I have known Zulekha Nathoo since journalism school. She is a TV and radio journalist who has interviewed a wide range of people from politicians like Stephen Harper to superstars like Gwyneth Paltrow. She's also one of the most equally humble and quietly ambitious people I've ever known.

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 Zulekha's work here: http://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/bio/zulekha-nathoo

www.twitter.com/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.

www.twitter.com/alonecbc

 
MENTIONED ON THE SHOW
Werk It: A Women's Podcast Festival 2017 https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/werkit/werk-it-2017

Those Cole Haan shoes 
http://www.colehaan.com/womens-2.zerogrand-oxford-with-stitchlite-optic-white-knit-argento-metallic-optic/W10587.html?dwvar_W10587_color=Optic%20White%20Knit-argento%20Metallic-optic&dwvar_W10587_width=#cgid=womens_stitchlite&start=3

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www.twitter.com/mirandahill 

Michelle Parise's podcast 
http://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/alone-a-love-story

Connie Walker's podcast 
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/findingcleo

 
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Zulekha Nathoo stays humble in L.A.

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.

twitter.com/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.

twitter.com/zulekhanathoo

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Michelle Parise just barfs her heart out

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.com and the Itunes New and Notable front page. 

She explains how she got herself together before jumping ship. 

https://www.thenewsworthy.com/
twitter.com/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. 

twitter.com/lindseykrat 

MENTIONED ON THE SHOW 
Rachel Giese's book Boys: What It Means To Become A Man 
twitter.com/rachelagiese 

Garvia Bailey, arts journalist and host/interviewer extraordinaire twitter.com/garveyschild 

New theme song from music producer Kilamanzego! 
twitter.com/kilamanzego 
https://soundcloud.com/kilamanzego

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

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. 
www.twitter.com/vmochama 
www.twitter.com/katiejensen
www.twitter.com/vocalfrystudios

MENTIONED ON THE SHOW 
Pacific Content, the company Tori worked with, which creates original podcasts with brands. 
www.twitter.com/pacificcontent 

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

Remember that moment at work where you didn't say what you should have said? What would you say now? 

Old and new media girlfriends send voice notes with their stories. 

IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
Garvia Bailey, arts journalist, host and producer 
https://twitter.com/garveyschild

Andree Lau, editor-in-chief, HuffPost Canada 
https://twitter.com/alau2

Bee Quammie, freelance writer 
https://twitter.com/beequammie

Rachel Giese, journalist and author 
https://twitter.com/rachelagiese

Anupa Mistry, arts writer 
https://twitter.com/anupa_

Hadiya Roderique, writer, freelance journalist and researcher 
https://twitter.com/deeroderique

Jennifer Hollett, digital strategist and politico 
https://twitter.com/jenniferhollett

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Voicenotes from your Media Girlfriends

Media Girlfriends is a behind-the-scenes podcast about women who work in media, including their accomplishments, impostor feelings, making money, intersectionality and sometimes even media.

Nana aba Duncan, a radio host and producer, talks to her girlfriends who work in and around media of all types.

Media Girlfriends episodes are released every third Thursday. It is produced by Nana aba Duncan.

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