Creating innovative, habit-forming podcasts. Listen: Miss Me? / Dig It / Bad Chat / @polcurrency / Dua Lipa: At Your Service
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🎙️ Introducing MISS ME? Join Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver for their transatlantic catch-ups, discussing the highs and lows of their lives and the biggest cultural moments of the week.
A Persephonica production for @BBCSounds
🎧 linktr.ee/missmepod
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.@TheNewsAgents is one month old! HUGE download numbers for the podcast - and across social platforms. So pleased that this show is changing the sound of news podcasts and is becoming part of so many people’s daily routine. 🚀🚀🚀
"Stop calling it a mini-budget or fiscal event. It was a massive shift in economic policy. The country is in complete economic shock," says @maitlis.
"MPs are telling me they're staying away from the Tory conference. They don't want to answer questions."
Listen on @GlobalPlayer
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🎙️ NEW PODCAST 🎙️
George Osborne and Ed Balls join Persephonica to host a new weekly show tackling the big economic issues.
The former chancellor and ex-shadow chancellor will take listeners inside Downing Street to explain how decisions are really made. Launching this autumn.
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Hello! We're delighted to introduce Persephonica. The new audio production company from @dinosofos. Looking forward to launching our habit-forming podcasts - delivered in depth and served with warmth and humour. More at persephonica.com
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🚨 A big milestone for @TheNewsAgents. It's had over 10 MILLION DOWNLOADS in just 3 months! 🚨
Thanks to everyone who's tuned in! It's been a joy to work with @maitlis, @jonsopel, @lewis_goodall and the brilliant team at @global. Much more to come from Persephonica in 2023...
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Thanks to @guardian for choosing @TheNewsAgents as one of the best podcasts of 2022 🏆
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We're hanging up our headphones for 2022. Our first year was beyond our wildest expectations - launching two hugely successful shows - @TheNewsAgents and 'At Your Service' with @DUALIPA. We're truly grateful to everyone who's supported us. MUCH more to come! Team Persephonica x
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S H E F F I E L D 🏭🌳💙 (Thread)
Persephonica has never had a proper bricks and mortar HQ. We’ve flirted with a few, but it wasn’t until we stepped through the historic gates of @LeahsYard that we knew we’d found our first home...
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First @TheNewsAgents foreign deployment completed! ✈️ Great to sit down with @Keir_Starmer in Davos today for a proper chat - you can listen here… pod.fo/e/15e855
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🚨🇺🇸 We’re pleased to announce our next podcast… THE NEWS AGENTS USA with @maitlis and @jonsopel. Launching 20th June on @GlobalPlayer🗽
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Our founder @dinosofos spoke to The Sunday Times’ @RosamundUrwin about how our new podcast with @maitlis and @jonsopel came about.
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Thanks @TheNewsAgents listeners! Number 1 show and number 1 episode on Apple Podcasts @maitlis @jonsopel @lewis_goodall
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Our new podcast The News Agents finishes its first week at number 1 in the Apple chart and number 2 on Spotify. Thanks to everyone who subscribed! You can find it here: podfollow.com/the-news-agent…
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Very excited to share the teaser episode of our new daily podcast for @GlobalPlayer - THE NEWS AGENTS with @maitlis, @jonsopel and @lewis_goodall. Listen here 🎧 pod.fo/e/139c25
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“The News Agents will allow us to move away from cellophane-wrapped formality, to lift the curtain on why things happen…” @maitlis tells the @EdinburghTVFest about our new daily podcast, launching 30th August.
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Two of the most influential women on the planet discuss growing up
Listen to Dua Lipa: At Your Service with Billie Eilish on @BBCSounds now
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HUGE numbers for @TheNewsAgents! Massive thanks to our team at Persephonica and @global! 🚀
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"While celebrity-hosted podcasts are a dime a dozen these days, Lipa’s feels distinct."
Very kind words from @vulture about @DUALIPA's At Your Service @service95 podcast, produced by Persephonica. vulture.com/2023/07/dua-lipa…
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🎙️ The Best Of At Your Service! Listen now ✨
A surprise, extra episode of Dua Lipa: At Your Service has landed, where @DUALIPA looks back on the first three seasons of the podcast.
Listen now for candid highlights and favourite moments, available across all major podcast platforms... service95.com/dua-lipa-at-yo…
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It's not often that podcasts change government policy, but the chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt explained how @TheNewsAgents helped him write his Budget.
The News Agents
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We’re incredibly proud to work with @DUALIPA and the @service95 team on her brilliant podcast. You can catch up with series 1 & 2 now. More news coming soon…
Music is just her ‘day job’ as the actor, publisher and podcaster @dualipa launches a book club to wean young people off social media thetimes.co.uk/article/dua-l…
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🎙️ HEIRS OF ENSLAVEMENT 🎙️
In our new podcast, @labourlewis and @LauraTrevelyan return to Grenada, where Clive's ancestors were likely enslaved by Laura's. In this six part series, the pair come together to right the wrongs of the past.
LISTEN HERE 🎧 tr.ee/ZCtjw_vQxV
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Sheffield means the world to us. It’s where we were born and raised. The city and its incredible people have inspired us throughout our lives, and we hope we can now add to the city’s rich cultural tapestry through our own work - Made In Sheffield.
Dino Sofos & Tom O'Hara
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Amazing to see @DUALIPA: At Your Service selected as one of @ApplePodcasts' 'Shows We Love' in the US this year! 🍏 🏆💫
Catch up with all three series here, featuring Dua and her amazing guests... apple.co/SWLatyourservice @service95 @BBCSounds
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Two special episodes in 24 hours from @TheNewsAgents on Donald Trump's big day in court. Get them while they're hot!
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We're passionate about diversity of talent and storytelling in audio. Really excited to announce that Persephonica will have a base in Yorkshire.
I've always been a cheerleader for my city of Sheffield. It's home to so many creative people and amazing stories. We're setting up a base for @persephonica there and I'm excited to be developing some podcast formats with the powerhouse that is @WarpFilms. yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/peo…
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Great to feature in this profile piece of @DUALIPA in The Sunday Times. We’re very proud to work on Dua’s ‘At Your Service’ podcast. You can catch up on both series now. Much more to come in 2023, including our first live show at @hayfestival
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We’re delighted that @TheNewsAgents won Best Daily at the British Podcast Awards. A lot of hard work and creativity has been poured into this show by the team over the past year. 🏆🥇✨
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The final episode of Series 2 features a fascinating conversation with the recently departed executive editor of the @nytimes, Dean Baquet. He takes us behind the scenes of their Harvey Weinstein scoop and tells us why journalists should stay off Twitter. podfollow.com/1608224209/epi…
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We've had so much fun making this podcast with the wonderful Dua Lipa. Lots of fascinating interviews with inspiring people will be coming your way over the next few months. The trailer is live now! link.chtbl.com/Dua_Lipa_At_Y…
🌐DUA LIPA AT YOUR SERVICE 🌐 Our service95 podcast is launching on the 11th of February and I am very excited for you all to join me on this journey where I interview some of the most incredible names across fashion,music, literature, global activism and so much more.
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🚨 Exciting news! @DUALIPA's 'At Your Service' podcast is joining the BBC. Season 3 launches Friday 30th June. Subscribe on @BBCSounds 🎧 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0fxlz…
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Our first independent production launches this week! This is an ambitious production that will have a life far beyond the podcast feed.
We’re grateful to @edballs and @George_Osborne for choosing Persephonica to make their podcast debuts...
They were insiders. Now they’re out.
Subscribe to Political Currency - the new podcast from Ed Balls and George Osborne.
First episode: Thursday 14th September.
🎧 linktr.ee/politicalcurrency
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Miss Me? Our new podcast with @lilyallen and @miquitaoliver is here and riding high in the podcast chart! 🎧linktr.ee/missmepod
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We’ve published our first emergency episode of @TheNewsAgents 🚨🚨🚨 pod.fo/e/148639
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🚨 We're very pleased to announce our first podcast with @thenewsmovement. Hosted by @marymandefield and produced by Persephonica's @_EllieClifford & @xanthe_palmer.
.@thenewsmovement partners with @dinosofos and @persephonica team for move into audio with first podcast fronted by @marymandefield. @kamalahmednews tells us it is "the start of a broader audio strategy" but no further plans have been made yet pressgazette.co.uk/podcasts/…
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Our CEO Dino Sofos: "This is a milestone moment for podcasting. We’re teaming up with the might of Global and two incredible talents to build an informative, warm and fun podcast. This will be essential listening for anyone who wants to know what’s really going on in the world."
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We hope Persephonica’s HQ will be more than an office. Our ambition is to create a world-leading podcasting hub in South Yorkshire. As well as producing some of the UK’s biggest shows from Sheffield, we want to nurture new talent - to create the future stars of the industry.
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We’re growing and we’re keen to meet more talented people in the podcasting community… persephonica.eventbrite.com
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It means people growing up in the South East have an unfair advantage at securing interesting and influential media jobs. The best way to change the status quo is to create more opportunities outside the capital. We will be offering internships, training and workshops.
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We are passionate about diversifying the media. Talented people from lower income backgrounds often struggle to get a foot on the ladder because they can’t afford to do free work experience or freelance on low wages while paying high rents in London.
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🚨 Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver join Persephonica to host a major new entertainment podcast for @BBCSounds
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Congratulations to our incredibly talented presenters @lilyallen and @miquitaoliver. The brilliant team at @persephonica - Flossie Barratt, Jonathan O’Sullivan, Will Gibson Smith and @dinosofos.
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Producer behind BBC’s Brexitcast and Americast @dinosofos launches own production company @persephonica podcastingtoday.co.uk/produc…
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And we’re off! 🚀 Persephonica is recording two new shows this week…
📌 NOTED with @marymandefield from @thenewsmovement.
🌴 And our reparatory justice series in Grenada with @LauraTrevelyan and @labourlewis. In your feeds soon.
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Thanks to the Guardian for choosing Political Currency as one of their best podcasts of 2023! @polcurrency
🎧 Subscribe here: linktr.ee/politicalcurrency
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Podnews: Persephonica to create world-leading podcasting hub in the North of England podnews.net/press-release/pe…
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Deadline Hollywood: Persephonica Opens In Sheffield deadline.com/2024/07/mediapr…
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Our founder and CEO @dinosofos will be on The Media Show on @BBCRadio4 at 4.30pm with @jonsopel talking to @BBCRosAtkins about the launch of The News Agents and the news podcast market.
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Thanks to @lorlyjane & @scottygb on the BBC’s Podcast Radio Hour for their kind words about our first production - Dua Lipa: At Your Service.
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🎙️ A brilliant result for our amazing teams! Three ARIAS nominations for Noted and Heirs of Enslavement
Best New Podcast - Noted x @thenewsmovement
Best Factual Series - Heirs of Enslavement @LauraTrevelyan @labourlewis
Best New Presenter - @marymandefield
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Thanks to @sheffieldtrib for the lovely write-up about our job vacancy. You can still apply here... 📝 persephonica.com/careers/pod…
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While we work on Series 2 of @DUALIPA: At Your Service, we're trying something different... 3 special 'Summer Series' episodes, kicking off with a guided yoga class. Find it in our podcast feed and on the @service95 YouTube. harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/…
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'@DuaLipa: At Your Service' is now available on @BBCSounds. It's one of a select few non-BBC podcasts to be featured on the app. Really glad we could work with the BBC to make this happen. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ch20…
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Press Gazette: Political Currency was the "superstar" election podcast, seeing downloads grow by 81%.
@polcurrency | @edballs | @George_Osborne pressgazette.co.uk/podcasts/…
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Great to see two Persephonica shows in the top ten! A huge week for both shows.
Miss Me? @BBCSounds
Political Currency @polcurrency
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"It's imperative for the future of the media that we make it attainable for people from different social backgrounds to enter it without having to go to London" - Our founder @dinosofos told @JSchofieldTrust why we're creating a base in Sheffield. piped.video/FBGkVL4-HKk?t=884
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Leah’s has been a home to makers since 1849. These workshops housed Sheffield’s masterful crafters, from cutlery makers to knife buffers. It has been beautifully restored to welcome a new generation of ‘Sheffield’s finest’, and we're honoured to be setting up our studios here.
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Our first independent podcast is a Number 1 hit!
Congratulations to our top team @_EllieClifford, @RGStophs and @flickheath.
Thanks to everyone who's listened to our first episode.
We're delighted to have gone straight in at Number 1 on the @ApplePodcasts chart! 🎉
Listen here 🎧 apple.co/politicalcurrency
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Congratulations to this year’s Bronze & Silver winners in the #BritishPodcastAwards News & Current Affairs category
Silver : I'm Not a Monster S2: The Shamima Begum Story / @bbc5live @bbcsounds
Bronze : The News Agents / @TheNewsAgents
Category sponsor: @podpodofficial
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Great to see Heirs of Enslavement chosen by the @guardian as one of its 'Best podcasts of the week'. Listen here 🎧 linktr.ee/heirsofenslavement…
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Exciting…
Here they are! Front page of Sunday’s @ObsNewReview and we’ll actually have something for you to listen to next week… @maitlis @jonsopel @lewis_goodall @persephonica @global
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We’re over the moon to have won the Best Entertainment gong for Miss Me? at the @britpodawards @lilyallen @miquitaoliver
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Persephonica has always been a collaborative company, working with everyone from freelancers in their bedrooms to the world’s biggest pop stars. Our new permanent HQ now gives us more opportunities to do that. So please reach out to us if you think we can work together.
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Great to see our podcast on the big screen in Leicester Square! Thanks @SpotifyUK 🙌
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Thanks to @ApplePodcasts for showcasing our special miniseries - 'Inside The Room: The Coalition Talks' - from @polcurrency. You can listen to both parts here 🎧 tr.ee/insidetheroom
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How to make big money from podcasts. @wturvill spoke to @dinosofos for this story in @thetimes
thetimes.co.uk/article/48274…
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"The likeable Lipa proves a better-researched inquisitor than most celebs"
'Dua Lipa: At Your Service' features in The Sunday Times list of Best Music Podcasts. Thanks @PatriciaNicol!
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Many thanks to @ApplePodcasts for naming 'Dua Lipa: At Your Service' one of their "Shows We Loved" in 2022! You can catch up on Seasons 1 and 2 in their entireties right here: linktr.ee/service95
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Season 2 of @DUALIPA At Your Service is here! We're kicking off with an inspiring and fascinating conversation with @MonicaLewinsky. pod.fo/e/141ddc
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Amazing promo for @DUALIPA’s At Your Service podcast on Colbert. Our first episode is coming 11th February…
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Proud to be a member of this vital organisation...
Delighted to have so many new members join us recently. Hello to @Weylandmck @persephonica @nimposters & Odessa Sound.
If you want to find out more about joining AudioUK, you can do so here: audiouk.org.uk/join-us/
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🚨🚨🚨 @DUALIPA sits down with Apple CEO Tim Cook for a special bonus episode of ‘At Your Service’.
🎧 Listen on @BBCSounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gt1j…
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Audio guru @msmirandasawyer has chosen @TheNewsAgents as one of her ten best listens of 2022! 🙌🎧 theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
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We’ve followed @labourlewis and @LauraTrevelyan on their journey back to Grenada to explore their shared history of enslavement. Listen to the podcast here. 🎧 linktr.ee/heirsofenslavement…
'I wouldn't be a Member of Parliament able to raise these issues unless one of my ancestors had been a slave.'
Clive's ancestors were enslaved in Grenada, most likely by Laura's and together they explore the impact of slavery and the demand for reparations.
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🔥 NEW PODCAST - Rising Phoenix: What Does It Take? 🏅
Join track legend @MJGold and Paralympic medalist @armlessarcher as they explore the remarkable stories of Paralympic athletes competing at #Paris2024
🎙️ Listen here: linktr.ee/risingphxglobal @HTYTmissions
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"A complete hoot! Intimate and hilarious" - A glowing review of our new podcast, 'Miss Me?' from Miranda Sawyer in The Observer
🎧 Catch up here: linktr.ee/missmepod
@lilyallen | @miquitaoliver | @BBCSounds theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
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Here’s @DUALIPA talking to @jimmyfallon on The Tonight Show about our podcast Dua Lipa: At Your Service
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Great to see two Persephonica shows on the front of Apple Podcasts.
Dua Lipa: At Your Service - Season 2
The News Agents
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👀 We're looking for an experienced entertainment producer. You'll be obsessed with pop culture and know how to produce audio that gets everyone talking!
APPLY HERE 📝 persephonica.com/careers/pod…
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Episode 1 coming Friday with @ORousteing 🚀
I’ve had the great pleasure of talking to my first podcast guest - creative director of Balmain @ORousteing about breaking boundaries in fashion, searching for his roots, his favourite Parisian day-off activities, and more.
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🧵 Thread: We've just dropped the final episode of Series 2 of @DUALIPA: At Your Service - one of @Spotify's Best New Podcasts of the year! This series has seen some headline making interviews with @Trevornoah, @danjlevy, @MonicaLewinsky and Pedro Almodóvar.
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We love working with @DUALIPA and the @service95 team on this podcast series. Episode 1 with @ameliadimz is available now!
Billie Eilish, BLACKPINK’s Jennie and more to appear on Dua Lipa's ‘At Your Service’ podcast nme.com/news/music/billie-ei…
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The first episode of @DUALIPA: At Your Service is live now! Featuring an in-depth interview with @ORousteing, the creative director of @Balmain. New episodes with biggest names in music, literature, fashion and activism coming every Friday... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Watch @DUALIPA's exclusive interview with Tim Cook on YouTube. piped.video/JXQYO8poXC8?si=eJFz…
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Lovely comments from Miranda Sawyer in today's @ObserverUK about two of our podcasts - 'Dua Lipa: At Your Service' and @TheNewsAgents theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
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Great to see our Political Currency presenters on the front cover of today’s Sunday Times Culture magazine.
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Lots of exciting things happening at @persephonica. We're pleased to now be represented by @WME. We've announced our first narrative podcast with @LauraTrevelyan & @labourlewis. And we'll be setting up our HQ in the great city of Sheffield early next year! deadline.com/2023/09/news-ag…
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Thanks to our brilliant team, who've helped pull off this massive project... Production Manager @flickheath, Producer @_EllieClifford and engineers Adam Mart and James Megee at @AiraphonUK.
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We are looking for freelance news and current affairs producers. Details here 📝persephonica.com/jobs
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