And Then They Just Blocked Me ft. Becki Sinclair of The Good Type Co

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07/26/21 • 81 min

Guys, we have a thing for Australians.
We’ll finally admit it. Not that it’s a surprise or anything.
After having several friends from down undah join us to chat, scream (we scream because it’s not very Australian to scream, as we’ve learned), laugh and rant, we’ve fully accepted the fact that deep down, we believe we might’ve been born on the wrong continent.
Why are we rambling about this, you ask? Naturally, because we had another incredible, inspirational and might we say *talented* Australian creative join us today: none other than Becki from The Good Type Co! Like honestly... go take one glance at her feed, and you’ll see exactly why we wanted her to join the podcast ✏️✨
Not only is Becki an inspiration in the work she creates, but she illustrates our favorite thing: food.
Food, people. 🍳🥘
So, Becki joined us to chat about her life as an illustrator while running a shop during extreme lockdown, fighting creative blocks, and how she got into illustration. Then, she told us about the time that a client asked, “what’s your hourly rate?” in a room full of people, while all eyes were on her. (Scary stuff) 👀
And then we discuss the fact that we are incapable of drawing apples, and Elle reveals that she has a thing for drawing heads with no faces???
It’s odd. But what about this podcast isn’t (sometimes)?
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Follow Becki on IG at @thegoodtypeco and check out her website (and shop) at thegoodtypeco.com
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They Don’t Teach You Marriage Guidance at Art School

Do you hate vague, text-like responses to your professional emails?
Have you ever scheduled a meeting, only to wonder why you ever scheduled that meeting?
Do you find yourself fighting to assert your right to fair pay on a weekly basis?
If so, you might just be a creative freelancer 😎🎙️
*record screech*
Okay, so this episode has it all. It’s got the wild stories, the strange anecdotes, and weird clients. It has a story about screaming clients that’ll make The Office’s “Dinner Party” episode look like a walk in the park, and it has us screaming “WHY?!”
... then again, it doesn’t take much to get us there. But still. Stick with us, okay?!
And if you can’t stick with us for the “WHY?!” moments, do it for the marital disputes, email analyses and spare sinks, at the very least. We said what we said.
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Next Episode

I Am Not Your Hun

*picture us dressed as a therapist (how do they dress?), with steepled fingers*
There’s a lot to unpack in this episode.
A LOT.
We’ll preface everything we’re about to say by letting you know that we chose the title of this episode’s cocktail far before we even hit record. And yet, as we continued to read the stories you had to share, we realized just how applicable our cocktail really was.
The title of this week’s drink? “Man down.”
That should set the stage.
In today’s episode, you get to hear us mentally switch gears as we record... because we were supposed to have an incredible guest join us today, but he’s a new dad and had to reschedule minutes before joining us due to a slight daycare emergency 💩 (hence why “Man Down” felt so fitting)
So thankfully, we had some incredible stories to pull from your submissions. One about a prop stylist who dealt with a sick man in a basement, and another about a client who stole a $10 toy to “donate to charity.”
Yes, like Creed from The Office with the Toys for Tots Christmas donation box.
And then, we have more stories about client red flags, scope creep and being ghosted! See? It’s the perfect freelancing episode, and the perfect podcast for a drink named “Man Down.”
TBH, it’s all messy. But what part of freelancing isn’t?
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