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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: GlobalStudiosSales@global.com

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199. Jazz SaundersRachel Johnson's Difficult Women26 Dec 2025 · 40 min
198. Holly TuckerRachel Johnson's Difficult Women19 Dec 2025 · 41 min
197. Penny MordauntRachel Johnson's Difficult Women12 Dec 2025 · 47 min
196. Devi SridharRachel Johnson's Difficult Women5 Dec 2025 · 45 min
195. Dame Denise LewisRachel Johnson's Difficult Women28 Nov 2025 · 44 min
194. Gina MartinRachel Johnson's Difficult Women21 Nov 2025 · 39 min
193. Dame Kelly HolmesIn this episode of "Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women," host Rachel Johnson interviews Dame Kelly Holmes, a celebrated British Olympian who achieved remarkable success by winning two gold medals at…14 Nov 2025 · 47 min
192. Marina Wheeler KCRachel Johnson's Difficult Women7 Nov 2025 · 48 min
191. Sophy RidgeRachel Johnson's Difficult Women31 Oct 2025 · 38 min
190. Hallie RubenholdRachel Johnson's Difficult Women24 Oct 2025 · 45 min
189. Juliet NicolsonIn this episode, Rachel Johnson speaks with author and historian Juliet Nicolson about her life, family legacy, and battle with alcoholism.17 Oct 2025 · 35 min
188. Jilly CooperIn this special episode of *Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women*, host Rachel Johnson pays tribute to the late Dame Jilly Cooper, an esteemed author who recently passed away at the age of 88.10 Oct 2025 · 35 min
187. Hanan KhashoggiIn this impactful episode, Rachel Johnson interviews Hanan Khashoggi, the widow of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018 after criticizing the Saudi Arabian regime.3 Oct 2025 · 32 min
186. Kate FallRachel Johnson's Difficult Women26 Sep 2025 · 35 min
185. Thomasina MiersThomasina Miers’ journey from St. Paul’s Girls’ School to MasterChef, then building London’s Mexican restaurant chain Oaxaca, writing cookbooks (including The Mexican Table), and advocating for food…19 Sep 2025 · 35 min · 14 chapters
184. Michal Herzog, First Lady of IsraelInterview with Michal Herzog, Israel’s First Lady, about Israel’s experience since the Oct 7, 2023 attacks, the hostage crisis, Israel’s war aims and tactics, global anti-Semitism, and the…12 Sep 2025 · 36 min · 12 chapters
183. Emma WillisEmma Willis, a London and Gloucester shirt maker, discusses how her bespoke and ready-to-wear business grew from door-to-door shirt sales into a Made-in-England manufacturing company, plus her…5 Sep 2025 · 41 min · 19 chapters
182. Polly ToynbeePolly Toynbee’s memoir Uneasy Inheritance and her life as a left-wing social affairs journalist, including her family’s privilege, her undercover “working poor” reporting, and her views on free…22 Aug 2025 · 53 min · 19 chapters
Helen Whately MPHelen Whately MP discusses her political career, Conservative views on welfare and social care, and her experience as a social care minister during COVID, including PPE shortages, care-home…15 Aug 2025 · 40 min · 17 chapters
Sophia Money-CouttsSophia Money-Coutts discusses her memoir The Year of the Dog (out autumn/October), sparked by a sudden breakup about a year earlier, plus dating, being single, getting/keeping a puppy, and learning…8 Aug 2025 · 38 min · 14 chapters
Emma ForrestEmma Forrest discusses her life and work through the lens of “lust” as a driver of ambition and emotional upheaval, then focuses on her novel Father Figure (Guardian rave review).1 Aug 2025 · 39 min · 24 chapters
Feeling Out of Place in Obama's White HouseDeesha Dyer’s life story as a “difficult woman” and her imposter syndrome journey—from a harsh boarding school to becoming a White House social secretary under Barack Obama—plus a high-stakes…14 Jul 2025 · 33 min · 20 chapters
Kate Muir Bridges The Hormone GapKate Muir’s “How to Have a Magnificent Midlife Crisis” and her argument that menopause/perimenopause is a brain-and-hormone “rewiring” period, not just sadness—plus how HRT and better understanding…7 Jul 2025 · 29 min · 8 chapters