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Hosted by Cristina Jerney · arts · EN
How creatives survive, create, and thrive! itpaysthebills.substack.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchIt Pays the Bills is hosted by Cristina Jerney. The show has published 28 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Sabbatical with Cristina Jerney" (8 July 2025, 38 minutes), "The Show Goes On with Lucy Buncombe" (27 May 2025, 25 minutes), and "Anchors Down, Curtains Up with Holly Gibson" (13 May 2025, 25 minutes).
It Pays the Bills publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 28 episodes.
Booking probability for It Pays the Bills is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. It Pays the Bills requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. It Pays the Bills's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for It Pays the Bills are Artists, Writers & Performers. It Pays the Bills has an arts audience.
Cristina Jerney hosts It Pays the Bills, an arts podcast with 28 episodes published.
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It Pays the Bills
<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! This will be our last episode, and I want to thank all of our listeners and readers that have followed along this podcast’s journey.</p><p>All good things must come to an end, and...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Lucy Buncombe, an actor and workshop facilitator. We chatting about Lucy’s various and varying day jobs, her current pursuits (including facilitating weekly play...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Holly Gibson, a singer, dancer, and choreographer. Holly and I chatted all about her life at sea, her life on land, and everything in between.</p><p>A bit about...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Zoe Morris, a director, writer, and lawyer. She and I actually met years ago during a day job, so it was great to sit down with her and chat about her writing...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Niall Hemingway, a London-based actor and writer. We chatted about their journey as an actor, writer, and teacher, and the difference between writing for print and...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Dillon Brown, a newly-graduated director and writer. We chatted about the state of film, Dillon’s university project, which was screened at the BFI, and...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Gabrielle MacPherson, whose love of performing and comedy finally led her to stand-up after a drunken bet with a friend. We chatted about comedy, the importance of...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is George Hider, who’s day job and creative pursuits merge brilliantly in his work at the London Dungeon. We chatted about staying creative, George’s cheesemongering...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Bethany, an actor, singer, and small business owner. We chatted about how Bethany’s goals have changed through the years, why she enjoys teaching so much, and how...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills, and welcome to our first episode of 2025! Today’s guest is Arieta Visoka, an actor, poet, and barista. We chatted about Arieta’s past and present day jobs, her approach to comedy...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Hannah Johnson, a comedy actor, improviser, and dog walker. We chatted about following two interests at once, how to build up comedy chops, and the joy of looking...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Hannah-Theresa Engen, who leads a double life in musical theatre and the heavy metal music industry. We had a great chat about everything from Hannah-Theresa’s arts...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Steph Darcey, a London-based actor, singer, and writer, who took inspiration from her job turning the dials for autocue and turned it into a hilarious political...
<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guests are Helen Cunningham and Nikoletta Soumelidis, our first-ever joint interviewees! We chatted about how they created their production company, 28&2 Productions, how...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Josefin Tønnessen, who has the distinction of being the first non-actor interviewed on the podcast. We chatted about her love of dancing, her foray into writing for...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Iris Goldsztajn, who has the distinction of being the first non-actor interviewed on the podcast. We chatted about Iris’ writing career, the rom com she’s been...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Aimee Olivia, a globe-trotting actor from Aotearoa/New Zealand, who currently works at the Frog & Bucket Comedy Club in Manchester. In today’s episode, we catch up...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Marnie Yule, an outstanding singer and actor who is pretty constantly making everyone around them laugh. We got to chat with them about their current day job - the...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Millie Thorne, a comedy actor and writer who is about to bring her debut show, Sketchy, to the Edinburgh Fringe! We got to chat with Millie about her creative goals...
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<p>Welcome back to It Pays the Bills! Today’s guest is Harvey Westwood, a triple threat performer with boundless artistic talent. As Harvey boards his cruise job, we thought it would be a great time to ask him about his...
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