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A Witch Is...

Old (with Nicky Barry)

October 17, 2025·52 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In this episode of A Witch Is... Emilie Biggar and Jayne Steer sit with Nicky Barry and discuss ageism in the arts. Other topics include an inspiring Samoan woman in power, Baba Yaga and the rising homeless population of older women.Nicky Barry's instagram:https://www.instagram.com/barrymeplease/Sources: https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/samoa-sexism/105035564https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/travel/flight-attendant-stewardess-sexism.htmlGuthrie, Juniper (2024) "Drowned Maidens and Mother Earth: The Roots of Sexism in Russian Folklore Studies," The Corinthian: Vol. 21, Article 4.Available at: https://kb.gcsu.edu/thecorinthian/vol21/iss1/4https://style.nine.com.au/latest/freeze-frame-kylie-minogue-gold-hotpants-spinning-around/cd43fa0f-2539-4835-bf31-d7a9e87120e2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinsterhttps://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=uclfhttps://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/

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