Today, we bring you a special bonus episode of The Lonely Arts Club to celebrate International Women's Day. 

We're joined by Zainab Alema. Zainab, also known as "Bulldozer" is, amongst other things, a rugby player. Zainab has an inspirational story to tell and we're delighted to share her story with you. 

The rugby pitch is where Zainab comes to life and we hear where the passion for the sport came from and what challenges she has had to overcome since entering into the sporting world. Also a mum and a neonatal nurse, Zainab is a woman of many talents. 

This International Women's Day, we want to thank all of the fantastic female guests that we've welcome into The Lonely Arts Club and all that they've done and continue to do for the world of culture. 

This podcast is brought to you by the Institute for Creative Enterprise at Edge Hill University.

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The podcast is edited by Roz DiCaprio who is the producer alongside Karen Appleton and Carl Hunter.

Audio production is by Sam Auguste of Onomatopoeia Studios in Liverpool.

Music is by Joseph McDade.

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