Episode three's guest is author Tom Cox. We discuss Tom's choice to leave legacy media to create the writing he's passionate about (he did it before it was cool), newspapers, publishing and media, class identity and creativity. Tom talks through his unusual and inspiring trajectory as a writer, navigating failure, what he's learned along the way, his upcoming debut novel, and the benefits of year-round sea swimming. </p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/4644586">Get bonus content on Patreon</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Thomas Chatterton Williams

Welcome to Second Self, the podcast about the self we inherit, and the one we create.&nbsp;In this series, I’ll be having conversations with interesting people about the important ideas they’ve adopted and the ones they’ve moved away from through their lives. Though we live in an increasingly polarised landscape where ‘picking a side’ and digging your heels in is incentivised, Second Self is about intellectual curiosity, constructing your own individual identity, and when you need to, changing your mind. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.