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Podcast: Women in Entertainment
Episode: Being Set on Fire (Literally) & Blazing a Trail with Emmy-Nominated Stuntwoman Sonja Wajih
Description: Sonja Wajih didn’t step onto her first stunt set until after 30 and now she’s an Emmy-nominated powerhouse shaking up Hollywood. In this episode, the In Her Words team sits down with Sonja to talk about her unconventional journey into stunt performance, what it takes to light yourself on fire (literally), and how she found her calling in a field that rarely makes space for women - especially women of color who take a nontraditional path.She opens up about the car hit that earned her a 2025 Emmy nomination on The...