101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder

101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder

Author: Mighty Moon Media Language: English Episodes: 100
Behind every artist's public success lies a less visible story of hustle and side gigs. 101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder digs into that reality, offering conversations that feel more like a backstage chat than a formal interview. Host Giles Bidder, from Mighty Moon Media, sits down with musicians and creators to talk about the grit required to sustain a creative life. These discussions move beyond the music itself to explore the resilience and practical work ethic that fuel artists in a notoriously unpredictable industry. You’ll hear how they navigate the constant shifts, balancing passion with pragmatism to keep making art. The guest list speaks to the show's eclectic and compelling range, featuring voices from IDLES and KNEECAP to Blossoms, Denzel Curry, Self Esteem, and Tim Heidecker, alongside conversations with The Last Dinner Party, Lauren Mayberry, and Crowded House. Each episode of this podcast uncovers the personal drive and sometimes unconventional jobs that allow the show to literally go on. It’s a candid look at culture and society through the lens of artistic survival, celebrating the determination found in music’s most compelling figures. Tune in for honest stories about the hustle behind the harmony.
Episodes
Courtney Barnett - "Writing songs is still a mystery to me" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:33
Courtney Barnett has written approximately a dozen of the best 100 songs of the last decade. Ahead of her new record Creature of Habit, she talks about her old bar job, Milk! Records, working at McDonalds and finding the…
Pool Kids - Substitute teaching, bar ejections and The Cat in The Hat [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:33
Pool Kids are in their tenth year of pushing boundaries sonically and physically while they tour all over the world. Their excellent third abum Easier Said Than Done came out last year and today they bring stories of sub…
Olga Koch - "I'm doing a PhD as a backup plan to comedy" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:46
Russian-British comedian Olga Koch on her tech jobs, doing standup over Zoom to a silent, faceless crowd, and why she's doing a PhD as a backup to her (very successful) comedy career. Her new show Fat Tom Cruise is on sa…
Cardinals - "I'm a wanted man in Cork City" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:17
Ahead of their hearty debut album Masquerade, Euan and Aaron joined us at the Social to talk grifting through jobs in Cork, our shared love for So Young Records and magazine, and solving the backpack litre conundrum. Mas…
Nation of Language on New York coffee, hockey and the family tour [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:45
Just announced as Death Cab For Cutie tour support across the USA, Nation of Language's Ian and Aidan join to talk coffee, childminding and being a hockey family band. Get in touch giles@mightymoonmedia.com Get yourself…
Dead Dads Club - "Ronnie Wood... thank you for the shoes" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:12
When Chilli Jesson's first band Palma Violets ground to a halt, he found himself behind a bar trying to sign his name in Guinness foam for adoring fans. Dead Dads Club was soon dreamed up, and after a few more years he b…