The Women's Current
Sylvia Beckerman & Molly Wadzeck
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S2E17 Strength. Performance. Self-Belief.
What happens when your identity becomes performance? Retired U.S. Navy Captain Jenn Donahue joins The Women's Current for a conversation about fear, self-doubt, leadership, and redefining strength.…
S2E16 What Are We Leaving Behind?
Climate isn’t only about science or politics. It’s also about motherhood, responsibility, fear, hope, and the generations that will inherit what we leave behind. Harriet Shugarman joins The Women’s…
S2E15 GOOD GIRLS DON’T
We didn’t question it. We absorbed it. The quiet rules that shaped how women think about food, sex, and desire—long before we had language for them.
S2E14 Not Taught. Still Expected.
We weren’t taught. Not in school. Not in doctors’ offices. Not even by the people we trusted most. And yet—we were expected to know.
S2E13 Irin Carmon: Power. Control. Consequence.
Health inequality isn’t abstract. It shows up in real lives—every day. This week on The Women’s Current, we’re joined by journalist and author Irin Carmon, whose latest book Unbearable: Five Women…
S2E12 Linda Villarosa: Women’s Health. Inequality. Truth.
What happens when women are seen — but still not heard? Linda Villarosa exposes how systemic bias shapes women’s health — and why telling the truth is the first step toward change.
S2E11 Erin Gallagher: Hype Women & Visibility
Erin Gallagher: Hype Women & Visibility Visibility. Voice. Power. In this episode of The Women’s Current, we’re joined by Erin Gallagher — founder of the Hype Women movement and author of Hype…
S1E10 Paula Stone Williams: Transformation, Empathy & Truth
Transformation isn’t a moment. It’s a practice. In this season-ending episode of The Women’s Current, Paula Stone Williams joins us for a conversation about empathy, truth, and the courage it takes…
S1E9 Education as Dignity
Education doesn’t just open doors — it restores dignity. In Episode 9 of The Women’s Current, Sylvia Beckerman speaks with Lindsay Wyman of Mercy Learning Center about adult education, second acts,…
S1E8 Raising Girls to Lead
Raising girls to lead starts early. In this episode, Ms. President US leaders Amanda Cordano and Sofia Sahai discuss confidence, ambition, and why leadership training can’t wait.
S1E7 Laura Kaplan: Courage, Collective Action & Women Saving Women
Laura Kaplan — member of The Janes and author of The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service — joins Sylvia Beckerman and co-host Molly Wadzeck for a powerful conversation…
S1E6 The Pad Project: Activism, Global Sisterhood & Girls Helping Girls
The Pad Project’s founder Melissa Berton and Gen Z advocate Jana Gandhi join Sylvia and Molly to explore how period equity became a global movement. They discuss girls helping girls, dismantling…
S1E5 Alka Joshi -Women, Reinvention & Resilience
Bestselling author Alka Joshi joins Sylvia and Molly to talk reinvention, resilience, and the women whose stories shape our own.
S1E4 Illana Raia: Mentorship for the Next Generation
Sylvia and Molly sit down with Illana Raia of Être Girls to explore how mentorship, access, and visibility can shape girls’ confidence and ambition across generations.
S1E3 Jona Frank — Redefining the Female Gaze
Photographer and filmmaker Jona Frank joins Sylvia Beckerman to explore how her work — from Cherry Hill to her cinematic portraits — challenges how women are seen and how we see ourselves. Together…
S1E2 Paulina Bren — The Women Behind the Walls
Historian Paulina Bren joins The Women’s Current to revisit the iconic Barbizon Hotel — where generations of women found independence, ambition, and themselves. Hosts Sylvia Beckerman and Molly…
S1E1 Letty Cottin Pogrebin – Still Feminist, Still Fearless
Join Sylvia Beckerman and Molly Wadzeck for a powerful conversation with Letty Cottin Pogrebin—writer, activist, and founding editor of Ms. Magazine. From the early days of second-wave feminism to…
S19E194 2025 Bring It On
This year has been a whirlwind, hasn't it? For Sylvia & Me, October marked a huge milestone – our 5th anniversary! Five years of conversations, stories, and connections. Five years of incredible…
S19E193 Life Après Retirement with Mary Barneby
When I decided to retire, I said now I'm going to do the little things that have been tucked away. Just in time to celebrate the holidays…Mary Barneby is back! Forget rocking chairs and bingo! Mary…
S19E192 Reimagining Spinsterhood with Lucy Maggeson
Join me with fellow podcast host Lucy Meggeson, the host of Spinsterhood Reimagined. Lucy debunks myths about relationship bliss and celebrates the freedom and fulfillment of being single and…
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