Regina Revarova, a Russian émigré, journalist and podcast consultant, experienced first-hand the terror of Russian stormtroopers crashing down her doors, taking computers and planting drugs to intimidate her journalism family. Raised in a small mining town in Siberia, she learned journalism and experienced the horrors of Russian destruction of Chechnya, including the burning of innocents in a school.
She immigrated to the United States and decided to learn American journalism and our devotion to free speech. While Russia has a constitution that includes free speech rights, the difference with America’s version is that Russia never internalized its constitution and few even know its rights.
Moving to America was hard; learning English and our culture harder still. She believes that polarization in the US is here to stay and we should simply lean into the different views, respecting those differences and moving towards understanding. She uses her talents today to help individuals create effective podcast based on (1) great ideas, (2) a keen focus on listeners, (3) just launching and fixing as you proceed. Find Revarova’s work at openconversation.com.
Chapters:
00:00 Glimpse
01:19 Intro
01:34 Welcoming Regina Revarova
01:57 Freedom of Speech
03:23 Regina Revarova’s background
09:58 Getting into journalism
14:42 What’s the revelation that gave you?…
15:48 Alexander Solzhenitsyn – The Gulag Archipelago
18:19 Ideology clouds the judgment
19:23 When do you start making a decision to leave Russia?
26:24 How long did it take you to start to acclimate?
27:23 Freedom of speech in Russia
33:09 Major difference between Russian and American societies
35:03 Do you think that most of the people in Russia are influenced by Western
countries?
37:59 How did you see the US when you were in Russia and how do you see it today?
40:09 Your view of the US after you get here, do you notice a difference in the
liberties and the freedoms?
42:41 We need both republicans and democrats
49:09 Why you started a podcast & how that related to your past life?
56:51 Podcast approaching method
58:29 What do you suggest to a person who wants to start a podcast?
01:01:56 Contact Regina Revarova @ openconversation.com
01:02:56 Outro
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