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

Amy Boyle

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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 s...

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  • Far From Home: Ankita Kumar on Storytelling Across BordersSep 29, 2026 · 27 min
  • Self-Doubt to Real Community | Creative Endurance Six Years LaterAug 6, 2026 · 10 min
  • From Troublemaker to Change-maker | Cost of Being RightJul 29, 2026 · 22 min
  • Career Resilience in Action | How One Conversation Launched Shannon's Podcasting PathJul 22, 2026 · 6 min
  • Soul Portraits: Turning Grief Into Creative ResilienceJul 15, 2026 · 29 min
  • Mental Health, Diplomacy & One Girl Named Comfort | Morgan DeNicolaJun 24, 2026 · 22 min
  • Swimming Lessons: Teaching Children to Be the Heroes of Their Own StoryJun 17, 2026 · 31 min
  • From Five Seasons to Fearless | Women's Empowerment is in the TellingJun 15, 2026 · 2 min
  • Women's Storytelling & Resilience | Building Leadership LegacyDec 31, 2025 · 8 min
  • Non-Linear Careers, Genuine Success | Releasing the ShouldsDec 29, 2025 · 34 min

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