Nadeska: Leaving Journalism, Meeting Rihanna & Latto’s Music Video | POLISHED

Music journalist Nadeska sits down on Polished to talk about why this may be her last year in journalism, how it felt getting name-dropped by 21 Savage in “Jimmy Cooks,” and what it was like meeting Rihanna for the first time.

She also opens up about interviewing Schoolboy Q and Latto, navigating motherhood, and reinventing herself after a decade in media.

👇🏾 Full episode + timestamps below.
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00:00 — Intro
01:12 — Nail talk
05:43 — Working with difficult men in the industry
08:39 — Why this is her last year in journalism
11:28 — Woman-on-the-street nail segment
12:51 — Career pivots & motherhood
16:45 — Favorite celebrity interview she's done
18:18 — 21 Savage name-drop
21:15 — Growing up Grenadian
24:52 — Nadeska's playlist
26:00 — Reading 21 Savage lyrics
27:26 — Advice to her younger self
28:53 — How her fashion has evolved
30:31 — Nail tech interview
32:37 — Final nail reveal

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CREDITS:
Creator / Exec. Producer / Editor: @heyaneisha
Host: @kenmirror
Producer: @official_kaikai
Nail Tech: @supervillebeaute
Camera: @djangomaan, @eddie_yasin, @kidzrevil
Camera / Art Direction: @jontypebeat
Art Direction: Saiya
Gaffer: Chiemeka Offor
Set Designer: @anne.estelle
Sound: Matthew Ericson
Makeup: @hollywoodthefacebully
Production Assistants: @shannonrenee2, Melanee Lenora

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