Imagine a podcast that begins with these assertions: "I’m on a mission to renew my spirit in the face of unchecked capitalism and all the other -isms that plaque us. Each episode is a loose biography of a life in progress. Stop doing what's expected and start doing you.
"A better life can feel like a hustle, but it doesn't have to be a secret. Are you coming with me?"
I hope you, dear reader, are, because I am definitely going with TK Dutes.
The Secret Life of TK Dutes is a new podcast that blurs the line between personal essay and sound documentary, created by award-winning producer Keisha "TK" Dutes.
Keisha "TK" Dutes is the co-founder of Bondfire Radio a community-oriented online radio station and has been at the helm of podcasts from producer to executive producer.
Since 2005, Dutes' experience spans terrestrial radio, online, podcast (Good Words with Kirk Franklin, HeadSpace's HiberNation, Buzzfeed's Thirst Aid Kit, Function with Anil Dash, Hear to Slay) and audio drama. TK's passion for Black history and audio lead to a production of W.E.B DuBois' The Comet, and The Weeksvile Project, a story about a free Black community in Brooklyn, N.Y.
As a contributing reporter and talent for NPR's Life Kit, her episodes are thoughtfully crafted first-person accounts about making career changes to conversations exploring mental health, boundaries, inner voice, and more.
She also spreads the gospel of radio and podcasting through workshops and mentorship, and was listed on Current.org's "Black Talents in Public Media You Should Know."
Currently, she serves on the board of the Association of Independents in Radio and does independent projects with her friends at her new company, Philo's Future Media.
The show combines memoir, journalism, and experimental audio for an intimate listening experience, launching this Halloween via Resonate's Pitch Party podcast.
The Secret Life of TK Dutes is going to be a fascinating journey into our inner voice, our self-critic, our biased assumptions, and our secrets. Everybody has secrets. I'll even tell you one of mine. Once, when we were children, I told my brother Paul that he was adopted. I know, that's terrible, and I agree.
I plan to tell him the truth this weekend.
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