Two Worlds, One Me

In this episode of Two Worlds, One Me, I speak with Corina Goetz, founder of Star-CaT, a consultancy helping Western executives and companies understand how business really works across the Gulf region. Originally from East Germany and now based in London, Corina’s story is one of curiosity, courage and worlds opening up. She grew up in a country where travel was restricted, where even oranges, bananas and Western music felt like glimpses of another life. Books, television and her father’s st...

Today’s conversation is powerful, moving, and deeply human. My guest is Councillor Professor Bharat Pankhania — the 798th Mayor of Bath — and a leading expert in communicable disease control. Many of you will recognise him as one of the calm, trusted medical voices who helped the public make sense of the COVID-19 pandemic. But this episode goes far beyond titles. Bharat shares his journey from a childhood in Nairobi, Kenya, to arriving in the UK at fourteen — a sudden departure, a new life, a...

In this moving and memorable episode of Two Worlds, One Me, I sit down with British-Ghanaian artist Joshua Donkor, whose award-winning portraits explore diasporic identity, ancestral memory and the stories that shape who we are. Joshua's work is deeply personal, filled with image transfers, textures and fragments of family photographs, but it speaks to all of us who have ever wondered where we belong. We talk about growing up mixed-race in the UK, about finally visiting Ghana and meeting his ...

In this deeply moving and deliciously evocative episode, I talk to Irina Janakievska – a North-Macedonian-British writer, recipe developer and author of the acclaimed The Balkan Kitchen. Born in Skopje, raised in Kuwait, and now based in London, Irina shares her remarkable journey across continents, cultures and careers – from corporate law to culinary storytelling. We talk about her vibrant multicultural upbringing, the legacy of former Yugoslavia, finding home in more than one place and how...

In this episode, I speak with the incredible Noya Paulin – Vietnamese-born chef, entrepreneur, and the heart behind Noya’s Kitchen, one of Bath’s most celebrated restaurants. Noya shares her powerful journey, beginning in a coastal village in Vietnam, escaping the aftermath of war as a child refugee, and eventually building a new life in the UK. We talk about the resilience of her family, the challenges of growing up between two cultures, and how food became a beautiful way to stay connected ...