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Welcome to the new podcast "Unpacking the News" hosted by Damian Dolny, where you will hear more about the current events from a different perspective. In each episode, you will go into a topic carefully selected by our host, and together with invited experts, you will discover a story in a new way. Join us and unpack the news!

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Welcome to the new podcast "Unpacking the News" hosted by Damian Dolny, where you will hear more about the current events from a different perspective. In each episode, you will go into a topic carefully selected by our host, and together with invited experts, you will discover a story in a new way. Join us and unpack the news!

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English


Episodes
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🔒 S03E02: An inspirational journey from Singer to Radio Personality - Insight by Melissa Whitehouse (Premium)

9/19/2023
Subscriber-only episode In the second episode of season 3 of the Unpacking the News podcast, you will dive behind the curtain of the music and radio industry as singer, songwriter, and radio host Melissa Whitehouse takes you on her inspirational journey. From her first songs written at the age of 14 through demanding tour schedules to hosting radio shows. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. How did she start the journey that has led her to become a singer? 2. What has been the biggest challenge in her career, and what has she learned from it? 3. What was the first radio show she had an opportunity to host? 4. How does she handle any stress? and much more. Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoverByDamianFM Loved this episode?

Duration:00:59:15

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S03E02: An inspirational journey from Singer to Radio Personality - Insight by Melissa Whitehouse

9/19/2023
In the second episode of season 3 of the Unpacking the News podcast, you will dive behind the curtain of the music and radio industry as singer, songwriter, and radio host Melissa Whitehouse takes you on her inspirational journey. From her first songs written at the age of 14 through demanding tour schedules to hosting radio shows. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. How did she start the journey that has led her to become a singer? 2. What has been the biggest challenge in her career, and what has she learned from it? 3. What was the first radio show she had an opportunity to host? 4. How does she handle any stress? and much more. Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoverByDamianFM Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:57:47

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S03E01: From Podcasting to Teaching - Insights by Adam Wykes

7/9/2023
In the first episode of season 3 of the Unpacking the News podcast, you will dive into a fascinating conversation with a current lecturer at De Montfort University in Leicester, a former therapy worker at the Children's Hospital School, and former co-host and producer of "The New Generation Project" podcast, Adam Wykes. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. What inspired Adam to start a wrestling podcast? 2. What was the biggest challenge, and how did he overcome that? 3. What was the most valuable thing to learn? 4. How important was Patreon in his podcasting journey? 5. If there is any chance for a new season of “The New Generation Project” podcast? 6. What was the most rewarding aspect of being a therapy worker? 7. How does he balance theoretical knowledge with practical hands-on training at university? 8. How does he assess students' progress? 9. What are his thoughts about AI technology in Radio and Education industry? Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoverByDamianFM Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:58:50

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🔒 S03E01: From Podcasting to Teaching - Insights by Adam Wykes (Premium)

7/9/2023
Subscriber-only episode In the first episode of season 3 of the Unpacking the News podcast, you will dive into a fascinating conversation with a current lecturer at De Montfort University in Leicester, a former therapy worker at the Children's Hospital School, and former co-host and producer of "The New Generation Project" podcast, Adam Wykes. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. What inspired Adam to start a wrestling podcast? 2. What was the biggest challenge, and how did he overcome that? 3. What was the most valuable thing to learn? 4. How important was Patreon in his podcasting journey? 5. If there is any chance for a new season of “The New Generation Project” podcast? 6. What was the most rewarding aspect of being a therapy worker? 7. How does he balance theoretical knowledge with practical hands-on training at university? 8. How does he assess students' progress? 9. What are his thoughts about AI technology in Radio and Education industry? Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoverByDamianFM Loved this episode?

Duration:00:55:09

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🔒 S02E01: Toxic Relationships - Everything you should know (Premium)

1/29/2023
Subscriber-only episode In the first episode of season 2 of the Unpacking the News podcast, Monica Periade, the author of the book “The Anatomy of Happiness”, and a wellbeing coach, will tell more about toxic relationships. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. What are the types of toxic relationships? 2. How to overcome that? 3. What to do if a member of your family or friend may need help.? Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoverByDamianFM Loved this episode?

Duration:00:49:31

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S02E01: Toxic Relationships - Everything you should know

1/29/2023
In the first episode of season 2 of the Unpacking the News podcast, Monica Periade, the author of the book “The Anatomy of Happiness”, and a wellbeing coach, will tell more about toxic relationships. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. What are the types of toxic relationships? 2. How to overcome that? 3. What to do if a member of your family or friend may need help.? Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoverByDamianFM Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:46:20

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S01E07: How it is to be a student representative

11/26/2022
In this episode of the Unpacking the News podcast, Izaak De May will tell more about how it is to be a student representative, what are his main goals, and what he thinks about a new course structure known as Education 2030. "People often forget that being a student rep it's not only about projecting bad things, it's about projecting good things as well..." - Izaak In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. What is the role of a student rep? 2. What does the Education 2030 concept mean? 3. How can tuition fees be made more accessible? Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian EPIDEMIC SOUND - CYBER WEEK DEAL 30-day free trial + 2 months with 75 % off Valid from November 25-29 (23:59 CET). https://share.epidemicsound.com/77luol Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:24:22

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Unpacking the News | Episode 7 | Promo

11/23/2022
How's it to be a student representative? The answer to that question and much more in the seventh episode of the Unpacking the News Podcast. Don't miss it! Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:00:56

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S01E06: How did we make a film? An episode about passion, dreams and first acting experience.

9/24/2022
In the newest episode of the Unpacking the News podcast; the director Beatriz Ribeiro, scriptwriter Ye Yint Aung, director of photography Oskar Konrad Kojs, storyboard creator Adrianna Nowek, and actors Andrei Alexandru Budaca, Chiko A. Zulhazransa discuss the movie The Essence, what they would do differently if they could film it again, how the film's concept changed during the production stage, and reveal more about what happened behind the scenes. "So my plan was basically, oh, this is an opportunity. I'm going to take this and not gonna lie; it was really fun. Everything that had to do with it was really fun. And I feel it would have been much better if I had rehearsed before because we did this without rehearsals. Believe it or not, it was still good without it." - Andrei In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. What was it like making a movie with no rehearsals? 2. What was the hardest moment during the shooting of the film? 3. What would the director do differently if she could make the movie again? Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:20:07

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Unpacking the News | Episode 6 | Promo

9/22/2022
In the newest episode of the “Unpacking the News” podcast, you will hear about the film "The Essence". The crew will say more about the production process, how the film's concept changed, and what they would like to do in the future. Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:00:34

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S01E05: How I became a protector of artists' rights

6/18/2022
Nine years ago, Sara Migaj decided to create WLKM (An organization that protects artists' rights and makes people aware of how to purchase music legally). Initially, it was only Sara, but now the team counts five people and grows continually. Opening social media profiles was the first step to making the idea real, and it didn't take much time to make WLKM one of the leading organizations in Poland. They also started doing interviews with artists from around the world and put them on the website. Currently, the team publishes daily news connected with the music industry, reviews, and reports from the events. Their main mission is to convince people how important it's for artists that fans go to concerts and buy merch and CDs. In the fifth episode, "Unpacking the News" hosted by Damian Dolny, you will hear more about how to purchase music legally, the best ways to support artists, and how the industry can look in the future. Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:21:12

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Unpacking the News | Episode 5 | Promo

6/16/2022
In the fifth episode, "Unpacking the News" hosted by Damian Dolny "How to purchase music legally and why it's so important to protect artists' rights". Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:00:52

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S01E04: Will American Song Contest repeat Eurovision success?

5/21/2022
Last week we talked about Eurovision. As we know, Ukraine won this year's song contest, the UK took second place, and Spain finished third. However, the biggest surprise of the grand finale was that Poland ended at the bottom of the left side with only 46 points from the jury. We also had a controversial situation during the second semi-final when European Broadcast Union decided to cancel jury results of six participating countries after a voting anomaly was identified. The official statement you can read on the Eurovision website. This episode will focus on the American Song Contest and other possible spin-offs. Two sisters, Deanna and Brenda Harrell, with Jason Heberling, will tell more about their reaction to the news of creating Amerivision and what they think about the first season. Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:10:44

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S01E03: How a Eurovision became a global phenomenon

5/14/2022
It's almost 66 years since the first Eurovision took place. During the first edition in Switzerland, seven countries were represented by two songs. A host country artist Lys Assia performed the best song called Refrain. The tradition of the winning country hosting the next song contest began in 1958. It's also the longest annual music competition broadcasted live on the TV and one of the longest TV shows. The seven and the most wins have an Ireland, with six wins are Sweden, France, and Luxembourg, then with five awards are The United Kingdom and the Netherlands. In today's episode, you will hear the story of two sisters, Deanna and Brenda Harrell, from the United States, who have been fans of Eurovision for almost 45 years. They will tell how everything started and what they think about this year's song contest. Who is their favorite to win, and how did they react to the news of creating the American Song Contest. The third guest will be Jason Heberling, who became a fan in 2014, and he watches everything connected with Eurovision, even national eliminations of participating countries. Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:12:43

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Unpacking the News | Episode 3 | Promo 3

5/12/2022
In the third episode of "Unpacking the News", you will hear the story of two sisters, Deanna and Brenda Harrell, from the United States, who have been fans of Eurovision for almost 45 years. They will tell how everything started and what they think about this year's song contest. Who is their favorite to win, and how did they react to the news of creating the American Song Contest. The third guest will be Jason Heberling, who became a fan in 2014, and he watches everything connected with Eurovision, even national eliminations of participating countries. Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:00:37

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Unpacking the News | Episode 3 | Promo 2

5/12/2022
In the third episode of "Unpacking the News", you will hear the story of two sisters, Deanna and Brenda Harrell, from the United States, who have been fans of Eurovision for almost 45 years. They will tell how everything started and what they think about this year's song contest. Who is their favorite to win, and how did they react to the news of creating the American Song Contest. The third guest will be Jason Heberling, who became a fan in 2014, and he watches everything connected with Eurovision, even national eliminations of participating countries. Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:00:42

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Unpacking the News | Episode 03 | Promo

5/10/2022
In the third episode, "Unpacking the News" hosted by Damian Dolny "How a Eurovision became a global phenomenon". Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:00:58

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S01E02: How a world united and said NO to war in Ukraine

4/9/2022
On the morning of Thursday, February 24th, Russia invaded Ukraine, which changed everything. In one minute, the world stopped, and couldn't believe that the war had just started. Millions of people have been forced to leave the motherland and become refugees. Others decided to stay and fight for the country's freedom risking their lives. Unfortunately, hundreds of people have been killed, and thousands have been injured since the invasion started. However, many people from around the world didn't remain indifferent and gathered together during this difficult time, organizing vigils and collections supporting Ukraine. One of them is Magda Breitkopf, who decided to do something and, together with Beata Zaborniak and Magdalena Zielinska, organized a vigil "Solidarity with Ukraine" in Birmingham. During the event, they collected two big vans and one small truck of essential items, which with White Eagle Club's help, were delivered to the Poland-Ukraine border. In the podcast, you will hear more about the preparation, how they managed things after the vigil, how you can help, and what else they want to do as a community group called "People for People." Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:13:55

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Unpacking the News | Episode 2 | Special Edition - Promo 2

4/6/2022
In the special episode, "Unpacking the News" hosted by Damian Dolny "How a world united and said NO to war in Ukraine." Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:00:39

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Unpacking the News | Episode 2 | Special Edition - Promo

4/3/2022
In the special episode, "Unpacking the News" hosted by Damian Dolny "How a world united and said NO to war in Ukraine." Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coverbydamian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverbydamianfm/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coverbydamian Loved this episode? Support the show

Duration:00:00:48