Taking action in 2021

How have we survived another treacherous year of this pandemic? Of new variants and lockdowns, and the C word that now always comes to mind is… coronavirus? Working in news in a pandemic as a journalist has to be one of the most exhausting jobs there is. Obviously after all the front line workers that … More Taking action in 2021

Travelling The Big Wide World with How To Turn 30 Podcast

Last summer, after months of lockdown in the UK and a few house moves on my part, I was interviewed by fellow radio presenter and travel lover, Riley-Rose Harper. Riley and I met nearly 10 years ago whilst volunteering in Vietnam, when I was travelling solo for the first time in Asia. Years later, we … More Travelling The Big Wide World with How To Turn 30 Podcast

Let’s Go Kickass Today with Acantha Lang, Lisa Francesca Nand and Itte Hossain

A monthly podcast talking to inspirational people from the fields of Music, Adventure and Culture. In the final episode of series 2 (20 episodes and 60 interviews later!), I chat to soul and blues singer Acantha Lang, about how growing up in New Orleans influenced her music, starting out in Harlem, moving to London, and … More Let’s Go Kickass Today with Acantha Lang, Lisa Francesca Nand and Itte Hossain

Let’s Go Kickass Today with Seljan Nasibli, Faraz Shibli and Yolanda Copes-Stepney

A monthly podcast talking to inspirational people from the fields of Music, Adventure and Culture. This month, is the penultimate episode of series 2 and what an episode! I interview opera singer Seljan Nasibli, she educates me on all things opera and she tells me about her album, “Femme Fatales: Soprano Heroines from the Orient“, … More Let’s Go Kickass Today with Seljan Nasibli, Faraz Shibli and Yolanda Copes-Stepney