https://www.justsayrad.com/ (Radheyan Simonpillai) is the Film Critic for CTV's national breakfast show Your Morning and Culture Writer for Toronto's alt-weekly NOW Magazine. Rad also has a Friday Flicks segment on CTV News Channel and is a frequent contributor to CBC Radio. He has also interviewed major celebs like MIA, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, and Jessica Alba.

Rad holds an M.A. in Cinema Studies from the University of Toronto. He is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association and the Critics Choice Association.

In this episode, Rad talks about his journey and challenges he faced to build a career in the entertainment industry while advocating for women in media. Check out these articles written by Rad on https://nowtoronto.com/movies/because-it-s-2016-the-gender-gap-in-canadian-film/ (Canada's film industry's gender gap) and https://nowtoronto.com/movies/tiff2018/sarah-polley-sexism-and-abuse-in-tv-and-film-gender-parity/ (sexism and abuse on TV and Film).

We further explore how people can get media attention for their work and think outside the box.