Episode 134: Falguni Lakhani Adams Shares Her Vices
Falguni Lakhani Adams is an Emmy Award-winning producer and executive with Vice TV and another one of my long-lost soul sisters. She is the epitome of a multi-hyphenate, a mom, a director, a writer, a mindfulness coach, and an entrepreneur, and she has more than 20 years of experience producing creative nonfiction stories for broadcast TV, digital media, and long-form audio documentaries.
She has worked on projects such as Unknown Amazon with Pedro Andrade, The Search For Q, Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11, and Black Market with Michael K. Williams. You also may have heard of the very popular United Shades of America, as well as Belly of The Booth. She also just happens to have a very long list of credits for NBC News, and MSNBC, including 10 years at Dateline NBC.
Her focus on production and community has earned her space in Veronica Beard’s Make It Happen campaign. She is also an active member with Chief, Co-Creator of Getting Hotter, and CEO of Sorry, Not Sorry, Productions. I'm sorry, because I don't know how this woman is standing up. I mean, she is doing it all. And she has fantastic hair. I hope you guys enjoy as we peel back the layers of her illustrious 20-year career, which is as colorful as it is impactful. I really loved our conversation, where every turn was a story, every anecdote a lesson, and every laugh a memory. Tune in and let’s get Tuckered Out together with the incredible Falguni Lakhani Adams.
We talked about:
Meet Falguni (2:48)
The hippo that ate her grandfather's leg (4:40)
Representation and inclusivity + The White House Diwali event (11:33)
Vice TV, 'Sikhs In America', + Falguni's efforts toward amplifying diverse voices (24:17)
Journalistic integrity + the power of authentic storytelling (34:15)
Upcoming projects + disrupting stigma around aging and going through body changes (38:30)
Rebranding random and learning to flow with the opportunities that flow our way along the career path (48:25)
Growing up in Jackson Heights, Queens (57:00)
Rapid Fire Questions (1:05:00)
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