Episode 43: with Special Guest, Luke Poulton from @veganluke

On today's episode I have special guest Luke Poulton who some of you may know as @veganluke across social media. Luke is (as his username suggests) vegan, he is 30 years old and is an Autistic stand-up comedian who was awarded Essex Comedian of the Year in 2019. At the time of recording Luke has over 60,000 followers on TikTok which is insane and I'm going to be asking him more about his brilliant videos in this episode!We chat about:Luke's Autism diagnosis and support within educationHis university experience, what he studied and accommodations for autistic people at universityWhat life was like after uni, and his experiences working as a postman, in a supermarket and at a law firmHow Luke got into comedy and the stand-up sceneLuke's TikTok page - when and why he started it and managing with it's amazing growth!Luke's (fascinating) special interests How he copes with daily life and through the pandemicIn this episode we mentioned:The tiktok video with the handshakeexplore.org for the live animal cameras!Luke's Links:Luke's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VeganlukeMy 21andsensory links:⁠Illustration Portfolio⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Podcast⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠ | ⁠Blog⁠ | ⁠TikTok⁠ | ⁠X⁠ | ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠ | ⁠Patreon