In this episode of Well, That’s Interesting, Shane Jitta sits down with Nicollette Brathwaite, a South Trinidadian dancer, creative, and new mother, for a wide-ranging conversation about art, curiosity, and life’s many seasons.Nicollette reflects on her time teaching drama in China, navigating culture shock, and using performance to bridge language and understanding. The conversation moves through dance, storytelling, creativity without formal training, adapting to motherhood, and the discipline it takes to keep creating even when inspiration fades.With humour, honesty, and insight, this episode explores what it means to grow through change — and why the hardest moments often shape us the most.🎧 Themes: Creativity, dance, travel, motherhood, storytelling, discipline, Caribbean perspectives#WellThatsInteresting #Podcast #WritingPodcast #dancing #theatre #motherhood #newmother #audiobooks #folkdance #CaribbeanPodcast #TrinidadPodcast

In this episode of Well, That’s Interesting, Shane Jitta speaks with Monique, a writer navigating creativity, storytelling, and self-expression in the age of social media and algorithms.

They discuss her path through fanfiction and online writing spaces, the realities of creating in public, and how platforms shape audience engagement and creative confidence. The conversation touches on writer’s block, internet discourse, digital identity, and why protecting your voice matters more than ever.

A thoughtful, relatable conversation about writing, creativity, and telling stories in a noisy digital world.

Find Monique on TikTok: @goldengirl85 or @moniquemark7

Find a vibrant Fanfiction community here:https://archiveofourown.org/media

🎧 Themes: Writing, storytelling, creativity, social media, algorithms, internet culture

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#Storytelling #CreativeWriting

#SocialMediaCulture #InternetCulture

#Algorithms #WritersLife

#CaribbeanPodcast #TrinidadPodcast

In this episode of Well, That’s Interesting, Shane Jitta speaks with Christian Quan Kep, a technologist and lifelong tinkerer fascinated by gaming, computers, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality.

They explore how early exposure to video games shaped Christian’s curiosity, problem-solving mindset, and love for hands-on experimentation. The conversation expands into the evolution of gaming, the role of complex hobbies in learning, and why building and breaking things often leads to deeper understanding.

The episode also takes a thoughtful turn, examining AI ethics, the loss of critical thinking in an automated world, environmental concerns tied to emerging technologies, and what the future of virtual environments may hold.

A grounded, accessible conversation about technology — not just where it’s going, but how it shapes the way we think and live.

🎧 Themes: Technology, gaming, artificial intelligence, ethics, virtual reality, innovation, curiosity

Subscribe for more thoughtful, unscripted conversations with creators, thinkers, and everyday people sharing stories that make you pause and think a little deeper.

You can find the 3D printing resources Christian mentioned in the podcast here:

https://www.printables.com/

https://www.thingiverse.com/

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