Slavery Shaped Australia
Astrid Edwards interviews Santilla Chingaipe about Black Convicts: How Slavery Shaped Australia, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize. Become an FW member to join the movement and…
S6E2 Michelle de Kretser on Theory & Practice
Astrid Edwards interviews Michelle de Kretser about Theory & Practice, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize. Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional…
S6E1 We are back | Anonymous Was a Woman's NEW Stella Season
We are back! Jamila Rizvi introduces a special Stella Season of Anonymous Was A Woman. Astrid Edwards, FW book nerd and Chair of Judges for the 2025 Stella Prize, has interviewed the six authors…
S5E16 Aja Barber
Aja Barber has pledged to never take a dollar from fast fashion, and in her 2021 book 'Consumed' she explains why. She is passionate about racial justice and exposing endemic injustices in our…
S5E15 On sustainability
This week Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards are joined by Future Women's Bojana Kos. Chapter 1: Jamila asks whether or not books can help drive our understanding of sustainability, and Astrid takes…
S5E14 Lisa Millar
Lisa Millar is the co-host of ABC TV's News Breakfast, and 'Daring to Fly' is her memoir about conquering fear and finding joy. Lisa returned to the ABC in Australia after finishing a decade-long…
S5E13 Her Story
This week Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards are joined by Future Women's Ella Jackson. Chapter 1: Jamila, Astrid and Ella consider the different ways women choose to tell their own stories, and the…
S5E12 Mark Humphries
Mark Humphries is the resident satirist on ABC-TV's 7.30, and he recently published 'On Politics and Stuff' with Evan Williams. In this interview, Mark considers the role of satire in politics and…
S5E11 Our favourites
This week Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards are bring their favourites to the table, and they are joined by Future Women favourite Madison Howarth. Chapter 1: Everyone brought memoir this week! So to…
S5E10 Annika Smethurst
Annika Smethurst is the state political editor at The Age newspaper in Melbourne.She is a double Walkley Award winner and has two Melbourne Quill Awards for political reporting. In 2019, Annika…
S5E9 On politics
Once again, Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards consider the world through the lens of reading and books. Chapter 1: So, what is politics and why does it matter? And what do books have to do with…
S5E8 Mark Brandi
Mark Brandi is an award-winning writer of literary crime. His stories tend to focus on the darkness in the world as experienced from young or disadvantaged protagonists. 'The Others' is his third -…
S5E7 On darkness
Jamila Rizvi is back! We have missed her, and from this week Jamila is back leading our discussion of all things books. Chapter 1: As they so often do, Jamila and Astrid consider the harder things in…
S5E6 Claire Thomas and Sophie Gonzales - Melbourne Writers Festival
The Melbourne Writers Festival was curtailed in September 2021 because of the pandemic, so Jamila Rizvi and Astrid spoke to two of the authors who would have appeared live on stage. Claire Thomas…
S5E5 On questioning
Helen McCabe once again joins Astrid Edwards on Anonymous Was A Woman. Tis week they agree and love two wonderful debut works of fiction (unlike last week!). Chapter 1: This week our loose theme is…
S5E4 Grace Jennings-Edquist on learning to say no
Grace Jennings-Edquist is a journalist at the ABC, where she writes articles on issues including gender equality and wellbeing. 'The Yes Woman: How to reclaim your power by finally saying no' is her…
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