{"podcast":{"title":"The Failing Writers Podcast","slug":"the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374","podcast_index_feed_id":3571374,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66202cf262f822001203895b","website_url":"https://www.failingwriterspodcast.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66202cf262f822001203895b/1774252797881-8978c666-7232-4bd8-a257-0baa322169ea.jpeg","author":"The Failing Writers","episode_count":163,"summary":"Becoming a better writer, writing a novel, being a successful author - whatever your writing goal is, we’re here for you! Join two struggling writers learning everything there is to know about writing. They talk to best-selling authors, screenwriters and poets - people who actually know what they’re talking about. The award-winning Failing Writers Podcast is the best writing podcast around. Why? It’s funny, informative and could help you get over writer’s block, finish that novel, get a literary agent and achieve your writing goals. (Oh, and they do silly little songs too) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T04:19:51.659016+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374"},"episode":{"title":"S5 Ep18: Map Men (Map Men Map Map Map Men Men)","slug":"s5-ep18-map-men-map-men-map-map-map-men-men","published_at":"2025-10-19T23:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/s5-ep18-map-men-map-men-map-map-map-men-men","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374","url":"https://shows.acast.com/failing-writers/episodes/s5-ep18-map-men-map-men-map-map-map-men-men","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66202cf262f822001203895b/e/68f2886859323046ca38b0dc/media.mp3","summary":"Maps? What's that got to do with writing? Men? How are they relevant in 2025? Oh no… wait … Er. OK... let me explain what’s going on today... by introducing you to (another) 2 handsome and charismatic young men. Jay Foreman – comedian, singer songwriter (bloody great songs-look em up!) & Map-enthusiast. And Mark Cooper-Jones – Ex-geography teacher, producer & comedian. Both… now… primarily You-Tubers.  (Ha! because that’s a real job.) Together, they are… Map Men.  An absolutely genius bit of infotainment, which I’m willing to bet my last rolo, that you will love: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfxy4_sBQdxy3A2lvl-y3qWTeJEbC_QCp Tell me I’m wrong! I dare you! But, right… and here’s the important bit….  they’ve written a book! A brilliant book, which like their show is both brain-engorging and extremely funny. Here’s a link to purchase several copies for yourself, your family & friends:  https://lnk.to/mapmen And while we’re on the subject of books. Have you ever tried writing one? It’s bloody difficult isn’t it? Yeah. Seriously.  Who knew? So may I be so bold as to recommend that you try using Scrivener. It has more features than you’ll ever need! However that does mean that if you do need one, Scrivener has got it! It just makes writing easier.  Not just for books either, but also for plays and screenplays and radio plays and non-fiction and stuff. PLUS – if you go to  https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store/scrivener You can make 20% of the price of Scrivener completely disappear by using the magic word “failing” at checkout. (You could even simultaneously imagine that you’re a flamboyant 80s stage magician with a white tiger and an open collared shirt while you do it, if that’s the kind o…","meta_description":"Maps? What's that got to do with writing? Men? How are they relevant in 2025? Oh no… wait … Er. OK... let me explain what’s going on today... by introduci…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4037,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/episodes/s5-ep18-map-men-map-men-map-map-map-men-men/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/s5-ep18-map-men-map-men-map-map-map-men-men.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}