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Catharsis
Gina Yashere
Season 2, Ep. 8
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Great stories, insights and positive messages in the latest episode of Tiny Revolutions as Tiff Stevenson welcomes comedian Gina Yashere to the podcast.
Hear Gina on starting out as a lift engineer, the racism and misogyny she faced in school and the workplace, how she inadvertently joined the Nation of Islam, how lack of career opportunities in Britain led to her life-changing decision to move to America, how a Google search led to her co-creating a CBS sitcom with Chuck Lorre, and how embracing positivity and gratitude has been revolutionary in her life.
This is a Bugle Podcasts Production, produced by Ped Hunter.
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