Aug 16, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min · 11 segments
Sunday Times bestselling author RJ BARKER magics up the five tracks he will meet in Hell! RJ tells us about his latest smash hit fantasy novel…
R.J. BarkerGuest
Daniel WhelanHost
Alex GaleHost
every single one that was not doing this that i do i hate um i especially resent having to buy clothes with my money to wear to sit in an office that i don't want to be at and having to pay for a bus fare and sit on a bus for an hour there and an hour back um it can just I'm not going to say furious because I'm too lazy to be furious, but definitely resentful about that whole thing.
And I don't think I've ever done a job that hasn't involved me trying to do as little as humanly possible at the job.
And then what is the worst thing about the job you do now? What's the worst thing about being a writer?
Do you know, someone once said to me, said, oh, you're enjoying it now, but it'll just become commonplace to you.
I'm constantly aware how immeasurably lucky I am to be actually making a living as a writer.
every single one that was not doing this that i do i hate um i especially resent having to buy clothes with my money to wear to sit in an office that i don't want to be at and having to pay for a bus fare and sit on a bus for an hour there and an hour back um it can just I'm not going to say furious because I'm too lazy to be furious, but definitely resentful about that whole thing.
And I don't think I've ever done a job that hasn't involved me trying to do as little as humanly possible at the job.
And then what is the worst thing about the job you do now? What's the worst thing about being a writer?
Do you know, someone once said to me, said, oh, you're enjoying it now, but it'll just become commonplace to you.
I'm constantly aware how immeasurably lucky I am to be actually making a living as a writer.
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