This week's mini episode of the Pick-Me-Up Podcast, brought to you by Listen Up Music and Audio Technica, is the first of Kate's Takes!

Kate gives her take on:

• her favourite place for a solo date
• the importance of creative arts in society
• an insecurity that she'd like to overcome
• the cookie croissant

She also gives an update on The Songwriting Prize 2024, and reveals the next four guests coming on the show!

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