What was the first podcast that inspired you? What is the worst show idea you ever had? What is your favorite snack while you are working? Get inside the minds of acclaimed and up-and-coming podcast makers in this on-demand selection of one-on-one talks inspired by the game 20 Questions.

Toronto-based Shayda Omidvar is the host of The Hopeful (Frequency Podcast Network), Apple Canada's 2020 Podcast of the Year. Following Amir Omidvar, who left Iran in 1982, The Hopeful focuses on Amir as he speaks to his daughter, Shayda, about his past.

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