EPISODE · Dec 4, 2022 · 1H 3M
Founder of stand up for journalism
We talk to the brilliant, Kirsty is a journalist, campaigner, researcher and performer, advocating for good information, ethical technology and diverse leadership.Her recent career highlights include acting as a selection advisor for Nesta’s government-backed Future News Fund and creating the Standup For Journalism comedy training and performance night, offering journalists a new way to talk about the public interest. Here is an overview of what we discussed:[[04:52]] How she started comedy[[29:30]] We are more depressed than we have ever been [[40:26]] The annoying about writing articles that matter [[45:03]] How she created standup for journalism[[53:27]] How journalism and comedy can be similarTo find out more about Kirsty Styles, you can go on his website at https://kirstystyles.com/ or you can reach her on Linkedin here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstystyles/.If you enjoyed the episode, you can help support the podcast by donating to the Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise or follow Marvin through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster.
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Founder of stand up for journalism
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