Byron Grant is our special guest on this week's podcast. Not only is he a close friend of mine – he is a writer, podcaster and content creator – mainly now as the founder of BLCKPRNT MEDIA. In this episode, we discussed his blogging days as 'The Controversial One' and how he used the platform to reflect his thoughts and experiences (even touching on some uncomfortable subjects), creating the BLCKPRNT MEDIA news organisation, the journey of growing & managing the platform and what he sees for BLCKPRNT in the future.

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In this week's episode of the podcast, Maisie Barlow – an actress, poet and coach within the arts – joined us to chat about her journey through the acting industry, winning awards on a groundbreaking show during the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe Festivals and how her relationship with the arts has changed with time and perspective. 

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On today's episode of the podcast, we welcome Mahogani, who is an artist and painter. We talk about her experience on GaryVee's Tea With Gary Vee show where she WOWED the viewers with her humour, energy and enthusiasm (me included!), becoming a professional artist and how she's managed the challenges of balancing being a single mother with painting and building a social media community.

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Welcome to an *EDUN SPECIAL* on the podcast this week. Tumi – a fitness, health and nutrition content creator  – is our guest this week as she sits down to have a live conversation with her brother! We talk about the variety of diets she's tried and which ones offer the best ROI, her unorthodox route into becoming a regular gym-goer, and how she's managed the challenges of creating content in the competitive fitness industry.

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On this week's episode of the Garden of Edun podcast, we welcome actor, model and writer Akshay Kumar; who has starred in many projects including Star Wars, The CW's Pandora and The Indian Detective. We talk about the journey of becoming an actor, the experience of going to acting school, what it's like to meet acting idols like Russell Peters and Aml Ameen, and what Akshay's end goal with acting is.

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Yode Akinwande (@yodeakinwande), an Actor and Model, joins us on the Garden of Edun podcast this week. We talk about his motivations for becoming an actor, the challenges including racism/stereotyping prevalent throughout the industry when casting characters, facing judgement & criticism, and some of his exciting projects - including working with legends Ghetts, Devlin and Mercston!  

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We welcome mainstream media on this week’s Garden of Edun podcast - Omar Mehtab (@omarmehtab), the Digital Producer for BBC Click (@bbcclick) jumps on to discuss his journey into the gaming and tech world. Omar discusses how after studying non-related subjects at university, he randomly stumbled upon the radio world through numerous appearances on BBC Asian Network and used his initiative to eventually become a seasoned member of the BBC Click team. 

We also discuss issues of representation within the BBC and mainstream media in general, and how it impacts the content that gets released, and what measures are being taken to improve this.

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This week’s episode takes on a slightly different tone as we welcome Sam, the creator of Hidden Pages (@_hiddenpages), to discuss topics around the serious global issue of racism against those of African descent. We talk on the importance of including black people in everyday history, sparking the inspiration for Hidden Pages, why we’re just regular individuals like anyone else and the profitability of a racist, capitalist system.

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The Garden of Edun podcast is blessed this week by Faith Locken, the founder of The Property Hustle (@thepropertyhustle). She is a property investor and commercial surveyor. We discuss her journey of hustling within the property game, she breaks down the numbers of real-life real estate scenarios, and she tells us some stories of tenants who did rather strange things in her property!

[N.B. this was recorded on the 2nd May 2020, so check out Faith’s page for the latest updates on the UK property market]

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We welcome Kristin (@kristinbeingkristin) on episode FIVE of the GOE podcast. She is a content creator, comedian, bartender and mother. We talk about being prepared to seize opportunities (particularly when you get on GaryVee's popular #TeaWithGaryVee show. We also discuss why having mental toughness is so important for the different stages of life, and how being she became a comedian funny PLUS MORE!  

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