Raft of Bitches - How do you prepare your two minute noodles? [Bonus Episode]
Not everything makes it into the official episode because the Raft of Bitches is a little bit of chaos. Join the raft for the Season 2 blooper reel, complete with tarot cards, donuts, and NoodleGate. Got feedback? Send us a message!
22 Dec 2025
Isabelle Charter - Everything I wrote in that plan was absolutely wrong [LIVE @ WestTechFest]
Live from West Tech Fest - the biggest startup and innovation focused festival in Western Australia. Head of Venture Studio at BetterLabs, Isabelle Charter is committed to helping startups grow faster, smarter, and bolder — and shaking up what a venture studio can be. Isabelle has spent nearly 20 years in startups, during which she’s started, scaled, sold, pivoted, and killed ventures. Most recently, Isabelle built and sold Drip - Australia’s first investing app for under-18s. In this episode...
8 Dec 2025
Caitlin Figueiredo - Change-making is not a sprint, it's a marathon
Caitlin is a proud Goan woman and strategic leader with 10+ years driving multi-sector reforms across government, civil society, and global organisations. Recognised by Forbes, the Obama White House, and as 2024 ACT Young Australian of the Year, Caitlin has a record of delivering transformative programs that advance social impact, equity, and human rights. In this episode, Caitlin shares her experience running Girls Takeover Parliament, her thoughts about traditional and non-traditional polit...
24 Nov 2025
Lucy Lovegun - If you are waiting to be confident to do the thing, you'll never do it.
DiRtY sExY FuNNy. Lucy Lovegun is a multi-award-winning, internationally acclaimed force in the Australian burlesque scene. Known for her bold, comedic style, she’s performed around the world and competed twice at the prestigious Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas—taking home the title of Most Comedic. A passionate teacher, mentor, and community leader, Lucy is a titan of tease and headlining erotic clown. In this episode, Lucy joins the raft to talk about the art of tease, beautiful journey...
10 Nov 2025
Madison Heady - I thought, my voice really is powerful.
Madison Heady is a vibrant young woman navigating her way through life and living with a disability. Madison was born with Cerebral Palsy and spent many years learning to walk and talk. After a devastating accident, she needed to learn how to walk all over again in 2020. She describes her greatest achievement being when she created her own public speaking and advocacy business. Her inspiration began as a high school student when she noticed a divide between her and her peers. In this special ...
27 Oct 2025
Narelle Henry - We're held hostage by the blokeiness of the world
Narelle Henry is a Noongar woman, educator, former athlete and coach, and General Manager of Ember Connect - a platform connecting and elevating First Nations women. For over two decades, Narelle has been focused on creating opportunities and building confidence for women and young people, and helping them see what’s possible, whether in classrooms, on courts, or in community spaces. You can support Narelle's mission by checking out the Ember Connect Wildfire Series podcast, or si...
13 Oct 2025
Lucy Peach - We've got to shake some shit up before we die.
Lucy Peach is devoted to raising cuntciousness using science, story, and songs. She believes that embodying our cyclical nature is key to a thriving world. With roots as a human biology teacher and sexual health educator, Lucy is also an award-winning performer, TEDx speaker, the author of bestselling book Period Queen and the creator of theatre show My Greatest Period Ever. Working with everyone from elite athletes to teenage girls, she has helped thousands fall in love with their cycl...
29 Sept 2025
Naarah - I'd been winging it since I was a foetus
Naarah is an Aboriginal Australian actor and Royal Academy of Music graduate. Named 2024 NAIDOC Aboriginal Creative Talent and Tasmanian Young Australian of the Year, she works across theatre, songwriting, TV, and public speaking. Highlights of Naarah's career so far include Amazon’s Deadloch (which the Raft are obsessed with!), The Sunshine Club (QLD Theatre), and Our Country’s Good (Lyric Hammersmith). In this episode, Naarah joins us to talk about resilience in the arts, being an Indigenou...
15 Sept 2025
Dr Astrokat Ross - I discovered the sun!
Dr Kat "Astrokat" Ross is an astrophysics post doctoral researcher who studies teenage black holes using radio telescopes. Dr Kat is also the leader of the national #IncludeHer movement, which aims to correct high school courses to include a more diverse representation of scientists. A proud bisexual and agender person, Dr Astrokat was diagnosed as an adult with ADHD. She is looking to help create safe spaces and welcoming environments for other LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse individua...
1 Sept 2025
Nina Karisik - When I wear it, I get to be me.
Welcome to Season 2!!!! Nina Karisik is a software engineer and founder of MadeApt, a soon-to-launch fashion tech startup reimagining how custom clothing is made - sustainably, ethically, and with actual personality. She blends tech with storytelling to build things that matter. An OG She Coder and based in Perth, she’s also part of the crew behind Australia’s biggest founder meetup - because startups run better with free snacks In this episode we explore the topics of fast fashion (and how i...
30 Dec 2024
Raft of Bitches - Early stages of hysteria [Bonus Episode]
Ever wondered about the bits that get cut out of a podcast because they're NSFW? Don't worry, we kept them and put them together into one excellent bonus episode for you!Join the raft and a bunch of the guests we've interviewed throughout 2024 for some behind-the-scenes banter, heartfelt stories and of course - bloopers.See you in 2025, Rafters!Got feedback? Send us a message!
16 Dec 2024
Cheryl Mack - Less Vagina in the Room [LIVE @ WestTechFest]
Cheryl Mack, CEO of Aussie Angels, shares insights on democratizing angel investing and navigating Australia's startup investment landscape.
2 Dec 2024
Rebecca Beardsley - Extraordinary and problematic at the same time
Rebecca Beardsley shares her courageous journey from an abusive relationship to entrepreneurship, paving the way for unstoppable female professionals to thrive and grow one conversation at a time.
18 Nov 2024
Ashara Wills - Be curious, not furious
This episode touches on some difficult topics including challenges impacting the queer community, and youth suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with difficult conversations or mental health, please check out the resources below.Ashara Wills is the visionary force behind Let’s Queer The Air—a transformative business that fosters understanding and inclusion through authentic dialogue and engagement. A multicultural queer woman and a passionate advocate for environments where every...
4 Nov 2024
Dr Katherine Iscoe - Veering between confidence and hubris
This episode touches on some difficult topics including eating disorders and suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with difficult conversations or mental health, please check out the resources below.Dr. Katherine is a motivational speaker on the benefits of self-respect. She works with organisations who want leaders that bring 100% of themselves to work and never say leave saying ‘coulda, shoulda, woulda’. She is also a board member, a former tech CEO and multiple scholarship winn...
21 Oct 2024
Sam Brown – I will never produce a PowerPoint presentation
With over two decades in startup/scale-up land and two unicorns (startup companies with a value of over $1 billion) under her belt, Sam loves nothing more than helping others shine.Sam has a flair for building large resilient teams from the ground up, creating the people journey culture, implementing change management processes, streamlining operation processes, firefighting when the house is on fire and assisting companies set the foundations for successful growth.Sam’s current major project...
7 Oct 2024
Raft of Bitches Trailer
For centuries women have been told that we’re each other’s worst enemies – but in our experience women are more like otters than queen bees. Female otters – bitches, if you will – join hands with each other to create rafts that stop them from drifting apart and losing each other while they are asleep.Just like a literal raft of bitches, our experience has been that thriving women often have a tight-knit circle of other women who helped them get there by providing information and support along...
7 Oct 2024
Kate Kirwin – Every single person turned and stared at me
Kate is an unapologetic feminist. She is the Founder and CEO of She Codes Australia, on a mission to inspire 100,000 women across the country to enter tech careers.Kate’s work is closing the gender gap in tech, where only 30 per cent of employees are women. Her achievements have been recognised with the Business News 40 Under 40 Award and a Women in Digital Champion of Change award. She was recently named as WA's 2024 Young Australian of the Year.Join us as we discuss the challenges faced by ...
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