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NYU IHIF 2026 was full of insights and thought leadership from some of the best and brightest hospitality professionals in the industry.  In this episode of the Suite Spot, you will get to hear from some of the most influential and biggest names in hospitality in the exclusive interviews we were able to cover at the event.  NYU IHIF is the epicentre of hospitality brands, capital, and fast-paced dealmaking – opportunity moves fast, and so should you. This is where the rebound takes shape, where leaders uncover what's next, and where relationships turn into real transactions. Ryan Embree: Welcome to Suite Spot, where hoteliers check in, and we check out what’s trending in hotel marketing. I’m your host, Ryan Embree. Hello everyone. Welcome to another episode of the Suite Spot. This is your host, Ryan Embree and VP of Marketing here at Travel Media Group. Cassady Quintana: And I’m Cassady Quintana, Brand Ambassador here at TMG. Ryan Embree: And today we are fresh back from NYU IHIF 2026. My second time in attending this incredible event. Cassady, your first, what were your thoughts? Cassady Quintana: Yeah, I thought overall was a great event. A lot of optimism, especially as we’re heading into the summer season. So I thought, you know, the conversations that we heard on the panels and the ones that we were having with people were awesome, and a lot of you know, good things coming out of that. I feel like the biggest topics that I heard, there were three major takeaways I took from a lot of the panels and people we were talking to, but one being that K-shape economy that we’ve heard a lot about, right? We know that luxury is still outperforming while economy segments are feeling a little bit more of that pressure especially as we head into this summer season and looking at some of those trends. And then I think one of the biggest topics we have been talking about since the beginning of this year is the World Cup and how international travel we thought was gonna be booming. We were expecting a lot of busy hotels, but it’s kind of been on the softer side, and we’ve actually seen international travel dip a bit. So I think right now we’re kind of in that wait and see period of maybe you know people are waiting to see if their teams make it out of the group stages and then they’ll plan on booking a hotel. So keeping an eye on kind of that last minute travel. But the biggest topic that we were talking about a little bit last year, but the biggest one this year is AI and how hotels are using that within their systems. You know, there’s a lot of trends around using that for more personalization and being able to use it to look at your, you know, revenue optimization and how you’re performing online. So finding ways that we can use AI that doesn’t take the hospitality out of hospitality and doesn’t replace that human element. But that kind of went with that overarching theme of the entire event, which was sharpening the edge. So the thing I took from that is that the hotels that are really gonna win are the ones that are understanding their guests and using AI to further that, to further get to know their guests, to make that experience a little bit better. Ryan Embree: You know, and we had some incredible conversations and interviews with some professionals that we’re gonna share here in a second. But just to kind of jump on what Cassidy’s saying, we’re at a really cool inflection point in our industry right now as we go gear towards the busy travel season. So it’ll be interesting to see, you know, we had the opportunity to meet with development person from Minor hotels who’s looking to bring their brand into US and Canada, which will be very interesting. We know how they have a huge global footprint, a lot of interest early on in getting into the Americas. Uh, we then visited with AHLA and Kevin Carey and his team doing such wonderful work over there advocacy for our industry and some really cool initiatives that we were able to sit down with Kevin for a few minutes and chat about, uh, Jan Freitag from STR our hotel Data North Star and compass. They just released a revised forecast for the hospitality industry. So we went over some major points of that revised forecast and finally we got the opportunity to sit down with president and CEO Best Western Larry Cuculic. What a wonderful conversation about the best Western brand and how they are implementing, um, some of that AI and technology into their brand, and capitalizing on not only the World Cup, but also America 250. So wonderful insights that you’re only gonna find here on the sweet spot. Thank you for joining us. We hope you enjoy these exclusive interviews from NYU IHIF 2026. Hello everyone. Welcome to another episode of The Sweet Spot. We are live on location at NYU IHIF 2026 here with Genna, the VP of US and Canada Development for Minor Hotels. Genna, thank you so much for taking the time to stop and the busy big apple and talk with us today. Genna Panagopoulos: Thanks for having me. Ryan Embree: Excited about, this show. A lot of energy, a lot of buzz. You know, when you come to an NYU talking to ownerships, a lot of capital here, what are the conversation kind of stem around, and what does a successful NYU show look like as you head back to your home base? Sure. Genna Panagopoulos: Successful NYU would really be finding some deals, perpetuating some deals. So hopefully advancing some opportunities and it’s really all about for right now because we’re relatively new into the region. Educating our owners and the, the broader development community. So, you know, some of, some of the players do already know us, but in the luxury space, but there’s a lot of people we gotta get out in front of and introduce Minor hotels to. Ryan Embree: And this is a great place and, obviously a great city to do that in. What has been kind of the feedback? I mean, you’ve been tasked with this enormous job. We have such a great brand, worldwide, you’re bringing it here to us, Canada, and North America. What have been some of those initial conversations and hearing that and initial interest and feedback from owners? Genna Panagopoulos: Yeah, we’ve had a lot of feedback and interest on Anantara. So some of our, you know, established luxury brands that are pretty well known when you know the luxury hotel space in a global environment. Sure. So those owners have actually come to us saying, we’re really excited about the opportunities here. So that’s one piece. Of course we have NH Hotels, NH collection, and NH, which are very well known brands, especially in Mediterranean, Europe. Yeah. And, Central and South America. So there’s excitement around that too. Ryan Embree: Does it help, I mean, having such an international brand, we got the World Cup here, right? In a couple months. You kind of using that as maybe some momentum as you kind of come into, and introduce this brand into the Americas. Genna Panagopoulos: Absolutely. There’s a lot of, you know, I’m also educating Minor of the markets we wanna be in and so that’s definitely helping as well and putting some places on the map. Ryan Embree: And let’s talk about that because there’s been some announced projects already right here actually in New York. Talk about that project a little bit. Genna Panagopoulos: Yes. Thanks for asking too. We have a Worsely Hotel that’s opening, here next year. It’s gonna be super exciting because Worsely is a restaurant brand that we are taking into the hotel space. So it’s the first of its kind and nowhere better than to start in New York comes from London. So there’s a lot of correlation between the two markets. Ryan Embree: One of a kind hospitality venue and a one of a kind city, so. Exactly. But another project we’re really excited about just ’cause we’re home based, obviously in Orlando right down the road, a bright line away in Miami. Talk to us a little bit about that project and how that’s different. Yeah, Genna Panagopoulos: It’s a high rise building built in Miami. Hasn’t started construction yet, but it’ll open in 2030. It’ll be an Anantara hotel with branded residences, both private branded residences and, um, ones that will be able to be rented to hotel guests as well. Super wellness oriented. There’s gonna be a really extensive spa. Right. Very experiential. Wonderful for the residents that are gonna be buying, the residence. Ryan Embree: It’s incredible. It sounds like you guys are really taking care of all of the kind of popular travel trends right now. Right. FMB has really had this resurgence in hospitality with the project here. Wellness, obviously a huge piece of what hospitality is leaning into and what travelers are looking forward to. So having that flexibility between the brands too, I’m sure is a definitely a fun place to be when having these conversations with owners. But you talked about another project in Turks and Caicos. Genna Panagopoulos: Turks and Caicos. So we have an Anantara in Turks and Caicos that I believe will open in 2029. So in order we’ll have one in New York next year, and then 29 on Ontario trips and Caicos 2030, Miami. Ryan Embree: So no shortage of news on the Minor Hotel side. Congratulations to you and your team. Thank you. As you wrap up, I mean, what’s your vision? What’s your goal? As you bring Minor Hotels into the North American region? Genna Panagopoulos: Yeah. Well, if I think about next year at NYU, I hope people, more people are coming towards us. Excited about us being a different brand a different mindset. So we offer, we think of ourselves a little bit differently from the parent brands that are already established here because we have, you know, ownership still of most of our portfolio or we lease most of our portfolio. Um, so I hope there’s more inbound traffic coming towards my way. I hope people generally just walking down the street know us a little bit more. Certainly. You know, white Lotus helped us with Anantara, so there’s a lot of people who Oh, yes, are are diehard Anantara fans because of that. But that’s what I’m hoping for. And eventually we’d love to have an office here. So as long as we do our, our, our work, right, we, we get a strong pipeline, we’ll be able to have an office, a regional office in, in North America. Ryan Embree: Incredible. Well, super exciting. Can’t wait to catch up on all the exciting projects that you have at Minor Hotels. This is the first of a couple collaborations we’ll be doing with Minor hotels, so make sure you stay tuned. Congratulations again, Genna. And thank you for taking the time to speak with us today. Genna Panagopoulos: Thanks for having me. Ryan Embree: Hello everyone. Welcome to another episode of The Suite Spot. We are live on location, New York City at NYU IHIF. I’m here with Kevin Carey, President and CEO of the AHLA Foundation and COO of AHLA. Kevin, not your first time on the Suite Spot. Appreciate you taking some time and joining me here today. Kevin Carey: It’s lways a pleasure to spend time with you. Ryan Embree: Yeah, it’s fun.Incredible event so far. NYU obviously AHLA, AHLA Foundation Forward has a huge presence here. What does, you know, when you come to the event like this, we always talk in hospitality, these events are always going to exist no matter what. Technology comes down the pike because hospitality, we’re people, right. We like connecting. What is a successful NYU IHIF look like for you and your team? Kevin Carey: Well, It’s always an important period of time in the year at, as we approach midyear to check in with our members, to have that conversation about the advocacy issues we’re leading on behalf of the industry to hear how the business performance is tracking as well. And just to build enthusiasm and engagement for the events and the initiatives that we’re leading, not only in the association, but with the foundation as well. Ryan Embree: And none more important than the No Room for Trafficking initiative that you and your team have done some fabulous work on. I mean, we have all sorts of brands up on stage, sometimes with differing opinions here and there, but one cause that everyone in our industry has really gotten behind, and it’s the work of you and your team, is this No Room for Rrafficking? We always like to spread awareness of this. Talk to us a little about, about on that front and the progress you’re seeing and making. Kevin Carey: Well, this is a longstanding commitment that the industry has to human trafficking prevention and awareness. It started in 2019 with the development of the No Room For Trafficking Initiative and its focus on training and expanded in 2022 to include the Survivor Fund. So this is an area where AHLA and the foundation specifically serves as a convening entity to bring the industry together to rally around this important issue to work, to build awareness that’ll drive prevention of human trafficking, and also to gather funds to help support survivors. So this is a commitment not only on a longstanding basis, but also on a going forward basis as well. Ryan Embree: And such inspiring stories that you’ve told over the years. And people, you know, hoteliers and other people listening to this can really get behind and encourage people to kinda look at that initiative. Another kind of initiative that you’ve done in these events that, when we’re talking about these events is forward. We had a record breaking attendance a couple months ago in the spring. Talk to us about how that is. And you actually have some of those the forward initiatives here at NYU. Kevin Carey: We do within the foundation, our mission is to advance the workforce of the industry. And we do that through a focus not only on the current workforce, those over 2 million associates and colleagues who deliver hospitality day to day, but also how do we attract the future workforce to the industry. I talked about being a convening entity. The foundation brings together the industry across all segments. And there’s two areas where we believe we can make a difference. One is around human trafficking that we just spoke about, but also around the forward initiative which is geared towards, and its purposes to advance women in the hospitality industry and in leadership roles in the hospitality industry. So we were delighted to host our most recent forward conference in Atlanta, back in April. And the results were outstanding but really the momentum and the impact that that forward is having is really, which has us so enthusiastic and committed to this initiative moving forward. Ryan Embree: Yeah, that’s gotta be so cool to see industry leaders in hospitality raise their hands and want to be a part of this movement and really see the results from that. Kevin Carey: Well, it’s grown from just being a conference, that started in 2018 and had about 150 people at the first event to now over 1100 attendees. But as it as it has expanded from a conference to a leadership development curriculum. And you mentioned the forward exchange, which took place, here in New York earlier today, where it brought together over a hundred early and mid stage career and professionals of women and some men who are participating along with their peers to focus on networking and building those relationships so they can be well suited and take on roles, over time in the industry. Ryan Embree: Really cool to see. And again, probably some incredible stories coming from that over the years as the as the initiative matures. One thing that, that hospitality in general, really looking forward to, we got big summer, right? We’re usually really excited about summer is just ’cause of the travel season, kids being outta school. But this summer in particular, we’ve been looking forward to for a couple years. We got World Cup on the horizon, finally. We played just a couple miles from here and in America 250. What are you kind of hearing from hoteliers and how are AHLA really, gearing up for these big events, showcasing our industry? Kevin Carey: Well, these are really defining opportunities, for the industry to support those guests to welcome that demand, to drive the hospitality infrastructure over time. So there’s a lot of enthusiasm around the potential that that represents and as we’ve seen on stage already today the results in the first part of the year for the industry have been positive. a number of the outlooks are increasing the Revpar and ADR and other industry metrics, here with the these large events we are still waiting to see some of the demand materialize and we’re in a critical period of time right now, about 10 days out before the games to see that hopefully what’ll be a late surge in bookings, then translate into further business success for the industry. Ryan Embree: Yeah. Hopefully, and hopefully see that international travel continue to come back to North America, you know, a lot of hoteliers, hoping for that. Zooming in a little bit on a AHLA summertime, also time for interns, right. Come in and we’ve talked about this before. I mean, internships, mentorship in hospitality. So critical. I mean, throughout the years we’ve had these staffing shortages and we’ve talked about getting creative, our industry, getting creative on ways to fill those roles, internships being one of them. Talk about a little bit about the AHLA internship program and what these interns are are ready for this summer. Kevin Carey: Well, it’s not new. We’ve had a well established program from a number of years now. And, and we’re excited annually to bring a number of interns into our team across each function. we’ll have an interns in the government affairs team, in marketing, in the foundation. it’s so refreshing to engage them in our work to see their enthusiasm about their future to see them pick up valuable skills and experience of being in an office environment, learning more. And you know what? They, they have a real impact. They have some fun along the way as well and we have a wonderful session at the end where they get to present the results of some of the work in the initiatives that they’ve been working on. So it’s an annual opportunity that we look very forward to. And they’ll be starting just in about a week’s time. so it’ll be a great another repeatevent for us. Ryan Embree: Yeah. Love to see it. You know, again, any way that we can have more exposure to all sides of hospitality. Beause as we know, it’s not just, you know, the front desk. There’s so many elements to it and there’s none more demonstrated by how big our hospitality industry is than by the hospitality show that you put on. And this year is gonna be right in our backyard. In Miami, Florida. Get us a little bit excited about what we can expect at this year’s fourth annual. This is our fourth Hospitality Show, correct? Kevin Carey: So we started in Vegas, went to San Antonio, we’re in Denver last year. A lot of enthusiasm coming out of Denver for the content. And then what’s unique about the hospitality show is it’s really the only conference in the industry with a focus on operations and how operations is driving profitability. So there’s a terrific enthusiasm and people are looking forward to being in Miami, coming together in Q4, all segments of the industry represented. So we’ll have the brands we’ll have management companies, owners, service providers, suppliers, independent hotels also play an important role in the industry. So we’re about to open registration and that’ll really kickstart, the focus on November 2-4 in Miami. Ryan Embree: Well we’re looking forward to it. We’re hoping to go 4/4 on covering the hospitality show. Especially with it being right there in our backyard. Kevin, we know you’re busy. Thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us today on some of these important initiatives. And hopefully we’ll see you in Miami in just a few months. Kevin Carey: Hopefully I have something else on. Ryan Embree: Alright. Appreciate it. Thanks. Kevin Carey: Thank you so much. Ryan Embree: Hello everyone. Ryan Embree. here live at NYU IHIF 2026 here with Jan the National Director of Hospitality Analytics at CoStar. Jan, you were just on a panel. Thanks for taking the time to jump off and speak with us. Jan Freitag: Absolutely. Ryan Embree: State of the state, love the name obviously you’re the north star of hospitality data out there. Jan, revised forecasts just came out. Talk to us a little bit about those points that you were sharing with the audience today. Jan Freitag: So we’re suggesting that RevPAR this year is gonna grow 2.8%, which is very different from the way we looked at the world at the ALIS Hotel Investment Conference. First quarter performance was much more stronger than we had expected than the public traded companies had expected the brands or the …. And a lot of them have revised their year end forecast up. So, you know, we followed suit. Now they, most of them just revised their forecast by the outperformance of Q1. But we’re suggesting No, no, there’s momentum. So we actually took our forecast up by a lot more to 2.8%, 2% driven by ADR and 0.8 by occupancy, which is really good to see. ’cause it implies that demand is outpacing supply. You know, so we get occupancy gains and then some pricing power. Ryan Embree: Love to see that. I mean we were here a year ago with Amanda who is talking about trying to decipher through the noise, a lot of noise right now. But great to see the momentum with those revisions and so important to have those revisions because the landscape can change ever so rapidly as you know. But talking about the supply, talk to us a little bit, go into a little bit more in depth and then obviously every market is different. What markets right now are running a little bit hot on supply? Jan Freitag: Yeah, so fational forecast for Supply goes to 0.4%, not a whole lot. Right. The long run average is 1.6, so we’re well below that. The number of rooms in construction used to be between, we know, 150,000 – 160,000. It’s now 140,000. So it’s sort of staying there. It’s just so expensive to get anything done. And interest rates are still high and could go higher. Who knows, we’re not making interest rate forecast. But you know, there’s definitely no longer this idea of how we should cut, you know, interest rates twice this year or so. I think those days are gone, you know, and so now the question is, okay, so where are people getting things done? And you can look at it by markets. So a couple of them are usual suspects. So Nashville, very strong, Dallas, Houston, Denver, Phoenix. So those are markets sort of in the smile states, sort of in the Sunbelt that still get a lot of people moving there. And you know, migration determines the economic performance. And so we’re seeing a lot more room supply growth there, but there’re just a lot of markets where it’s very, very hard to get anything done because of that higher cost of construction and of the higher interest rate. So I would single out those markets, but overall the picture is rather muted. On the supply side. So what that means then, for existing owners is the time to renovate is right now percent. Because you want to be the new kid on the block with the new hotel, there’s not a lot of new competition coming. This is time to renovate and really put your best foot forward. Ryan Embree: A hundred percent. And you know, one of the other topics we talked about, or you talked about rather on stage was segments right now luxury, doing very, very well leading the way. Obviously a lot of bifurcation, that K-shaped economy. What are you seeing across the segments right now? Jan Freitag: Yeah, I mean there are no wrong answers in luxury, right? I mean, luxury last year was the winner. This year is the winner. We’re projecting, very healthy RevPAR growth double of what we’re saying for the nation. We think the luxury class can materialize. And then what’s really nice to see is that for upscale upper midscale midscale, there’s also RevPAR growth there, which we hadn’t seen last year. And to me that speaks to the strength really of the American economy. But it sort of permeates toward all income classes. Now the exception is was and unfortunately will be likely the economy sector now even there we’re suggesting RevPAR’s growing, but it’s just, you know, 0.8% call that flat for all intent and purposes. Ryan Embree: International travel too, obviously World Cup on the heels of this. What are you see any interesting data points there you wanna share just right ahead of the America 250 and World Cup? Jan Freitag: There are two very different vibes coming from the panel that I was on. Adam Sacks prior to US presenting was talking about, oh wow, international inbound is really still quite a bit lower than it was in 2019. But the gentleman from the NTTO, the National Travel Tourism Organization was like, no, we’re projecting rock and roll, really strong growth of international inbound. The truth is probably gonna somewhere in the tween this year. World Cup is gonna drive a lot of international travelers. What I’m wondering about though is are some of those travelers basically stealing from 2025 and from 2027 and now they’re saying, oh, let’s not go in 25, let’s go in 26. And then when next year comes around, they’re like, we just went to the us you know, and not go in 27 either. So I just hope that the more positive spin from the government comes true and this and, and not that we’re just sort of packing everything into this year and then international inbound is gonna deteriorate. Ryan Embree: So many interesting data points. Anyone in particular you have your eyes on where, you know, obviously we love a nice rosy outlook and try to look for opportunities through all of the data that’s out there, but anyone’s that are like unexpected data points or something that you’re at least keeping an eye on right now? Jan Freitag: Yeah, so there are a couple, but the one that I’m really focused on is consumer price index. Everything is getting more expensive and so that means that hotels will see their cost increase. And the big question then is how much of that cost increase can they pass on to the customer? And I just told you that our ADR forecast for this year is 2% and inflation is gonna be what, 3.5 or something? I mean, it’s gonna be much more than that outpacing that. So that’s really the crux and I think that’s what we here at NYU, to talk to owners and investors and management companies have figure out, okay, so how can we keep our margins expanding even maybe how do you do that in this environment where top line growth may be not keeping pace with with inflation. So the CPI number is really something I’m keeping an eye on. Ryan Embree: Yeah, pretty challenging time right now. when it comes to margins and hospitality that we, again, trying to suss out and figure out here, what are those maybe opportunistic data points that you’re seeing that you’re saying this, this is really good, maybe unexpected on the other end of the spectrum? Jan Freitag: Yeah, I think the Americans are wealthier than they ever have been. And Adam Sachs has this fascinating data point where he shows at the emerge that the middle class in America is shrinking, but part of it is because a lot more people are rich. So people are moving up the income chain and that allows ’em then to spend more money on experiences, very clear that people favor experiences over goods. And we are right in that Suite Spot. Ryan Embree: That continues to be the experience over stuff. We love to see that. And then you’re kind of here celebrating an anniversary/birthday of your podcast, is it? You know you’re, you’re usually, typically used to be in the host, not so much the guests, so thank you. Tell us a little bit more and maybe where our hotel audience can find the insights that you provide. Jan Freitag: Yeah, and thank you for having me. So we have our own podcast. My colleague Isaac Collazo from STR and myself get together once a month. It’s called Tell Me More, A Hospitality Data podcast. And three years ago at juniors across the street over cheesecake, we sort of hatched the idea. And so now we’re, I don’t know, like, you know, almost 30 episodes into it. And we get together once a month and we just sort of riff on the data and hopefully you can join us. Ryan Embree: I love it. That’s awesome. Well, Jan, thank you so much. Very busy time. Appreciate you stopping by and talking to us. Jan Freitag: My pleasure. Thank you so much. Ryan Embree: Alright. Hello everyone. Ryan Embree here with the Suite Spot. We are live at NYU IHIF 2026 here with Larry Cuculic, President and CEO of BWH Hotels. Larry, thank you so much for taking time outta your busy schedule to join us here on the Suite Spot. Larry Cuculic: It’s my absolute pleasure. Thank you for the invitation and for allowing me to share some thoughts with regard to the success and BWH hotels. Ryan Embree: Yeah. We’ve got a lot to cover cause you’ve got a lot going on right now. But let’s start with this event, right? NYU IHIF, lot of major brands here what does a successful NYU look like for you and your team? Larry Cuculic: To us, a successful NYU is interacting with developers and investors such that they’re aware of what BWH has become. We’re now 18 brands, over 4,000 hotels in over a hundred countries and territories from premium economy up to luxury hotels. We acquired world hotels about six years ago. And so it really is continuing to educate about the possibilities of their associating with BWH hotels because we would be singularly focused on their success if they partner with us. And you’re also in a powerhouse panel tomorrow, the Executive Exchange Hospitality Performance Strategies for Success give our audience a little bit a sneak peek of what you’re gonna be talking about on stage. Larry Cuculic: Well, we’re gonna be talking about of course, the economy near term as well as long term projections for what that looks like. we’ll be talking about the importance of loyalty programs. We’ll be talking about the impact of really the economy and things like labor insurance and how we as brands need to focus on the success of our hotels by offering them programs to really offset that impact on net RevPAR. Ryan Embree: And I’m sure one of the subjects and topics that we brought up on your panel, certainly something we talk about these hospitality events is, AI and technology. And we had the privilege of having SVP and your CTO Bill Ryan on at the Hospitality Show a couple months in October, gave us a little bit of lay of the land when it came to AI and technology. How do you feel personally that this technology is really changing the way that travelers choose hotels, but also how they have their hotel experience, their guest experience? Larry Cuculic: Sure. So the first thing we’re doing is we’re reinvesting in our .com as well as our app. And we want them to be easy to use intuitive, but we also wanna make sure they have content that convinces guests when they’re shopping that our hotels will provide them kind of that customization and personalization. ’cause it’s not about a commodity, a hotel room, it’s about all those things that we can offer. By way of example we’re partnering with an AI agency to kind of harvest content with regard to where our hotels are located in those communities. At the same time, we’ll take that harvested content and we’ll filter it through our hoteliers who live in those communities and create the content that will be the AI answer when somebody’s looking for a place to stay. And they’ll know that we want them to have the best possible time while we’re in that community, not just staying with us as a hotel, that we recognize that people don’t want just to stay, they want really a journey. Ryan Embree: Yeah. Something that we aspire in hospitality to provide that not just a hotel stay, but an experience. And we talked to Joelle Park about the power of storytelling and how that can play a component in one of the best stories, obviously that you just had a really exciting announcement with is America 250 and the story of this great nation. So talk to us a little bit about that partnership and what BWH Hotels is doing with America 250. Larry Cuculic: Well, we are a sponsor of America 250, and we’re encouraging our hoteliers to embrace the 250th anniversary of the birth of our nation. And part of that is not just USA 250, we also have the 100th anniversary of Route 66. We have hotels that have been with us, believe it or not, we have a hotel that’s been with us 75 years. And it speaks to the heritage of our brand. So we’ll be leaning into the history of this great country. At the same time we’ll be leaning into the history of our great brand and encouraging people to travel and see the United States and all that it has to offer no matter where you go. And the beauty of our hotels we have 2200 of them in North America and wherever they’re going to go, we want them to know that we have a hotel that will meet their travel leads such that they can experience really the 250th anniversary of USA. Ryan Embree: Yeah. It’s a really exciting partnership right in at an inflection point with the World Cup as well. So introducing maybe some international travel also to the brand and the nation. You know, you’re a great following on LinkedIn. I encourage our audience, if you haven’t, make sure you follow Larry, but one of the things you’re reflecting on your North American regional conferences that you’ve done up to this point in 2026 and you quoted to say that you want BWH hotels to become the most welcoming brand in the world. What does that mean to you and how is your team working to achieve that? Larry Cuculic: Well, welcoming means that we’re gracious hosts, but it also means that we’re, I’ll call it easy to do business with understanding, being flexible and recognizing that we are somebody you’d want to be partners with. Whenever anyone walks into a hotel we should tell them, you know, welcome, we’re glad you’re here by way of example. But I used to think of it that way in terms of being gracious host and everything that happens at the hotel, but when I think of welcoming, I also want to think about our new.com and app. Again, it’s that ease of use and personalization so that when you go there, we know it’s you and we want to help you make good decisions with regard to travel. So welcoming is about ease of.com, the app we’re redoing our loyalty program. I think Joel probably talked to you about that. And we want the loyalty program to be welcoming as well. Well, what does that mean? Well, that means that when you interact with us, you’ll know how many points you have. You’ll know they never expire. You’ll know that you can use them to buy down the price of a room at any point. That you don’t have to, to have as many points for a full stay to leverage those points. It’s a value of the program. And of course welcoming. I always lean into the importance of being not just a gracious host, but somebody that appreciates our guests. To me, that’s welcoming because you have to recognize that people, they’re traveling with their families, it’s something that you wanna leave a terrific impression on them and their family. And you also want them to know that we appreciate that they’ve spent their hard-earned money staying with us. To me, that’s being appreciative gracious hosts. And that’s part of the welcoming. It’s not, the welcoming doesn’t just happen when they enter. Welcoming has to be entire stay. Ryan Embree: So key. And the brands that kind of make that connection with their travelers, especially in a time where, I mean, we just talked about in this interview AI technology, there’s way more places become disconnected, to find that connection, that human to human connection. Very important right now. So as we wrap up the interview, obviously at these events we’re always, whether it’s the hospitality data we’re looking into, whether it’s a conversation, we’re always trying to take a glimpse into the future, trying to predict that future. Larry what do you see, what’s your vision for the future of BWH Hotels. Larry Cuculic: People will always wanna travel. And for us, if we can become that welcoming brand that appreciates our guests, we will build that loyalty. When we build that loyalty, that program will grow. Our revenue delivery brand direct will grow which is the lowest cost for us in terms of that reservation for our hoteliers but what I think I would also offer to you is we’re also very focused on thoughtful growth. And what that means is if you grow your loyalty program, you also wanna make sure you have hotels that are in locations where guests want to go. Be it London, be it Rome, be it Frankfurt, be it Bangkok, no matter where it is around the world. And so, you know, we have a, a focus goal of 5,000 hotels, which means we will grow thoughtfully, but with our guests in mind. And because when we have a hotel join us, our sole focus is the success of that hotel as well as having a quality hotel where guests want to go. Ryan Embree: That’s awesome. Well, we wish you nothing but success. Hopefully maybe can join the Suite Spot when that 5,000 hotel opens and we can celebrate that together. But in the meantime, thank you, Larry, for taking the time out of your day to join us here on the Suite spot. Larry Cuculic: Well, thank you. Thank you for the opportunity. Very much appreciate it. Speaker 2: To join our loyalty program, be sure to subscribe and give us a five star reading on iTunes. Suite Spot is produced by Travel Media Group. Our editor is Brandon Bell with Cover Art by Bary Gordon. I’m your host Ryan Embree, and we hope you enjoyed your stay.

Sam Pilgrim est ancien pilote de VTT slopestyle et aujourd'hui créateur de contenu qui comptabilise près de 3,5 Millions d'abonnés.Quand on voit les vidéos parfois déjantées de Sam, on aurait presque oublié qu'il a fait partie des tous meilleurs mondiaux en Slopestyle et qu'il a même été saché champion du Monde du circuit FMB en 2013Aujourd'hui, Sam consacre son temps à la création de contenus et partage ses idées les plus incroyables, non sans rappeler aux jeunes qu'il a encore quelques tricks dans le sac et qu'il peut encore leur montrer comment on fait du vélo.Pendant cet échange, il nous partage:• Ce que le public ignore souvent à son sujet• Son parcours et ses débuts dans le freestyle VTT• Comment il réussit à rester un rider “core” tout en créant du contenu fun et accessible• La manière dont il trouve ses idées de vidéos• Sa vision et ses conseils pour faire grandir une audience en ligne• Les clés pour lancer et faire vivre une chaîne YouTube aujourd'huiUn immense merci à Shifter qui sponsorise cet épisode d'En Roue Libre Podcast. 

While defending shelf space remains important, suppliers need to make sure they're also retaining lucrative display, floor, promotional and feature space, Bump Williams Consulting (BWC) president Dave Williams and VP of business development and portfolio strategy Brian “BK” Krueger shared in the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast.    “That's what really multiplies anything that you have on the shelf,” Krueger said.    Beer brands' display losses aren't just coming from competitors within the category – they're coming from other mega alcohol categories and even non-alcoholic (NA) beverages.    “If you look at what's on the floor on display now, it's less alcohol across the board,” Krueger said. “You're seeing more of the sodas, more of the flavor, more of the Olipops, more of the Poppis that are getting that space that used to be 50-, 60-case stacks of beer or seltzer or craft or domestic or import.    “Now, it's gone, it's out of the mix,” he continued. “And the frequency has also eroded away as well.”   Williams stressed that suppliers need to maintain alignment with their wholesaler and retailer partners to protect that space, which will be key to winning in the future. That alignment comes from being present in the market to maintain those relationships.   In their conversation with Brewbound senior reporter Zoe Licata, Williams and Krueger also discuss first-half 2025 trends in detail with a few reality checks along the way.    “It hasn't gotten notably worse, but it hasn't also gotten markedly better,” Williams said of early year trends. “The reality [is] that beer and malt in particular based products, that consumer isn't coming back around in large droves.    “I don't expect volume to come back in any meaningful way,” he continued. “There are certainly some individual winners … I think a lot of behaviors from consumers right now are drawing people outside of the beer/malt world. They're slowing down their frequency of consumption or volume that they're consuming when they do go out and make a purchase at the package store.   Krueger and Williams also share how craft brewers are leveraging other areas of bev-alc for growth, what's contributing to flavored malt beverages' (FMB) struggles this year and whether consumers are making pricing-based decisions.    Plus, the Brewbound team reconvenes to discuss Jim Koch's return as CEO of Boston Beer and Michael Spillane's forthcoming exit after 16 months.   Justin, Jess and Zoe explain why the CEO change felt out of left field, what it means for Koch to return to power after 24 years and how the conversation around internal candidates is being framed.

Is society really shifting away from the “original functional drink?” And if so, which alternative is best suited to emerge as the next beverage industry winner? About two months ago, there was a Bloomberg article that noted “alcohol consumption has gone into possibly permanent decline.” And let me tell you…within the world of beverage industry pundits, that excerpt caused quite the tizzy. Yet, I'd argue this story of gradual, long-term moderation isn't (for the most part) what's being passionately contested. Instead, the Bev-Alc community seems more argumentative regarding the key factors causing these declines and whether the pendulum of consumer behavior will eventually swing back. And to be completely honest…when analyzing this dynamic subject matter, you can easily get yourself more twisted than chugging a few of those tea-flavored FMB tallboys. So, I'm going to streamline this content piece by acknowledging that “generational transition” and “economic growth challenges” are relevant…but largely focusing on interconnected underlying drivers that strengthened a few relevant consumer behaviors during the “Great Shutdown” era. But maybe the most obvious impact from “consumers re-evaluating what's good for them and growing more focused on living healthier” becomes apparent when you consider the strategic lens that “demand growth breeds commercialization activity.” And since we also live in the “Age of the Endless Aisle,” strengthened by the “Great Shutdown” era normalizing online grocery shopping, it resulted in expanded availability for more great-tasting options across every nonalcoholic beverage category compared to any other point in our history. As a result, this wider range of alcohol-free drinks, alongside broader access…made abstaining more viable. Though, let's dig deeper into popular alcohol-free beverage options…and attempt to answer my introductory question of “which alternative is best suited to emerge as the next beverage industry winner.” And maybe it's best if we initially align ourselves around my belief that beverages offering more than enjoyment aren't just a passing fad…instead a reflection of a deeper secular trend towards health-conscious consumption. Moreover, consumers are moving closer everyday towards this four-way intersection of taste, convenience, nutrition, and functionality. And consequently…every multibillion-dollar beverage category is in the early innings of a remarkable transformation, as hundreds of brands are competing for consumer attention with wellness-focused marketing and functionality of ingredients. However, it's important to understand that (1) shifting consumer behavior most often happens progressively, but (2) there are multiple levels “to this game.” So, let's use that thought framework to examine the past, present, and potential future of functional beverages. So then…are functional alcohol alternatives the ultimate disruptor? If our prediction timeline is decades into the future…I might be inclined to answer favorably, but in the near-term it's going to be an incremental success story.

  FMB MIXTAPE 263 | ZURI FMB MIXTAPE 263 | ZURI (360 DOWNLOAD) FMB MIXTAPE 263 | ZURI (iTUNES) This week on the FMB mixtape we welcome Zuri. Hailing from San Sebastian but now based in Manchester, Zuri brings a distinctive, … Continue reading →

FMB MIXTAPE 262 | BIG REG FMB MIXTAPE 262 | BIG REG (360 DOWNLOAD) FMB MIXTAPE 262 | BIG REG (iTUNES) This week on the FMB mixtape we welcome BIG REG, the DJ, producer and promoter who has keen a key … Continue reading →

Robin Clevett is joined by fellow Fix Radio presenter and DIY SOS cast member, Chris Frediani to discuss protecting the reputation of tradespeople and whether a proper licensing system brought in by the FMB would work. Robin plays some case studies of the public being ripped off by rogue traders in construction and discusses what went wrong as well as the lessons to be learnt

FMB MIXTAPE 261 | JOHN LOVELESS FMB MIXTAPE 261 | JOHN LOVELESS (360 DOWNLOAD) FMB MIXTAPE 261 | JOHN LOVELESS (iTUNES) On this weeks episode of the FMB mixtape, we welcome John Loveless, a DJ, producer and writer from the … Continue reading →

FMB MIXTAPE 254 | MACHINE WOMAN FMB MIXTAPE 254 | MACHINE WOMAN (320 DOWNLOAD) FMB MIXTAPE 254 | MACHINE WOMAN (iTUNES) This week on the FMB mixtape series we welcome Machine Woman, a UK based DJ, producer and curator known … Continue reading →

FMB MIXTAPE 253 | MATT KARMIL FMB MIXTAPE 253 | MATT KARMIL (320 DOWNLOAD) FMB MIXTAPE 253 | MATT KARMIL (iTUNES) On this weeks episode of the FMB series, we have Matt Karmil, an in-demand producer, mixer, masterer and remixer … Continue reading →

公众号：SMFM2016在美国大选前一周，电影《飞黄腾达》上映，它被特朗普本人喷缺乏真实性，也被反川人士批为态度暧昧。而特朗普再次当选，也让这部电影的含金量还在提升。这次，我们和原《经济学人·商论》主编、「晨读时间」主播吴晨老师一起，从电影出发聊聊特朗普其人，以及我们该如何看待电影对政治历史人物的塑造与传播。04:59 影片信息介绍：主创阵容介绍及评价，以及评分与票房分析15:51 打分环节25:24 影片中对罗伊·科恩的描绘与现实的区别31:03 川普商业生涯的多面性分析，川普的成功真的是以父之名么？36:31 分析《继承之战》与特朗普家族的相似之处及其历史背景43:49 分析中影片中罗伊·科恩和特朗普中的师徒关系49:55 解读电影角色间的关系动机与情感发展1:00:18 电影对特朗普形象的艺术加工1:12:01 从两次大选聊聊特朗普在美国百姓心中的形象是如何变化的？1:32:03 作为吃瓜者，我们该如何客观评价政治人物？想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com片尾曲：《川普》by 谢帝孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：小宋、王老师、吴晨

公众号：SMFM2016蝙蝠侠的头号反派”小丑”在自己的续集电影中“扑街”之后，企鹅人凭借同名美剧，扛起了DC反派的大旗。《企鹅人》作为《新蝙蝠侠》的衍生剧，延续了HBO出品必属精品的口碑，也成为了近几年评分最高的超英美剧。本期节目，王老师和小宋老师将跟您聊聊看完本剧后发现的各种细节，顺便讲一下企鹅人Oswald在漫画原著中的故事，畅想一下DC宇宙渺茫的未来。。。00:3:10 主创信息00:14:22 媒体评分00:17:00 主播打分00:27:53 印象深刻的配角01:02:22 对漫画原著的致敬01:23:47 总结本剧并展望未来作品想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：松狮、王老师

公众号：SMFM2016明明要上映的新片也不算少，但似乎还是缺少能真正吸引观众的电影。还是给大家认真盘点一下，希望至少能有一部爆起来啊！01:44 截至10月，年度票房大踏步地后退03:25 新片+重映，希望总有一款适合你30:30 虽然跟咱也没啥关系，还是挑几部北美电影介绍一下41:27 各大流媒体平台，分别推荐一部新作想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com片尾曲：How Far I'll Go by Auli’i Cravalho孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：西多 王老师

O Papo Antagonista desta quarta-feira, 30, comenta os desdobramentos da decisão de Gilmar Mendes que livrou José Dirceu de condenações da Lava Jato. O programa também analisa o novo chilique da ditadura de Nicolás Maduro com o Brasil.Você também pode assistir ao Papo Antagonista com a apresentação de Felipe Moura Brasil na BM&C, nos canais de TV 579 da Vivo, ou 547 da Claro, além do SKY+.   Apoie o jornalismo Vigilante: 10% de desconto para audiência do Papo Antagonista    https://bit.ly/papoantagonista    Siga O Antagonista no X, nos ajude a chegar nos 2 milhões de seguidores!    https://x.com/o_antagonista    Acompanhe O Antagonista no canal do WhatsApp.   Boletins diários, conteúdos exclusivos em vídeo e muito mais.     https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2S...     Ouça O Antagonista | Crusoé quando quiser nos principais aplicativos de podcast.    Leia mais em www.oantagonista.com.br | www.crusoe.com.br  

公众号：SMFM2016火爆今年上影节和各大影展的动画电影《蓦然回首》总算是上映了！这部由藤本树同名漫画改编的作品彻底的唤起了我们所有人的二次元之魂。这期我们请来了二次元老朋友，播客「青年度日指南」主播和《上海笑话》导演拉帝来和我们一起聊聊电影、动画、藤本树，以及二次元给我们成长过程中带来的影响~05:34 详解动画电影《蓦然回首》及其主创成就12:36 打分！全五星通过！17:04 电影《蓦然回首》观影体验与动画改编讨论40:10 探讨门的意象及其在不同文化中的应用47:01 动画与漫画的声音差异及对细节的呈现53:16 藤本树漫画《蓦然回首》灵感来源探讨56:57 藤本树短篇作品与《蓦然回首》情感关联探讨1:04:26 探讨《蓦然回首》的创作动机及主题1:19:42 动画业界的制作全流程科普1:58:34 创作之路的艰辛与喜悦2:07:17 分享二次元入坑经历与推荐作品想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com片尾曲：《群青》by YOASOBI孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：孔老师 松狮 拉帝

公众号：SMFM2016在我们看来，惊世骇俗的画面之下，《某种物质》的核心表达其实堪称俭朴。但换个角度来说，现在正是一个需要用惊世骇俗来嘶吼常识的时代。00:50 影片信息简介，女性主创班底06:19 打分环节，偏好评但也不多10:35 其实还是那些熟悉的讨论：用男凝讽刺男凝，是否真的有效？28:38 自反式的故事和不清晰的逻辑，是否又会对表达有所削弱？37:20 自我毁灭的结局，足够展现主创的情绪吗片尾曲：Pump It Up by Endor想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：西多 大老师

公众号：SMFM2016好消息：《小丑2》竟然能进中国大陆院线了！坏消息：烂的一批！这期我们电苔的超英担当小宋老师 和华纳员工王老师中美两开花，聊聊这部有“北美749局”之称的到底如何11:36 电影观影体验与影片信息26:28 对《小丑》电影中角色和情节的争议讨论44:31 深入分析电影的主题与行为艺术手法1:17:52 电影隐喻与删减内容1:30:02 深入探讨小丑角色的起源与蝙蝠侠的复杂关系想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：小宋 王老师

In this episode of FMB, Kevin Smith and Marc Bernardin discuss Joker: Folie à Deux, Chronic Con for Real in Chicago this Friday - Sunday (10/11 - 10/13), the latest in entertainment news, and answer some Q's.

公众号：SMFM2016今年的十一档比“徐静雨眼中的杜兰特”还要乏善可陈，但还好有《749局》，让我们能没那么无聊。以至于连号称从不主动看烂片的「散场通道」主播麦高芬dou主动请缨，强行要加入我们的节目。那既然如此，我们索性放开了聊，不止聊聊这部影片，也聊聊陆川其人。既然导演说了都是冲他来，那咱们也就不客气了！5:57 影片信息24:13 剧情大吐槽开始1:06:29 为什么陆川才能把《749局》做成这样？59:25 美国流媒体片尾曲《红烧鸡翅我喜欢吃》from《唐伯虎点秋香》想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：孔老师 小宋 麦高芬

In this episode of FMB, Kevin Smith talks to Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) and Director Steffen Haars after a special screening at Smodcastle Cinemas of their new film Krazy House. - Go to https://lumen.me/FATMAN to get 15% off your Lumen.

公众号：SMFM2016先祝大家股票大涨，再祝大家十一快乐！我们的月度影视指南又来了！到了十月，院线总算是丰富了起来。除了10部国庆档电影之外，《小丑2》《毒液3》两部大尺度超英题材也久违地出现在了院线，再加上《哈利波特》系列重映，我们相关单位就是一副力邀大家进电影院的嘴脸。当然北美院线和流媒体依然有精彩作品，最全最有趣的月度影视预告，就在什么电苔，赶紧收听吧！3:31 根据预售高低，盘点今年国庆档新片31:31 十月其他中国大陆院线电影53:30 美国电影院线59:25 美国流媒体片尾曲《Hey KONG》Key.L刘聪想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：孔老师 王老师

In this episode of FMB, Kevin Smith talks all about his latest flick "The 4:30 Movie"! Tune in for insight, anecdotes, and where you can see The 4:30 Movie next! - Go to https://shopmando.com to get $5 off @shop.mando Starter Pack with code FATMAN - Go to https://lumen.me/FATMAN to get 15% off your Lumen. - Go to https://theperfectjean.nyc/FATMAN15 to get The Perfect Jean 15% off with the code FATMAN15

On this week's episode, Director of Sports Marketing Jeremy Powers is joined by Freestyle Mountain Biker, World Champion, and the first-ever Slopestyle Triple Crown Champion, Nicholi Rogatkin. Nicholi currently holds the most wins for any FMB world champion, with 25 wins and counting. Nicholi and Jeremy discuss Nicholi's introduction to the sport (2:09), the ins and outs of competition (9:09), surviving crashes and injuries (11:51), Nicholi's riskiest Red Bull Rampage run (20:08), setting historic standards in the sport (29:22), Nicholi's WHOOP data (41:21), and Nicholi's advice to new riders (49:42).Resources:Nicholi's InstagramNicholi's TikTokNicholi's TwitterFollow WHOOPwww.whoop.comTrial WHOOP for FreeInstagramTikTokXFacebookLinkedInFollow Will AhmedInstagramXLinkedInSupport the show

公众号：SMFM2016感谢大家的热情分享和收听，我们这次继续聊《黑神话：悟空》的第三、四章，以及游戏故事对《西游记》诠释的争议。本期依然是北美《西游记》专家段老师，以及「撕票俱乐部」的大卫来和我们分享游戏体验。1:02 第三章详细解读26:16 第四章详细解读 49:18 第五第六章详细解读01:06:30 如何看待网络上关于黑神话：悟空是诋毁西游记原著的争议观点？以及聊聊悟空传和斗战神的剧情解读01:42:06 关于黑神话悟空剧情的总体评价 缺点解析以及未来展望想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：小宋 王老师 段老师 大卫

In this episode of FMB, we react to The Penguin TV show on MAX, review Beetlejuice 2 and explore the Deepest Darkest depths of new movies and tv shows. Don't miss out on our movie reactions!

We're coming to you today to bring you up to speed on some things we've doing since our hiatus.  One of the ways we've refocused our efforts is on our Sightlines.news brand. If you're not already aware - Sightlines.news is our industry leading insights platform for the beverage alcohol and functional beverage industry. It's a subscription-only newsletter and consultancy run by myself, and two voices I know you're familiar with - Bryan Roth and Kate Bernot.  You can subscribe to Sightlines at Sightlines.news, or now you can follow our weekly brief in audio form by subscribing to The Gist by Sightlines, our new podcast weekly summary, available wherever you listen to podcasts. It has its own dedicated feed - it won't be published here. So you should probably pause and go search for that and subscribe now before you forget. It's called The Gist, by Sightlines. Here's the link to Spotify and Apple Podcasts We've been building Sightlines in the background for a couple years now, getting our product-market-fit tuned in just right. What I mean by that is - we've know there's a desperate need for new perspective on the business side of alcohol and functional beverage - everything from the future of IPA to energy drinks to hydration to cannabis - it's a wild wild world out there and not everyone is a billion dollar company with an insights and marketing department who can discern what's happening and why.  Well, that's where the ingenious data analysis and insights development if Sightlines comes in - making sense of a seemingly senseless world of beverage that's usually inundated with anecdote and narrative that doesn't really hold up under scrutiny - and costing small companies a fortune, not to mention the opportunity costs of missing the mark time and time again.  But how do companies sift thought all the data to make decisions about what's next? Well, at Sightlines, we've found a way to level-set with our audience to provide the most critical information - often counter to the prevailing narratives - about what's driving certain trends, categories, and value chain decisions. Some things are inherently consumer-driven, as they always have been. The pursuit of flavor, function, and feeling in peoples lives through beverage is timeliness even as it's constantly changing. But in regulated industries, consumers don't always get what they want - and producers have to navigate a world of legal grey areas, retailer priorities, and wholesaler consolidation that both stifles competition and creates unexpected white space.  Sightlines is exceptionally good at helping companies navigate all that, with what we call actionable insights. It's not research for research sake - it's insights that help you make decisions about what's next for you and your most important audiences.  So, first of all, you should subscribe - there's a monthly and yearly subscription package that gets you multiple reports a week in your inbox. And if you're wondering if it's for you - let me tell you, everyone from Boston Beer to Beat Box, to Martinelli's Apple Juice, to Reyes rely on Sightlines to stay ahead of the competition. But small producers like Highland Brewing in Asehville, Allagash Brewing in Portland Maine, and 503 distilling in Portland Oregon rely on Sightlines to accelerate their growth. Wineries, distilleries, THC companies, and RTD and FMB producers all look to Sightlines for the uniquely cross-category insights we can deliver.  Some have even brought us into their innovation process to partner on their portfolio optimization and pipeline development.  And this week, for those of you who voraciously consumer podcasts as part of your knowledge gathering process, we've launch The Gist by Sightlines, a new podcast series you can find wherever you listen to podcasts (Here's the link to Spotify and Apple Podcasts) where Kate and Bryan and myself break down our recent reporting to give you a sense of what we're working on and why.  If you want to get the insights, you'll need to subscribe to the newsletter on Sightlines, but if you need another way to keep up, this podcast called The Gist by Sightlines will be a great weekly listen and keep you up to speed.  Here's the link to Spotify and Apple Podcasts

公众号：SMFM2016不得不承认，《黑神话》的发售吸引了我们所有人的注意。连买PS5只为了打2K的孔老师也加入了“血池喂老虎”的大军，更不用提我苔的两位游戏爱好者小宋和王老师了。通关一周目之后，我们决定坐在一起来聊聊这部国产首部3A大作的初体验。当然，为了丰富视角，这次我们请来了北美《西游记》专家段老师，以及「撕票俱乐部」的大卫来和我们分享当天命人的愉快时光，听听他们对游戏里的“魔改”剧情到底有什么意见？00:00介绍嘉宾，开场寒暄06:00 四位聊聊自己一周目的游玩体验和所处平台的感受16:25 四位聊聊自己感觉最蛋疼的三个boss战43:35 进入正题，打分环节，四位聊聊对于黑神话悟空整体游戏剧情的评分！（附带段老师对原著孙悟空的无情吐槽1:14:20 第一章详细解析1:34:07 第二章详细解析+下期节目预告想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：小宋 王老师 段老师 大卫

公众号：SMFM2016经历了萧条的暑期档后，我们很难对9月的院线电影的水花有任何大期待。当然，传统淡季对于独立电影和小众影片爱好者来说，难说不是一个更加纯粹的观影档期。不过，海外流媒体的剧集仍然值得期待，不行咱还是去看网上的吧。00:00-40:01 国内院线部分40:01-55:45 国外院线部分55:45-01:07:00 国外流媒体剧集部分片尾曲：《九月》 by 功夫胖 想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：小宋 西多

公众号：SMFM2016首先滑跪！确实是一期拖延了太久的节目，对不住各位！但我们的拖延似乎也《龙之家族S2》本身拖沓无趣的剧情形成了一点“行为呼应”。言归正传，我们这次还是请来了老朋友边江老师，时隔1个月，再来看看这部曾经万众期待的大制作美剧，究竟为什么这么无聊，又有哪些值得大家坚持追完的理由。05:39 都快忘了吧？来一起复习一下剧情22:14 为什么这一季大家觉得这么无聊？不只是因为吃菌子划水1:03:16 其实，人家还是埋了足够多的彩蛋1:37:53 还有2季就彻底完结的《龙族》，还能拍啥？片头曲：节选自youtuber柏慎的作品，台语改编权游片头曲片尾曲（对不起，但真的很合适）：《姐就是女王》 by 王莎莎 想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：大老师、王老师、边江

公众号：SMFM2016《倒仓》是孔老师近两年最关注的一个小成本电影创投项目，不仅是主创张裕笛和霍雪滢与他在工作和教育背景上颇有渊源。京剧题材青春片的设定，也让我这个曲艺爱好者有极高的兴趣。本期节目，我们就把二位主创请到了节目里，来聊聊青春片X京剧，到底有没有搞头？本期采访的主要问题：1. 想做一部青春片，但为什么会选择京剧2. 关于电影主角的人物设计，都是取材真实戏校3. 为什么关注“倒仓”这个主题，它和青春与成长的关系是什么？4. 主角选取“女老生”和“男旦”，为什么特别呈现人物和角色的性别定位偏向4.电影中最后男主的挣脱束缚，是“改唱”旦角，是在京剧行里的惯常做法么？5.本片重点选取《武家坡》、《春闺梦》、《定军山》等唱段，有什么考虑6. 导演南加大毕业回来之后，为什么想回来做项目，在实操过程中，有什么特殊的感受么？7.作为新人创作者你们这次踩过最大的坑是什么，愿意说出来给大家么片尾曲：《定军山》选段 by 于魁智 想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：孔老师、张裕笛、霍雪滢

公众号：SMFM2016《异形：夺命舰》一上映就火遍全球，让蛰伏七年的异形迷“抱脸”狂喜。虽然电影的确制作精良，口碑也一片大好，但是暴露出来的各种问题还是难以忽视的。所以，最爱恐怖片的王老师带着最爱科幻片的大菲老师（没错，北美分部又一全新阵容），这次结合《异形》前面六部作品，跟您聊一聊这届异形到底行不行！2:28 影片信息介绍9:47 主创介绍15:18 打分环节12:44 华丽的剧透线21:23 影片的亮点43:02 剧情里的问题和槽点1:08:05 王老师提问环节1:13:40 关于后续剧情的脑洞1:18:57 回顾《异形》前作片尾曲：《抱脸虫》 by Lil G，Lil Andy，Prod.YUNG SKAH想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：王老师、大菲

公众号：SMFM2016陈思诚的导演出道十年大作，成为了他导演生涯的最大滑铁卢。最可怕的不是口碑萎靡、票房失利，而是在这个八月，大家似乎连讨论这一部预期中“救市之作”的兴趣都提不起来。《解密》真的如此不堪吗？习惯性嘲讽陈思诚的我们，这次似乎有那么点不同意见。01:28 口碑票房都不及预计，诚师休矣04:03 打分环节开始出现分歧10:20 诚师的电影，当然有一些意料之内的问题44:23 一些埋藏在剧情下的表达，让这部陈氏电影似乎有所不同54:08 我们试图揣摩一下票房惨败的原因01:02:36 还是不得不聊一下陈思诚其人片尾曲：《I Am the Walrus》 by The Beatles想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：西多 大老师

公众号：SMFM2016徐峥+现实主义题材+喜剧风格类型片在过去几年一直是中国电影市场的摇钱树。但没想到这次，他和其他本来要扛票房的陈师、善爷一样，也扑大街了。有人说这是徐峥聪明反被聪明误的一场滑铁卢，也有人说这部电影的结尾其实隐藏了恐怖结局。这期我们就来仔细分析一下这部电影的剧作，聊聊刨除前期的舆情之外，它是一部好电影么，以及为什么一贯精明的徐峥，这次失算了。01:46 影片基本信息4:49 打分环节8:39 抛开舆情，从剧作本身，电影有什么问题？41:43 对于诡异的结尾，到底有什么恐怖故事解读？56:10 有钱人到底有没有资格拍穷人故事？37:30 为什么这部电影会让人反感？片尾曲：《幕后生活》 by 海洋Bo想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：孔老师 小宋

公众号：SMFM2016我们无从知道，8月10号那天发生了什么，但「散场通道」的麦高芬和我们的小宋老师突然想聊一部爱情电影。比“渣男”和“学姐之友”聊爱情电影更抽象的，可能就是他们要聊的片子本身了。好消息，朱一龙不浪费颜值演了爱情电影。“坏”消息，这电影好有病啊！片尾曲：《阿司匹林》 by 王以太想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：小宋 麦高芬

公众号：SMFM2016迪士尼的双年固定大秀D23又来了！我们依旧是及时送上最新的节目和大家回顾一下今年D23的最新消息！01:55 皮克斯动画11:55 迪士尼动画14:34 星战18:48 漫威26:00 迪士尼真人作品37:30 收尾片尾曲：《谢天谢帝》 by 诺米想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：小宋

公众号：SMFM2016自从我们上次聊《封神》之后，乌尔善的粉丝老师们一直视我们为阻碍中国电影发展的中坚力量，让我们的行业地位来到了前所未有的高度。但谢天谢地《异人之下》还是上映了！乌尔善导演用他“出色”的表现拯救了我们！感谢一下少数没被收买的《异人之下》粉丝博主「头号玩家」罗叔能来参与我们的节目，从IP粉的角度和我们一起聊聊这部电影。片尾曲：《放肆爱》 by 于贞想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：孔老师 小宋 罗叔

公众号：SMFM2016消失了8年，现象级短片《李献计历险记》的导演李阳再次回到大众面前，而这次他带着第一部长片《从21世纪安全撤离》来到了暑期档，给我们了一次不小的震撼。依旧炸裂的脑洞，奇特的画风，妙语连珠的台词，让第一次看完的孔老师直呼为2024年最好的电影。而另一些观众却对导演落后的性别意识大加批判，称之为“直男癌电影集大成者”。本期我们请来了播客届“拉史冻漫”组合「青年度日指南」的拉帝和「不开玩笑」的史炎和我们一起聊聊这部暑期档神作，到底为何如此动人。我们在8月9日晚上7点半在上海曹杨影城和「菲林卷」一起举办《从21世纪安全撤离》观影会，我们现场将邀请「黑水公园」的金花、「宇宙尽头小酒馆」的蛋黄酱以及「撕票俱乐部」的Lucia，和大家一起交流感受。我们现场还会赠送电影官方海报等礼品哦！03:04 影片信息介绍，票房和口碑，谢谢张若昀！11:15 打分环节，快去看吧，这是部中国电影市场难得一见的电影16:45 剧情分析：复盘影片中的流行文化梗、彩蛋，顺便聊聊剧情中的莫比乌斯环51:15 不要变坏啊！一部直男自嗨片，为什么让我们泪流满面55:35 如何看待本片女性角色的工具化，以及导演“落后的性别意识”？应该给它打低分么？片尾曲：《宇宙警备队》 by 法老/AA想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：孔老师 史炎 拉帝

公众号：SMFM20162024唯一的MCU电影，近几年来华宣传阵仗最大的好莱坞大片，史上最卖座的R级电影系列，Marvel Jesus——死侍带着付出的金刚狼又来了！但事实证明，彩蛋再多，故事不好好做，依旧是烂片一个。03:43 影片信息介绍，票房和口碑，其实差强人意。但X战警真的多啊！20:56 打分环节26:19 彩蛋大片，梗王电影，这些破梗你们都知道嘛 50:32 剧情松散，人物乏力，浪费情怀本片的剧本出了什么问题？1:14:09 如何看待超级英雄逐渐彩蛋电影化片尾曲：《KOF》 by Mercy想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：孔老师 小宋

公众号：SMFM2016继续暑期档：再不来个爆款，今年550亿又要没戏了。01:36 相比去年同期，票房又少了50多亿，年度票房目标岌岌可危。02:23 《解密》：诚师导演十年里程碑力作，电影遭遇口碑两级05:59 《从21世纪安全撤离》：天才的作品，还是宅男的意淫？09:03 《逆行人生》：经济下行时代的包饺砸，又是外卖骑手充满希望的一天14:07 《白蛇：浮生》：追光白蛇终章，千年等一回，等一回啊啊啊16:04 《负负得正》：朱一龙+宁浩，竟然毫无声浪19:32 《异形：夺命舰》：抱脸虫不在意分级，家长们最好在意一下22:41 《航海王：强者天下》《倒仓》：严重迟到的老片和经历改档的新片24:24 《刺猬》：消失电影突然定档，犹如deadline给我新加的kpi27:26 八月流媒体报菜名片尾曲：《Bye Bye Bye》 by *NSYNC想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：西多

公众号：SMFM20167月27日，「什么电苔」再度联手「菲林卷」征集了快100位观众走进曹杨影城，来欣赏2024年唯一一部漫威电影《死侍与金刚狼》。为了配合这部电影没溜的气质，我们和「青年度日指南」的主播拉帝以及「不开玩笑」的主播史炎一起在映后聊了聊各自的看法和感想。现场我们也提供了金刚狼的狼爪，以及精美周边供大家合影留念和抽奖，小宋甚至还奉献出了自己的铁盒蓝光收藏。这期是我们映后讨论的实况录音，和大家分享我们现场的快乐。片尾曲：《Only You》 by The Platters想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：孔老师、小宋、拉帝、史炎

公众号：SMFM2016就在第18届FIRST青年电影展上，孔老师看完了一部248分钟的电影《上流》，并为其对B站创作生态的精准还原啧啧称奇。资深B站用户孔老师忍不住发出了疑问：他们是怎么偷偷把监控装在我们和UP家里的？为了解决这个问题，本期孔老师找来了《上流》的导演傅宗盛和编剧黄沁缘，听他们聊聊本片的创作秘辛以及对B站创作生态的看法。感谢豆瓣播客的支持，欢迎大家到豆瓣收听本期节目什么电苔做《死侍与金刚狼》观影团啦，除了看电影之外，我们还将请来《不开玩笑》主播史炎，以及《上海笑话》导演拉帝，和大家一起看看片和聊聊天在这期目中你们会听到：1. 主创是通过什么方法精准还原了B站内容的创作方式、社区环境、弹幕等特征2. 主创是如何准确捕捉视频创作者的工作和心里状态的3. 作为多年老UP主@摄瘾研究所，导演是如何看待目前的B站环境的4. 《上流》并不只是讽刺UP主，它是平等的讽刺了在互联网上的每一个人片尾曲：《后浪》 by Bridge想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：孔老师、傅宗盛、黄沁缘

公众号：SMFM2016美国登月到底是真是假，这个萦绕了世界半个世纪的谜题，即将被寡姐领衔主演的《登月大计划》所解答吗？北美分部的全新阵容，王老师带着杰妮和小黄老师跟您聊聊这个美式主旋律电影！什么电苔做《死侍与金刚狼》观影团啦，除了看电影之外，我们还将请来《不开玩笑》主播史炎，以及《上海笑话》导演拉帝，和大家一起看看片和聊聊天1:48 影片信息介绍2:28 主创介绍5:10 打分环节12:10 推荐人群13:49 对于剧情的讨论：喜欢寡姐大于剧情37:47 美国登月简史40:12 关于美国登月的各种阴谋论片尾曲：《Fly Me to the Moon》 by Frank Sinatra想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：王老师 杰妮 小黄老师

公众号：SMFM2016闫非、彭大魔一定看过那个“会不会我其实是一个富二代，父母只是为了考验我”的段子，并真的把它拍了出来。只是看过早期剧本的小宋老师表示，这结局怎么和我当时看的完全不一样啊？电影的表达混乱症结在哪儿，为什么喜剧点让人尴尬，电影被强行涂改之前的立意是什么？最重要的是，现实里富二代真的会被“穷养”么，“马继业”们真的能堪当大任么？这期我们都给你聊清楚1:58 影片信息介绍5:03 打分环节，笑裂嘴巴的小宋老师还是只给了3颗星10:53 对于剧情的讨论：喜剧结构、崩坏的结尾，人物设计都有严重的问题35:29 电影中的映射，对富二代的“穷养”式鸡娃，真的会是富豪们的选择么？片尾曲：《笼中鸟》 by Round_2想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：孔老师、小宋

公众号：SMFM2016看完了《传说》，西多觉得与其给成龙AI换脸，不如给主创AI换脑。1:09 豆瓣开分5.5绝对高了，西多果断1星————剧透线—————2:43 主线剧情稀碎，A/B故事错位——不知道拍了个啥7:48 极其落后于时代的女性角色，令观众愤怒10:05 对标《神话》，《传说》是一部极其失败的姊妹篇19:33 AI技术的使用，凸显了主创的自恋与傲慢片尾曲：《无尽的爱》 by 成龙/金喜善想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：西多

公众号：SMFM2016暑期档果然不出意料的爆死，但一部充满充满“陈味儿”的《误杀》却能在惨淡的市场上一枝独秀。宗教、悬疑、惊悚、反转、少女、凶案、演技咖、东南亚，这些充满既视感的标签，直到“感谢陈思诚导演”的字幕出现，让我们直接一个恍然大明白。这期看完后无比愤怒的孔老师和大老师就想聊聊《默杀》这部电影到底是如何欺骗观众的，以及“陈派”电影到底为什么能在市场上成功。2:31 影片信息介绍9:43 打分环节15:06 聊聊影片的剧情槽点32:57 电影是如何变成了抖音短视频的衍生品的？39:48 电影的表达倾向和表达技巧，暴露出了“陈派”电影的什么共通特点？片尾曲：《向死而生》 by 鬼卞想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电苔孔老师 本期阵容：孔老师、大老师

公众号：SMFM2016一年一度的上海“日本”国际电影节刚刚落下帷幕，喜欢日影和二次元的小宋老师这次联合B站UP主“追剧小超人沐见汐”一起为各位盘点了本届上海国际电影节展映的59部日本电影当中的38部，并延伸向各位推荐了各自喜欢的其他日影日剧日漫作品，希望各位喜欢！！！欢迎关注b站up主账号”追剧小超人沐见汐“提及影片《伟大的缺席》《低俗小说》《美国往事》《纳米比亚的沙漠》《白色巨塔》（1966）《白色巨塔》（2001）《去唱卡拉ok吧！》《飞翔吧琦玉》《飞翔吧琦玉2》《阴阳师0》《阴阳师》（2001）《黎明的一切》《月》《正欲》《惩罚循环》《红辣椒》《未麻的部屋》《东京教父》《千年女优》《妄想代理人》《攻壳机动队》《攻壳机动队2：无罪》《福星小子2：绮丽梦中人》《机动警察剧场版1》《机动警察剧场版2》《你的颜色》《蓦然回首》《再见绘黎》《轻音少女》《利兹与青鸟》《你的鸟儿会唱歌》《惠子，凝视》《宝可梦：水都的守护神 拉帝亚斯与拉帝欧斯》《宝可梦：梦幻与波导的勇者 》《宝可梦：决战时空之塔 帝牙卢卡VS帕路奇犽VS达克莱伊》《宝可梦：去往超克的时空》《宝可梦：精灵宝可梦：冥王龙与冰空的花束雪米》《花束般的恋爱》《机动搜查队404》《非自然死亡》《最后的里程》《完美的日子》《邪恶不存在》《青空娘》《最高殊勋夫人》《妻之告白》《百元之恋》《异国日记》《消失的女儿》《九十岁有什么可喜可贺的》片尾曲：《NIGHT TOWN》 by フレンズ想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电台孔老师本期阵容：小宋、追剧小超人沐见汐

公众号：SMFM2016暑期档来了，但到底几部能看呀？你最爱的月度影视剧推荐，终于来了！4:16 中国院线市场1:03:41 美国院线片市场1:09:27 美剧推荐1:21:28 日本新番推荐片尾曲：《红黄》by Tizzy T & Al Rocco想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电台孔老师本期阵容：孔老师、小宋

公众号：SMFM2016十年后，《头脑特工队2》终于来了，迎来莱利青春期的我们，其实也已经走向中年。只是我们发现莱利的成长烦恼，已经“长大”的我们，似乎仍然没有答案。这期孔老师和大老师分属对立阵营来聊聊这部北美口碑和票房大爆皮克斯新作3:13 影片信息介绍6:53 打分环节9:23 从电影对青春期情绪的呈现开始聊25:31 新增的情绪角色的角色塑造问题38:28 大脑世界环境的新设计49:19 信念树的设计55:42 电影的主题表达：人在成长中的情绪变化1:10:49 电影中信念树是如何与青春期三个心理阶段相对应1:15:43 长大的我们，难道就摆脱焦虑了嘛？我们的青春期延长了嘛？欢迎大家选购我们的“阴阳怪气”票夹片尾曲：《简单的快乐》by Bridge想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电台孔老师本期阵容：孔老师、大老师

公众号：SMFM2016今年6月24日，上影节结束第二天，我们再次联合豆瓣播客发起了一次线下播客录制活动，和听友们一起面对面聊了聊今年上海国际电影节的观影感受。这次活动，我们特别邀请了「不开玩笑」的主播史炎、「散场通道」的主播麦高芬、以及《上海笑话》的导演拉帝来聊聊我们今年上影节看过的片子和经历。本期爆笑，开会期间谨慎收听！本次录制，我们也非常感谢由搞钱女孩、宫小膳、DAILY OPEN、未读、新经典文化的礼品和酒水支持。再次感谢耳光MCN的票务支持，以及猫头鹰喜剧的场地支持！3:28 今年大家的选片策略和总结16:33 今年最推荐的三部电影40:12 看完最让人失望的片子1:01:26 现场互动环节：分享本届最不喜欢的片子1:08:47 本届的惊喜1:19:29 今年印象深刻的观影体验1:37:42 推荐一些感受好的电影院1:22:02 影院推荐2:17:55 现场互动环节：分享自己的观影体验片尾曲：《约翰·屈伏塔》by MC Hotdog想做嘉宾，联系我们：whatfmmovie@163.com孔老师微博@做着学生的孔老师王老师微博@浩浩很含蓄什么电台官方微博@什么FMB站：什么电台孔老师本期阵容：孔老师、麦高芬、史炎、拉帝

This special business-focused edition of the podcast is brought to you interruption-free by the transformational beverage-industry technologists at Encompass (https://www.encompasstech.com). As we head into 2024, the brewing industry is facing serious headwinds that have limited growth for many breweries and accelerated the closure of others. Consumer patterns are changing, product preferences continue to evolve, drinking occasions shift as our rhythms of work and life find different beats, and the playbook on which many businesses relied on no longer produces the same results. However, necessity has always been the mother of invention for craft brewers, and today's challenges feel a bit familiar to those who experienced a similar contraction in the late '90s or massive price increases due to the hop shortage of the late '00s. To explore how brewers are facing these challenges head-on today—and working to “future-proof” their breweries—we tapped three industry pros to share their viewpoints—Patrick Tickle, CEO of Encompass (https://www.encompasstech.com), Cole Hackbarth, VP of brewing operations for Cincinnati's Rhinegeist (https://rhinegeist.com), and Dave Thibodeau, president and cofounder of Ska Brewing (https://www.skabrewing.com) in Durango, Colorado. Through the conversation, they discuss: major challenges for breweries today, such as increasing COGS, lower consumer-pricing thresholds, and the diminishing returns from innovation strategizing around today's generational shift in drinkers developing organic and authentic innovation within the beer space differences between craft beer and flavored malt beverage (FMB) consumers focusing innovation around brand strengths rather than untested categories supporting innovation while maintaining profitability through blended margins the increasing impact of cash flow on business decision making changing hospitality habits developed by customers during the pandemic managing labor costs through cross-training and active owner-operators And more. This special industry spotlight episode is brought to you by Encompass The Encompass (https://www.encompasstech.com) digital platform is designed to connect everyone across the supply chain, from producers to distributors and retailers, so that you have clear real-time visibility into your brewing business with powerful analytics to support your decision making. Collaborate to maximize sales, minimize empty shelves, and eliminate product waste. Visit Encompasstech.com (https://www.encompasstech.com) to learn more about how they can help future-proof your business with modern technology.