Ep 14: The Art of Enquiry: How to keep your integrity in the face of sociopaths, lawsuits and death threats with David Farrier

Today on the show we have Award Winning Filmmaker,  Investigative Journalist, Podcaster and Blogger David Farrier.

David is known for his critically acclaimed films such as Tickled and Mr Organ as well as his fantastic Netflix TV show Dark Tourist and his brilliant Flightless Bird podcast.

 

In this conversation David talks about how he navigates his incredibly chaotic line of work and how he manages his mind when he is constantly putting himself into dangerous and intense situations in the pursuit of truth and art.

 

We touch on his career in journalism, film making, spending time with murderers, navigating lawsuits and the mental burden of pursuing such controversial figures, conspiracy theories, how to keep sane and healthy much much more!

 

You can find out more at www.Webworm.co and find his Flightless Bird Podcast athttps://linktr.ee/flightlessbirdpod

 

Also thanks to our show sponsors; the amazing Rabbit Island Coffee from Mapua in Nelson. Their coffee is all hand roasted by a couple of amazing and inspiring human beings and im sure you’ll agree if you try it; thats it’s probably the best coffee in the country. 

 

Also thanks to Tiny Triumph Recordings. Tiny Triumph is a boutique recording studio in Wellington that is designed to be a super comfortable and un-intimidating environment where artists can feel comfortable and relaxed in a safe environment in order to get the best out of their music. It’s not a studio where artists can just turn up and record; it’s a studio where artists go through the whole process with a Producer who really cares about getting the best out of the music so it can sit alongside the greatest artists in the world. If you want to hear more; head over to www.tinytriumphrecordings.com

 

Also thanks again to Taylah for letting us use the song Okay that we Produced as the shows theme song.