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SHEROES

Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

Inspired by creator and host Carmel Holt’s own 25 year career in radio, and lifetime devoted to music, SHEROES is a podcast that amplifies the voices of women and gender expansive folx in song and conversation. Hear a wide range of guests spanning genres and generations sharing their experiences in the male-dominated field of music, exploring perspectives of new voices and womxn who paved the way. SHEROES podcast is a companion to the weekly syndicated public radio show SHEROES Radio which includes

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61:25

Gabriela Quintero (of Rodrigo y Gabriela)

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2026/10/02

The virtuosic guitarist Gabriela Quintero of the duo Rodrigo y Gabriela returns to SHEROES this week to discuss the brand new album OurHome which was recorded in Tokyo, and sees them returning to their acoustic roots. Gabriela also opens up about her journey to becoming more empowered and confident in the two-plus decades since they first began performing as Rodrigo y Gabriela.

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48:52

Rhiannon Giddens

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2026/09/25

The always-inspiring, astonishingly prolific, multi-Grammy-winning, Pulitzer-Prize-winner Rhiannon Giddens returns to SHEROES to talk about her brand new album,Hope Is The Thing With Feathers - her seventh album. This is our third time welcoming Rhiannon to the show , and it's absolutely mind-boggling what she has accomplished in the last decade, let alone her 20-year career. It sounds like she is ready to slow down for a while, and who can blame her? But before that happens, she has an upcoming

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50:19

Aubory Bugg

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2026/09/18

This week, as many gather in Music City for AmericanaFest, we welcome a brilliant new entry into the Americana space: Nashville-based newcomer Aubory Bugg joins Carmel Holt to discuss their full length debut album, i think i had something once, growing up as a queer and artistic kid in their steel mill town, and how their hardworking parents prepared them for making their dreams of a career in music come true.

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43:42

The Womack Sisters

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2026/09/04

It's taken a long time for The Womack Sisters to realize their vision, but with the help of Daptone Records and their producer, Bosco Mann, their debut album has finally arrived. Listen in as Zeimani, Kucha, and BG Womack discuss their journey with Carmel Holt, and how they stayed firmly committed to their understanding of musical legacy as a responsibility and an honor.*** We are so thankful to Qobuz for their generous support of SHEROES and invite you to listen to The Womack Sisters' new album

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77:18

Lido Pimienta

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2026/08/28

We welcome back Colombian-Canadian artist Lido Pimienta this week to tell us about her newest collection, Caribenya - a companion album to 2025's orchestral masterpiece, La Belleza. An artist and a disruptor to her very core, Lido goes deep on topics of toxic female friendship, the lifelong journey to discovering her own physical beauty despite societal and industry pressures to conform to unattainable standards, and why she still aspires to be like Enya.

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57:33

Laura Veirs

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2026/08/21

Get ready to get inspired. We welcome back Portland, Oregon artist Laura Veirs this week, whose new album is the culmination of four transformative years, during which time she says she discovered who she is as an artist. 27 years since releasing her 1999 debut, Laura took the production reins for the first time on her brand new, fourteenth album, Temple Songs, named for her backyard studio ("the Temple of Bloom"). We learn why this album is exceptionally vulnerable for Laura to share, and the

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57:37

L'Rain

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2026/08/14

Taja Cheek aka L'Rain returns to SHEROES this week to talk with Carmel Holt about her brand new album, fata morgana, what she discovered about her creative process while writing the songs on the road, and grappling with the realities of being a boundary-pushing artist while wanting her art to reach as many people as possible.*** We are so thankful to Qobuz for their generous support of SHEROES and invite you to listen to L'Rain's new album fata morgana in high resolution audio on their platform -

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54:42

Encore episode: Arlo Parks

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2026/08/07

An interview so nice, we had to share it twice! We love Arlo Parks here at SHEROES and with her birthday weekend upon us, and excitement building for her highly anticipated tour which starts in just a few weeks in support of her third album, Ambiguous Desire, it felt like a perfect time to revisit this lovely interview recorded back in May of this year.Check out Arlo's new album and her entire catalog with High Res audio on Qobuz. Not a subscriber yet? We've got you! Here's a link for a free

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55:04

Allison Russell

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2026/07/31

This week our featured guest is Allison Russell, who just released her third solo album, In The Hour of Chaos, earlier this month and returns to SHEROES to tell us all about this next installment of her discography, as well as the myriad projects she has been involved with including her Broadway debut, writing a memoir, and touring with Sarah McLachlan. Listen to the songs featured in this week's episode, and experience Allison's new album with the highest quality streaming on Qobuz. We have a

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62:46

Kelsey Lu

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2026/07/24

The cellist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, Kelsey Lu, returns to SHEROES this week to discuss their first album in seven years, So Help Me God, and reflects on the journey from their live recorded debut EP Church (marking its 10th anniversary this year), to their 2019 critically hailed full length debut Blood, to this newest collection, and the companion short film and visuals. Recorded in front of a live audience at Bang & Olufsen, NYC, on June 18th, 2026, as part of

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54:05

Bedouine

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2026/07/17

The Syrian-American artist Azniv Korkejian, who records and performs as Bedouine, returns to SHEROES this week to talk with Carmel about her fourth album, Neon Summer Skin , why sharing our origin stories is so important, and what was revealed through sharing hers in this new collection of songs. _________________________________________ Support for SHEROES comes from Qobuz . Start your free 30-day trial using this link: qob.uz/sheroes

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68:03

Francisca Valenzuela

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2026/07/03

Chilean-American, 4x Latin Grammy nominee Francisca Valenzuela joins Carmel Holt this week to discuss her upcoming seventh album MALDITA, the story behind her feminist Latin music festival and platform, Ruidosa Fest, which she founded in 2016 . As Ruidosa Fest celebrates its 10th anniversary the U.S. iteration returns to Lincoln Center in New York City for the third year in a row on July 12th.

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78:47

aja monet

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2026/06/19

The day between her Carnegie Hall debut, and releasing her critically hailed second album, the color of rain, the poet, lyricist, and activist, aja monet sat down with Carmel Holt to discuss her journey from growing up in New York, becoming a Slam Poet Champion as a teenager, to becoming an award-winning published poet, and Grammy-nominated recording artist.

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51:49

Yaya Bey

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2026/06/12

On the heels of releasing her seventh full length album, Fidelity, the prolific Queens-born songwriter, singer, poet, artist, producer, curator, educator, and activist Yaya Bey joins Carmel Holt this week for a not-to-miss conversation that takes an honest look at the trickle down effect that white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism has on every aspect of the music industry, media, and touring. And ultimately Yaya reminds us that just because these issues are important to talk about, they do not

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68:55

Linda Perry

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2026/06/05

This week we welcome five-time Grammy nominated, Golden Globe nominated, Songwriters Hall of Famer, producer, and musician, Linda Perry to SHEROES. Linda's storied three decade career launched in 1992 with her band 4 Non Blondes, followed by two solo albums, and two-plus decades of writing and producing some of the biggest names in music including Dolly Parton, Gwen Stefani, P!nk, Adele, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, and many more. A new documentary film by Don Hardy called Let It Die Here was

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66:21

Tori Amos (encore episode)

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2026/05/29

The iconic Tori Amos is back with her 18th studio album, and an upcoming tour. In honor of her return, this week we dip into the SHEROES archives and reboot this amazing 2022 episode from our Webby-nominated sister series SHEROES: Mixtape Memoir. Tori traces her musical journey from childhood to Little Earthquakes, the women who inspired her, and the songs that soundtracked those chapters.

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53:36

Arlo Parks

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2026/05/15

Twice Grammy-nominated, Mercury Prize and BRIT Award-winning artist, Arlo Parks returns to SHEROES this week to discuss her recently released third album, Ambiguous Desire, which was born of time spent diving into the club scene and learning to DJ, creating space to get out of her head and connect with her body, and the rich histories of club spaces that became sanctuaries for so many.

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37:59

Abbey Carbonneau of Book More Women

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2026/05/08

This week we welcome back Abbey Carbonneau, the founder, creator, and now executive director of Book More Women - who you may know as the Instagram account and site that uses festival posters as a powerful visual aid to show the lack of gender diversity at music festivals, as well as the researched data to go with it. Abbey has been doing this work for eight years now as a passion project, and in the last year evolved the concept into a proper org, now with a board of directors, and on its way to

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78:30

Judy Collins

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2026/05/01

Today (May 1st), Judy Collins is 87 years old, and after over six decades on the road, and 55 albums, she has just embarked on her final tour. We celebrate this legendary singer, songwriter, and author, with a career-spanning conversation set to her own handpicked soundtrack. (original air date 2022)

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66:15

Encore episode: Flock of Dimes

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2026/04/16

We celebrate a milestone birthday for one of our SHEROES, Jenn Wasner aka Flock of Dimes, by sharing an encore episode of her recent interview about her beautiful new album The Life You Save, and invite one of her dearest friends, Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso, to join the party with a birthday message and song pick.

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