In our very special Christmas ep, Cat Hepburn (@CatHepburnWrite) and Kevin P Gilday (@KevinPGilday) have a wee swally and talk to pal Michael Lee Richardson (@HRFMichael), a gifted writer, youth worker and complex human person who lives in Glasgow. They discuss cancel culture, Christmas gifts - good and bad, Michael’s BAFTA winning film ‘My Loneliness is Killing Me’, festive food faves and Michael’s journey from a supervisor in a school uniform shop to award-winning scriptwriter. The trio explore the comfort in working in film and TV with a team of people to bounce off, as well as the difficulty of being a writer, and Michael shares some exclusive readings of his Ru Paul inspired poetry pamphlet You Can’t Love Yourself.

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SY SUGGESTS: TV: Frasier, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Grand Designs, Fargo - Season 4. BOOKS: Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Fierce Femmes And Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom. PODCASTS: You’re Wrong About.

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FOLLOW OUR GUEST MICHAEL LEE RICHARDSON:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HRFMichael

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hrfmichael/

Website: http://hrfmichael.co.uk

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Produced by Sonnet Youth Productions //

Theme music by Amelia Bayler (@AmeliaBayler) //

Artwork by Stephen Flanagan (IG: sf_design_ok) //

Supported by Creative Scotland

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