Kick off the weekend with some spirited mingling, remarks from
FESTIVAL CO-producers, Erin Allen and Joy Mohammed, plus live stories
by acclaimed storytellers Glynn Washington
[https://www.facebook.com/SnapGlynn/] and Satori Shakoor
[https://www.satorishakoor.com/]! This is a free event.Doors open at
5:30pm, kick-off begins at 6pm.
Satori Shakoor, founder and executive producer of The Secret Society
of Twisted Storytellers [https://www.twistedtellers.org/], is a
veteran of live performance and a social entrepreneur. She has
received international recognition and acclaim as a singer and
recording artist with “Parliament/Funkadelic” and as one of “The
Brides of Funkenstein.” Ms. Shakoor is an actor, standup comedienne,
produced playwright, television comedy writer, television
producer/writer and published writer.
Glynn Washington is the host, creator and executive producer
of Snap Judgment [https://snapjudgment.org/], the weekly
PODCAST program that Glynn created after winning the Public Radio
Talent Quest sponsored by Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Snap Judgement first aired
on NPR stations nationwide in July 2010. By May 2018, the program was
aired on over 400 public radio stations and downloaded over two
million times each month. Washington is also the host and creator of
the Heaven’s Gate [https://www.heavensgate.show/] and Spooked
[https://spookedpodcast.org/] podcasts.
_The DETROIT PODCAST FESTIVAL KICKOFF IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH
WDET’s DETROIT STORYMAKERS INITIATIVE. Learn more and sign up to
receive information about upcoming trainings, networking events and
opportunities to contribute to WDET at wdet.org/storymakers
[/This%20training%20is%20made%20possible%20through%20WDET%E2%80%99s%20Detroit%20StoryMakers%20initiative.%20Learn%20more%20and%20sign%20up%20to%20receive%20information%20about%20upcoming%20trainings,%20networking%20events%20and%20opportunities%20to%20contribute%20to%20WDET%20at%20wdet.org/storymakers.]._
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DETROIT IS RICH IN STORIES OLD AND NEW, and #DETROITPODCASTFEST2019 IS
A WEEKEND OF CONVENING, showcasing and putting on for the voices
among us. Find more information, events and tickets at
www.DetroitPodcastFest.com [http://www.detroitpodcastfest.com]
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