Next Gen Fem, or Next Generation Female, is a new Irish podcast co-hosted by Leah Barbour, a professional videographer and director and founder of pennyproductions.ie, and myself, Dr Fiona Malone. The podcast is dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements and stories. Leah and I speak to women who have persevered through many ups and downs to pursue their passions and goals, be it in business or sport, the arts or science, education or politics. These interviews are with real life trailblazers, who won’t let anything get in their way!
Guests that have had a cup of tea and a chat with the us include Galwegian artist and entrepreneur, Aisling Kearney Burke of Paintclub, Irish sporting legend and Cork ladies’ football and camogie All Star, Rena Buckley and former Rose of Tralee and current MEP, Maria Walsh. Guests talk about how they came to their respective careers and what has kept them going when times get tough, with lots of giggles along the way. We keep the conversation light and fun while also discussing more serious issues like the treatment of women’s sport in Ireland, with international soccer superstar, Karen Duggan, and Irish rugby powerhouse, Michelle Claffey. The podcast may also be of keen interest to second level students who want to listen to women who have taken the road less travelled in terms of their careers, like Ciara King, author of Ciara’s Diary and co-host of Chris and Ciara on 2fm, Anne Griffin, author of When All is Said and Kayte O Malley, broadcaster and presenter on Flirt FM, iRadio and Spin Southwest. In some episodes, we focus on the stories of Women in Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM). For these episodes, Next Gen Fem is proudly supported by Famelab, the world's leading science communication competition. Famelab is designed to inspire, motivate and develop scientists and engineers to actively engage with the public. Created by the Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK, in Ireland the competition is funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and managed by the British Council in partnership with universities and science research centres across the country. Interviews with Women in STEM include physicist and activist Dr Niamh Kavanagh, science communicator and women’s health expert, Ana Panigassi, and recent zoology graduate and David Attenborough wannabe, Cora Lambert. As a result of Covid 19 restrictions, we have made the best of the situation and recorded many interviews in isolation. As such Next Gen Fem have plenty more episodes in the pipeline for you to hear. Stay tuned for future episodes, including interviews with world Brazillian Jiu Jitszu champion Olga Lyashevska, author of ‘Relentless – The Inside Story of the Cork Ladies Footballers’, Mary White and entrepreneur and founder of sunnynumbers.com, Cleidi Hearn. The podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, Anchor and anywhere else you get your podcasts, so be sure to subscribe to hear us and the wonderful stories of these incredible women. After all, the future is female!
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AuthorFiona is a biomedical engineer, lecturer and science communicator in the west of Ireland Archives
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