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This time I was not asking the questions but answering them. That itself is a little unusual or rebellious, isn’t it?!? But it was just a great pleasure and certainly inspiring to indulge in a deep reasoning about feminism, the art of interviewing and of course rebellion with fellow host Leigha A. Hager. Her podcast series Rebelology is diverse and powerful, just like her guests, and I am very grateful I got to be one of them for the second season.

Because “real know real” it was really just a matter of time until the Keep It Real Crew would invite the producers of Real People Music to their popular podcast. For the “spontaneous anniversary”, the 25th episode, Munchy joined the series to talk about Reggae journalism and the industry, Jamaica, sexism, the works of Real People Music, and eventually her favorite food. Talk di tings with Munchy is free to listen to on Soundcloud and so are all the other very intriguing 24 episodes of the Keep It Real podcast.

Not once but twice I switchted from interviewer to interviewee this November. For Argentine Reggae radio La De Dios I was asked by my colleague Santi Palazzo, fellow presenter of Radio Rototom. We spoke about women in Reggae and women in the world, new means of production for media, and of course the music, that brought us both together. To top it up, Santi also added a write-up to it. In the meantime in Bavaria things got a bit more rustic and hearty. On Bayern 1 backpacker show Rucksackradio everything’s about the mountains, that you can also find in Jamaica. Its highest, the Blue Mountain Peak, is the one my friend Gavin and I chose to climb this past February – at night, only with flashlights, to await sunrise at the very top. In Bettina Ahne’s radio show I tell her about the experience, that you can also listen now online or, especially if you don’t understand Bavarian, at least enjoy the photo gallery..

“Which artist did an acrobatic trick during the interview?” was one of Filip Jaskiewicz’ questions to test me. For once not me – but him – being the one to conduct the interview was an interesting and exciting experience. Humorously and charming Filip asked me about journalism, but also my travels to Jamaica, volunteering for HELP Jamaica!, and my work as a sound engineer for Righteous Riddims. You can check out the interview on the Polish Reggae-Blog One Sound.

Buju Banton’s verdict, the tragic murder of Copper Cat, Vybz Kartel being charged – yet again 2011 was a year full of ups and downs for the reggae and dancehall scene. For twelve months we celebrated, shared laughter and sometimes also tears. Time for me to take a look back and focus on the tops, flops and hits with a 90 minute review. Join me on raggakings.net and listen to the show on Dec 25th, 7pm. A free download will also be available on Soundcloud.