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In Walks a Woman

Hosted by Books, History, Culture, Feminism · arts · EN · 89 episodes

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We take on old and new stories and ask how they have shaped us. Sonja's a historian and Vanessa's a literary scholar, and both are experienced educators. In Walks a Woman podcast is educational, engaging, and relatable. Visit our website: inwalksawoman.com. Support our work on Patreon: patreon.com/InWalksaWoman and follow us on Instagram @inwalksawoman

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What is In Walks a Woman about?

We take on old and new stories and ask how they have shaped us. Sonja's a historian and Vanessa's a literary scholar, and both are experienced educators. In Walks a Woman podcast is educational, engaging, and relatable.

Who hosts In Walks a Woman?

In Walks a Woman is hosted by Books, History, Culture, Feminism. The show has published 89 episodes to date.

What has In Walks a Woman covered recently?

Recent episodes include "89. Change the Story, Change the House: Gerrymandering, Uncapping Congress, and Getting More Women Elected with Lauren Reinhold and Mr. Beat" (19 October 2026, 45 minutes), "88. If I Were the Man, I'd Be the Man: Women in the Economy and Gun Culture with Economist Misty Heggeness and Sociologist Margaret Kelley (Live Show!)" (18 October 2026, 43 minutes), and "87. Netflix's Lizzie Borden: Truth or Male Fantasy? with Rachel McCarthy James" (9 October 2026, 49 minutes).

How often does In Walks a Woman publish?

In Walks a Woman publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 89 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on In Walks a Woman?

Booking probability for In Walks a Woman is 49%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. In Walks a Woman requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. In Walks a Woman's contact route on record: verified email.

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The strongest fits for In Walks a Woman are Courses, Coaching & Lessons and Artists, Writers & Performers. In Walks a Woman has an arts audience.

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  • In Walks a Woman

    89. Change the Story, Change the House: Gerrymandering, Uncapping Congress, and Getting More Women Elected with Lauren Reinhold and Mr. Beat

    Oct 19, 202645 min

    Women make up half the population, but only about 28% of Congress. What would change if more women held office? At In Walks a Woman, we believe stories shape reality, and if we change the stories, we can change who gets...

  • In Walks a Woman

    88. If I Were the Man, I'd Be the Man: Women in the Economy and Gun Culture with Economist Misty Heggeness and Sociologist Margaret Kelley (Live Show!)

    Oct 18, 202643 min

    Our guests today have just released two eye-opening books! In Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy , economist Misty Heggeness uses the stories of trailblazers like Taylor Swift to reveal how...

  • In Walks a Woman

    87. Netflix's Lizzie Borden: Truth or Male Fantasy? with Rachel McCarthy James

    Oct 9, 202649 min

    Content note: This episode discusses sexual violence, which is depicted in the Netflix series. Please make sure this episode is a good fit for you. In a spoiler-filled review of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's eight-part...

  • In Walks a Woman

    86. Buried Treasure: Clay Wirestone's OPINIONATED on the Women Who Wrote Kansas

    Oct 2, 202650 min

    Clay Wirestone, award-winning opinion editor at the Kansas Reflector, was so generous to join us in studio for a great interview about his new book, Opinionated: Kansas Journalists Who Proved Why Commentary Matters —...

  • In Walks a Woman

    85. Kristin Hannah's THE WOMEN, a Nurse's Perspective, with Carmen Caffey

    Sep 13, 202648 min

    Content Note: This episode discusses war, physical trauma and injury, PTSD, and suicide, as portrayed in the novel and in the historical record. Please take care while listening, and feel free to skip or pause as...

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    84. Cat Bohannon on Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution (S6E8)

    Sep 6, 202653 min

    You know the story: Eve came from Adam's rib--a variation on a theme. Science has believed some version of that for centuries, treating the female body as simply a lesser version of the male body. The belief in this...

  • In Walks a Woman

    83. Eve Made in the USA: Steinbeck's East of Eden Part 2

    Aug 28, 20261h 3m

    In Part 2 of our analysis of John Steinbeck’s EAST OF EDEN, we look at the third and fourth parts of the novel. Adam Trask makes Cathy his Eve. Sadly for Adam, John Steinbeck openly said he made Cathy "Satan." And yet...

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    82. Eve Made in the USA: Steinbeck's EAST OF EDEN, Part 1

    Aug 21, 20261h 8mS1

    In this 600+ page, semi-autobiographical epic by John Steinbeck, the Genesis story unfolds a little in Connecticut and a little in the Salinas Valley in California. Adam (Steinbeck's not subtle) meets a beautiful woman...

  • In Walks a Woman

    81. Why Your Kids are Picky Eaters with Author Helen Zoe Veit

    Aug 14, 202655 min

    Consider this your back-to-school episode! Time to shop for lunches and snacks, hoping we can find things that will appeal to our thoroughly picky children. We know picky eaters exist. No one denies that, but is it...

  • In Walks a Woman

    80.  Unsilencing Homer’s Women with Author Emily Hauser

    Jul 31, 202651 min

    First, if you have not read Emily Hauser's PENELOPE'S BONES , remedy that immediately. You've never read anything like it. It is revolutionary. Why? Because we all grew up with the story of Indiana Jones finding...

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    79. The Women of THE ODYSSEY vs. Christopher Nolan (IWAW Movie Review)

    Jul 25, 202651 min

    SPOILERS: Go See the Movie FIRST!!!! When you see a film based on a book, you get the rare opportunity to peek inside the head of a specific reader, namely the director. Whatever else, we now know how Christopher Nolan...

  • Episode #5

    78. Eve’s College Ready!:  Judith Sargent Murray’s “On the Equality of the Sexes” (S6E5)

    Jul 17, 202642 minS6

    What if women are naturally as intelligent as men, but refusing them an education is the reason men know more? Seems like a no-brainer…and yet, in the late 1700’s, a woman had to point this out to “enlightened” men...

  • Episode #4

    77. Eve Invents Sex: John Milton’s PARADISE LOST (S6E4)

    Jul 4, 202659 minS6

    Eve as seductress is a cliche. That would make more sense if it were actually in the story about her. People realizing they are naked does not = having sex like bunnies. Sorry guys (and we do mean guys), but there is no...

  • Episode #3

    76.  Erasing Eve:  Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST (S6E3)

    Jun 26, 20261h 5mS6

    No fruit. No talking snake. No woman breaking rules. So why is THE TEMPEST in the All About Eve season? For starters, in this 1612 play, we do have an old, powerful, white guy in charge of an idyllic island. His name is...

  • Episode #2

    75.   Eve as Origin Story in CASSANDRA SPEAKS with Elizabeth Lesser (S6E2)

    Jun 19, 202656 minS6

    Have you read CASSANDRA SPEAKS? If not, run to your local bookstore and get a copy! It will change how you see the worl In this interview with Elizabeth Lesser, we focus on the Eve story: what it actually says, what...

  • Episode #1

    S6E1: All about Eve with Special Guest, Dr. Jana Byars

    Jun 12, 20261h 7mS6

    <p>One cannot really understand how stories have shaped women’s lives without taking on the story of Eve in Genesis.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is the start of our All About Eve season, and this one is close to our...

  • Episode #11

    S5E11 Falling & Bouncing Back: Gossip Girl with Cecily von Ziegesar

    Jun 5, 202656 minS5

    <p>If you’re gonna do GOSSIP GIRL, you gotta reveal the gossip girl herself: Cecily von Ziegasar.</p><p><br></p><p>In her FIRST podcast interview ever (XOXO!!!) Cecily tells IWAW what it was like to write for teens back...

  • In Walks a Woman

    Sharon McMahon interview: WE ARE MIGHTY

    May 29, 202656 minS0

    <p>Sharon is–deservedly so–America’s Government Teacher. She joins us today to talk about her eloquent and beautifully-illustrated children’s book, WE ARE MIGHTY. </p><p><br></p><p>Join Sonja and Vanessa in finding out...

  • Episode #10

    S5 E10 Fallen Society: Hallie Rubenhold’s THE FIVE

    May 22, 202656 minS5

    <p>Hallie Rubenhold’s THE FIVE sheds light on the lives of the 5 women who were murdered by Jack the Ripper in London in 1888. So much of history has focused on these women’s final hours, their deaths, the macabre...

  • Episode #9

    S5E9:  Take the Rake to Court:  The 1793 Sewing Girl Rape Case with John Wood Sweet

    May 15, 20261 hourS5

    <p>Please note that this episode deals with a historical account of sexual assault.</p><p><br></p><p>Spoiler note: there are a couple of spoilers about the historical events involved, but even if you are aware of the...

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