In this episode, Vivian is joined by Webby-award winning writer and director Jamie Morton, the creator of the cultural phenomenon, the podcast ‘My Dad Wrote a Porno’, to share a truly unique ‘bootstrap’ start-up story for the ages. It’s a story which has captured the imagination of the world and fascinated the world’s media.

The story goes that Jamie and his partners in crime, Alice Levine and James Cooper, turned his dad’s unorthodox career choice into a globally successful entertainment brand. A brand beloved by millions around the world including some of the biggest names in showbusiness from Emma Thompson to Lin Manuel Miranda. 

The stats speak for themselves. 430 million downloads and counting, a HBO special, hundreds of thousands of followers on social media and 2 sold-out world tours taking in iconic venues such as the Sydney Opera House and Radio City Music Hall, New York. 

That’s the better-known part of the story but as with all great leaders, it’s only half the story. Because before he made it, as Jamie puts it, he was ‘quite literally f****d’ and his career seemed over before it had even really begun when his dream job working alongside a Hollywood legend turned into a nightmare. 

It’s a long way back from the brink and Jamie doesn’t flinch in sharing that journey and what it taught him about failure and the true meaning of creative success.

Follow Jamie Morton on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncleegor 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncleegor

And find out more about the upcoming musical directed by Jamie and written by James Cooper: https://twitter.com/lovestuckmusic

Original theme music composed by Lee Olivier Hall. Listen in full here: https://spoti.fi/3Qefe2H

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