Best Martha Piper Podcasts (2025)

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Leadership In The Digital Age With Biddy Martin 51:02

2d ago51:02

51:02

In this episode Martha and Indira speak candidly with Biddy Martin, a distinguished humanities scholar and widely respected leader in higher education. For more than two decades she served on the faculty of German studies and women’s studies at Cornell University. She chaired the Department of German Studies, served as senior associate dean in the …

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You Don't Get The Job You Don't Apply For With Joy Johnson 49:50

16d ago49:50

49:50

In this episode Martha speaks candidly with Joy Johnson, a distinguished health scientist and researcher in gender and health with a particular focus on promoting health and modifying health-related behaviour. In particular, she has studied the different health behaviours of women and men in terms of how gender affects how they react differently to…

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Nerve And Fear Go Together With Anne-Marie Slaughter 52:47

1M ago52:47

52:47

In this episode Martha and Indira speak candidly with Anne-Marie Slaughter, a woman who has demonstrated “nerve” throughout her entire life. Currently CEO of the think and action tank New America, Anne-Marie is a global leader, scholar, and public intellectual. She was the J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign and Comparative La…

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Can Women Have It All Special Live Recording With Elite Athlete Jill Moffatt 47:23

2M ago47:23

47:23

In this special live recorded episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Jill Moffatt, an elite woman athlete and 2X Olympic rower - an individual who has demonstrated “nerve” throughout her entire life. As co-founder of MOMentum, an initiative to advance gender equity in sport and the support of motherhood in women athletes, Jill is passionate…

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You Bloom Where You Are Planted With Mary Wells 1:01:55

3M ago1:01:55

1:01:55

In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Mary Wells, a Canadian materials engineer who is highly regarded for her research advances in the processing of advanced metallic alloys. She currently serves as Dean of Engineering at the University of Waterloo, the second woman to assume this position. Prior to her appointment at Waterloo, sh…

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The Importance Of Curiosity With Susan Hockfield 56:56

3M ago56:56

56:56

In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Susan Hockfield, an American neuroscientist and the first woman to serve as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2004 to 2012. Prior to becoming president, Dr. Hockfield served as Dean of Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Yale’s Provost. As the first l…

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Sometimes Girls Only Get To Do The Job When Boys Don’t Want To With Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell 1:03:31

4M ago1:03:31

1:03:31

In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, who served as the 19th prime minister of Canada – the first and only female prime minister of Canada. She was the first young woman president of her high school student council, the first woman president of UBC’s freshman class, the first woman to serve as minister of jus…

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Vision Without Execution Is Hallucination With Elizabeth Cannon 1:02:17

4M ago1:02:17

1:02:17

In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Elizabeth Cannon, a leading geomatics engineer, served as the eighth president and vice-chancellor of the University of Calgary from 2010 to 2018. Prior to her appointment as president, she was dean of the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary. Appointed as an Officer of t…

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Being Underestimated Is Like A Stealth Weapon With Drew Faust 1:00:58

4M ago1:00:58

1:00:58

In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Drew Faust, an American historian who was the first woman to serve as president of Harvard University from 2007 to 2018. She received her bachelor’s degree with honors in history from Bryn Mawr College and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history from the University of Pennsylvania. As a scholar s…

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Answering The Call To Lead with Alison Richard 50:14

6M ago50:14

50:14

In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Alison Richard, a distinguished anthropologist who is widely known for her research on the evolution of complex social systems among primates, was the first woman to be appointed Vice-Chancellor (President) of Cambridge University. Before arriving at Cambridge, she served as the Provost of Yale…

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The Importance Of A Creative Outlet with Anne Giardini 51:18

6M ago51:18

51:18

In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Anne Giardini, a Canadian business executive, journalist, lawyer and author who served as the 11th Chancellor of Simon Fraser University. She was president of Weyerhauser Company Ltd. and has written two novels, The Sad Truth About Happiness and Advice for Italian Boys. She is an Officer of the…

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Be Your Best Self with Susan Christoffersen 53:15

7M ago53:15

53:15

In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Susan Christoffersen who is currently serving as the first woman to be appointed Dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Susan discusses her own experiences in the position and how she had the ‘nerve’ to get there. Episode Resources The Institute for Gend…

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Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience with Heather Munroe-Blum 59:46

7M ago59:46

59:46

In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Heather Munroe-Blum who served as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University from 2003-2013. Heather discusses her own experiences in the position and how she had the ‘nerve’ to get there. Episode Resources Brown, Brené. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Wa…

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I’m Just So Sorry That You’re Female with Maria Klawe 58:16

8M ago58:16

58:16

In this episode Martha and Indira speak candidly with Maria Klawe, the fifth and first woman president of Harvey Mudd College from 2006 to 2023. Maria discusses her own experiences in the position and how she had the ‘nerve’ to get there. Episode Resources Maria’s acronym - Long Creeks Past Dazzling Waterfalls L - Listen until the full stop C - Con…

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Be True To Yourself with Shirley Tilghman 56:18

8M ago56:18

56:18

In this episode, Martha and Indira speak candidly with Shirley Tilghman who was the first woman to serve as president of Princeton University from 2001-2013. Shirley discusses her own experiences in the position and how she had the ‘nerve’ to get there. Episode Resources Haslam, N. (2016). Bell-Shaped Distribution of Personality Traits. In Zeigler-…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Martha Piper Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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She's Got Nerve

Martha Piper and Indira Samarasekera

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Leadership In The Digital Age With Biddy Martin 51:02

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You Don't Get The Job You Don't Apply For With Joy Johnson 49:50

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Nerve And Fear Go Together With Anne-Marie Slaughter 52:47

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Can Women Have It All Special Live Recording With Elite Athlete Jill Moffatt 47:23

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You Bloom Where You Are Planted With Mary Wells 1:01:55

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The Importance Of Curiosity With Susan Hockfield 56:56

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Sometimes Girls Only Get To Do The Job When Boys Don’t Want To With Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell 1:03:31

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Vision Without Execution Is Hallucination With Elizabeth Cannon 1:02:17

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Being Underestimated Is Like A Stealth Weapon With Drew Faust 1:00:58

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Answering The Call To Lead with Alison Richard 50:14

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The Importance Of A Creative Outlet with Anne Giardini 51:18

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Be Your Best Self with Susan Christoffersen 53:15

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Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience with Heather Munroe-Blum 59:46

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I’m Just So Sorry That You’re Female with Maria Klawe 58:16

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Be True To Yourself with Shirley Tilghman 56:18