We're back!! Starting off S2 with Becky Barnicoat, acclaimed cartoonist for The New Yorker, Guardian, BuzzFeed, The New Statesman and more.

Becky shares her long journey to cartooning professionally —from facing discouragement as a child, feeling isolated in formal institutions, and chronic insomnia, to her success as a cartoonist and the launch of her new book 'Cry When the Baby Cries.'

We chat about the struggles of creative expression, being true to yourself at work, flow state and finding your unique creative voice, and the challenges of new parenthood!

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Chapters

(00:00) Introduction and Guest Introduction

(01:25) Becky's Childhood Interest in Cartooning

(03:00) Unspoken Rules

(04:19) Not Being Naturally Talented at Drawing

(05:45) Fighting to Pursue Art at School

(09:38) Identity Struggles and Creative Voice

(12:40) Not Being True to Yourself at Work

(13:50) Insomnia and Rediscovering Drawing

(17:00) Waking Dreaming and Flow States

(18:34) Professional Cartooning

(19:05) Pressure, Self-Doubt and Creative Process

(23:20) Infantilised at Work, Fear of Being Fired

(25:20) Cry When The Baby Cries

(25:40) Struggling at Work

(27:12) Wardrobe Woes and Ballet Flats

(28:55) Parenting and Cartooning

(29:48) Loneliness

(30:47) Consumerism and Parenting

(32:37) Conclusion

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