Best Remel London Podcasts (2024)

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Episode #129 with Anthony Cheng 58:03

3h ago58:03

58:03

On today's episode I chat with Radio Producer, Photographer and Filmmaker Anthony Cheng. Anthony shares his story about his musical education as a classically trained pianist, how he started within the industry, and also talks about his podcast, FORTE, where he has conversations with musicians, artists and musicians about their lives and philosophi…

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Episode #128 with Jeya Sivans 59:40

11h ago59:40

59:40

**Trigger warning*: contains descriptions of domestic violence**. In today's episode, I talk with entrepreneur and Revenue Consultant Jeya Sivans. Jeya talks about her career and what it takes to sustain a business in today's climate. We chat about what she encounters as a woman working within the Tech industry, and how she strives for equality wit…

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Episode #127 with Krishna Mckenzie 1:08:52

4d ago1:08:52

1:08:52

On today's episode, I chat with Farmer, educator and musician Krishna Mckenzie. Krishna shares with us his journey from childhood in England including his time at The Jiddu Krishnamurti School, to The Auroville Farms and setting up Solitude Farm in Tamil Nadu, South India. Krishna talks about the importance of Permaculture, understanding local food…

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Episode #126 with Valérie Osouf 43:25

18d ago43:25

43:25

On today's episode, documentary filmmaker Valérie Osouf talks about her role as co-curator on 'Tigritudes'- a Pan-African cycle of 128 films from 42 countries produced between 1956 and 2023. Valérie discusses the relevance of Tigritudes, the lack of respect and knowledge towards Pan-African cinema. We discuss issues surrounding heritage, the legacy…

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Episode #125 with Christiana Ajilore 1:07:12

25d ago1:07:12

1:07:12

*Trigger warning*: Due to the nature of Christiana's job as a lawyer, sensitive issues come up in the conversation that some listeners may find disturbing. In today's episode, I talk with lawyer and entrepreneur Christiana Ajilore. Christiana discusses why she took up the profession of law and the field she specialises in. She shares the challenges…

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Episode #124 with Helen Dewdney 26:28

1M ago26:28

26:28

On today's episode, I chat with Consumer Rights champion Helen Dewdney, otherwise known as 'The Complaining Cow'. Helen talks about the importance of understanding your rights as a consumer especially within the UK, topical consumer issues and why it's important for companies to invest in customer services. Helen discusses how local council budget …

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Episode #123 with Sathnam Sanghera 58:26

2M ago58:26

58:26

In today's episode, I'm in conversation with The Sunday Times bestselling author Sathnam Sanghera. We discuss his new book 'Empireworld', and his other books including 'Empireland' and 'Stolen History'. We discuss the British Empire, it's history and the painful legacy of colonialism. The topics of racism, language, patriotism, identity & heritage …

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Episode #122 with Paul Thompson 56:28

2M ago56:28

56:28

"There was something about the instrument that always spoke to me (being a shy person) because it was like the most important instrument on stage, but not the instrument that anybody noticed. You weren't as visible as the drummer. You weren't as flashy as the guitar player. And yet everything you do on the bass affects everything else. And you're k…

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Episode #121 with Kate Verity Wilson 1:00:07

2M ago1:00:07

1:00:07

My guest on today's episode is Kate Verity Wilson, an ex-film producer who runs the anti-discrimination and workplace culture app 'Call It!'. Kate talks about the challenges and limited options for many creatives within the film industry, including the lack of diversity and inclusivity and harassment of genders. We also chat about her experiences o…

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Leomie Anderson - Model & TV Presenter 32:33

2M ago32:33

32:33

Join Remel London who is joined by Leomie Anderson, who shares the story of her longtime friendship with Rihanna and her top tips to being a Supermodel and entrepreneur. Leomie has had an incredible journey as a supermodel, as the first black British Victoria Secret’s Angel, a Face of Fenty Beauty as well as being the founder and designer of LAPP t…

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Episode #120 with Remel London 1:01:09

2M ago1:01:09

1:01:09

"I grew up seeing people on TV and being like, wow, that's amazing, I would love to do that! And it was also the excitement of seeing a black person on TV. I literally heard my mum be like 'Oh, I need to call my sisters. I need to make sure they're watching. There's a black person on TV, 6pm tonight!' And it's like...it was such an amazing feeling …

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Episode #119 with Micallar Walker 45:45

3M ago45:45

45:45

"I can speak from a marketing perspective, and one of the things that's really helpful for us is that the author wants to be front and centre of the campaign. It's really helpful if the author is prepared to come out and meet the audience, whether it's through Q&A's or panels, doing little video snippets for social media. Those little things are re…

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Episode #118 with Grant Miller 48:40

3M ago48:40

48:40

"And what ZSL and other senior NGOs do is we do conservation by consent. So the indigenous people, the local communities, it's their country, it's their forest, they have those rights. So we do it by consent and actually it's a really mature way to talk about it because there's a huge amount of old knowledge within that community about how it's bee…

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Episode #117 with Kunle Falodun 47:14

3M ago47:14

47:14

On today's episode, I chat with Kunle Falodun, Vice President Distribution & Networks, Africa at Sony Pictures Television. Kunle shares stories about his upbringing in Nigeria including his NYSC stint and how he started his career in media. We talk about the content creation within the visual sphere, the reality behind distribution to wider markets…

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Episode #116 with Maria Motúnráyo Adébísí 50:21

4M ago50:21

50:21

"I really wanted to create a magical world that would again bring these beings to attention and bring some respect to the fact because I think like, whatever religion they have, they can appreciate the sophistication of that system, you know what I mean? Most Italians are Christian, right? But they don't denounce their old gods. They would respect …

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Top 5 Tips : Episode 5 - Do you really need a team? 8:01

4M ago8:01

8:01

Join Remel London as she discusses the importance of building and having a team in the creative industry. Episode 5 features, Britain’s got talent winner comedian Axel Blake, Bafta award winning Actor and Director Adjani Salmon, Capital XTRA Drive time presenter Yasser and TV Presenter and influencer Shanie Ryan.This episode was executively produce…

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Top 5 Tips : Episode 4 - Starting out as a presenter 11:24

4M ago11:24

11:24

Join Remel London as she sits down with some of the leading presenters in TV, Radio and podcasting as they share their journey into The Mainstream as presenters.Episode 4 features presenter Yinka Bokinni, KISS Fresh DJ Henrie, Capital XTRA Drive time presenter Yasser, Writer and podcast host and presenter Jackie Adedeji.This episode was executively…

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Episode #115 with Amani Simpson 55:02

4M ago55:02

55:02

*Content/Trigger Warning: This episode contains issues relating to knife crime & violence.* "It's really important (for young people to be intentional with what they plan to do with themselves). A digital project I'm working on now is really geared towards doing that and empowering young people through their phones to, as you said, kind of find tha…

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Top 5 Tips : Episode 3 - Do you need a showreel? 12:22

5M ago12:22

12:22

Join Remel London, as she dishes out the ultimate Top 5 Tips to make it in The Mainstream media world! Get you notepads out for the best advice, guidance, first hand experience of the journey into the creative industry.Remel London unpacks the importance of having a showreel and how you can put yourself and your work out in there in the mainstream.…

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Episode #114 with Crazy Gin's Paramjit & Bruce Nagra 1:06:06

4M ago1:06:06

1:06:06

"Western chefs use Indian spices from different regions and they'll call it a British cuisine with these spices , but they're the clever ones but we can't be clever because we just know how to make curry? And so, that's not true. Why can't we do this with drinks? Why can't that stereotype change? And no, it's not a curry in a bottle; it's depth and…

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Top 5 Tips : Episode 2 - Do you need an agent? 15:03

5M ago15:03

15:03

Join Remel London, as she dishes out the ultimate Top 5 Tips to make it in The Mainstream media world! Get you notepads out for the best advice, guidance, first hand experience of the journey into the creative industry.Remel London puts the question to her Mainstream friends, do you need an agent in the creative industry? Episode 2 is featuring, pr…

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Episode #113 with Ellen E Jones 46:48

5M ago46:48

46:48

On today's episode, my guest is broadcaster and journalist Ellen E. Jones. Ellen talks about her new book 'Screen Deep: How film and TV can solve racism and save the world', and we delve into issues including how racial identity is constructed through the visual mediums of film and tv, issues surrounding representation, narratives and identity. Ell…

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Top 5 Tips : Episode 1 - HOW MUCH SHOULD I CHARGE? 12:28

5M ago12:28

12:28

Join Remel London, as she dishes out the ultimate Top 5 Tips to make it in The Mainstream media world! Get you notepads out for the best advice, guidance, first hand experience of the journey into the creative industry.Talking about money in the creative industry can feel a little taboo. Remel London and her Mainstream friends share their experienc…

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Episode #112 with Hamid Ibrahim 1:13:53

5M ago1:13:53

1:13:53

"...so we just came together ( with Tolu Olowofoyeku & Olufikayo 'Ziki' Adeola). The goals were close enough where we all wanted really good African storytelling, so that's the main umbrella (for forming 'Kugali'). But in terms of going into the nuance of it from my point of view, I really wanted the quality to be absolutely good, because Africa ha…

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Actress - Lashana Lynch 30:14

5M ago30:14

30:14

Join Remel London as she sits down with the leading lady from Bob Marley’s new Biopic One Love Lashana Lynch! Lashana reminisces on her childhood making the decision to move from singing to acting at sylvia Young Theatre school, Winning her Rising star Bafta Award in 2022, manifesting her way into The Marvel Universe, what it meant to her to not on…

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Episode #111 with SUKKI 1:00:34

5M ago1:00:34

1:00:34

" 'I SEE HER' is my first film, and it was a response to seeing the spike of cases of women and girls post-pandemic. During the pandemic, the cases of abuse in women and girls rose to 25%-33% higher. It was so bad that they coined the pandemic 'The Shadow Pandemic'. Post-pandemic cases rose by 8%. There was another pandemic going on that people wer…

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Episode #110 with Mahryah Shain 46:21

5M ago46:21

46:21

"There's tons of reasons why people lose hair, there's a lot. There's hormonal changes, medication, illness, diet, environment, but the overall reason is genetics. Here's how the genetic factor works: when your body breaks down the male hormone testosterone, it creates a by-product called 'DHT'. Now, these DHTs are generally excreted through your b…

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broadcaster, writer and podcaster - Jackie Adedeji 1:03:21

6M ago1:03:21

1:03:21

Join Remel London as she sits down with broadcaster, writer and podcaster Jackie Adedeji. Jackie talks finding her identity and voice as writer and presenter, launching several successful podcasts, becoming a confidence coach, debuting on Channel 4 as the host of the Untold Documentary my Big Boobs as well as her top 5 tips to make it in #TheMainst…

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Episode #109 with Lucy Clarke 37:19

6M ago37:19

37:19

'It was a hard journey because for those five years I was earning nothing from writing, and it also feels quite a grandiose thing to suggest to your friends that "I'm going to be a writer, I want to be an author of published books!", so kept I kept it fairly on the down-low; like it wasn't a secret, but I wasn't out there publicing the fact that i …

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Episode #108 with Kemi Lawson 47:37

6M ago47:37

47:37

"People (economists)have put together a number of lost earnings, looking at the interest value of money, and it comes into the trillions; we're talking of a profound amount. And so....it's not like anyone is expecting a country to transfer a Trillion pounds next week, but that shouldn't put you off reparations but it's getting the conversation star…

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TV & Radio Presenter - Shanie Ryan 1:17:04

6M ago1:17:04

1:17:04

Join Remel London as she sits down with TV and Radio Presenter Shanie Ryan!Shanie talks us through her journey from the musical theatre stage to her iconic pop career in girl band Duchess, supported by the late great Jamal Edwards with SBTV. as well as her candid top 5 tips on money how she has carved out a successful career working on Capital XTRA…

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Episode #107 with T A P E Collective 57:10

6M ago57:10

57:10

"I think in terms of expectations, we (T A P E Collective) are just very, very honest. What we have found...is that there really is a disconnect between a filmmaker's idea and it reaching audiences. I think people really don't understand how distribution, exhibition and production work...and that is something that I think we're quite good at trying…

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Episode #106 with Carl & Karla (Two's a Duo) 1:08:11

6M ago1:08:11

1:08:11

*Content Warning: This episode contains issues relating to substance abuse, knife crime, violence & trauma.* "...I had to just walk away...It was probably one of the best decisions I've ever made because it was the only time that Carl actually had to go out and get it out of his system and work on himself, for himself." In today's episode I chat wi…

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TV, Radio presenter and DJ - Yasser 53:20

7M ago53:20

53:20

Join Remel London as she sits down with broadcaster Yasser Ranjha who talks us though his journey to TV and radio that started as early as 12 years old and lead him to dominate national radio across the UK for over a decade on BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, The Asian Network and now as the drive time host on Capital Xtra every week day! Yasser shares the impo…

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Episode #105 with Kish Hirani 1:01:44

6M ago1:01:44

1:01:44

In today's episode I chat with CTO | Technical & Creative Leader Kish Hirani. Kish talks about how he's love for Mathematics and how that led to his start in his career within the games industry. We delve into his time while he worked at Sony Playstation, and what that experience has taught him. Kish talks about his advocacy for underrepresented et…

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Comedian - Axel Blake 1:00:06

7M ago1:00:06

1:00:06

Join Remel London as she sits down with Actor, presenter, comedian and Britain's Got talent 2022 Winner Axel Blake. Axel shares his journey into comedy, the benefits of attending comedy school and getting advice from UK great’s such as Slim the comedian and former BGT Golden buzzer winner Kojo the comedian.He dives deeper into why he auditioned for…

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TV & Radio Presenter - Yinka Bokinni 1:06:57

8M ago1:06:57

1:06:57

Join Remel London as she sits down with TV and Radio Presenter Yinka Bokinni on The Mainstream podcast.Yinka shares her journey from community to commercial radio, not letting her law degree stop her from becoming a presenter, overcoming the pandemic as the breakfast babe on Capital XTRA from her living room, becoming an award winning true crime st…

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Episode #104 with Antonello Mirone 48:15

8M ago48:15

48:15

On today's episode, I chat with Antonello Mirone, a Stonemason, Fresco painter and Historian. He shares his love of the craft and why he got into the business. Antonello also talks about the differences in stones and what his preferred material to work with is; why the stonemasonry is a dying industry, especially in Italy and why council cuts are l…

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Actor, writer & director - Adjani Salmon 54:26

8M ago54:26

54:26

Join Remel London as she sits down with the lead actor, writer and director of the Bafta award winning BBC Comedy Drama Dreaming Whilst Black, Adjani Salmon. Adjani talks us through kickstarting his creative career in his homeland Jamaica, overcoming the no’s in the industry to take his web series to the BBC, the importance of representation behind…

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Episode #103 with Warda Mohamed 49:36

8M ago49:36

49:36

In today's episode, I talk to filmmaker and story teller Warda Mohamed about her debut narrative short film 'Muna'. Warda also talks about her Somali heritage, language & identity and what it means to be British Somali. We also discuss classic films from the 1980s and focus on a particular film that she would love to adapt for the stage, and whom s…

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Episode #102 with Comfort Emmanuel 40:55

8M ago40:55

40:55

On today's episode I chat with filmmaker & writer, Comfort Emmanuel. Comfort shares why her passion for writing and filmmaking got her into the industry, and the challenges in getting her vision to a wider audience. We discuss how her corporate background has given her a grounded reality, and balancing realities and expectations when it comes to ma…

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The cast of BBC Three's GRIME KIDS 29:21

8M ago29:21

29:21

Join Remel London as she sits down with the Cast of BBC Three’s new drama Grime Kids.The stars, Delove Akra, Yus Jamal Crookes, Gabriel JohnsonTienne Simon, Shanu Hazzan & Juwon Adedokun share their incredible journey’s into #TheMainstream, the audition process, representing for UK music, the Grime Legends that joined them on set as well as their 6…

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Episode #101 with Eron Mibo 44:08

8M ago44:08

44:08

On today's episode I have an interesting conversation about all things cocktails with mixologist and entrepreneur Eron Mibo. Eron shares with us how her interest in the hospitality industry led her to start a career with beverages. We talk about ingredients, thriving businesses in her neighbourhood, the lack of women of the Global Majority within t…

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Episode 100 2:51

8M ago2:51

2:51

Today's episode is a very short thank you to all the listeners of The Swinging Palm Trees podcast, and a special thank you to all my guests who have taken the time to have a chat with me and share their lived experiences and quotes that inspire them. Thanks for listening to the episode. I'd like to thank my guest for their time, insight and being a…

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Episode #99 with David Martinez Flores 1:00:23

9M ago1:00:23

1:00:23

In this episode, I talk with David Martinez Flores about his love for film and heritage. David shares the positive influence his family has had on him for his appreciation for film, especially from his mother. We talk about his pride of being Mexican, and the importance of heritage and storytelling. David also talks about his advocacy for represent…

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Episode 98 Jerry Mannikarote 54:54

9M ago54:54

54:54

On today's episode I chat with Jerry Mannikarote. He shares with us his lived experiences over the years that includes being a physician and sleep technologist. As sleep is an area that fascinates me, Jerry breaks down the importance of understanding sleep, and discusses sleep disorders including insomnia, Restless Leg Syndrome & Obstructive Sleep …

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The Cast of Sumotherhood Adam Deacon And Jazzie Zonzolo 26:27

10M ago26:27

26:27

Join Remel London as she sits down with qriter, director and actor Adam Deacon and writer, producer and actor Jazzie Zonzolo who star in Paramounts brand new action comedy film Sumotherhood.They share their journey's from youtube, Channel U and early UK drama series Dubplate drama, their persistent efforts to bring the vision of Sumotherhood to lif…

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Episode 97 with Abigail & Donna Otchere of SiSTEM UK 53:52

9M ago53:52

53:52

On today's episode, I chat with sisters Donna and Abigail Otchere, a Mechanical Engineer and Biomedical Scientist respectively. We talk about their interest in the sciences and why they created SiSTEM, a non-profit organisation connecting women and Sciences. The sisters talk about what science means to them, the importance of encouraging children t…

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Episode #96 with Dr Anna Scarnà 52:44

10M ago52:44

52:44

On today's episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Psychologist, university lecturer and author, Dr Anna Scarnà. Anna talks about her career and her passion for words and language, including bilingualism and language acquisition. We talk about her co-authored book with Robert Ingersoll entitled 'Primatology, Ethics and Trauma: The Oklahoma Chi…

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Episode #95 with Gloria Stanley 52:22

10M ago52:22

52:22

On today's episode I talk with songwriter and singer Gloria Stanley. Ms Stanley shares her joy for singing, her compositions and how she discovered herself. She discusses her love for all things music, and also her passion for the city of Macon, Georgia. We also talk about the importance of her faith & belief, why she describes her charity work as …

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