Podcast appearances and mentions of jon cooke

Episode OverviewThe explosion of LLMs and AI is causing a tectonic shift in the world of data and analytics, and on this episode of CDO Matters, Malcolm and Jon Cooke discuss how CDOs can leverage the discipline of product management to best capitalize on these massive changes. From data products, to the data mesh, and beyond – Malcolm and Jon enjoy a lively discussion on the many evolving attributes that will increasingly define a world focused less on data (and datasets), and more on knowledge and business insights. If you're a CDO and you're interested in learning more about how your operating model will necessarily need to shift over the coming years to adapt to a new AI-driven world of insights, then this episode is a must-listen.Episode Links & ResourcesFollow Malcolm Hawker on LinkedInFollow Jon Cooke on LinkedIn

In this podcast episode, host Ole Olesen-Bagneux sits down with Jon Cooke, the founder of Dataception and a seasoned pioneer in the realms of data architecture and AI. He takes us through his diverse career journey, starting from his early days in virtual reality and aerospace to spearheading innovations in data strategies and AI at major consultancies and enterprises.Jon delves into the practical challenges of implementing data mesh architectures, sharing his nuanced views on the transition from vision to execution. He critiques common terminologies like 'data products', proposing clearer communication to bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders. Throughout the conversation, he emphasizes the importance of composable data architectures and the evolving role of generative AI in transforming how businesses handle and leverage unstructured data.As the discussion unfolds, Jon highlights his current work on cutting-edge projects that integrate AI with traditional data processes, reshaping risk assessment and decision-making frameworks. His insights offer a glimpse into the future of data management, where AI and data mesh principles converge to create more adaptive and intelligent enterprise ecosystems.

Jon Cooke is the owner/founder of Dataception a Data, Analytics, and Data Product company, and the creator of the Data Product Pyramid, an adaptive Data Product operating model. MLOps podcast #208 with Jon Cooke, CTO of Dataception, Micro Graph Transformer - Specialist Small Language Models Using Graphs to Accelerate Data Product Eco-systems. // Abstract Specialist deconstructed Encoder/Decoder Transformers along with data product management and tech to vastly accelerate prototyping, building, and deploying business-facing data products at high speed and low cost. // Bio Jon is a 20-year veteran in Data, Analytics, and AI and is a Data product specialist. After many times seeing the massive time, friction, failures, and costs typically associated with data and analytics initiatives, Jon founded Dataception. Its mission is to use tech to eliminate the data grunt and work together with data product management and AI to build and iterate sophisticated, business-facing analytics in real-time in front of the business. // MLOps Jobs board https://mlops.pallet.xyz/jobs // MLOps Swag/Merch https://mlops-community.myshopify.com/ // Related Links AI in Production Conference: https://home.mlops.community/public/events/ai-in-production-2024-02-15 Website: www.dataception.com https://www.linkedin.com/events/generativeai-dataproductsandbus7114951387100184576/theater/ https://www.linkedin.com/events/12thevalueofadataproductmanagem7110920848416366594/comments/ https://www.linkedin.com/events/howtoactuallyusedataproductstod7113570339535638528/theater/Building Better Data Teams // Leanne Fitzpatrick // Coffee Sessions #113: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxVS3-4wyKc --------------- ✌️Connect With Us ✌️ ------------- Join our slack community: https://go.mlops.community/slack Follow us on Twitter: @mlopscommunity Sign up for the next meetup: https://go.mlops.community/register Catch all episodes, blogs, newsletters, and more: https://mlops.community/ Connect with Demetrios on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpbrinkm/ Connect with Jon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-cooke-096bb0/ Timestamps: [00:00] AI in Production Conference teaser [02:12] Jon's preferred coffee [02:24] Takeaways [03:48] Please like, share, and subscribe to our MLOps channels! [04:02] Backpacking, traveling, and almost cast for Lord of the Rings [06:40] Jon's tech background [11:07] Dataception [15:05] Data Challenges: Delays & Causes [16:46] Data Virtualization for Agility [19:47] Large Company Change Challenges [21:28] Sales Tools Migration Challenges [24:44] Data and ML Integration [28:13] Data Roles Evolution [32:20] Tech for Prototyping Acceleration [35:22] LLM Enables Natural Language Data Analytics [36:36] Ensuring Reliable AI Information [38:20] Proxy Routing and Intelligent Agents [42:41] Human API for Data [46:49] Engineer Success with Growth [48:15] Tech CEO Balancing Act [53:59] Iterative Development for Product-Market Fit [56:16] Wrap up

This time, we take you to another behind-the-scenes that was 50 years in the making.  Join us as Plague Production's Jon Cooke and Ted Dougherty take us on a fascinating tour behind the scenes of Knott's Scary Farm's 50th Anniversary Legacy Haunt Store & Museum!   We are proud to capture these moments in history and hope you enjoy.   The video may be found at: https://youtu.be/LJXjxZb_Pkg   Please, consider joining The Parks and Cons Crew, https://www.patreon.com/ParksAndCons!

With the hype of Generative AI, how do we keep focused on the goal of delivering the right valuable and business facing analytics and data use-cases with as low friction and maximum agility as possible? Jon Cooke, founder of Dataception has a lot of honest no-bs thoughts to share!

Takeaways from With the hype of Generative AI, how do we keep focused on the goal of delivering the right valuable and business facing analytics and data use-cases with as low friction and maximum agility as possible? Jon Cooke, founder of Dataception has a lot of honest no-bs thoughts to share!

Jon Cooke, a giant of the UK Property Industry. Former boss of LSL (Your Move), he is the boss of the Nurtur Group (the company that runs The Guild of Property Professionals, Fine & Country, Starberry, The Property Jungle and other great firms). He is joined by his colleague Damon Bullimore, head of tech at Nurtur (and boss of Brief Your Market). In this interview, done in early Summer 2023 on the WatkinSofa, we talked about why UK Estate Agents lose so much money by not using their data.

Jon Cooke, a giant of the UK Property Industry. Former boss of LSL (Your Move), he is the boss of the Nurtur Group (the company that runs The Guild of Property Professionals, Fine & Country, Starberry, The Property Jungle and other great firms). He is joined by his colleague Damon Bullimore, head of tech at Nurtur (and boss of Brief Your Market). In this interview, done in early Summer 2023 on the WatkinSofa, we talked about Strike's purchase of Purplebricks.

Jon Cooke, a giant of the UK Property Industry. Former boss of LSL (Your Move), he is the boss of the Nurtur Group (the company that runs The Guild of Property Professionals, Fine & Country, Starberry, The Property Jungle and other great firms). He is joined by his colleague Damon Bullimore, head of tech at Nurtur (and boss of Brief Your Market). In this interview, done in early Summer 2023 on the WatkinSofa, we talked about Estate Agency merger in the 2020's.

Jon Cooke, a giant of the UK Property Industry. Former boss of LSL (Your Move), he is the boss of the Nurtur Group (the company that runs The Guild of Property Professionals, Fine & Country, Starberry, The Property Jungle and other great firms). He is joined by his colleague Damon Bullimore, head of tech at Nurtur (and boss of Brief Your Market). In this interview, done in early Summer 2023 on the WatkinSofa, we talked about the role of AI in Estate Agency.

Data products are a very popular topic these days. The challenge is we need new thinking and approaches that differ from how we've worked with data in the past. Jon Cooke and I chat about the mindset shift needed to make data products successful. Jon Cooke's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-cooke-096bb0/ ----------------------- If you like this show, give it a 5-star rating on your favorite podcast platform. Purchase Fundamentals of Data Engineering at your favorite bookseller. Subscribe to my Substack: https://joereis.substack.com/

Jon Cooke is the founder of Dataception. It's a consulting firm that helps organizations build data and AI solutions to accelerate decision making. He has previously held leadership roles in Databricks, PwC, and Rule Financial.In this episode, we cover a range of topics including:- data product pyramid- data product marketplace- data mesh- how business teams should communicate with data teams--------Where to find Prateek Joshi:Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.comWebsite: http://prateekj.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19

Today I'm sitting down with Jon Cooke, founder and CTO of Dataception, to learn his definition of a data product and his views on generating business value with your data products. In our conversation, Jon explains his philosophy on data products and where design and UX fit in. We also review his conceptual model for data products (which he calls the data product pyramid), and discuss how together, these concepts allow teams to ship working solutions faster that actually produce value.    Highlights/ Skip to: Jon's definition of a data product (1:19)  Brian explains how UX research and design planning can and should influence data architecture —so that last mile solutions are useful and usable (9:47) The four characteristics of a data product in Jon's model (16:16) The idea of products having a lifecycle with direct business/customer interaction/feedback (17:15) Understanding Jon's data product pyramid (19:30) The challenges when customers/users don't know what they want from data product teams - and who should be doing the work to surface requirements (24:44) Mitigating risk and the importance of having management buy-in when adopting a product-driven approach (33:23) Does the data product pyramid account for UX? (35:02) What needs to change in an org model that produces data products that aren't delivering good last mile UXs (39:20)   Quotes from Today's Episode “A data product is something that specifically solves a business problem, a piece of analytics, data use case, a pipeline, datasets, dashboard, that type that solves a business use case, and has a customer, and as a product lifecycle to it.” - Jon (2:15)   “I'm a fan of any definition that includes some type of deployment and use by some human being. That's the end of the cycle, because the idea of a product is a good that has been made, theoretically, for sale.” - Brian (5:50)   “We don't build a lot of stuff around cloud anymore. We just don't build it from scratch. It's like, you know, we don't generate our own electricity, we don't mill our own flour. You know, the cloud—there's a bunch of composable services, which I basically pull together to build my application, whatever it is. We need to apply that thinking all the way through the stack, fundamentally.” - Jon (13:06)   “It's not a data science problem, it's not a business problem, it's not a technology problem, it's not a data engineering problem, it's an everyone problem. And I advocate small, multidisciplinary teams, which have a business value person in it, have an SME, have a data scientist, have a data architect, have a data engineer, as a small pod that goes in and answer those questions.” - Jon (26:28)   “The idea is that you're actually building the data products, which are the back-end, but you're actually then also doing UX alongside that, you know? You're doing it in tandem.” - Jon (37:36)   “Feasibility is one of the legs of the stools. There has to be market need, and your market just may be the sales team, but there needs to be some promise of value there that this person is really responsible for at the end of the day, is this data product going to create value or not?” - Brian (42:35)   “The thing about data products is sometimes you don't know how feasible it is until you actually look at the data…You've got to do what we call data archaeology. You got to go and find the data, you got to brush it off, and you're looking at and go, ‘Is it complete?'” - Jon (44:02)   Links Referenced: Dataception Data Product Pyramid Email: joncooke@dataception.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-cooke-096bb0/

The nurtur.group accelerator fund, proudly led by Gary Barker, Jon Cooke, Iain McKenzie and a leading industry board, provide a wealth of knowledge and experience to grant investment to relevant and promising companies in the proptech space. Listen to Gary introduce the programme and present the group's developments in 2022 and beyond. Find out more and apply here >> nurtur.group/accelerator.

One the giants of the UK Property Industry - Jon Cooke, CEO of epropservices (the firm that owns & runs Fine & Country , The Guild of Property Professionals, Starberry, The Property Jungle to name but a few of their companies) In previous roles, Jon was the Founder of Fine & Country back in 2002, Co-Founder of the Estate & Letting Agency Intercounty Estate Agents, ex MD of Agency of Your Move & LSL Property Services plc. Also he is also an Executive Director of The Lomond Group & iamproperty & iamsold In this video Jon talks about Jon Cooke - My Estate Agency Story

Halloween fans shriek! The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride is a unique type of haunt that you don't typically find in L.A. Listen along as Creative Director for Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group, Jon Cooke, discusses the true story about the making of this haunt as well as the fictional story being told when guests visit.  Claim your FREE Halloween gifts. Learn more about Los Angeles Haunted Hayride and Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group. Visit the official show site and write the show at Contact@DePodcastNetwork.com. Find host Jeff DePaoli on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook as @JeffDePaoli. Listen to the Dizney Coast to Coast Halloween playlist. “That Halloween Podcast” is part of The DePodcast Network. Love the show? Leave a tip.

Halloween fans shriek! The fully developed characters that live in a haunted house attraction are what brings it to life. But the process to develop these characters starts months before guests encounter them. Early in the year, video production featuring these monsters begins, so all must be fully developed in time for the shoot. Listen as Head of Video Production at Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group, V. Shetti, and Creative Director, Jon Cooke, discuss the process of developing these characters and shooting video of them for various production needs. Claim your FREE Halloween gifts. Learn more about Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group. Visit the official show site and write the show at Contact@DePodcastNetwork.com. Find host Jeff DePaoli on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook as @JeffDePaoli. Listen to the Dizney Coast to Coast Halloween playlist. “That Halloween Podcast” is part of The DePodcast Network. Love the show? Leave a tip.

Halloween fans shriek! This past August, the Halloween and horror convention Midsummer Scream started the process of welcoming guests back to conventions with Awaken the Spirits. At this convention, members of Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group took to the stage to discuss Los Angeles Haunted Hayride and Delusion with Ted Dougherty moderating, along with Chris Stafford, Jon Cooke, and Jon Braver.   Claim your FREE Halloween gifts. Learn more about Midsummer Scream and Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group. Visit the official show site and write the show at Contact@DePodcastNetwork.com. Find host Jeff DePaoli on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook as @JeffDePaoli. Listen to the Dizney Coast to Coast Halloween playlist. “That Halloween Podcast” is part of The DePodcast Network. Love the show? Leave a tip.

Are the Dems making it easier to commit crime in Colorado?  GOP lawmaker Jon Cooke talks to Peter about his experience as a Colorado police officer and what he is seeing in the Colorado Legislature that really concerns him.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 43 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Jon Cooke, Founder of Dataception, where they discuss the benefits of the data mesh and the value it brings, which includes; What is a data mesh How it differs from other data platforms Why it's faster, cheaper and less risky The commercial value which a data mesh brings The type of organisations it suits How it improves Speed & Scale of capability Its relationship with self-serve, experimentation and data management Fail fast mentality   The importance of organisational change The ownership considerations Build V Buy The talent requirements Success Stories to check out

Halloween fans shriek! Today's guest, Jon Cooke, has been working in the haunt industry for many years. He's been majorly involved with the creation of some of the most memorable haunts in Southern California including Knott's Scary Farm, Queen Mary's Dark Harbor and the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride. For today's episode we discuss the documentary, "The American Scream," all about passionate home haunters. Listen as we discuss this film along with conversations about Halloween traditions, games and more.  Claim your FREE Halloween gifts. Get "The American Scream" with our affiliate link and support the show at no extra cost to you. Visit the official show site and write the show at Contact@DePodcastNetwork.com. Find host Jeff DePaoli, on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook as @JeffDePaoli. Listen to the Dizney Coast to Coast Halloween playlist. Thanks to show sponsors Fright-Rags (use code HALLOWEENPODCAST10 at checkout to save) and Midsummer Scream. “That Halloween Podcast” is part of The DePodcast Network. Love the show? Leave a tip.

Legendary haunted industry designer Jon Cooke joins us to discuss his time scaring at Knott's, and all the attractions he's designed not only at Knott's, but all over the country and even internationally as well.

Our Resonate young adults lead our Sunday worship service every 5th Sunday. The resurrection that Jesus brings is presented by Hannah Wilson, Jackie Lebaron, Jon Cooke and Kaylin Searcy.

“Reach” by Jon Cooke. Released: 2019. Genre: Sermons.

“Gospel: Fixing Our Focus” from Gospel: The Road that Leads You Home by Jon Cooke. Released: 2019. Genre: Sermons.

We are trick or treating you into October with a full size candy bar of an episode! First up, a creepy new documentary called WRINKLES THE CLOWN crawls out from under your bed this Friday October 4th in theaters and VOD. The bizarre story of a real life clown who started appearing randomly all over Southwest Florida before hiring himself out to people who wish to frighten children. Director Michael Beach Nichols joins us to take you into the darkness of internet lore. Then, special guest co-host, Krsy Fox of the band Knee High Fox hangs out as we are haunted by the architect of your nightmares-haunt maze designer, entrepreneur and musician Jon Cooke, aka Johnny Plague! Find out what goes into making the immersive experiences that you love so much this Halloween season. We talk about his influential deathcore band, WINDS OF PLAGUE and why you cannot miss this years LA Haunted Hayride, if you haven’t checked it out already and find yourself local to So Cal over the next month or so. The Boo Crew has your front of line pass to Episode 71! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

THE THEME PARK DUO PODCAST: SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES, GOOGLE PLAY, STITCHER, iHEART RADIO AND SPOTIFY! On this episode of the Theme Park Duo Podcast, The Duo sit down and talk about the recent Knott's Scary Farm Announcement Event! There is so much to be excited about for this years Scary Farm. Puppet Up: Uncensored, Wax Works and Origins: The Curse of Calico are ALL NEW for this years event. We also have two interviews from the announcement event. We talk with Jon Cooke and Ted Dougherty who worked on Origins: Curse of Calico and we also talk to Erik Nix, Producer at Knott's Scary Farm.  Thank goodness we can chat about all of this theme park goodness and stay awake doing it. That’s because we are being caffeinated by EXPEDITION ROASTERS! The delicious  flavors of the theme park inspired coffee has us ranting and raving. Make sure you head over to ExpeditionRoasters.com and use code DUO15 to get 15% OFF your purchases of Expedition Roaster coffee! Brew Your Happy Place! Episode Sponsor Website: ExpeditionRoasters.com Follow us on Social Media: @themeparkduo Check out our Website: Themeparkduo.com Check out Sinister Pointe: SinisterPointe.com Follow UUOP: www.uuopodcast.com Check out our Shirts: Teepublic.com/themeparkduo Contact us: themeparkduo@gmail.com

This time, we return to the Long Beach Convention Center, for our second podcast in this series. This is a special one, as we sit down with Jon Cooke and Ted Dougherty, of Plague Productions, in front of a live audience.  We discuss the professional and personal sides of Halloween; from home haunts to the LA Hayride to Knott’s Scary Farm to Dark Harbor, and beyond...Listen in and enjoy!

Front man of Southern California Rock Band “Winds of Plague”, Current Lead Designer of Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor and Former Designer of Knott’s Scary Farms, Jon Cooke, joins us today! This is the man that brought us the Paranormal, Depths & Shadow Lands mazes, the first ever R-Rated Escape Room MurderCo and all of the … Continue reading EP65 Winds of Plague: Jon Cooke →

Shazam, everbody! In this episode of Comics Stories, Reggie (@reggiereggie) reads an essay written by C.C. Beck, and published in the book Streetwise (edited by Jon Cooke and John Morrow, 2000), titled "Preacher's Son." It's a fascinating look at Beck's life and his mind, with lots of great anecdotes and few punches pulled. No stone is left unturned in this essay, here's hoping you all enjoy listening! patreon.com/chrisandreggie weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com facebook.com/cosmictmillhistory @cosmictmill @reggiereggie weirdcomicshistory.blogspot.com search "weirdcomicshistory" on YouTube

THE THEME PARK DUO PODCAST: SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES, GOOGLE PLAY, STITCHER, iHEART RADIO AND SPOTIFY!  On another special Halloween episode of The Theme Park Duo Podcast, Gabe sits down with James H. Carter II from the Creepy Kingdom Podcasts to chat about Queen Mary's Dark Harbor in Long Beach California. This years even is highly anticipated because of the addition of Jon Cooke (of Scary Farm fame) as a consultant in the redesign of the mazes. Did Jon make a big difference? Or did this years even drown in the murky depths? Listen and find out! Thank goodness we can chat about all of this theme park goodness and stay awake doing it. That’s because we are being caffeinated by EXPEDITION ROASTERS! The delicious  flavors of the theme park inspired coffee has us ranting and raving. Make sure you head over to ExpeditionRoasters.com and use code DUO15 to get 15% OFF your purchases of Expedition Roaster coffee! Brew Your Happy Place! Episode Sponsor Website: ExpeditionRoasters.com Check out our Website: Themeparkduo.com Follow us on Social Media: @themeparkduo Check out our Shirts: Teepublic.com/themeparkduo Contact us: themeparkduo@gmail.com

Episode 72: Creature Double Feature - featuring Jon Cooke of Knott’s Scary Farm & Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, Nelson Bairos of LifeApe Controllers, and music by Winds of Plague. PLUS: Theater of the Mind & News From Beyond with Revenant, and Shocktails with Johnny Thunder. Enjoy the show and Stay Scary! Full show notes and feature links on our website. Support Hauntcast on Patreon for more episodes and exclusive content!

Writer, Producer, Director and Rock Star of The Themed Entertainment Industry: Ted Dougherty is with us today!! We discuss moments throughout his career of working with Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, Knotts Scary Farm, his recent project MurderCo with Jon Cooke, his upcoming ventures at Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor and so much more. We find … Continue reading EP26 Ted Dougherty →

Black Market Escape Rooms presents "Murder Co": a R-rated escape experience BLACK MARKET ESCAPE ROOMS, a new immersive-based attraction company, announces the opening of MURDER CO, a permanent escape experience aimed at turning the attraction industry on its head. Location: 1220 W 9th St. | Upland, CA 91786 | 909-920-9902 Moonlighting from their day gigs, a handful of theme park professionals have thrown the proverbial gloves off by thrusting guests into an adventure far too severe for the family-friendly confines of an amusement park. The experience was created by theme park designer, Jon Cooke, who was looking to push the parameters set by the day-to-day requirements in his industry. In response to founding his new side project, Black Market Escape Rooms, Cooke says, “I saw so much potential story and show elements in escape rooms. I wanted to do something more so I went out and surrounded myself with some of the best experts in the theme park industry and we created this unforgettable encounter.” MurderCO: Black Market Escape Room Regarding Murder Co’s intensity is attraction writer and director Ted Dougherty, who confesses, “We had to go to some extremely dark places that definitely left a few emotional marks.” Although the attraction may not fall into the category of an “extreme haunt,” it does contain content best reserved for those not easily offended or disgusted. Expect serious thrills as Cooke is no stranger to terrifying people based on his innovative haunted attraction designs for Knott’s Scary Farm. When conceiving Murder Co, he admits, “It’s what I have always wanted to see and do in an immersive attraction.” A living nightmare is one step away for those bold enough to cross into Murder Co. JON COOKE has designed, art directed and produced some of the most successful haunted attractions for the world famous Knott’s Scary Farm, including “Special Ops: Infected,” “Paranormal, Inc,” “Shadowlands,” "Trick Or Treat: Lights Out" and “Dark Ride.” As vocalist for the deathcore metal band, Winds of Plague, Cooke has released numerous albums and toured extensively throughout the globe. Taking the two worlds of themed entertainment and live performance, Cooke has melded his experience into creating visionary ways to horrify the masses. www.plagueproductions.com TED DOUGHERTY is a writer, producer and director having worked with Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights, Knott’s Scary Farm, Cedar Fair and Hollow Studios, including directing and co-writing Fear VR, the first 4-D virtual reality horror experience at a major theme park. www.lunarvisions.com Special Guests Andy Russ and Susan Russ: Dark Forest Creations/ Burn Brae Mansion National Haunter's Convention: HalloweenShow.com Haunter's Toolbox: https://www.haunterstoolbox.com/

Black Market Escape Rooms presents "Murder Co": a R-rated escape experience BLACK MARKET ESCAPE ROOMS, a new immersive-based attraction company, announces the opening of MURDER CO, a permanent escape experience aimed at turning the attraction industry on its head. Location: 1220 W 9th St. | Upland, CA 91786 | 909-920-9902 Moonlighting from their day gigs, a handful of theme park professionals have thrown the proverbial gloves off by thrusting guests into an adventure far too severe for the family-friendly confines of an amusement park. The experience was created by theme park designer, Jon Cooke, who was looking to push the parameters set by the day-to-day requirements in his industry. In response to founding his new side project, Black Market Escape Rooms, Cooke says, “I saw so much potential story and show elements in escape rooms. I wanted to do something more so I went out and surrounded myself with some of the best experts in the theme park industry and we created this unforgettable encounter.” Regarding Murder Co’s intensity is attraction writer and director Ted Dougherty, who confesses, “We had to go to some extremely dark places that definitely left a few emotional marks.” Although the attraction may not fall into the category of an “extreme haunt,” it does contain content best reserved for those not easily offended or disgusted. Expect serious thrills as Cooke is no stranger to terrifying people based on his innovative haunted attraction designs for Knott’s Scary Farm. When conceiving Murder Co, he admits, “It’s what I have always wanted to see and do in an immersive attraction.” A living nightmare is one step away for those bold enough to cross into Murder Co. JON COOKE has designed, art directed and produced some of the most successful haunted attractions for the world famous Knott’s Scary Farm, including “Special Ops: Infected,” “Paranormal, Inc,” “Shadowlands,” "Trick Or Treat: Lights Out" and “Dark Ride.” As vocalist for the deathcore metal band, Winds of Plague, Cooke has released numerous albums and toured extensively throughout the globe. Taking the two worlds of themed entertainment and live performance, Cooke has melded his experience into creating visionary ways to horrify the masses. www.plagueproductions.com TED DOUGHERTY is a writer, producer and director having worked with Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights, Knott’s Scary Farm, Cedar Fair and Hollow Studios, including directing and co-writing Fear VR, the first 4-D virtual reality horror experience at a major theme park. www.lunarvisions.com Special Guests Andy Russ and Susan Russ: Dark Forest Creations/ Burn Brae Mansion National Haunter's Convention: HalloweenShow.com Haunter's Toolbox: Our other website for starting and growing your own Haunted Attraction

Happy one year anniversary to us! On this episode we talk about Knott's Scary Farm and all the great things coming to the 45th Halloween Haunt and Veronica ask for it so we also have a special interview with Jon Cooke where we get even more information on Dark Ride, Halloween Hootenanny and Trick or Treat Lights Out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-fog/support

THE THEME PARK DUO PODCAST: SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES, GOOGLE PLAY AND STITCHER! Knott's invited The Duo to the Knott's Scary Farm Announcement event and we got the scoop on all the spooky details that await everyone this coming Halloween season! We also got incredible interviews with Jon Cooke, Daniel Miller (Maze Designers) and Ken Parks the Director of Entertainment at Knott's Berry Farm! In this episode we share our thoughts about the ALL NEW MAZES as well as the returning mazes for Knott's Scary Farm 2017! The most haunting Halloween event in Southern California, Knott's Scary Farm, returns with unimaginable scares and innovative thrills for its 45th season. The fully transformed park will feature 13 uniquely haunted mazes and attractions, including the return of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, for her last performance as she bids farewell to the Scary Farm crowds with an all-new show. Knott’s Scary Farm is back for 25 horrifying nights from September 21 – October 31. This year’s Knott’s Scary Farm experience has all the ingredients of a truly terrifying nightmare, but unlike most dreams, Knott’s Scary Farm is a nightmare you can’t wake up from. Check out our website: themeparkduo.com Follow us on social media: @themeparkduo Contact us: themeparkduo@gmail.com  

The West Coast Haunter's Convention is a Charity Haunt Show with vendors and education located in Portland, Oregon focused around Haunters of all types. Home Haunts, Halloween Fans, Haunted Attractions, Special FX Artists, Scare Actors, and anyone with a spooky side. Ask about the NERF WARS and staying the weekend on the 13TH FLOOR!     Who is on this podcast? Chris and Jeff Davis of the Davis Graveyard in Milwaukie, Oregon are directors behind the West Coast Haunters Convention (WCHC) and teachers in front of eager Haunters that are willing to learn. They explain how the WCHC is a unique Haunt/Halloween show that does things a little differently with a more relaxed atmosphere and a kick-ass costume ball. Dan Doble from Haunt Collective asks questions that Phillip Hernandez (Haunted Attractions Network) and I didn't cover.   5 Reasons to go to the West Coast Haunters Convention. It's for a great cause. The WCHC is a 501(c)3 organization that gives grants to professionals who work with children with hearing impairments and/or autism. It's affordable. You can get in for one day starting at $40. If you want the all access pass for the entire weekend plus costume ball ticket, daily buffet, Haunt Tour, and T-shirt for just $176. You'll learn a lot! In person seminars hosted by specialists like Leonard Pickel and Jon Cooke from Knotts Berry Farm. Plus experts from all areas of the Halloween and Haunt Industry. Free Beer. Go to the Meet-and-Creep on Thursday from 6:30 pm-9 pm to meet up with friends and enjoy beer on the house! Stay the weekend on the 13th Floor. Yes...the Doubletree hotel has a 13th Floor. The WCHC reserves the entire 13th floor and has a decoration contest by judging those who wish to participate. There's also a bar just for this floor.   More links and information about the West Coast Haunters Convention: All about the West Coast Haunter's Convention and the Nightmare Factory The main website for the WCHC The Nightmare Factory Haunted House   Get our New Podcasts in your Inbox and Subscribe to the HaunTopic Insider for FREE.  

Atlanta based Bayern Munich Supporter Group Mia San Atlanta hosted Der Klassiker at Der Biergarten, with fans coming dressed in Bayern kits and lederhosen to support Die Roten. I caught up with Heather and Jon Cooke about Mia San Atlanta, their trip to Charlotte to see Bayern, their support of ATL Champions League and we even talked kits. This is a great group of fans and I hope you enjoy our conversation.   You can stay up to date with Mia San Atlanta on social media. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/miasanatlpublic/ Twitter @miasanatl Instagram https://www.instagram.com/miasanatl/   Read my SoccerNomad blog post on Bayern Munich home shirts. ------ Follow me on twitter @austinlong1974 and check out the SoccerNomad blog. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to comment and follow! ------ Special thanks to Ryan Apple who composed and performed the music.  You can find out more information on his Facebook page Ryan Apple Guitarist.

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Happy Halloween! TSPP is back to the official home park of the podcast, Knott's Scary Farm for Haunt 2016. Knott's own Jeff Tucker returns with the Season Pass crew (Doug Barnes, Robert Coker, and Nick Hutson) to discuss the newest season of Haunt, plus an interview with Gus Krueger. Plus, walk trough interviews in Shadowlands & Infected: Special Ops with Jon Cooke & John Asperin, as well as, Red Barn & Dead of Winter with Daniel Miller. Binaural Audio through Shadowlands, Red Barn, and Dead of Winter, follow the podcast, recorded by WindowToTheMagic.com's Paul Barrie. Tons of horrifying and terrific audio ahead. Enjoy! Links: Knott's Berry Farm Window to the Magic The Tim Tracker 91 Reasons Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z'nuff on iTunes Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at: www.seasonpasspodcast.com  Follow Us On Twitter! - www.twitter.com/theseasonpass Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Contact us: doug@seasonpasspodcast.com brent@super78.com robert@robertcoker.com Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524 Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated. © 2016 Season Pass Podcast

Jon Cooke is an attraction designer for Knott’s Scary Farm. He began at the theme park 11 years ago as a scare actor in the mazes. He became part of the production side doing carpentry, set dressing, and prop fabrication, and he’s now a full-time attraction designer focusing on the mazes. He’s also involved in other park elements such as stage shows, stunt shows, and dark rides. As an attraction designer, Jon’s responsible for imagining an attraction and then seeing it through to its full realization. In this episode we discuss Knott’s Scary Farm 2016, Jon’s Journey into attraction design, and the haunted attraction industry as whole. Thanks to our sponsor Gantom Live and their Real Life Zombie Infection Game- ZTag.

Jon Cooke is an attraction designer for Knott’s Scary Farm. He began at the theme park 11 years ago as a scare actor in the mazes. He became part of the production side doing carpentry, set dressing, and prop fabrication, and he’s now a full-time attraction designer focusing on the mazes. He’s also involved in other park elements such as stage shows, stunt shows, and dark rides. As an attraction designer, Jon’s responsible for imagining an attraction and then seeing it through to its full realization. In this episode, we discuss Knott’s Scary Farm 2016, Jon’s Journey into attraction design, and the haunted attraction industry as whole. Thanks to our sponsor Gantom Live and their Real Life Zombie Infection Game- ZTag.

Shannon McGrew from Nightmarishconjurings.com joins us to share her spoiler free thoughts on the live 2016 adaptation of Pete's Dragon! After that we come to you live from the Knott's Scary Farm preview event and also talk to one of their design specialists, Jon Cooke!

*Subscribe @ iTunes* The Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival is the newest Haunt Celebration to frighten the Southern California convention community!  TSPP was there to capture the panels and presentations of the event (all direct audio feeds).  Next up for this special TSPP/Midsummer Scream Podcast Series: Knott's Scary Farm with Jeff Tucker, Ian Barnette, Jon Cooke and Adam Hankinson.  Enjoy. Links: Midsummer Scream Theme Park Adventure Creepy LA Knott's Berry Farm Touring Plans Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Season Pass/Midsummer Scream Closing Song - Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at: www.seasonpasspodcast.com Follow Us On Twitter! - www.twitter.com/theseasonpass Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Contact us: doug@seasonpasspodcast.com brent@super78.com robert@robertcoker.com  Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524 Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated. © 2016 Season Pass Podcast

It’s the Theme Park Adventure (TPA) Haunt crossover episode everyone has has been waiting for. Maze designer Jon Cooke provided a preview tour of Knott’s Scary Farm’s much anticipated Paranormal Inc and Rick West and Shawn talk about what they thought of it as well as what they’re excited for at this year’s Scary Farm.

Jon Cooke is off at a wedding this week so Iron Flab Paul "Brawl" Laier takes over co-hosting duties. This week the boys spend time on the baseball playoffs, analysis of the Florida Gator game, and tackle the meat heads who ruin intermural sports. Sit back and listen during commercials on your football sunday, the holiest of sports days.

Hey, folks! Welcome to a brand new Crosstawk series: Athletic Awareness! Those of you who have been listening to Crosstawk for a while may remember a show from a couple years back called Crosstawk Sports. If you do, then you'll remember Jesse Laier's pointed commentary and never-ending enthusiasm for the world of sports. Well, Jesse's back, and he's brought our good buddy Jon Cooke with him. Each episode, they'll go over their favorite happenings in the world of sports. In this debut episode, our two intrepid heroes discuss the wide and wonderful world of wrestling. Belive me, even if you're not a fan, you'll want to tune in here. Thank me later. Have questions for the Athletic Awareness crew? Send 'em on over via email (crosstawk@gmail.com), Twitter (@crosstawk) or in the comments section on the site. And please head over to iTunes and leave us a rating/review. Thanks for listening, guys! Come back soon for a new episode of Box Office Poison!