{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68deaccf965488b63a71d782/697b7b845edeb3034f66b33e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Samantha Mumba \"I’ll Stand Up for Myself.”","description":"<p>Presented in association with Mater Private Network. This week, Kathryn Thomas has an in-depth, extended chat with Irish pop icon Samantha Mumba!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Samantha exploded on to the world stage in 2000 with her breakout single “Gotta Tell You” that went rocketed to the tops of the charts.</p><p><br></p><p>From her early days at Dublin’s legendary Billy Barry stage school, Samantha talks about her early ambitions as a budding pop-star and how she remained sane in a cruel industry that often didn’t look after its young talent. Samantha reflects back on her sudden rise, where she found herself starring in a Hollywood blockbuster produced by Steven Spielberg, no less.</p><p><br></p><p>She tells Kathryn all about the close bond she had with her father, as well as her experiences of racism - what it’s really like to identity as a mixed-race woman in Ireland? Samantha opens up her outspoken Eurovision journey and finally what’s next…</p><p><br></p><p>Next week: Kathryn chats to Dr Lorraine Walsh from the Mater Private Network.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Onic Originals"}