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The Waffle Show

The Waffle Show

By: Gary Pickard / Louisa Adjoa Parker
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Join West Country creatives (and self-proclaimed wafflers) writer Louisa Adjoa Parker and musician Gary Pickard as we get together for a good old waffle over coffee. Each weekly episode we dive deep into real-talk, no-holds-barred conversation as we discuss the challenges of being freelance creatives, whilst sharing inspirational, sad and funny stories from our lives. Sometimes we have guests to waffle with! Sometimes we get over-excited and interrupt each other (especially Louisa). The Waffle Show is unscripted, unpolished and unfiltered, and you'll gain genuine insights about what a creative's life can be like as well as hearing about challenges we've overcome. Grab a coffee, run a bath, or do what you do when listening to podcasts. We hope you enjoy - please consider rating, reviewing, following or sharing this podcast with others if you do. Thank you so much for listening!

**Content warning: strong (sometimes historical/discriminatory) language and sensitive themes including racism, abuse, drug use, mental ill health and bereavement – listener discretion advised** Follow Gary on Instagram: @pickard_gary Follow Louisa on Instagram: @louisaadjoaparker

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Episodes
  • Episode 6: We have our first guest - singer-songwriter Leonie Prater!

    Episode 6: We have our first guest - singer-songwriter Leonie Prater!
    Aug 25 2025
    Welcome to episode six of The Waffle Show, with West Country creatives (and self-proclaimed wafflers) writer Louisa Adjoa Parker and musician Gary Pickard. In this ep we chat to our very first guest, the incredible Leonie Prater! We discuss how the three of us met; hear about Leonie’s journey as a singer-songwriter and lead singer of Leonian Dream; and imagine Gary twerking on a dance floor.

    **Content warning: strong language and sensitive themes including death, grief, sexual trauma and mental ill-health – listener discretion advised**

    Additional original music: Red Water Lily, by Leonian Dream. Full song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STkVeHfF9sY&list=RDSTkVeHfF9sY&start_radio=1

    I can't say my name, by Gary Pickard: https://open.spotify.com/track/1DCF3o6rnW3KZvjcAuDDmW?si=eaabeb15ed2f4f3a

    Follow Leonie on Instagram: @leonieprater_music; Leonian Dream: @leoniandream; Ollie Dixon: @olliedixon

    Leonian Dream tour dates 2025: https://www.songkick.com/artists/10333641-leonian-dream/calendar
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    59 mins
  • Episode 5: Gary’s haunted flat & what it’s really like to lose a parent

    Episode 5: Gary’s haunted flat & what it’s really like to lose a parent
    Aug 18 2025
    Welcome to episode five of The Waffle Show, with West Country creatives (and self-proclaimed wafflers) writer Louisa Adjoa Parker and musician Gary Pickard. In this ep we continue to share stories from our lives but it's a tough one, and a little different to other eps. In part 1 Gary tells the story of living in a haunted flat for over a decade, and in part 2 we discuss what it’s really like to lose a parent. (If you've recently lost someone, it might be a good idea to skip this ep and listen another time). ***Content warning: death and grief; strong (sometimes historical/ discriminatory) language and other sensitive themes including drug use/overdose and mental ill-health – listener discretion advised***

    Follow Gary on Instagram: @pickard_gary

    Follow Louisa on Instagram: @louisaadjoaparker

    Listen to Gary’s song, 32nd July: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VEVEgrITZ4
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    52 mins
  • Episode 4: Gary wakes up screaming on a sun lounger in Crete & Louisa goes to Uni

    Episode 4: Gary wakes up screaming on a sun lounger in Crete & Louisa goes to Uni
    Aug 18 2025
    Welcome to episode four of The Waffle Show, with West Country creatives (and self-proclaimed wafflers) writer Louisa Adjoa Parker and musician Gary Pickard. In this episode we continue to share stories of young adulthood - Gary has a long blackout and wakes up screaming on a sun lounger in Crete. Louisa goes to Uni (where she discovers Britain's long multicultural history) and finds her creative voice. We hope you enjoy - please rate, review, follow us or share this ep with others if you do. Thank you for listening!

    ** Content warning: strong (sometimes historical / discriminatory) language and sensitive themes including drug use, mental ill-health and racism – listener discretion advised**

    Follow Gary on Instagram: @pickard_gary

    Follow Louisa on Instagram: @louisaadjoaparker
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    47 mins
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