Another Take: Introducing 'Now You Know'
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 749 Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
‘Now You Know’ is the latest addition to the Al Jazeera Podcast family. Hosted by Samantha Johnson, the show is dedicated to amplifying women's voices, delving into stories and sometimes uncomfortable topics.
When the odds feel stacked against you, how do you come out swinging and winning? Former TV producer Sam McAlister went from working behind the scenes to hitting the headlines after securing the high-stakes interview with Prince Andrew following the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. In her autobiography, Scoops, and its recent Netflix adaptation, McAlister reveals how she overcame feeling like an outsider to achieve remarkable success.
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In this episode:
- Sam McAlister (@SamMcAlister1), TV Producer and Author
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana, Zaina Badr and Samantha Johnson. Joe Plourde is the sound designer. Jo DeFrias is the executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Hey everybody, it's Natasha Deltoro here. |
| 0:12.7 | Today, we're bringing you the first episode of a new show from Al Jazeera podcasts. |
| 0:17.6 | So here's Malika Bilal and Samantha Johnson introducing Now You Know. |
| 0:24.5 | Hey Samantha, it is so good to be chatting on the take because that means I get to be one of the |
| 0:29.4 | first to welcome you to the Al Jazeera audio family. Welcome. Tell us about your show. Thank you so much |
| 0:35.1 | for that warm welcome. First of all, welcome to the new set, the new Now You Know sets. |
| 0:39.8 | And this is going to be our HQ for our new series, which dedicates it to women. |
| 0:45.6 | We amplify women's voices, stories, and sometimes we get into uncomfortable topics. |
| 0:51.1 | And I'm just really proud that we've created this safe space for women. |
| 0:56.8 | I love the sound of that. And fun fact, your show is also the first of three new video |
| 1:03.2 | podcasts that we're bringing to our audiences this year. So if people want to check out, |
| 1:07.6 | now you know, where do they go? Well, that's going to be very easy. |
| 1:14.1 | All you have to do is go to the Al Jazeera YouTube channel. |
| 1:19.8 | Make sure you click on the podcast tab, and we're there with the rest of the podcast, including yours. |
| 1:21.7 | Thank you for the plug. |
| 1:23.8 | I can't wait to watch and listen. |
| 1:28.3 | So here is the first episode of Now You Know for all of our listeners of the take. |
| 1:37.4 | Sitting in that room in Buckingham Palace in November of 2019, about 15 feet behind Prince Andrew, |
| 1:43.4 | with the ornate carpet and the resplendent palace and the detritus and massive television, |
| 1:44.6 | of which there is a lot, |
| 1:46.8 | but listening to what he said on camera, |
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