<p>Occasionally, I’ll get responses to these blogs that suggest some further clarification is necessary. I wouldn’t have thought <a href="https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/my-type/">my piece about types</a> would have been one of them. But it has become clear that the concept of types is not immediately obvious to those who don’t work in show business. I’m oddly touched by this. I love the notion of being free of the idea entirely. Types, for actors, are useful but sometimes oppressive categories. </p><p>To keep reading <a href="https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/further-thoughts-on-type/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Further Thoughts on Type</a> visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog. </p><p>This is Episode 479</p><p>Song: Been It</p><p>Image of Peter Falk via Wikipedia</p><p>To support this podcast:</p><p>Give it 5 stars in Apple Podcasts. Write a nice review!</p><p>Rate it at: <a href="https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist">https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist</a></p><p>Mailing list: <a href="http://www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/">www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/</a></p><p>Facebook:</p><p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/">https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/</a></p><p>Support me on Patreon: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis">www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis</a></p><p>Kofi: <a href="http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis">http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis</a></p><p>PayPal: <a href="https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist">https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist</a></p><p>Join Substack: <a href="https://emilyrainbowdavis.substack.com/">https://emilyrainbowdavis.substack.com/</a></p><p>Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/erainbowd">@erainbowd</a></p><p>Mastodon - @
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