This week on the podcast we’re beyond excited to welcome the hilarious comedian and all-round lovely person, Josie Long. We hear about Josie’s unique journey into comedy, beginning aged just 14. And how she’s determined to extend the olive branch of opportunity to the next generation of young creatives. Needless to say, we talk about the current government's support (or lack thereof) for the creative industries and why she’s decided she’s had enough and is moving to Scotland. Plus, Paul and Josie have a fan-girl moment over our unofficial resident Geographer, Danny Dorling. While Katherine gives you her two cents about how to be a successful dictator. Links, resources and episode timestamps (for all you skippers out there) below. ____ ABOUT JOSIE Often described as a unique voice in comedy, Josie is one of the most respected comedians of her generation. She started stand-up at age 14 and went on to win the BBC New Comedy Award. She has continued to perform stand-up around the world and her eighth solo stand-up show, Something Better, had a sell-out two weeks at the Soho Theatre in London, followed by a two-week run at the Barrow Street Theatre New York. Josie has been nominated for the coveted Best Show award at the Edinburgh Fringe three times. Her latest show, Tender, is touring the U.K. in 2020. On TV and radio, Josie has appeared on The News Quiz, Just A Minute, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Skins, 8 out of 10 Cats, and Drunk History. Josie has also worked extensively in factual areas including The Culture Show on BBC2 and as the presenter and writer of Radio 4’s Short Cuts. Josie wrote and starred in the film Super November, directed by Douglas King. The film was nominated for The Discovery Award in the 2018 BIFAs. Website: https://www.josielong.com/ Instagram: @josielong Facebook: @josie.i.long Twitter: @josielong ____ LINKS AND RESOURCES Arts Emergency https://www.arts-emergency.org/ Book Shambles with Robin Ince and Josie long https://www.josielong.com/podcast/book-shambles/  Josie & Jonny Are Having a Baby (With You!) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/josie-jonny-are-having-a-baby-with-you  Jonny & The Baptists https://www.jonnyandthebaptists.co.uk/  Josie at Greenbelt https://youtu.be/pJjzuJQwf_M  Tender https://www.josielong.com/josies-shows/tender/  ____ 00:00 - Welcome to Somewhere To Believe In 00:22 - Katherine and Paul catch up 06:41 - Introducing Josie Long and her work 08:23 - Josie joins the conversation 08:23 - Josie on lockdown 11:34 - Josie on performing online 14:49 - Josie on productivity 15:46 - Josie on government arts funding 18:03 - Josie on how she got into comedy 20:10 - Josie on her inspirations 21:36 - Josie on learning from others 24:28 - Josie on Arts Emergency 26:57 - Josie on the value of art 29:12 - Josie on anger and despair  34:56 - Josie on politics 36:43 - Josie on small venues vs stadiums 40:45 - Josie on offence 45:44 - Josie on religion 46:25 - Josie on Greenbelt Festival 50:03 - Josie on hopefulness 52:11 - How to support Josie 55:43 - Katherine and Paul reflect on the conversation with Josie 01:03:42 - How to get in touch with us 01:04:23 - Thank you’s ____ A huge thanks to the Greenbelt Volunteer Talks Team for all their hard work on editing this episode. Our podcast music is ‘I Can Change’ by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires. ____ https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/ #SomewhereToBelieveIn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.