The Swinging Palm Trees Podcast

The Swinging Palm Trees Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode #31 with Josh
October 19, 2021

"Identity is something that is needed to help ground people."On today's episode, I chat with my 'brah', Josh, who describes himself, in his own words,  as   "South African, Jewish, flaming homosexual, ex-military, ex-banking,

Episode #30 with Ada Enechi
October 13, 2021

"The way the industry is changing, you are learning on the job!"On today's episode, I talk with producer and podcaster Ada about her career in the media.  We delve into soundtracks and tv shows, the female gaze,  and one of her favourite mo

Episode #29 with MrGlen Wilkins
October 05, 2021

On today's episode, I chat with the lovely and soft-spoken Glen (or 'MrGlen', as he is popularly known) shares his wisdom from his career as an art director, and those who have influenced his work. We also chat about typefaces & fonts,

Episode #28 with Rani Moorthy
September 29, 2021

On today's episode, I chat with playwright and actress Rani Moorthy about her one-woman show performances and plays that are drawn from her lived migrant experience: born in Malaysia but due to the race riots of 1969, eventually getting to Singapore

Episode #27 with Rosabella Gregory
September 21, 2021

On today's episode, I chat with musical storyteller & composer Rosabella Gregory about songwriting, composition, collaborations with Soumik Datta & Bernhard Schimpelsberger, Anoushka Shankar, Indian classical music, and being mentored by the

Episode #26 with Akinola Davies Jr.
September 15, 2021

On today's episode, my guest is the multi-talented  Akinola Davies Jr.  We chat about his career in filmmaking, music and collaborations with other creatives.  We talk about certain perspectives of  the Black Experience, discussing projects that have

Episode #25 with Nathalie Gordon
September 07, 2021

On today's episode, I chat with Nathalie about her career in photography, and what her initial career choice was going to be.  We go old school about manual cameras, F-stops and aperture speeds, and the joys of working in a dark room. We also talk ab

Episode #24 with Amy Elizabeth
September 04, 2021

On today's episode, I chat with Podcast and Radio Producer Amy Elizabeth about her career within the field of broadcasting.  We talk about how she took on various odd jobs, and various freelance media gigs before her break at the BBC.  We discuss mus

Episode #23 with Michelle Duncan
August 24, 2021

In today's episode, I chat with my 'geek sis', Michelle, about her love for all things popular culture including The Green Lantern Corp, Comic-con conventions, Isaac Asimov and Alan Moore, and growing up in the 80s, and why she has the nick

Episode #22 with Tomisin Adepeju
August 18, 2021

In today's episode, I had the opportunity to  chat with exciting British-Nigerian film director Tomisin Adepeju.  We talk about his journey from Nigeria to London at a young age; how finding and shaping his identity led  him to film making: from his