We caught up with the hosts of the show to learn more about this concept, the inspiration behind the podcast and where new listeners should start to order the disorder…

Who are you and what is your podcast about?

BOTH: We are London-based American Middle East expert Jason Pack and DC-based former British Ambassador Alexandra Hall Hall. Jason is the inventor of the ‘Global Enduring Disorder’ paradigm: the concept behind the Disorder podcast.

On the Disorder podcast, we speak to political journalists and historians such as Anne Applebaum, Jonathan Powell, Tom Malinowski and many more, and we seek to learn from their experiences to – as the tagline suggests – ‘Order the Disorder’. The podcast has covered topics like climate change, Neo-Populism, and unregulated cyberspace, analysing how they feed into our era of Disorder.

Jason Park, co-host of the Disorder podcast

Why did you start the podcast?

JASON: Firstly, I feel that many of the world’s top table issues are interlinked, but are usually presented as if they were discrete. Issues about the Arab Spring are covered separately from issues about regulating AI. The climate change dossier and the tax evasion dossier are written about like they are not connected. But in reality these issues are all part and parcel of the coordination failures that underlie the Enduring Disorder. Secondly, I noticed that a lot of journalism, think tank reports, and other podcasts are really all about the problems. They diagnose them and tell funny stories about them. I wanted to create a show that was engaging and told real people’s stories, but also proposed solutions. That is why I made the Disorder Show and created our unique ‘Ordering the Disorder’ segment.

ALEX: Partly, I wanted to learn a new skill set. It keeps me on my toes. It forces me to think through my biases and prejudices; be challenged by different viewpoints. I enjoy debating with Jason. It’s helped me find my voice, in this mad, mad, mad, mad world.

Alexandra Hall Hall, co-host of the Disorder podcast

What have you learned from doing the show, so far?

ALEX: It has helped restore my confidence in mankind, to hear so many guests on the show – some of whom have been in the most difficult situations – retain hope, confidence, and determination to fight to make this a better world. The best recent example is Jason’s interview with Evgenia Kara Murza, the wife of Vladimir Kara-Murza, the Russian opposition politician who is serving a 25 year jail sentence on completely trumped up charges, for daring to criticise Putin. She was powerfully, righteously, angry – and hearing her made me want to fight her cause as well.

The Americans on the show tend to be more confident and forward looking than the British. I don’t know if their confidence is justified, but they retain a faith in the power of America to do good in the world. Britain, post-Brexit, seems to be both in denial and in a complete funk.

If you had to describe your show only using other podcasts, what would they be?

BOTH: We aspire for the humour and unified focus of Remainiacs, the moral clarity of Sam Harris’s Making Sense, and the production value and editing of Doomsday Watch and Power Corrupts.

If someone’s new to your show, which episode should they start with?

BOTH: We are a narrative program based on the Enduring Disorder concept, so I think you should start all the way at the beginning with Episode 1 to get a hold on what we are about. Other episodes that really set the stage are: ‘Ep3. The Rise of the Neo-Populists’; ‘Ep6. NATO: A Model for Ordering the Disorder?’; ‘Ep11. The Psychology of Chaos’ and episode 17 is good because it looks back at the first year of the show.

Lastly, what’s your favourite podcast?

JASON: My three favourite pods no longer exist: Remainiacs, Doomsday Watch, and Power Corrupts. And I’m sorry, but Oh God What Now?, and This is Not a Drill, while very good, are just not at the same level.

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It’s been said that “More than a podcast, Media Storm is a campaign” – why did you choose podcasting as the medium for these conversations?

Media Storm is an ethical news venture with the aim to execute and embody targeted editorial reform in the news sector. We set out on this aim for reform after we discovered ingrained malpractices while working together at leading national news outlets. Podcasting is the perfect medium for these conversations – you’re not bound by traditional editorial conventions, some which are so fixated on appearing “balanced”, they end up platforming fiction as much as fact. Plus, podcasting provides a much-needed balm for the fast-paced 24 hour clickbait news cycle – you can take your time to reach out to communities who may be wary of speaking to traditional media.

What do you consider when taking on a new topic?

Our core principle is to provide ‘right of reply’ to marginalised groups that are denied due representation in everyday news coverage. This means prioritising refugee voices in immigration coverage, indigenous and frontline voices in climate coverage, or people with experiences of homelessness, disability, prison, addiction, sexual assault, or racism (and so on) in social policy discussions affecting them. When taking on a new topic, we ask ourselves: who are the critical missing voices in the biggest news stories? And crucially: what expertise can they provide? Too often, “case studies” in the news are valued only for their trauma, heartstring tugs for the end of the story. But those with experience are also experts: they have knowledge of the system, knowledge of the cause, and knowledge of the impact.

Did you take inspiration from any podcasts in particular before you started?

Most current affairs podcasts take a more traditional approach to news, but we have been inspired by those taking a slower approach to stories – such as Serial, Tortoise’s The Slow Newscast, or more recently, A Bit Fruity. We’ve also been inspired by dynamic female duos, whatever the genre! 2 Dope Queens, Closet Confessions, All Killa No Filla, to name a few.

What is the most valuable lesson you have learned from creating Media Storm?

Don’t give up when the going gets tough. Trying to build a podcast from the ground up without massive financial investment or celebrity fronting is not a goal with many models of success. Nor is trying to sustainably monetise ethical, non-sensationalist, source-led journalism. We are not following a well-trodden path here, and sometimes we lose the trail or struggle to see the way ahead, but we have always found a way to continue and it has always been worth it – it just takes a bit of determination and unconditional support for each another as partners. Just because the path isn’t clear, doesn’t mean there isn’t a way through. And we have learned time and again that there are enough people who value our work and share our frustrations with modern news practices to make Media Storm work in the long-term. Lessons are: trust yourself, think creatively about obstacles ahead, and never compromise on the standards of your work.

Is there one thing that excites you the most about Series 4 you can’t wait for listeners to hear?

There’s so many things it’s hard to choose! We’re excited to launch our new weekly current affairs format, digging more directly into the biggest news story of each week. We’ve got special investigative episodes coming up, the first on the 13th June about the opaqueness of rape ‘justice’ trials. We’ve got a killer guest-host, a segment that will help take listeners outside of the Western worldview on news, and plenty of speakers that will help us find the facts behind the fear-mongering. Most importantly, we’re excited to leave people after each episode with something to talk about.

Do you have any podcast recommendations for listeners to continue learning between episodes/seasons?

We would always encourage listeners to continue learning from people with lived experience! We recommend Life After Prison – hosted by Zak Addae-Kodua and Jules Rowan, who have both spent time in prison. It’s a podcast for people whose lives have been affected by the criminal justice system – but also for people who have no experience with it to learn directly from people who have! We’d also recommend Homo Sapiens: conversations, stories and a good old laugh with LGBTQ+ icons and allies, and Maintenance Phase – debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.

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Who are you and what’s your podcast about?

My name is Adrian Brown, and I’m the Executive Director of the Centre for Public Impact. Reimagining Government is a new, six-part podcast, that explores radical new approaches to addressing global issues such as the climate crisis, equitable healthcare provision and rebuilding trust with marginalised communities. By speaking with public servants and politicians at the heart of government, we’re shining a light on how to reimagine government so that it works for everyone.

What’s the first podcast you ever listened to?

It is very difficult to remember, as I’ve been listening to podcasts for a long time. Some of the earliest were probably BBC radio programmes that have been issued as podcasts.

Why did you decide to start podcasting in the first place?

It’s a brilliant way for us to reach new audiences and create engaging new forms of content. In addition, the challenges that governments are grappling with are so complex. Using a long-form format like this really allows us to dive into these topics more deeply, and to tell the stories of the people working hard to tackle them.

Which podcasts do you take inspiration from?

I particularly enjoy The Weeds, Vox’s podcast for politics and policy discussions.

Who’s your dream guest for the podcast?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who must be the world’s most inspirational public leader right now. Many people questioned his suitability to lead a country with his previous career as a comedian and actor. However, he’s proved to be a hugely inspiring public speaker, and a shining example of how to build the legitimacy that is vital for governments to achieve impact successfully.

What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learnt so far as a podcaster?

The importance of keeping the tone conversational and engaging.

Which episode would you say is the perfect introduction to your podcast?

Episode 1, which lays out a new vision for better government and what needs to be improved, is hard to beat!

Where can the Pod Bible readers find out more about you?

Check out our website at www.centreforpublicimpact.org.

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Acast: What inspired you to start a podcast? Why name it “The Stand”?

DM: I decided to start The Stand podcast in 2016. I think podcasting is an exciting, new journalistic medium. It allows people to specialise if they want to in areas such as crime, sport, politics, the arts, current affairs and history or indeed any subject. It also enables the audience to choose what they want to listen to and to learn about something in far greater depth than a five minute or less item would allow them to on radio or television.

Another key element in podcasting is its intimacy: it’s not the radio in the corner and it’s not the television that you’re half-watching waiting for something that appeals to you. As a podcast listener, you have to make a conscious choice to tune in on a subject that you’re really interested in. One of the biggest problems in the contemporary world is a belief among media managers that people have short attention spans and don’t like extended discussions. I don’t believe in that and I never did.

There’s a dangerous populism consuming the world at the moment. Donald Trump and Boris Johnson are good examples of politicians who govern with slogans that are essentially meaningless: Make America Great Again, what does that mean? Let’s Get Brexit Done is equally mindless. Those kinds of slogans can be persuasive but they leave people uninformed and the first duty of every journalist is to inform the reader, listener or viewer. And you can’t do that with a soundbite.

The soundbite culture is a danger to our freedoms really. Podcasting’s greatest virtue is that it allows its producers and listeners to learn in-depth about the facts behind the slogans If there’s a big story in any week I like to feel that someone who listens to The Stand will be in possession of all the salient facts and if they’re discussing it with family, friends, at work, at the water cooler they will know the real story behind the headline. For example, the story of Donald Trump: we have followed this story since 2016 right the way through until today, with Niall Stanage, an outstanding journalist who is the White House Correspondent for a respected newspaper, The Hill. It will be no surprise to regular listeners of The Stand that the political story in the United States is developing ominously with consequences that are really frightening.

The Brexit story is another good example: we had pro and anti contributors on The Stand. This is one of the biggest stories of our time, the effects of which won’t be fully understood for a long time, perhaps for decades. We’ve also covered extensively China’s aggressive expansion. The crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong being a good example of China’s tyranny. And of course the threat China poses to Taiwan which for the Chinese Communist Party is an even more urgent issue than Hong Kong. The reason we call our podcast The Stand is that a friend suggested to me that, if you’re sitting in The Stand, you have a very good view of everything and can see everything that’s happening and how.

Coming from a broadcasting background, what about podcasting appealed to you most?

My background is varied, ranging from radio to print journalism to television. In many ways podcasting has been the most satisfying of all those experiences, radio apart. In fact I think radio is a fascinating and very satisfying medium for the same reason that I love podcasting.

I edit and present the podcast. We’re proud of the quality of our contributors. For example, the Premier League is watched globally and we have the best analysts in the world, John Giles and Liam Brady, every week. The late great Robert Fisk was a regular contributor. Peter Oborne, one of the most distinguished British political observers and a long time Boris-watcher also features among our contributors.

The acclaimed writer Colm Tóibín also appears regularly on The Stand on various subjects, and never fails to fascinate with his take on the world. Nicola Tallant, twice Crime Journalist of the Year, has been a regular guest from day one reporting major crime and the Irish gangland figures who are at the heart of the global drug trade.

We also feature one-on-one interviews with Ireland’s great sports men and women. They are internationally renowned: horsemen Ruby Walsh and Johnny Murtagh, rugby greats Ronan O’Gara and Johnny Sexton, and Liverpool legend Graham Souness all feature in our extensive back catalogue.

What do you think resonates most with your audience?

The listeners know me, I’ve been around a long time. I think they trust my integrity as a journalist and this shows in our correspondence. It’s a relationship that I feel is personal with the audience. To go back to the point made earlier about soundbites, I don’t think people are satisfied with the soundbite culture and long-form journalism tells the whole story.

A good example is: What does Make America Great Again mean? Or Let’s Get Brexit Done? One of the biggest threats to our democracy is populist politics where meaningless slogans are the order of the day. To deconstruct that and get to the truth takes time, and that’s a great advantage for podcasters.

What are some of your most memorable moments on The Stand?

One of the most memorable moments came during the abortion referendum in Ireland, which was extremely emotive. One pro-lifer stormed out of the studio after 12 minutes with an expletive-filled rant calling me all kinds of names. We decided to play it out and it was a rare treat and insight for our audience about the heated nature of the abortion debate and how it could transform reasonable people quite dramatically.

The person concerned is very well known and gave us much-needed publicity. John Waters is his name and the episode is in our back catalogue (ep 167) and it might lighten any dark day.

Do you think podcasting allows more room for creators to speak their truth and tell their stories?

As you will have gathered from the points I’ve made above, I most certainly do. Good stories take time to tell.

What have you learned from the guests who have appeared on your podcast?

The most important question is with regard to its authenticity and, on The Stand, we’re proud that our guests are the best available and are keen to tell the story on any given day the way they see it.

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The rules of British politics are ancient, arcane and largely unwritten – so the podcast takes the form of Bercow answering Frances-White’s questions on how our political processes work. The first episode covers the role of the Speaker, a job Bercow knows well after holding it for 10 years, from 2009 to 2019. Then later episodes look at the Whips, Private Members’ Bills and SpAds, aka Special Advisors.

Known for his barking cry of “or-der!” when MPs refused to calm down, and for his growing despair at the direction that the Conservative government (of which he was once a member) was taking with regards to Brexit, Bercow opted not to seek re-election as MP for Buckingham in the 2019 general election. Instead, he left Parliament. In 2021 he joined the Labour Party.

Why make a podcast about the machine of British politics now?

I don’t claim to know everything about the political system, but obviously I did have the rather helpful vantage point of the best seat in the house for just over a decade. I must admit that I’m a political geek who could find a reason to make this podcast at any time, but I really do think that it is now more important than ever.

One reason is that we have a government with a very large majority, which hasn’t been the case for quite some time. That calls for big questions around power and accountability. The second reason is: this Prime Minister doesn’t treat the institutions of the country with the remoteness, deference or respect they deserve. His attitude is that they’re there to be used and abused by him.

How did you meet Deborah Frances-White and get started on this project?

We were on the panel for Question Time on 6th May this year. She was absolutely brilliant: very witty, quick to get to the point, and rather derisive in her attitude towards the government.

We got on very well, and she said to me afterwards, “Have you ever thought of doing a podcast?” I hadn’t but I was open to it, and she promised to be in touch. A few months later, she suggested joining forces to make a podcast series about the political system. She’s the experienced podcaster, but I know how to navigate the highways and byways of the political system. I thought, yes, this sounds fun to me.

How would you like listeners to react to the podcast?

What we’re trying to do is to fuse political knowledge with human interest, and some semblance of humour. I don’t think it’s healthy if people are feeling fed up about politics, then their sense of disillusionment translates into indifference or to apathy. It’s much better if disillusionment can be channelled into something concrete: representation.

Campaigning can only really come from some sort of rudimentary understanding of the system. You don’t have to be a political specialist to campaign for political change, or for the policy of your choice, or the removal of a policy you don’t like – but it does help if you know a bit about the way the system works now.

Do you see podcasting as a natural move on from your role as Speaker?

My late father used to say, “John, generally speaking, is… generally speaking.” He died before I got into Parliament, but he wouldn’t be altogether surprised that I ended up as the Speaker. He was an armchair politician of a distinctively right-wing flavour, and he used to speak in paragraphs. So, insofar as I have a speaking style which some people find rather quaint and eccentric, or even antediluvian, it is rather inherited from my dad.

In addition to guesting on a couple of semi-political podcasts, with Ed Miliband and others, I’ve also been on sporting podcasts, thanks to my obsession with tennis, and with Arsenal. We’re very lucky that I’m doing this interview at all, as I’m still nursing my wounds from Arsenal v Everton last night, where we managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Somebody said to me, when I left my office job, that I should try to do things that make my soul sing – and I feel that podcasting makes my soul sing.

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Season 3 explores the day-to-day impact on LGBTQI+ people made by shifts in technology and attitudes from 1992 to 2003. As the internet changed how LGBTQI+ people found each other, this series also explores how more people created queer families, how a nail bomb ripped through the community in 1999, and how changing attitudes and a government focus on human rights led to significant improvements in the lives of many queer people.

But before we open the Log Books for the last time, we asked the team to reflect on their top 5 episodes from the past two years. If you haven’t yet listened, these are a great place to start. And if you’re already a fan, these episodes will be sure to get you returning to the back-catalogue…

Adam Zmith, Shivani Dave, Tash Walker, producers of The Log Books – photo by Imogen Forte

S2 Ep 1 – Please Be Gentle

All: In our second season we covered the years from 1983 to 1991, which included the memories of the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic as it has never been told before. Hearing from those who nursed, loved and supported those diagnosed with HIV, as well as the volunteers who spoke to thousands of people who were terrified of this very new virus. We all were incredibly touched and impacted emotionally by what we read and heard, such an important time in our shared LGBTQI+ history that has to be shared.

S1 Ep 3 – Let’s Not Shy Away From Sex

Adam: The pages of the log books at Switchboard are filled with endless questions about what we can do with our bodies as queer people — so this episode was a real pleasure to make! Lots of laughs and plenty of serious business too, thanks to how non-inclusive sex education has been in the past.

S2 Ep 6 – Right On Sister

Shivani: This episode allowed us to look at the nuance of religious and LGBTQI+ life, an area that is too often dismissed and overlooked. This episode has a delicate balance of light and shade in the stories told – with moments that repeatedly made me laugh and break my heart over and over in a trademark The Log Books way.

S2 Ep 11 – Would Like to Stay

Tash: So many people reached out to Switchboard for advice on how to live, love and work in the UK throughout the 80s and 90s but what struck me about this episode is how current these issues are still today decades later. With conversations around borders, cultures and LGBTQI+ identity, this episode hears from a lesbian who helped a gay immigrant to stay in the UK and a gay refugee who recently fled Syria – pushing us to reflect on the LGBTQI+ rights globally that we still have to fight for today.

S3 Ep 1 – Multiple paradox net files

All: The first episode in final season telling untold stories from Britain’s queer history exploring the day-to-day impact on LGBTQI+ people made by shifts in technology and attitudes from 1992 to 2003. This first episode explore the internet, its impact on our communities and how it has evolved throughout the years. With the rest of Season 3 exploring stories from lesbians starting queer families in the 90s with sperm donors, kinky club nights such as Sadie Masie, the groundbreaking legal fight to equalise the age of sexual consent for men having sex with men and stories from transgender teenagers who reached out for help from Switchboard.

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What was the drive behind starting the podcast and with so much going on in Europe every second, how do you go about selecting your topics for conversation?

Katy: The podcast was born in late 2017. It kind of grew out of Brexit in that, as two Brits, we felt like when “Europe” got talked about in our national media, it was almost as if Europe and Brexit were the same thing and there was nothing worth following in European news that wasn’t Brexit. As two people living on the continent — me in Paris, and Dominic in Amsterdam — we knew of course that this wasn’t true. I was working as a journalist covering French politics at the time, and Dominic is a total news junkie, so we knew there were all kinds of topics worth talking about. But we also felt they could be made more accessible, so we wanted to make a podcast that talked about European politics in a fun and approachable way.  

Dominic: I noticed that I knew so much more about what was going on in America than I did about what was happening in the continent I was living in. I was, like most European citizens, pretty oblivious to how the institutions of the European Union worked and I was initially worried that this ignorance would be a problem when making a podcast about Europe. But in the end, I think our status as relative outsiders from the ‘Brussels-bubble’ has actually helped make our podcast a success. Week on week, we are trying to cut through the Euro-jargon and to learn more about how Europe works, bringing our audience along with us on this somewhat nerdy ride. 

Katy: In terms of where our topics come from, a lot of them just come from news stories we’ve been following in any particular week, whether it’s an election or some juicy political scandal. Between us our team speaks five languages so we try to keep an eye on different national media around the continent, but of course there’s far more going on than we can keep track of. So quite often, we get brilliant ideas sent in for topics or potential guests from our listeners, by email or on Instagram or Twitter. 

What does preparation for your topics typically look like?

Katy: Our style is pretty chatty and conversational, but actually a huge amount of research goes into making the show each week! We’re very conscious that we’re not experts on what’s happening in every country, so we make sure we read as widely as possible on topics that we’re going to talk about as it’s super important to us that we get it right. Quite often I will hunt down local experts on whatever topic it is we’re talking about and read everything they’ve written or tweeted about it.

Political and cultural views tend to be topics of discussion avoided at the dinner table, how careful are you when introducing personal opinions?

Katy: It’s a difficult line to tread! I don’t feel like the point of our podcast is to tell people what to think, necessarily, and I’m always wary of shoving my views down other people’s throats. But at the same time I don’t think we necessarily try to hide it when we have an opinion about something. For me the ideal balance is not hiding my own opinions, but trying not to give the impression that I’m trying to tell people how to think either. 

Dominic: I remember that Katy, was initially pretty reluctant to express any hint of her own opinion at all on the show. I totally got that for her as a professional journalist who is trained to report neutrally on the news. I was, on the other hand, as an opera singer with no journalistic training, initially a bit looser with expressing my opinions. Over the years, I think we have both shifted a bit towards each other’s default position and found a happy medium in our chatter.

What do you have coming soon that your listeners can look forward to!?

Katy: I’m really looking forward to seeing episodes two and three of the visual podcast series (that’s right, visual podcasts!) that we’re making with Are We Europe. The series is called This Is What A Generation Sounds Like and it’s a series of eight very intimate stories told by young people around Europe. The first of these, “Josh and Franco”, was about a father and son in southern Italy who are both gay, having a very raw and honest conversation about their relationship and the difficulties of coming out in a very macho culture. It was so amazing to see the design wizards at Are We Europe turn the podcast into something that can be watched as well as heard, and we can’t wait to see what they do with the second and third of these stories.

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Who are you and what…

My name is Saadia Khan. I am the producer and host of Immigrantly. I am also an immigrant, intersectional feminist, social entrepreneur, and human rights activist. I have worked with UN Women and other UN entities as part of my work at a small civil society organization focused on women’s rights. My own experiences as an immigrant and a human rights activist explore intersectionality between different cultures, racial and ethnic backgrounds form the basis of a lot of discussions. I also write for publications including Medium and the GlobalPost.

The Immigrantly podcast is an independent, minority, immigrant, women-led, weekly podcast. It aims to deconstruct stereotypical narratives of immigrants, their second-generation kids, people of color, and change-makers, through cross-cultural and nuanced conversations. Each episode brings a fresh perspective on the issues we address through dialogue full of rich nuances. Our listeners express appreciation for our work in challenging narratives and rehumanizing people through shared human experiences. Immigrantly uses a combination of storytelling and interviews to provide engaging, immersive content.

Why did you decide to start podcasting?

After 2016 elections, I was frustrated with the constant dehumanization of minorities in America. Being an immigrant was not part of my consciousness prior to the elections but after 2016, my immigrant identity became a marker of otherness. Hence I decided to create a platform for honest and raw conversations around racial identity, class and culture in America and across the globe.

What was the first podcast you ever listened to?

Serial – like many people I’m sure!

Which podcasts do you take inspiration from?

My favorite podcast is Code Switch. I admire Shereen’s ability to examine complex issues with humor and humanity, whether discussing race, identity, or culture or dissecting the origins of a song, piece by piece. Shereen said the best career advice she received was “When you see a herd of reporters chasing the same story, run in the opposite direction.” That is precisely what Immigrantly seeks to do–amplify “hidden” stories that share the lived experiences, perspectives, and humanity of people of color and immigrants.

Who’s your dream guest for the podcast?

I’d love to speak to Riz Ahmed. He’s done so much: actor, rapper, musician, and activist.

Which episode would you say is the perfect introduction to your podcast?

“Decolonizing Yoga” released on Oct 27th, 2020. Susanna Barkataki, who is the creator of the Honor (don’t appropriate) Yoga Summit, talks about building awareness, equity, and diversity within the yoga community.

What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learnt so far as a podcaster?

Be authentic. If you try to emulate others, people can see right through it.

Where can the Pod Bible readers find out more about you?

You can find out more on our website, immigrantlypod.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

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