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Woman's Hour: Homemade sourdough with Vanessa Kimbell

Homemade sourdough with Vanessa Kimbell

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Homemade sourdough with Vanessa Kimbell

Sourdough; Women in US politics; Ainissa Ramirez; Increased use of porn since lockdown.

How to make sourdough; Increase of traffic on porn sites since Coronavirus; Material scientist, Ainissa Ramirez & ‘The Alchemy of Us’

Jane got into hot water this week about Arctic Roll. So, let’s see what she makes of Sourdough! One of our producers was given what’s called a “starter, and now thinks she has the basics of bread forever -  because it's a live culture,  which does however need care and attention. Could it be useful in times of lockdown? What’s the truth and how do we make it? Vanessa Kimbell is an expert.

Will Elizabeth Warren be Joe Biden’s running mate now he’s committed to a female vice-president? Why are there a record number of Republican women candidates running in primary elections? What impact is Coronavirus having on women even being able to campaign? Jane  talks to Dr. Kelly Dittmar from the Centre for American Women and Politics.    

MPs and campaigners are calling for urgent action to create stricter regulation around tube porn sites amidst a worldwide Covid-19 lockdown. Pornhub, one of the most popular online pornography websites, has seen traffic to its website boom as a result of forced isolation.  What do parents need to be aware of when it comes to young people accessing  online porn whilst being quarantined?  Maria Miller MP is the chair of the Women and Equalities Committee. Girl On The Net is a sex blogger and author. Kate Isaacs is the founder of ‘Not Your Porn’ – a campaign urging stronger rules around sharing and uploading revenge porn.
   
Plus material scientist Ainissa Ramirez  talks about her book " The Alchemy of Us". She says as a black woman she often found that her “reflection in textbooks was hiding, missing, overshadowed.” 

Presenter Jane Garvey
Producer: Kirsty Starkey
Interviewed Guest: Maria Miller
Interviewed Guest: Kate Isaacs
Interviewed Guest: Girl on the Net
Interviewed Guest: Ainissa Ramirez
Interviewed Guest: Kelly Dittmar
Interviewed Guest: Vanessa Kimbell

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