The Kurty D Show

046 - Stories That Matter with Nicole Noren

Episode Summary

I'm excited to share my conversation with Nicole Noren, Emmy, Peabody, and Murrow, award-winning investigative producer & director for ESPN covering topics such as education, health, and social issues. In this episode, we celebrate Nicole's latest award-winning short documentary,  "Betsy & Irv" which is currently streaming on ESPN+. She is a board member for Project Experience for Youth, a non-profit that provides experiential learning opportunities to low-income students in Ventura County (CA). In this interview, you'll hear me celebrate Nicole’s career, empathize with the passing of her brother Jarrod, and share my gratitude for how she’s doing her part to make the world safer and better.

Episode Notes

What We Covered:

Tweetable Quotes:

“I like humanizing issues.” — Nicole Noren

“I want people to think, and I would hope that after they're done watching something that I've made, they're going to be thinking more broadly and differently.” - Nicole Noren

“So I think the only way you can do that (promote advocacy) is by showing people fair pieces of work that make them think rather than telling them how they should think.” — Nicole Noren

“It’s been a fascinating evolution to get to this point now where it’s becoming so normalized to talk about brain health, and it’s wonderful.” — Nicole Noren

“Honestly, women have made me aware of mental health, and now men are catching on” — Nicole Noren

Links Mentioned:

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Nicole Noren

Enes Kanter

Sasha Menu Courey

Betsy & Irv

ChatGPT

ESPN

Murrow Award

NBA

NCAA

Spotify