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The Women"s Current

Sylvia Beckerman & Molly Wadzeck

The Women’s Current: Is the Tide Turning? — hosted by Sylvia Beckerman, founder of Life Après, with Molly Wadzeck as co-host. Together they dive into what it really means for women to support one another across generations. From the women who broke barriers to the ones redefining power, ambition, and voice today, each episode explores how the current is shifting — and who’s helping steer the tide. Thoughtful. Candid. Intergenerational. Available wherever you listen to podcasts — including Apple

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10:03

Justice & Childhood Sexual Abuse

The Women"s Current ·

2021/08/10

Summer Break - Let's revisit and in case you missed it Life with My Idiot Family: A True Story of Survival, Courage & Justice over Childhood Sexual Abuse, Kathy Picard's story. 10 years of abuse by her stepfather. The Abuse and Staying Silent The abuse started when Kathy was 7 and lasted for 10 years. The grooming for the abuse took place at around the age of 5. Her abuser and rapist was her step-father, a person who she had been raised to believe was her father. He told her real bad things would

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10:09

Period. End of Sentence.

The Women"s Current ·

2021/08/03

Summer break - Let's revisit in case you missed it ‘A period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education.’ Accepting the 2019 Academy Award for producing the documentary Period. End of Sentence, Melissa Berton, founder of The Pad Project spoke those words. And so it was no leap to turn to New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent and award winning journalist, Anita Diamant. With the foreword by Melissa, PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE. The Next Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice, Anita

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29:27

Maggie Smith: Award-Winning Poet

The Women"s Current ·

2021/07/29

Maggie Smith is the award-winning poet and author of Good Bones. This week saw the release of her latest collection of poems, Goldenrod. Maggie is the author of the national bestseller Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change. In addition, Maggie is the author of The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison, and Lamp of the Body, Maggie’s poems and essays are widely published and anthologized. They've appeared in Best American Poetry, the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Paris Review,

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35:29

Alka Joshi: Award-winning Author ‘The Secret Keeper...

The Women"s Current ·

2021/07/27

New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi has done it again with The Secret Keeper of Jaipur. A sequel to her award winning debut novel The Henna Artist, Alka takes us on a journey with Malik. A street child in her previous novel, Malik is now a grown man living a life among the wealthy. As with The Henna Artist, Alka explores the culture among the classes in India.

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26:55

Kate Biberdorf aka Kate the Chemist, Author ‘It’s...

The Women"s Current ·

2021/07/22

Dr. Kate Biberdorf is the author of It’s Elemental: The Hidden Chemistry in Everything. Best known as Kate the Chemist, Kate is a chemistry professor, author, scientist and ultimate Science Entertainer. A self-proclaimed pyromaniac, Kate’s is on a mission to show young girls that you can be a fashionista, wear makeup and be a brilliant scientist and chemistry nerd all rolled into one.

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28:56

Judith Marks-White: Journalist, Freelance Writer, Author

The Women"s Current ·

2021/07/20

Life has a habit of throwing us curveballs. How we handle them can be the key to how we move forward. I turned to Judith Marks-White, for some wisdom. Judith is an award-winning journalist, freelance writer, and educator. Her award-winning column, ‘In Other Words’ appears monthly in the Westport News. Judith’s articles have appeared in magazines and newspapers throughout the country and she has contributed fiction articles to numerous children’s publications. Judith wrote two novels: Seducing Harry

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24:56

Pam Jenoff: Author ‘The Woman with the Blue Star’

The Women"s Current ·

2021/07/15

Pam is the New York Times bestselling author of The Woman With The Blue Star, The Lost Girls of Paris, The Orphan’s Tale, The Kommandant’s Girl, The Diplomat’s Wife, The Ambassador’s Daughter, The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach, The Winter Guest, The Things We Cherished, Almost Home, and A Hidden Affair. She also authored a short story in the anthology Grand Central: Original Postwar Stories of Love and Reunion.

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33:44

Linda K. Wertheimer: Award-winning Education...

The Women"s Current ·

2021/07/13

Linda K. Wertheimer is an award-winning education journalist, essayist and author. Specifically, she is an educator teaching about religion. Not preaching, but teaching. And Linda makes sure that we understand the difference between preaching and teaching. Public schools are allowed to teach about religion. Teaching about different religions goes side by side with teaching about different cultures. ‘God was not kicked out of the schools. What was kicked out of the school was illegal preaching

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36:51

Karen Gedney, MD: Author 30 Years Behind Bars: Trials...

The Women"s Current ·

2021/07/08

30 Years Behind Bars: Trials of a Prison Doctor is Karen Gedney's story, from her first day at the prison to her last. This next chapter for Karen is advocating for prison reform and mentoring children at risk. Now out of the system, Karen is able to make herself heard about the criminal justice system. It wasn’t until 1976 that prisons had to offer medical care if there was a serious medical need. Not only was Karen one of the first doctors in a prison, but she was also one of the first female

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44:22

Susan Bandes, Attorney, Emotions and the Law

The Women"s Current ·

2021/07/06

From the start of her law education, Susan Bandes discovered that emotions and law are connected. She felt anger about the reasoning behind a decision that had been handed down by the courts. It was a case discussed in one of her first law classes. But Susan stayed silent. ‘I learned very quickly that if I said I was angry, I would be labeled as too emotional to be a good lawyer.’ On top of that, she was a minority of women in her class - ‘Emotion was going to be connected to my gender, women are

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37:29

Anita Diamant & Melissa Berton – ‘Period. End of...

The Women"s Current ·

2021/07/01

‘A period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education.’ Accepting the 2019 Academy Award for producing the documentary Period. End of Sentence, Melissa Berton, founder of The Pad Project spoke those words. And so it was no leap to turn to New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent and award winning journalist, Anita Diamant. With the foreword by Melissa, PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE. The Next Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice, Anita explores menstrual issues and period poverty around

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43:43

Susan Granger: Movie, Drama – Entertainment Critic

The Women"s Current ·

2021/06/29

Susan Granger, a product of Hollywood, born into Hollywood ‘Royalty’. A little name dropping here is more than okay. Let’s consider that her father, S. Sylvan Simon was director/producer at MGM and Columbia. After his sudden death while filming From Here to Eternity, Susan’s mother remarried and her step-father was Armand Deutsch, and MGM producer. Her godfathers were Red Skelton and Milton Berle. Lucille Ball carried her out of the hospital after she was born. Her horse was given to Elizabeth

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39:26

Kathy Picard: Childhood Sexual Abuse

The Women"s Current ·

2021/06/24

Life with My Idiot Family: A True Story of Survival, Courage & Justice over Childhood Sexual Abuse, Kathy Picard's story. 10 years of abuse by her stepfather. The Abuse and Staying Silent The abuse started when Kathy was 7 and lasted for 10 years. The grooming for the abuse took place at around the age of 5. Her abuser and rapist was her step-father, a person who she had been raised to believe was her father. He told her real bad things would happen if she told. At the age of 9 she told her

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42:23

Tzvia Bader: CEO & Co-Founder TrialJectory

The Women"s Current ·

2021/06/22

Tzvia Bader and TrialJectory Tzvia Bader is the CEO and Co-Founder of TrialJectory. She is an experienced entrepreneur with decades of experience in business development, product marketing and strategy. Prior to TrialJectory, Tzvia headed the global business unit at Amdoc building new product strategy. She was the founder and CEO of KIDDOapp, and IOS and Android based family scheduling technology strategy and Vocativ, a start-up aiming to identify fake news in social media using advanced analytics

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39:18

Fern L. Johnson & Marlene G. Fine: Co-Authors ‘Let’s...

The Women"s Current ·

2021/06/17

‘Let’s Talk Race: A Guide for White People' Fern L. Johnson, PhD and Marlene G. Fine are the co-authors of ‘Let’s Talk Race.’ Both are specialists in race relations, ethnicity and gender in discourse. And 30 years ago a gay couple was not allowed to marry. Nor were they allowed to adopt. Wanting a family, Fran and Marlene started independently researching adoption avenues. There were a variety of restrictions that they would not be able to overcome. Both Fern and Marlene thought they knew a lot

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45:09

Kashonia Carnegie, PhD: Conscious Change

The Women"s Current ·

2021/06/15

‘If you’re conscious you’re aware of something. The question is, what are you aware of?’ – Kashonia Carnegie We don’t always think much about what it truly means to be conscious. Does it only mean that we are awake? Or that we actually see what’s around us and understand it? Are we truly conscious? Is there a difference between social consciousness and ethical consciousness? Kashonia Carnegie is a moral philosopher who has researched ethics and conscious change. And what is conscious change

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38:34

Gabrielle Bluestone: Journalist and Author ‘Hype’

The Women"s Current ·

2021/06/10

Author Gabrielle Bluestone - Hype: How Grifters and Con Artists are Taking Over the Internet - and Why We're Following Them Hype explores social media scams, influencers and why we follow and fall for them. While working as a journalist at Vice, Gabrielle Bluestone was the first to uncover the scam behind the infamous Frye Music Festival. Because of her reporting, con man Billy McFarland is behind bars for fraud. But it wasn't before many innocent people had been duped into giving him millions of

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28:04

Jackie Botelho: Founder Above & Beyond Concierge...

The Women"s Current ·

2021/06/08

Bold and gutsy are just two words that describe Jackie Botelho, a woman who is setting a new standard in the hospitality and event experience arenas. Jackie as never been afraid of stepping up and talking to people. She’s never been afraid to reach a goal that others told her was unachievable. Jackie has always wanted to do more. And Jackie has always known that she could do more. ‘The sky’s the limit’ is something that she has always believed in. The result was the building of Above and Beyond VIP

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31:25

Dorothy Wickenden: Author ‘The Agitators’

The Women"s Current ·

2021/06/03

Dorothy Wickenden and The Agitators New York Times bestselling author Dorothy Wickenden's latest book - The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights. The Agitators is the true story of Harriett Tubman, Martha Coffin Wright and Frances A. Seward. One a former slave, one a Quaker mother of 7 and one a politician’s wife. Although three very different women, they came together to fight for abolition and women’s rights in the mid-nineteenth century in Auburn, New York. Much

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34:46

Jean Shafiroff: ‘The First Lady of Philanthropy’

The Women"s Current ·

2021/06/01

Jean Shafiroff 'The First Lady of Philanthropy' Jean Shafiroff has been called ‘The First Lady of Philanthropy’. She has spent a lifetime doing charitable work. And it all started when she was a child, learning from her parents. After her first daughter was born, Jean made the decision to be a stay-at-home mom. As she says, she was lucky to be able to do so. And as a result, she volunteered at the school. This allowed her to spend time with her daughter and help out with school functions and

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