HeyJaredJust Get A Real Job
A podcast that demystifies the creative industries, hosted by Scottish Script Editor Jamie Mackinlay. Each week, Jamie chats with creatives at different stages of their careers about the highs, lows and everything in between.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 11
- Latest publication
- Sep 16, 2026
- Audience
- Apple #140 · US
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 16, 2026
Latest episodes
EP. 206 - The TV Industry Is Sinking. So What Comes Next? | Philip Ralph (opens the original)
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In this week’s episode, Jamie is joined once again by writer Philip Ralph for his fourth appearance on the podcast. After years of recording remotely, Jamie & Phil finally get to sit down together in real life following a busy week at the Edinburgh TV Festival to ask: where does the TV industry go from here? They reflect on the conversations happening at the festival, the reality facing freelancers, why class continues to shape who gets to stay in the industry and whether the current way of maki
EP. 205 - Freelancing, 200 Episodes & What’s Next (opens the original)
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It’s been a while since I’ve done a solo episode, so this week I wanted to check in and have an honest chat about where I’m at and what’s been happening behind the scenes at Just Get A Real Job. I reflect on reaching 200 episodes, navigating freelance life after redundancy, why it’s such a difficult time for people working across the creative industries and a few reasons to still feel optimistic. I also chat about launching Screen Check, what that means for Just Get A Real Job and my plans for t
EP. 204 - 'Surviving 35 Years in the Arts' | Justin Butcher (opens the original)
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In the final episode of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe series I’m joined by Justin Butcher live from Assembly Gardens. Justin has spent more than 35 years building a career across theatre, television and performance. We chat about his journey into the creative industries, his love of clowning and storytelling, and the incredible 25 year journey of his show Scaramouche Jones , which has been performed around the world. Justin also shares what he’s learned from more than three decades of making a li
EP. 203 - 'The Arts Is an Ultramarathon' | Emery Schaffer (opens the original)
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Today on Just Get A Real Job , I’m joined by playwright Emery Schaffer, recorded live from Assembly Gardens at the Edinburgh Fringe. Emery shares her journey from studying theatre in New York to moving to Scotland and building a career as a playwright, as well as the story behind her new play BearGirl . We chat about the realities of making a living as a creative, why career paths are rarely linear, finding inspiration in unexpected places and learning to be patient when success doesn’t happen o
EP. 202 - Susie McCabe on Class, Comedy & Who Gets a Chance (opens the original)
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This week I’m joined by the hilarious Susie McCabe for a brilliant conversation about comedy, class and being back at the Edinburgh Fringe with her latest show Coming of Rage . Live from the Assembly Gardens , Susie spoke to me about how a dare led her from working in construction to stand-up, why it took eight and a half years to go full-time and the reality of building a sustainable career in comedy. We also get into class and access in the creative industries, the state of Scotland’s creative
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Apple #140 · US
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