The episode Movies has women describing cinema viewing as a liberating experience

One of our favourite episodes is called Movies. It is stitched from little snippets of memories shared by women of all ages. They recollect finding the experience of watching cinema in theatre halls liberating. One of them recalls bunking college to catch an early morning show, taking the first seats because they’d be cheap, and seeing familiar faces in the crowd. She also laughs about getting caught by her mother later on. Another says, “Ask me [about] all the movies — from 1961 to 1964 — I remember them even today.” There’s a certain freedom in the darkness of the hall and in the company of women. The episode celebrates such moments. It maintains anonymity of the interviewees to show how this isn’t an experience of a countable few, but an active participation in leisure by multiple women.

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What makes these episodes distinctive are the sounds that accompany conversations — interrupted talks, a dialogue from a film, or simply street noises. Because of the nature of the stories shared, and the conversational tone of the featured guests, the podcast is easy to consume. It is a little bit like boarding a local train, and standing at the door. The co-passenger next to you has a story to tell, before they disembark and another one takes their place.

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