# Ambition, oil rigs and the story only Yassmin Abdel-Magied could write

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Podcast: [The Moment with Myf Warhurst](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-moment-with-myf-warhurst-7478516)
Published: 2026-06-02T11:19:22+00:00
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## Resource

What's it really like to be the only woman on an oil rig? Yassmin Abdel-Magied knows... before she was a broadcaster and novelist she worked as a drilling engineer. We <3 women in STEM. Yassmin's debut adult novel At Sea is a literary thriller set on a rig on the brink of catastrophe, with one woman holding her nerve and standing her ground in a hyper masculine world. Myf talks to her about surviving male dominated workplaces, the price of ambition, and why fiction let her say things no memoir ever could. Guest: Yassmin Abdel-Magied 's book At Sea is out now through Allen & Unwin. Find her on IG @yassmin_a or www.buythebook.online/at-sea *Hosted by the queen of culture herself, *The Moment with Myf Warhurst* unpacks ‘The Moment’ that has everyone talking, diving deeper than the headlines to give the details you need in the time you’ve got.  Stay Connected Instagram @myfwarhurst TikTok @myfwarhurst LinkedIn Myf Warhurst Get In Touch Brands/ Partnerships: Myf@mik.studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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