The Waffle Show
Join West Country creatives (and self-proclaimed wafflers) writer Louisa Adjoa Parker and musician Gary Pickard as we get together for a good old waffle over coffee. Each weekly episode we dive deep into real-talk, no-holds-barred conversation as we discuss the challenges of being freelance creatives, whilst sharing inspirational, sad and funny stories from our lives. Sometimes we have guests to waffle with! Sometimes we get over-excited and interrupt each other (especially Louisa). The Waffle Show is unscripted, unpolished and unfiltered, and you'll gain genuine insights about what a creative's life can be like as well as hearing about challenges we've...
EPISODE 5: Gary’s haunted flat & what it’s really like to lose a parent
Welcome to episode five of The Waffle Show, with West Country creatives (and self-proclaimed wafflers) writer Louisa Adjoa Parker and musician Gary Pickard. In this ep we continue to share stories from our lives but it's a tough one, and a little different to other eps. In part 1 Gary tells the story of living in a haunted flat for over a decade, and in part 2 we discuss what it’s really like to lose a parent. (If you've recently lost someone, it might be a good idea to skip this ep and listen another time). ***Content warning: death and grief; str...
Episode 4: Gary wakes up screaming on a sun lounger in Crete & Louisa goes to Uni
Welcome to episode four of The Waffle Show, with West Country creatives (and self-proclaimed wafflers) writer Louisa Adjoa Parker and musician Gary Pickard. In this episode we continue to share stories of young adulthood - Gary has a long blackout and wakes up screaming on a sun lounger in Crete. Louisa goes to Uni (where she discovers Britain's long multicultural history) and finds her creative voice. We hope you enjoy - please rate, review, follow us or share this ep with others if you do. Thank you for listening!
** Content warning: strong (sometimes historical / discriminatory) language and sens...
Episode 3: Parenthood, adult musician life & homelessness
Welcome to episode three of The Waffle Show, with West Country creatives (and self-proclaimed wafflers) writer Louisa Adjoa Parker and musician Gary Pickard. In this episode we continue to share stories of our younger years - Gary leaves the Brit School and moves into adult life as a musician, Louisa experiences homelessness, and we discuss the reality of being young parents. There’s even some name-dropping! We hope you enjoy - please rate, review, follow us or share this episode with others if you do. Thank you for listening! **Content warning: strong (sometimes historical/discriminatory) language and sensitive themes including abuse...
Episode 2: Reinventing ourselves & Gary’s unusual rebirth
Welcome to episode two of The Waffle Show, where West Country creatives (and self-proclaimed wafflers) writer Louisa Adjoa Parker and musician Gary Pickard get together for a good old waffle over coffee. In this episode we share our VERY different experiences of adolescence and Gary describes his unusual ‘rebirth’ before going to the Brit School.
Each weekly episode we dive deep into real-talk, no-holds-barred conversation as we discuss the challenges of being freelance creatives, whilst sharing sad and funny stories from our lives. The Waffle Show is honest, raw, and unfiltered and you'll gain genuine insights about what...
Episode 1: Getting to know us
Welcome to episode one of The Waffle Show, where West Country creatives (and self-proclaimed wafflers) writer Louisa Adjoa Parker and musician Gary Pickard get together for a good old waffle over coffee. In this episode you'll get to know us a little as we share childhood experiences and life-changing moments. Each weekly episode we dive deep into real-talk, no-holds-barred conversation as we discuss the challenges of being freelance creatives, whilst sharing sad and funny stories from our lives. The Waffle Show is honest, raw, and unfiltered and you'll gain genuine insights about what a creative's life can be like. We ho...
