https://copywriterscupboard.podbean.com Interesting conversations. Insightful people. Sometimes we even talk about writing. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:41:25 +0100 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Arts 1440 episodic Interesting conversations. Insightful people. Sometimes we even talk about writing. Fergus Dullaghan Fergus Dullaghan No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18288091/The_Copywriter_s_Cupboard_Podcastapjt6.jpeg https://copywriterscupboard.podbean.com 144 144 Freelancing with Johnny Morgan https://copywriterscupboard.podbean.com/e/freelancing-with-johnny-morgan/ https://copywriterscupboard.podbean.com/e/freelancing-with-johnny-morgan/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:41:25 +0100 copywriterscupboard.podbean.com/76e7f070-baf3-3850-abf3-3e2dcce1f4d1 Have you ever thought about becoming a freelancer? Many of us have, whether as a writer, designer, photographer or in another profession. But what is it really like? How do you make the transition? What happens if you can't find a client? How do you know how much to charge?  To seek answers to some of these questions, I talk to one of Europe's leading freelance copywriters, Johnny Morgan (clients: UN, UEFA, Decathlon, Nestlé + more).

]]> Have you ever thought about becoming a freelancer?

Many of us have, whether as a writer, designer, photographer or in another profession. But what is it really like? How do you make the transition? What happens if you can't find a client? How do you know how much to charge? 

To seek answers to some of these questions, I talk to one of Europe's leading freelance copywriters, Johnny Morgan (clients: UN, UEFA, Decathlon, Nestlé + more).

]]> Have you ever thought about becoming a freelancer? Many of us have, whether as a writer, designer, photographer or in another profession. But what is it really like? How do you make the transition? What happens if you can’t find a client? How do you know how much to charge?  To seek answers to some of these questions, I talk to one of Europe’s leading freelance copywriters, Johnny Morgan (clients: UN, UEFA, Decathlon, Nestlé + more). Fergus Dullaghan false No 3889 1 4 full 03 Andrew Gowers: Former FT Editor https://copywriterscupboard.podbean.com/e/03-andrew-gowers-former-ft-editor/ https://copywriterscupboard.podbean.com/e/03-andrew-gowers-former-ft-editor/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:58:02 +0100 copywriterscupboard.podbean.com/1ffd25b0-7417-3e6c-880c-f835fcab8c0e Andrew Gowers has had a remarkable career. From his boss being murdered by the Baader-Meinhof gang to witnessing the collapse of Lehman Brothers from the inside, he has seen it all. We dive into those topics as well as: • How he prepared for interviews with figures like Vladimir Putin • How to be an editor that gets the best out of writers • How not to handle a crisis (from his inside experience with BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster) (Recorded Feb 2023)

]]> Andrew Gowers has had a remarkable career. From his boss being murdered by the Baader-Meinhof gang to witnessing the collapse of Lehman Brothers from the inside, he has seen it all. We dive into those topics as well as:

• How he prepared for interviews with figures like Vladimir Putin
• How to be an editor that gets the best out of writers
• How not to handle a crisis (from his inside experience with BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster)

(Recorded Feb 2023)

]]> Fergus Dullaghan false No 3565 1 3 full 02 Ruadhán MacFadden: Irish wrestling reborn https://copywriterscupboard.podbean.com/e/02-ruadhan-macfaddon-irish-wrestling-reborn/ https://copywriterscupboard.podbean.com/e/02-ruadhan-macfaddon-irish-wrestling-reborn/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:57:39 +0100 copywriterscupboard.podbean.com/2fe83264-b5de-3106-9b09-169c5b8ca425 Technical writer and Podcaster Ruadhán MacFaddon explains how he resurrected an extinct sport – Irish collar and elbow wrestling – through the power of good storytelling. We deep dive into: • How a wrestling sport from Ireland went global in the late 1800s • Why thousands of spectators were paying to watch it at its peak • What happened to make it disappear within a generation • How a single podcast episode resulted in the rebirth of the sport... ...And how do you make podcasts that powerful anyway?

]]> Technical writer and Podcaster Ruadhán MacFaddon explains how he resurrected an extinct sport – Irish collar and elbow wrestling – through the power of good storytelling.

We deep dive into:

• How a wrestling sport from Ireland went global in the late 1800s
• Why thousands of spectators were paying to watch it at its peak
• What happened to make it disappear within a generation
• How a single podcast episode resulted in the rebirth of the sport...

...And how do you make podcasts that powerful anyway?

]]> Fergus Dullaghan true No 4249 1 2 full 01 Scott Poynton: On forests https://copywriterscupboard.podbean.com/e/01-scott-poynton-on-forests/ https://copywriterscupboard.podbean.com/e/01-scott-poynton-on-forests/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:53:37 +0100 copywriterscupboard.podbean.com/14cc922b-33b5-39e9-a821-cea98ba294cf Writers need insights. The founder of Earthworm Foundation, Scott Poynton can provide plenty. A sustainability pioneer and forest therapy guide Scott talks us through: • Forest bathing – how forests can lower your blood pressure and improve wellness • Global brands and the shift to deforestation-free supply chains • NGO's going soft – and why that is a problem. • Activism – how you can engage to help forests.   

]]> Writers need insights. The founder of Earthworm Foundation, Scott Poynton can provide plenty. A sustainability pioneer and forest therapy guide Scott talks us through:

• Forest bathing – how forests can lower your blood pressure and improve wellness
• Global brands and the shift to deforestation-free supply chains
• NGO's going soft – and why that is a problem.
• Activism – how you can engage to help forests. 


 

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