Ep 1 - 3 Innings

Published: Jan. 13, 2022, 7:34 a.m.

b"The True Fiction Project was born from\\xa0Reenita\\xa0Hora\\u2019s love of fiction and how she finds it in everyday non-fiction. In the pilot episode,\\xa0Reenita\\xa0talks about the purpose behind the True Fiction Project which will invite amazing guests to share their unique impact on the world while also giving different fiction writers the opportunity to create new fiction narratives based on the interview. Colleague and friend, Traci DeForge, joins the conversation as\\xa0Reenita\\xa0shares about her many career reincarnations and her traditional Indian upbringing in Bombay.\\xa0Reenita\\xa0opens up about her late father and her recent decision to quit her job to pursue creative endeavors like this podcast project. The second half of the podcast features a compelling fictional story inspired by key moments in\\xa0Reenita\\u2019s\\xa0life and her experience of being a woman and building a career in a male-dominated culture.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n 3 Innings - A Fictional Story in Print\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\xa0IN THIS EPISODE:\\xa0\\n\\n[01:16] True Fiction explained\\xa0\\n\\n[02:33] Podcast producer introduced\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\n[03:28]\\xa0Reenita\\xa0shares about her life and career history\\xa0\\n\\n[09:40] Guests to look forward to\\xa0\\n\\n[12:24]\\xa0Reenita\\xa0about her family\\xa0\\n\\n[18:04] Women in business in traditional Indian family\\xa0\\n\\n[22:55] Building the narrative\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\n[28:14] That\\u2019s my version of the truth\\xa0\\n\\n[30:53] First inning - Gaia and\\xa0Reenita\\xa0as children\\xa0\\n\\n[35:12] Second inning - Gaia and\\xa0Reenita\\u2019s\\xa0early careers\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\n[40:53] Third inning - Gaia and\\xa0Reenita\\u2019s\\xa0losses and gains\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nKEY TAKEAWAYS:\\xa0\\n\\nReenita\\u2019s\\xa0career has included several reincarnations of herself:\\xa0Ayurveda clinician, freelance writing, broadcast journalism in Hong Kong, recruited as a writer by Bloomberg, and now author, podcast host, and creative content creator.\\xa0\\n\\nShe recently quit her job to pursue her creative projects, like this podcast, that\\xa0marries the two things she loves: fiction and how she finds it in everyday non-fiction.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nReenita\\xa0shares about her father\\u2019s recent passing and the values he held as a serial entrepreneur.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nReenita\\xa0grew up in a traditional Indian home where women were not included in the inner workings of the family business. Only recently, after her father\\u2019s passing, has she been invited to sit on the board of the family business.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nHer role, if not to join the family business, was to document the stories of her father and family life and plans to turn them into a book or TV show.\\xa0\\n\\nLooking back on her upbringing, she has learned now that it\\u2019s not about what you are or are not supposed to think about certain things, but rather what you have experienced.\\xa0\\n\\nThe purpose of this podcast is to share interviews with guests as a way to give other storytellers an opportunity to create fiction.\\xa0\\n\\nBIO:\\xa0\\nTraci DeForge, founder of Produce Your Podcast, is recognized as an international podcast expert, sought after speaker and media contributor. She is the creator of PODHIVE.com, an online community providing education, encouragement and support for podcasters and her newest venture, My Podcast Biz .Traci is the host of the podcasts, Journey to There and Talking Finance and co-host of Ask Brien on KHTS AM 1220, Los Angeles, CA. She is the Executive Producer of\\xa0The Personal Finance Podcast\\xa0Network.She's\\xa0been featured on all three major networks along with CNN, CTV, Fortune.com and American Express Open. Traci is a member of the Rolling Stone Culture Council, a regular contributor to\\xa0RadioINK\\xa0and is on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Podcast Business Journal.\\xa0\\nLINKS:\\xa0\\xa0\\nLinkedIn:\\xa0https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracilongdeforge/\\xa0\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracideforge/\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/produceyourpodcast\\xa0\\nFacebook:\\xa0https://www.facebook.com/tracideforge\\xa0\\nTwitter:\\xa0https://twitter.com/tracideforge\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\nSupport this podcast at \\u2014 https://redcircle.com/true-fiction-project/donations\\n\\nAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands\\n\\nPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy"