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Film Stories with Simon Brew is a podcast that looks to dig into the stories behind popular movies.From troubled productions, to rights issues, to difficulties with release to films nearly falling apart, the podcast will be looking at the stories that don't always seem apparent when watching a movie! The podcast is hosted by Simon Brew, the founder of Den Of Geek. Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/simonbrew. Thank you!
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STUDIOCANAL Presents - The Podcast is a monthly movie show, celebrating and exploring exceptional films and series with a deep dive into STUDIOCANAL’s renowned and world-spanning library, including titles available on the streaming channel, STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS. Host Simon Brew is joined each month by a special guest, and will be exploring classic movies, new theatrical releases, and a fair few hidden gems as well. We dig into films you’ve seen and films you haven’t, and hopefully add a few ...
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The Film Quiz Podcast

whynow/Film Stories

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Nick Helm - and his trusty sidekick and scorekeeper Huge Davies - hosts the podcast that puts knowledge of the movies to the test - with a mix of contestants and film trivia too...! A whynow & Film Stories production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Business and a Brew

Danielle Thompson

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Welcome to Business and a Brew – the podcast where real conversations about business happen over a good drink. Hosted by Danielle and Simon, this show brings together two friends with years of shared experiences, lessons learned, and plenty of stories to tell. We’re here to explore the highs, lows, and in-betweens of business, from awkward challenges to unexpected victories. No topic is off the table – if it’s part of the entrepreneurial journey, we’re talking about it. Whether you’re lookin ...
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Above The Fold

Jess Cervellon

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Tune in every Thursday as Jess chats with operators and founders across CX, marketing, and everything in between to discuss what creates a killer brand experience. In each episode, we’ll dive into the nitty-gritty like acquisition and retention tactics and zoom out to discuss the big things like AI, brand experience and why customer experience is at the center of it all.
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House Brew Heroes

House Brew Heroes

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Two Teams of Goofy Friends Face Off! One side championing “Goodness” and “Order” while the other promotes “Evil” and “Chaos.” Both journey through dungeons, improbable landscapes, immersive puzzles and sticky social situations. Then, Real-Life Bard Collin Simon underscores it all with original music. All the while the question burns: what will happen when they finally meet? HBH is an improvised comedy & adventure podcast based upon popular tabletop RPGs, enriched with house brewed lore. Crea ...
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Poppin' Bottles

Rob Grabowski, Josh Segovia

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A comedic podcast about your favorite beverages! Each week a new guest chats about their beverage of choice with recovering bartender Josh Segovia and barback Rob Grabowski. Bottle Icon Art by Alex Vaughn
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1 Beer 1 Song

Tony Simon and Russ Sauve

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Hosted by Russ and Tony, each episode is 12 to 70 minutes of passionate blather about a beer and a song. We drink the beer. We listen to the song. Disagreement and ridicule abound. Sometimes there is more than one beer. Sometimes there are no songs. Sometimes there are multiple songs. There has never been no beer.
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The Brü Lab

Brülosophy

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Welcome to The Brü Lab where Brülosophy's Cade Jobe takes you into the lab with brewing scientists to discuss research they've completed on our favorite beverage!
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The Changeup

Keith Hernandez

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The Changeup sits down with leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs to learn about doing a big career switch from being a high-rising employee at a larger company to starting your own thing. It's about the excitement of taking risks, following your passion, and building something new.
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Welcome to Spirituali-Tea, the podcast where two friends reflect upon their spirituality and what it means to be a man in the 21st Century. They explore everything from toxic masculinity and sobriety to surfing and skateboarding mixed in with punk rock music, Buddhism and a love of tattoos. Grab a brew and join them!
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What is justice? Who does it serve? Why should you care? When we think about justice, we think about it as an abstract, something that happens to someone else, somewhere else. Bad people. But justice and the law regulate every aspect of our interactions with each other, with organisations, with the government. We never think about it until it impacts our lives, or that of someone close. News, views and trues from The View Magazine, a social justice and campaigning platform for the rights of ...
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The Conscious Cup

Simone Ispahani

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"The Conscious Cup" is a thought-provoking podcast hosted by Simone Ispahani. Join Simone on a journey of socially conscious exploration as she delves into important issues like social justice and environmental sustainability. Each episode features inspiring guests who share their stories and provide actionable insights. By filling our cups with knowledge, compassion, and motivation, we can make a positive difference in the world. So grab your favorite mug, brew a hot beverage, and join us o ...
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You're Dead to Me

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The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. In each episode of You’re Dead to Me from BBC Radio 4, Greg Jenner is joined by a comedian and an expert historian to learn and laugh about the past. History isn’t just about dates and textbooks – it’s about extraordinary characters, amazing stories, and some very questionable fashion choices. How long did it take to build an Egyptian pyramid? What does the Bayeux Tapestry reveal about medieval life? Why did it take nearly half a millennium fo ...
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On the island of Maui, a sixteen-year-old international spy named Rio Kayenta discovers a two-thousand-year-old coral stone. Legend has it that the stone is meant for a girl named Amber and that with it, she can stop the evil S.H.R.O.U.D. organization. Amber Page lives in the Arizona desert and wants one thing more than anything else in the world: to see her mom and dad back together again. Amber's mom is a school bus driver who has split with her dad, but Amber believes the two still love o ...
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The release of Sinners in cinemas brings with it a special episode of Film Stories, where Delroy Lindo joins Simon for a chat about the film. They also talk about Delroy's career, his key collaborations, his approach to his work and more. Along with Sinners, you get bits of Malcolm X, Da 5 Bloods, Ransom and Congo in the conversation. Delroy Lindo …
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Greg Jenner is joined by guests Dr Danika Parikh and comedian Ahir Shah in the Bronze Age to explore the ancient Indus civilisation. They take a close look at the terracotta, toilets and even the unicorns of this vast civilisation which was in existence some 2,000 years before Pompeii. This is a radio edit of the original podcast episode. For the f…
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This week on After Hours x Above the Fold, I sat down with my girl Dillon Duchesne, senior partnerships lead at Yotpo and co-founder of Midcoast, to talk about what actually makes a partnership work (hint: it’s not just a logo swap and a handshake). We get into Dillon’s wild career path—from 11 years as a runway model to crushing tech sales—and how…
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Bow Wow! The Dudes are joined by the Duchess of Dogs Lauren Williams (Holy Goat Improv, Whirled News Tonight) to try her fave dog house, Byron's Hot Dogs located on Irving Bark! Her Highness reminisces about losing her Duke Doug and being a lazy movie fan on Letterboxd. We then get into the classic debate of "Is a hot dog a sandwich?" before uncove…
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This week's guest is the CEO and co-founder of Seed + Mill, Rachel Simons. Seed + Mill is a women-owned artisan food brand focusing on food products derived from sesame seed, like tahini and halva. We talk about Rachel's evolution from corporate lawyer to food entrepreneur, the nuances of running an online business that also has a physical location…
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We got chatting about greeting cards... and trust us, it’s a juicier topic than you’d think. From ancient Egypt and China to the boom during the Industrial Revolution, we took a little stroll through history and realised just how iconic that folded bit of card really is. The UK greeting card industry is no small thing either, bringing in a whopping…
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Held on remand for 13 months, Farah Damji's story exposes the brutal reality of how Britain's legal system can become an instrument of violence against women. With no evidence beyond the claims of her former partner, Nigel Gould-Davies, Farah has been denied bail repeatedly despite battling stage three breast cancer and suffering from untreated PTS…
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Greg Jenner is joined by guests Dr Sally Holloway and comedian Cariad Lloyd in the long 18th Century to explore Georgian love and courtship. Forget Bridgerton and Jane Austen – this is a historical how-to guide to finding a spouse in Georgian England. This episode takes you through a typical courtship in the era, from where to meet a potential part…
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This week on Above The Fold, I sat down with my girl Lindsay Kolinsky, Director of Marketing at Okendo, to talk about what most brands are doing wrong when it comes to understanding their customers. We get into why reviews are just the beginning, how to use micro-surveys the right way, and why personalization should feel like a vibe—not a tactic. P…
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Dawg Dudes ride at noon with Chef Neal Starbird (Midnight Burger Podcast) all the way to Sonic the All-American Dive-In! He shares his childhood hot dog ritual and why he only gets back to Sonic with host Rob. We get into the nitty gritty of brats vs dogs before he shares his dog dressing preference and why he thinks dogs should be in the Great Ame…
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This week's guests are the co-founders of Overlook Bakery, Rosie and Mike DeVito. Overlook Bakery is my local bakery here in Woodstock, which makes some of the best cookies, cakes, and desserts in the world. We talk about starting their business during COVID by making cakes in their home, leaving the corporate confines of the accounting world to bu…
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About Simon and Danielle: Simon and Danielle are both business owners, based in the East Midlands, who met through mutual business contacts and who share a love of all things business. Simon runs Skylight Media – Award-winning experts in Website Design, E-commerce & Marketing running since 2003. Danielle runs Goldspun Support – a multi-faceted supp…
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It's a film made for TV that takes the spotlight in this episode of Film Stories, as 1984's terrifying post-apocalyptic Threads moves into the limelight. A film made on a very tight budget, and shot in under three weeks, it was nearly derailed entirely by an American TV production around the same time. And when it did get made and was screened? Wel…
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Greg Jenner is joined in 13th-Century Venice by Professor Sharon Kinoshita and comedian Ria Lina to learn all about medieval traveller Marco Polo and his adventures in China. Born into a family of merchants, in 1271 a teenage Marco set out for the court of the Mongol emperor Qubilai Khan with his father and uncle. They would not return to Italy for…
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In a very special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by filmmaker Patricia Riggen, the director of the brand new action film G20. She talks about making the film, her collaboration with Viola Davis, and the problems she still faces on a movie set. They also dig back into her film story, from her earlier career, to cemetery explori…
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Esther Baker is the Creative Director of Synergy Theatre Project, an organisation that uses theatre to transform the lives of prisoners and ex-prisoners across the criminal justice system. Through productions in and out of prison, training programmes, and creative projects, Synergy amplifies the voices of marginalised people in the justice system, …
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This week on Above The Fold, I’m in NYC catching up with my new friend and fellow startup nerd, Adam Simone—co-founder of Leaf Shave and Smoosh. We get into what it really means to build product-first brands and why having strong opinions might actually be a founder’s best tool. We talk about his mechanical engineering background and how it led to …
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Sierra Mist superfan Mike Gospel (How Star Wars Is It, Baby Wants Candy, BLANK! The Musical) stops by the Dawg House to chat about a Chicago institution, the Superdawg Drive-In! He shares how he's always thinking of hot dogs but even more so in photos. We get the truth about his pickle feelings and learn the secret of Chicago Sauce. We take some me…
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This week's guest is the co-founder of Burlap & Barrel, Ori Zohar. Burlap & Barrel is an American spice importer that sources sustainable single-origin spices directly from farmers and foragers. We talk about the origins of the idea with his business partner, growing a business with omni-channel components, and the richness and diversity of the spi…
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About Simon and Danielle: Simon and Danielle are both business owners, based in the East Midlands, who met through mutual business contacts and who share a love of all things business. Simon runs Skylight Media – Award-winning experts in Website Design, E-commerce & Marketing running since 2003. Danielle runs Goldspun Support – a multi-faceted supp…
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There was a brief period in time when the movie Drive was set to star Hugh Jackman, and be backed by a Universal Studios budget. But when they fell through, the movie became an lower budget independent, and for the first time, Ryan Gosling was able to hand-pick a director. He made an unusual, yet very successful choice. For the second half of this …
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Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Jonathan Morris and comedian Sophie Duker to learn all about the bittersweet history of coffee. Coffee is undoubtedly one of the most popular drinks worldwide, and we consume an estimated 95 million cups of the stuff everyday in the UK alone. But where does coffee come from, and when did we start enjoying its caff…
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This week, I sat down with Olivia Laskowski, This week, I sat down with Olivia Laskowski, aka Liv—Brand and Partnerships Manager at Cometeer and certified coffee nerd—to talk about what it actually means to build a brand with substance (and caffeine). We got into the frozen coffee magic that makes Cometeer different, why brand teams should be in th…
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Well, hot dog! We have a "weiner"! - The Simpsons (S05E17) It's opening day for Dawg Dudes and throwing out the first pitch is fan-fave Kate Cohen (CSZ Chicago, Blank the Musical)! We visit local institution Budacki’s Drive In with Kate Coney as she shares her love of classic Chicago-style dogs. She tells us about the importance of keeping dogs sna…
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Few filmmakers can ever match the output of the late Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a German filmmaker who died at the age of just 37, with several lifetimes of work to his name. He's in the spotlight in this episode of STUDIOCANAL Presents, with two movies in particular - In A Year Of 13 Moons and Lola - going under our microscope. Regular host Simon B…
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Love them or loathe them, Spanx has become a wardrobe staple for millions of women looking for that smooth, sculpted silhouette. But where did it all start? We’re going back to 1998, when Sarah Blakely, armed with nothing but a pair of scissors, a pair of sheer tights, and a frustration with visible panty lines, created what would become one of the…
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Dinner dinner dinner dinner! Etc. Announced just six months before it landed in cinemas, the much-loved 1966 production Batman: The Movie was a masterclass in moving fast. Shot while the first series of the Batman TV show was still playing, it was written in two weeks, filmed in a month, and premiering in Texas as a result of some help with a boat.…
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Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Vanessa Heggie and comedian Stu Goldsmith to learn all about the perilous history of Arctic exploration. From the 15th to 20th Centuries, Europeans searched for the Northwest Passage, a supposed seaway between the Atlantic and Pacific through the Arctic Ocean. Indigenous groups had been traversing the passage for centuri…
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The right to a fair trial is the cornerstone of justice, but what happens when the systems designed to facilitate that right undermine it instead? This powerful episode of Rebel Justice takes listeners behind the scenes of Britain's prisoner transport system through the unflinching testimony of Constance Martin, a defendant currently facing retrial…
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This week, I sat down with Kate Reeder, COO and Head of Brand at United Sodas, to talk about what it really takes to build a brand that stands out in a crowded market. Spoiler: it’s more than just cool packaging. We get into the magic of minimalism, why startups make you wear every hat possible (yes, even HR), and how United Sodas accidentally beca…
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We've got the dutchess of the double deck aka Marie Maloney back in studio to chat about three different beverages! She shares stories of destination weddings, supper clubs, and hanging out with Spritz Influencers. We then learn about Bulgarian efficiency and the best way to send pennies to rising country star Tate McRae. Brought to you by Littlefo…
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This week's guest is the founder and CEO of Eat2Explore, Rowena Scherer. Eat2Explore makes it easy for kids and families to explore world cuisines and cultures with their award-winning experience-in-a-box cooking kits. We talk about how she went from private equity to the French Culinary Institute, the spark for the idea, and the importance of insp…
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Two movies here where audiences went in expecting one thing, and might just have got another. 1991's The Fisher King though for a time was going to be a Disney movie, before the studio decided it was too dark. Directors such as Steven Spielberg and James Cameron were mentioned, before Terry Gilliam - coming off the back of a commercial flop - decid…
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Greg Jenner is joined in ancient Mesopotamia by Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid and comedian Phil Wang to learn about the history of cuneiform, the oldest writing system in the world. In the 19th Century, European scholars began to translate inscriptions found on ruins and clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia - an area of the world between the Tigris and Euph…
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✨ In this episode of Above the Fold, I sit down with Jessica Rose Garcia—aka J-Rose—Head of CX at OneSkin, to talk about what really makes customers stick around. Spoiler: It’s not just fast email responses. We dive deep into: 💡 How J-Rose went from working at Gold’s Gym to leading CX at some of the biggest brands in DTC 📈 Why most brands completel…
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The original St. Paddy's Day crew is back! Two of the brightest emeralds, Allie Ring (DCOMmentaries, Malarkey Comedy) & Kevin Lambert (Go Cubs) are in studio for a Holiday Draft and to try some Pots o' Gold! They share their first-hand account of day drinking and witnessing hungover zombies. We then dive into the green deep end to make our luckiest…
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In a very special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by Oscar-winning producer Irwin Winkler, for an hour-long chat about his career. He was in town to talk about his latest film as producer, The Alto Knights. However, the stories take us right to the infancy of his producing career (including Elvis Presley!). Films covered in the…
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