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Who says heavy can鈥檛 be funny? A look at women鈥檚 weightlifting, fully unpacking muscularity vs femininity. From 2023.

Strength can look like a lot of things and comedienne Jessica Fostekew starts at the most dirty, functional end of things - strongwoman.

It's where weightlifting meets theatre. You might have seen on the telly at Christmas, the one with Geoff Capes running around with a fridge on his little finger or giving an entire train a tow with his body.

Jess talks to four-times Britain's Strongest Woman Andrea Thompson and multiple world-record holder Mayyah Blair to get their take on strength, aesthetic and why the strongest women in the world still have to work part-time.

And she tells us about the time she pulled an actual bus.

Lets face it, she goes on and on about it.

Written and Performed by Jessica Fostekew.

Producer: Lyndsay Fenner

A Mighty Bunny production for 大象传媒 Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2023

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Sun 5 May 2024 23:15

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