https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-d8a8q-1aeec82 What happens when anyone can generate beautiful images? In this episode of Talking Tech with Creatives, I speak with London-based director and VFX artist Anthony Rubinstein about AI, filmmaking, visual effects and the future of creative work. Anthony describes AI as a third way of making pixels. First, we captured images with cameras. Then…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dgu9k-1ad7bf8 In this episode of Talking Tech with Creatives, Stella Oni speaks with Ugandan writer and filmmaker Dilman Dila about storytelling, African folklore, speculative futures, filmmaking, and creative independence. Dilman shares how oral storytelling, Ugandan myths, night dancers, African knowledge systems and self-taught filmmaking shaped his work. He also discusses why he prefers independent platforms,…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7zgt6-1aa86f5 In this episode, I speak with Melody Nehemiah, CEO and founder of Songdis, a platform helping African artists and labels get their music onto global streaming services and collect royalties. Melody shares how he sold CDs as a child, produced beats, and managed artists before identifying a major gap in the music ecosystem. He…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9n689-1a7ecc2 In this solo episode of Talking Tech with Creatives, I share what stood out to me from attending the London Book Fair, especially around publishing, technology, discoverability, and the future of books. I reflect on the UK government’s controversial AI copyright proposal, the strong pushback from the creative industries, and why this matters so…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ftfmy-19eb2a0 Dr Kadija George Sesay has spent decades championing Black writers, preserving overlooked stories, and building Pan-African literary networks that stretch across continents. In this rich conversation, I sit down with her to explore what it really means to decolonise the bookshelf and ensure that our stories are not only published, but preserved for future…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-r7a2j-19c9fe4 In this episode, I speak with Hamid Ibrahim, creator and production designer of Iwaju, the groundbreaking Afro-futuristic series produced in collaboration between Kugali Media and Disney. We dive into his journey from portrait artist, to Hollywood VFX work on films such as The Lion King, Dumbo and Doctor Dolittle, to building one of the…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-rw9vs-19aeb0a This week I have a lively conversation with author and literary activist Rasheda Ashanti Malcolm about building platforms for women of colour from the 1990s to today. She traces her path from founding Candace magazine to writing fiction, creating the WILDE Foundation, running writing retreats in Jamaica, and launching the H&F Writers’ Festival in…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cxgzf-1990161 In this episode of Talking Tech with Creatives, I sit down with my literary agent, Francesca Riccardi of Kate Nash Literary Agency, to unpack how publishing really works. Drawing on her 15 years at publishers like Harper Collins, Atlantic Books, and Canelo, Francesca explains the differences between traditional, indie, and self-publishing; what agents actually…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-t3ufw-1954bfc In this powerful episode of Talking Tech with Creatives, I’m joined by Dr. Carlton Brown, founder of the UK Black Business Entrepreneurs Conference (BBEC), business strategist, and author of the Black Entrepreneurs Report. Dr. Brown shares his personal journey from watching his Jamaican mother run blues parties and the community padner financial schemes to…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-56m5d-192d046 In this episode of Talking Tech with Creatives, I sit down with bestselling crime author and tech entrepreneur Ajay Chowdhury — a man whose career journey spans co-founding Shazam, leading innovative tech ventures, and writing the acclaimed Kamil Rahman crime series. Ajay shares how his early years in India shaped his creative and…
