Joanna Dukkipati – Episode 7

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Episode 7: Joanna Dukkipati

What does it take to create a platform that amplifies voices often left unheard—and keeps growing with intention?
In this deeply personal and reflective episode, Joanna Dukkipati — writer, media founder, and PhD researcher — shares her journey of evolving identity, inclusive leadership, and the quiet power of gathering voices from the margins—not marginalized, but ready to be centered.

💬 Key Takeaways:
✨ How Good Day Cork was born in Joanna’s kitchen — and why it became more than just a magazine
✨ The real meaning of inclusion and what it looks like in action (hint: it’s not just about representation)
✨ Why Joanna calls herself a gatherer — of people, stories, and safe spaces
✨ Her pivot from PR and NGO work in India to becoming a PhD researcher on inclusive digital services in Ireland
✨ What collective leadership looks like — and how stepping back doesn’t mean stepping away
✨ Living between worlds: Third-culture parenting, code-switching, and rethinking “success”
✨ The tension between staying relevant, doing it all, and knowing when to let go
✨ Why her PhD is about impact, not just titles — and the importance of discomfort in growth

📍Recorded in person in Pune, this episode marks a special moment: Joanna is the first Indian-born guest on the podcast.

🧠 Whether you’re a creator, an expat, a parent, or someone navigating transitions — this episode will leave you reflecting on what it means to create with purpose and evolve with grace.

🔗 Listen now on your favourite platform!

🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0SIZRiApXjy4UzKVP1Yrzv
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rooted-and-routed-podcast/id1755695962

🔗 Follow Good Day Cork: https://instagram.com/gooddaycork/

🔗 Follow the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/rootedandroutedpodcast/

🔗 Connect with Sabiya: linkedin.com/in/sabiya-pathan-withoeck-5aa6684

Threads of Belonging: Joanna Dukkipati on FOOD, LANGUAGE & LEADERSHIP | Rooted and Routed PODCAST | Part 2

In this heartfelt Part 2 episode, media founder, writer, and PhD researcher Joanna Dukkipati joins Sabiya Pathan Withoeck for a rich, reflective conversation that flows from food and migration to parenting and decolonising language, to claiming space and redefining inclusion.

✨ What you’ll hear in this episode:

– Food as a thread of identity:
Joanna shares her new documentary project exploring ethnic food stores as cultural lifelines for migrant communities in Ireland. What does craving a vegetable like tindli or okra reveal about homesickness, identity, and access?

– The gaps in representation in Irish media:
From token diversity to accent biases, Joanna speaks candidly about the blind spots that persist—and how meaningful representation starts with equity in decision-making.

– Third-culture parenting:
Raising her son as a third-culture child has prompted Joanna to rethink language, cultural conditioning, and the responsibility of curating belonging.

– Accents, bias & reclaiming narrative power:
They dive deep into how colonial mindsets shape accent biases, language fluency, and assumptions in media and social spaces—and why we must consciously decolonise our ears.

– Why stepping away is also leadership:
Joanna reflects on her decision to transition from day-to-day operations of Good Day Cork, a platform she founded, and how it’s blossomed through collective leadership.

– Hopes for future storytellers:
From wearing saris in every space to breaking norms through softness, Joanna shares her hopes for a generation of storytellers who lead with courage, nuance, and care.

This episode is for anyone navigating questions of identity, language, parenthood, inclusion, or simply trying to stay rooted in their values while evolving with grace.

🎧 Listen now or watch the full episode.
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