A Big World from a Small Island

W.D aka Claire Mayer

Have you ever wanted to listen to a podcast with different voices from around the world talking about a variety of subjects from NASA to Miss France to Tv show hosts ? Well this might just be what you’re looking for.

- by W.D aka Claire Mayer

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15 episodes
Updated Oct 23, 2022

Episodes15

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Oct 23, 2022 · 19 min
Nicolas Altmayer: movie producer
Nicolas Altmayer has produced dozens of movies in the past 30 years that have received critical acclaim.
Jan 2, 2022 · 22 min
Pauline Laravoire
Pauline Laravoire is the CEO and co-founder of an India based platform that connects different groups in Eastern and North eastern India to help face those regions’ social and environmental challenges.
Feb 8, 2021 · 12 min
Olivier Caron
Olivier Caron has been a French attaché in Addis Abeba, an ambassador and is now a counter-terrorism envoy at the French foreign ministry.
Jan 27, 2021 · 17 min
Guillaume Levy-Lambert
Today, I’ll be interviewing Guillaume Levy-Lambert. From banker to CEO of Publicis in Asia to art collector/dealer and gallery owner.
Dec 11, 2020 · 12 min
Apolline Pierson: a humanitarian worker promoting awareness of gender inequality
Apolline Pierson is a humanitarian worker who helps amplify the voices of victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Find out more about her in this episode.
Nov 15, 2020 · 8 min
Amir Nathoo, CEO and co-founder of Outschool
Today I interviewed Amir Nathoo, the CEO and co-founder of Outschool, an online learning platform.
Aug 25, 2020 · 5 min
Lillian K Petersen: winner of the 2020 STS Regeneron Competition
Learn about the project that won first prize at the US’ biggest high school seniors Science competition
Aug 25, 2020 · 12 min
Joshua Yang: researcher in computational linguistics
Find out how Joshua Yang works on preserving aboriginal languages
Aug 2, 2020 · 10 min
Dr. Charley H. Lineweaver: an Astrophysicist and Professor
Dr. Charley Lineweaver is an Astrophysicist at the Australian National University. I’ll be asking him some of the “ big questions “ on space. His answers will change your perception on the world ( it definitely changed mine :)
Jul 20, 2020 · 8 min
Marc Mayer: an euthanasia expert Pierre Curie: curator at the Jacqmart-André museum
In this episode, I will be interviewing 2 people. Marc Mayer has been a hospital counselor for over 20 years and will be talking to us about euthanasia, a legal practice in Belgium where he lives. Pierre Curie is a museum curator at the Jacqmart-André museum in Paris and he’ll tell us what makes it so beautifully unique.
Jul 12, 2020 · 8 min
Vaimalama Chaves: Miss France 2019 and Miss Tahiti 2018
How a bullied teenager became Miss France and a strong supporter of anti bullying: meet Vaimalama Chaves, Miss Tahiti 2018 and Miss France 2019.
Jul 11, 2020 · 10 min
Julia Brodsky: Astrobiologist and Science Educator
Julia Brodsky worked for NASA for about 20 years. Two and a half years ago, she founded the Art of Inquiry, an online science school for kids aged 10-12. Today I’ll be interviewing her about her experiences and her online school.
Jul 4, 2020 · 12 min
Gary L. Friedman: inventor and photographer
Known for inventing the smallest portable phone in the world back in 1985, Gary L. Friedman has always been enthusiastic about phones and electronics in general.Today, he’ll be sharing his experiences with us. ( we won’t be talking about the tiny phone but more about his other inventions)
Jun 29, 2020 · 10 min
Lisa Ely: broadcast journalist and reality tv producer
Hi! I’m W.D, this is my very first episode. Today I’ll be interviewing a broadcast journalist based in Los Angeles. Please leave me some feedback.
Jun 29, 2020 · 17 sec
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