Martina Castro is proof of what is possible when you just start doing the thing you love.

She's the CEO and founder of Adonde Media, which she calls a globally

minded podcast production company. She also co-founded and produced Radio Ambulante and PR's first

ever Spanish language narrative journalism audio show. Throughout, Martina has challenged herself

to grow as a storyteller and digital media leader, earning respect from colleagues and contracts with big names like the popular Duolingo app and the influential TED speaker series.

In short, she's doing what she loves and doing it her way.

Martina, thank you so much for being here. It is a great honor. A great honor. I'm like, go on. I was looking through your roster. I mean, goodness, you interviewed Dolores Huerta. I was like, I can't believe I'm going to be on this podcast. This is a... You're so silly. It's a highlight. You're a digital audio queen.

Oh, I don't know.

It depends who you talk to.

People I talk to. Julika has a very high standard. So Julika signed off on that.

Is it then strange or totally normal to be on someone else's podcast?

Completely strange. I mean, I still get a little, like, flustered and nervous. But I think it's important to know

what it feels like to be on this side. Otherwise, you have zero sympathy for the people you go out

and interview. And I think it makes me a more empathetic storyteller. You start as an

intern at NPR. That's your entree into all of this.

Yeah. I knew I needed to get an internship. I was, you know, an overachiever in school. And so I knew I had to

follow the rules. And it's okay, I got to get an internship. And so I applied for the NPR internship.

And I didn't get it the first time. I got one in another different radio journalism program,

and then three days after college ended, I started my internship at NPR,

and that just kicked everything off.

It was really lucky.

You realize how lucky you are in the sense that most people don't just stumble

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