{"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 Ep9: Putting on an Edinburgh festival show - with Samia Rida","slug":"s5-ep9-putting-on-an-edinburgh-festival-show-with-samia-rida","published_at":"2025-07-14T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/s5-ep9-putting-on-an-edinburgh-festival-show-with-samia-rida","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374","url":"https://shows.acast.com/failing-writers/episodes/s5-ep10-putting-on-an-edinburgh-festival-show-with-samia-rid","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66202cf262f822001203895b/e/68702f732a1945076306f7bd/media.mp3","summary":"OK, first things first, before you read any more of this, go to  https://www.literatureandlatte.com  and get yaself 20% off Scrivener right now with the code: FAILING Done that? Brilliant. First step towards becoming a proper writer - DONE. Perfect. Now... it’s time to settle the score, turn the tables, slip the shoe onto the other foot. Tom sets up a chat with Samia Rida, who’s taking her one woman play to Edinburgh.  A cunning way of encouraging Jon and Katie to crack on with their play. Will it work? Find out in this week’s episode, as we chat to Samia about how you go about taking a show to Edinburgh, the benefits of taking your writing into your own hands and turning it into a show, the trauma and comedy inherent in being kidnapped and taken to Saudi Arabia, the life of artists generally, and lots of other stuff that you’ll have to listen to the show to find out. Samia’s play is called Kidnap, it’s on at the Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh from 30th July to the 10th August, and it sounds excellent!  Get your tix here: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/samia-rida-kidnap Samia on Instagram: @rida_samia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"OK, first things first, before you read any more of this, go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com and get yaself 20% off Scrivener right now…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3254,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/episodes/s5-ep9-putting-on-an-edinburgh-festival-show-with-samia-rida/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-ep9-putting-on-an-edinburgh-festival-show-with-samia-rida.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}