Talking Social
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -A journalist and digital marketing whizz tackle the nitty-gritty of your daily scroll.
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Social Spotlight: Ellie Parker
March 04, 2021 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBHey, beautiful listeners! After a five-week break, we’re back to add some more chatter to the pod’ scene. This episode, the lovely Ellie Parker (aka @livewithelle) shares her musings on the mid-sized movement: a growing wave of women bridging the gap between small and plus-size, and celebrating the wonderful intricacies of their bodies. First gracing the Instagram scene to track her fitness journey, Ellie has since evolved as a writer and lifestyle blogger, honing in on body positivity...
A Few More Thoughts on Sustainability w/ Izzy Manuel
January 29, 2021 01:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBHey, beautiful friends! We hope you enjoyed the long weekend, and took some time to reflect on the important Indigenous issues plaguing our country. This week, we venture across the pond (virtually of course) catching up with UK blogger and sustainable fashion muse Izzy Manuel. Chiming in on the social media chat, Izzy shares her insight on finding your ~niche~, unpacking the many nuances of remaining authentic online. Of course, we can’t not talk about fashion sustainability, especially...
Social Spotlight: Georgia Maccan
January 22, 2021 03:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBHappy Friday! This week, we chat to content creator and Aus Influencer Society founder Georgia Maccan, as we probe her on navigating the grittier business-related aspects within the influencer space. Giving us a free lesson in business management 101, Georgia answers our nosey financial questions, outlining how to set rates as a freelance creative (cc: how to know your worth) and how to spot a sketchy business deal (cc: the ‘hey babe’ messages in your DMs). Offering a slew of helpful adv...
How to Stay Legally Legit w/ Riz McDonald
January 15, 2021 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBHiya, friends! Happy first-episode-of-the-year! This week, we pick the brain of lawyer, podcaster and entrepreneur Riz McDonald, who schools us on the legal nitty-gritty and contractual need-to-knows that come along with running a creative business. Offering our listeners her brill’ legal advice, Riz lists a few potential red flags to look out for when reading contracts, and breaks down some of the jargon buried in those lengthy T&Cs. Since our legal knowledge is somewhat slim (sl...
Social Spotlight: Ruchi Page
December 17, 2020 03:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBHey friends! This week, we chat to digital creator and diversity advocate Ruchi Page, ruminating on the issues that still plague the online beauty space (hint: we’re still not quite there on the inclusion front). Chronicling her journey from casual beauty lover to Instagram it-girl, Ruchi reveals the method behind her creativity, and shares her wisdom on how to thrive in the biz’. Of course, it wouldn’t be a true Insta chat without unpacking the crippling self doubt that comes along with ...
The Social Effect and Making Internet Friends w/ Holly Roberts
December 10, 2020 03:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBHey, listening friends! This week, Holly Roberts joins the (talking) social circle, giving us a juicy insight into her life as a content creator and globe trotter (with trotting currently on pause, cause—ya know). Since Jade and Holly’s friendship first blossomed on the ‘gram, we unpack the somewhat strange but mostly wholesome ‘internet friend’ phenomenon, musing over how blogging can connect you with interesting people from all over the world. With Instagram still at the forefront of ou...
Online Personality Crises and Other Instagram Conundrums
November 28, 2020 22:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBHey, sweet listeners! Welcome to the shiny first ep of Talking Social, a podcast that tackles the nitty-gritty of your daily scroll. Stuck in different states, your hosts Jade (a digital marketing whizz + part-time travel blogger) and Nikki (a journo + social media rookie) meet up virtually to gab about the ins-and-outs of social media, and therapeutically unpack our scrolling habits. In today’s chat, we relay a few of our social media insecurities, and discuss how Instagram really makes...