
The number 1 hit true crime series is back with more women fighting crime, battling injustice and seriously kicking ass.In Season 1 of The Girlfriends: Spotlight, our global gang of girlfriends grew to include P***y Riot’s punk icon and political prisoner Nadya Tolokonnikova, British Nigerian beauty queen and founder of Miss Trans Global, Miss saHHara and ‘The Erin Brockovich of East Africa’, envi... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 58 | Founded | a year ago |
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When Nadya Tolokonnikova saw her country Russia change under President Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian regime, she knew she had to do something.
She started the iconic ski-mask-wearing art prot... more
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Germany. Spring 1945. The writing is on the wall for the Nazis. And thousands of women are marching along dirt roads. If they stop walking, they’ll be shot. Their route is lined with piles of cor... more
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When Lu Ann Cooper was just fifteen years old, she was told to drop out of school and marry her first cousin. She would be his fourth wife.
Lu Ann grew up inside the so-called Kingston Clan, a... more
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Rose Brady’s job running Baltimore County’s SVU was a frustrating one. The sexual violence crimes she and her team were investigating were just the tip of the iceberg. Her department was sitting ... more
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The amount of ads made me quite listening to this show. I didn’t even get through the first season. The story line was good but you constantly had to regroup after the ads. Paying $3.99 per month for 1 show to have no ads is not worth it. You only get about 25 minutes of the show per episode.
This is one of the best and most relevant podcasts I’ve heard in lang. I absolutely understand advertising is needed to fund great reporting, however there not only more reporting then content each episode, it is ALWAYS the same, getting nauseatingly irritating when hooked to the really great content. I am now at the point where I want to block portlandia, jamilla, the everybody is talking about womens sport and the rest FOR EVER. Please put some variation in the adverts 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 (and ma... more
Anna is amazing. Her voice alone is worth listening to. Her humor, wit and commentary add immensely to the show.
Drinking wine and the new team members are mentioned 50 times in the first ten minutes. Had to quit.
My only complaint is the music. The random a cappella voices as an intro and outro would be fine but they pop in the background through the entire episode and it’s really distracting underneath people talking. I feel like I’m watching Glee. I hope that tones down a little because it’s kinda ruining it for me.
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This series focuses on women-led investigations into wrongdoing, injustice, and resilience, blending true-crime storytelling with social advocacy. Episodes spotlight survivors, advocates, and professionals who mobilize communities to seek accountability—often exploring themes like abuse, displacement, labor rights, and systemic reform. The format emphasizes intimate, personal narratives interwoven with broader context, highlighting how gossip, testimony, and collective action can drive change, even when institutions fall short. A standout element is the long-running emphasis on women's agency across diverse fields, from labor organizing to peace-building, with guests who turn personal experience into policy or cultural impact. For potential... more
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Recent guests on The Girlfriends: Spotlight include:
1. Nadya Tolokonnikova
2. Lu Ann Cooper
3. Rose Brady
4. Sucheta Dalal
5. Anna Rowe
6. Carolyn Moor
7. Jane Willis
8. Morrell Andrews
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