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Media Girlfriends is a podcast that gives you a behind the scenes look at women who work in media. We talk accomplishments, impostor feelings, making money, intersectionality and sometimes even journalism.Nana aba Duncan, a radio host and producer, talks to her girlfriends old and new, who work in and around media of all types.Media Girlfriends is now a network, event series, and scholarship. www.mediagirlfriends.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Canada

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Media Girlfriends is a podcast that gives you a behind the scenes look at women who work in media. We talk accomplishments, impostor feelings, making money, intersectionality and sometimes even journalism.Nana aba Duncan, a radio host and producer, talks to her girlfriends old and new, who work in and around media of all types.Media Girlfriends is now a network, event series, and scholarship. www.mediagirlfriends.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter:

@mediagfs

Language:

English


Episodes

Garvia Bailey is a William Southam Journalism Massey College Fellow

6/15/2023
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 Allen Jennifer Hollett Rachel Giese Michelle Parise Pacinthe Mattar Kathryn Gretsinger Nam Kiwanuka Yamri Taddese Reshmi Nair Rachel Harry More about Massey College’s William Southam Journalism Fellows (including Garvia) Hannah’s TikTok is @hannah_tok More on Nana aba’s role at Carleton University This episode was edited by Elena Hudgins Lyle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:25:34

Connie Walker won a Pulitzer and a Peabody in the same week

6/8/2023
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 Stolen This episode is produced by Elena Hudgins Lyle and hosted by Nana aba Duncan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:46:00

Media Girlfriends presents: At The End of The Day with Hannah Sung

5/20/2022
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 Links Subscribe 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.

Duration:00:38:51

We Started A Company

11/20/2021
Nana aba, Garvia and Hannah talk about producing podcasts. Nana aba talks about becoming a professor during a pandemic. Subscribe to our newsletter at mediagirlfriends.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:52:25

LIVE: Garvia Bailey with Anna Maria Tremonti and CBC Podcasts

3/9/2020
A live show with Media Girlfriends! Partnering with CBC Podcasts, we celebrated the launch of More with Anna Maria Tremonti. Arts journalist and Jazzcast.ca founder Garvia Bailey spoke with Anna Maria Tremonti, former host of CBC Radio’s The Current, in front of a live audience at Paradise Theatre in Toronto. FOLLOW #MEDIAGIRLFRIENDS ON TWITTER @mediagfs @garveyschild @amtremonti SEND EMAIL mediagirlfriends@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:01:03:18

BONUS: Media Girlfriends Movie Night

5/23/2019
Find out about a special Media Girlfriends event (!) with: Ishani Nath, senior editor at Flare Magazine Hannah Sung, digital manager at TVO Nelu Handa, actor, comedian and writer FOLLOW #MEDIAGIRLFRIENDS ON TWITTER @mediagfs SEND EMAIL mediagirlfriends@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duration:00:01:36

Tori Allen as a freelancer is a lot like old Tori, just with more babies

5/31/2018
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.

Duration:00:36:58

Erica Mandy saw a gap in news podcasts and ran with it

5/10/2018
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.

Duration:00:41:29

Michelle Parise just barfs her heart out

4/19/2018
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.

Duration:00:34:06

Zulekha Nathoo stays humble in L.A.

3/29/2018
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.

Duration:00:32:02

Nicole Amarteifio created An African City as a defense mechanism

3/7/2018
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.

Duration:00:29:00

Rachel Giese Says It's Not Always Talent That Rises

6/15/2017
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.

Duration:01:05:08

Anupa Mistry Left Toronto For An Awesome Job in New York

5/24/2017
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.

Duration:00:38:45

Garvia Bailey Interviewed Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Like A Boss

5/3/2017
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.

Duration:00:27:16

Lorraine Chuen Says Sometimes Love Is Quiet, Sometimes It's Not There At All

4/12/2017
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.

Duration:00:24:11

Sajae Elder Just Realized She's A Podcast Producer

3/22/2017
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.

Duration:00:23:48

BONUS EPISODE: Hadiya Roderique Made Herself White On OkCupid

3/1/2017
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.

Duration:00:37:34

Bee Quammie Says Canada Should Scrap Its Black History Month

2/27/2017
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.

Duration:00:50:03

Nneka Elliott Is Glad She Quit Her Good TV Job

2/7/2017
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.

Duration:00:24:29

Hannah Sung Talks About Race A Lot

1/17/2017
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.

Duration:00:43:08