Leading Ladies (podcast) (original) (raw)

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Zambian podcast web series

Podcast

'Leading Ladies'
Leading Ladies Exhibitions Image Front Page
Presentation
Genre Historical
Written by Mulenga Kapwepwe and Samba Yonga
Narrated by Samba Yonga
Language English
Updates Weekly
Length 2 minutes
Production
Motion graphics Black Rose The Artist
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 21
Publication
Original release 27 March 2019; 5 years ago (27 March 2019)

Leading Ladies is a short 2D animated podcast originating from Zambia. The podcast was first released on YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn on March 27, 2019.[1] The podcast focuses on the lives of significant African women who held leadership positions between the 17th and 19th century[2][3][4] The primary objective of the podcast is to shed light on the obscured and often hidden stories of Zambian women who have held significant leadership roles throughout history.

The Women's History Museum in Zambia and Hivos Southern Africa Region jointly produce the animated podcast.[5][6] The podcast's stories are set across Zambia's 10 provinces and were sourced from the National Archives of Zambia. The podcast's first season was written by Mulenga Kapwepwe and Samba Yonga and premiered on March 27, 2019.[7][8][9] It explored the lives of women who made important but often untold contributions to Zambia's history during the pre-colonial era.[10]

The podcast's second season, which premiered on September 16, 2020, presents more contemporary accounts of Zambian leading ladies. The podcast serves as a means of educating and inspiring audiences on the significant impact of women's leadership in Zambia's history.

The debut season featured women from the pre-colonial era who have made important but largely untold contributions to Zambia's history.[11]

Season two is focus on the post-colonial narrative of women's leadership that has not been fully explored.[11][22] The second season of the series start airing on 16 September 2020 on the museum's online platforms. The web series will be free and available for everyone to access.[23]

  1. ^ "Leading Ladies Podcast Launch". The Women's History Museum. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Check out the Women's History Museum's 'Leading Ladies' Podcast". OkayAfrica. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ "'Leading Ladies' Is The Podcast Connecting Zambians With Their Forgotten History". Black Ballad. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ Chutel, Lynsey (31 March 2019). "This animated podcast series casts historical African women as superheroes". Quartz. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ "African Daily Voice (ADV)". African Daily Voice (ADV). Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Celebrating leading ladies in Zambian history". Hivos. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ^ staff (27 March 2019). "Zambia : Women's History Museum of Zambia animated podcast "Leading Ladies (ZM)" premieres on 27th March". LusakaTimes.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  8. ^ flaobridgitta (10 June 2021). "Leading Ladies". Malawian Girls Rock. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  9. ^ Emmanuel (27 March 2019). "Zambian "Leading Ladies" animated podcast comes out tonight". Southern African Development Community. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Zambia : Google x PRX announces Leading Ladies Zambia as part of their Google Podcast Creator Program". LusakaTimes.com. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Zambia : Women's History Museum of Zambia Season Two of "Leading Ladies (ZM)" animated podcast premieres". LusakaTimes.com. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Leading Ladies Zambia Ep. 1". YouTube. Women Museum Zambia. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Leading Ladies Zambia Ep. 2". Women Museum Zambia. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Leading Ladies Zambia Ep. 3". Women Museum Zambia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Leading Ladies Zambia Ep. 4". Women Museum Zambia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Leading Ladies Zambia Ep. 5". Women Museum Zambia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Leading Ladies Zambia Ep. 6". Women Museum Zambia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Leading Ladies Zambia Ep. 7". Women Museum Zambia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Leading Ladies Zambia Ep. 8". Women Museum Zambia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Leading Ladies Zambia Ep. 9". Women Museum Zambia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Leading Ladies Zambia Ep. 10". Women Museum Zambia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Women's History Museum of Zambia Season Two of "Leading Ladies (ZM)" animated podcast premieres". Zimbabwe News (News Reader). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  23. ^ Editor, Mwebantu (16 September 2020). "Women's History Museum of Zambia today premieres the second season instalment of "Leading Ladies"". Mwebantu. Retrieved 19 May 2021.