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Hiring Business Lawyers With Katie Richards Have you ever put yourself in a position where you're thinking, should I do that? Should I not do that? It might not even be something that you've done legally wrong; it might just be a situation where you're having a separation or whatnot, but a lot of the time, you can find yourself in hot water if you have the right relationship set up. Today, we've got Katie Richards from Law on Earth, and she's going to be talking to us about why and when you should hire a business lawyer. What is the right time in business to do that? When should you set up these relationships? She'll shed some light and remove some fear from everything legal in business. Learn more about hiring a business lawyer at dorksdelivered.com.au Does every small business need a lawyer? Katie: I think it depends on what phase of the business they're going through at the time. I would always suggest that before someone gets into business, have a chat with a lawyer first so they understand what legal needs they're going to have coming up over the life of the business. Katie: You get a bit of a strategy in place because it's not just your business planning that's important. You have to understand what legal risks happen at the beginning, while you're running the company, and then also on exit so you can be ready for them and then you'll be less likely to need lawyers along the way if you already know what to watch out for. A lot of the time, businesses start because you're really passionate about the work that you do. It could be that you're a labourer, an accountant, etc. A lot of the time, you start in the trenches doing that sort of work and you jump in because you're good at what you do. That can obviously cause some conflict if you're doing exactly the same thing as when you had an employer.  When should you hire a business lawyer? Are you better off speaking to someone to make sure you're doing things right? Or is it just when you've started turning over some dollars? When should one really start looking towards consulting a business lawyer? Solicitor Before Accountant Katie: I think it's actually before that. It's right at the beginning when you actually have a chat with an accountant because you need to work out what kind of structure you should be setting up before you actually go and set the business up. That's important because the structure comes down to how much risk is going to be on you personally. How can a business lawyer help you? Katie: If you're set up as a sole trader, you could have issues such as something going terribly wrong in your business, especially if it's your first business. If you don't really understand how businesses operate, you could have your house on the line. You could lose your car, all of your assets, and all of your savings because you are personally liable as a sole trader, whereas generally, people will wait for a while before they set up a company down the track. Katie: There also could be taxation issues if you do that. If you've got some potential contracts already set up, you're probably better off going down the company path from the start. You know that the revenue amount is likely to be a lot higher. The right time to talk to someone about that is actually before you start trading and then you've got a bit of a road map and you understand why. Video Sessions With Business Lawyers in Brisbane Katie: At Law on Earth, we've actually done a lot of free guides around this so that people can just go and have a look at them, get an understanding around what all the different options are in terms of the structures, think about what would actually suit their lifestyle not only now, but also in the future. Katie: Think three, four, or five years ahead because if you set up as a sole trader now, you're going to be paying tax through the roof once you get over a certain financial amount. No one in their right mind is going to want to set up a business if it's not generating at least a decent amount of money that exceeds what you were doing as an employee, unless you're only doing it as a hobby or for some kind of lifestyle benefit, because there is a lot of pain that comes with setting up and running businesses. Katie: You must have a good reason why you want to put yourself through that. Otherwise, sometimes it actually is easier just to remain an employee, doing what you love. I couldn't agree more. Some employees think that their employers are bringing in double or triple of what they earn, and then they wonder about jumping out on their own without thinking about any of the nitty-gritty and the mechanics that go into the infrastructure that supports the business. You're right: you want to be able to earn a little bit more money or just be a side hustle or a lifestyle choice. That obviously changes the structure. If you're going to start a business, first, make sure that you're passionate about doing whatever you're going to be doing because you're going to be doing a lot of it. Second, make sure you're able to do that with enough time to be able to do all the other admin stuff that comes with it. Don't think you'll get to do 80-hour weeks that are going to be billable to clients. On top of that, probably talk to a solicitor before you talk to an accountant. Katie: It really comes down to that risk piece. What we tend to find in the last couple of days through the platform at Law on Earth is people who are passionate about a social cause want to set up a business around it. They're trying to work out whether to set up a charity, a social enterprise, for-profit or not for profit. It all comes down to how far you're prepared to take that social cause. Katie: There's a lot to think about. At that stage, you also have to think about not just the business, but what about the people around you? If you have a family, what are you prepared to put them through when you're setting up this business? Are you even going to bring them in down the track? If that's the case, then you're going to be employing people within the business. Again, it's probably better to do that for a company. Katie: The conversation around trusts will come up as well. You might have some kids at home and your wife or husband may not be working. You might want to get money by the business to them in the most cost-effective way.  How much does a business attorney cost? Katie: You'd have an initial chat with your accountant and your lawyer around those ideas. People are using just like a 20-minute advice session on our platform just to ask those kinds of questions. It's only going to cost them $150 to answer all of those questions before they even think through the next part of their strategy. It's not prohibitive. That's pretty much nothing in the scheme of things. That is going to protect you because different opportunities or things can come up. There are always bumps along the road of business, and you can have situations where you're being sued depending on the type of work that you're doing or having partnerships that go south. Even if you are set up as a sole trader, for instance, and you invest a little bit too much time in the business and the business is going really well.  This sounds terrible, but if you look at Melinda Gates, she is one of the best investors in the world. You need to be very careful. If a break-up does happen in your personal life, that can affect your business life and ongoing time. When you do engage, you spend $150, you get a little bit more visibility and insights and confidence in what you'd be doing with your business. How often should you talk to a business lawyer? What are normally the touchpoints with small business lawyers? Is it something that you engage with clients every three months, or is it something that you set up the relationship and then when the shit hits the fan, so to speak, you then start talking or what happens? Katie: I think it depends on the person who's setting up the business and what their circumstances are. The way that I deal with clients is that I'll have that initial chat with them. I'll give them a list and priorities as to what they should do and how soon they should get them done and at what stage of the business they'll think about activating the next step. Katie: That way, it gives them the tools that they need to actually go away and be in control of what they're doing. We have stuff in the learning centre that will help them do that. As they reach those little milestones in their business, they know what to do and what to watch out for. That just makes it a lot easier. It takes a lot of the anxiety away from the business.  Katie: A lot of my clients will actually Zoom me once a month and just ask me and do another 20-minute session and say what they've done and ask me to have a look over. They can actually watch me read into contracts that they've prepared themselves, just keeping them out of any risk so that they don't have to lie awake at night because they know they've already covered their bombs and then they can take that next step a little bit more confidently. Katie: There may be someone who's just really slow to get a bit of traction. If that's the case, they don't have to push themselves ahead at any rate to actually go and get more legal advice. It's only as they need it. But as they grow, you'll tend to find the need will pop up more often. Katie: It really comes down to the stage of growth and how risk-averse that business owner is. There are some people that will do all these documents, go forth and conquer—and they will just call me when they're in trouble. Katie: No matter how good of a business owner you are, things just pop up in business and you can't avoid it. If you can at least recognise when an issue is coming up, jump on it straight away and get some advice on what you should do next. You can probably go forward and just sell back and look after yourself potentially.  Katie: You just need to find out what the laws are around it and get a bit of a commercial understanding of what you can do and what repercussions there are for each of those different options—what are the repercussions now and what we're going to be the repercussions, say, two or three years time. If you do take this path, how is that going to impact the relationship you have with all the business owners? How will that affect me on a reputation level? Be Proactive, Not Reactive You brought up a couple of really good points. Do you find that business owners who are looking for business lawyers particularly in Brisbane are more proactive or reactive when it comes to these situations? Katie: I think they have been quite reactive for a long time, and I believe they're starting to get a bit more proactive. Maybe that's just the ones that I deal with because we've made it a bit more accessible for them to get little snippets of advice and not cost them a billion dollars for that. Katie: It's easier to be proactive. Like going to the doctor, you don't go, 'I'm not sure if I want to go to the doctor even though I'm sick because it is going to cost me a fortune.' You just go. That's what we've tried to recreate: an ability for people to just grab it as and when they need it so they can be proactive. Katie: But I think a lot of people in the past have been really reactive. The problem is that by the time I actually engage someone to help them with it, the problem is 10 times bigger and you actually could have fixed it for one-tenth of the cost had they gone to you at the very beginning of it before they sort of got into too much of a deep hole. The old adage is 'Save a nickel, spend a dime.' Once you've gone too far, you kind of have to do what you have to do and that can be a big problem for you. There's a business that we were talking with a month and a half ago. He decided to set up his own business and he thought it is going to be great because he loves doing what he does. His boss was fine with him doing that. The clients that his boss had went to him because they enjoyed working with him more, and that caused big problems.  His previous boss sued him, and then he engaged some legal advice. He had to change a whole bunch of stuff around to get everyone happy and ended up having to sell his business to his old boss to keep his boss happy. You've already worked for a whole bunch of stuff and then you've got all this stuff that's taxing on your mind and soul. It's not going to help you very well mentally to be having to do that while already going through the mechanics of setting up a business. Katie: That's actually one of the first things we chat about when we're having that initial strategy session. When talking about the structuring, the first thing I say to them is, 'What did you do before you came up with this business idea?' And then I add, 'Who did you work for? Show me your employment agreement.' Some would say, 'No, it's okay, we all parted on happy terms.' Katie: Stealing their IP and setting up a business in competition with them, they're just not going to be happy. Some employers will pursue it, and some won't. Some will have this ridiculous restraint of trade clause in there, and it'll be for like five years. The court is not going to hold that up, but you have to get advice around it to find out whether it's a reasonable restraint or not and whether it's worth the punt. Correct. He's still in business now but trading underneath a different entity on advice that he got from his lawyer. That would have been easy just to get it at the start, wouldn't it? I think it's a total cost of $150,000. Katie: I know someone else that's had a very similar situation. They're doing really well now, but it was really crushing. You just don't want to be in that situation. Not at all. It's not going to make you feel very good mentally. And that changes your whole game with how you're dealing with clients and giving you that confidence to build up your business. How do you legally protect yourself from risks in business? Do the legal requirements for business and milestones in business vary depending on the business vertical? For instance, hairdressers are dealing with scissors and if they have a slip, someone could get hurt. I'm running an IT business and if something goes wrong, their infrastructure could be down, costing them tens of thousands of dollars an hour or more depending on the business.  How do you protect yourself against things like that? Is that through agreements that you set up with your clients? Set Up a Business Plan  Katie: I think what people really need to be doing at the very beginning is setting up a business plan. Most people put it in a drawer and they don't have a look at it again. That's not useful. You need to actually write some kind of document about all the things that could go wrong in this business and then write out your mitigation. If this happens, what would I do next and then next and then next so that you don't have to worry about those kinds of risks so much because you've thought about it. Have a Business Continuity Plan Katie: Your next step is to look at each of those risks and think about what you can insure and what you can minimise any risk for. How likely is it to happen? If it does happen, like the electricity goes out and you can't run your business, can we jump to another premises so we can keep trading? If not, do we need business continuity insurance in place? Pulling all those ideas together is what we call a business continuity plan. Katie: Continuity is essentially continuing. What kind of plans do we need to put in place so no matter what comes up, we've actually got a Plan B that we can jump to straightaway. How do I train my staff to also know what the Plan B is at any point in time? Katie: If you're on holiday in Hawaii and all of a sudden something goes wrong in the business, you need to know that someone can grab out the continuity plan and have a look at what you would have done if you were here. Katie: Otherwise, if you end up building a business where you're stuck in it and no one else can run it for you, you're going to end up basically buying yourself a job but that's quite high risk. And you don't want to go through the pain of building a business and get to make this great revenue to have it all ripped away from you all of a sudden. Continuity plans are very, very strong to my heart. In the IT space, things are moving into the cloud, and you have to be more and more creative to allow for people's infrastructure to stay up and running when it's not necessarily available in your hands. There's a gun that's pointing at us. If something goes wrong with the client, we have to see how we can make sure to mitigate this risk if Office 365 goes down or if you have a problem with G-Suite applications. We've worked out things here but it's surprising to us and this is why I was asking before about the proactive versus reactive. We talk to business owners and say let's do this but a lot of the time they want to wait until it happens. Then it happens and they're like, 'We need to be up and running now. We can't get the contract out.' Katie: When you're dealing with big clients and if you can show them that if this happens this is what we do, but if that happens that's is what we do, it actually puts you way ahead in their eyes because they know that you have a much better ability to deliver on work, especially when it comes to tender processes. Katie: We've actually gone down the path with Law on Earth to do ISO certification. Even though we don't necessarily need to do that, I want to make sure that no matter what happens, we can be reliable and consistent so that people can keep using us. That was a big ask to actually get someone to come in and actually do all that.  Have a Risk Mitigation Strategy Katie: Risks are really important. If you don't watch the risks in your business, you won't have a business. That can destroy lives and families. That's what it's all about: risk mitigation. Does risk mitigation negate the need for more insurance? You're saying about possibly needing to get different types of insurances. Does it complement or mitigate the risk? Katie: I take it one step further with my businesses. I've got Virtual Legal, my law firm, and then Law on Earth, the software platform. List Down at All of the Risks Katie: What I've done is I looked at all the risks and wrote up a disaster recovery plan as well as a business continuity plan. And then I took that to the insurer and put them on notice on what I've asked them to insure for so there can't be any grey areas as to what risks they had to cover. It actually makes them accountable. Reduce the Risk, Reduce the Insurance Premium Katie: Second, I said, 'I've done all this risk mitigation. I want you to give me a discount on insurance because I've done half of your job for you.' That's actually helpful too because you can get your insurance premiums reduced because I know exactly what risks need to be covered. Katie: When it comes to things like negotiating a contract with someone else, sometimes what people do is they contract out of provisions. If I say, 'We don't want this liability clause in there.' and the business owner is like, 'Oh, yeah, no worries.' because they want the big contract. The problem is if you actually contract out of something that the insurance company then can't use to help you fight that claim, then your insurance sometimes might payout. You must have a think about those kinds of things. Insurance Can Be a Double-Edged Sword Katie: Insurance can be a double-edged sword. If you cut corners, you could end up not getting insurance paid out. I think it's a really good way of knowing the risks, making sure that you've covered up on what you can and that your systems actually back up what you say they're doing. It makes your business more valuable. When you're more repeatable with what you're doing, at least you know what your risks are. At Dorks Delivered, we call our agreements with clients business continuity agreements because we want their business to have uptime. We want IT and technology in their business to be like a utility.  If we tell a client that this is what they need to have in place and they say they're not interested, we put in denial of service agreements. We have them sign off on something saying, 'We're aware that this risk is what we're taking on ourselves,' and they can't come back to us and say this doesn't work. Should you use legal documents or templates available online? There are different documents that you can find online, such as NDAs and employee agreements. Are they worth the digital paper that they're written on? Does your mileage vary if you're just going to get a boilerplate document off the Internet that hasn't been checked over by business lawyers in Brisbane? Katie: It's funny you bring this up because this is my biggest pain point. This is literally the entire reason I set this platform up about three years ago. The problem with templates is that people don't know what's in them. When you actually sign a template or some kind of contract without understanding what's actually in it. Katie: There is no standard contract. It just doesn't exist. You can actually contract out of protective rights you would have had under the law if you had no agreement in place at all. You can actually contract out of different types of rights that can actually be in that agreement.  Katie: What we did was we went through and drafted out all the precedents that you would need for business and then you get a guide that comes along with it and explains in really simple English what every single clause in that agreement actually means so you can understand what you're doing. Katie: Make sure you understand what's in the agreement before you sign it. If you don't understand it, don't sign it because you could really do yourself some damage. That's why at Virtual Legal, we get a lot of the cleanup work from people just using templates they found on the Internet. Sometimes they use American documents, and sometimes they don't even change the names in the contract.  They haven't even read the contracts. Far out. I'm a stickler for reading things. When I got my first credit card in my teenage years, I read the 68-page document that came with it to make sure I understood. That's just a small document about how your information is shared. You've got a fantastic service there to alleviate some of that pain and make sure people are using Australian documents. Most of the software that we use in business or the SaaS platforms come from overseas. We're using these ERP solutions or CRM solutions, and a big sales tactic that I've seen is that they'll say they'll give all the documents that we need for our client relations and everything else, but they're all from America, so they're practically useless unless you're an international business only dealing with America. How does Law on Earth work? We've covered a little bit of information about what Law on Earth does. With $150, what does that entail and how does that work for someone who's looking to get into business or someone who's looking to have a review of their documents if they've got something that's been made by someone else or maybe they need to dust off the documents that they haven't looked at for 10 years. How does the process work for Law on Earth? [add this photo https://d3hh6raz9l4662.cloudfront.net/media/various/homepage-banner.png] Katie: It is really simple. It's a social enterprise that was set up for a social purpose. It's essentially established just to help people. Just go on the platform and set up a free account. Once you've got a free account, you'll get a full dashboard so you can go into the learning centre and have a look at all these different guides that actually teach you what you should look out for, what to do next. Katie: Once you've found a guide that matches your legal situation, you can then work out whether you just go and get the documents in our system. You can just answer a simple question. The system actually does much of the legal work so it'll slot all the right clauses in and then give you that human God that we talked about and then you can read through that. Katie: If that doesn't work for what you wanted practically in the business, go back, unlock the document and then answer the questions again. It will slot different clauses in there. You have complete control over it. You don't necessarily have to get a lawyer if you don't want to get a lawyer, but you have the ability to do that. Katie: We've restructured it recently so even if you get a 6-month subscription, it's unlimited documents so you can use as many documents as you want and the whole 6 months is only $197. Katie: Once you drop down to that, you get your video calls with a lawyer for $97 for 20 minutes. It becomes ridiculously cheap to get a lawyer online.  Katie: Some people do more videos, others do fewer videos and go crazy on the documents and then go and do the business stuff, set up their wills and powers of attorney, and all that stuff. We've got a bunch of people doing their divorces at the moment. Katie: Essentially, a lot of people will actually book their first calls in their sixth month and they'll extend it and then book in a couple of days later. Once they've gone and done their documents, we'll reverse the screen and help them re-drop bits and pieces of it for their situation. I might not hear from them for another five, six, seven weeks. Some people check in every week because it's just easy and affordable for them to do it bit by bit.  It is a fantastic service. You've only been around three years, right? Katie: Yeah, we built it inside Virtual Legal, and we split it off about two years ago and then we actually launched it last July. We have 150 people signing up since August 2020.  Katie: The good thing is that as and when we find other needs or documents that people want, if it's not in there, they just click a button to email us, and we actually draft it and then upload it. You're not going to find any lawyers that'll do that without charging you $2,000 or $3,000. That benefits everyone.  Katie: It helps people with whatever they're dealing with because if they need it, someone else is going to need it at some stage as well. We just have a team of guys here that just jump straight on it. Get free guides to setting up a business in Australia and affordable legal advice. Jump onto Law on Earth! [link to https://lawonearth.com.au/howtos] There's pretty much no reason why every business in Australia shouldn't be jumping on Law on Earth and checking out the work that you do and how it can help their business. I know I'm going to be signing up for an account because it's going to give more visibility and assurance for the times that you might not expect things to go as well as you want them to or at least mitigate some of those risks. Recommended Books: The Hard Thing About Hard Things and Measure What Matters If there's a favourite book that influenced you in business and in being where you are now, what would that be? Katie: There was actually one that I listened to recently. It's called The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz.  Katie: I really resonated with that because he said that as a CEO, you have to get used to everything being your fault. I thought that sounds like a really negative thing to say, but it's true. You are responsible as the head of the company, whether you are the founder or just the CEO, but you're responsible for making sure that everything runs smoothly.  Katie: If something happened in marketing, you should have had some kind of process in marketing for feedback so you can make sure those things don't happen. If you are not watching what's happening in all the other divisions, even though you're not the one executing on it, it really is your fault. Katie: I think it just puts it back into place. You have to get comfortable with being a bit uncomfortable as a business owner. You can say, 'My job is just to do this bit here' but if you are the person running that business, that's not correct. You are still responsible for the feet up. You just need to make sure reporting back to you is good if you've delegated work out. That comes into play with what you're saying about strategies, making documentation processes, accountability systems, and things like that. I'm going to be checking that on my radar. Katie: Yes, it's downloadable so you can listen to it while you're going for a run. Another is Measure What Matters by John Doerr, and that's all about objective, key results and understanding how to give reporting responsibilities out to your teams so that it can be feedbacked correctly.  I'm going to check out that one.  What is freedom to you? The podcast is called Business Built Freedom. What would you say business freedom is to you?  Katie: For me, freedom is not necessarily having a lot of time on my hands. It's more about being able to actually do what I want to be able to do, even though it's still a lot of work for me to do.  Katie: Virtual Legal runs really well, so I can actually have my freedom but I've gone straight back into the grind with Law on Earth. I'm passionate about it, so I'm happy to spend my time doing that. As and when I find different elements that I can delegate to other people, I can then do that and then I can spend more time thinking. I think freedom really comes down to having just being engaged in what you love and finding ways to start stepping back from it to have thinking time again.  I think I couldn't have said it better myself. I find working in business isn't really working if you're enjoying it. That sounds so cliche. People go on holidays to read books, but if you don't think an editor would go on holidays to read books, I still think they would. If you have enjoyed the podcast, jump across to iTunes. Leave us some love, give us some feedback. Katie: will be jumping into our Facebook group to answer any possible questions that you might have. Stay healthy! Mitigate risks and turn your IT into a utility. Schedule a free consultation or check out the Dollar IT Club for affordable business solutions. [module-379]

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Before we dig into the usual video gaming nonsense this week, Kevin kicks things off with the usual indie spotlight segment, including a whole bunch of retro & arcade influenced indie games that are true love letters to the games of yesteryear, while also innovating and bringing a little something fresh to the table!   After that, John & Randall join in on the conversation as we go down a bit of a Game Boy Color rabbit hole, and go off the rails a little bit when it comes to taking care of ourselves as we start to get old(er), and how we all probably need to shave pretty darn soon!  We also announced the launch of our new Ko-fi page, and an update about the Patreon, that is just about ready to go! :D   Timestamps: Leaving the Tree  -  00:00:31 Antecrypt  -  00:02:08 Daisy Dangerous  -  00:03:43 Annalynn  -  00:04:57 *Our new Ko-fi page*  -  00:06:08   Thanks so much for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the internet, you can find us at: pursuingpixels.carrd.co Join us on Discord

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Just like last time, Kevin kicks things off by spotlighting a handful of indie games before we roll into bulk of the episode—including a game from the recent itchio Bundle for Palestinian Aid, a demo for an upcoming Kickstarter campaign from out pal, Eli, and a couple of precision platformers that we took a look at alongside our friends in The Indie Game Collective. After Kevin gets the indie spotlights out of his system, it's onto another behind the scenes conversation that goes all over the map—including everything from Mario's FUNdamentals (aka Mario's Game Gallery), to the ongoing recent struggles of Detroit's sports teams...and you know if sports come up, you won't be able to keep Randall & John away from a little NBA chatter!   Timestamps: Grapple Force Rena  -  00:00:30 Soulchild  -  00:02:21 Dojoran  -  00:04:01 Super Cable Boy  -  00:05:40   Thanks so much for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the internet, you can find us at: pursuingpixels.carrd.co Join us on Discord

Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels, and welcome back to another edition of 'Save it for the 'cast!' Before we get things started, Kevin quickly spotlights a handful of indie demos that really grabbed his attention this week and have him anxiously waiting for more from each of these titles—we'll definitely keep you posted on these games in the future! After that, John, Randall, & Kevin get into all sorts of hijinks, discussing everything from a bunch of random Annapurna releases, to Balan Wonderworld—much of which was encouraged for our pal TheXandan in our Discord! :)   Timestamps: Indie Demo Spotlights  -  00:00:13 ---> AdventNEON  -  00:00:25 ---> Super Mombo Quest  -  00:01:59 ---> Renaine  -  00:03:10 ---> Wirewalk()↳  -  00:04:41   Thanks so much for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the internet, you can find us at: linktr.ee/pursuingpixels www.pursuingpixels.com Twitch  //  YouTube Twitter  //  Instagram Come and join us on our Discord 

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Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub Roku wants to expand into smart home devices A thank-you note to the net Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Picks: Stacey - How Normal Am I? Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you? Ant - Test your lungs Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub Roku wants to expand into smart home devices A thank-you note to the net Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Picks: Stacey - How Normal Am I? Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you? Ant - Test your lungs Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub Roku wants to expand into smart home devices A thank-you note to the net Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Picks: Stacey - How Normal Am I? Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you? Ant - Test your lungs Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub Roku wants to expand into smart home devices A thank-you note to the net Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Picks: Stacey - How Normal Am I? Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you? Ant - Test your lungs Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub Roku wants to expand into smart home devices A thank-you note to the net Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Picks: Stacey - How Normal Am I? Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you? Ant - Test your lungs Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub Roku wants to expand into smart home devices A thank-you note to the net Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Picks: Stacey - How Normal Am I? Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you? Ant - Test your lungs Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub Roku wants to expand into smart home devices A thank-you note to the net Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Picks: Stacey - How Normal Am I? Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you? Ant - Test your lungs Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub Roku wants to expand into smart home devices A thank-you note to the net Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Picks: Stacey - How Normal Am I? Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you? Ant - Test your lungs Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub Roku wants to expand into smart home devices A thank-you note to the net Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Picks: Stacey - How Normal Am I? Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you? Ant - Test your lungs Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub Roku wants to expand into smart home devices A thank-you note to the net Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Picks: Stacey - How Normal Am I? Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you? Ant - Test your lungs Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub Roku wants to expand into smart home devices A thank-you note to the net Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Picks: Stacey - How Normal Am I? Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you? Ant - Test your lungs Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Air New Zealand has managed to hang on as our country's most reputable brand for the seventh year in a row.The latest Colmar Brunton Corporate Reputation Index ranks the national airline first among 50-companies for responsibility, trust and leadership.Pak'n'Save takes second place, closely followed by TVNZ.Pead PR chief executive Deborah Pead told Kate Hawkesby this proves a good reputation is the best insurance policy during hard times.“Air New Zealand, I think, they strong good leadership they fronted for the interviews, they told us what they were doing about the situation.”LISTEN ABOVE 

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Kate Nelson is a passionate and outspoken advocate of educating people to the ills and insidious nature of plastics in our environment and our bodies. Charlie and Kate touch on her journey into the world of activism and the many ways that plastics impact our lives. Her book 'I Quit Plastics' is a wonderful guide to navigating a world where plastics are everywhere but avoidable if one changes one's perspective and behaviours around plastic.  Episode Takeaways :  Currently living on 5 ac in an 1890s house | Climate awakening 2 years ago in an agricultural context | Grew up in Minnesota with much involvement in the lakes and water as a canoe camp leader | Environmental focus at college on philosophy and ethics | She volunteered for Jean - Michael Cousteau’s NFP and met oceanographer Dr. Andrea O’ Neill of USGS | Learning of the ingestion of micro plastics by marine life was shocking to Kate and set her on a path of advocacy | Initially very outspoken and was urgent to change the world! | Aggression and forcing people doesn't work | Contributed to the 'Save the Mermaids' campaign banning plastic shopping bags in California and helped influence government policy in California | Was the marketing director Tiki activewear in LA whom recycle plastic into activewear | Recycling is a many headed beast with greenwashing prevalent | Plastic is insidious and can be found everywhere, as ingredients in many products and as the packaging of many products | Plastic flakes and degrades into micro plastics, and it leaches into food and liquids it is packaged in | Plastic is also released with use - into the air, onto your food. It’s in clothing, in tyres...  | The average person eats a credit card worth of plastic a week | Plastic is very functional product hence why it’s everywhere | Plastic bonds are loose so the chemicals it is made up of are released into the environment | Temperature and age of plastics will determine how quickly it breaks down | Off gassing is the airborne release of a chemical, a chemical in vapor form which happens with new plastic | Plastic is attracted to fat - lipophilic, which can accelerate how quickly it leaches | Some plastics are estrogenic, the pseudo-estrogens in plastic tell our bodies we’re pregnant and this growth response is linked to obesity and autism | Other medical and epigenetic impacts are cancer and heart disease, man boobs, and genital changes | The recycling industry didn’t develop at the same rate as the Plastics industry which has created the huge plastics in the environment problem | The disposable nature of current plastics is reflective of our ever increasing need for external gratification… and products are poorly made | Kate’s mentors include -Dr. Andrea O'Neill, Captain Charles Moore discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Sea Bin CEO Pete Ceglinski, Senator Pete Whish-Wilson, Maria Westerbos founder of Plastic Soup Foundation and Helena Norberg-Hodge founder and director of Local Futures | Plastic ash is 30x more toxic than actual plastic | Kate hosts many retreats for plastic free supporters. Episode Links:  www.iquitplastics.com - Kate’s website Mercast podcast - Kate’s podcast  I Quit Plastics - Kate Nelson’s book https://www.boomerangalliance.org.au/ https://algalita.org/ https://plasticfreebyron.com/ Ocean Futures Foundation - Jean - Michael Costeau’s NFP Dr. Andrea O’ Neill - Oceanographer w/ USGS The Plastic Soup Foundation - The Plastic Soup Foundation studies plastics and its impact on the environment founded by Maria Westerbos Estrogeneration - book by Anthony Jay Captain Charles Moore - Oceanographer and boat captain  Pete Ceglinski - Sea Bin CEO   Senator Pete Whish-Wilson - the 'surfing senator' Helena Norberg-Hodge, founder and director of Local Futures and director of 2011 doco.  'The Economics of Happiness'

'Lights have come flying down on me and people pulling their pants down behind me’, Jess Braithwaite has seen it all whilst doing live crosses for her job as the 9 News Adelaide Weather Presenter. It was great fun and a real pleasure to chat with the Mount Gambier girl who now calls Adelaide home. As I found out in our chat, Jess is a very down to earth girl and loves wearing trackies, drinking wine and singing songs by the campfire. Jess is also a very talented musician and has performed at music festivals like the Big Day Out with her brother and their band Gemini Downs and has recently written and performed her debut single last year, ‘Feel this Way’. We also spoke about how Jess is balancing being a young Mum with two kids with her busy lifestyle, some funny moments throughout her career in media and her involvement as an ambassador with 'Save the Children'. Thanks so much to Jess for her time and sharing some great stories and to Rory Noke from PodBooth for teeing up the chat with Jess and a great job of putting the video together.

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Today Oliver Sean is speaking with songwriter/composer Adeline Ng and  singer/producer Mark Kenoly on the WOAFM99 Radio Show and we introduce their new hit single 'Save our World, Ver.2' alongside the 6 Certified Indie Songs of the Week by Breakthrough Independent Artists.  Today's Playlist: Todd barrow ft. Jenn ford - Fun in Mexico Robyn Rees - My mountain Just a Jester - Exceptional Adeline Ng feat. Mark Kenoly - Save our world v2 Elise Morris - In my heart and on my mind Accidental Martyr - Touch Artists who would like to submit their music for consideration for the WOAFM99 Radio Show can submit their music via www.woafm99.com or via the WOA Music Opportunities Page  The WOAFM99 Radio Show is produced by WOA Films and Oliver Sean Productions for the WOA Entertainment Group  www.woaentertainment.com  www.woafm99.com www.oliversean.com #WOAFORMUSICIANS (Music Opportunities)       

Damas y caballeros, bienvenidos a Filispín y a este especial sobre las campañas de Navidad. Por eso, lo hemos llamado “Tócame los cascabeles”. Hablaremos de las Campañas de Heineken, Ikea, Aldi, Lidl, Ruavieja, Freixenet o Campofrío, hasta un total de 14 campañas que se unen a las comentadas en anteriores programas. Soy Chema García y les doy la bienvenida a este viaje por la autopista de la comunicación publicitaria. Y empezamos por una iniciativa creada por una agencia. Shackleton pide un brindis responsable La agencia Shackleton ha presentado una iniciativa para reunir las dos premisas que marcarán estas fiestas. La de salvar vidas y la de salvar la propia Navidad, además de apoyar la hostelería. Para unirse solo es necesario contar con ordenadores, conexión, compañeros con los que compartir y, por supuesto, una reserva en el restaurante. La iniciativa llamada Mesas conectadas, combina creatividad y tecnología para que las empresas puedan celebrar su cena de Navidad, pero con las medidas de seguridad y distanciamiento pertinentes. Se trata de una experiencia phygital que permite conectar reuniones de pocas personas, dependiendo de la normativa en cada territorio con otras reuniones en otros lugares para poder hacer las clásicas comidas de empresas con todos los compañeros sin saltarse las normas sanitarias. En el vídeo https://youtu.be/j2I-Gjgmfpw y la web específica creada por la agencia https://mesasconectadas.com, se explica mucho mejor cómo funciona esta iniciativa y los requisitos para que la conexión entre mesas conectadas incluso de diferentes continentes. Y como ejemplo, la propia agencia, que celebró una cena con las oficinas de Madrid, Barcelona y Santiago de Chile. Encontrarán los enlaces para conocer mejor esta iniciativa a través de los links de nuestra newsletter. Para suscribirse, entran a filispin.es y abren su puerta a toda la información. https://www.anuncios.com/vida-social/mas-anuncios/1163390011801/brindis-responsable.1.html Heineken apela al humor para parodiar las reuniones familiar https://youtu.be/agd8s9DTu1w La marca de cerveza holandesa verde ha optado por el humor para lanzar su campaña navideña. Heineken nos avisa que, a pesar de todo lo sucedido, nuestros allegados serán tan molestos como cualquier otro año. El spot creado por Publicis Italia y titulado “Holiday as usual”, se centra en diferentes protagonistas lidiando como pueden con sus familiares durante las reuniones navideñas. La mala costumbre de cambiar de canal en la televisión, las chapas de los más mayores por la manera en que han decorado el árbol de Navidad o los ridículos jerséis navideños son algunas de las situaciones que tendremos que volver a sufrir. El anuncio se lanzará en múltiples mercados e incluye versiones de 10, 15, 30 y 45 segundos. Además de la televisión, la campaña también desarrollará acciones en los canales digitales, las redes sociales y los medios exteriores. https://www.marketingdirecto.com/marketing-general/publicidad/heineken-avisa-navidad-familia-seguira-siendo-irritante/ Ruavieja se suma al optimismo https://youtu.be/0POyBNQgD3I Leo Burnett realiza un recordatorio en clave de optimismo: hay que aprovechar y disfrutar de los momentos con la gente que queremos para vivir una Navidad diferente. Y envía el mensaje con un tono irónico a través de un personaje tipo Grinch que en un ambiente frío y oscuro se queja de ciertas cosas de la Navidad que a muchos les ha tocado vivir. La idea, bajo el concepto archiconocido “Tenemos que vernos más”, intenta cambiar el punto de vista de la realidad que nos toca vivir este año. Ruavieja se ha colado ya en el selecto grupo de los clásicos navideños en un territorio al que le ha tomado bien la medida. https://www.anuncios.com/campana-creatividad/mas-anuncios/1163331008001/ruavieja-lanza-mensaje-de-optimismo-navidad.1.html Ikea recupera el concepto de hogar https://youtu.be/bbMNeYYeVls “Todos merecemos un verdadero hogar” es la apuesta del gigante sueco para estas navidades. Además de la campaña, estrena colaboración con 'Save the Children' dotando de mobiliario de estudio a niños y niñas de familias vulnerables. EL spot, lanzado en Televisión y plataformas digitales, está firmado por varias agencias. McCann como agencia creativa, YMEDIA como agencia de medios, además de Tinkle, LLYC , Good Rebels, 3Dots y MRM. El vídeo nos cuenta la historia de una niña que, al darse cuenta de que su casa no tiene una chimenea por la que Papá Noel pueda entrar a dejar los regalos, se pone manos a la obra a estudiar y a construir un artilugio para que la Navidad llegue también a su hogar. https://www.marketingdirecto.com/marketing-general/publicidad/ikea-campana-navidad-2020-verdadero-hogar El corte inglés nos trae la canción de los elfos en formato cuento https://youtu.be/9oycQsDyPyc De la mano de Sra. Rushmore, El Corte Inglés vuelve a atacar con la canción más pegadiza de los últimos tiempos. Este año, el spot se desarrolla en un escenario móvil en el que un padre y su hija patinan por el hielo alrededor de un árbol de Navidad y pasan de una página a otra del cuento, donde tejados y chimeneas dan paso a otro escenario en pleno centro de la ciudad entre cines, cafés, hoteles, tiendas y rodeados de otros elfos de la Navidad. Según la marca en un comunicado oficial, este año los elfos y su magia son más necesarios que nunca ya que representan a esas personas que se esfuerzan cada año por mantener viva la ilusión. Ellos sí que pueden decir eso de “jingle all the ways” https://www.reasonwhy.es/actualidad/anuncio-navidad-corte-ingles-elfos-2020 Aldi nos recuerda que hay tantos tipos de celebración como familias https://youtu.be/n7iLIy6bPQE https://youtu.be/ppec_rYxsHM https://youtu.be/ZIFuj4nvnv0 Las piezas de “La Navidad es para todos” han sido ideadas por DDB y buscan democratizar la Navidad y quieren que sean accesibles a todo el mundo. Se trata de 3 anuncios enfocados en 3 familias que quieren demostrar que existen tantas celebraciones de Navidad como familias en el mundo. Y que cada una celebra la festividad a su manera, desde grandes cenas hasta íntimas. Estos anuncios se lanzarán en redes sociales y se llevará a cabo un despliegue en display. Se realizarán varias acciones especiales en televisión y en radio, y tendrán presencia en los puntos de venta y los folletos de ALDI. https://www.reasonwhy.es/actualidad/anuncio-de-navidad-aldi-2020 Lidl desvela su secreto de la navidad https://youtu.be/nBYdGLHYZu4 Tiempo BBDO ha creado la campaña “El secreto de la Navidad” para Lidl. En la pieza, la empresa busca levantar el ánimo en un año tan atípico como este y para ello confía en el trabajo de su departamento secreto especializado en las celebraciones de estas fechas, cuya misión no es otra que “conseguir que estas Navidades sean un éxito absoluto”. El spot, de más de 6 minutos, apuesta por el humor, la acción y la combinación de géneros cinematográficos y códigos audiovisuales, así como referencias a distintas noticias que han salido a lo largo del año, como las zapatillas que rompieron las redes sociales. Además, hay hueco para el thriller, la acción, la música trap y muchas referencias a elementos propios de la industria publicitaria. Se trata de una pieza excelentemente cuidada que vuelve a llevar la publicidad al mundo cinematográfico en lo que se acerca más a un cortometraje que a un spot al uso. https://www.reasonwhy.es/actualidad/el-secreto-de-la-navidad-tiempo-bbdo-anuncio-lidl-navidad-2020 Microsoft nos muestra a historia de perros gamers https://youtu.be/nIACub_0bxI La empresa de Bill Gates, ha decidido colocar bajo los focos su amplio abanico de productos y servicios: desde Minecraft a los videojuegos para la Xbox pasando por Teams. Algo más o menos normal. Sin embargo, no son humanos los que disfrutan estos juegos, sino perros. En este spot de McCann Nueva York, el protagonista perruna intenta reconectar con sus humanos pero estos están demasiado centrados en sus gadgets debido al confinamiento. Por esto, el perro sueña que vive aventuras que se desarrollan en un mundo de videojuegos. El objetivo de Microsoft es recordar a la gente que sigue habiendo muchas maneras de disfrutar juntos estas Navidades. Y, si han usado el navegador Edge, posiblemente estén seguros de felicitarnos un feliz 2012. https://www.marketingdirecto.com/marketing-general/publicidad/spot-navideno-microsoft-perros-gamers/ Orange conecta esta navidad de una forma original https://youtu.be/b9mpCOhAvkE 'Unicorn Grandad', es la historia de un abuelo que recibe un smartphone como regalo en Nochebuena. A partir de ese momento comienzan las aventuras del abuelo. Y hasta aquí vamos a leer. El humor y la sorpresa final vale la pena disfrutarlo sin spoilers. Este cuento moderno, creado por los franceses Publicis Conseil muestra cómo se puede utilizar la nueva tecnología en momentos como este para estar en contacto y hacer recuerdos con nuestros seres queridos. Además del spot, se ha lanzado el filtro unicornio en Instagram y Facebook y a través de canales sociales y digitales, se podrá ver al abuelo en más situaciones divertidas para promocionar las ofertas y servicios de Orange. Verán que no he dado opiniones personales, pero este spot es uno de mis favoritos. https://www.elpublicista.es/anunciantes/orange-celebra-esta-navidad-conectando-forma-mas-original Papá Noel se una al movimiento “quédate en casa” para Toys R Us https://youtu.be/YbVRhDockjg En el spot de la campaña “Papá Noel, quédate en casa”, creada por LOLA MullenLowe Madrid, Toys R Us ha solicitado por carta al mismísimo Papá Noel que se quede en casa para preservar su salud. Y lo hace a través de una carta enviada por un niño explicando lo importante de ser prudente debido a la actual crisis sanitaria. Además de la pieza audiovisual presente en televisión en España y Portugal, Toy “R” Us colocó el pasado 23 de noviembre una lona gigante en la Plaza Mayor de Madrid. Es “el efecto Netflix” https://www.reasonwhy.es/actualidad/papa-noel-quedate-en-casa-toys-r-us-anuncio-navidad-2020 Pescanova recupera un clásico de la música pop española https://youtu.be/UHkEWjl9RWw Con éxitos desiguales, la marca creadora de Rodolfo Langostino se ha hecho un hueco entre las grandes marcas de las campañas navideñas. De nuevo Lola MullenLowe es la encargada de llevar esta campaña a la que ha llamado ​“Si vamos a hacer algo a la vez, hagámoslo bien”. En ella, recuperan la canción “un año más” que popularizó el grupo Mecano allá por 1988. Por cierto, si conoció esta canción el año de su lanzamiento recuerde que ya es “persona de riesgo”. La campaña apela al poder de las tradiciones convirtiendo a los consumidores reales en los auténticos protagonistas del anuncio. Vicente del Bosque y Jordi Hurtado son los invitados a este particular “remember” rodado en 9 localizaciones de la provincia de Pontevedra. https://controlpublicidad.com/campanas-publicitarias/pescanova-recupera-un-clasico-de-mecano-por-navidad/ Freixenet nos enseña que la vida es un reflejo de lo que celebras https://youtu.be/cU0KAmq-gw0 El clásico de los clásicos no puede faltar. La marca de las burbujitas vuelve de la mano de Havas Creative con “La vida es cómo la celebras” Este año buscan poner en valor cada momento, grande o pequeño, y la importancia que tienen estos en plena crisis sanitaria. La campaña se presenta como “multitarget”,ya que presenta a personas de múltiples edades en plena celebración por distintos motivos y diferentes contextos. Sin embargo, el spot no es la única novedad. Ni siquiera la más importante. Freixenet lanzará una acción solidaria con FESBAL (Fundación Española de Bancos de Alimentos) del 7 al 18 de diciembre a través de Instagram. Por cada publicación con el hashtag #EstoHayQueCelebrarlo, la marca de bebidas aportará 1€ a FESBAL Además se premiará con un año de Cava Frexienet gratis al ganador elegido por sorteo, el cual se dará a conocer el día 21 de diciembre a través del perfil de Freixenet en Instagram. Desde aquí invitamos a todos nuestros escuchantes a que participen en la iniciativa. Una forma muy sencilla de ayudar. https://www.reasonwhy.es/actualidad/anuncio-navidad-freixenet-2020-vida-como-celebras Navidul reclama un descanso para el cocinillas que llevamos dentro https://youtu.be/g6AZhp-1lRo https://youtu.be/5m2O5xKCKDQ Partiendo de la campaña de verano, la agencia The Cyranos ha lanzado “saboreemos lo sencillo”. Bajo la premisa de que lo que hace un año nos parecía importante ahora lo es aún más, Navidul hace un llamamiento a disfrutar, de manera pausa, las celebraciones y los buenos momentos en familia. La pieza principal de Navidul para estas Fiestas se llama "Cocinillas", donde rescata imágenes de la anterior campaña de la marca, y pide un descanso a nuestro lado culinario para disfrutar de la simplicidad que tiene comer jamón ya cortado También hay una segunda pieza, protagonizada por la figura del cuñado y llamada “maletines”. En ella, el narrador le habla directamente para decirle que, aunque sepa que tenía ganas de enseñar sus nuevos platos, puede quitarse un poco de presión y disfrutar, nuevamente, de lo sencillo. www.reasonwhy.es/actualidad/navidul-anuncio-navidad-2020 Campofrío homenajea a los que disfrutan cada día de la vida https://youtu.be/HI3NZGcZgIY Desde que en 2011, reunieran a un montón de cómicos homenajeando a Gila, Campofrío se ha convertido en una de las campañas estrellas cada Navidad. “D.E.V. Disfrute en Vida” ha sido creada por McCann para homenajear a todos aquellos que se han ido y a los que intentan disfrutar cada día del regalo de la vida. A través de Quique San Francisco ataviado como la muerte, con su capa y guadaña, el spot hace un recorrido por lo cotidiano para recordarnos que la posibilidad de irnos es lo que da sentido a la vida y que, sabiendo de la existencia de la parca, “no hay día, por insignificante, extraño o difícil que parezca que no merezca ser vivido”. Aunque el número de famosos ha descendido notablemente, la polémica no lo ha hecho. Este año las críticas han venido por la presencia de Andreu Buenafuente y James Rhodes con marcados tintes políticos. Y es que a pesar del humor blanco de Campofrío, los que habitan en los extremos putrefactos del espectro político siguen sintiéndose ofendidos cuando sus estúpidos caprichos no son obedecidos. Parece que Campofrío no coge el punto a los ofendiditos. Tal vez por eso, somos muchos los que apoyamos a esta marca. Aunque ellos no lo hagan a propósito. https://lapublicidad.net/campofrio-homenajea-a-los-que-disfrutan-cada-dia-de-la-vida/ Esto es todo por esta semana. Recuerden que en nuestra newsletter tienen los enlaces para poder leer y ampliar todas estas noticias. Pueden suscribirse a través de la web https://filispin.es y escuchar los podcast desde iVoox o Spotify. Besos, abrazos y gratitudes.

Et radio-talkshow med både sjov og alvor, hvor værterne Britt Berglund og Dennis Johannesson kommer længere ind, og endnu tættere på deres gæster. Programmet tager revolverjournalistikken til nye højder med spørgsmål hentet i 'Den Russiske Roulette', ladt med spørgsmål fra tidligere gæster. Denne lørdag er der besøg af: Claus Meyer - Manden der i 90'erne havde hjemmebane på DR-skærmen i programmet 'Meyers Køkken', og som siden både har lavet mere Tv, åbnet restauranter og skrevet masser af kogebøger. Senest 'Grønne Proteiner' om klimavenlig mad. Sara Blædel - Krimiforfatteren, der med karakteren Louise Rick, både har sikret sig en plads på bogreolen i mange hjem, og sig selv en pris som 'Årets Forfatter' 2019. Nu' hun klar med 'Den tavse enke', bind 11 i serien om drabsefterforskeren Louise Rick. Jesper Binzer - Landets Godfather når det kommer til rock'n roll. 12 studiealbums og fire liveplader med D-A-D, tonsvis af koncerter, også her i den svære tid, og nu klar med soloalbum nummer to: 'Save your soul'.

TV Media Legend Ray Martin is supporting the 'Save our Voices' Campaign. There is a real danger of regional markets losing local media including Print, TV and Local Radio if certain outdated regulations aren't changed. www.saveourvoices.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talking with Agustine Martire, Lecturer in Architecture QUB and vice chair of 'Save the Cathedral Quarter Belfast' and Steve Baker Lecturer in Film and TV studies UU about the evolution of the neo-liberal city, gentrification, property speculation, working class displacement and the broken model of extractive capitalism that is so perfectly distilled into #tribecabelfast Follow @SaveCQBelfast Tribeca the Castlebrooke promotional video narrated by local actor, Jamie Dornan (The Fall, Fifty Shades of Grey) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOZxJ6uD-_c "ProTanto Quid Retribuamus”, SaveCQ: a protest poem by Conor Shields https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAPfGrHkCYM The Daily Blend: Tribeca Belfast (Colin Geddis) https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=_hkeT9HqXE0&app=desktop

This episode of 'Say What Needs Saying' sheds light on a situation neither hidden nor discussed, but more often intentionally ignored. As they review matters of Sex trafficking, Pedophilia, and The #savethechildren movement, Our hosts engage perspectives from the audience, highlighting different aspects of the conundrum, and its related issues. FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC73tZwWASIBbHEQ8ALkhzJA/ Say What Needs Saying: The #SaveTheChildren movement, Sex trafficking, Pedophilia. ❏ Starting by noting that the movement originated after a response by Michelle Obama (the first lady) following an event where 300 black girls in Africa were kidnapped, Zack and Brandon share some basic background facts and statistics concerning the topic. - [00:43] ❏ 'Save the children' is an organization that has officially stated they had no affiliation with the movement, which is doing well at creating awareness and drawing attention to the problem at hand even though it has been hijacked by QAnon to garner support for their conspiracy theories. - [07:00] ❏ Brandon describes the problem created due to the distraction caused by hijacking the movement: Many of the organizations that should help out are now being overwhelmed by conspiracy reports which have been presumably linked to the core issues rather than the issues themselves. - [09:44] ❏ Not completely dismissing all conspiracy theories, however, Zack acknowledges that they also are pointers to many issues that need awareness and addressing but would hold more credibility if the sources could be verified to separate the facts from the made-up stories. - [10:20] ❏ Discussing the actions of the group QAnon, their credibility, and self-contradictory conspiracy theories - [17:34] ❏ How are you taking all the information surrounding the save the children movement? - [21:27] ❏ The majority of sex trafficking cases happen with close family or friends, and also in major cities in the United States - [26:31] ❏ With stories shared from the audience, our hosts buttress the point that some very extreme cases are intentionally left undiscussed by society because people would rather not believe these things could happen. - [28:44] ❏ The role of social media in this is not overlooked, citing examples like the show "Cuties" where 11years old are encouraged to dance and dress provocatively which may not be the direct cause of pedophilia, but is quite disturbing to an extent and questions the commitment to identifying and solving these issues. - [40:30] ❏ Why don't we ask kids more often, questions about the things they're experiencing? - [49:10] ❏ 'Allowing females to make up their minds for whatever they want to to do, that's the most feminist thing you can do'. - [50:00] FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SayWhatNeedsSaying/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/say-what-needs-saying/support

People around Queenstown are being encouraged to get tested for Covid-19 after a recent visitor tested positive in South Korea. A free pop-up surveillance testing site has been set up today at the Pak'n'Save car park in Frankton. RNZ reporter Tess Brunton is at the testing site.

Bruce won’t be swayed by Dick’s pleas - he’s stopping it all TONIGHT. To top it all off, despite only knowing Chase for a few days she's gonna learn the whole shebang! She rocks up to the crib in a cab on a creepy Halloween eve. We see Dick down in the cave... but soon he's taking flight... like some kind of bird... The Master of the Minutes, Travis Bow, is on hand once more to keep a Watch over these Men and bring the crooks to justice! They will look up and shout: 'Save us!'... and Travis will look down and whisper: 'No'. The next episode follows on Monday. Same Bat Pod, different Bat Minute! Join us on Facebook at the Bat Minute Listener's Cave! Subscribe to us on Patreon for even more content! The Bat Minute theme song is by the band Rat Bit Kit and Ash Lerczak (aka Doc Horror) of Zombina & The Skeletones and Double Echo.   Travis Bow - Twitter Watchmen Minute - Website - Facebook - Twitter Reel Comic Heroes - Website - Facebook - Twitter  

As we continue to deal with the challenges that have come about due to COVID-19 and its effects, Marcus Grodi and Jim Anderson look at some passages that show forth God's providence and peace in the midst of uncertainty. Looking at Paul's hopeful remarks in chapter 8 of his Epistle to the Romans, as well as Matthew's account of Jesus calming a storm at sea, Marcus and Jim share how Scripture has been a source of strength for them in these uncertain times. "We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose." -Romans 8:28 "And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him, saying, 'Save, Lord; we are perishing.' And he said to them, 'Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?' Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. And the men marveled, saying, 'What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?'" Matthew 8:23-27

One word dominated the sounds which were heard in Jerusalem that first Palm Sunday:'Hosanna':meaning 'Save now' or 'Save,pray' One word,but it's power was incredible. Reflect upon the different impacts that word would have upon the various interest groups in Jerusalem that day: The Roman authorities; The Jewish leaders; The ordinary people gathering for the Passover Feast; The Disciples of Jesus; Jesus Himself Why,when Jesus had been quick to silence any declaration of His identity as the 'Messiah',the Christ,.is there no attempt to dampen down the attention given to proclaim who He is on this particular day? (Luke 19:40). (Read Matthew 21:1-11) Build a picture of all the details given about that first Palm Sunday,compare it with the established preconceptions you may have about that day. (consider these questions: was there a pre-arranged 'password' with the owner,for the use of the donkeys? did Jesus take the two donkeys with Him for the procession?(v2,,v5,v7) why was the chosen transport a donkey?(Zechariah 9:9-11) the details of the procession may seem makeshift,but was this in fact the case? what was the significance behind every detail? why do you think no crown or diadem was placed on Jesus' head? (see Mk 15:17) what kind of King was Jesus being proclaimed to be? If you had been in that crowd how do you think you would have acted?) 'Ride on,ride on in majesty!In lowly pomp ride on to die;bow Your meek head to mortal pain,then take,O God,Your power and reign.' (CMP 580) What do you think was going through Jesus' mind as He rode in? Why did He weep?(Luke 19:41-42)?”

Helle Thorning-Schmidt was Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011 to 2015. Until very recently she was the CEO of the charity 'Save the Children'.   She talks to Krishnan about why we need to find common ground on political battle lines, her experience as a female political leader and her life-long quest for a fair society.   Producer: Rachel Evans

No episódio de hoje nossos DumbCasters perdem totalmente o controle do programa ao tentar criar uma banda e evitar um furacão.

No episódio de hoje nossos DumbCasters perdem totalmente o controle do programa ao tentar criar uma banda e evitar um furacão.

Seven James Bonds went to Casino Royale... Alex and James review what is quite possibly the worst film ever to feature James Bond (albeit in an unofficial, parodical capacity). We discuss the absolute mess that is 1967's Casino Royale, a comedy film in which the real 007 (apparently) and a bunch of fellow agents sharing his name and number try to save the world. 'Save the world' sounds vague, we grant you, but that's because it's honestly difficult to work out what this film is even about. Listen in to enjoy our thoughts on unconvincing Scottish accents, remote control ice cream vans and robot grouse drones, Ronnie Corbett's pacemaker, cartoon radiation burbs and a UFO invading London. Yes, really. If you want to email us, you can do so via bondandbeyondpod@gmail.com. You can find us on Facebook (just search 'Bond & Beyond'), Twitter (@bondbeyondpod) and all our episodes are at bondbeyondpod.tumblr.com.

Back in 2017, there was real concern about the future of the sports facilities at Westbank Street. The Council had announced plans to sell off the land used by Powerleague for 5-a-side football as a way of raising the money for the new Meadowbank Stadium. The cash would be shared between the Council and Powerleague.A campaign was started to 'Save the Porty 5s' and an organisation called Action Westbank was set up to consider what the community wanted for the site.Well, we heard recently on Porty People that Powerleague, far from walking away from Portobello, was investing heavily in improving the facility. You may have heard that new energy efficient floodlights had already been installed. When Porty Podcast Producer David Calder went along this week, the finishing touches were being made to a brand new pitch - and he asked club manager, Jordan Law, to explain what was happening.

The second part of 'Self-Medicating Rocker Boys in Trouble', in which Simon, Cameron, and Nadeem discuss 'Save the Date', an abhorrent and cringey indie rom-com from 2012. IT ISN'T ROM AND IT ISN'T COM. Starring Alison Brie and Lizzy Caplan, the movie is a blend of every rom-com cliche ever, obfuscated with arty farty stylings. It's rubbish, don't watch it.

Today we get into: writing and producing music at a much faster paceSummary of today's ideas:Use a song templateType your thoughts—not lyricsKeep your recorder nearbyDon’t do everything at onceArtificial deadlines are awesomeKeep all lyricsStop looking for the perfect snareStop mixing it upDon't edit nowMake a template'Save your project as…'Don't overthink itTime yourselfSoftware updates can waitNo tutorials... really?

Join Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin for Ep 59! Caro and Corrie are joined by one of Australia’s greatest race callers Greg Miles to talk Melbourne Cup memories, the move to retirement and the online backlash that can result from an on-air slip up. Greg has teamed up with author John Craven for his book 'My Lucky Life: Behind the Binoculars' available for purchase HERE.  News of the return of iconic Aussie TV series ‘SeaChange’ is causing a little excitement this week with Sigrid Thornton set to revive her role of Laura Gibson.  Corrie’s ‘Crush of the Week’ is former PM Julia Gillard. Our 'Crush of the Week' is proudly presented by The Interchange Bench  If your business needs new players, pick them up from The Interchange Bench – the leading provider of temporary and contract talent.  See Interchange bench.com.au The vile treatment of Theresa May is making Corrie rather grumpy this week.  In 'BSF' Caro's been reading an oldie but a goody 'The Beautiful Visit' by Elizabeth Jane Howard which is available HERE. Caro’s also been off to the movies to see ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ and Corrie has a tasty meat ball recipe perfect for party season from a great new cookbook 'The Ultimate Book of Party Food' by Melanie Dupuis (recipe coming soon).  Our 'GLT' this week is one for the gardeners - a great new Aussie product to turbo charge your soil for spring plantings Eco Dust.  Don’t forget to 'Save the Date' for our live podcast lunch event on November 28th from 12-2pm at The Flying Duck Hotel in Prahran. Details coming soon.  We've got a new Instagram account so please head to instagram and follow DontShootPod. Like our Facebook page and hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE.  Email the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au 'Don't Shoot The Messenger' is produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia.   

Why would you want to 'Save the Cat'? If you are a screenwriter or aspiring one you should have heard by now of Blake Snyder's game-changing screenwriting book.In his 20-year career as a film producer and screenwriter, Blake Snyder sold dozens of scripts, including co-writing Blank Check, which became a hit for Disney, and Nuclear Family for Steven Spielberg — both million-dollar sales. Named “one of Hollywood’s most successful spec screenwriters,” Blake sold his last screenplay in 2009.His book, Save the Cat!® The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need, was published in May 2005, and is now in its 24th printing. When I read this book it really had an impact on my storytelling and screenwriting.Thankful Blake was not done and apparently it was not quite the last book on screenwriting you’ll ever need, as the eagerly awaited sequel, Save the Cat!® Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter’s Guide to Every Story Ever Told, was published in October, 2007 — shooting to #1 in the Screenwriting and Screenplay categories on Amazon.com. Blake’s third book, Save the Cat!® Strikes Back: More Trouble for Screenwriters to Get Into… And Out Of was published in November 2009.Blake’s method has become the “secret weapon” of many development executives, managers, and producers for its precise, easy, and honest appraisal of what it takes to write and develop stories that resonate. Save the Cat!® The Last Story Structure Software You’ll Ever Need has codified this method. Blake passed unexpectedly in 2009 but the Save the Cat community carries on Blake's work.I had the pleasure of interviewing one of Blake's main pupils Jose Silerio. Jose is carrying the torch of Blake's work and travels around the world well...saving the cat.Enjoy my informative interview with Jose Silerio.

Why would you want to 'Save the Cat'? If you are a screenwriter or aspiring one you should have heard by now of Blake Snyder's game-changing screenwriting book.In his 20-year career as a film producer and screenwriter, Blake Snyder sold dozens of scripts, including co-writing Blank Check, which became a hit for Disney, and Nuclear Family for Steven Spielberg — both million-dollar sales. Named “one of Hollywood’s most successful spec screenwriters,” Blake sold his last screenplay in 2009.His book, Save the Cat!® The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need, was published in May 2005, and is now in its 24th printing. When I read this book it really had an impact on my storytelling and screenwriting.Thankful Blake was not done and apparently it was not quite the last book on screenwriting you’ll ever need, as the eagerly awaited sequel, Save the Cat!® Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter’s Guide to Every Story Ever Told, was published in October, 2007 — shooting to #1 in the Screenwriting and Screenplay categories on Amazon.com. Blake’s third book, Save the Cat!® Strikes Back: More Trouble for Screenwriters to Get Into… And Out Of was published in November 2009.Blake’s method has become the “secret weapon” of many development executives, managers, and producers for its precise, easy, and honest appraisal of what it takes to write and develop stories that resonate. Save the Cat!® The Last Story Structure Software You’ll Ever Need has codified this method. Blake passed unexpectedly in 2009 but the Save the Cat community carries on Blake's work.I had the pleasure of interviewing one of Blake's main pupils Jose Silerio. Jose is carrying the torch of Blake's work and travels around the world well...saving the cat.Enjoy my informative interview with Jose Silerio.

This week: when and how to give advice; how people avoid seeing what's right in front of them; how to avoid getting overwhelmed in life; and what human connection and life are truly all about. Riffing on Letter 29 from Seneca, this episode is a corker. Advice is a dangerous game: when and how you give it can change your life. Don't waste energy and time trying to give advice to those who don't want to hear it. Not only would Seneca be pissed off at you, you'd be violating the most important of the 48 Laws of Power: Always Say Less Than Necessary. 'One must not talk to a man unless he is willing to listen' – Seneca There's also a deep arrogance in thinking 'if only they knew what I knew, they'd choose what I would'. Is that how you feel when someone else sticks their oar in? Still, keeping an open mind is one of the truest paths to wisdom. So how can we take on advice from other people without getting agitated, angry, or beginning to doubt ourselves? Dre's got a theory: Treat your mind like you're the general of an army – there's competing voices offering you counsel, but you make the decisions. You're not surrendering your mind or self to someone if you're willing to hear and perhaps choose to follow their advice, after considering all the options. We give you some powerful tricks to decode your own emotions – why are you reacting the way you're reacting? And how can you master the moment before you react and give yourself time to respond instead? Beyond the back-and-forth of opinions, though, what about real connection? We take a tangent from Seneca's Letter and dive into something we feel lies at the heart of human existence. Call it vibe, call it harmonisation, call it just plain getting each other. It's that feeling of deep connection and mutual recognition with other people, and it's what truly makes us human. With that connection as our guiding light, advice becomes a whole different game. What if we try not to give out advice, but draw the people we truly value along with us – showing an example, offering an open hand, giving them strength to fail and learn for themselves? Plus, Dre insists that THERE IS NO TRUTH and tells us he's planning to make Jon write a new Bible...  Also Including: The power of asking for help The difference between 'Help me' and 'Save me' Beginning working relationships with true personal connections Moralising statements are a method of control Not casting your pearls before swine Doing your best and what that really means Find Out More: Hit us up on our brand new Instagram! The full text for free on WikiSource Check out the beautiful Human & Alien shirts and caps from Jamie C Johnstone! Check out Dre's appearance on the excellent 'Adulting with Ebonie' podcast Don Miguel Ruíz's book, The Four Agreements – highly recommended Be Silly. Be Kind. Be Weird.

Trevor Radio Episode 2 - Special Edition for Sandy Hook Promise - Say Something Week Topic: Mental Health Awareness - statistics and analysis - Hanna Settleman interviews her guest, Henry Maguire about a better understanding about the stigmas of mental illness.

Paul and Alex, really just two storytellers, go over Blake Snyder's first feature film 'Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot' using his own screenwriting book, 'Save the Cat: The Last Book You'll Ever Need on Screenwriting', to see how sound his story structure really is.

The latest in the Wolverine and the X-Men cinematic franchise has hit the cinemas with James Mangold's LOGAN starring Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart. We're joined by our mate Kyran Wheatley ('Save the Date' podcast) to tear shit up! Cameron James is touring his new stand up comedy show at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Perth Fringe World & Brisbane Comedy Fest. Buy tickets HERE Check out our other podcast Mike Check with Cameron James & Alexei Toliopoulos, our journey through the films of Mike Myers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Happy New Year! In this first episode of the year, I take you behind-the-scenes of a super quick promotional launch we did for a client that brought in roughly $75k in 7 days, to a small list, with almost no work on hisend. Make sure to SHARE this podcast/episode with your friends, then leave us a REVIEW and get my "101 Conversion Tips" Cheat Sheet... free! Send an email to support@jeremyreeves.com with the name on yourreview. Resources Mentioned * www.JeremyReeves.com Want To Work With Me? Visit http://www.JeremyReeves.com or email me at Jeremy@JeremyReeves.com Enjoy! Transcript Hey, what's going on there, guys and girls this is Jeremy here with another episode of the Sales Funnel Mastery Podcast and this one is our first of the year! I'm excited about 2016 I think this year's going to be pretty badass. We did all of our are planning for the year, we figured out kind of the 2016 yearly goals, we figured out our vision for the year -- which is awesome -- I actually might do a podcast talking about that, we figured out our first quarter goals -- I don't even worry about 2, 3, 4 yet because things happen in a little bit too fast -- especially with the kind of rapidly growing business to worry about more than the next 90 days. I always do my planning for the next 12 weeks, 90 days. So we got that figured out, we got our first month figured out. We added a new employee so Penny, if you're listening to this welcome to the team, if you're a client you'll be meeting Penny soon, she's our project manager. So she's going to help on just make all the projects go way more smoothly and that kind of thing. Just making a basically better overall experience for the client which is really awesome and then the rest of the team is going to get the results for the client. So basically, our big vision for the year is becoming the only logical choice. If you're going to get a sales funnel done, then we are the only logical choice and we're well on our way to doing that and it's only five days into the year. So yeah, I'm really excited about that. Now, speaking of clients and being the only logical choice, today, I would like to talk about some results that we got a client, his name is Mark and we basically just did a really quick promotion to his list and he had a small list and I made him something like $72,000 or something like that or 76,000 or something like that, give or take -- it was in the 70's and it only took a week and it was awesome, it was a really quick promotion -- we're both really happy, all of his customers are happy because of the way we did it. So I'm going to take you through that promotion and so let's just get right into it. So essentially, what we did we didn't do any huge launch or anything like that, it was essentially -- he has essentially a software, he has training videos for his customers and he has most of them on a monthly subscription, I think they pay 37 bucks a month. The promotion that we came up with was to essentially get all of them to upgrade to a yearly plan. So that's all it was. Taking people from a monthly plan to a yearly plan, there was nothing else, you know, for a good discount. So I'm going to take you to some of the things that we did so that if you want to do a promotion,you can kind of just follow this step-by-step and do really, really well. The results that we got for, in regards to the list that he had, was pretty amazing. So first of all, you know, we had a great offer. Again, it was something like -- in fact, let me go to the page really quick and I'm actually gonna pull it up so I can see the discounts... So basically, we're helping them save 38% off the original price -- it was normally $39 a month which is $468 a year -- so we were saying, 'hey, you're paying 39 bucks a month, you're paying 468 bucks a year, we are going to upgrade you to a yearly plan for $290 a year plus you get 2 months for free'. So that comes out -- basically, saves them 178 bucks a year and that's not even including the two months free, by the way. So it's actually whatever 178 plus 39 times 2 is, I'm not even going to attempt to do the map of my head. So that was the offer and then we also had a team plan where are you can give it to 10 team members and that was 195 bucks a month which is $2,340 a year and we offered them 1,495 for the full year -- it actually also came out to 38% discount. So that was basically the offer, no extra bonuses except for the two months free for the individuals that got it and that was it. So what we did was we sent out -- basically, it was either 4 or 5 emails, I'm pretty sure it was 4, so the first one it was just an announcement of the offer that we're having and essentially, the subject line was 'Exciting News :) (smiley face)', and then we went through -- and I won't read the entire email to you but basically, we went through, first paragraph it was a super quick story -- actually, you know what? I'll read it to you. So the email goes like this -- and I'll try to give you a bridged version of this so... "When I first started (his company) -- and I'm not sure -- I'm going to keep it confidential for now -- so when I first started X company, I had one simple mission... to create the world's largest, most high-quality resource for helping xxx (this certain market), become better at their craft. If you've been paying attention, you know that the past 12 months has been nothing short of explosive for us. We've quickly become one of the most trusted influential companies in the industry because we think of the customer first. For example..." And then I went into some bullet points of some of the things that they did for their customers over the last 12 months -- and then it says... 'but I have exciting news for you. The next 12 months who will make the next 12 months look like child's play" and then there's a link going to the offer page. "And here's why I'm telling you all of this, right now, are offering a small discount to anyone who wants to save some money by investing in a full year membership" and in parenthesis "gives you access to 300+ hours of video. But starting today,until Thursday, October 15th, we're giving you 38% discount." And then there's another link going to the page and then in parenthesis under that because we also how to a thing that for free trial takers, so then it says "you can't even take a 14-day test drive if you're not a customer yet." So anybody was in a customer, for giving them a free trial. "I realize that's an enormous discount, so let me explain why we're doing this", again, I talk about the reason why, when you're writing copy, you always want to have a reason why, "first, I simply want to say thank you for all the incredible support we've received since starting this company, it's truly humbling to know how much my efforts have been appreciated and how much values our customers have been receiving. Second, as you can probably tell, we invest nearly every dime we make right back into finding the best experts on the planet then giving you their workshops with the most high-quality production possible. Having a small production like this allows us to help you by helping you save money well giving us a nice little burst of revenue so we can plow it straight back into even better product development. Here's what I ask from you, go to your boss/employer/HR department, whoever makes decisions like this, and ask them to invest in a yearly plan." On this page and then link to page, "I'll lay out exactly what we have in store for the next few months along with details on how everything works. Talk soon", and then his name and then, "if you're a current member, you can upgrade inside your members area in about 5 seconds." because then people that were already members, all they had to do was walk in their membership area and they just clicked a link to upgrade. So that's it that was the first email, that was the announcement email. as you can see, it's pretty simple, there's nothing complex in there, it was basically just a quick little story up front, telling them about what's happened for the past 12 months, telling them why they're telling them that by announcing exactly what the offer is and then saying -- and I'll get into this more in a sec -- getting to saying what's going to happen over the next 12 months and then in a second I'll explain why why you want to do that, and then it was kind of just like a "hey, thanks I really appreciate that you've been doing business with us" -- it was more of just like a grateful kind of thing. And that was pretty much it and we gave him a reason why we're doing the discount. So that was pretty much the first email. Then in the second email -- basically, the rest of the emails for reminders of the deadline maybe also added in some more stories, we added in a whole bunch of Proof. So like for example, people talking about him on Twitter, customers who gave him testimonials, case studies, that kind of thing. So there was proof in every single email for the rest of the sequence. Another thing that we did was in the second email, we overcame a bunch of the questions that the people were asking and basically, when you're answering questions, I like to do FAQ's on our sales pages because I've seen upticks in conversion rates on the pages and the reason why that happens is because when you do it correctly, your FAQ should be overcoming objections. They shouldn't be just answering questions like, "Oh, what address do you ship it from?", like, that doesn't matter how fast is shipping -- sometimes -- depending on what you're selling, that might matter -- it's things like that. You're overcoming the objections that they're having. So that's what we did in the second email. And then the third and forth emails were basically just adding more and more proof and re-explaining the offer, reminding them that the deadline was about to expire because it went from -- I forget -- it was basically a week, went from Thursday, August 20th, until actually the, let's see, oh, actually, we changed the dates on the -- it was... I think it ended October 15th -- the dates don't matter but -- so those were the emails. So again, pretty simple, you're pretty much just starting off by explaining what you're doing, why you're doing it, with some stories, that kind of thing, adding some proof. The rest of the emails, your overcoming objections, showing them proof that they should join and they should upgrade and then just reminding them of why they should upgrade. Now, in the sales letter, a couple of things I want to go over on the sales letter, we started off by the headline says "help us celebrate with a 38% discount until..." I have September 7th, but again we change the dates, so until, whatever, until October 15th or whatever you change it to. And then it was again a quick little story of what we were doing and then basically the reason why we were doing this so we started off telling them a really quick story which led into the offer that we have and then it was his why we're doing it. And for that, it was basically kind of an influx of cash so that they could improve the product for the customers so it was a very customer-centric reason that they were doing it. Then what we did -- and also it was specific deadlines -- we had a timer on the page -- this is very specific, like, the timer followed them all, that kind of stuff. You want to have the scarcity if you actually have scarcity, I hate fake scarcity, but this actually was, it was only going on for a week, so we have scarcity, and all that kind of stuff. Then we went into it says "over the past 12 months, we had a hundred plus hours of the best xx training in the world -- and again, 'xx', I'm just trying to keep it confidential. So we went into that, we went over everything they did for the existing subscribers over the past 12 months and to really the point of this was to remind them why they were still customers. Then, and this part's important because we had to get into their kind of like psychological nature because if you were saying "ok, you should upgrade to a yearly plan" it's not only about saving money, if you say you're saving 38%, okay that's a good deal but in a lot of people's heads as they're thinking "well, am I going to be here in 12 months? Is this really worth it? Like, what's even going to happen that I'm going to stick around for the next 12 months?" Okay, so that's why we added the section about what the next 12 months was going to bring. So deadline for that is "The next 12 months will be a complete game changer and I don't want you to get left behind" so I add just about a little bit of a dig in there, almost a little bit of a... tiny little guilt trip, a little bit of a dig to the pride, you know, that kind of thing. So I told them about what was coming up and they have some awesome stuff that they were doing so that made it really exciting and then we just basically went into the offers so "save 38% off the original price when you joined today but only until Thursday, September 3rd" again, you know change the date so it was whatever -- October 15th or whatever it was. And then we had -- we gave another reason why again and the reason why we repeated the reason why in the offer and all that stuff is because people skim the page, they don't read it word by word so you want to make sure that when you're writing your copy, when you're kind of laying all this out, you have it in there a few times, all the major important points. So we had a quick little paragraph and then we had kind of a two column box which it said 'Individual Plan' and then it said in print 'Save up to $178' and then the right one said 'Team Plan save up to $45' and then it showed exactly what they're going to get and then it said, just for the Individual Plan, for example, "normally, $39 a month then parenthesis $468 a year, today $298 per year plus 2 months free and then add to cart and then it said "existing member, he may last year and let us know you want it upgrade" and then under that, kind of the two column boxes, it said, "new customer, test this out before committing for the 14-day $5 trial" right under that was some testimonials. That was pretty much it and then on the order of pages, it just explain the offer it said "you're getting access for $298 today and then after the first 12 months, you lock in the regular price of $390 per year" which is still a $70 discount per year from the monthly plan. So that's pretty much what it was. We did it to -- we sent these emails, by the way, to his existing list, his prospect and buyers list and we had slightly different emails based on which list it was going to. We also did follow-up reminders because there were new customers who took the free trial and we wanted to keep in touch with them and we kind of had a snafu with just the way people were auto-billed, so the kind of messed up in the beginning when they were setting it up and instead of having them be auto-billed after 14 days, we actually had to email them and get them to re-subscribe for the yearly thing so it was like they paid five bucks and then we had to actually email them and say "hey, if you wanna keep getting this you have to pay us 290 bucks". So that sucked our retention rate went way down because of that but even with that enormous colossal disaster, which by the way, I had no involvement in, he told me about that a little bit after so we just kind of how to play save the day, we still made over 70 -- it was whatever, 75 grand for that in a week and he did nothing, that's the important part here, he did absolutely nothing. I did all of this for him, all he did was take my copy and have his designer create a page and then just sent out the emails. But yeah, so that's pretty much it. If some of the important points if some of the important points this when you're doing this promotion is number one, you have to have a great offer. Number two, you have to have a specific deadline. And number three, you have to show them the reason why. Like, why are you doing this? Is it like, in your mind, you just want an extra income source, kind of cash influx, you want to have a good reason why you're doing it so in this case, he was actually saying "we want a cash influx because we're going to then put that right back into the business to give you a better product", so we're kind of setting them up for the future, setting them up to want to stay for that yearly program. That's a really important point there, a lot of people wouldn't do is because -- for this promotion, I mean there's going to be all kinds of promotions to do, but for this one, going from monthly to yearly, you really need to tell them why they're going to want to stick around for a year and that's something a lot of people are going to miss when they're doing that so I hope that helps. So that's pretty much it. I hope that kind of gives you a sense of my thinking that goes into these promotions. Another thing is, if you want me to do one of these promotions for you -- super example, with him, I only took a percentage of the profit that we made and I had a good relationship with him, I don't do it all that often, but if you want to do one of these promotions -- and again, there's all different types of promotions like for ecommerce stores, there's a whole bunch of different things you can do, you could go from monthly to yearly, you could give people bonus, you could do like a version 2.0 have a product, I mean there's a whole bunch of different things that you can do. But if you want to talk about getting a quick cash influx into your business, then just shoot me an email, it's Jeremy@JeremyReeves.com and just tell me a little bit about your business, you could also go -- I think it's... I forgot the URL off the top of my head, honestly, but let's see... I'm going to see you really quick if this is the URL... Okay, so I don't know the URL off the top of my head so if you want to talk about doing this and basically just instead of me charging you some big upfront fee, I'll just take whatever the profits are -- we'll figure that out, I will just take a percentage of that. So if its 25% then you keep 75% of the profit, I only take 25% just for an example. Basically, either way, you're going to keep the lion's share, the percentage is going to differ based on how many people you have on your list, what kind of promotion were doing, what niche you're in, what the price point is, all that kind of stuff but just to give you a quick example. Yeah, so that's it. If you wanna talk about doing that, shoot me an email at Jeremy@JeremyReeves.com and just give me some details about your business -- what size your list is, what you sell, how many buyers that you have, like, if your list is whatever you say -- say it's 10,000 people on your list, are they prospects or are they buyers? Tthat kind of thing. I'll probably have a couple other questions for you, and yeah, we'll see if we can make something happen. So anyway, I hope this kind of gives you an insight into a little bit of my thinking as I'm setting up a strategy for some of these campaigns, in particular, promotions, doing kind of one-time promotions -- which by the way, you can do this one-time and then you can automate it into your business and we can talk about that if you want to talk a little bit further. Obviously, I'm only going to be doing this with people with existing, like, you're actually doing good -- so if you have, like, 100 people in your list, there's really no point in emailing because it wouldn't make sense. I would say if you have a minimum of 10,000 people on your list, then shoot me an email and we'll talk about it. Alright! So that's it. I hope this serve you well and again, if you want to get in touch, Jeremy@JeremyReeves.com. I hope you have a fantastic 2016. I will certainly be in touch with more strategies and insights into building your business faster and I will talk to you soon.