Finding Your Voice With Sidney Madden

Music journalist Sidney Madden (@sid_madden) from NPR Music and I dive deep into her background in the storytelling industry in this episode. We talk about navigating new spaces and personal boundaries, establishing self-confidence through mantras, managing your mental health in a corporate environment, and moving the ball to the next generation – particularly to women of color. Throughout this layered conversation, I really get the chance to understand Sidney's unique perspective and cultural mark as we speak super transparently about the foundational pieces of journalism, what goes into the production of news, and some of the do's and don'ts of working with journalists.

Producer, Editor: Jarell Perry (@stillmindco)

Art Direction: Julian Alexander (@slanginc), Slang Inc.

Music: Abjo (@abjonian) – "The Fifth Movement"

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