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How to Build a Village

How to Build a Village

29 episodes

How to Build a Village is a podcast about creating a community when you move to a new place. We'll hear from people who have moved for jobs, love, or just the need for a change. In this podcast, we’ll talk about how to find the jobs, friends, schools, coffee places and whatever you need to make a new place feel like home. I’m your host, Jill Martin Wrenn. I've been a journalist for the past twenty years. I’ve moved between New York, London, Atlanta, and back again. Along the way, I’ve met many amazing people who have created new lives in new places.

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Ukrainian fintech exec Hanna Khrystianovych on building community away from home

Published: Oct. 19, 2023, 12:14 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 57 seconds

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How Alla Ouvarova inspires the next generation of entrepreneurs

Published: Sept. 22, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 13 seconds

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Entrepreneur and football fan Kate Daly talks about changing the game for women in sport and tech

Published: Aug. 24, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 46 seconds

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How to Build a Village Wimbledon Special 2023

Published: July 1, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 31 seconds

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Boating enthusiast Stefanie Saleem shares how she inspires women to get behind the helm

Published: June 22, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 9 seconds

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London Tech Week Special: What inspires Headspace CEO Russell Glass

Published: June 14, 2023, 7:39 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 36 seconds

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Bestselling 'Bridgerton' author Julia Quinn shares the British inspiration behind her books

Published: May 9, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 10 seconds

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Royal reporter Monique Jessen shares stories of crowds and crowns ahead of King Charles's coronation

Published: April 27, 2023, 2:59 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 16 seconds

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Scottish entrepreneur Lesley Eccles shares her inspiration

Published: March 30, 2023, 4:13 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 6 seconds

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The hosts of the hit podcast For the Love of Tinsel share their top romcoms

Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 12:09 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 33 seconds

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What to read now, with London based writer and communications consultant Delia Lloyd

Published: Dec. 22, 2022, noon
Duration: 14 minutes 51 seconds

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Australian presenter Lisa Millar shares stories behind her bestselling memoir 'Daring to Fly'

Published: Nov. 24, 2022, noon
Duration: 21 minutes 38 seconds

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Tatcha founder Vicky Tsai shares how her journeys to Japan inspire her global skincare brand

Published: Oct. 27, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 26 seconds

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Clark's Botanicals CEO and Founder Francesco Clark shares his story

Published: Sept. 22, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 52 seconds

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Los Angeles-based artist London Kaye shares how she got hooked on crochet

Published: July 21, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 18 seconds

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Entrepreneur and journalist Bernadette Brown shares how a community of candlemakers inspired her company-creating journey

Published: July 7, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 37 seconds

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Prolific author Isabel Allende shares with Jill Martin Wrenn her new way of connecting with her global community of fans

Published: June 23, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 20 seconds

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BBC journalist Egon Cossou shares how he’s creating a community of carers with Generation Care

Published: June 9, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 16 seconds

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Bestselling author Helen Hoang tells Jill Martin Wrenn how her journey with Autism Spectrum Disorder helps inform her storytelling

Published: June 2, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 39 seconds

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How to find a career path that fits with bestselling author and coach Marianne Cantwell

Published: May 19, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 9 seconds

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NHS nurse and midwife Anna Kent shares with Jill Martin Wrenn her journey as a Frontline Midwife

Published: May 5, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 17 seconds

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Author, producer, speaker and activist Angie Thomas shares with Jill Martin Wrenn how she builds a global community

Published: March 31, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 30 seconds

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Certified Nurse Midwife Betsy Freeman shares her journey to single parenthood

Published: March 17, 2022, noon
Duration: 23 minutes 37 seconds

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Top tips for moving across the country from science journalist Liz Landau

Published: Feb. 10, 2022, noon
Duration: 17 minutes 32 seconds

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Reading recommendations from 2021 with Jill Martin Wrenn

Published: Dec. 16, 2021, noon
Duration: 3 minutes 17 seconds

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How to make yourself 'a little bit famous' with British author and coach Penny Haslam

Published: Dec. 2, 2021, noon
Duration: 26 minutes 3 seconds

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Journalist Ginanne Brownell shares her journey through surrogacy to motherhood with Jill Martin Wrenn

Published: Nov. 16, 2021, 8:31 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 35 seconds

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How Helen and Shaninga Marasha started BIGKID Foundation to help at-risk young people achieve their full potential

Published: Nov. 4, 2021, noon
Duration: 25 minutes 44 seconds

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Master trainer Saidah Jones CSCS tells Jill Martin Wrenn how she creates healthy communities

Published: Oct. 21, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 39 seconds

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Alison Baum OBE tells Jill Martin Wrenn how she founded the charity Best Beginnings

Published: Oct. 7, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 21 seconds

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Journalist Hazel Sheffield tells Jill Martin Wrenn what's behind her award-winning reporting

Published: Sept. 30, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 32 seconds

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Travel writer Michelle Jana Chan tells Jill Martin Wrenn what inspires her debut novel, Song

Published: Sept. 16, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 17 seconds

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Irish broadcaster Joe Lynam shares how he built a global media community in London

Published: Sept. 2, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 40 seconds

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How Californian Katie Hellwig took a leap of faith and moved to Italy

Published: Aug. 19, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 11 seconds

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American executive Allyson Zimmermann joins Jill Martin Wrenn from Zurich, Switzerland to share visions and tips on meditation

Published: Aug. 5, 2021, 1:26 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 53 seconds

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Former Olympics volunteer Misha Santa Barbara joins Jill Martin Wrenn for our Olympics Special

Published: July 22, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 32 seconds

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Brazilian broadcaster Evelini Quarrell shares what inspires her Foreign Mum podcast

Published: July 15, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 35 seconds

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How to launch a hit podcast with LA host Kris Kosach

Published: July 8, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 38 seconds

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The Wimbledon special with tennis journalist Simon Cambers

Published: June 28, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 28 seconds

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From Lagos to London, how technology investor June Angelides MBE breaks boundaries for women in technology

Published: June 24, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 41 seconds

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From Ireland to Taiwan, how yoga helped Tara Duffy build a village around the world

Published: June 10, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 6 seconds

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Filmmaker Angela Tucker shares how she covers serious topics with a bit of levity, and how her adopted city of New Orleans inspires her work

Published: May 27, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 11 seconds

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Journalist Katie Pisa shares her tips on how to make new cities feel like home

Published: May 13, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 46 seconds

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How citizens grapple with their countries’ World War II legacies, with Dr. Jelena Subotić

Published: April 29, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 25 seconds

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Broadway events producer Suzanne Tobak shares her mother's extraordinary escape from the Holocaust

Published: April 15, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 22 seconds

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Comedy in the time of Covid with New York-based entrepreneur and culture changer Lynn Harris

Published: April 1, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 18 seconds

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Author Sara Hammel unveils her new book about women in the US military

Published: March 18, 2021, noon
Duration: 21 minutes 10 seconds

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From Singapore to Seattle, author Ruchika Tulshyan shares her recipe for success

Published: March 4, 2021, 11:57 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 9 seconds

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How to make a financial hub feel like home with Alessia Giustiniano

Published: Feb. 25, 2021, noon
Duration: 22 minutes 19 seconds

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From the newsroom to the novel with Sarah Sultoon

Published: Feb. 11, 2021, noon
Duration: 18 minutes 36 seconds

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How lockdown led Irish journalist Fionnuala Sweeney back to Ireland

Published: Jan. 28, 2021, noon
Duration: 22 minutes 2 seconds

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How an Australian novelist fell in love with London, with help from Wimbledon and the West End

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, noon
Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds

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How Leone Lakhani launched her international broadcast career

Published: Dec. 31, 2020, noon
Duration: 22 minutes 57 seconds

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Longing for London while you're living in lockdown, with Isabelle Roughol

Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 4:51 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 20 seconds

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Introducing: How to Build a Village - the trailer

Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 3:31 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 2 seconds

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