Following on from the success of the series last year, Broccoli Productions have brought back their flagship podcast series, Anthems Women.
It’s a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and read by voices that celebrate and contemplate what it means to be a woman.
Each bitesize episode begins with a “word of the day” introduced by each of the individuals that encapsulates the theme of their piece, leaving the listeners with something to carry forward into the day after they’ve heard the work.
Last year Broccoli Productions (formerly Broccoli Content) launched four series of Anthems across International Womens Month, Lockdown, Pride and Black History month having a roster of guests including Bernardine Evaristo, Munya Chawawa, Laura Dockrill, Raven Smith, Travis Alabanza, Ruby Tandoh and the women of the Receipts Podcast – Tolly T, Milena and Audrey.
This year’s contributors to the podcasts include poet and storyteller Sofia Thakur, musical artist Lava La Rue, broadcaster Helen Zaltzman and #OscarsSoWhite creator April Reign.
Each of the 31 episodes lasts between 5-10 minutes, with one released each day throughout March.
Last year’s series was well received by listeners and the press and was featured on Apple’s “Best Podcast of 2020” list amongst others as well as starring on the Gay Times Digital Magazine Cover (the first podcast to do so).
Broccoli Productions commented: “It feels more important than ever for us to stand together, to stand united in our experiences and our aim by the end is to have created an empowering album of tracks that the listener can return to again and again to feel uplifted, inspired and ultimately not alone.
“Proving that there is more that binds us together than sets us apart. This is something we are incredibly passionate about as a company.”
You can listen to Anthem Women here.
