Speaking of Phenomenal | Journalism for Women and Gender-Expansive Voices | Podcast Guru

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Speaking of Phenomenal is an independent podcast covering women and gender-expansive people mainstream media hasn't found yet. Host Amy Boyle, a multimedia journalist and adjunct lecturer in photojournalism and visual storytelling at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, reports longform narrative conversations with women and gender-expansive people doing significant work the news cycle has yet to document. The work began in 2018 as the 52 Phenomenal Women Project, a portrait storytelling series that produced 104 reported profiles and was covered by the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader and NBC5. The podcast launched in October 2020 as the audio extension of that journalism. Now in its sixth season, with 70 episodes and counting, Speaking of Phenomenal has reached 103 countries and over 860 cities worldwide. Every person you'll hear has a story the world should know. And they sound like this. www.speakingofphenomenal.com. Support the show via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/u25038150

Recent Episodes

Far From Home: Ankita Kumar on Storytelling Across Borders

Journalist and filmmaker, Ankita M. Kumar has often been the only woman in the room with a voice. She tells Amy Boyle how she learned to keep speaking up, from a grandmother who crossed during Partition to covering India's COVID-19 crisis to making her Oscar-qualifying film, "Far From Home." A feminist conversation on resilience and cultural identity with Ankita, one of the inspirational women and female leaders proving that storytelling for social change starts with refusing to be silenced. ...

26 MIN

Self-Doubt to Real Community | Creative Endurance Six Years Later

Six years ago, singer-songwriter Tiffany Villarreal told us why she walked away from record labels to build real community. Today, we're revisiting that conversation and discovering she was right about everything. From healing through creative work to recognizing toxic culture before it became mainstream, Tiffany's story is one of self-discovery, vulnerability, and creative resilience. Community, authenticity: then and now. Flashback episode: taken from Episode One 11/13/2020 Got s...

10 MIN

From Troublemaker to Change-maker | Cost of Being Right

Women's empowerment isn't just about winning, it's about what you do when you're right. Lisa Cornwell, keynote speaker, author, and former Golf Channel broadcaster, became central to a national conversation about workplace bias after her memoir "Troublemaker" and a Washington Post investigation. Today, she talks candidly about the cost of being right, the responsibility that comes with self-awareness, and how clarity about your own role shapes real change. Got something to say? Text the show....

21 MIN

Career Resilience in Action | How One Conversation Launched Shannon's Podcasting Path

Career transition and authentic leadership don't always look linear. Two and a half years ago, Shannon Gomes sat down with Amy Boyle for an episode about adapting your story as you go. Last week, she sent a message: that one conversation changed the direction of her career. She has since launched The Gomes Guide. In this bonus episode, Amy revisits Shannon's original insights about resilience, growth, and what it really takes for female leaders to thrive, this time with a full view of where t...

6 MIN

Soul Portraits: Turning Grief Into Creative Resilience

*** A note before you listen: This conversation includes candid reflection on past pain and trauma. *** Devorah Brinckerhoff walked away from gallery walls to build something entirely her own: Soul Portraits, art made from the personal materials of a life. In this candid conversation about creative resilience, grief, and vulnerability, she shares how working with letters, photos, and journals became her path to healing and a thriving creative practice that centers her authentic story, n...

28 MIN