Woman's Work

In Episode 10, Grace and Valentine talk with musician/performer/fragrance artist Ziemba, aka René Kladzyk, about dreams of theremin thresholds, finding inspiration in a Moroccan succubus, her creative process, and more. Find more about Ziemba at www.theziemba.com or on Twitter or Instagram at @Z1emba.  This episode features music from Ziemba (obvi!), Buffy St. Marie, Bobbie Gentry, Kesha, et al.  Woman's Work is a monthly podcast about women doin' stuff. We highlight music and other work done by women. Co-hosted by Grace Woodard and Valentine Ubaldo. Find us on Twitter and Instagram at @womanswerk. If you like what you hear, please consider leaving us a review or supporting our Patreon campaign (http://bit.ly/supportww)!   xo, gw + vu

In this episode of Woman's Work, Grace and Valentine sat down with award-winning journalist and co-founder of the Coalition for Women in Journalism. We talk about mentorship, the unique obstacles faced by women in journalism, and finding the beauty in the battle. Follow Kiran on Twitter @kirannazish. Learn more about the Coalition for Women in Journalism: www.womeninjournalism.org Music for Episode 07 features Selda, Slowspin, Sevdaliza, Slowspin, St. Beauty, and some other artists whose names don't begin with the letter "S." Woman's Work is a monthly podcast about women doin' stuff. We highlight music and other work done by women. Co-hosted by Grace Woodard and Valentine Ubaldo. Find us on Twitter and Instagram at @womanswerk. If you like what you hear, please consider leaving us a review or supporting our Patreon campaign (http://bit.ly/supportww)!   xo, gw + vu

This is Part II of our episode with the Chicana punk feminist legend Alice Bag!  We've changed up the format a bit, so let us know what you think! Episode 08.5 features musical selections from Alice, as well as songs that we felt reflected Alice's badass story, which you can hear in full on Episode 08! Selections include X-Ray Spex, Elza Soares, Chavela Vargas, and more! For more information on East L.A. punk legend/HBIC, Alice Bag, visit http://alicebag.com/ Woman's Work is a monthly podcast about women doin' stuff.  We highlight music and other creative work made by women.  Co-hosted by Grace Woodard and Valentine Ubaldo.  Find us on Twitter and Instagram at @womanswerk.  If you like what you hear, please leave us a review!  

In this episode of Woman's Work, Grace and Valentine sat down with director/producer/writer Meghan Doherty to talk about the end of Vine, her recent projects, and How Not to Be a Dick. Follow Meghan's latest creative projects on Instagram at @hazelst, and stay up to date with the feature film she just produced at @simplysilvio on Twitter. We also talk about coping with the election, and our future plans for Woman's Work.  Music for Episode 07 features Broadcast, Solange, U.S. Girls, ESG and more. Woman's Work is a monthly podcast about women doin' stuff. We highlight music and other creative work made by women. Co-hosted by Grace Woodard and Valentine Ubaldo. Find us on Twitter and Instagram at @womanswerk. If you like what you hear, please consider leaving us a review or supporting our Patreon campaign (http://bit.ly/supportww)!   xo, gw + vu

We had the chance to chat with musician/songwriter Angel Olsen about her new album, taking control of her creative image, Ferrante, filmmaking, and things you can do in libraries. Her incredible third album, "My Woman," was released on September 2 on Jagjaguwar. For more information and tour dates, visit http://angelolsen.com/ Most of the songs on this episode were personally selected by Angel herself, and we were stoked to hear Julie Cruise, Candi Staton, Lhasa de Sela, and more. Woman's Work is a monthly podcast about women doin' stuff. We highlight music and other creative work made by women. Co-hosted by Grace Woodard and Valentine Ubaldo. Find us on Twitter and Instagram at @womanswerk. If you like what you hear, please leave us a review!  

For Episode 05, we spoke to artist/filmmaker/curator Samantha Cornwell-Crabtree about her curatorial project, The Great B.E. and her documentary film 'Break the Branch.' The Great B.E.(Black Expanse) is a space that puts African American artists and artists of the African Diaspora at the center. The first performance and a restorative justice teach-in will take place Oct. 8 at Powrplnt in Brooklyn, NY; the deadline for submissions for the first zine is Oct. 14. For more information on the project, visit http://thegreatbe.com/  'Break the Branch' is currently on the festival circuit. To stay up to date on screenings, visit https://www.facebook.com/breakthebranchfilm/ This episode features music by Empress Of, FKA Twigs, The Internet, Weyes Blood, and more.  Woman's Work is a podcast about women doin' stuff. We highlight music and other creative work made by women. Co-hosted by Grace Woodard and Valentine Ubaldo. Find us on Twitter and Instagram at @womanswerk. If you like what you hear, please leave a review!

We spoke to songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Flock of Dimes, Dungeonesse) about her forthcoming solo album, success, and badass jumpsuits. Her first full-length as Flock of Dimes, "If You See Me, Say Yes," will be out on Partisan Records on September 23. For more information and tour dates, visit http://www.flockofdimes.com/ Jenn is also touring in support of the most recent Wye Oak release, "Tween," which came out earlier this year on Merge Records. http://wyeoakmusic.com/ This episode features music from Jenn's various musical projects (obv), as well as Lower Dens, Wume, Judee Sill, and Mary Margaret O'Hara. Woman's Work is a monthly podcast about women doin' stuff. We highlight music and other creative work made by women. Co-hosted by Grace Woodard and Valentine Ubaldo. Find us on Twitter and Instagram at @womanswerk. If you like what you hear, please leave a review!

This month we spoke to illustrator/art director/musician Lindsay Mound about karaoke, Nancy Sinatra, and doing 10,000 things at once. Check out Lindsay's work at http://www.lindsaymound.com/ or @lostandmound on Instagram. This episode also features music from Color War, Siouxise and the Banshees, Grimes, Kristin Kontrol, Chromatics and more.  Woman's Work is a monthly podcast about women doin' stuff. We highlight music and other creative work made by women. Co-hosted by Grace Woodard and Valentine Ubaldo. Find us on Twitter and Instagram at @womanswerk.

Our theme this month is the exploration of self through the creation of fictional personas.  We spoke with Mae Elvis Kaufman, a New York-based performer and photographer, about her creative process, the origins and evolving motivations behind her art, and fruit roll-ups.  See Mae's shapeshifting characters come to life on Instagram at @maeelvis.  This episode features music from Princess Nokia, Grace Jones, Nite Jewel, Jenny Hval, Circuit des Yeux, and more.  Woman's Work is a monthly podcast about women doin' stuff. We highlight music and other creative work made by women. Co-hosted by Grace Woodard and Valentine Ubaldo. Find us on Twitter and Instagram at @womanswerk.

Inaugural episode of Woman's Work, featuring an interview with artist/musician/DIY legend Ashley Hohman. Woman's Work is a monthly podcast about women doin' stuff. We highlight music and other creative work made by women. Co-hosted by Grace Woodard and Valentine Ubaldo. Find us on Twitter and Instagram at @womanswerk.