In this episode we talk about side hustles, should you have one and how do you explore your interests alongside your freelance journalism work? We speak to Dean Sterling Jones, a chef from Northern Ireland, who works as a freelance journalist when he’s not cooking, and Waseem Mirza, a sci-tech journalist and presenter who is also a screen actor and voice artist.  Waseem Mirza Twitter: https://twitter.com/waseem_mirza (@waseem_mirza) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheWaseemMirza/ (@thewaseemmirza)   Dean Jones Twitter: https://twitter.com/shootingthemess (@shootingthemess) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deansterlingjones/?hl=en-gb (@deansterlingjones) Blog: https://shootingthemessenger.blog/   Resources BBC CLICK https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9ry (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9ry) Pennyworth series 3 https://collider.com/pennyworth-season-3-hbo-max/ (https://collider.com/pennyworth-season-3-hbo-max/) NUJ Freelance Resources https://www.nuj.org.uk/advice/freelance-resources.html (https://www.nuj.org.uk/advice/freelance-resources.html) NUJ Branches  https://www.nuj.org.uk/engage/union-democracy/branches.html (https://www.nuj.org.uk/engage/union-democracy/branches.html) Examples of how Lily brands different parts of her journalism https://www.lilycanter.co.uk/ (https://www.lilycanter.co.uk/) https://twitter.com/lilycanter (https://twitter.com/lilycanter) https://www.instagram.com/lilycanter/ (https://www.instagram.com/lilycanter/) The FutureTECH Show- Waseem’s podcast  https://open.spotify.com/show/0QCdLw6UrG8sOBOgu69Vjx (https://open.spotify.com/show/0QCdLw6UrG8sOBOgu69Vjx) The FutureTECH Show - Waseem’s YouTube series  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsinWmjHSi8&list=PLblZus0jlv0sHpP9g1uRKgPG_FFwJq4Rb&index=1 (The FutureTECH Show Episode 1) Dean's latest article: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/deansterlingjones/russia-yevgeny-prigozhin-ukraine-trump-giuliani-films (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/deansterlingjones/russia-yevgeny-prigozhin-ukraine-trump-giuliani-films)

Freelance journalist recommendations Jane Lytvynenko https://twitter.com/JaneLytv (https://twitter.com/JaneLytv) https://www.janelytv.com/ (https://www.janelytv.com/) https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/02/ukraine-russia-conflict-livestream/622900/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/02/ukraine-russia-conflict-livestream/622900/)

Carol Cadwalladr https://www.theguardian.com/profile/carolecadwalladr (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/carolecadwalladr) https://twitter.com/carolecadwalla (@carolecadwalla)