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We hear from voters whose views on the policy are drawn from their personal experiences with the healthcare system on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

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President Biden recently signed an executive order that allows transgender people to serve in the armed forces. But it’s not quite a reality as a policy yet. Why eager transgender recruits still need to wait a bit longer to enlist on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

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(Photo: Transgender U.S. Army Capt. Jennifer Sims lifts her uniform during a 2017 interview with The Associated Press in Beratzhausen near Regensburg, Germany. - Matthias Schrader/AP, via NPR)

The U.S. has spent hundreds of millions of dollars shoring up its election systems ahead of the 2020 election. Still, a key vulnerability remains. That story on All Things Considered from NPR News.

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Devon Gilfillian has recorded his take on Marvin Gaye’s 1971 album What’s Going On. On the next World Cafe, he shares what launched this project – a moment where he broke down crying – and explains why this album has to be revisited right now.  And in hour 2, members of the band Phoenix talk abou

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(Photo: Devon Gilfillian - Andile Buka/Courtesy of the artist)

This week’s encore episode features Denver-based, internationally renowned, multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble DeVotchKa. Also joining us is talented, up-and-coming folk rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Kyle Emerson. Plus, our award story focuses on a woman who’s found a way to help both senior citizens and young children interact, resulting in healthier, happier lives for all.

eTown airs Wednesday nights at 10 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play.

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On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross speaks to Dexter Filkins, one of the greatest war reporters of our time, about returning to Afghanistan in January.  Trump made a deal with the Taliban to withdraw all American troops by May 1st.  How was the deal made, and will it lead to a breakthrough or a collapse. That’s the subject of Filkins latest New Yorker article. Join us.

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(Photo: Dexter Filkins reports for The New York Times from Afghanistan and Pakistan - James Hill/Knopf Books).

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Barry Jenkins, director of the Oscar award-winning film Moonlight, and the film adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk.”  His new TV miniseries is “The Underground Railroad.” It’s adapted from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, about escaping enslavement in a re-imagined America.  Join us.

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(Photo: The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead – book cover)

On the next Fresh air, Terry talks with the director of the new Netflix hit movie The Old Guard, Gina Prince-Bythewood.  She’s the first black woman to direct a film adaptation of a comic book. She also directed Love and Basketball, about a young woman obsessed with the game, and Beyond the Lights, about a young music star pressured to project a hyper-sexualized image. Join us.

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TODAY’S PROGRAM MY BE PRE-EMPTED BY SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY.

Marielle Heller director of the new film A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood, starring Tom Hanks, as Fred Rogers, based on the friendship that developed between Rogers and a cynical journalist assigned to profile  him. Join us.

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On the next Fresh Air -- director Paul Greengrass who directed the films United Flight 93 and Captain Phillips. His new film is the western News of the World, and it stars Tom Hanks as a veteran of the civil war and is set in poor, small, Texas towns and settlements shortly after the war. Join us.

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(Photo: Paul Greengrass, shown here on the set of The Bourne Ultimatum, also directed The Bourne Supremacy, the second film in the trilogy - Jasin Boland/Universal Studios)

On the next Fresh Air, director, screenwriter, and actor Taika Waititi. His new film “Jojo Rabbit” won this year’s audience award at the Toronto Film Festival. Set in Nazi Germany it’s a comedy/drama about a ten-year boy brainwashed in the organization Hitler Youth.  Waititi also directed the hit film Thor: Ragnarök.  Join us.

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(Photo: Taika Waititi's other films include Boy (2010) and What We Do in the Shadows (2014) - Courtesy of The Orchard/via NPR)

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have treasured local rock group, Dirty Streets, performing for “Don’t Let Me Down,” a livestream series during the Covid-19 pandemic that benefitted Slingshot Memphis.

Grammy-nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

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In this Hip Deep edition, Afropop producer Wills Glasspeigel heads to South Africa to reveal the story of the inimitable Hugh Tracey, a field recordist born at the turn of the 20th century in England. A wayward youth, Tracey found himself in Africa in the 1920s where he became fascinated with music from Zimbabwe. Tracey became a pioneer field recordist, making over 250 LPs of traditional African music for the Gallo label in South Africa. Like John and Alan Lomax in the US, Tracey was instrumental in preserving hundreds of songs that have since gone extinct. Glasspiegel speaks with Dianne Thram, director of Tracey library in Grahamstown, South Africa; Tracey's son Andrew, a musician and field recordist in his own right; Michael Baird, an expert on the Tracey catalog; and esteemed South African anthropologist David Coplan. We'll also head to Malawi to make a field recording of our own with the help of Malawian singer, Esau Mwamwaya. 

Afropop Worldwide can be heard Sunday nights at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

(Photo courtesy of Afropop Woirldwide)

On the next Fresh Air, what happens to women who get an abortion just under a clinic’s deadline, and what happens to women who just miss the deadline and are denied an abortion.  Terry talks with Diana Greene Foster, the principal investigator of a ten-year study comparing those two sets of women. Her new book is about the results of the study. Join us.

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In the final weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump has ousted his defense secretary and considered striking Iran and is expected to pull troops from Afghanistan. On the next Fresh Air, a conversation about what it all means for American national security with New York Times reporter Eric Schmitt.

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(Photo: Courtesy of Eric Schmitt – via Twitter)

Followers of the QAnon conspiracy theories long believed President Trump would imprison the deep-state actors America. But it didn’t happen. On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with Washington Post reporter Craig Timburg, who considers the impact of Trump’s departure and President Biden’s inauguration on the QAnon movement. Join us.

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(Photo: Craig Timberg – Courtesy of The Washington Post)

On the next Fresh Air, we talk about the Chicago 7 trial, with Jon Wiener.  Seven, initially eight, activists against the war in Vietnam were accused of crossing state lines and conspiring to riot in Chicago, when the 1968 Democratic National Convention was underway.  Wiener’s book has been reprinted to coincide with Aaron Sorkin’s film about the trial. Join us.

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(Photo: Jon Wiener – Creative Commons/ Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5)

On the next Fresh Air, the use of LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, and marijuana to treat mental health issues. Terry talks with Julie Holland, a psychiatrist involved with that research. For nearly ten years, she was in charge of Bellevue Hospital’s Emergency Room on weekends. We’ll also talk about dealing with anxiety.  Her new book is called Good Chemistry.  Join us.

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(Good Chemistry by Julie Holland, M.D. book cover – Fair use)

Abigail Disney's grandfather co-founded the multi-billion-dollar entertainment company. That makes her an unexpected critic of the current CEO's salary. We talk with her about her campaign against wealth inequality on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

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(Photo: Abigail Disney - U.S. Naval War College [CC BY 2.0])

Millions of people around the world have donated DNA samples and medical records to researchers. But there's a lack of ethnic diversity in the samples. Join us for All Things Considered from NPR News.

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(Photo: Created by Michael Ströck, public domain)

Some Christians face a troublesome question: Are elements of racism present in their own churches? It has to do with history but also theology. That story, on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

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On the next Morning Edition, do women feel more physical pain than men?  Researchers in Florida are studying differences in pain perception that could lead to more effective treatments. Also, the music of rapper Kendrick Lamar inspires black activists to rise up against violence. Hear news, plus stories that affect your world on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

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(Photo: iStockphoto/via NPR)

With America in the throes of an opioid addiction epidemic, there’s been a big push by doctors to make a crucial treatment drug easier for addicts to get. So why are some pharmacies refusing to carry it? That story, plus the latest on protests in Hong Kong on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

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(Photo: iStockphoto/via NPR)

Microsoft's president used to warn that regulation killed innovation. Now he wants the government to "put some guardrails" on tech. That story on All Things Considered from NPR News.

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VEEP star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has been making people laugh for a long time--she's up for her 9th acting Emmy. We ask about her FIRST laugh on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

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(Photo: Julia Louis-Dreyfus has won the "Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series" Emmy five times for her portrayal of Selina Meyer in HBO's Veep - Justin M. Lubin/HBO/via NPR)

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This week on Beale Street Caravan we have soul legend and Fat Possum recording artist, Don Bryant, along with Memphis’ own, The Bo-Keys. Later in the program, we sit down with Don Bryant for an in-depth interview.

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(Photo: Courtesy of the artist)

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have soul legend and Fat Possum recording artist, Don Bryant, along with Memphis’ own, The Bo-Keys. Later in the program, we sit down with Don Bryant for an in-depth interview.

Beale Street Caravan can be heard Wednesday nights at 11 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App from iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Don Bryant – Courtesy of the artist/via BSC)

“Bye Bye Miss American Pie…” you know that song. That’s right, legendary songwriter Don McLean is our guest this week on Art of the Song!  Don is a Grammy award honoree, a Songwriter Hall of Fame member, a BBC Lifetime Achievement award recipient, and “American Pie” was named by the Recording Industry of America a top 5 song of the 20th Century. His songs have been recorded by Madonna, Garth Brooks, Josh Groban, Drake, Weird “Al” Yankovic, and countless others.

A New York native, Don McLean is one of the most revered and respected songwriters in American history. After paying his dues in the New York club scene in the late ‘60s, he went on to score mega-hits like “Vincent (Starry, Starry Night),” “Castles in the Air” and many more. We spoke with Don about his album of cover tunes called Still Playin’ Favorites.

In the second half of the show for the Creativity Corner, author, songwriter and business coach, Cliff Goldmacher offers the first in a series entitled The Reason for the Rhymes.

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“Bye Bye Miss American Pie…” you know that song. That’s right, legendary songwriter Don McLean is our guest this week on Art of the Song! Don is a Grammy award honoree, a Songwriter Hall of Fame member, a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and “American Pie” was named by the Recording Industry of America a top 5 song of the 20th Century. His songs have been recorded by Madonna, Garth Brooks, Josh Groban, Drake, Weird “Al” Yankovic, and countless others.

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(Photo: Don McLean in 2021 - Egghead06, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

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Don Vappie grew up in the ‘60s and ‘70s playing string instruments in funk bands, and somewhere along the way, he reached for a banjo. He went on to become a noted interpreter of the music of New Orleans…The Crescent City’s old red-light district inspired his latest record, The Blue Book of Storyville. Don talks about the making of the album with New Orleans correspondent, Gwen Thompkins, today and performs live. Coming up, on the next World Cafe.

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(Photo: Don Vappie – Courtesy of the artist)

On the next Fresh Air, why there will be no quick return to normal from the coronavirus. A talk with Donald McNeil of the New York Times, a science and health reporter who specializes in plagues and pestilence. Join us

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(Photo: Donald G. McNeil Jr. is a science and health reporter for The New York Times - W. W. Norton & Company/via NPR)

The Mississippi River runs from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico passing through rural forests, Iowa farm country, petrochemical coasts and major cities. In the process, the river water goes from crystal clear to muddy.  River cities St. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans have produced great cultural icons in jazz, blues, gospel, rockabilly, roots rock and soul and many other music styles near its banks and levees. Join us for “Down by the Riverside” a live American Routes concert with artists from the cafe au lait portion of the river and its connected watershed of bayous and backswamps in French south Louisiana, including: Cajun brothers Michael and David Doucet; the calliope-playing captain of the Natchez steamboat, Clarke “Doc” Hawley; and Dr. Michael White’s Original Liberty Jazz Band playing New Orleans traditional jazz, joined by Bourbon Street singer Topsy Chapman. The program begins with Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe elder and canoe builder Wayne Valliere speaking of the significance of the Father of Waters to Native Americans.

American Routes airs Fridays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: via American Routes)

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease expert.  He’s now President Biden’s chief medical advisor.   They’ll talk about new strains of the coronavirus, working with the Trump administration when the president didn’t follow some of the scientific advice he was given --and more. Join us.

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(Photo: Dr. Anthony Fauci - NIAID, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

As more cities open up, Terry talks with Dr. Michael Osterhohlm about where we are now in the pandemic, and what to expect in this next phase.  He’s the Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, and author of   Deadliest Enemy: Our War against Killer Germs.  Join us.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta is CNN’s chief medical correspondent and a practicing neurosurgeon. He talks about his new book Keep Sharp. It explains some of the latest brain research, debunks myths about brain function and offers practical advice on improving brain function and resilience. He’ll also talk about covering COVID for CNN. Join us.

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(Photo: Keep Sharp, by Dr. Sanjay Gupta – Book cover)

Today’s solutions for addressing climate change are doable but daunting: decrease global meat consumption, improve family planning, shut down coal-fired power plants, or expand solar energy – where to start? How do we best allocate resources, prioritize policies, and design economic tradeoffs as we move forward?  What are the most impactful steps we can take individually and collectively to reduce our impact on the planet?

Guests:
Kate Brandt, Sustainability Officer, Google
Jonathan Foley, Executive Director, Project Drawdown
Lois Quam, U.S. Chief Executive Officer, Pathfinder International

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club can be heard Sunday mornings at 8:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on air, online, or on the go with our FREE KRCB Mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo via Climate One)

This week on American Routes we peer into the minds of musical dreamers of the past and present, exploring dreams of love, immigration, and a more perfect union. Singer songmaker Jesse Colin Young of the Youngbloods speaks of the 60’s folk revival in Greenwich Village and his dreams realized in the anthemic 1967 song “Get Together.” Then, Haitian American cellist and singer Leyla McCalla describes her journey from New York to New Orleans, connecting the cultural histories she’d long dreamed of along the way. Plus dreamscapes from Rhiannon Giddens, Los Cenzontles, Mahalia Jackson and John Prine.

Today’s program will air at 1pm, following a special KPBS broadcast at Noon.

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(Photo: via American Routes)

We peer into the minds of musical dreamers of the past and present, exploring dreams of love, immigration, and a more perfect union. Singer songmaker Jesse Colin Young of the Youngbloods speaks of the 60’s folk revival in Greenwich Village and his dreams realized in the anthemic 1967 song “Get Together.” Then, Haitian American cellist and singer Leyla McCalla describes her journey from New York to New Orleans, connecting the cultural histories she’d long dreamed of along the way. Plus dreamscapes from Rhiannon Giddens, Los Cenzontles, Mahalia Jackson and John Prine.

American Routes airs Fridays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: via American Routes)

We explore the world of daydreams, nostalgia, fantasy and future selves. Time travel with songwriting scenester Eric Andersen back to his days hanging with the Beats at City Lights bookstore and Greenwich Village’s folk music scene, train-riding across Canada with Janis Joplin, Buddy Guy and the Grateful Dead and tripping out on music and hallucinogens. Sit in with youthful blues guitar-slinger Samantha Fish for an in-studio performance and convo as she waxes political and poetic about the “American Dream” and tells of growing up in Kansas City pursuing her childhood dream to take the stage. And hear moon-eyed romantic numbers from Bobby Darin and Patsy Cline and riverine reveries from Lee Dorsey and Roy Orbison.

American Routes airs Fridays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: via American Routes)

Migration has always been a part of the human story. And in parts of the world where immediate threats include violence and extreme poverty, climate change probably isn't recognized by individuals as a driving motivation to leave home. But with increasingly erratic weather patterns, extended droughts, and resource scarcity fueling political conflict and putting pressure on already vulnerable populations, it's impossible to leave climate out of the conversation. How is climate change fueling the mass movements of humans around the world, and what does that mean for the security of nations and for our complex international economy?

Guests:
Paul Salopek, Journalist and National Geographic Fellow
Dina Ionesco, Head of the Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) Division at the UN Migration Agency (IOM)
Francesco Femia, Co-Founder, The Center for Climate and Security
Oscar Chacon, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Alianza Americas
Lauren Markham, Author, The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club can be heard Sunday mornings at 8:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on-air, online, or on the go with our FREE KRCB Mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo via Climate One)

During Guns N’ Roses 2015 tour, bassist Duff McKagan recognized he was headed down a rabbit hole of cable news, so he turned off the television and went out to meet people. Those conversations led to his new solo record, Tenderness. He’ll talk about what he learned and perform songs from the album with friend and producer, Shooter Jennings.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Duff McKagan/Courtesy of the World Cafe)

This week, we'll get weird with Dweezil Zappa, we'll get funky with Zony Mash and the Sugarman 3, we'll go Honky-Tonkin' with Astroturf Noise, and we'll get loud with trumpeter Erik Truffaz, too.

Notes from the Jazz Underground with host Paul Abella airs Saturday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play!

It's no wonder a long list of musicians wants to work with Steve Aoki, one of the world’s biggest and most successful electronic music producers. His albums often feature dozens of collaborators, like   Sting, The Backstreet Boys, and Zooey Deschanel, who appear on the latest record, Neon Future IV. Today, Steve shares how he gets such mega-stars to let their guard down in the studio. And we’ll also hear about his interests in futurism and technology, and why Elon Musk is his dream collaborator. That's coming up, on the next World Cafe with host Stephen Kallao.

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(Photo: Steve Aoki - Brian Ziff / Courtesy of the artist)

We chat with superstar chef Aarón Sánchez about finding food, finding love and finding himself. Plus, we discover the history and nuance of the martini cocktail; we share our recipe for Norwegian salmon; and Dan Pashman makes a case for picky eaters.

Milk Street Radio can be heard Sunday nights at 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM. / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

On the next Fresh Air, the social life of trees. Dave Davies talks with Ecologist Suzanne Simard (sim-ARD) about her groundbreaking research about how in forests, trees communicate with each other in sophisticated ways ….sharing nutrients, warning of danger, and helping their own offspring get off to a good start in life. Her new book is Finding the Mother Tree. Join us.

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As the creation story of Judeo-Christian beliefs, the biblical recounting of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden has long had profound influence around the world. So what’s it like to be named Eve? World-renowned playwright and activist Eve Ensler explores her own personal journey into her namesake. The provocative author of “The Vagina Monologues” and founder of V-Day to end violence against women suggests there’s another story beneath the traditional story. For her, it’s both very personal – and very political.