Media Girlfriends

Tori Allen is a freelance producer and journalist living in Thailand. We became friends during her eight years at CBC Radio working on Metro Morning, q and DNTO. Last year Tori and I sat in the bunkie of a cottage at our annual Lady Camp trip and talked about how living abroad as a 'trailing spouse' means she constantly reinvents herself for work, something she realizes she has always done.   WHAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID  A double header of regrets from podcasters and journalists Vicky Mochama and Katie Jensen, creators of the new Vocal Fry Studios, an affordable and inclusive Toronto podcast studio and community workspace. @vmochama @katiejensen   @vocalfrystudios   MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Pacific Content, the company Tori worked with, which creates original podcasts with brands. @pacificcontent   FOLLOW ALL THE #MEDIAGIRLFRIENDS ON TWITTER @mediagfs   SEND EMAIL nanaabaduncan@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica Mandy is a new media girlfriend, from the United States. Originally from Missouri, Erica spent the last 10 years as a TV news reporter, working her way up to daily reporting with CBS Los Angeles. Less than a year ago, Erica quit her job to start The Newsworthy with Erica Mandy, a daily 10 minute news podcast. It has since been featured on various lists, including '12 essential current event podcasts' on Salon and the Itunes New and Notable front page. She explains how she got herself together before jumping ship. @theNWpodcast   WHAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID  Lindsey Kratowill, producer of Bad With Money and When Meghan Met Harry (a royal wedding podcast) at Panoply, talks about the time it took a few attempts to finally quit her job. @lindseykrat   MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Rachel Giese's book Boys: What It Means To Become A Man @rachelagiese Garvia Bailey, arts journalist and host/interviewer extraordinaire @garveyschild New theme song from music producer Kilamanzego! @kilamanzego   FOLLOW ALL THE #MEDIAGIRLFRIENDS ON TWITTER @mediagfs   SEND EMAIL nanaabaduncan@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My longtime work friend Michelle Parise, senior producer at CBC, had a successful first season of her podcast Alone: A Love Story in which she spills her guts about what happened after her husband cheated and her life exploded. It's not all sad. Michelle talks about why she made the podcast, her ex-husband's reaction, and the resurgence of artistic expression in her life. @alonecbc WHAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID  TV & radio journalist Zulekha Nathoo talks about an intense car conversation in her early days as a VJ, and what she still has to deal with. @zulekhanathoo FOLLOW ALL THE #MEDIAGIRLFRIENDS ON TWITTER @mediagfs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I have known Zulekha Nathoo since journalism school. A TV and radio journalist who has interviewed dozens of A-listers including Ryan Gosling, Denzel Washington and Priyanka Chopra and covered major events like the Grammys, Oscars and the women’s march, she's also one of the most equally humble and quietly ambitious people I've ever known. In this episode, Zulekha talks about the roots of her humility, living in L.A. with a journalist husband and a 3 year old, and is deeply honest about her struggle living as a Muslim in the United States. More about her work here.  @zulekhanathoo   WHAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID  Michelle Parise, radio producer and creator of the CBC podcast Alone: A Love Story, never has nothing to say. Except for that one time when she didn't speak up for a friend at work who was being sexually harassed. @alonecbc   MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Werk It: A Women's Podcast Festival 2017 Those Cole Haan shoes @mirandahill  Michelle Parise's podcast Alone: A Love Story Connie Walker's podcast Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo   FOLLOW ALL THE #MEDIAGIRLFRIENDS ON TWITTER @mediagfs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NICOLE AMARTEIFIO A Ghanaian-American, Nicole Amarteifio had a successful career in international development working on African government policies. She shifted gears and created a web series featuring young African returnees. It hit a million views within the first several weeks of its release. Hollywood wants her now, and she has a movie coming out. www.anafricancity.tv www.twitter.com/anafricancity Photo by Mantse Aryeequaye of accradotaltradio.com.   WHAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID  Nneka Elliott is last season’s TV news reporter who quit CP24 (Toronto) and started her own lifestyle show for the Caribbean diaspora. She talks about one thing she regrets from her old life in TV. twitter.com/nnekaelliott   FOLLOW ALL THE #MEDIAGIRLFRIENDS www.twitter.com/mediagfs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel Giese is a writer and editor-at-large Chatelaine magazine who guest hosts on CBC Radio shows like Day 6 and q. She also has an upcoming book on boyhood and masculinity. We talk about her book, who gets hired in Canadian media and how some of the industry's decision-makers think. Reference for this episode: Robert Jago on his work at The Walrus: https://twitter.com/rjjago/status/868201063912013827 On cultural appropriation: https://thewalrus.ca/on-cultural-appropriation-canadians-are-hypocrites/ Thread where Robert Jago explains that Jon Kay (of The Walrus) asked him to write the piece before Jon Kay quit https://twitter.com/rjjago/status/865339033068687360 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s former Canada editor at The FADER Anupa Mistry again. Now she's in New York working as creative producer of original content at Vevo. I called to see how she’s doing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the first Media Girlfriends check-in conversation. Host and producer Garvia Bailey talks about why she was in tears before interviewing novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Nana aba whines about moving house and the first few weeks of her new job. Keep up with Garvia on twitter @garveyschild. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lorraine Chuen made a comic called "Sometimes Love Is Quiet, Sometimes It's Not There At All", about growing up Chinese-Canadian in a small town. She is also the co-founder of Intersectional Analyst, a blog that looks at diversity issues through infographics and data visualizations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Digital content producer Sajae Elder is co-host of Gyalcast, a podcast hosted by a crew of black women from Toronto who make space for honest conversation and a perspective they haven't seen anywhere else. Sajae talks about Gyalcast's organic origin and how she didn't quite realize her work on the podcast makes her its producer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hadiya Roderique is a lawyer, Walrus-Massey fellow and host on the Canadaland Commons podcast. She wasn't getting the same hits as her white girlfriends on OkCupid so she experimented with her profile picture to see what would happen. She wrote about the results for Walrus magazine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bee Quammie started her career in healthcare. Now she's a freelance writer and a contributor to CBC TV's the National. In February she told the country we should get rid of Black History Month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After working for over 10 years at CTV, CP24, and The Weather Network, Nneka Elliott quit her job. Now she's getting her life together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hannah Sung is a video producer and co-creator of Colour Code, The Globe and Mail's podcast about race, with Denise Balkissoon. It was named one of iTunes' best podcasts of 2016. Hannah talks about the pressure of working on the podcast, being 'the Asian VJ', and the appropriateness of the yellow-face emoji. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anupa Mistry is a senior editor/Canada editor at THE FADER magazine. She tweets candidly about T-Pain, misogyny and cultural appropriation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reshmi Nair (CBC Television host) and Jenn Hollett (Twitter Canada, head of news & government) really love Beyoncé. They also have different perspectives on ambition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 1: Nam Kiwanuka is a host on Canada's TVO and is well known for her work in the 2000s as a VJ for Much Music. In the meantime she has done a TED talk, been the editor of an African business magazine and has had two kids. She and Nana aba are honest with each other about being scared while succeeding, and give each other pep talks on whatsapp when the kids are in bed. In this podcast, Nam talks about how she got where she is, power posing and not being above small jobs to get what she wants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Garvia Bailey is taking on the prestigious fellowship of her dreams, and things are changing at Media Girlfriends. Garvia, Hannah Sung and Nana aba Duncan tell you what’s new with the company. Plus, our extended Media Girlfriends family chimes in with surprise messages for Garvia. In order of appearance, they are:Tori AllenJennifer HollettRachel GieseMichelle ParisePacinthe Mattar Kathryn GretsingerNam KiwanukaYamri TaddeseReshmi NairRachel HarryMore about Massey College’s William Southam Journalism Fellows (including Garvia)     Hannah’s TikTok is @hannah_tok More on Nana aba’s role at Carleton UniversityThis episode was edited by Elena Hudgins Lyle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connie Walker is an award-winning investigative journalist Nana aba met when they both worked at CBC. After winning a Pulitzer and a Peabody for her podcast Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s, Connie talks about how she decided to “shine the biggest spotlight” she possibly could on her family history with St. Michael’s residential school, why she left CBC, and how Indigenous representation in news media is changing. Find Connie on Twitter @connie_walker   Listen to StolenThis episode is produced by Elena Hudgins Lyle and hosted by Nana aba Duncan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media Girlfriends co-founder Hannah Sung has a new podcast! It’s called At The End of The Day with Hannah Sung. Hannah has a newsletter of the same name, which is a news perspective that puts people first -- relationships, caring, social fairness and the greater good. The podcast does the same, and you can listen to it at the end of the week to help process it all. This first episode is about how to bring joy into your life, and features comedian and co-host of the Great Canadian Baking Show, Ann Pornel. Enjoy!Subscribe🔴 Apple Podcasts🟠 Spotify🟡 TuneIn🟢 Amazon🔵 Stitcher🟣 Acast LinksSubscribe to Hannah’s newsletter: www.endoftheday.ca Instagram: www.instagram.com/at_the_eod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ateod  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.