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Thacknology is an irregular show when I have the greatest of fortune in talking to pioneers and visionaries invading the mundane with irresistible ideas.

Dave Thackeray


    • Dec 22, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 12m AVG DURATION
    • 87 EPISODES


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    Three Ns

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 12:12


    Wanna know how to crush business in 2024? Learn from my 3 Ns. And have a fantastic Christmas! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    Irresistibility as a Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 11:20


    What does it mean to be irresistible? And why am I your guy? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    Narrative concocting consultancy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 19:08


    Fireworks have been going off in my head the whole damn week. That can mean only one thing: time for a reboot of Word And Mouth! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    Tenacity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 10:33


    Wheat. Cars. Basketball. Three amazing stories on how your number one priority for anything that's meaningful - is tenacity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    Chaos and Order - my storytelling debut

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 14:38


    Inspired by Stealing Thunder and AI, here's a little story - with some fables from the pros - to get your story soul stirred... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    Garbage space truck - or something

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 8:29


    Day 2 at the Stealing Thunder festival and both things and people are somewhat delirious. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    Stealing Thunder and SoloMate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 11:46


    Why aren't we enjoying more stories and the art of storytelling? I'm at one of the UK's most beloved storytelling festivals and here to find out why... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    How to be curious

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 12:35


    Welcome to summer. Welcome to #AudioMo. Welcome to a new way of living. Powered by curiosity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    AI: All In

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 37:51


    Besotted with the algorithm. I'm a pro writer obsessed with human in the loop AI partnerships. Find out why this is the best application of technology since computers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

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    AI and copywriting with Fresh Perspective's Rachel Sparacio-Foster

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 28:56


    You'll have heard all about ChatGPT and OpenAI by now. Some will have you think it's all over. But this is just the beginning. I had a fantastic chat with my good friend Rachel to see what it's like working with the algorithm as one of Canada's finest copywriters. We asked AI to give you a summary of what's upcoming. Here's what she said: "This is the place to begin your grand tour of AI for copywriting and content creation. The speakers discuss the benefits and limitations of AI-generated content, as well as the importance of prompt engineering and ethics in AI development. They also touch on the potential for AI to simulate human voices for nefarious purposes. The conversation touches on the different ways AI can be used for generating content, such as subject line formulas and audience research. The speakers also discuss the importance of testing and research, as well as the potential for AI to improve the authenticity and accuracy of copy. However, the conversation also highlights concerns about the ethics of AI development, specifically the potential for AI to be used for malicious purposes such as phone scams. The speakers stress the importance of considering these ethical concerns and taking steps to regulate AI development. Overall, the conversation provides insights into the potential benefits and challenges of using AI for copywriting and content creation, as well as the need for responsible AI development." Couldn't have put it better myself. Do enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    MOVIE REVIEW: Bank of Dave (Netflix)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 8:24


    Dave Fishwick's audacious ambition to bring Burnley it's own bank - and upturn the UK's financial apple cart - were derided. But Dave didn't take no for an answer. If you're seeking a feelgood film with plenty of surprises, this one's for you... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    Ralph Fiennes' The Menu - tastiest film of the year (so far)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 20:52


    I needed an experience not dissimilar to the waltzers to propel me uncomfortably out my post-holiday lethargy. This movie was a multi-course masterclass in jerking awake from any stupor - possibly even a coma! Watch it. Devour it. Savour it. But for goodness sake, listen to this first... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    Reflections from P&O Azura: Day 7 (Gran Canaria)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 14:39


    Join Thack for another jam-packed walking tour - this time the island's capital, Las Palmas. And brace yourself for some words of wisdom that would flatten a massive marshmallow. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    Sedentary walkaround of the moderately average P&O Azura

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 22:00


    I was going to get on my feet and give you the grand tour of this 12 year-old maritime hulk. And I wish I had - halfway through recording this audio aberration, a large boy collapsed into my neighboring recliner and started noshing hard and loud on his triple cheeseburger and quadruple fries. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    Cruise without the Tom - it's Day 3 on the P&O Azura!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 28:43


    After what felt like a zillion years we finally turned this docked hotel into a moving one - and pointed all our noses at Madeira. On this TWO-PART (ooh pro-style!) you'll get a flavour of the ocean's motion and my thoughts about cougars. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    P&O Azura - cruise and muse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2023 14:37


    It's day 1 proper of my Canaries cruise and time to mise on the past few days and what's ahead... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thack/message

    What The New Year Holds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 14:32


    On this what's likely to be the best episode yet of Thacknology we're having a natter about what's led up to today and what's ahead. Consider this an enriching start to 2023. And if anything it'll make you feel a lot better about yourself knowing there's someone else who's very much a comparable underachiever. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody - the new Whitney Houston

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 11:15


    Watch this film. Here's my review. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    The most important skill - and how you master it

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 23:01


    It's something to which I've devoted my entire life. And I want you to benefit from this commitmeny. Which is why I'm sharing with you the best ways I've discovered to master creative thinking. We're talking 10 brilliant tips. Get these in your life and you'll find everything's easier... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    From Zero Effort Happy to Selling Sunset in November

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 19:05


    Let's tear it up, Thacknologistas. It's a blast having you with me for another 20 minutes packed with good times and better ideas. With just two weeks to go until tickets go on sale for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour, I'm getting all nostalgic about Folklore - THE album of our pandemic. And there's a ton of chat about my newest, and lifelong, endeavour to bring some happiness to everyone. Take the quiz - and get a special, life-changing surprise. https://zeroefforthappy.outgrow.us/happy-audit --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Organisational concierge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 8:55


    The biggest, hidden opportunity for any large business is to know itself. And the right hire is an organisational concierge --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Funny Friday - comics in a circle and Love Island layabouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 10:01


    Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan are two of our most prolific comics. Here's how to catch a ride. And the latest on Love Island from its most adoring fan... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Love Island - IT'S HERE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 5:53


    And has been for some time. Why do I love it? And what comes next? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Thinking Digital 2022 (#TDC22)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 9:37


    Another amazing achievement from Newcastle tech scene's head boy and girl - Herb Kim and Emma Turnbull. Another masterclass in community building - and jaw dropping. A bouquet of magical memories to last a lifetime... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Cheap eats and fleek beats

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 21:22


    Skittish about your future or want to save cash at the checkout? Join Dave for a lovely wander down by Southport's Marine Lake... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    I'm having a HEART O THACK!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 9:42


    Effective immediately the Thacknology podcast is Heart o Thack. It's about growth, perseverance and absolute nonsense. Get it NOW at https://thacknology.substack.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

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    Podcasting for internal communications

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 10:29


    There is an unending list of immense benefits for organisations charming their colleagues with personality and passion packed podcasts. If you're looking for a truly transformational tactic for your IC strategy, let's get on it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    LUXE LISTINGS SYDNEY and The Art of the Impossible

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 17:26


    A wonderful new format for an already wonderfully palatable pod. Tell me if it made you sizzle - or spew. dave@wordandmouth.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    I just threw it all in a pan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 13:36


    For the first time in forever I cooked a meal from scratch that was more delicious than the first time I saw that black and white photo of Cindy Crawford. I want you to feel confident in the kitchen. Your journey starts here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Hamboner over Allison Robicelli's The Edible Erotic Adventures of Esmerelda Poppingcorn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 37:37


    Who doesn't want their newsletters dripping with juicy ham and moist misadventures? Esmerelda's debauched chronicles are the latest in a long line of literary lasciviousness but the very first fodder of this genre from this master baker turned goddess of girded loins. Allison's got a winner on her hands with The Edible Erotic Adventures of Esmerelda Poppingcorn and you can - SHOULD - read it now. Get Esmerelda while she's hot at https://legitimatefoodporn.substack.com/ Follow Allison on Twitter at https://twitter.com/robicellis and on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/allisonrobicelli/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    The Responder on BBC iPlayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 12:08


    Martin Freeman stars as a Scouse bobby with more than his fair share of personal and professional angst. Is it worth your time? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    The Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekhov

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 16:21


    You'll never hear a worse rendition of Russian accents so tuck in for a quarter-hour of unintentional comedy against the backdrop of a slightly amusing tale of betrayal, greed and numbers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Finger food and Celebs Go Dating

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 18:23


    You never know what you're gonna get - like the best line in Forrest Gump. On today's variety pack we had another crack at Protobot (http://molly.is/experimenting/protobot/) to come up with a catchy brand for lickable finger polish. That and a recap of last night's Celebs Go Dating and why you should never commit to a project that doesn't give you the flutters. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    50 top-class cooking hacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 18:02


    I read an article on America's Test Kitchen all about how to improve your kitchen craft with 50 tweaks. Man, it's insanely useful. Get those 50 hacks, here: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/4259-50-tiny-skills-to-improve-your-cooking-today On today's show I also natter about some other stuff like trying to find teachers who are actually good, and helping businesses get their sh!t together. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Explicit content

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 13:36


    Whatever we're doing in life requires way more context than it's given. Today's show reiterates the importance of context when you're asking someone to do something. The reason you don't get what you want is often because you're not being clear or EXPLICIT in your request. Just by reading that you saved 13 minutes listening to me. All the hacks, people! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Square pegs and round holes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 13:48


    Find yourself one thing you love doing and love doing it more. That's the secret for smashing 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Sell the sizzle: 11 January 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 17:52


    Pig's heart finally crosses the Rubicon to human cavity - man delighted. Woman marries pink, not the rock star. Other woman thinks better of it and marries herself, instead. This and lots more on today's Thacknology, your alternative round-up of the day's events. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Boiling Point featuring Stephen Graham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 6:48


    You have to watch this. It is an extraordinary movie on so many levels. Grab yourself a VIP seat and get into it. Delicious stuff. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Crash bam whack oosh fulsk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 11:48


    You'll only listen to this shizz if you're up for a bit of fun so I ain't even gonna bother with meaningful titles. JUST ENJOY IT. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Feeling yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 22:19


    What does it mean to be the real you? It means having the courage to do what others don't. To challenge the norm - and to define your own. I spent 47 ywars trying to put my square peg in a round hole. Now all the holes are square. Find out why - and how you can find your own. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Southport Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 21:44


    I'm gloomy. In that enthusiastically gloomy way that characterises those moments when I despair but with the joy of optimism in my heart. Please join me for a peer inside the circus tent that is Southport Market, a brand new food destination for the North West's best seaside resort. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Virgin River

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 13:32


    I want simple. We deserve, need, simple. That's the subject of today's audio adventure. And this crazy-fun Netflix series. Hugely recommended. Come along - it's a fun ride. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    In Therapy with The Mule

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 7:29


    Catching up with some great short watches and long indulgences. In Therapy is a great fly on the wall drama about fictional patients and their patient therapist. The Mule is an astonishing movie starring Clint Eastwood, who somehow still commands the set with one foot in the grave. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Saturday Success Summit - what's up, y'all?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 14:13


    Happy weekend to ya. Even with just hours to go until England meets its fate - triumphant quarter-finalists, or triumphant in defeat - you've still got time to catch feels on the past week. With #AudioMo well and truly wrapped for another year, I've been lucky enough to dive into new things. And discover new truths about how to be better. Because that's all this show is about. How, together, we can be better. Let's get into it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    That's all, folks!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 4:20


    #AudioMo is AudioNo more. For 11 months. What a blast! Congrats everyone who stayed the course. Let's do it again soon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

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    One left. Alright.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 5:41


    In 29 days of #AudioMo I've never been less inspired. Even then, today's episode is still a ripper. Love Island's begun. There's a plant in Israel knocking out 5,000 meaty burgers a day - with nary an animal in sight. Let's get some! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Love Island 2021 - IT'S ON!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 13:41


    Meet your cast for this year's spectacle of sex, sass and sauce. And talking about sauce - find out what happened when I tried to make risotto the Wolfgang Puck way... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Sunday smorgasbord

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 8:49


    I love you. I love wind. I love word. I love to wend. Imagine the delight incoming on coalescence of this provocative troika. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Fish and ships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2021 7:23


    My heart belongs to Warnemunde. It's the prettiest port. A model. The perfect segue to what comes next. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

    Heart and flours

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 5:26


    Who knew making a big mess of bedwear would lead to winning a client pitch! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

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    Manage your knowledge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 5:37


    There's a movement to capture everything we know in a way we can find it. Building a second brain. Knowledge management. I use Obsidian. It's free. It works. And it connects to cloud storage. obsidian.md - go get it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thack/message

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