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Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your hosts are Oz Austwick and Sinead KimberleyIf you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcast.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this podcast.Competition ends on 28th November 2024. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references: Download The 2024 Visitor Attraction Website Survey - https://rubbercheese.com/survey/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sineadwaldron/Sinead Kimberley is the Senior Client Success Manager of Rubber Cheese and has a background in digital marketing, engagement software and all things client satisfaction. She guides clients through the various stages of their project, ensuring they have the information they need when they need it, as well as being the link between our developers and clients. https://rubbercheese.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatmarketingbloke/ Oz Austwick is the Head of Commercial at Rubber Cheese, he has a somewhat varied job history having worked as a Blacksmith, a Nurse, a Videographer, and Henry VIII's personal man at arms. Outside of work he's a YouTuber, a martial artist, and a musician, and is usually found wandering round a ruined castle with his kids. Transcription:  Oz Austwick: Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Oz Ostwick. In this episode, Sinead and I are going to talk a lot about the third Annual Rubber Cheese website Visitor Attraction survey. So, firstly, I just want to say, hi, Sinead. Sinead Kimberley: Hello. Oz Austwick: Sinead's been struggling a bit with a cold and I dragged her onto the podcast anyway, so I should apologise to her, but she'll be great. Sinead Kimberley: She always is, always fun to join. Oz Austwick: I'm gonna start by asking you a couple of questions. We're not gonna do the icebreaker thing that we do with guests, but when Paul and I host an episode, we like to talk a little bit about where we've been, what attractions we've been to. So how about you? Where have you been recently? Sinead Kimberley: I've been to Stockholm, in Sweden, actually. That is not an attraction in itself, although it's beautiful there. But we did try to go to a few attractions, so we tried to go to the Paradox Illusion Museum. We very excitedly got to the front, asked for two tickets and they said they're completely fully booked for the entire day, and we couldn't get in, which was surprising. I kind of didn't really factor in that it would be a numbered visit thing. I thought, “just, it's open, come and have a wonder.” But I guess the structure of it is you have to have so many people in a room to be able to enjoy the paradox of it. So it made sense in the end. Oz Austwick: Yeah, I guess. It's interesting, isn't it, that wasn't clear? Sinead Kimberley: Our research was essentially looking. We knew we wanted to go there. Oz Austwick: Yeah. Sinead Kimberley: What's the address? And can Google get me there? That was my research. Oz Austwick: Okay, so really can't really blame them for that, then. Sinead Kimberley: No, we cannot blame them. But we had a similar thing as well where were also trying to go to an escape room because were there to visit friends. So we didn't want to go to all the museums we've kind of already seen, although they have some incredible ones there, the Vassa being one of them. Very similar, I think, to Mary Rose Trust. They've got a massive ship that sunk pretty soon after coming out of the bay and the King wasn't very happy about it, but we thought, we'll go and just try and escape room, just to kill a couple of hours. And I looked for every escape room I could find in Stockholm that we could physically get to. And then once you go into one of those sites, you then pick the Room, then the day, then the time. Sinead Kimberley: And you have to go room to room in each of these websites to see if they've got any availability on the day you want and time you want. And I really wished. And maybe this is a thing that exists that I just don't know about, but I wish there was one place I could go and just say, I want to go to an escape room in Stockholm on this day, roughly this time. What is available? Because I gave up after about half an hour of searching through every single one. Different rooms, different places, it was impossible. So we didn't go in the end. Oz Austwick: That's quite interesting because I suspect that trying to book for half an hour is probably quite a lot. I guess most people probably wouldn't last that long. But not being able to search for something by availability seems a bit odd that you have to say, I want this specific room. And then you have to go into it and say, “Oh no, that's not available.” And then you have to go and find another one and go into. Yeah, it would be really nice to be able to look at something like that and just say what's actually available. Sinead Kimberley: Yeah. And I feel like I'm not that big on the. I don't have that many brainwaves, so I imagine someone's already done this. If anyone knows and can point me to it.Oz Austwick: Certainly interesting. And maybe there's a lesson there for people who are listening that are working in attractions that can. If somebody wants to come, can they search by when it's available or do you have to pick a day and look to see if there are any times free? Maybe that's something we'll talk about because we're going to talk about our report and I think maybe that booking process is something that might crop up again. So did you actually make it anywhere at all or did you just give up and not visit anywhere? Sinead Kimberley: We went to a chess bar in the end, so they had a very swanky, very kind of trendy feeling Chess bar. And apparently some very famous chess player was going to go there and have a tournament against somebody from YouTube. I'm not in with all the YouTube stuff, so I don't know who it was, but my husband and friend played chess for about three hours and me and another friend drank wine instead of any visitor attraction. Oz Austwick: Sounds like a pretty ideal attraction to me. It's interesting, is it? Because there are definitely quite a lot of Scandinavian, maybe Swedish chess players. And where's Magnus Carlsen from? Is he Swedish? I know he's Scandinavian. But when he's. He's the best, he's the best player out there at the moment. But I know there are a number of quite famous YouTubers. Anna Kramlin is. Sinead Kimberley: Yes, that was the one. Oz Austwick: Was it? Okay. Oh, she's. She's brilliant. Sinead Kimberley: I think she was going to be there. Oz Austwick: She's got an amazing YouTube channel where she just travels around and plays people at chess. She goes to America and plays chess hustlers in the park and she's an international master, I think. But her parents are both grandmasters at chess and every now and again her mum just comes along and she's this lovely softly spoken lady who just sits down and utterly destroys people at chess. Brilliant watching. So, yeah, I very much doubt Anna Cramling is watching this or listening to this podcast, but if she is, good for you, Anna. Keep it up. Yeah. So where have I been? It's a bit of a cop out because this is something we do quite often, but we live a few minutes drive from Petworth, so we quite often go and park up and go for a walk around the park. Oz Austwick: And we say park, it's thousands and thousands of acres and it's absolutely lovely. It's a bit like stepping into Pride and Prejudice and going for a walk around and seeing the herds of deer just grazing in the landscape. And it's a Capability Brown thing. And you see the house on the hill overlooking, it's absolutely beautiful. We go there a lot. The kids love running around and my teenage daughter, it's a bit special to her because she's got a very serious boyfriend at the moment. They've been together for almost a year and that was where they went for their first date. They went for a walk around the grounds at Petworth and it was absolutely delightful. All very Jane Austen. Sinead Kimberley: That's a lovely first date. Oz Austwick: Well, this isn't it, you know, I mean, at that point I'm going, “Well, yeah, he's okay, he can stay, we like him”. And he came up and introduced himself and shook my hand and I'm just like, wow, okay. Is this what dating's like now? Because it's. I'm pretty sure it wasn't like that back in my day. But yeah, it's a lovely place. Can't recommend it enough. You need to either be a member of the National Trust or pay for your parking, but there's usually a coffee van in the car park so you can have a nice coffee and walk around a lovely estate. So it's pretty much perfect for me. We should probably talk about the elephant in the room, or rather the elephant that isn't in the room. And I'm sure I'll get in trouble for calling Paul an elephant. Oz Austwick: But he's not here today. He's off at the Historic Building Parks and Gardens event, which is an absolutely new one for me. I've not even heard of it before. So we hope you're having a lovely time, Paul, and thanks for letting us loose with the podcast. So what else is going on in the world of visitor attractions at the moment? Sinead Kimberley: ASDC, is it coming up? Oz Austwick: ASDC, yes, the Association of Science and Discovery Centres have their big annual event soon and there's something really special happening at it this year, which is we're going to record an episode of Skip the Queue live on stage. We're not going to broadcast it live because there's a distinct possibility we'll mess it up and we'll have to do bits again. But we are going to record it and it's going to be really interesting. And that one's going to be hosted by Paul, which is probably why he's letting us loose without him. And, yeah, I'm really looking forward to it. I think it's going to be quite interesting to get out and about because I've been out to record on site and nobody else has managed it yet. So this will be Paul's first on site recording. Sinead Kimberley: That'd be very cool and hopefully I'll be able to join you for the event at least, as the audience.Oz Austwick: Yeah, I certainly hope. Yeah, that would be great. So if you're listening to this and you've got a venue and you'd like us to be there, please do let us know. We'd love to come and see you. I had an amazing time recording at Trentham Monkey Forest, so if you've got monkeys, then let me know. I'd love to come and meet your monkeys too. But it's probably fair to say that the. The annual survey and the report has taken up a lot of our time recently and we're actually able to talk about it now because it's been released. We know that some of you came along to our launch webinar, but a lot of you didn't. So we'd like to talk about some of the really interesting things that are in the survey. Oz Austwick: I guess it's probably reasonable to start off by talking a little bit about how it's different this year compared with previous years. And there are a few things we've done differently. There are a few subjects that we've brought into the survey to ask people about that weren't in there before. So the use of AI and sustainability. I know we're going to talk a little bit more about sustainability later. That's something that Sinead's quite focused on. But one of the major things is that we've introduced some multi site operators into the database of attractions that we use to produce the report and I think that's probably changed the way the report looks a little bit, wouldn't you agree? Sinead Kimberley: Definitely. I think it's compared to the reports before there are sections of it that maybe look a bit more complex because you've got different tabs you can move between and you can see the data both with all of the data we have. So with the multi sites and without. So if you are maybe a smaller attraction the without might be more interesting for you to have a look and benchmark yourself against. But I think it's really interesting to see how very different the results are. If you look at our normal kind of attractions that we get survey results from compared to when you look at the multi sites. In nearly every single one, the biggest tech within whichever category is usually completely different between the two different kind of data sets, which I thought was really interesting. There's very little crossover really. Oz Austwick: It really isn't it? And the question you need to start thinking about at that point is the tech different because multi sites need different tech or is it different because multi sites actually have the financial ability to be able to say this the absolute best. So that's the one we're going to use. And I don't think we can say for sure one way or another at that point. We can say that the biggest, most successful venues tend to use these things but we're not really in a position where we're able to say and this is why. So I think that's quite interesting. I think there were a lot of discussions when were trying to produce the report about how we use this data because there are definitely different types of multisites out there. Oz Austwick: There are those relatively small local groups where you get maybe two or three local museums that all used to be run by the same council and now are run by a charity. But then you've got some of the multi sites that have some of the biggest and most famous venues in the country that all have their own websites but the decisions are clearly made at a group level and then you've got the massive multi site operators with hundreds and hundreds of venues where they're all done through the same site, the same website. And the question is, then, is that, say, 600 venues or is that one website? And that makes it a really difficult thing because if we look at it and say it's 600 or so venues, then that's 600 venues, all using the same technology. Oz Austwick: But if it's one website, that's only one website using that technology, and that hugely changes the way that it's reported. So I think you're absolutely right to look at it, look at both and see how it applies to you as an attraction. And if you're unsure, drop us a line, talk to Sinead, talk to me, talk to Paul. We've got a huge amount of information and we've put what we think is the most important things out there in the report. But there's a lot more we can talk to you about and we'd love to, because, you know, we're kind of sick of talking to each other about it, wouldn't you say? Sinead Kimberley: Not just yet. Not sick of you just yet, but I would say when it comes to, as well, coming to talk to us, I think one of the areas that, I mean, I can be useful in and that I'd love to have conversations with my clients in the ones I'm not already talking to about it, is sustainability. And this is one where Oz is probably sick of hearing me talk about constantly. But I think the thing that I find most interesting, if you look at sustainability on its own, you can maybe see it as something we should be doing, but is very hard and, like, how do you do it? Well. But the report looks into how it links really well with performance as well. Sinead Kimberley: A lot of what makes something sustainable also makes it highly performing load faster, and that ultimately gives you a better user experience on the website. So for those who are maybe kind of grappling with how do we make something sustainable in an industry that can find this very difficult because of the nature of what you're doing? Looking at it more from that performance perspective, I think helps maybe give it a little bit momentum, a bit more enthusiasm towards doing something that will have material benefits for you later on, as well as making you a bit more kind of conscious and environmental in the website. So I thought putting those two things together was really interesting in the report. Oz Austwick: Yeah, I think that's a really interesting point, isn't it? It's not just about ticking a box for sustainability. ”Oh, look at us. Isn't our website brilliant?” And it feels a bit like just patting yourself on the back for the sake of it. Almost everything you do to make your website more sustainable is making you more successful and your site more efficient and hopefully making you more money as well. So I think that's definitely something to bear in mind. Sinead Kimberley: Yeah. And I think the activities that you can do to make it more sustainable and therefore more highly performing and a better user experience, they're reasonably simple. So we have a lot of our customers at the moment are going through that process with us of our team, reviewing the site, checking where can we make those quick wins to boost you up the kind of score. And so in the report, we talk about the average attraction being at F, which is the worst score along the whole score grade, that kind of data shows us. And it doesn't take a whole heap of stuff to get you even just above that average line. But mostly kind of C, B, A, they are all achievable to get to those kind of grades with things that you would. Sinead Kimberley: If you went to look at your site after we have made changes to make it more sustainable, you'll notice it loads a little quicker, hopefully, but you won't really notice anything else that's changed. So a lot of it is the smart little tech things you can do in the background that, you know, we didn't know were possible, maybe when the sites were built originally or, you know, we've just not heard about, we're focusing on something else perhaps. So I think that was. I hope people can see how easy it can be to just get both of those quick wins, the sustainability and the performance, without changing too much. You know, the design team are not going to be unhappy after we've kind of had a go with that. Oz Austwick: Yeah, and I think it's, it's probably worth saying that one of the reasons that I think sustainability has been a conversation that people have backed away from having is that it feels like it's going to be really complicated. And the reason it feels like it's really complicated is because it's quite technical. But if you're talking to someone like you and the team of developers that you work with, then this is really simple stuff for them. Being able to look at a list of things that are causing your site to not rank very well, sustainability wise. They can say, “Oh, well, we can do those three really quickly. That's only half a day's work to get that fixed.” And that can have a huge tangible difference to the site, definitely. Oz Austwick: Okay, so moving on from sustainability to very much a related subject is the booking process. We've talked a bit about trying to make the site more efficient and make it load faster and therefore make it more sustainable. That does feel very much like it's connected to the booking process, because one of the things that seems fairly clear, looking at the report, is that people are still expecting their visitors to go through a lot of steps and that hasn't really changed year on year. We've said before that if you reduce the steps in your booking process, it will make you more money. And we can see that really clearly from the reports we've done in the past. And yet the average is still really high. Oz Austwick: It's seven steps to be able to book a ticket and that feels like we're making people do a lot. Sinead Kimberley: I think if you look at other industries as well, they have really run down that avenue of reducing the steps. If you look at Amazon, it's scarily easy to go, just “Buy now”. Admittedly, they've taken details earlier on in the process that are slightly different, but any new site that I go on to where I'm trying to buy something or I'm trying to kind of plan something, even if I can do everything on my phone and even when it comes to, say, Apple Pay, if I can just do two clicks and my payments done, I don't need to put in, you know, manually enter my details and things like that. I feel more happy after that experience. I don't feel like I've had to go and find my purse and get my card. Sinead Kimberley: I haven't had to go and remember whatever detail it is, or checked, you know, my husband's details, if he's coming along with me or anything. And the easier you can make it, I think the better. I know we've got a few colleagues who have children and Steve in particular will tell me how on a Thursday evening, he sat on the sofa, maybe after putting the kids to bed. After dinner, you're a bit tired, you've had a full day of work, you want to just go, “Oh, I need to do something on the weekend”. You pick up your phone and find where you want to go, quickly book it, get back to the TV or whatever other relaxing activity you were doing. And the quicker you can do that, the more it takes stress out of what is potentially a stressful thing as well. Sinead Kimberley: Not even thinking about when it comes to obviously, the more sales that you get because you're then somewhere they think of as easy to go to, easy to book. Oz Austwick: Yeah. Sinead Kimberley: So, yeah, I think the survey highlighted that really, really well. Oz Austwick: Absolutely, yeah. I couldn't agree more. And I love this idea of Apple Pay or Google Pay being more used because A, that allows you, as an attraction, to get that data without having to specifically ask for it. But also as a visitor, the amount of times I've got my phone out and I've literally, I've been out and about, I've been doing something, maybe I've taken one of the kids to a swimming lesson or, you know, I'm sitting at the back of a concert waiting for my daughter to come on and do her bit and I think, “Oh, I'll just book that thing.” And it says, “Oh, you've got to put your car details in.” Oz Austwick: I've lost count of the amount of times I've been stood in a car park with my phone balanced on the back of the car trying to find a credit card so I can. I don't want to do that. Sinead Kimberley: How many times have you put the phone down? You've not even carried on that booking. Because I'll do it later, if later comes.Oz Austwick: Yeah, I mean, if later comes, definitely. Sometimes, without a doubt, I would much rather be able to just say Google Pay and give it my fingerprint and let it do it for me. And I think the question we need to be asking ourselves as an industry as a whole is why are we asking for this information? And there's a really interesting thing in the survey which I think highlights that we're asking for information from people that A, we don't need. And you and I, we both know this. We talk to people who book things and it annoys them all the time. And people are asking for information so they can market to us and get us to come back. They can upsell, they can sell more things to us. Oz Austwick: But we've got some really clear data looking at where traffic to your website comes from. And the absolute lowest source of traffic to a website to a visitor attraction website comes from email marketing. So we're literally putting people off buying tickets to a venue to get information from them so that we can market to them and get them to come to the venue again. And the numbers just don't hold up.Sinead Kimberley: Don't make sense, no. For the bigger venues, at least hundreds of thousands of pounds, you could get more in revenue if you were to remove some steps. And yet we hold on to those steps for potentially email marketing, which is not where you're getting your hundreds of thousands of pounds back from. In the end, it doesn't add up, but I think it maybe goes into what we spoke about a while ago, where you do what you've always done, you don't think about the why. Why are you asking for the information? Why are we doing this? Why? You know, is email marketing still the big thing that we are trying to do all the time? Oz Austwick: Yes. Yeah. There's a huge amount of perceived wisdom within the industry. And even now, going to events and listening to people talk about how you should market your venue, and it's all really arbitrary. It's like, this is clearly what you should do, this is how you should do it. And there's no justification for that. There's no reason behind it. There's no proof that if you do it this way, this is what will happen. And I think that's one of the things that the survey now, in year three, is becoming more and more able to show you that these things are changing. We've got actual trends, we've got figures, we've got data that is indisputable, and we can see how that data is changing over time. Oz Austwick: So we can look at the fact that in year one, when we knew how many people have tested their site for mobile optimisation. That doesn't tell us an awful lot. It just tells us that some sites have and some sites haven't. But now we've got three years worth of data, we can see that this is still a really important thing and it's getting more important every year. And so we know for a fact that if you aren't testing your site for mobile usage, then you're probably suffering, I think. Sinead Kimberley: Was it 80% of visits to the site are on mobile? Oz Austwick: Yeah. Sinead Kimberley: So if you've never tested that. Oz Austwick: But yeah, it's something ridiculous, like less than 20% of sites have actually bothered to test the mobile version of their site to see if it works the way they think it works. And that's an easy win for you. Get a small group of people together, get it tested, run them through the process and find out if it's. If it's good or not, and look at the steps. And I think it's probably worth mentioning that while we're talking about taking steps out of your booking process, what we're not looking at doing is putting all of those complex decisions into a fewer number of steps. So we don't go from having seven steps to book a ticket to three steps to book a ticket, but those three steps are now infinitely more complex. Oz Austwick: We're actually saying, look at the questions you're asking and say, do you actually need to ask Them? Yeah, like you said, you know, if I want a toaster, I can buy a toaster from Amazon in maybe two clicks and if I buy it from someone else that accepts Google Pay, maybe it's three clicks. But I'd really like to be able to take my kids out for the day without having to go through seven or eight different clicks and then fill in different ages for all of the kids and, you know, putting everybody's names and I just, I'm not interested. I'd much rather.Sinead Kimberley: If they welcome me at the door by saying, hello, Sinead, it's nice to see you. Is this Adam who you mentioned? Carry on. But I don't think that's in many attractions. Oz Austwick: No. And I would much rather get an email with my tickets in it with a little link in the email saying, we'd love to know a little bit more about you. If you fill in this form, we'll give you a free coffee. Sinead Kimberley: Yeah. Oz Austwick: And then I'm like, oh, great. Yeah, okay. And I've already got my tickets. It's not going to put me off. But I think that does link beautifully into the subject of discounts because that's something we asked about and we featured in the report and I think it's quite a surprising result, wouldn't you say? Sinead Kimberley: Definitely. Oz Austwick: We know for certain that discounts make more sales.Sinead Kimberley: By quite a substantial margin. It's kind of double the number of sales if you have discounts versus if you don't. Oz Austwick: And I know there are a lot of people out there, people running attractions, people who are involved in the industry, who feel really passionately that you shouldn't offer discounts, that it devalues what you're offering. And yet the numbers don't necessarily agree with that. Sinead Kimberley: No. And I think I can understand having a concern that when we're saying how the data from our survey revealed that. I think it was maybe might have to correct me on these later, But I think 2.9 thousand sales via discounts versus 1.2000 sales or something. So it's quite a substantial difference if you are offering a discount versus not. And then my worry if I kind of take myself out of my role is if the price per ticket is a lot lower, what's my ultimate kind of revenue at the end of that? Have I sacrificed revenue? Am I taking in ultimately less because of the discount? But I don't think anyone is really proposing, you know, 50% discounts on a ticket. Sinead Kimberley: So really from that data, the revenue would be increased by discounting, which feels like opposite things to hold in your brain at the same time, but it is enticing people. I think sales work in every other industry, we know they work. We love sales. You see it and there is a bit in your brain that just reacts to it. Even if you're not interested, you might notice it more. And so I think to ignore it entirely without checking it or testing just feels like maybe not thoroughly investigating it enough based on the data we've seen, at least. Oz Austwick: Absolutely. And the data is really clear, just like you said, that the number of sales that are made is just so much higher when you're offering discounts. But what we're not able to show in the survey is what sort of discount people are offering, what level of discount they're offering. And we know really very clearly that every attraction is different and the way your audience reacts is different and the way you interact with them is different. So we're not saying go and knock 50% off your ticket, we're saying have a think about discounts and look at what you can offer and test it and see if it works for you. Because it's clearly working really well for some people. Hugely well. Sinead Kimberley: And I think on that kind of knowing your audience and seeing how you think they will actually react to this. I think if I think of any place where I've been and if I felt like I got a good deal, I don't have to think I know, stole my ticket. But if I feel like I got a good deal and I then also have a lovely experience there, I have a lot more reason to go and try and recommend that to a friend or go back even again, because I feel like I got treated well essentially in a considered way of maybe what I would find beneficial. Sinead Kimberley: And if that starts with my interest being piqued by a discount and then it goes on to me actually now being part of that audience that maybe I wouldn't have been otherwise, that also has a knock on gain rather than if I saw a price that I saw no discount to, no benefit to, then I wouldn't maybe go in the door in the first place. So you don't just miss that first discounted sale, you might miss the next full price sale of a ticket. Maybe. So there's so much to think about, depending on the audience that you're looking at. Oz Austwick: Absolutely. And I guess I kind of fall into the group where if I'm going to go somewhere, I'm probably going to go there. If you offer a discount or not, I'm probably still going to go. Getting my family to a venue is quite a big job. You know, logistically it's quite tricky. There are a lot of us and we go out a lot, so going somewhere, we tend to travel a little way to get to somewhere a bit special. And we'll have made the decision before I go to book the tickets, but if I can book the tickets and I say, “Hey, I've saved 20 quid doing this”, then in my head what I'm actually thinking is I can spend 20 quid when I get there. Sinead Kimberley: Yeah. Oz Austwick: Maybe we don't have to buy a picnic from a supermarket on the way and save money that way. Maybe we can eat on site. Sinead Kimberley: Yeah. Oz Austwick: So I don't know for sure, but I strongly suspect that my overall kind of purchase value is more when somebody offers me a discount up front. Sinead Kimberley: Yeah. Oz Austwick: But again, you know, test it. Your mileage may vary. Sinead Kimberley: Yeah. Oz Austwick: So I guess, I mean, we've talked about this for quite a long time now and I think that we probably shouldn't go on too much but to stress, you know, if I can give you anything to take away from this discussion. It's a, that you really need to get hold of this data and look at it and see how it applies to you and test it, you know, look at what people who are making success out of their venue are doing and see if you can do the same thing. Oz Austwick: But also come and talk to us. We'd love to talk to you about this stuff. There's so much data and there's so many ways you can look at it and we're really able to break it down in a really granular way to say, “Oh, this is what animal based attractions are doing. This is what aquariums or this is what historic homes are doing, this is what theme parks are doing, this is what museums are doing.” We can do all of that. We can't put all of that data out there. Sinead Kimberley: No, it'd be very long. Oz Austwick: Yeah. I mean, it would be ridiculous. And I strongly suspect that our designer would leave when, in fairness, I might too, if we had to make a report that was five times as long as the one that we've done. But, you know, if you're a client of ours and you want to talk about how you can do better, you know, hit up Sinead, drop her an email. If you, if you're not a client and you want to talk, then talk to Sinead, talk to me, talk to Paul. We'd really love to kind of go through this with you and help you be more successful. That's kind of why we're doing it. Sinead Kimberley: Exactly. I think that on the just talking about it as well, if it's one of those things where it feels very big and you're thinking, I've got 300 other things I'm meant to be doing, how am I meant to go and look at sustainability and reducing the steps and all of these other things, I think you can almost maybe be led as well by what people are increasingly doing, which is looking at the user experience and getting information from whoever is using your site. Because I was really happy when I saw the increase this year in people who are testing the site. And if you even can't get to that point where you can't do a big user experience testing thing, go and talk to all of the partners you're working with. Sinead Kimberley: Because the vast amount of knowledge in the kind of community that's formed around all of these attractions, us included, particularly for our clients, even just asking us, you know, go internally and let me know how people experience booking on the site. Partners, I think, will be happy to help have a look at that. Even if it's only a small sample of feedback points that you get that you can maybe incrementally just try and change slowly. But I think opening up that question, however big or small you're able to do it, will mean that by the time we ask you these questions next year, you're that slight step forward from where you want to be. And you don't just look at the report and think, oh, again, I wish were further up. Sinead Kimberley: I wish we could benchmark ourselves closer to the average or the higher end of the results we're getting. So, like Oz said, just come and have a chat about it. We might say, it's brilliant, it's perfect, there's nothing you could improve. Or we might, say, make the CTA bigger. Small things or big things. Just start the conversation about it, I think, and start thinking about it. Oz Austwick: Yeah, absolutely. And I think it's probably fair to say that as an organisation, we. We're really trying to put our money where our mouth is when it comes to visitor attractions. So if you follow Robert Cheese on Instagram, you'll probably have seen that Sinead that I, that Steve, our project manager, that Paul, we're all going out and visiting attractions and actually trying to experience that booking process as a visitor. And you may well be surprised if you give us a bell or drop an email and say, we'd really like to talk about our website, we can say Great. Because when I booked tickets to come and see you, this bit was really difficult. And there's definitely some personal experience in there as well. So, yeah, talk to us. Oz Austwick: And if you want to talk to me, I'll come to you happily, as long as you make me a coffee. I'm a sucker for a coffee. So do we have any Calls to Action? Sinead Kimberley: Talk to us. We're not needy, honest. But please talk to us. Oz Austwick: We are a little bit needy. Oh, I know what it was I wanted to say Sustainability Action Group. We're very aware that sustainability is of growing importance and yet it's relatively new. And this is something that we're going through ourselves. We're currently reworking our own website and we're helping a of our clients to do those. So what we're trying to do is put together a group of people who are all kind of going through the process together. And this isn't us saying we're the experts at this and we'll help you do it. We've got the technical expertise and we can help with that, but we're all going through the process. Oz Austwick: So if you want to go through that process and you want to improve the sustainability of your website, then we are putting together a group of people that want to work together and share their wins, share the things that haven't gone as well for them, and hopefully we can all lift each other at the same time. Drop me an email or reach out to us on social media and we'll get you involved if you want to do that. So before we wrap it up for good, I want to ask you the question that we ask everyone that nobody's asked you yet, which is, do you have a book recommendation? Sinead Kimberley: I do. And not to keep banging on about sustainability, but I will keep banging on about sustainability. Oz Austwick: She really will. Sinead Kimberley: Just ahead of Black Friday and all of that madness. I love the visit attractions versions of Black Friday because you're not selling a thing, you're selling an experience when you have your tickets that I love. Keep doing that. But I read a book recently by Patrick Grant, who is in the British Sewing Bee, and his book was called Less. And he has made my life very difficult because now I'm not allowed really to buy things because of my what I've done to my brain. But essentially the book looks at how to buy what you need and look after it and not constantly just need, need more and more. Sinead Kimberley: And the way he describes pots and pans and jumpers from his gran and all of these other lovely homely feeling things really made me think about where you put your money and what you're getting back out of that. And so when it comes to, for example, when were in Stockholm, were thinking, what do we want to do? We don't want to go shopping. We do want to go and try and do an escape room. We want to go into the Paradox Museum. We want to go do something, experience something. I feel like it makes sense to put the money there rather than buying another thing that you don't really need. And so maybe ahead of Black Friday as well. Sinead Kimberley: I think I'll try and keep that in my mind when I see all of those Amazon sales with things that I definitely want but don't necessarily need right now and try and look instead at experiences you can get from it. So, yeah, I think read that book or listen to it on BookBeat or any of the others that are available. But yeah, it really opened my eyes a little bit to the free Black Friday things you're seeing around you, I think as well. Oz Austwick: Amazing. I mean, I've not read it, so I will definitely. I'll get a copy and have a read. And if you're listening to this and you want a copy for free, get onto Twitter X and be the first person to say, I want a copy of the book Sinead has recommended and we'll stick one in the post to you. So thanks so much for talking to me for agreeing to come on when you're not feeling 100%. I really appreciate it. I've had a lovely time chatting and maybe we should just attack Paul. What do you think? Sinead Kimberley: Yeah, might as well. He's not here to argue.Oz Austwick: Thanks for listening to Skip the Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review. It really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip The Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode and more over on our website, SkiptheQueue.fm. The 2024 Visitor Attraction Website Survey is now LIVE! 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Joining me on today's episode of The English Wine Diaries is Michael Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer of Roebuck Estates – who make premium sparkling wine from their multi-vineyard estates in Sussex.Following university, Michael joined the Graduate Management Scheme of Marks and Spencer, and became the first trainee manager to be appointed to an overseas position in Paris. After a period as a buyer, he moved to Mars Confectionery where he worked as a National Sales Manager in the UK.What followed was years in the drinks industry working predominantly in premium branded spirits – he joined the Drambuie Liqueur Company in 2002, became CEO in 2011 and after a successful turnaround of the iconic Scottish brand, led the subsequent sale to William Grants & Son in 2014.His most recent role, prior to joining Roebuck Estates, was with Stock Spirits Group, one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of alcoholic beverages in Europe, where he ran the Italian and international arm of the business and headed up the Mergers & Acquisitions department. During his comparatively short time at Roebuck Estates, which was established in 2013, the brand has won numerous trophies and awards at global wine competitions, launched a new tasting area at its flagship Petworth vineyard and become the first exclusive English sparkling wine partner at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival.You can find out more about Roebuck Estates by following them @roebuckestates on Instagram and facebook. With thanks to our series sponsor, Wickhams, The Great British Wine Merchant. Visit wickhamwine.co.uk to see their award-winning range of English wine with free delivery on orders over £40. The English Wine Diaries listeners can also get 10% discount on their first purchase by entering the code TEWD10. Please drink responsibly.Thanks for listening to The English Wine Diaries. If you enjoyed the podcast then please leave a rating or review, it helps boost our ratings and makes it easier for other people to find us. To find out who will be joining me next on the English Wine Diaries, follow @theenglishwinediaries on Instagram and for more regular English wine news and reviews, sign up to our newsletter at thesouthernquarter.co.uk.

Photographer and artist Nick Brandt premiere's his latest bodies of work together for the first time at Petworth's Newlands House Gallery. A new series of portraits symbolising the devastating effects of climate change will move you to action or tears. This arresting and thought provoking work is photographed around the world in Bolivia, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Fuji.The Day May Break: Chapters One to Three, explores themes of environmental destruction and climate change.  Sink/Rise has a strong focus on rising sea levels. Noni Needs speaks to Nick Brandt about his work, how and why he does it. Nick Brandt said, there is hope to mitigate the damage... through millions of small everyday actions that everyone can take part in to result in consequential change.Exhibition runs to May 29th 2024 @Newlands House Gallery Photographs © Nick BrandtMusic on audio by: Bensound.com/royalty-free-musicLicense code: V1ZSRIYDWVHSWJ9PSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Great Escaper starring Michael Caine and the late Glenda Jackson was a British film hit in 2023, now available to stream if you missed it.Douglas Rae, the film producer of The Great Escaper talks to Shine radio's Noni Needs about making it and how Michael Caine was finally persuaded to star in it, and how Glenda Jackson's final film performance was transfixing Douglas shares stories about Mrs Brown, with Judi Dench for which she won an oscar for  Ecosse films and his love of the Hampshire and Sussex area. From eating at Skypark farm to opera at The Grange, to the Living Room cinema in Liphook. His joy at being involved in the ever expanding Petworth literary and musical festival. Last year, Douglas was on stage interviewing Tim Peake about his thrilling space walk. ...And why he got involved in Maggie's.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Career exploitation refers to situations in which an employer or work environment takes advantage of an employee for their own benefit, often at the expense of the employee's well-being and long-term career prospects. This can take many forms, such as paying employees less than they deserve, not providing adequate opportunities for growth and development, or assigning them work that is outside of their job description or skill set. Furthermore, career exploitation can lead to feelings of burnout, job dissatisfaction, and a lack of motivation to continue working in a particular field. It can also limit an employee's future career opportunities by not providing the necessary skills and experience to advance to higher-level positions. So how can early career ecologists, with maybe only a limited knowledge of the work of an ecological or environmental company identify the signs of exploitation, and if found what can they do about it? Well, helping us to understand this topic is our guest today, Paul Whitby, Managing Director and Principal Ecologist at The Ecology Co-op.   How to avoid exploitation in ecological consultancy? If you want to avoid exploitation in your career, and help create a better industry for other aspiring ecologists, here's some suggestions for what you can do: Understand what you value from your career. Why are you doing it? Depending on your reasons, are there any trade-offs you would be willing to make and to what threshold? Do your research and due diligence. Do your online research, ask questions, or seek answers about the company or organisation you are looking to work for. Try talking to previous employees to make sure the role you're considering will meet your expectations. Create your own career opportunities. Don't limit yourself to what you see advertised. Identify your goals and companies / organisations or people that could be a match, and reach out to them. Report inaccurate advertising or mistreatment. If you've done your research and an experience doesn't provide what was promised, this is exploitation. If a company, organisation, or individual is mistreating its employees, this is unacceptable and should be reported to the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM).   Our Guest: Paul is a Chartered Ecologist with fourteen years' experience working as an ecologist and environmental consultant. His career began in Cheshire working on a number of large projects including gas pipelines, waste recovery centres, Liquid Natural Gas installations, and other commercial developments. After a short spell working back in his hometown of Petworth, Paul set up Azure Ecology in 2009, a small independent ecological consultancy working with a network of sub-contractors across south east England. Paul founded The Ecology Co-operation in March 2014 to replace Azure Ecology and accommodate the expanding team of ecologists. Paul has working experience with a wide variety of British terrestrial wildlife and has managed projects of all sizes including writing Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIA), working as an expert witness at planning enquiries, and completing 23 Farm Environment Plans as part of Higher Level Stewardship applications across seven different counties. He has survey licenses for bats, dormice, and great crested newts and has held a number of European Protected Species licenses. Aside from ecology, Paul's interests include rugby, vegetable gardening, free diving, and pretending to be good at DIY.   Team Leadership Training for Ecologists: Also, why not join us on 16 March at 11:00am for a FREE 45-minute Discovery Webinar to find out more about 'Team Leadership Training for Ecologists' from our course partners. Register your interest here: https://training.ecologyacademy.co.uk/courses/discovery-webinar-team-leadership-training-for-ecologists    How to get in touch You can follow us or get in touch via our socials or at hello@ecologyacademy.co.uk:  Website: https://training.ecologyacademy.co.uk/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecology-academy/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecologyacademy  Instagram: @ecology_academy  Twitter: @ecology_academy 

Lucinda and Russ are joined by Stephanie Draper, chief executive of Bond, to talk about issues affecting the international development sector.Stephanie describes the impact of funding cuts on international development charities at a time of intensifying humanitarian crises. She suggests ways in which UK-focused charities can work with their international counterparts in campaigning to protect democratic rights and freedoms and promote local community-led decision-making. Also in the episode, Russ travels to Petworth in West Sussex to speak to Hilary McGrady, director general of the National Trust. They discuss redundancies, her optimism about the ever-increasing need for voluntary organisations and the future of the organisation she leads. Charity Changed My Life features the story of Razia Yazid Mohamed, a resident of the Kirandongo refugee settlement in Uganda who has received valuable leadership training from ActionAid.Do you have stories of people whose lives have been transformed for the better thanks to your charity? If so, we'd like to hear them! Click here to record a voice message like Razia's, or email lucinda.rouse@haymarket.com for additional guidance.Tell us what you think of the Third Sector podcast! Please take five minutes to let us know how we can bring you the most relevant, useful content. To fill in the survey, click here.Read the transcript. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Food writer, Alice LevittTwitter - @aliceeatsFB/IG/TikTok - @alicelevitteats"Let's talk about Japanese soufflé pancakes. They're in Centreville at Okaeri Japanese Cafe.""For the book this week, I visited DC Corazon in Petworth for pink mole (mole-AY)!"

Lisa Swayze is the General Manager and Buyer at Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca's cooperatively owned independent bookstore. You've heard me mention Buffalo Street Books on all episodes—and it is Lisa who has really transformed the store into a community space for all of our community, where anyone can find themselves represented in the books, events, and atmosphere of the bookstore. Hillary Smith is Southern Pomo and Coastal Miwok and originally from Northern California. She has been a bookseller on and off since 2009. In December 2021 she left her job as an indie bookstore manager in California and moved to Glens Falls, New York. She started Black Walnut Books as a queer and Native pop-up and online bookstore focusing on Indigenous, BIPOC and queer authors. In January Black Walnut Books will become a brick-and-mortar bookstore in the Shirt Factory in Glens Falls. Hannah Oliver Depp is the owner of Loyalty Bookstores in Petworth, DC and Silver Spring, MD. Loyalty serves all readers as a diverse, intersectional feminist bookstore and programming space. Oliver Depp is a founding member of the American Bookselling Association Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and serves on the boards of Bookshop.org and as The President of the New Atlantic Independent Bookseller's Association (NAIBA). Books Recommended: All the recommended books from our three booksellers can be found at the website, burnedbybooks.com Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Swayze is the General Manager and Buyer at Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca's cooperatively owned independent bookstore. You've heard me mention Buffalo Street Books on all episodes—and it is Lisa who has really transformed the store into a community space for all of our community, where anyone can find themselves represented in the books, events, and atmosphere of the bookstore. Hillary Smith is Southern Pomo and Coastal Miwok and originally from Northern California. She has been a bookseller on and off since 2009. In December 2021 she left her job as an indie bookstore manager in California and moved to Glens Falls, New York. She started Black Walnut Books as a queer and Native pop-up and online bookstore focusing on Indigenous, BIPOC and queer authors. In January Black Walnut Books will become a brick-and-mortar bookstore in the Shirt Factory in Glens Falls. Hannah Oliver Depp is the owner of Loyalty Bookstores in Petworth, DC and Silver Spring, MD. Loyalty serves all readers as a diverse, intersectional feminist bookstore and programming space. Oliver Depp is a founding member of the American Bookselling Association Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and serves on the boards of Bookshop.org and as The President of the New Atlantic Independent Bookseller's Association (NAIBA). Books Recommended: All the recommended books from our three booksellers can be found at the website, burnedbybooks.com Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Lisa Swayze is the General Manager and Buyer at Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca's cooperatively owned independent bookstore. You've heard me mention Buffalo Street Books on all episodes—and it is Lisa who has really transformed the store into a community space for all of our community, where anyone can find themselves represented in the books, events, and atmosphere of the bookstore. Hillary Smith is Southern Pomo and Coastal Miwok and originally from Northern California. She has been a bookseller on and off since 2009. In December 2021 she left her job as an indie bookstore manager in California and moved to Glens Falls, New York. She started Black Walnut Books as a queer and Native pop-up and online bookstore focusing on Indigenous, BIPOC and queer authors. In January Black Walnut Books will become a brick-and-mortar bookstore in the Shirt Factory in Glens Falls. Hannah Oliver Depp is the owner of Loyalty Bookstores in Petworth, DC and Silver Spring, MD. Loyalty serves all readers as a diverse, intersectional feminist bookstore and programming space. Oliver Depp is a founding member of the American Bookselling Association Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and serves on the boards of Bookshop.org and as The President of the New Atlantic Independent Bookseller's Association (NAIBA). Books Recommended: All the recommended books from our three booksellers can be found at the website, burnedbybooks.com Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Lisa Swayze is the General Manager and Buyer at Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca's cooperatively owned independent bookstore. You've heard me mention Buffalo Street Books on all episodes—and it is Lisa who has really transformed the store into a community space for all of our community, where anyone can find themselves represented in the books, events, and atmosphere of the bookstore. Hillary Smith is Southern Pomo and Coastal Miwok and originally from Northern California. She has been a bookseller on and off since 2009. In December 2021 she left her job as an indie bookstore manager in California and moved to Glens Falls, New York. She started Black Walnut Books as a queer and Native pop-up and online bookstore focusing on Indigenous, BIPOC and queer authors. In January Black Walnut Books will become a brick-and-mortar bookstore in the Shirt Factory in Glens Falls. Hannah Oliver Depp is the owner of Loyalty Bookstores in Petworth, DC and Silver Spring, MD. Loyalty serves all readers as a diverse, intersectional feminist bookstore and programming space. Oliver Depp is a founding member of the American Bookselling Association Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and serves on the boards of Bookshop.org and as The President of the New Atlantic Independent Bookseller's Association (NAIBA). Books Recommended: All the recommended books from our three booksellers can be found at the website, burnedbybooks.com Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Antony Penrose is the son of Lee Miller and Roland Penrose, two surrealists that lived in Sussex. Farleys Farm and Gallery is home to these two Surrealists. Miller's, son Antony became the custodian of her 60,000 strong photographic legacy by accident when his wife was looking for a baby picture of him in the attic.Ahead of a film, staring Kate Winslet as 'Lee', Noni Needs wanted to find out more about the genius of Lee Miller. Following a trail from The Newlands House Gallery, Petworth where Miller is on Exhibition: 'Lee Miller and Picasso' Noni Needs went to meet Antony Penrose at his Sussex home. Lee Miller has a long list of achievements. Here are some: a Vogue model, inventing Solarisation with Man Ray, one of four female photographers on the front lines of World War II. Lee was an activist: authoring articles for Vogue about the Nazi concentration camps that she photographed in 1944 urging the world to 'Believe It'.Antony, gives an open and honest account of life with a mother with undiagnosed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder whose therapy was cooking and alcohol.To listen to more about Lee Miller and Picasso, with Maya Binkin, artistic director of The Newlands House Gallery, click here.For tickets and info about the exhibition running to January 8th 2023, click here.To find out about Farley's House and Gallery, click here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Patron–client networks Edit Patron–client networks are defined by fluid interactions. They produce crime groups that operate as smaller units within the overall network, and as such tend towards valuing significant others, familiarity of social and economic environments, or tradition. These networks are usually composed of: Hierarchies based on 'naturally' forming family, social and cultural traditions; 'Tight-knit' focus of activity/labor; Fraternal or nepotistic value systems; Personalized activity; including family rivalries, territorial disputes, recruitment and training of family members, etc.; Entrenched belief systems, reliance of tradition (including religion, family values, cultural expectations, class politics, gender roles, etc.); and, Communication and rule enforcement mechanisms dependent on organizational structure, social etiquette, history of criminal involvement, and collective decision-making.[18][19][20][21][22] Bureaucratic/corporate operations Edit Bureaucratic/corporate organized crime groups are defined by the general rigidity of their internal structures. They focus more on how the operations works, succeeds, sustains itself or avoids retribution, they are generally typified by: A complex authority structure; An extensive division of labor between classes within the organization; Meritocratic (as opposed to cultural or social attributes); Responsibilities carried out in an impersonal manner; Extensive written rules/regulations (as opposed to cultural praxis dictating action); and, 'Top-down' communication and rule enforcement mechanisms. However, this model of operation has some flaws: The 'top-down' communication strategy is susceptible to interception, more so further down the hierarchy being communicated to; Maintaining written records jeopardizes the security of the organization and relies on increased security measures; Infiltration at lower levels in the hierarchy can jeopardize the entire organization (a 'house of cards' effect); and, Death, injury, incarceration or internal power struggles dramatically heighten the insecurity of operations. While bureaucratic operations emphasize business processes and strongly authoritarian hierarchies, these are based on enforcing power relationships rather than an overlying aim of protectionism, sustainability or growth.” “Model type Environment Group Processes Impacts National Historical or cultural basis Family or hierarchy Secrecy/bonds. Links to insurgents Local corruption/influence. Fearful community. Transnational Politically and economically unstable Vertical integration Legitimate cover Stable supply of illicit goods. High-level corruption. Transnational/transactional Any Flexible. Small size. Violent. Opportunistic. Risk taking Unstable supply of range of illicit goods. Exploits young local offenders. Entrepreneurial/transactional Developed/high technology regions Individuals or pairs. Operating through legitimate enterprise Provision of illicit services, e.g., money laundering, fraud, criminal networks.” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/support

Arts and Entertainment from in and around Petersfield. Laura Sheppard celebrates the arts across the Petersphere, talking to musicians, artists and makers, poets, dancers, thespians, composers; bringing together the talents in the area. Noni Needs talks to Maya Binkin, Curator at the Newlands House Gallery in Petworth. Laura chats to Roger Russell, a wire sculptor from Bordon, whose large scale and miniature pieces capture the imagination.  And Suzie Wilde, from Talking Books, chats to theatre artist Pamela Howard OBE about her life in the theatre.  It's all in The Ticket from Petersfield's Shine Radio - Wednesdays nights at 9, Sunday mornings at 7 and always online at shineradio.uk or on your favourite podcast app. Music Credit: One Little Triumph by Blue Dot Sessions. Used under Creative Commons licence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Autumn is the time for literary festivals, including the mighty 10-day Cheltenham Literature Festival, London's South Bank, the small but beautifully formed Cliveden and many more including Bridport, Petworth, Stratford, Henley, Harrogate, North Cornwall, Braemar and more. But this week we're going to war-torn Ukraine to feature the Lviv Book Forum, in collaboration with Hay Festival, which runs in a bomb shelter between 6th and 9th October. We talk to the courageous and undaunted Programme Director, Sofiya Chelyak, and to the human rights KC, Philippe Sands, celebrated author of East West Street, The Ratline and a new book The Last Colony. Philippe will be attending the extraordinary festival alongside Henry Marsh, Misha Glenny, Margaret Atwood, Yuval Noah Harari, Elif Shafak and Margaret MacMillan. It's actually the 29th edition of the Lviv Book Forum, Ukraine's biggest literary festival, but given the war it's had to be shrunk and with Hay's support, it's defiantly going ahead with just 40 writers. As its digital partner for the first time, Hay will broadcast the conversations free in English, Ukrainian, and Spanish. Sofiya describes the festival as running ‘in defiance of the evil that seeks to squash their freedom,' and so we applaud and admire its efforts to keep these vital conversations alive and deepen our understanding of this little-known, vast and complex country.

We continue our conversation with Popville blog creator, Dan Silverman, and talk more about how he chooses stories, his favorite spots in D.C., what he feels is the best part of living in the city, and what he thinks of his competition.

We sit down with the Prince of Petworth, the man who founded the popular community blog Popville, which “chronicles the happenings in Washington D.C.'s neighborhoods.”Dan Silverman tells us how he came up with the idea to start the blog, where he gets his stories, and why his space on the Internet has become a sounding board for D.C. residents. Then we get into a little wordplay with our favorite picks of the more than 300 new words added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

We sit down with the Prince of Petworth, the man who founded the popular community blog Popville, which “chronicles the happenings in Washington D.C.'s neighborhoods.”Dan Silverman tells us how he came up with the idea to start the blog, where he gets his stories and why his space on the Internet has become a sounding board for D.C. residents. Then we get into a little wordplay with our favorite picks of the more than 300 new words added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Need somewhere to visit this weekend? Have you seen the work of one of Britain's  greatest living artists, Frank Auerbach? Maya Binkin, the artistic Director of the Newlands House Gallery in Petworth talks to Noni Needs about Frank Auerbach: Unseen exhibition. Auerbach's practice, the hi-lights and the inspirational work you will see on your visit.The exhibition runs to August 14th. https://newlandshouse.gallery/ There is also great excitement at the news of the next exhibition: Pablo Picasso and Lee Miller.  Their 40 year friendship, and her extraordinary life as a Vogue model turned war correspondent, a pioneer in Surrealist art, fashion and photojournalism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hear the latest info about our NHS Sussex Roadshows with dates in Bexhill, Crawley, Brighton, Burgess Hill, Newhaven, Portslade, Seaford, Worthing, Rye, Peacehaven, Petworth, Hellingly and Hailsham. 

Democracies work best when everyone can participate meaningfully, but wealthy special interests and a small number of big donors have come to dominate the funding of political campaigns - if money is speech, some people (and groups, and corporations) are speaking MUCH louder than others.In the season finale, Simone dives into the world of public financing, examining how two cities on opposite sides of the country took important steps to provide candidates with public funds to support their election efforts. Programs like those now in use in Seattle, Washington and Washington, D.C. can reorient our elections by encouraging the best and brightest candidates to seek public office and motivating them to connect with the people they want to represent. Guests:Catie Kelley is senior director of Policy & Strategic Partnerships at CLC, overseeing the organization's policy work at the federal, state and local levels. She is leading CLC's work to address the emerging threats of election sabotage. Previously, Catie built and ran CLC's state campaign finance program. In that capacity, she worked with state and local stakeholders and policymakers to advance innovative policies designed to decrease the influence of money in the political process. She began her legal career in the Federal Election Commission's Office of General Counsel. Read her full bio here.René LeBeau has over 20 years of elections experience at the state, county, and city level. In 2016, she joined the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission to implement and administer the first-ever Democracy Voucher Program. She is a life-long Washington resident who calls Seattle home.Wayne Barnett has helmed the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission for 18 years, after completing three years with the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission. He started his public service work with stints with Congressman John Dingell and Senator Kent Conrad, before studying law at New York University.Councilmember Christina Henderson is an At-Large member of the Council of the District of Columbia. Christina's career has been guided by the principle that one's zip code should not determine your opportunity for success, and she is excited to work each and every day to make this principle a reality for all DC residents. As a trusted political advisor, Christina has counseled United States Senators, DC Council members, and state and local education officials on an array of domestic policy issues which deeply impacts families and children. Christina lives in Petworth with her husband Nu, their daughters Jordan and Cameron, and rescue dog Langston.Dexter Williams is a native Washingtonian who grew up in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Ward 7, where he currently lives. He organized residents, with other leaders around the city, to establish the DC Fair Elections program. Dexter works for RepresentUs, focusing on making election systems around the country better and is also the elected Ward 7 Democratic State Committeeman, where he educates voters about the democratic process and works to build interest and participation in the Democratic Party. He is currently running for DC Council At-Large. Links for Part One:Democracy Voucher Program (Seattle.gov) “Seattle candidates again vie for ‘democracy vouchers' as they pivot to November election” (The Seattle Times)Elster v. City of Seattle (Campaign Legal Center)“Supreme Court Leaves Seattle's Democracy Voucher System in Place” (Campaign Legal Center)Links for Part Two:Fair Elections Program (dc.gov)“What We Learned from DC's Fair Elections Program” (Campaign Legal Center)“The Fair Elections Program is changing politics as usual in D.C.” (The Washington Post) About CLCDemocracy Decoded is a production of Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization which advances democracy through law at the federal, state and local levels, fighting for every American's right to responsive government and a fair opportunity to participate in and affect the democratic process. You can visit us on the web at campaignlegalcenter.org.

Gerard Burley, more affectionately known as Coach G, is dedicated to the intersections of health, wellness and inclusion and is the founder of SWEAT DC, housed in DC's robust Petworth/Columbia Heights neighborhood. Coach G is known for his unique approach on fitness, believing working out should be accepting, challenging, motivating and fun. SWEAT DC is known for its signature 45-minute-high intensity core-cardio-strength workout focusing on different body parts each day, creating a total body program geared to make you your best you.  All this while combining high energy instructors, exhilarating club lighting, and heart-pumping playlists. Coach G brings more than 15-years' experience in the exercise sports science field to SWEAT DC. He received his Bachelor's of Science in Sports Medicine from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and a Master's of Science in Exercise and Health Promotion from Cal U Pennsylvania. Coach G is originally from Baltimore and has been a DC resident since 2009, and like his studio, he also calls Petworth home. As a true neighbor, he also serves on the board of the DC Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Nutrition. As an advocate and spokesperson for wellness, Coach G frequently appears on FOX 5, WJLA 7, CBS 9 and more. In 2018 he was named as Top Black Owned Business by Yelp DC and in 2020 his studios topped Essence Magazine's list of Black owned fitness studios around the country.  Music Credit: A Himitsu adventures @argofox & ahimitsu

Andrew is D.C.'s king of carbs + chief dough boi, and is the founder and co-owner of multiple award-winning restaurants, Timber Pizza Co., Turus Pizza, and Call Your Mother (a Jew-ish deli). In 2010 he left D.C. to attend business school at Fordham University, where studying and researching NY-style slices culminated into his capstone project: creating a pizza shop. Andrew opened Timber Pizza in Petworth in June of 2016. Andrew's first concept has received national acclaim and multiple awards, including being named a 2019 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand award-winner. Two years later, Call Your Mother Jew-ish deli was born. Inspired in part by Andrew's Jew-ish background and a dream to open a deli, the wood-fired shop infuses Jewish influence while flipping traditional deli staples on their head. Call your mother has received national recognition from the likes of the Washington Post and was recently named one of Eater's Best New Restaurants in America. Andrew is inspired by the unique neighborhoods that make up D.C. and his restaurants are a reflection of the communities he's grown to love. Andrew continues to be motivated by the desire to create authentic, yet unexpected concepts, menus, and spaces that, of course, pay homage to his love of carbs. Music Credit: A Himitsu adventures @argofox & ahimitsu

PIZZA! PIZZA!  And I am not talking Little Caesars hot and ready.  The pizza game has been reinvented and reimagined, and CHRIS BRADY has been at its vanguard since 2014.  That's the better part of a decade that Chris and TIMBER PIZZA have created, curated, concocted, cured, collaborated, cranked, carved pizzas of the most delicious in crave.  THE TIMBER PIZZA is Neapolitan in roots, and transcendent in taste.  Get yourself to TIMBER PIZZA of Petworth for a pizza today -- tell them Billy sent you because Christ told me to tell you that you will not regret it and Billy taste-buds concur! You're Welcome -- and thank you Chris for coming on PILLARS PODCAST to tell your story 

Bryant Mortimer is a licensed Realtor with BPG Residential, apart of Keller Williams Capital Properties. As a native Washingtonian, Bryant always had a genuine interest in and appreciation for the neighborhoods that make up the Greater Washington Metropolitan Region. From Ivy City to Petworth, Navy Yard to The Palisades, Clarendon to Del Ray, each has its own unique aesthetic. Following graduation from Roanoke College Bryant returned to The District, and moved into a three bedroom row home just off of Anna Cooper Circle in Le Droit Park. Living in this historic neighborhood, founded in the late 19th century with 64 original homes all unique in design, is what triggered his interest in a future in real estate. One thing led to another and life took him down a different path, but after a number of years in a corporate software sales role he decided to transition away from what he likes to call a "sell umm and forget umm" type of transaction to something that is based more on relationship building, trust, and professionalism. When he is not walking neighborhoods with clients, or holding open houses, you can find him playing softball, advocating for the American Red Cross, taking in a Capitals or Nationals game, barbecuing with family and friends, or taking Millie, his American Staffordshire Terrier, out to West Virginia for a weekend in the woods. www.bpgreal.com

The intimate Art of Noize art gallery and event space reflects owner Adrian Ferguson's childhood of Saturday evenings listening to choir practice, aesthetic appreciation for Marvin Gaye's album covers, and determination to showcase locally created art. In our ongoing series about resilience, he tells us about his formative years at Morehouse college (despite a naysaying guidance counselor), and the perseverance it took to become a cultural destination in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, DC. Listen to the Dap Project on Apple podcasts. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for additional TDP content at www.thedapproject.com.

Stacks & Flem bring you thee last episode recorded in the Petworth Palace, and include call in from Big Dub & Kodi Blaze...A lot of entertainment news with a new Sports betting segment will have you dialed in..Also a bonus content segment you just cant miss...

A current Generations After Board Member, Matt Gever also serves as the  newsletter editor of 3GDC. His parents Eli and Rocha Gever (nee Levinson) are both survivors from Latvia. In December 2018, Matt participated in a study trip to Poland that examined Polish-Jewish relations and the purported resurgence of Jewish life in Poland. When not working on Shoah-related events, he is active at Sixth and I synagogue and with DC Jews on Bikes. He currently lives in the Petworth neighborhood of DC with his wife Karen. Matt received a Bachelor of Arts in History from UCLA in 1998 and a Masters of Public Affairs from the University of Texas in 2001. He currently works as an analyst for the U.S. Department of Justice. In this episode, we discover that Matt is both a 2G and 3G (child and grandchild of Holocaust survivors); he knew from a young age that his parents escaped the Nazis but it took many years for him to use this background as a force for good in the community.

In this episode Jason talks to Adrian Ferguson he’s the owner of the multi-disciplinary artist studio, Of Art of Noize that’s located in the Petworth area of Washington, D.C. They talk about how Adrian got his start in arts, how he came up with the name of the gallery and the brief history of the gallery. To learn more about Art of Noize and the hours and location, visit the website at ArtofNoizedmv.com. Art of Noize is also on Instagram at @artofnoizedmv. Many thank yous to Adrain for taking the time to do the interview. And don’t forget that ArtBoxDMV is also on Instagram at @ArtBoxDMV. So with all of that enjoy the interview and thank you for listening!

Lydia & Tay talk adaptation, romance, class, race, and casually leaving around diamond necklaces in our analysis and recap of episode 4 of Netflix’s Bridgerton, “An Affair of Honor.” The men in this series are VERY well dressed, and it is glorious. We finally get a big, swoony kiss, or as we all like to call it, “defilement.” Prepare yourself for whiplash, because there’s a lot of longing glances served up and dizzying relays between balls and other drama. Surprise, actions have consequences! Very dramatic consequences. Horseback rescue consequences.Next week: Episode 5, “The Duke and I”Vanessa Riley, “How ‘Bridgerton’ flipped the script on ‘The Duke and I’”:https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/bridgerton-duke-and-i/2021/01/11/f47578ba-540d-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html What we’re reading:E.K. Johnston, Star Wars: The Queen’s Shadow Renee Adieh, The Flame in the Mist & The Wrath & the DawnLaurell K. Hamilton, “Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter” seriesIndie bookstores:Elliot Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA https://www.elliottbaybook.com/ Loyalty Bookstores, Petworth, DC & Silver Spring, MD https://www.loyaltybookstores.com/ Mentioned:Gray’s AnatomyShadowhunters (Malec video rec)Hamilton (“10 Duel Commandments”)MerlinHadestown (“Chant II”)Moulin RougeSweet Home AlabamaFever Pitch (that movie with Jimmy Kimmel & Drew Barrymore)She’s the Man

Andrew Dana is the founder and co-owner of two D.C based award winning restaurants, Petworth’s Timber Pizza Company and the newly opened Call Your Mother Deli in Park View. Their “Jew-ish” deli has gathered a lot of attention since its October opening with lines out the door every weekend. Andrew Dana works with his longtime girlfriend, Daniela Moreira. The post 604: How to Break Into The Pizza and Deli Business With Andrew Dana [Espresso Shots] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

You DON’T want to miss this episode!! Have you ever been in DC and wondered, ‘why are there helicopters flying overhead? Where are the protestors marching? Why is there ALWAYS traffic on Florida Ave?!’ @Popville probably has the answer! Leroy and Midori Amae get plugged into the pulse of DC with Dan Silverman, creator of Popville, DC’s most robust visual neighborhood blog and online community. Connect with the Prince of Petworth on twitter, facebook, instagram and on the blog Popville.com. #DMVpodcast #TellaFriend

Join our travel editors as they lift the lid on some of their favourite UK self-catering stays, from twee Cotswolds cottages to Pembrokeshire houseboats. No longer just a crash pad for laying your head, this is the kind of accommodation at the forefront of the staycation stampede. Expect design-driven bothies in the Highlands, the South Downs' most swanky stately homes and Norfolk cottages that have been given extensive makeovers.We'll also be joined by one half of the dynamic duo behind the award-winning Brownber Hall, arguably the plushest pad in the country. After upping sticks and moving from Hackney to Cumbria, Peter and Amanda Jaques-Walker opened Brownber Hall to rave reviews. Then the pandemic hit and they pivoted from running a boutique hotel to a self-catering bolthole. Peter shares their journey with us, his top Lake District picks – including a secluded wild-swimming spot – and introduces their new property, Brownber House.We'd love to know where you're going next and how you think the travel landscape might change as lockdown restrictions ease. Send your voice notes to fleur@suitcasemag.com or drop us a DM on Instagram @indiadowley and @fleur_rm. For a daily dose of travel inspiration, check in with us at suitcasemag.com. Links and notes from the episode Peter Jaques-Walkers top Lake District tips:Pendragon Castle with its River Eden swimming spot next doorThe Black Swan for grubBlack Bull for Japan-meets-Cumbria food The bothy India waxed lyrical about?Inverlonan, Argyll and Bute, ScotlandFleur's glamping pick:Glen Dye, Kincardineshire, ScotlandThe glass-fronted homes hidden in the Scottish Highlands:57 NordCroft 103That dreamy Pembrokeshire houseboat…Pembrokeshire Houseboat, Kip HideawaysThe most elaborate folly with Notebook-worthy boating lake:The Walled Gardens, BathFleur's heading to this Cotswolds barn with her family in tow:Bibury Farm Barns… and India to this Pinterest-worthy darling in Norfolk:Eden HallThe showstopper of the episode:Cadence, Petworth, West SussexOur pick of self-catering booking platforms:Canopy & Stars for treehouses, airstreams and other quirky accommodation Airbnb Plus (obvs)Living Architecture for Grand Design-worthy propertiesFish & Pips for all-out countryside party mansions 

You DON’T want to miss this episode!! Have you ever been in DC and wondered, ‘why are there helicopters flying overhead? Where are the protestors marching? Why is there ALWAYS traffic on Florida Ave?!’ @Popville probably has the answer! Leroy and Midori Amae get plugged into the pulse of DC with Dan Silverman, creator of Popville, DC’s most robust visual neighborhood blog and online community. Connect with the Prince of Petworth on twitter, facebook, instagram and on the blog Popville.com. #DMVpodcast #TellaFriend

The Korean film Parasite is in the running for Best Picture, Director, and International Feature at the Oscars on Sunday. Critic Mark Eccleston reviews the tragicomedy, directed by Bong Joon Ho. It follows the collision of two Korean families from very different socio-economic backgrounds, and the unstoppable string of mishaps that lie in wait. As part of our Risk season, Front Row is asking artists working in different forms about their greatest career risks. Tonight we speak to Jasmine Lee-Jones, the 20-year-old playwright of Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner which was produced at the Royal Court last year. She considers the risk of discussing divisive topics such as cultural appropriation and colourism - prejudice against people of darker skin tone by those of the same ethnicity - in her play. Eimear McBride, whose experimental debut A Girl is a Half-formed Thing was a literary sensation, she tells Samira Ahmed about her new novel Strange Hotel, about a woman reflecting on her life whilst moving from one hotel room to another. Art critic Richard Cork reports on the restoration of two paintings known as the Petworth Beauties. The portraits of two ladies from Queen Anne’s court were shortened 200 years ago by folding back part of the paintings showing their lower legs to make more space on the wall at Petworth House in Sussex. The paintings are now on show, at full length, as part of British Baroque at Tate Britain. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Julian May Main image: Parasite Photo credit: Curzon

Efrem Brynin was on Season 2 of SAS, Who Dares Wins where he was beasted by the directing staff and we discovered his heartbreaking story.https://youtu.be/cWT-9T_ZqskEfrem is mentally and physically tough because he's had to be. He turned unthinkable grief into a drive to run the https://www.strongmen.org.uk charity to help men suffering with mental health issues following trauma, PTSD and bereavement. We live near one another as it happens and did a lovely three miles in National Trust property Petworth Park.Please check out the work the charity does and donate if you can. Men struggle to be strong and tend to hide their feelings. Talk and physical exercise can help massively.I've run again with Efrem without the camera. It was really rewarding to make his acquaintance.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today's show: • cold and flu season is coming and though your mom may not be able to take care of you, Val Zweig from Prescription Chicken can help; • chef/owner Danny Lledo discusses his new restaurant, Xiquet, offering a Valencian tasting menu concept; • David Hagedorn, food writer and Chefs for Equality founder and Co-Chair is in to tell us about his amazing upcoming event to promote full LGBTQ equality; • florist Holly Simmons, owner of the Petworth flower shop She Loves Me, in with info about all her uber-creative fall events; • and, last but never least, Diane Gross, co-owner of the Cork Wine Bar and Market, in (following her summer junket to Spain) with tastes of new Spanish wines now available there.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • cold and flu season is coming and though your mom may not be able to take care of you, Val Zweig from Prescription Chicken can help; • chef/owner Danny Lledo discusses his new restaurant, Xiquet, offering a Valencian tasting menu concept; • David Hagedorn, food writer and Chefs for Equality founder and Co-Chair is in to tell us about his amazing upcoming event to promote full LGBTQ equality; • florist Holly Simmons, owner of the Petworth flower shop She Loves Me, in with info about all her uber-creative fall events; • and, last but never least, Diane Gross, co-owner of the Cork Wine Bar and Market, in (following her summer junket to Spain) with tastes of new Spanish wines now available there.

Jared Fackrell opened Capitol Cider House in the Washington, DC after learning to make cider from books and online. He says as an entrepreneur, you just need to dive in and get started, follow your gut, and keep experimenting. Jared opened Capitol Cider House in the Petworth neighborhood in 2018. You might think cider runs in his veins, but like many entrepreneurs, he is a first-time business owner with a passion for unleashing the power of the apple.

DC Yoga Podcast Episode 26- Julie Eisenberg. "Creating Teachers, not Disciples" - The creation of Lighthouse Yoga - Being an awful yoga student - An exercise junkie finds yoga (but not in the way you might think) - The first taste os Spirituality - Iyengar and geeking out on alignment - Kundalini Yoga - Sadhana - Yoga Teacher Training Transformations - A short history of Kundalini yoga in the US and Yogi Bhajan - Kundalini mantra and Sikhism - The purpose of Mantra in Kundalini yoga - Structure of a Kundalini yoga class - Pranayama - The Kriyas of Kundalini Bio: Jiwan Shakti Kaur (Julie Eisenberg) ERYT-500 started practicing yoga in the 1990s as a way to decompress from a stressful job. Over the years, as her practice deepened and evolved, she began to understand yoga as a tool of personal transformation and empowerment. She is a Kundalini Level 2 Teacher and Professional Teacher Trainer with the Kundalini Research Institute (KRI), with advanced certifications in therapeutics and other modalities. Jiwan Shakti opened Lighthouse Yoga Center in 2013 in her home community of Petworth, DC as a way to share the teachings of yoga with the residents of her diverse neighborhood. Outside the studio she has taught yoga to DC’s homeless population and low-income Spanish-speaking immigrants in Washington, DC and is involved in many community and civic organizations. Her classes, retreats and trainings are energetic, spiritual and often powerfully transformational. For more about Julie and Lighthouse yoga: www.lighthouseyogacenter.com www.facebook.com/lighthouseyogadc/ KRI Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training at Lighthouse Yoga Center starts in March, 2020. Details: https://lighthouseyogacenter.com/teacher-training/kundalini

DC Yoga Podcast Episode 2- Jessica Pierno on teacher training, opening studios, the business of yoga and much more. For more about Jess and Yoga Heights: Yoga Heights 3506 Georgia Ave. NW 255 Carroll St. NW follow: @YogaHeightsDC like: facebook.com/YogaHeights web: www.yogaheightsdc.com

In this episode with Andrew Dana, we discuss: The difference between success and failure Food versus vibe, and the overall experience for guests Andrew and Chris's beginning from Farmer's Markets to one of the top 50 restaurants in the country The benefit of starting small Branding being an extension of who you are There are no off days, you have to bring the heat every day-bring the energy! How bringing in a professional changed the trajectory of their business The power of nice Building a company culture In May 2014 Andrew Dana and Chris Brady left their kush tech jobs and started serving up their Neopolitan-ish wood-fired pies at local farmers markets. In late 2015 the boys teamed up Chef Dani Moreira and made her their Executive Chef. In June 2016, the Timber team opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Petworth, DC. They've since been recognized by Washington Post as having the best pizza in DC and by Bon Apetit as being the best pizza in the nation as well one of 50 best new restaurant in the nation. Show notes… Favorite Success Quote or Mantra. Try hard, be nice, and give an eff.    Today's Sponsor Sourceryallows you to streamline and digitize your entire Accounts Payable operation. Digital invoicing, backed with human verification, will save you countless hours of work and increase AP accuracy. Say goodbye to your file cabinets and enter the digital world. Kabbage. Apply for up to 250,000 of funding through Kabbage, and you'll get a $50 e-gift card when you quality. Get started! Knowledge bombs Which "it factor" habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success?   Showing up, never cutting corners. What is your biggest weakness? I have trouble letting go.  What's one question you ask or thing you look for during an interview? We want to have fun here, and I look to see if they fit into that culture. One wrong puzzle piece can rock the whole boat, so it's really important.  What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it? Tomorrow is always a day away, you have to bring the heat tomorrow.  Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team. BE NICE. If the answer CAN be yes, the answer is yes.  What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff? We encourage a casual kind of service, we want it to be warm and friendly but casual. We want you to feel like you're at a neighborhood gathering.  What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner? GET THIS BOOK FOR FREE AT AUDIBLE.COM  Radical Candor Share an online resource or tool. How I Built This Podcast Blog Prince of Petworth Blog What's one piece of technology you've adopted in your restaurant and how has it influence operations? Google Suite Caviar Wanderlist If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be? Do what you want starting NOW! Give a fuck Have fun Contact Info Instagram: @timberpizzaco E-Mail: andrew@timberpizza.com   Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. Huge thanks to Andrew for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!  

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today: We're consumed by – and consuming! – wine! After opening in five other cities, City Winery finally has come to DC. It's 40,000 square-foot location in Petworth includes a huge, wine production facility, a restaurant, party space and 300-seat, live performance venue, all on four floors. Pretty cool! Hear about it from City Winery's winemaker, Pascal Valadier, beverage director, Vanessa Phillips and John O'Neill, talent buyer, while we sip great wines and get the 411 on acts coming to the venue, including Suzanne Vega, Joan Armatrading, Billy Squire, and many more. Chef Frida Johansson has served as the Executive Chef of Sweden's Ambassador to the United States of America since May 2010. During that time, Frida has had the opportunity to cook for SUCH notables such as King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Silvia, and Prince Daniel as well as Vice President Joseph Biden, government ministers, Members of Congress, Nobel Laureates, the Washington Capitals, and more – Chef Frida joins us in studio with tastes and talk of life as an embassy chef. And, speaking of Petworth … Ruta del Vino is a Latin American wine bar with an awesome wine cellar filled with great tastes from across South and Central America (only). Justin Logan is in with the pours, and has with him chef Will Harner, whose ceviches and other small dishes are stirring up impressive reviews. And, as always, Central Farm Markets' Mitch Berliner offers the 411 on what's fresh and wonderful at their three farmers' markets around town.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. Today: We’re consumed by – and consuming! – wine! After opening in five other cities, City Winery finally has come to DC. It’s 40,000 square-foot location in Petworth includes a huge, wine production facility, a restaurant, party space and 300-seat, live performance venue, all on four floors. Pretty cool! Hear about it from City Winery’s winemaker, Pascal Valadier, beverage director, Vanessa Phillips and John O’Neill, talent buyer, while we sip great wines and get the 411 on acts coming to the venue, including Suzanne Vega, Joan Armatrading, Billy Squire, and many more. Chef Frida Johansson has served as the Executive Chef of Sweden’s Ambassador to the United States of America since May 2010. During that time, Frida has had the opportunity to cook for SUCH notables such as King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Silvia, and Prince Daniel as well as Vice President Joseph Biden, government ministers, Members of Congress, Nobel Laureates, the Washington Capitals, and more – Chef Frida joins us in studio with tastes and talk of life as an embassy chef. And, speaking of Petworth … Ruta del Vino is a Latin American wine bar with an awesome wine cellar filled with great tastes from across South and Central America (only). Justin Logan is in with the pours, and has with him chef Will Harner, whose ceviches and other small dishes are stirring up impressive reviews. And, as always, Central Farm Markets' Mitch Berliner offers the 411 on what’s fresh and wonderful at their three farmers’ markets around town.

This week fino-saurus Chantal Tseng of Petworth Reading Room pops our sherry and cracks the spine on the story of her obsession with literary cocktails, all things solera, and bartending a breakup. Eddie learns his “quaffability,” Mathew waxes poetic on his tweedy past, and Chantal lies, lies, lies.

This week's guest on The Leap is Carlie Steiner, co-owner and beverage director of Himitsu. Himitsu is an award winning fine dining restaurant in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington DC. They serve sushi, cocktails, and cuisine inspired by Japan, Latin and South America. Sponsored by: Glen's Garden Market. Good food from close by. Learn more at www.glensgardenmarket.com.

In this episode of Working, Slate editorial assistant Rachel Gross talks to Joel Finkelstein, professional coffee roaster and owner of Qualia Coffee in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Working is brought to you by Hiscox Small Business Insurance. Get customized insurance for your business right now. Go to Hiscox.com to learn more and to get a free quote. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/podcastsplus. Email: working@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The idea of a house show is nothing new, but over the past few years, Washington, DC has seen a veritable explosion in the number of highly structured alternative venues popping up in every part of the nation’s capital. On a cozy street in Petworth lies the Paperhaus, the veritable epicenter of this movement, and in it resides one Alex Tebeleff. Not only does Tebeleff play in a band that shares it’s name with the house, but he has spearheaded a resurgence in DIY, or DIT (Do It Together), that has not only brought the varied DC scene closer together, but has paved the way for more and more musicians and music fans to try their hand at concert promotion right in the comfort of their very own living room. We sat down with Alex on the back porch of the Paperhaus recently to talk about how he got his start putting on these shows, how he sees this movement growing, and how the DC scene is continuing to amaze. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Prince of Petworth Blog created by Dan Silverman is the Washington, D.C. blog. Others cannot touch it. Try finding an apartment in D.C. without having to consult his blog. Seriously, try. We had Dan in studio to have an unfiltered conversation about the evolution of the blog and about some of the hidden gems in Washington, D.C. We also had Ghanaian-American John Asante from NPR's Talk of the Nation in studio to talk about his first trip to Ghana. Mr. Asante has an amazing story and is a tremendously upstanding individual. Plus he rocks cool glasses. His powerful trip to Ghana was also a featured piece on NPR's Tell Me More.

The Prince of Petworth Blog created by Dan Silverman is the Washington, D.C. blog. Others cannot touch it. Try finding an apartment in D.C. without having to consult his blog. Seriously, try. We had Dan in studio to have an unfiltered conversation about the evolution of the blog and about some of the hidden gems in Washington, D.C. We also had Ghanaian-American John Asante from NPR’s Talk of the Nation in studio to talk about his first trip to Ghana. Mr. Asante has an amazing story and is a tremendously upstanding individual. Plus he rocks cool glasses. His powerful trip to Ghana was also a featured piece on NPR’s Tell Me More.

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