#LeMillRecommends: Favourite Girly Podcasts
In this age of hyperconnectivity, a universal girl bond flows through our Instagram feeds at the flick of a finger. The intimacy of women talking over the comments section or simply hearing each other out has eventually resulted in creating a sisterhood. There’s nothing quite like getting lost in a women-for-women podcast. Or, better yet, feeling seen or heard. Perhaps the closest analogue to a classic girl-rant episode is feminist podcasts. We believe they might just be the secret weapon to light a bonfire of intellectual curiosity—all without the commitment of a group therapy session.
Here, we bring you five bracingly witty, mood-altering podcasts for the girls on everything from wellness, dating, sex, fashion, and just living life unfiltered.
The Gurls Talk Podcast by Adwoa Aboah
Genre: Beauty | Self-help
Adwoa Aboah’s podcast is a power lunch for women who enjoy real talk. Each month, the model-turned-activist throws open the door to a safe space where complete strangers become BFFs, dissecting life's dramas with humour and honesty. With celebrity guests like Freida Pinto, Emily Ratajkowski, and Rupi Kaur, ‘The Gurls Talk Podcast’ is a virtual circle of girlfriends spilling tea on mental health, queer representation, female friendship, and navigating the complexities of life in general.
Brown Girls Do It Too, by Poppy and Rubina
Genre: Relationships
The real conversations around sex and pleasure have become the new water cooler gossip—except no one's gossiping; they’re roaring with laughter. Enter two South-Asian "sexperts," or sex-clowns, as they like to call them. Poppy Jay and Rubina Pabani are shattering the silence on love, sex, and marriage for women of colour. It's a podcast that's equal parts hilarious and mind-expanding, guaranteed to have you nodding in agreement and weeping with laughter.
Anything Goes, by Emma Chamberlain
Genre: Comedy | Personal Stories
In an era crowded with social media influencers, finding honesty and originality can be a challenge. But if you're right there looking for a reassuring text in a world that can get quite lonely at times, Emma Chamberlain's podcast is the warm hug you need. This podcast, as the name suggests, covers everything in the most chatty way possible. From fashion faux pas to celebrity culture, burnout, travelling solo, and zit woes, it feels like that one-long call to your long-distance sister.
Nobody Panic, by Plosive, Tessa Coates, and Stevie Martin
Genre: Comedy | Culture | Education
On “Nobody Panic," three friends, Plosive, Tessa Coates, and Stevie Martin, sit down for honest conversations that attempt to tackle the age-old question of how to be a fully functional adult. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, relatable, and the only advice manual that won’t put you to sleep. From how to organise your fridge to making dinner with Kate Young, three women share their recipes to navigate adulthood and answer some of life’s biggest yet underrated questions.
CEO Yourself by Hermione Olivia
Genre: Business | Education | Health
On "CEO Yourself," host Hermione Olivia dives deep with accomplished women, unlocking their rarely shared journeys to the top. In these thirty-minute bite-sized episodes, she offers women tips and tricks on how to live their best lives without worrying. In a world that expects women to be self-sufficient to a fault, "CEO Yourself" offers a supportive space to learn and grow together.
