Iceland’s First Lady, Eliza Reid

Jann, Caitlin & Sarah reunite without a guest. Jann tells stories of the bear in her yard, Caitlin catches everyone up on her house-hunting challenges, and Sarah talks about her birthday week! Jann also tells her co-hosts about a freak-accident with a knife, and we'll remind you ...  Show more

You know Thordis Elva as Jann's beloved fiance...but she's also an expert on internet safety and digital rights. For this week's recall, we're flashing back to this important conversation about privacy, consent, location services, and so much more. Thordis takes Jann, Caitlin & S ...  Show more

As women’s rights are eroding in the United States, our Women’s Day Off (the Internet) is becoming increasingly necessary. While we plan it, we take one more look at Iceland as a model for how to build a better society for everyone and particularly for women. Luckily we don’t hav ...  Show more

There is an Icelandic word, sprakkar, that means outstanding women - and those women are at the heart of the book Secrets Of The Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women And How They Are Changing The World. Iceland's first lady and author, Eliza Reid, interviewed women from all wa ...  Show more

Ethel Snowden (1881-1951) was a suffragist and social reformer, with a self-made political philosophy that put feminism front and center.Women’s contributions to peacekeeping efforts are often overlooked, but no more. This month on Womanica we're highlighting women who have spear ...  Show more

Rachel Weisz seems to have had constant work in the film industry since the early nineties. She's been in all kind of films: historical, action, science fiction, serious, art-house. Now she's diving into the world of superheroes with the new Marvel film, 'Black Widow'. Anita spea ...  Show more