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Chanté Joseph: 'The working world really destroyed me'

The Guardian's Pop Culture podcast host on why she quit her office job and how she built a multihyphenate freelance career

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Lara
Sep 22, 2024
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A few months ago I was onstage at 180 House interviewing freelance journalist Chanté Joseph, but it could have been a stand-up comedy night as Chanté’s commentary on freelancing was as witty and hilarious as it was honest and informative.

I had a hard task concisely introducing Chanté and her work because she has done so much over the last seven years. S…

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