Hello, I'm Fern Cotton and this is Happy Place. Today, something really cool for you.

I'm chatting to some of my favorite fellow podcasters who I'm also really lucky to call great friends too.

A few weeks ago now I got together with Jake Humphrey and Damien Hughes from High Performance,

Elizabeth Day from How to Fail, and Rongan Chattergy from Feel Better Live More to

chat about our own experiences of the podcast industry but really to reflect on the last

few years and properly celebrate the power of but really

celebrate the power of deep conversation.

The loveliest thing that I think all of us have felt over the years

is that the world of podcasting is really kind and that might sound a bit naph saying

that but I haven't really experienced the level of support and encouragement and friendship

in any other industry. I've made firm friends from it. I've been

friends with Jake for a very long time. We first met as teenagers at the BBC, but

Damien Elizabeth and Rongan are all new friends due to podcasting.

I feel so lucky that I've made great friends from this wonderful podcast bubble that we're all in.

It feels really gorgeous and really fortunate. This was a great

opportunity for us all to sit down, talk about friendship, but also podcasting and

what we've learned and what we're still learning now really.

Rolling Stone Raves, Maestro is an absolute marvel and one of the finest films of the year.

He can be the first great American conductor.

The Times Hales, you will be flawed. Five stars.

There's a price for being in my brother's orbit, you know that.

Bradley Cooper is sublime and Carrie Mulligan is masterful.

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