Perminder Khatkar on 30 years of telling untold stories | Audio Academy Festival 2026

Perminder Khatkar (Co-founder at True Thought Productions) had just been made a Fellow of the Audio Academy, presented by Bobby Friction, when she sat down with Aradhna Tayal Leach (Managing Director at the Audio Academy). She talks about the surprise, telling the stories of people who weren't being heard, the hundreds of people she has helped into the industry, where the opportunities are now, and why radio should stop being modest about what it does. Chapters 0:00 The latest Audio Academy Fellow 0:23 The surprise 1:28 It's the people 2:17 Telling the stories that weren't being told 4:22 Where are the opportunities now? 6:13 Radio should shout about what it does Recorded backstage on the Audio Academy livestream at the Audio Academy Festival 2026, Royal College of Physicians, London, 1 October 2026. More from the Audio Academy: https://www.audioacademy.org.uk Instagram: @audioacademyuk LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ukaudioacademy #AudioAcademyFestival #Radio #Podcasting