Podcasts by The Happy Vagina
The Happy Vagina with host Mika Simmons is a podcast dedicated to celebrating those who have made a difference in women’s health, equality and relationships. Each week we chat to an inspiring human being as they explore the experiences that completely changed their outlook - promising not only to educate but also entertain and enlighten. Season 5 launched in August 2022 with the phenomenal Kate Walsh, Jennifer Grey, Caterina Scorsone, Salma El-Wardany, Judy Joo, Nell Hudson, Amanda Abbington and the Scummy Mummies headlining.
Previous guests on episode 1, 2, 3 and 4 include Gwyneth Paltrow, Lena Headey, Myleene Klass, Nicola Adams OBE, Dr Zoe Williams, Dita Von Teese, Erin O'Conner MBE, Andrea McLean, June Sarpong OBE, Sex Education’s Aimee Lou Wood, Tanya Reynolds, Alix Fox and George Robinson, FGM campaigner Hibo Wardere, poet Nikita Gill, Laura Whitmore, Chloe Delevingne, Kenny Ethan Jones, Charlie Condou, Sex With Emily, Nimco Ali OBE, Nicholas Pinnock, Jesscia Megan, Leslie Zemeckis, Erika Lust and Ruby Rare each sharing a huge variety of uplifting, fun, heartfelt and personal experiences.
The Happy Vagina podcast is hosted by Mika Simmons
In association with women's business network AllBright
Produced by Pineapple Audio Production
Video content created by Lucy Alexander at Yvonne Creative
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YOU ARE NOT A SMALL MAN with Dr Sara Kayat and Anna Lahey from 2023-08-10T11:17:31
Did you know that It is estimated only 1% of healthcare research and innovation is invested in female specific conditions, globally. Imgestible brand @vida_glow are changing that with a new rang...
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LAURA WHITMORE: Health is wealth from 2023-08-03T08:35:06
BE YOURSELF, EVERYONE ELSE IS TAKEN. For the first time ever we have a repeat guest back on THV. When Anna Lahey founder to Vida Glow asked me to do a deep dive into women’s health there was onl...
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KNOW YOUR PUBIC with Dr Stephanie Kuku & Dr Frauke Neuser from 2023-03-28T23:48:49
As Ovarian cancer awareness month draws to a close it’s important to remind ourselves to be mindful of our bodies. Mika isn joined by dr Stephanie Kuku and Dr Frauke Neuser to talk about pubic g...
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Amber Mallery: How to Get Kinky from 2023-03-22T18:17:47
This week Mika is joined by Sexuality Educator and TedX Speaker, Amber Mallery (MPH, AASECT, CSE) who shares her top tips on how to spice up partnered sex. From how to initiate the...
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Emma Forrest: Busy Being Me from 2023-03-15T22:21:56
Filmmaker and writer Emma Forrest joins Mika to talk about finally becoming her own woman, free from the traumas of her past. We explore Emma’s experience from heart break to s...
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Gabrielle Blair: Ejaculate Responsibly from 2023-03-08T12:59:57
This International Womens Day we are putting the emphasis on men. Mika is joined by Gabrielle Blair, author of the book, Listen
Adina Porter: You Are Powerful Beyond Measure from 2023-03-01T06:00:17
This week we are joined by Adina Porter, Emmy Nominated, award wining actress, Mum and voting rights campaigner. Adina shares her most initiate feelings about the importance of ...
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ER Fightmaster: Free To Be Me from 2023-02-22T04:33:21
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. This week, Greys Anatomy's actor, writer and musician ER Fightmaster Listen
JENNIFER GREY: Out Of The Corner from 2022-10-05T08:16:53
In the Season 5 finalé of The Happy Vagina podcast we are joined by the actress and New York Times best selling author, Jennifer Grey who shares her deepest feeli...
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LIVE EPISODE: The Real Yummy Mummies with The Scummy Mummies and Amanda Abbington from 2022-09-27T18:16:47
In this episode we are joined by the phenomenal Ellie and Helen from the Scummy Mummies and star of stage and screen Amanda Abbington live at London Podcast Festival. The whole episode is a...
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NELL HUDSON: You Don't Own Me from 2022-09-20T19:46:14
We are almost at the end of Season 5, and this week I am absolutely honoured to be chatting to the brilliant Nell Hudson. Join us as we do a deep dive into objectification ...
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EXPERT EPISODE: Fertility, IVF and egg freezing from 2022-09-18T09:51:52
✨TRIGGER WARNING ✨ FERTILITY. In this bonus episode of THV podcast I sat down with Dr Geeta Nargund and @abcivf patient Mel Rutherford to discuss her journey of egg freezing. A process that Dr Geet...
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JUDY JOO: Endometriosis and Me from 2022-09-13T20:24:21
This week we are joined by inspirational chef Judy Joo who shares about how her divorce became her greatest teacher, pivoting her to follow her dreams, her endometriosis diagnosis and subsequent eg...
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SALMA EL WARDANY: Feminism, Faith and Pleasure from 2022-09-06T19:17:57
This week on The Happy Vagina podcast Mika is joined by the absolutely divine Salma El Wardany who shares her forward thinking ideas on the faith, what the ...
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CATERINA SCORSONE: Finding Beauty Everywhere from 2022-08-30T17:03:47
This week, we are joined by Caterina Scorsone - Mom, qualified doula and star of Shondaland's Grey's Anatomy, for an extraordinarily powerful episode that is an absolute must listen. Cateri...
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PATRICIA ALLISON: Freedom Starts With You from 2022-08-23T18:10:18
Season 5, Episode 2 and we are joined by British-born, Kenyan actress Patricia Allison who played Ola in Netflix's Sex Education. Tricia shares the top tips ...
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KATE WALSH: To Thine Own Self Be True from 2022-08-16T21:08:08
Kick starting Season Five with trail blazing, truth seeking, actress Kate Walsh with a deep dive into how to live your very bravest life and find deep acceptance - from fertilit...
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Chinenye Ezeudu: Desire, A Reclamation from 2021-12-14T18:25:07
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Lumity: Ageing is a Privilege from 2021-12-08T08:10:21
EDITORIAL EPISODE: This week on The Happy Vagina podcast we are joined by health and nutrition coach Karen Cummings-Palmer and entrepreneur, and chair of Lumity Life, Janice Gammell wh...
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Nicola Adams: How to be Invincible from 2021-12-01T08:33:06
This week on The Happy Vagina podcast we are joined by phenomenal LGBTQ+ activist, pioneering female athlete, Olympian and Great Britain’s most successful boxer - the Lioness herself - Nicola Ad...
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Myleene Klass: Reshaping Miscarriage from 2021-11-24T08:11:12
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Dr Zoe Williams: Love and Vaginas from 2021-11-17T17:16:39
Finally an expert on The Happy Vagina podcast! You know we love an opinion, but when Dr Zoe Williams joins us this week we got some bonfide, exceptional insights into&nb...
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Chloe Macintosh: Intimacy Unbound from 2021-11-10T08:44:29
This week on The Happy Vagina Podcast we have phenomenal woman and founder Chloe Macintosh who joins us to talk about her journey from starting Made.com, where she revolutionised the way people ...
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Lena Headey: Women, Sex and Film from 2021-11-03T07:54:58
This week on The Happy Vagina Podcast we are joined by the super talented, politically charged st...
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Gwyneth Paltrow: The G Spot from 2021-10-26T18:35:21
The Happy Vagina podcast is a back for Season 4 with the ultimate sexual wellness Goddess Gwyneth Paltrow who joins us to share he...
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POPPY JAY & RUBINA PABANI: THE HAPPY VULVA from 2021-06-11T09:33:48
BONUS episode of The Happy Vagina with the amazing Poppy Jay and Rubina Pabani, hosts of the Brown Girls Do It Too podcast. Poppy and Rubina open up about navigating their relationships with the...
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PAXTON SMITH: ABORTION IS A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE from 2021-06-07T06:39:56
We've added in an extra bonus episode of The Happy Vagina this week with Paxton Smith, the 18 year old brave valedictorian graduate who used her speech to protest the new Texas anti abortion law...
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ERIN O'CONNOR: THE ORIGINAL OTHER from 2021-05-19T10:17:42
Season 3 finalé and we are joined by British supermodel Erin O'Connor MBE.
Erin asks "Why do we hold such a limited remit of what beauty really means?" and shares her experiences of gr...
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ALEX LIGHT: YOUR BODY, YOUR RULES from 2021-05-14T11:19:45
This week on The Happy Vagina podcast we're joined by Alex Light for a deep dive into body confidence. Not only being confident in your body, but being confident, and free, to explore your own d...
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DITA VON TEESE: FREEDOM IN FEMINISM from 2021-05-12T09:00:18
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SEX WITH EMILY: YOUR LIBIDO AND YOU from 2021-05-05T18:01:44
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CONSENT IS A CONVERSATION from 2021-04-28T22:28:01
This week on The Happy Vagina Podcast we are joined by Sex Educator and Body Positive campaigner Ruby Rare who shares her personal insights into finding and loving your tru...
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RUBY RARE: CONSENT IS A CONVERSATION from 2021-04-28T20:28:01
This week on The Happy Vagina Podcast we are joined by Sex Educator and Body Positive cam...
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I DON'T HEAR "NO" from 2021-04-21T12:30:12
This week we are joined by Burlesque expert @lesliezemeckis who educates us on how the women at the beginning of the 20th century found freedom and preempted feminism in Burlesque. The women of Ame...
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LESLIE ZEMECKIS: I DON'T HEAR "NO" from 2021-04-21T10:30:12
This week we are joined by Burlesque expert @lesliezemeckis who educates us on how the wom...
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THE FEMALE GAZE from 2021-04-14T20:02:42
This week on The Happy Vagina podcast we are joined by Erika Lust the Swedish born, Barcelona based erotic film director, screenwriter and producer who has dedicated her life to reframing pornograp...
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ERIKA LUST: THE FEMALE GAZE from 2021-04-14T18:02:42
This week on The Happy Vagina podcast we are joined by Erika Lust the Swedish born, Barcelona based erotic film director, screenwriter and producer who has dedicated her life to reframing pornog...
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CAMPAIGNING NOT COMPLAINING from 2021-03-31T19:24:50
This week on The Happy Vagina podcast we are joined by award winning political activist and undefeated 'fanny defender' Nimco Ali OBE. A survivor of FGM here she teaches us all about how to be a ca...
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NIMCO ALI OBE: CAMPAIGNING NOT COMPLAINING from 2021-03-31T17:24:50
This week on The Happy Vagina podcast we are joined by award winning political activist and undefeated 'fanny defender' Nimco Ali OBE. A survivor of FGM here she teaches us all about how to be a...
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BREAKING FREE from 2021-03-25T10:44:05
This week on The Happy Vagina podcast campaigner, star of Channel 4's Bring Back the Bush and Cosmopolitan's Health and Well-being Influencer of the year 2019, nominee Jessica Megan shares her top ...
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JESS MEGAN: BREAKING FREE from 2021-03-25T09:44:05
This week on The Happy Vagina podcast campaigner, star of Channel 4's Bring Back the Bush and Cosmopolitan's Health and Well-being Influencer of the year 2019, nominee Listen
IT TAKES A VULVA, TO KNOW A VULVA from 2020-10-10T01:01
A very special, bonus epode of The Happy Vagina, for World Period day. Host Mika Simmons is joined by Swedish entrepreneurs Dr. Hedieh and Hasti Asadi founders for DeoDoc. Not o...
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DR HEDIEH & HASTI ASADI: IT TAKES A VULVA, TO KNOW A VULVA from 2020-10-09T23:01
A very special, bonus epode of The Happy Vagina, for World Period day. Host Mika Simmons is joined by Swedish entrepreneurs Dr. Hedieh and Hasti Asadi founders for DeoDoc. Not o...
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LOVE FOR LIFE from 2020-09-18T01:01:21
Season 2 finalé with the brilliant Nicholas Pinnock, leading British actor who joins Mika on The Happy Vagina all the way from New York where he is currently filming Season 2 of ABC’s groundbreakin...
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NICHOLAS PINNOCK: LOVE FOR LIFE from 2020-09-17T23:01:21
Season 2 finalé with the brilliant Nicholas Pinnock, leading British actor who joins Mika on The Happy Vagina all the way from New York where he is currently filming Season 2 of ABC’s groundbrea...
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THE FUTURE OF SEX from 2020-09-16T01:01
Kate Devlin, social archeologist, writer and leading expert in the field of artificial intelligence in the sex and intimacy space joins Mika on The Happy Vagina this week to discuss our relationshi...
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KATE DEVLIN: THE FUTURE OF SEX from 2020-09-15T23:01
Kate Devlin, social archeologist, writer and leading expert in the field of artificial intelligence in the sex and intimacy space joins Mika on The Happy Vagina this week to discuss our relation...
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THE PARENTING MYTH from 2020-09-09T06:38:23
Charlie Condou, British actor, columnist and LGBT rights activist and advocate for same sex parenting, joins Mika on this weeks episode of The Happy Vagina to talk about LGBT rights, the myth of he...
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CHARLIE CONDOU: THE PARENTING MYTH from 2020-09-09T04:38:23
Charlie Condou, British actor, columnist and LGBT rights activist and advocate for same sex parenting, joins Mika on this weeks episode of The Happy Vagina to talk about LGBT rights, the myth of he...
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A SELF PLEASURE TREASURE CHEST with Sex Educator Alix Fox from 2020-09-02T01:01
This week Alix Fox joins The Happy Vagina to educate co-hosts Mika Simmons & Chloe Delevingne on all things Vibrator! Which are the best, how to use them, and why self pleasure is so important for ...
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ALIX FOX: A SELF PLEASURE TREASURE CHEST from 2020-09-01T23:01
This week Alix Fox joins The Happy Vagina to educate co-hosts Mika Simmons & Chloe Delevingne on all things Vibrator! Which are the best, how to use them, and why self pleasure is so importa...
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A LIFE OF ONE'S OWN from 2020-08-25T23:01
Half way through Season 2 and we are honoured to be joined by the phenomenal Emilie Pine - award winning author of Notes to Self and writer in residence at Ireland's National Maternity Hospital. Jo...
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EMILIE PINE: A LIFE OF ONE'S OWN from 2020-08-25T23:01
Half way through Season 2 and we are honoured to be joined by the phenomenal Emilie Pine - award winning author of Notes to Self and writer in residence at Ireland's National Maternity Hospital....
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THE RE-EDUCATION OF GEORGE ROBINSON from 2020-08-18T22:55:06
Newest star of Netflix's Sex Education, George Robinson, joins Mika this week to share how his time in hospital and joining the cast of Sex Education has transformed his relationship with himself a...
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GEORGE ROBINSON: A RE-EDUCATION from 2020-08-18T22:55:06
Newest star of Netflix's Sex Education, George Robinson, joins Mika this week to share how his time in hospital and joining the cast of Sex Education has transformed his relationship with himsel...
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FAT IS A FEMINIST ISSUE from 2020-08-11T22:59
S2, Ep2 Multi-award-winning plus-size style blogger & fat acceptance advocate, Stephanie Yeboah, joins Mika on The Happy Vagina to talk about her experiences as a body positive campaigner, intersec...
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STEPHANIE YEBOAH: FAT IS A FEMINIST ISSUE from 2020-08-11T22:59
S2, Ep2 Multi-award-winning plus-size style blogger & fat acceptance advocate, Stephanie Yeboah, joins Mika on The Happy Vagina to talk about her experiences as a body positive campaigner, i...
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A LEADING MAN from 2020-08-04T21:30
Yes, that is correct it is time for Season 2 of The Happy Vagina and, in the name of all things inclusive we've invited some of our favourite men with something to say in the female space to join u...
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KENNY ETHAN JONES: A LEADING MAN from 2020-08-04T21:30
S2, Ep1 The Happy Vagina: Kenny Ethan Jones
In the name of all things inclusivity we've invited some of our favourite men with something to say in the female space to ...
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VIRTUALLY YOU from 2020-04-25T07:39:08
Isolation Special Part 1 with Sexologist Kate Moyle. Today's topic - virtual sex - texting, (or sexting!) phone and video. If you are navigating a long distance relationship, whether b...
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YOU ARE YOUR SAFEST PARTNER from 2020-04-25T07:10:06
Isolation Special Part 2 with Sexolygist Kate Moyle. In this episode we offer those who are single some suggestions around how to stay sexually and mentally well during this period of social distan...
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YOU AGAIN? from 2020-04-25T07:01:22
Isolation Special with Sexologist Kate Moyle. In this episode, Mika & Kate delve deeper into lockdown relationships. Whether they are long term or new, the women discuss and share their...
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LAURA WHITMORE: BE MY YES from 2020-02-14T01:31:40
Actress, writer, presenter, host of Love Island and all round super talent Laura Whitmore joins us on The Happy Vagina to spill the beans on what really happens in the Villa, her thought...
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LOVE, LIFE & ORGASMS from 2020-02-12T11:12:03
Trailblazing Mother-Daughter duo Meg Mathews and Anaïs Gallagher join Mika to reveal how they take all things Vagina in their stride - from open discussions about orgasms at home, to overcoming per...
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MEG & ANÄIS GALLAGHER: LOVE, LIFE & ORGASMS from 2020-02-12T11:12:03
Trailblazing Mother-Daughter duo Meg Mathews and Anaïs Gallagher join Mika to reveal how they take all things Vagina in their stride - from open discussions about orgasms at home, to ove...
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MENOPAUSAL - ME?! from 2020-02-06T23:24:27
Phenomenal female broadcaster and loose woman, Andrea McLean joins Mika on this bonus, live episode of The Happy Vagina podcast to talk about all things endometriosis, and how her menopause, brough...
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ANDREA MCLEAN: MENOPAUSAL - ME?! from 2020-02-06T22:24:27
Phenomenal female broadcaster and loose woman, Andrea McLean joins Mika on this bonus, live episode of The Happy Vagina podcast to talk about all things endometriosis, and how her menopa...
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MORE WOLF THAN WOMAN from 2020-02-05T07:44:35
Writer and activist Nikita Gill joins Mika to talk about her experiences of growing in New Dehli, as a bi-sexual Indian poet, with an obsession to rediscover female characters in the myths of ancie...
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NIKITA GILL: MORE WOLF THAN WOMAN from 2020-02-05T07:44:35
Writer and activist Nikita Gill joins Mika to talk about her experiences of growing in New Dehli, as a bi-sexual Indian poet, with an obsession to rediscover female characters in the myt...
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HIBO WARDERE: THE CUT from 2020-01-29T00:10:02
This week on The Happy Vagina the wonderful, inspirational Hibo Wardere, one of Britain’s most prominent FGM campaigners, joins Mika for a candid conversation about her experie...
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WHAT'S A PNV? (THERE'S NO SUCH THING!) from 2020-01-25T20:47:21
On this weeks episode, smear test campaigner Chloe Delevingne and British actor Georgia Hirst star of Vikings, join Mika to talk about surviving pre-cancerous cervical cells, all things smear and w...
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GEORGIA HIRST: WHAT'S A PNV? (THERE'S NO SUCH THING!) from 2020-01-25T20:47:21
On this weeks episode, smear test campaigner Chloe Delevingne and British actor Georgia Hirst star of Vikings, join Mika for an intimate conversation about surviving pr...
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THE RIGHT KNICKERS from 2020-01-21T23:17:16
Award winning journalist, author & mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon joins Mika to talk about all things woman from wearing the wrong knickers, to running marathons with moon cu...
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WHO RUN THE WORLD?! from 2020-01-14T18:00
On this weeks episode, British broadcasters June Sarpong & Natalie Campbell join Mika to discuss their experiences of growing up in matriarchal cultures, period poverty and Campaigning for women of...
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JUNE SARPONG: WHO RUN THE WORLD?! from 2020-01-14T18:00
On this weeks episode, British broadcasters June Sarpong & Natalie Campbell join Mika to discuss their experiences of growing up in matriarchal cultures, period poverty and Campaigni...
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SEX EDUCATION from 2020-01-07T15:17:35
On this weeks episode, British actors Aimee Lou Wood & Tanya Reynolds, stars of Netflix's groundbreaking series Sex Education, join Mika to help smash taboos about all things sex, moon cups and on-...
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AMIEE LOU WOOD & TANYA REYNOLDS: SEX EDUCATION from 2020-01-07T14:17:35
On this weeks episode, British actors Aimee Lou Wood & Tanya Reynolds, stars of Netflix's groundbreaking series Sex Education, join Mika to help smash taboos about ...
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