# Avalon Emerson - "Oscillating between ridiculous hubris and cratering self-doubt" Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/101-part-time-jobs-with-giles-bidder-8705/avalon-emerson-oscillating-between-ridiculous-hubris-and-cratering-self-doubt Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/101-part-time-jobs-with-giles-bidder-8705/avalon-emerson-oscillating-between-ridiculous-hubris-and-cratering-self-doubt.md Podcast: [101 Part Time Jobs with Giles Bidder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/101-part-time-jobs-with-giles-bidder-8705) Published: 2026-07-07T08:53:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GBL7343970353.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GBL7343970353.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/101-part-time-jobs-with-giles-bidder-8705/episodes/avalon-emerson-oscillating-between-ridiculous-hubris-and-cratering-self-doubt Duration seconds: 1932 ## Resource Sweeping songwriter, DJ, producer and web developer Avalon Emerson joins on today's episode - on the safety net of a full-time job, the risks of prioritising music and coming to terms with the paradox of confidence and doubt. Her excellent new album Written into Changes is out now. Get in touch giles@mightymoonmedia.com Thanks The Miller for having us. Get yourself some top class Shure microphone gear: https://shu.re/3YhV7p2 Set up Your Band's merch store, for free at Distrokid Direct: https://distrokid.com/direct/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/101-part-time-jobs-with-giles-bidder-8705/episodes/avalon-emerson-oscillating-between-ridiculous-hubris-and-cratering-self-doubt/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/101-part-time-jobs-with-giles-bidder-8705/avalon-emerson-oscillating-between-ridiculous-hubris-and-cratering-self-doubt.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.