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S avia Rocks is as cool and

charismatic as her moniker
promises.
I interviewed the prolific
photographer, author and podcaster in
SAVIA
her London home recently, thanks to
the magic of Zoom. Chatting from her
home studio at the end of a long day,

Savia somehow exudes both chill vibes
and welcoming warmth.

Possessed of a rich, soothing voice that
invites conversation and confidences, it’s no
wonder her podcast, Us People, has quickly
become popular with listeners and potential
guests. Savia launched the podcast in
January 2020, with the first episode
ROCKS.
debuting in February, out of a desire to
help people share meaningful stories
and experiences with others. Her first
few guests were personal friends,
people willing to invest time in
a start up project. As lockdowns
went into effect and people went
online looking for connection
and entertainment, Savia saw her
audience explode and interest in
being interviewed take off.
“When I first started the
podcast, first started looking
for people to be guests,
I couldn’t get anyone to
respond,” she recalls. “It’s
like there was a connection missing between
By MELISSA LOWERY | Photos by SAVIA ROCKS
me and finding guest. I was frustrated so I took
a couple of days, stepped back, reevaluated
how I could do things better and decided to
rewrite what I was sending out to request

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