CBC ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY two new “groundbreaking” podcasts, Welcome to Paradise and Nothing is Foreign, hosted by Anna Maria Tremonti (above, left) and Tamara Khandaker (right) respectively.
Welcome to Paradise is being launched Feb. 15.
The podcast is a six-part memoir during which “Tremonti reveals the deep trauma of an abusive marriage,” a press release says. “The result is a profoundly intimate portrait of a powerful woman confronting the source of tremendous pain and trauma and, remarkably, freeing herself from a life-long sense of shame.”
“For a long time, I thought what happened to me gave me the empathy to help other people tell their stories of trauma,” Tremonti said in the release. “I didn’t think I should talk about my own – journalists aren’t supposed to talk about their own issues. But, in the midst of one interview in particular, I realized my silence wasn’t helpful. It was becoming a lie,” she said.
“Decades ago, I got away from the man who abused me. But what he did to me has followed me for the rest of my life – in the form of shame, self-blame and loathing. I’m finally letting that go – Welcome to Paradise is my story.”
Tremonti will share her story at Hot Docs Podcast Festival on Jan. 25., the festival’s opening night.
Nothing is Foreign is a co-production with CBC news that will launch Feb. 11. It is “a weekly show with a wholly unique approach to reporting on international current events,” according to the press release.
“I grew up at the intersection of a bunch of different cultures and spent my formative years with an incredibly diverse group of friends. That upbringing has given me a deep appreciation for other places and cultures, and allowed me to think of myself much more as a global citizen,” said Khandaker.
“I’ve been craving a show that looks at world news through that lens, and that’s what Nothing Is Foreign will do – it’ll go deep, center the people who are living the news, and be curious about the histories that make us who we are. It’ll help listeners feel more connected to the world around them and make it feel just a little bit smaller.”
CBC also announced several other new podcasts including Sorry About the Kid, launching Jan. 19, The Next Call, launching Feb. 8 and True Dating Stories, launching Feb. 11.
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