In this episode of A Witch Is... Emilie Biggar and Jayne Steer sit with Nicky Barry and discuss ageism in the arts. Other topics include an inspiring Samoan woman in power, Baba Yaga and the rising homeless population of older women.

Nicky Barry's instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/barrymeplease/

Sources:

https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/samoa-sexism/105035564

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/travel/flight-attendant-stewardess-sexism.html

Guthrie, Juniper (2024) "Drowned Maidens and Mother Earth: The Roots of Sexism in Russian Folklore Studies," The Corinthian: Vol. 21, Article 4.Available at: https://kb.gcsu.edu/thecorinthian/vol21/iss1/4

https://style.nine.com.au/latest/freeze-frame-kylie-minogue-gold-hotpants-spinning-around/cd43fa0f-2539-4835-bf31-d7a9e87120e2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinster

https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=uclf

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/