Three iHeart Podcasts For Women: Fashion: Past-Due Female Recognition; Katie

If TV can do it, why can’t podcasting? Networks like Lifetime and Hallmark program shows that appeal to women. Therefore, it’s only fair that iHeartPodcasts has several excellent podcasts for women.

To be clear, podcasting has podcast networks that are female-owned, such as Critical Frequency and Earios.

First up is Climbing In Heels, which just returned every Friday for season three. If you didn’t know (I did not), Rachel Zoe is recognized as one of Hollywood’s most powerful fashion authorities. She welcomed audiences into her fast-paced life as an A-list stylist on her Bravo show, The Rachel Zoe Project and her fashion brand is known globally. The podcast’s marketing pitch is: “Host Rachel Zoe’s podcast Climbing In Heels promises to be your weekly dose of glamour, inspiration and fun!”

I listened to an episode with celebrity stylist Dani Michelle, whose clients include Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner. Zoe is a sold host, keeping down the melodrama in favor of sharing her expertise and that of her guests with her listeners. The January 2024 episode with Kroma wellness founder Lisa Odenweller discussing health and nutrition was informative, and kudos to Zoe for not turning it into a Kroma commercial spot.

I think the best episode is the March 29, 2024, show with actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano on the hit HBO TV series The Sopranos. While Sigler continued to work in the entertainment…