Blank Podcast with Giles Paley-Phillips & Jim Daly

Amrita Acharia is a Norwegian actress of Nepalese–Ukrainian origins. She is best known for her roles as Irri in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Aabis in The Serpent Queen and as Dr. Ruby Walker in the ITV series The Good Karma Hospital. We talk to Amrita about the various school systems she experienced throughout her childhood, her love of performance and leaning in to tricky moments and finding the love for what you do PLUS extra content with Amrita for our patrons at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen, Witnessthebigness. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy @amritaarcharia1 blankpodcast2018@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Rinder MBE, also know as Judge Rinder is a British criminal barrister, writer and broadcaster. Well known for his ITV show Judge Rinder, Rob is also the author of several books and has made several documentaries about his family and the Holocaust. We talked to Rob about his early life growing up in a working class area of London, the feelings around not fitting in and the emotional baggage that comes with working on intense court cases. Sponsored by 50 Coffee Breaks. Visit www.amazon.co.uk/50coffeebreaks to learn more about 50 Coffee Breaks and pick the language that’s right for you. AND Aquila. Visit Aquila.co.uk/blankpod for 20 % off off Aquila childrens' magazines. PLUS extra content with Rob for our patrons at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen, Witnessthebigness. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy @robrinder blankpodcast2018@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sponsored by Typology. Go to uk.typology.com/blank and you’ll receive a free lip & cheek balm worth £16 when you make a purchase. Bronagh Waugh is an actress from Northern Ireland. She played Cheryl Brady in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2009 to 2013 where she was nominated for Best Newcomer, Best Actress and Best Comedy Performance at the 2010 British Soap Awards. She has also appeared in The Fall, Unforgotten and Ridley, which is available to watch on ITV Hub now. She spoke to Giles and Jim about social media, getting ignored in the industry and working extra jobs alongside your creative projects.  Plus extra chat with Bronagh over at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen, Witnessthebigness. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy @bronaghwaugh blankpodcast2018@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Bustamante is a former CIA covert intelligence officer, US Air Force combat veteran, Fortune 10 corporate advisor, author and podcaster.  We talk to Andrew about his time in the CIA, what it means to be a modern-day spy, and why he is opening up about his experiences. You can find out more about Andrew and the work he does at: www.everydayspy.com  PLUS extra content with Andrew for our patrons at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen, Witnessthebigness. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy @everydayspy blankpodcast2018@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Chowdhry, is an English comedian and actor. He has been a guest panelist on 8 out of 10 Cats, Comedy World Cup, and Sorry, I Didn't Know and has appeared on Live at the Apollo twice. He was the first British Asian stand-up comic to sell out Wembley Arena and host the Channel 4 comedy series Stand Up for the Week. Paul chatted to Giles and Jim about his writing process, overcoming racism in the industry and 'The Queue'.   Plus extra content with Paul over at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen, Witnessthebigness. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy @paulchowdhry blankpodcast2018@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawrence Prestidge is an author, podcaster and actor. Lawrence is the writer and star of Amazon Prime's British comedy series Keep Calm and Carry On, as well as the host of The Shapes of Stories podcast. We talk to Lawrence about writing and starring in a sitcom, his creative process and playing Burt the chimney sweep at Disney Land Paris. PLUS extra content with Lawrence for our patrons at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen, Witnessthebigness. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy @prestidgebooks blankpodcast2018@gmail.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma Forrest is a film director, screenwriter and novelist from London who moved to LA to write screenplays for Hollywood movies.  She has written four Novels; Namedropper (1998), Thin Skin (2002), Cherries in the Snow (2005), and Royals, and two memoirs; Your Voice in My Head (2011) and her new memoir Busy Being Free, which is out now: https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/emma-forrest/busy-being-free/9781474620659/ She spoke to Giles and Jim about selling out, solitude and scripts. PLUS extra content with Emma for our patrons at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen, Witnessthebigness. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy @GirlInterrupter blankpodcast2018@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Omar Baroud is an actor and musical theatre star. Best known for his portrayal as Jackson in Disney Plus' Wedding Season and his roles in Baptiste and The Innocents. For more information on Wedding Season have a look here: https://whatsondisneyplus.com/first-look-at-first-british-original-series-wedding-season/ Omar is currently starring in the West End in Cabaret in the role of Clifford Bradshaw. We discuss with Omar his discovery of performing arts, the process of moving from one theatre family to the next, and the excitement of working on huge TV productions. PLUS extra content with Omar for our patrons at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen. @blankpod @eliistender @jimdalycomedy @omarrrbaroud blankpodcast2018@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special episode to the announcement to let you guys know that we have written a book! It's called Blank: Why it's Fine to Falter and Fail, And How To Pick Yourself Up Again and it's OUT NOW!!! We are joined by Celine Hughes, our fantastic Senior Commissioning Editor from Quadrille Publishing, who has published the book to talk about why they acquired the book and the process of how a book goes from an idea to a fully-formed thing. Our book explores many of the themes that crop up on the podcast with the best bits of advice from our fantastic guests including Louis Theroux, David Harbour, Reginald D Hunter, Jon Ronson, Dawn French, Amanda Abington, Rufus Sewell and Gary Lineker. Some of the recurring themes include public failure, social anxieties, fear, mental health, grief, and more. Whether in your personal life, career, relationship, or in a public situation, writer's block, social anxiety, imposter syndrome, being off-form, or having an identity crisis can affect us Our book explores many of the themes that crop up on the podcast with the best bits of advice from our fantastic guests including Louis Theroux, David Harbour, Reginald D Hunter, Jon Ronson, Dawn French, Amanda Abington, Rufus Sewell, and Gary Lineker. Some of the recurring themes include public failure, social anxieties, fear, mental health, grief, and more. Whether in your personal life, career, relationship, or in a public situation, writer's block, social anxiety, imposter syndrome, being off-form or having an identity crisis can affect anyone at any time. It's part of the human condition and yet it can throw us off course and make us feel helpless. You can order a copy now here: smarturl.it/blankmoments An advert-free version is available to our Patreon at Patreon.com/Blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen. @eliistender10 @jimdalycomedy @blankpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the Summer break, so we thought we'd put together a little selection of clips from some of our favourite episodes from last year to keep you going till we return next week with some amazing new episodes. An advert free version is available to our Patreon at Patreon.com/Blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen. @eliistender10 @jimdalycomedy @blankpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices