{"podcast":{"title":"Funny In Failure","slug":"funny-in-failure-1031063","podcast_index_feed_id":1031063,"rss_url":"https://funnyinfailure.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://funnyinfailure.libsyn.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/3/7/5/7375a6272eda88d1d959afa2a1bf1c87/Pink_Illustrative_Podcast_Logo.png","author":"Funny In Failure","episode_count":349,"summary":"A podcast that interviews funny and interesting people to discuss their careers and some of the challenges they have faced. I hope to use this platform to normalise and encourage the discussion of failure, particularly through the lens of the entertainment industry, to show that it can be a stepping stone towards the road of success. Nothing is better than humour to normalise a situation, so having deep and meaningful conversations, interspersed with comedy and laughter, helps us celebrate and appreciate life's frustrating moments.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T12:19:50.156457+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-in-failure-1031063"},"episode":{"title":"#321: What So Not - Artistic Success","slug":"321-what-so-not-artistic-success","published_at":"2026-01-12T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-in-failure-1031063/321-what-so-not-artistic-success","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-in-failure-1031063","url":"https://funnyinfailure.libsyn.com/321-what-so-not-artistic-success","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnyinfailure/What_So_Not_Full_AUDIO.m4a?dest-id=2063339","summary":"Today's guest may be one of the most interesting humans on the planet. Whether it's doing 250 shows in a year, training with monks, not staying in one city for more than four days over a year and a half, exploring the world, or being a true pioneer in his music space — Chris Emerson, aka WHAT SO NOT, has done it all! What So Not is an Australian DJ and producer. He has just released a brand new collaborative EP The Quiet That Hurts with visionary Dutch artist Buunshin. Previously releasing their single Threads and a luminous new single Dancing In The Leaves featuring Lucy Lucy. Emerging in the 2010s, What So Not has evolved into an in-demand artist across the globe, renowned for his innovation and signature style that blends bass, trap and melodic hues into a unique and unforgettable package. Releasing his debut album Not All the Beautiful Things in 2018, What So Not resoundingly showcased his versatility and revolutionary prowess, with tracks like Be OK Again featuring Daniel Johns and Goh featuring Skrillex building formidable momentum that would ultimately lead to a 2022 sophomore album Anomaly. A genre-less and relentlessly experimental artist, What So Not has spent his career collaborating with the likes of Skrillex, RL Grime, Killer Mike and Toto, with his releases and potent live performance effortlessly translating over to the stage including at Coachella and Lollapalooza, headline shows in Europe, North America as well as on home soil, and also cultivating over 1.3 billion streams and counting worldwide in the process. Opening with Threads featuring renowned American singer-songwriter and composer Maiah Manser, The Quiet That Hurts EP is undeniably a short yet sharply sweet full-bodied journey in avant-garde sounds and blissful delivery, with the EP growing fr…","meta_description":"Today's guest may be one of the most interesting humans on the planet. Whether it's doing 250 shows in a year, training with monks, not staying in one cit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5864,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/funny-in-failure-1031063/episodes/321-what-so-not-artistic-success/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-in-failure-1031063/321-what-so-not-artistic-success.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}