The Swinging Palm Trees Podcast

The Swinging Palm Trees Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode #61 Roshan Sethi
September 27, 2022

On today's episode, I chat with writer, producer, director and medical physician Roshan Sethi.  We talk about his creative and medical sides and how he started out.  Roshan discusses why writing is important to him, who inspired him to write, how he

Episode #60 with Jane Crowther
September 20, 2022

On today's episode I chat with the editor-in-chief of Total Film, Jane Crowther.  We geek out over the films that inspired her to get into the industry; we discuss what the medium of film means to her, and what her favourite genre is.  Jane also walk

Episode #59 with Alessandro Giovanetto
September 13, 2022

On today's episode, I chat with music composer Alessandro about his career.  We explore how he started in the industry, and what alternative career he would have taken. had it not been music.  We discuss the people who influenced him, the decisions h

Episode #58 with Pirashanna Thevarajah
August 31, 2022

On today's episode, I chat with Pirashanna about his musical career as a percussionist. We talk about his formal training at the Bhavan Centre in London and the gurus that taught him  how to play the Carnatic (South Indian) instruments such as the Mr

Episode #57 with Brianna O’Reilly
August 23, 2022

On today's episode, I chat with Brianna about celebrating the joy of Blackness and how she came about creating 'The Black Project'.  We discuss issues of identity, Race, discrimination, and the distinction between diversity and representati

Episode #56 with Madhumitha
August 09, 2022

On today's episode, I chat with film director, writer, producer, and all round nice person Madhumita about her career. She shares how she began her creative path with a short film she wrote and directed in College in Singapore which led to an award,

Episode #55 with Katherine DiBona
July 27, 2022

On today's episode, I chat with Katherine Dibona about her life and hidden health conditions.  She shares how she was medically misdiagnosed since the age of 17 up until recent years when she found out has non radiographic axial spondyloarthritis.  S

Episode #54 with Akin Soyoye
July 19, 2022

On the latest episode of the podcast, I chat with Akin,  the creator of Ibilecoin, a decentralized financial payment network within cryptocurrency that rebuilds the traditional payment stack on the blockchain.  Akin discusses why he decided on creating an

Episode #53 with Nick Gibbs-McNeil
July 05, 2022

On today's episode, I have a chat with Nick about geekdom, reviews and Ancestral roots.  Nick shares how he got into the entertainment industry, and how he started Kidzcoolit and its ethos, and why it's important to appreciate childrens' op

Episode #52 with Dennis '52 Weeks Later' Mensa
June 21, 2022

"The culture (Japanese) really fascinated me.  I've been to quite a lot of countries. I've been to all the continents except for South America.  I'm used to African culture and the Western culture, and some Asian countries as well.  Bu