Very Loose Women

VLW interview Ruby Stevenson to talk about her experience as a life model. What do you do when you're on your period? How does it feel to pose naked in front of a room full of strangers? Were your family naturists? What's that about Leo's mum and a bunch of lavender? Find out the answers to all these questions and more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you have a dream about someone, especially a sex dream, should you tell them? Emma and Leo, with guest and sleep aficionado Harriet, discuss sleep. They relay some listeners' recurring dreams, sharing tips on getting to sleep and discussing dream etiquette.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Activist and filmmaker Richard Roaf makes campaign films. He joins Leonore and Katherine in the ResonanceFM studio to talk about films and campaigns, Fight Club, and growing up in an eco-home.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

VLW go to the theatre in this episode, featuring interviews with co-directors Siobhan Knox and Alex Etchart explaining the aims and work that goes into the incredible multimedia collaborative performance that is the Sex Workers' Opera. Moving, funny, vibrant and challenging, it is on at Pleasance Theatre until the 29th May so make sure you go and see it! https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/sex-workers-opera @SexWorkersOpera  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

VLW are joined by activist and musician Ren Aldridge. We discuss the evolution of her band, Petrol Girls, and her activism around consent and also Calais. Featuring answers to the question: what's the least punk thing you've ever done? For more info check out: @Petrol_Girls http://petrolgirls.tumblr.com/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

South London artist, comics creator and punk fan Rachael House joins Emma and Leo in the studio to chat about her work - includes mentions of piñatas, pets, Peckham and patriarchy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Selena Wisnom, a doctor in Assyriology, joins Leo and Emma in the studio with some detailed knowledge of Ancient Mesopotamia and a load of photographs of dead Armenian sheep. Combining these two things, she practices "extispicy" to predict whether Donald Trump will rise to power.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meera Amin joins Very Loose Women in the studio to speak about founding the UK's first gender blending fashion label, Bull and Dagger.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

VLW are joined by singer songwriter and friend Kyoko - Jinjabrew playing live in the studio, accompanied by Raz on cello. Kyoko talks us through the life of a musician and what inspires her to make music. To hear more from her check out http://jinjabrew.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Very Loose Women present part 3 of their third annual interactive show in the pub. Featuring live audience participation, VLW and friends discuss their worst and weirdest dates.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special edition, Emma, Katherine, and a room full of Very Loose Women listeners help Leo in her quest to find the answer to the question, "what is a date?"  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Very Loose Women present part 1 of their third annual interactive show in the pub. Featuring live audience participation, VLW discuss their gripes, faux pas and Valentine's Days gone by.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Katherine, Leo and Emma share their experiences of how different phone love and hook up apps have changed their social lives.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Very Loose Women joined on tonight's show by film critic and filmmaker, Charlie Lyne. Discussing Charlie's work, including feature length films Beyond Clueless and Fear Itself, Very Loose Women reminisce about their own favourite teen movies.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Presenters Emma, Katherine and Leo discuss their attitudes to bodily functions and ask why poo remains such a taboo, how they feel about gender neutral toilets, and how to navigate physical intimacy in relationships.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anthropologist Dr Landon Kuester joins Katherine, Emma and Leo to discuss his research in the field of prisoner health in the USA; exploring the links between the age of mass incarceration, violence and healthcare. Dr Kuester's research was conducted with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Emma, Katherine and Leonore tell stories of love and heartbreak that have taken place in parks, pubs and monuments around the ResonanceFM studio.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author Kate Evans author of the graphic novel, Red Rosa, about Rosa Luxemburg, joins Emma Grinfeld and Leonore Schick in the studio to talk about activism, her book, and revolutionary socialism.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

VLW are joined by artist/activist Jacob V Joyce (@JacobVJoyce) - poet, singer/songwriter, zine-creator and more. Jacob will be talking through their work, with special attention to how they became politically engaged, how they merge art with activism, their favourite piece of office equipment and their work on the A-Z of White Liberal Proverbs - with music from their queer feminist punk band Screaming Toenail. Trigger / Content warning - the opening song Bigots contains contextually relevant use of some racial slurs.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Erstwhile VLW member Lucy returns to discuss Confidence; are we confident? what makes us feel confident? are dates more stressful than interviews? Bonus feature- embarrassing things we should know but don't: find out which VLW-er still can't do long division... and many more humiliations.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.