The production company Whisdown has launched a new podcast with three women whom he hears talk on the London Underground.
Power Sisters features three lifelong friends who juggled the demands of having a strong career on the challenge of raising a family.
A trio of black women – Rachel, Elaine and Caroline (they prefer to use only their first names) met at schools in southern London in the early 90s.
They speak candidly about the bias they encountered, the struggle to reach the top of their chosen profession, and the pressure they felt as representatives of their respective communities.
Rachel is a communications executive who worked for No. 10 for both Theresa May and Boris Johnson. Elaine has successfully performed a senior role in education, and was involved in a car accident in 2022, and Caroline is a lawyer.
Whistledown producer Liza Ward spoke with Rachel, Elaine and Caroline on the spot and recruited them on the spot.
“I was blown away by their extraordinary energy, enthusiasm, love and mutual support for each other,” Ward says.
Produced by Liza Ward and Faye Lyons White, Power Sisters has been making radio shows and podcasts for 25 years and is the first in a series of planned releases from Whisdown, which has a studio base in London, Glasgow and Berlin.
The company produced its first Spotify original podcast in 2017, the weekly satire with comedian Jolyon Rubinstein.
“We really value our long partnership with Spotify,” says David Perst, managing director at Whistledown.
Power Sisters is available on Spotify and new episodes will be released every Tuesday.
