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Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women

Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women

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Well-behaved women rarely make history – as someone once said – difficult women do. In this new LBC new podcast, Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women, Rachel will be talking to women who had to be a pain in the backside to get where they are today. Women who take the word difficult as a compliment not an insult. And women who had to fight, resist, insist, or otherwise be badly behaved in order to get things done. Listen and subscribe on Global Player, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Rachel on Twitter: @RachelSJohnson For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.comCopyright Global Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 220. Julia Perowne
    Jun 19 2026

    This week Rachel is joined by Julia Perowne, the founder and CEO of Perowne International, a global PR and marketing consultancy that specialises in luxury travel and hospitality. Having worked in the industry for 20 years, Julia is the 'PR's PR' when it comes to travel. Julia and Rachel discuss the complexities of her job in today's chaotic world as well as what it's like to be a woman working in what is still a male-dominated industry. Julia also reveals the staggering story of how her life was saved by a doctor she was working with while on a job in Germany.

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    46 mins
  • 219. Kathryn Stockett
    Jun 12 2026

    This week's Difficult Woman is Kathryn Stockett, who, 17 years after the release of her hit novel 'The Help', joins me to talk about her long-awaited second book, 'The Calamity Club'. Kathryn tells Rachel why characters are so central to her process of writing and what she wants readers to take away from the novel. They also discuss the parallels between the 1930s and today's society when it comes to women's rights.

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    33 mins
  • 218. Isla Traquair
    May 29 2026

    This week's difficult woman is the Scottish journalist, producer and TV show host, Isla Traquair. Best known for her work in true crime, Isla's reported on countless cases throughout her career, and was even known in the early days as the "queen of the death knock". Together, Rachel and Isla talk about her smash hit true-crime series 'The Storyteller: Naked Villainy'. Isla also tells Rachel what it was like when she went from reporter to victim, after her neighbour stalked her.

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    41 mins
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Love Rachel’s mix of wit and depth! She dares to ask the scary questions, give space to her guests to tell their stories and highlight challenging issues that make you examine your own lived experiences.

I have really enjoyed getting to know the amazing women Rachel interviews - thank you!

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