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Only One In The Room

By: Laura Cathcart Robbins
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  • Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully interviews a person about their Only One story each episode and addresses as many of those DM’s as possible in the process. In this podcast, you’ll hear raw, vulnerable accounts from people who are, like most of us, just eager to connect. Our hope is that The Only One In The Room will inspire a change of perspective in how we all see and hear each other’s stories. We want you to think twice before judging the person standing next to you at a party, in the pick-up line at school, or in a crowded subway car. This is a podcast for anyone who has ever felt alone in a room full of people – which is to say, that this podcast is for everyone.

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    Copyright Laura Cathcart Robbins
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Episodes
  • Robinne Lee Is The Only One Who Refuses To Be Put In A Box
    May 7 2024
    What if your Jamaican born parents immigrated to the United States and expected you to uphold the morals and codes with which they had been raised, but placed you in a diverse environment where many of those rules simply didn’t apply? Robinne Lee, actress, author, producer, grew up in Westchester County New York and was often the only Jamaican American in the room. But what would you do if one day you realized that your peers weren’t comfortable unless they could put you in a category; Black or mixed? American or Jamaican? Worldly or naive? Would you try to conform to a standard that puts other people at ease? Or would you defy the stereotypes and live a life unexpected?

    More From Robinne Lee:
    Publicity - Jessica Cohen jessica@jc-pr.com
    Website - home | robinnelee
    Instagram- @robinnelee
    Facebook: Robinne Lee | Facebook
    X: Robinne Lee (@robinnelee) / X (twitter.com)
    Book- The Idea Of You the idea of you | robinnelee

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Five Year Anniversary of The Only One In The Room
    Apr 30 2024
    We are happy to present a special five-year anniversary episode. In this candid episode, Scott and Laura reflect on the journey to over 5 million downloads.

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    44 mins
  • Scott Talks to Reema Zaman
    Apr 25 2024
    What if I told you that being ugly is not an aesthetic at all but an emotion? Reema Zaman, a woman who is actually very beautiful by societal standards, with a modeling and acting career, in addition to being a well-awarded writer, grew up ugly and unseen, dismissed even. But what does it really mean to be ugly? What does it really mean to be beautiful? And can you be both?

    For More on Reema Zaman:
    Email - REEMA@REEMAZAMAN.COM
    Website_ https://www.reemazaman.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reemazaman
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodi-miller-a70a008/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JodiMillercomic/
    X: https://twitter.com/reemazaman
    Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/reema.zaman/
    Podcast - https://www.owltail.com/people/6fq1s-reema-zaman/appearances
    Book- https://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Yours-Reema-Zaman/dp/1948705117

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    3 mins

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