Best Joffre Podcasts (2024)

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#28 Simona, why do you challenge the notion of Availability equaling Results? 32:16

1+ y ago32:16

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with Simona Scarpaleggia In the last episode of the season, I talk with Simona Scarpaleggia, an international business leader, author, board member and former global CEO. It was under her leadership that IKEA Switzerland has achieved worldwide recognition for reaching gender equality, both overall and in management. In just 9 years, the company has…

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#27 Gilles, what does a committed father need? - Interview with Gilles Crettenand from Swiss national MenCare programme 30:34

1+ y ago30:34

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with Gilles Crettenand Note: The interview was recorded in French. Research has proven without a doubt that having an engaged, nurturing father can provide huge benefits for children’s physical, social and psychological well-being. But the cultural frameworks and systemic support for men to be able to fully embrace this role is largely missing in S…

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#26 Anne, is ensuring diversity in ads, the key to a double bottom line? - Interview with Anne Joffre from Procter & Gamble 23:38

1+ y ago23:38

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with Anne Joffre Bonnaillie Ads that portray women in a professional setting receive significantly less funding than those that portray them in traditional gender roles, found a 2022 research by CreativeX. Data like this show that while the portrayal of women on screen has changed over the last decades, the media and advertising industry still has …

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#25 Reto, why are fathers key for a family-friendly company culture? - Interview with Reto Kessler of Väternetzwerk Schweiz 23:22

1+ y ago23:22

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with Reto Kessler of Väternetzwerk Schweiz In a 2019 study by UNICEF, Switzerland ranked last in terms of family-friendly policies among 41 high- and medium-income countries. Balancing family life and work is considered a private matter, and the few existing structures of support are still aimed mainly at mothers. The challenges of working fathers …

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#24 Holacracy - the universal answer to the challenges of tomorrow´s working world - hype or myth?! - with Gerhard Andrey 37:40

2y ago37:40

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with Gerhard Andrey As an answer to rapidly changing business environments and employee expectations in the last two decades, new models of organizational structures have been emerging. One of these models is Holacracy, a decentralized approach to governing and operating organizations that is celebrated by its advocates for its agility, effectivene…

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#23 How do you start a DE&I initiative with no resources? - with Amira Ghozali & Bas van Buijtenen from Aptar Pharma Group 22:25

2y ago22:25

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Aptar is a global leader in designing and manufacturing consumer dispensing and drug delivery solutions, with 13 000 employees in 20 countries. In 2021, only four years after the launch of their diversity, equity and inclusion initiative, Forbes named Aptar one of the top 10 female-friendly companies in the world. How did Aptar set up such a succes…

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#22 Strategic Networking - Are you still talking - or are you networking already?! - with Marilen Schwald & Stefanie Fehr of womenmatter/s 35:58

2y ago35:58

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With Marilen Schwald & Stefanie Fehr There is a long line of research showing that women face greater barriers than men when it comes to finding professional opportunities through networking. We also know that women need different approaches than those long-established by men to successfully build and utilize their networks. womenmatter/s is a care…

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#21 Frau Sander, ist Diversity IMMER gut?  - mit Prof. Dr. Gudrun Sander 49:39

2y ago49:39

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With Prof. Dr. Gudrun Sander Note: this interview is held in German Companies want to hire the best talent for their company and particularly for their specialist and managerial roles. Yet, the long-term demand for skilled workers in Switzerland and globally is rapidly increasing and the shortage of such talent is becoming more and more evident. Co…

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#20 What it means to actively drive the DE&I change - with Suat Demokan 25:30

2+ y ago25:30

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#19 Find your voice! How to empower confidence - with Lucy Antrobus 31:09

2+ y ago31:09

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Fleeing your home country, leaving everything behind, family, friends, careers and posessions is a traumatic event. Add to that the integration into a new and foreign country, and one can only imagine the toll such events can have on a refugee’s self-confidence.[AU1] Today I´m having a very passionate and incredibly inspiring talk with Lucy Antrobu…

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#18 The impact of diversity and inclusion on successful sustainable leadership - with Jürg Eggenberger 29:25

2+ y ago29:25

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With Jürg Eggenberger According to Harvard professor John P. Kotter, management stands for the perfect organization of processes, planning and controlling. Leadership, on the other hand, means inspiring and motivating employees with visions. Leadership thrives on creativity, innovation, meaningfulness and change. Sustainable leadership takes this e…

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#17 How to keep up as a woman in a traditionally male-dominated working field - with Corina Grünenfelder 24:27

2+ y ago24:27

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with CORINA GRÜNENFELDER Special thanks to EY in Switzerland for supporting this episode and advocating Diversity & Inclusion in Switzerland! In Switzerland only 6,5 %, of the MINT jobs (Mathematics, Information technology, Natural sciences and Technology) are held by women, while in Swiss universities they represent less than 20% of students. This…

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#16 What Men Gain From a Parental Leave 32:42

3y ago32:42

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With Dario Cristiano This episode is brought to you in cooperation with Advance. Understanding that equality in the workplace starts at home, several companies offer parental leave programs for men that go beyond the current legal requirements of two weeks. Sadly though, such offers are often not used by men for fear of the professional consequence…

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#15 Giving Employees the Right to be Entrepreneurs 27:25

3+ y ago27:25

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With Christophe Barman If culture is key when it comes to having more diversity, then companies following new leadership models, such as Holacracy, should be inherently having more diversity. But is this true? And what does it look like to have a company culture so strongly based on values and trust? A company where there are no hierarchies and spr…

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#14 Leverage Recruiting for Culture Change 32:32

3+ y ago32:32

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With Georg Lange When recruiting for an open position finding suitable candidates can be challenging. At the same time, with every new hire, you have an opportunity to shape your company culture. So how can you go about this hiring process and ensure that you hire the best candidate? The person that has the expertise required, but also the cultural…

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#13 Reframing Diversity as an Opportunity 22:49

3+ y ago22:49

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With Hajar EL Haddaoui Notes In 2020, the share of foreigners working in the service industry in Switzerland was 14.5%, that is 1 in 7 employees. In that sense, the Swiss workforce is already quite diverse, but how does Switzerland react to those foreign workers? In this episode, Hajar EL Haddaoui talks not only about her challenges in entering the…

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#12 Equal Pay - From Childhood to Enforced Laws 29:02

3+ y ago29:02

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With Deborah Halter Notes By law, men and women are equal, unfortunately, statistics show, when it comes to salary this is not the case. There has been lots of talk about this, but where do we stand today? What has been done and what can we do? Deborah Halter walks us through the numbers for Switzerland and tells us about her experience working wit…

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#11 How to Change Company Culture in 6 Min 31:06

3+ y ago31:06

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With Matthias Mölleney Notes Reduced to a minimum, talking about Diversity and Inclusion means talking about company culture. But what can you do to create a company culture where trust is the basis of a good collaboration? How can you improve this culture when gaps are visible, and collaboration has become difficult? In this episode, Matthias Möll…

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#10 The Importance of Role Models for All Ages 23:53

3+ y ago23:53

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With Andrea Delannoy Notes As Marian Wright Edelman said, “You can’t be what you can’t see”. This quote demonstrates the importance of role models in creating our vision of what is possible. Andrea Delannoy has recognized this and has been engaged in making more role models visible to young women as well as children through her various ventures. Wi…

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#9 Using Artificial Intelligence to Measure Unconscious Bias 30:50

3+ y ago30:50

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with Annabella Bassler Internationally, males represent 82% of media coverage, whilst in Switzerland, this number is only slightly better with 75%. To address this discrepancy, Annabella Bassler, the CFO of Ringier AG, introduced Equal Voice in 2019. This initiative aims to increase female media coverage by using artificial intelligence. The tool a…

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Is fanfiction annoying? 18:28

3+ y ago18:28

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Dissecting the fanfic discourse and determining whether fanfiction or writers on twitter are annoying--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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#8 Summary - What if you could be your own role model? 23:28

3+ y ago23:28

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As this episode is the last of the first season, I decided to use the opportunity to not interview anyone, but rather reflect on where I started and what I have learned so far. So, this is a much more reflective and introspective episode, where I share my thoughts with you and summarize the various episodes so far.…

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"Every villain is the hero of their own story" is annoying 17:22

3+ y ago17:22

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Join K.Joffré for a candid talk on the popular phrase meant to make villains more complicated but that has a tendency to explain away the last 4 years of American politics--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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#7 Amjad Saleem - Be the change you want to see in the world 25:51

4y ago25:51

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My conversation with Amjad Saleem, the Inclusion, Protection and Engagement Manager at the IFRC, the International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent, revolves around leadership and integrity. His background in peace building & conflict transformation give him an interesting perspective and humility on leadership and inclusion, which …

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#6 Alkistis Petropaki - Promotion is the main issue 27:28

4y ago27:28

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The promotion of women in the workplace is currently the biggest issue for women's careers. In this 6th episode, Alkistis Petropaki, general manager of Advance, and I discuss this widely untouched area of diversity efforts: the promotion process. Advance is a non-profit association of Swiss based companies, which wants to see the share of women in …

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Plotters vs pantser is stupid 18:50

4y ago18:50

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K.Joffré discovers plotters, pantsers, and plantsers. Listen as I have a conniption fit--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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#5 Johanna Seeliger - Recruiting inclusively is easy 28:19

4y ago28:19

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Johanna Seeliger is the founder and CEO of Diversify, a company which works with start-up and established companies to make them more attractive to diverse talent. Do you believe that recruiting inclusively is hard? Think again... Johanna claims it is much easier and less costly than one might think. Listen to this new episode where, she will expla…

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#4 Atena Hensch - Everybody is a leader with regards to diversity 23:05

4y ago23:05

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Atena Hensch is a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) expert at Hensch Consulting, specializing in assessments of organizations in terms of where they stand in their diversity and inclusion efforts, but also in understanding their development and educational needs to better practice inclusive leadership. In this episode, Atena speaks with me about inclus…

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Hating your own writing is toxic and annoying 14:54

4y ago14:54

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Yo we talk about how "hating your own writing" is a toxic mess, especially for marginalized writers. Also includes funny Toni Morrison slander. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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#3 Rodica Rosu Fridez - Investing in talent at mid-level management 23:46

4y ago23:46

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Rodica Rosu Fridez is the founder of InspirAction and the ambassador for The A Effect in Switzerland. What are women’s responsibilities and what are company’s responsibilities when it comes to engaging women to climb the corporate ladder? This is the discussion I have with Rodica. In this context, she also describes The A Effect (L’Effet A in Frenc…

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#2 Pirmin Meyer - The courage to have the difficult conversations 19:31

4y ago19:31

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Pirmin Meyer the co-founder of WE/MEN, a Swiss movement aiming at engaging men to become vocal about gender equality. In this episode, Pirmin talks openly about his experience, what the reactions were and how it impacts his life today. He also talks about WE/MEN, the movement he created as a reaction to what he observed.…

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#1 Rene Bujard - The importance of training in addressing diversity 23:11

4y ago23:11

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René is HR director at Galderma and is passionate about diversity. In this podcast episode I talk to him about what brought him to be engaged and about his experience as an HR leader driving change for more Diversity & Inclusion. Check-out the organization that René mentions in the podcast. Visions is a training and consulting organization in the U…

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#0 Introductory Episode - The Why, the What and the How 3:38

4y ago3:38

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Fish in the Boardroom is a bi-weekly podcast discussing Diversity in Swiss Leadership. In 20-30 Minute interviews with leaders throughout Switzerland discuss what can be done on an individual as well as on an organisational level to increase diversity in Leadership positions.

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Comp titles are evil 18:04

4y ago18:04

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New episode talking about how comp titles in queries are evil and how exercise is annoying--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Being a good literary citizen is annoying and possibly racist 18:35

4y ago18:35

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Join the return of K. Joffre as he takes on the concept of being a "good literary citizen" and how it can be used against writers by gatekeepers.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Outlining your book is annoying 20:35

4+ y ago20:35

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On this special quarantined episode of Writing Is Annoying we will discuss outlining your very own King Lear. We talk chapter lengths, word counts, and I do my best in defaming writers who don't plan--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Writing query letters is annoying 23:16

4+ y ago23:16

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You think writing a book is annoying? Try spending weeks writing two paragraphs that condense the book that will only be ignored. Let's talk query letters and Oprah's Book Club. ALSO check out my newly republished story in OPOSSUM http://opossumlit.com/the-power-of-letting-everything-go/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…

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JK Rowling's Transphobia is Annoying 16:04

4+ y ago16:04

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Starting the year off right talking about TERFs and why writers (even highly successful ones) are idiots. Also check out the recently published short story by your host K. Joffré https://thespectacle.wustl.edu/?p=1346--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Writing the Other is Annoying 16:18

4+ y ago16:18

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Let's talk about writing the other, THAT Vulture article, Mexicans in Indiana, and how you can write other races without getting cancelled. (J/k) New essay - http://breadcrumbsmag.com/blog/539--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Getting feedback is SCARY 17:07

5y ago17:07

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What do you do when someone offers feedback to a story you wrote beyond telling the person to stuff it? K. Joffré covers a recent real life example of accepting feedback from a publication and how to deal with it.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Writing good dialogue is annoying 23:29

5y ago23:29

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Ever had two characters in your story have a staring contest because you have no idea how they should talk? Join K. Joffré for a little story on how he learned to stop worrying about dialogue and loving it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Finding time to write is annoying 23:34

5y ago23:34

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Do you think you don't have time to write? You're probably right. Let's figure out how you can cheat your way into finding time to out of your busy schedule to stare at a blank screen.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Editors who are sexual predators are AGGRAVATING 16:00

5y ago16:00

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We're going to talk about Editors of publications who turn out to be sexual predators and we're naming names. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Join me this 6/10 at Cinderblock people, 7 PM, and I'll read you a short story 1:31

5y ago1:31

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Smoking hot breaking news. Writer K. Joffré will be reading this 6/10 at Cinderblock People in New York city at around 7PM. Come say hi and get messy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Writing a good ending is annoying 20:31

5+ y ago20:31

20:31

Avengers Endgame's ending was amazing! Game of Thrones? Not so much. So what makes a good ending? Who knows! I just work here. Maybe we can find out together.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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"Show, Don't Tell" is annoying 15:22

5+ y ago15:22

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Have you ever raged against the machine that is Writing Rules? If you've had it with people telling you to "show don't tell" then join me as I attempt to demystify what that rule actually means.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Finding beta readers is annoying 18:24

5+ y ago18:24

18:24

If you're a writer you need readers! So how do you sucker in your friends and family into reading your novel? Find out in this episode of Writing Is Annoying--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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YA harassment campaigns are annoying 19:37

5+ y ago19:37

19:37

I want to talk about Amelie Wen Zhao and this new wave of YA influencers who go out of their way to shame fellow marginalized debut authors. I develop a massive headache in the process, and learn that my uncle accepts me for who I am! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support…

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Writing scammers are annoying 19:31

5+ y ago19:31

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On the new episode I spend some time talking about writer scams and I definitely mention THAT Dan Mallory article. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Rejections are annoying 16:52

5+ y ago16:52

16:52

Get over your rejection blues and start making them work for you. Also my cats attempt to co-host.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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