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The Girlfriends: Spotlight

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The number 1 hit true crime series is back with more women fighting crime, battling injustice and seriously kicking ass.In Season 1 of The Girlfriends: Spotlight, our global gang of girlfriends grew to include P***y Riot’s punk icon and political prisoner Nadya Tolokonnikova, British Nigerian beauty queen and founder of Miss Trans Global, Miss saHHara and ‘The Erin Brockovich of East Africa’, environmental activist Phyllis Omido. Now host Anna Sinfield returns with more incredible stories of women like bodyguard Jacquie Davis, who set out on a daring mission to free a pregnant British woman trapped in Pakistan. We’ll hear the story of Helene, a member of the French Resistance plotting to escape the brutality of a concentration camp. We’ll also meet Visaka Dharmadasa, a Sri Lankan mother who sat face to face with notorious terrorists and helped end a civil war. The Girlfriends: Spotlight is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.For more from Novel visit Novel.Audio

Latest episodes

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    August 3, 2026 · 43 min

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  • Relisten to The Girlfriends: Spotlight: Lu Ann Escapes the Order

    July 27, 2026 · 49 min

    Re-listen to the best of The Girlfriends: Spotlight: When Lu Ann Cooper was just fifteen years old, she was told to drop out of school and marry her first cousin. She would be his fourth wife.  Lu Ann grew up inside the so-called…

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    Re-listen to the best of The Girlfriends: Spotlight: Rose Brady’s job running Baltimore County’s SVU was a frustrating one. The sexual violence crimes she and her team were investigating were just the tip of the iceberg. Her department…

  • The Girlfriends: Spotlight, E24: Sucheta Exposes the Big Bull

    July 13, 2026 · 39 min

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  • The Girlfriends: Spotlight, E23: Anna Catches a Catfish

    July 6, 2026 · 39 min

    Anna Rowe thought she’d found the perfect man: attentive, caring and totally devoted to his children. But Anna gradually started to suspect that things weren’t quite what they seemed… Her doubts led her to some late night dating app…

  • The Girlfriends: Spotlight, E22: Carolyn Builds a Wisterhood

    June 29, 2026 · 37 min

    On Valentine's Day 2000, Carolyn Moor's life changed forever when a hit-and-run accident killed her husband Chad. She was left a widow in her 30s - and with two young daughters to raise alone. And she discovered that when you’re a young…

  • The Girlfriends: Spotlight, E21: Morrell Breaks the Ban

    June 22, 2026 · 32 min

    When Morrell Andrews’s attacker was convicted of her sexual assault, she thought her fight was over. But it was just beginning. Because in Canada, where Morrell lives, ‘Publication Bans’ were enshrined in law. These bans meant that no one…