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Latest podcast episodes about Thomas the Tank Engine

Around The Layout
Paul Stamp & The Finger Lakes Railway

Around The Layout

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 54:09


With young modelers like Paul Stamp on the scene, the future of model railroading is looking bright! A rising star in the NMRA Lakeshores Division, Paul takes us on his journey from a youth filled with Thomas The Tank Engine to small layouts in his college apartment to the awesome Finger Lakes Railway model railroad he's building and sharing with all of us on YouTube. Paul gives us a background on the prototype and how he's incorporating the short line's operation into his layout.Learn more about this episode on our website:aroundthelayout.com/143Thank you to our episode sponsor, Spring Creek Model Trains:https://www.springcreekmodeltrains.com/

Inside Oz
S4(B)E16 - Famous Last Words

Inside Oz

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 150:48


“I'm going home…” After a tortuous 4 years in the Oswald State Correctional Facility, Beecher's parole hearing finally arrives. Schillinger and the Aryans try to disrupt Beecher's chances as Said and the Muslims protect Beecher. Even after the verdict is rendered, a frantic danger still looms within the walls of Oz. Clayton stages a coup of the Solitary Unit, proclaiming it the Republic of Huru. Before a Government can be formed though, Leo and the SORT attempt to reach a peaceful solution. With Dave out of action, Murphy steps in to complete the final game in the Basketball series. Following the game's inevitable conclusion, McManus has to deal with Omar's constant pestering. Seeking a break from his new model prisoner, McManus appears on the latest episode of Up Your Ante. Padraig completes the assembly of his bomb. As a nervous and forgetful Ryan has second thoughts, he tries convince Padraig to abandon the plan. Determined to die a political martyr on US soil, Padraig tricks Ryan into arming the bomb early within a crowded Em City. A clueless CO's need for nicotine will have explosive consequences. Also on this episode: Augustus takes drastic action to and reconcile with Burr, a broken down elevator crushes Edward's hopes of murdering Morales, the show moves to New Jersey, Greg Penders knows his terminology, Em City's TV viewing habits leads to much confusion for the Oz TV Universe, The Series 4 Overview and List of The Dead, and Cloutier's immurement conjures my ill feelings towards Ringo Starr and an episode of Thomas The Tank Engine. All of this and more on the explosive Series 4 finale, Series 4(B) Episode 16 - Famous Last Words Follow the show on Instagram & X (formally Twitter) - @insideozpodcast Follow the show on Threads - @insideozpodcast@threads.net Follow the show on Bluesky - @insideozpodcast@bsky.social Email The Show – insideozpodcast@gmail.com #InsideOz #aheftydoseofgrim   L.A. Food Bank - Donate Now - Los Angeles Regional Food Bank California Fire Foundation - Disaster Relief Donation Page California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund - California Community Foundation - Pledge American Red Cross - Wildfire Relief Information | American Red Cross Direct Relief - California Fire Relief | Direct Relief

Mikey and Bob
Yabba Dabba I Love Honkers

Mikey and Bob

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 76:05


Snoooow Daaay - Yabba Dabba.... DAAAAADDDY - Should Bob and his mustache replace Thomas The Tank Engine at Kennywood - Mikey loves Honkers - Penguins put goalie Tristan Jarry on waivers.. We went to the Facebook comments - Florida man doing Florida things - Have anything fun for the show... listen on iHeartRadio click the little mic and leave us a talkback messageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mikey and Bob
Yabba Dabba I Love Honkers

Mikey and Bob

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 76:05


Snoooow Daaay - Yabba Dabba.... DAAAAADDDY - Should Bob and his mustache replace Thomas The Tank Engine at Kennywood - Mikey loves Honkers - Penguins put goalie Tristan Jarry on waivers.. We went to the Facebook comments - Florida man doing Florida things - Have anything fun for the show... listen on iHeartRadio click the little mic and leave us a talkback messageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highlights from Moncrieff
The legacy of Thomas the Tank Engine's creator

Highlights from Moncrieff

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 8:02


The woman who turned the Thomas the Tank Engine books into a global TV phenomenon has died. But, how did she pull it off?Joining Seán to discuss is a man who knew her well, Brannon Carty, lifelong fan of Thomas the Tank Engine and Producer of An Unlikely Fandom…

Football Manager Therapy
FMT Episode 198: Thomas (The) Frank (Engine)

Football Manager Therapy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 79:06


Hola! Hello! 'Ow do! Look who's back! FMT return with another episode about your favourite spreadsheet simulator. Join Rich, Dee and Steaky as they talk you through what's been going on in their digital worlds. On this weeks episode, the gang talk FM25 - we're due an update any minute now. NOW. ANY MINUTE. What are we hoping for? What do we want to see? When do we want it? Rich and Dee also test their ball knowledge on Steaky's FA Cup quiz and there's also far too much Thomas The Tank Engine chat. Or not enough. You decide. (Matt Berry's voice) VIVA LA FMT! Our links: linktr.ee/fmtpod

Van 0 Tot 8Baan
Bonus: Tripreport Fuji-Q Highland

Van 0 Tot 8Baan

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 78:56


In deze aflevering nemen we je mee naar Fuji-Q Highland in Japan. Aan de voet van vulkaan Mount Fuji ligt dit eigenzinnige attractiepark vol recordbrekende achtbanen. Extreme veiligheidsinstructies, leuke klapjes, lekker eten; het komt allemaal langs. We delen onze ervaringen en tips voor een bezoek in de toekomst, maar geven vooral antwoord op de vraag: "Moet jij hier ook heen gaan?"Volg ons ook op onze socials!Petje af: www.petjeaf.com/van0tot8baanTiktok: @van0tot8baanInstagram: @van0tot8baanX: @van0tot8baanThreads: @van0tot8baanFacebook: Van 0 Tot 8BaanWebsite: www.van0tot8baan.nlE-mail: info@van0tot8baan.nlHoofdstukken:00:00:00 Aankomst00:13:40 Achtbaangeweld00:28:53 Even eten00:34:55 Thomas de Trein-land00:41:52 Anime en wisselschema's00:47:28 Do-Dodonpa00:53:20 Frankrijk in Japan00:59:00 Vragen van luisteraarsSupport the show

Moncrieff Highlights
The legacy of Thomas the Tank Engine's creator

Moncrieff Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 8:02


The woman who turned the Thomas the Tank Engine books into a global TV phenomenon has died. But, how did she pull it off?Joining Seán to discuss is a man who knew her well, Brannon Carty, lifelong fan of Thomas the Tank Engine and Producer of An Unlikely Fandom…

The Imperfects
Michael Theo - Life on the Spectrum

The Imperfects

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 63:54


You may know Michael from Love on the Spectrum, or his podcast Mr A+, or even his appearance on Ellen – he’s done it all and has gained an incredible amount of wisdom on his journey so far. We’ve been doing this show for six years, and no-one has ever summarised it as well as Michael Theo: trying to be perfect is a wild goose chase. In this episode, Hugh, Ryan and Josh chat to Michael about how he found his voice after growing up as a non-verbal kid, and instils on the guys some advice on how to handle nerves (and do some proper improv). Michael, we had an absolute blast. We’ll see you for a Yowie sometime soon. If you want to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link: https://youtu.be/eVtYKdJUpVU

Beyond the Broom Cupboard
Keith Wickham - Thomas the Tank Engine, Angelina Ballerina, Octonauts and more

Beyond the Broom Cupboard

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 52:41


Keith Wickham has voiced many many different characters from the Fat controller and Edward on Thomas the Tank Engine to Shellington on Octonauts.Hear about how voice acting wasn't the career he expected but its been one he has loved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SM:PD
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends

SM:PD

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 81:58


In this episode, Chris and Mark ignore the dumpster fire raging in America and bring things back to a simpler time when trains were arseholes, everyone had the same birthday […]

Model Rail Replacement Podcast
0205 40 Years of Thomas the Tank Engine

Model Rail Replacement Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 68:25


In this episode: James and Sam discuss 40 years of Thomas the Tank engine the TV series. join us as we take a walk down memory lane for both hosts.

Dirty Sons of Pitches
DSOP Presents: Saturday Night Jive -- "Thomas the Tank Engine" (2000)

Dirty Sons of Pitches

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 76:05


While the "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are planning when to record next, check out Ben's other podcast he records regularly with his brother George, "Saturday Night Jive," where the guys usually discuss movies and matters related to the long-running late-night staple, "Staurday Night Live." However, with this episode, the guys try and make sense of the 2000 film adaptation of the magical talking railroad series from PBS, "Thomas the Tank Engine." Available on Spotify and Apple

Clips of the Week
Clips of the Week - 20th September

Clips of the Week

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 7:53


The best bloopers from another stella week of talkSPORT. Ft. Alan Brazils questions, The Off-air Sports Bar AND Emile Heskey's Thomas The Tank Engine impression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ALBERT’S BOOKSHELF
James The Red Engine By Thomas & Friends

ALBERT’S BOOKSHELF

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 2:46


Hello there!!  Welcome to Alberts bookshelf.  We hope you enjoy listening to James the Red Engine one of Alberts favourite books.Thanks for Listening.

ALBERT’S BOOKSHELF
Gordon The Big Strong Engine By Thomas & Friends

ALBERT’S BOOKSHELF

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 2:39


Hello there!!  Welcome to Alberts bookshelf.  We hope you enjoy listening to Gordon the Big Strong Engine one of Alberts favourite books.Thanks for Listening.

The Doug Couch show
Do you remember Thomas the Tank Engine and shining Time station?

The Doug Couch show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 11:11


Today I took a walk down, nostalgic memory lane and watch some old shining. Time station episodes made me want to talk about it. Hope you guys enjoy.

Super Fun Time Trivia
SFT Trivia 265 - George Randy River Martin

Super Fun Time Trivia

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 47:22


This week on the Super Fun Time Trivia Podcast, we celebrate national son day by discussing how Thomas The Tank Engine exists solely on the corpses of Panzers and Shermans, and break down the Triple X files, with David Dickoveny and Jenital Anderson. Music Round: Son Day Patreon: Super Fun Time Trivia Facebook: superfuntimetrivia Instagram: superfuntimetrivia Twitter: @sftimetrivia Email: superfuntimetrivia@gmail.com Intro Music By David Dino White. Welcome to Super Fun Time Trivia: The known universe's only live improv comedy trivia podcast.

The Ka-Chat
Episode 154: Or-Engine Stories: Thomas the Tank Engine

The Ka-Chat

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 58:57


I think this should explain everything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nmwSTPIeXk

The TMossBoss Show
S:144 EP:3 || Glen Gregan And Thomas The Tank Engine Beef EXPLAINED!

The TMossBoss Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 39:54


This beef was another wild situation I found myself in the middle of. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tmossboss/support

Schugzy's Storytime
"Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - 1981 Early Reel"

Schugzy's Storytime

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 17:48


Music: myuu, Kevin Macleod, etc. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://lostepisodecreepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine_%26_Friends_-_1981_Early_Reel

Dork Matters
Railroadork

Dork Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 65:23


We've got just the ticket! Lexi & Ben have a one-track mind as they dork out about trains and try not to go completely off-track with talk of tattoos, taxes, Disenchanted, and ASMR! Don't get derailed, hop aboard this episode and let's go! FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:Hemlock TattooSabin suplexes the Ghost TrainHot Chocolate!MawageSoul TrainBONUS CONTENT:"Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong."Shinning Time StationGord's GoldSOCIALS:Here's where you can find us!Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagramBen Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade ArtsJess Schmidt's website, twitter and instagramDork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and redditThis podcast is created on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Nations, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai. We also acknowledge the Stoney Nakota Nation, Tsuut'ina, and Metis Nation Region 3.Help your dorky pals spread the word: share us on social media or give Dork Matters a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods!"The only way of catching a train I have ever discovered is to miss the train before."- Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Pitch This
Episode 88: Thomas the Snowpiercer

Pitch This

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 71:24


We felt bad for missing a week, so we're giving you episodes on back to back weeks this time around! This week, Justin writes a script he's had on the back burner for quite some time, and Thomas the Tank Engine  gets humanity back on track. If you liked this episode, check out the rest of season four! Follow us on Instagram @pitchthispod and Twitter @pitch_this_pod for episode announcements and other shenanigans! 

99% Invisible
538- Train Set: Track Three

99% Invisible

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 31:17


Happy National Train Day, everyone – for those of you who missed it: that was May 13th this year. A year ago, we started down this path with Train Set: Track One, which gave way to Track Two …and now, here we are for the final part of our train-fecta.Slip coaches, the worlds shortest trains, private cars, torpedoes, and of course, Thomas.Train Set: Track Three

STAR 99.9 Audio
296: THE FEED: Swinging Into Spring

STAR 99.9 Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 3:37


Every Friday in The Feed Kevin talks to Megan from CampByMama.com about all the great things to do in Connecticut with the family. This weekend there is plenty of spring fun for you and the while family. Swings, art, Superheroes, farms, bird tours, and even Thomas The Tank Engine! 

Detail Solutions Podcast
Thomas the Tank Engine Mayer

Detail Solutions Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 72:38


Thomas Mayer is another detailer from down under. After spending years learning computer coding Thomas started learning how to detail is own car after a bad job from a local detailer. As he learned how to detail he realized he enjoyed doing that so much more than working with computers. Thomas was lucky enough to gain that one client that ended up setting him up with plenty of work. Support this show and follow us on Facebook: @thedetailsolutionspodcast and @thedetailsolutionspodcastdiscussiongroup or on instagram: @detailsolutionspodcast and YouTube: The Detail Solutions Podcast You can now call our hotline and leave us a voicemail to be used on an upcoming episode, powered by Aenso North America. use code DSP for 20% off. Call 1-689-610-2275 You can find our sponsors at: www.vyperindustrial.com use code DSP25 to save an additional $25 off your purchase. www.detailersroadmap.com www.facebook.com/groups/detailersroadmap Make sure to mention you heard about them on the podcast for a special discount. www.oberkcarcare.com use code DSP (all caps) and receive 15% off your purchase. www.carsupplieswarehouse.com use code Solutions to save 15% off your first order. www.autofiber.com use code DSP for 10% off your purchase. For Towel of the Month memberships use the code totm25 for 25% off. www.detailingsuccess.com make sure to tell Renny you heard about on the podcast to get your discount. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detailsolutionspodcast/support

Or, Learn Parkour
OLP 047: (Thomas the Tank Engine Theme Plays Ominously in the Distance)

Or, Learn Parkour

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 66:27


In this episode of Or, Learn Parkour: we have a special guest! Tune in to hear from longtime friend of the show Keely Wright-Ogren (they/them) as we discuss their ADHD journey and learn about the mysterious Haunted Jukebox. You can find them on twitter @Keely_KWO for more!And don't forget: we want to hear from YOU! Call in to (312) 625-3760‬ and leave a message telling us about your dopamine trampoline- you could end up in one of our upcoming episodes!As always, thanks for listening!CW/TW: Mental health, ADHD,  loud noises, yelling, mouth noises, food and eating, hauntings, ghosts, spooky music, earwormsCredits:Cover art by: Krizia PeritoTheme: There Is A Dark PlaceWholehearted Production Co.Socials:InstagramKo-FiMental Health Resources:openpathcollective.orgthelovelandfoundation.orgopencounseling.comStart your own podcast and help us keep making ours!Users who sign up for a paid plan through this link receive an Amazon gift card with their signup, and Buzzsprout sends a little cash our way. Win win!.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Stabby Stabby
Death Screams (1982)

Stabby Stabby

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 73:56


Join the boys as they spend an inordinate amount of time getting to know the people of a poorly-lit small town while waiting for kills to happen. Will they be swept away by the drama, humor, sets, and performances? Or will they completely lose focus and talk about what Thomas the Tank Engine would be like with psychic sex powers? I mean you can probably guess just based on the fact that it's here in the description. Just listen to the episode. There's a bit where pick a name for a bar cat.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyF32_uwKPMIMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085415/Leave us a 30 second voicemail and if we like it we'll play it on the show: (949) 4-STABBY (949-478-2229)Like a book club but for dissecting obscure thriller, exploitation, and horror movies. Next movie announced every Wednesday. New episodes every Monday. Follow us on the things: Linktree: https://www.linktr.ee/stabbystabbyInstagram:  @stabbypod  https://www.instagram.com/stabbypod/Letterboxd:   https://boxd.it/dp1ACGet the shirt: https://www.big-other.com/shop/p/stabby-stabby-podcast-tee

She's All Over The Place
Animation Casting Director and Voice Director Sara Jane Sherman

She's All Over The Place

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 46:25


Sara is an Emmy Winning Voice Director and  a three time Emmy Nominated Casting Director. She is currently casting and/or voice directing on projects for Apple, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Disney TV Animation, Fox, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros, Adult Swim, and HBO Max. ​Some of her recent projects include: ANIMANIACS, THE CUPHEAD SHOW, SCOOBY DOO, LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS, MY DAD THE BOUNTY HUNTER, TIG N SEEK, KRAPOPOLIS, Disney's EUREKA, Disney's HAMSTER AND GRETEL, and WOLFBOY AND THE EVERYTHING FACTORY. Before that, she was Jon Stewart's Head of Casting for his animated project with HBO. However, the majority of her casting career was at Disney Television Animation, where she spent 12 years learning how to cast an animated series.  She was the Executive Director of Casting and Talent Relations before leaving at the beginning of 2017.  She has worked on such hit shows as BIG HERO 6: THE SERIES, TANGLED EVER AFTER, MILO MURPHY'S LAW, PHINEAS AND FERB, GRAVITY FALLS, and STAR VS THE FORCES OF EVIL. Her credits also include MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE, YIN, YANG, YO, FISH HOOKS, CLUB PENGUIN, WANDER OVER YONDER, SUPER ROBOT MONKEY TEAM HYPERFORCE GO!, and many, many pilots.  Prior to joining Disney, Sara worked in development at Klasky Csupo known for RUGRATS and AS TOLD BY GINGER and at Gullane Entertainment known for THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE.  She started her career as Steven Bochco's production assistant after attending the S.I. Newhouse School of  Communications at Syracuse University. Sara has recently become a mom and resides in the Los Angeles area. Connect more with Sara: Sara Jane Sherman Website https://www.sarajanesherman.com/ https://twitter.com/sarajanesherman     Please consider SUPPORTING my SHOW, SUBSCRIBE to the NEWSLETTER, ENTER in the GIVEAWAYS https://www.chonacas.com/contact/   Social media links: https://twitter.com/katiechonacas https://www.instagram.com/chonacas https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiechonacas Voiceover Reel: https://www.chonacas.com/voiceover/ https://www.chonacas.com/nft-cv/    Disclaimer: None of the information in the podcast should be considered as a financial advice. Always do your own research.        

Bob & Sheri Fun Size Podcast
FunSize - Hatin' on Sir Topham Hatt (Airdate 2/9/2023)

Bob & Sheri Fun Size Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 6:06


Today's FunSize - FunSize - Hatin' on Sir Topham Hatt (Airdate 2/9/2023)   In this episode Bob finds a way to hate on a seemingly innocuous mythical character from Thomas The Tank Engine. It's hilarious.   Bob & Sheri FunSize: All of the Fun You Want in a Snackable 10 minutes! Share it with Friends on Facebook and Twitter!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Frick Flicks
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)

Frick Flicks

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 53:29


Gabe and EJ to watch a kids movie that didn’t really do its title character justice. Also, is this a drug movie? It might be a drug movie.

None Taken
E 210 Clarence Thomas the Tank Engine

None Taken

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 55:02


A weekly headline roundup show from "The internet's ONLY debate and current events show, with Dustin and Allan". --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/None_Taken /support

Skip the Queue
The importance of building a great social community and process behind rebranding a 70 year old attraction

Skip the Queue

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 44:49


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 host is  Kelly Molson, MD of Rubber Cheese.Download our free ebook The Ultimate Guide to Doubling Your Visitor NumbersIf 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 podcastCompetition ends January 31st 2023. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references: https://www.draytonmanor.co.uk/https://twitter.com/DraytonManorhttps://www.instagram.com/draytonmanor/https://www.tiktok.com/@drayton_manor Danielle Nicholls - Senior Content Executive at Drayton Manor ResortWhen I graduated from Leeds Trinity University with a degree in Media & Marketing and a multitude of marketing placements in 2017, I was set on combining my two passions - storytelling and theme parks.After a year in a marketing communications role with a tour operator, I was lucky enough to secure a role in the Drayton Manor marketing team.Here at Drayton, I'm responsible for creating engaging visual and written content for all marketing channels - including web, PR, email, in park signage and of course, social media.My main focus over the last 4 and a half years has been to build an engaged social community across all our channels – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and YouTube.I'm forever grateful to work in such a fantastic industry, filled with incredible energy and enthusiasm.https://www.linkedin.com/in/nichollsdanielle/Twitter @dnicholls_Instagram @_daniellenicholls Ross Ballinger - Design & Brand Manager at Drayton Manor Resort (Inc. Hotel, Zoo & Europe's only Thomas Land) Brand protector and innovator... I played a senior role in a busy agency studio team for nearly 9 years. I joined fresh from leaving university with a sort after London placement under my belt.I now produce fresh, engaging, and dynamic design creative for digital advertising, marketing campaigns, theme park attractions, working closely alongside a talented Marketing team. All to promote Drayton Manor Resort in the most effective and exciting method possible.I can guarantee expertise and a wealth of experience, the final outcome of the design process is not the end of my creative input, you can be assured that maintaining brand continuity and freshly injected excitement remains my priority.Spend time with me and you'll understand why I wanted to be an Actor, but you'll be glad I didn't as my energy provides office enthusiasm and endless creative steer.www.linkedin.com/in/ross-ballingerwww.behance.net/rossballinger(Portfolio)Instagram @rossballingerTwitter @rossballingerTikTok @rossballinger Transcriptions: Kelly Molson: Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in, or working with, visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. In today's episode, I speak with two great team members from Drayton Manor, Danielle Nicholls, Senior Content Executive, and Ross Ballinger, the Design and Brand Manager. We discuss the complex rebranding process. And how building a great social media community can mean your fans having your back when it comes to big change. If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue.Kelly Molson: Woohoo, I've got Danielle and Ross from Drayton Manor on the podcast today. Hello.Danielle Nicholls: Hi.Ross Ballinger: Hello there. Very excited to be here.Kelly Molson: I love how excited you are. I'm just talking, listeners, Danielle and Ross are literally the most pumped guests I've ever had on the podcast.Ross Ballinger: That's it, we'd better live up to that now.Danielle Nicholls: I know, right?Kelly Molson: They've got a snazzy Drayton Manor background behind them, which is looking fierce. But as ever, we're going to start with our icebreaker questions. Imagine that you're just down your pub with your mates. This is how I need you to feel with the icebreaker questions.Ross Ballinger: Okay. Get a few beers in.Kelly Molson: Ready?Ross Ballinger: Yeah.Kelly Molson: What are you most likely to buy when you exit through the gift shop?Danielle Nicholls: Pin badge, I reckon. Yeah, I've got a little pin badge collection.Kelly Molson: I like this. Ross?Ross Ballinger: Yeah, I'm very similar. I'm fridge magnet.Kelly Molson: You can't go wrong with a fridge magnet.Ross Ballinger: No. And we've got a secondary fridge, under the stairs, which where we keep the beers. And that's where all the fridge magnets go, at the end, if we've been to an attraction.Danielle Nicholls: I love it.Kelly Molson: Is that because your house is beautiful and your partner does not want them on her fridge and you have to hide them?Ross Ballinger: Exactly. Exactly that. The wife does not want them on the normal fridge. They're hidden behind the door.Kelly Molson: Oh, I like her style.Ross Ballinger: But I've got to get a fridge magnet.Kelly Molson: Pin badges, fridge magnets, excellent choices. Mine would be a rubber. Have I told you about my rubber collection?Danielle Nicholls: That's interesting, no.Ross Ballinger: So you collect branded rubbers?Kelly Molson: Right. Well, I used to when I was a kid. I'm going to show you them. I've got them on the desk next to me.Danielle Nicholls: Oh my God, please do.Kelly Molson: I'm sorry, listeners. For the people that are listening, this is rubbish. But if you're watching the YouTube video, hello. Welcome to my rubber collection.Danielle Nicholls: Amazing.Kelly Molson: So they still smell. Again, this is not podcast material, but they smell absolutely incredible.Ross Ballinger: Smell really good.Danielle Nicholls: Oh my God, I love it.Kelly Molson: This is an '80s collection of novelty rubbers.Danielle Nicholls: What's your oldest rubber in there, which have you had the longest?Kelly Molson: So there's one in there from the planetarium, the London Planetarium.Ross Ballinger: Doesn't exist anymore. There you go, that's memorabilia.Kelly Molson: Look at my Thorpe Park one, that's my Thorpe Park one.Danielle Nicholls: Oh my gosh, that is a throwback.Ross Ballinger: Oh, that's a good one.Kelly Molson: This is an old one as well. Anyway-Ross Ballinger: Everyone still does rubbers, so we fit in there with you.Kelly Molson: Because I can collect them.Ross Ballinger: Pin badge, magnet, rubber.Danielle Nicholls: We stick together.Ross Ballinger: That's a perfect combo.Kelly Molson: It's like the perfect triangle. We're the perfect gift shop triangle. Okay, all right, next one. If you had to live in a sitcom for the rest of your life, which sitcom would you choose and why?Ross Ballinger: Oh, mine's easy.Danielle Nicholls: I feel like we're going to be the same.Ross Ballinger: Yeah.Danielle Nicholls: Friends.Ross Ballinger: Friends, yeah.Kelly Molson: Aww. Who would you be, if you had to be one of the characters?Danielle Nicholls: I'm like a perfect mix between Phoebe, Rachel, and Monica, I think.Kelly Molson: Nice, okay. Again, another little triangle.Danielle Nicholls: Maybe more towards Phoebe, I'm a bit more hippie, I guess.Kelly Molson: Ross, what about you?Ross Ballinger: I love all the guys. I love for all the guys. Because I just love Chandler because he's so funny. But then Ross is funny as well, when he doesn't try to be funny. But Ross is just such a good actor. And you don't realise, until you watch it 17,000 times, actually how good of an actor he was. I think I'd have to-Danielle Nicholls: Can you be a Gunther?Ross Ballinger: No, no. I think I just have to sway towards Chandler. Just because he was known for being comedic and stupid.Kelly Molson: And now you feel like that's your life role?Ross Ballinger: Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I would go and live Chandler's life any day.Kelly Molson: Okay, I love this. All right, good, good answers. It's what I thought you were going to say. This is what I thought.Ross Ballinger: Did you?Kelly Molson: Yeah, I thought it was going to be Friends. All right. If you had to pick one item to win a lifetime supply of, what would you pick?Danielle Nicholls: That is so hard.Ross Ballinger: I know. Probably whiskey, lifetime supply of whiskey, just coming out the tap.Kelly Molson: It's a good choice.Danielle Nicholls: I genuinely don't know. That's really, really hard.Ross Ballinger: It's got to be food or drink, surely.Danielle Nicholls: It's got to be crisps or something like that. You can't beat a crisps and dip combo.Kelly Molson: Yeah. What about a crisp sandwich? How do we feel about crisp sandwiches?Ross Ballinger: Yeah, yeah, yeah.Danielle Nicholls: Oo, I'm not sure about that one.Kelly Molson: What?Danielle Nicholls: I'm not sure.Ross Ballinger: Come one, you're Northern. You can put anything in a sandwich.Danielle Nicholls: I would put crisps inside a cheese sandwich or something like that. But I wouldn't just have the crisps.Kelly Molson: See, I would do it either. I'm happy to have a filling sandwich with crisps in it. Or just a plain crisp sandwich.Ross Ballinger: I'd do either.Kelly Molson: What I really love about you two is how well you get on. And we're going to talk a little bit about this in the podcast today about your roles and what you do at Drayton Manor. But you look like-Ross Ballinger: Is it that evident?Kelly Molson: Yeah, it's that evident. But even from your social media channels... You guys feature quite heavily across Drayton Manor's social media channels. And, honestly, it just looks like you have the best time ever. And I want to hear more about it. But, firstly, I need your unpopular opinions. What have you prepared for us?Ross Ballinger: Okay, do you want to go first?Danielle Nicholls: As Ross alluded, I'm very, very Northern, I think. My accent a little bit, but more like how I am. So mine is, it's not a bap, it's not a bread roll, it's not a cob, it's a muffin.Kelly Molson: What?Danielle Nicholls: A muffin. That's mine.Ross Ballinger: It's a cob, it's a cob.Danielle Nicholls: No, it's a muffin.Ross Ballinger: Cob. You call it a cob.Danielle Nicholls: A muffin.Kelly Molson: No, it's a bun. What's wrong with you all?Ross Ballinger: Do you say bun? A muffin's a cake.Danielle Nicholls: I say batch as well. My partner calls it a batch, which is crazy to me. But muffin, we'll go muffin.Kelly Molson: Okay. For now, we'll accept muffin. Ross?Danielle Nicholls: Moving on.Ross Ballinger: Mine is, I just think soap operas are crap, honestly. I was going to swear, but I can't stand soap operas. And I know there's a lot of people out there that love them. But I just can't, I can't watch them. I just think they're so depressing. And if they're on, if I accidentally get home and the channel's on where it's on, I get anxious. And I have to find the remote as soon as I can to turn it off. What a waste of your life. What a waste of time, honestly. Hours and hours. And you add that up over a week and a year, think what else you could be doing. Honestly, if I turn one on now by accident, it's the same actors that are in it 20, 30 years ago. And I think, "What have they done with their life as well? They've just been in a soap opera for 30 years."Kelly Molson: These are excellent unpopular opinions. Listeners, please let me know if you agree or disagree. Thank you for preparing those for us today. I appreciate it.Ross Ballinger: No problem.Kelly Molson: Right, you guys work together. Tell me a little bit about your roles and what you do there?Ross Ballinger: So my title is design and brand manager. So I'm technically like lead designer for the resort. And the brand guardian. I look after the brand guidelines. So yeah, I'll produce, with me and my little team, everything that goes out graphically or visually across all the channels, website, printed media. So yeah.Danielle Nicholls: You definitely underplayed yourself there.Ross Ballinger: Did I?Danielle Nicholls: Yeah. You do so much. You say your little team, you and one other person. You smash everything, literally everything.Ross Ballinger: Aw, thanks, Danielle.Kelly Molson: That's a lot of work for you and your team.Ross Ballinger: It is, because if you think, in the industry, I can imagine people on a parallel with us would have bigger teams, bigger resource. Because basically Drayton Manor is a massive entity. It's not just a theme park, it's a hotel as well. It's a zoo. Then we have Thomas Land, which could be considered as a separate entity. So they're what I consider as four blue chip clients. And then we operate as a little agency within the resort that looks after all those. But then, you've got the resort's departments as well, which could be clusters of clients. So you've got catering, retail, they're the big ones I can think off my head. But they all have their graphical requirements as well, design requirements. So yeah, it's a massive entity and we look after it all.Kelly Molson: And how many... Did you say there's two of you?Ross Ballinger: There's two of us, yeah.Kelly Molson: That's mad. That is mad. So I really resonate with this because I, obviously, come from an agency background. I set up my agency nearly 20 years ago. I feel ancient. But what you're doing is you are essentially a mini agency with loads of clients and two of you. It's crazy. So I can imagine it's quite stressful, but also lots of fun because you get to work on a lot of variety.Ross Ballinger: Yeah. Oh, very varied. Yeah, every day is different. And that is not just a cliche that you can just say. Literally, every day is so different. Because it's an exciting company as well, where there's new things happening all the time, constantly evolving strategies, or new things come in and go in. So yeah, it's very varied.Kelly Molson: Danielle, what's your role? Because the two of you do work quite closely together as well, don't you?Danielle Nicholls: Yeah. Yeah, we do. So my role is, the title is senior content executive. So I primarily look after the social media channels, so Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. Creating the content, taking the pictures, work with video agents. Sometimes creating a video in-house as well. And all of the community engagement that goes alongside that as well. Whilst also writing any copy, creating the content for the website, and any signage requirements. Literally anything that you see that has text on it, normally, me and Ross have worked together to create that. And with social, it's both paid and organic social media. So all of the adverts you see, alongside all of the organic stuff you see on our feeds. I also help out with PR as well. So we have a PR agency that we work with, but we liaise alongside them. And now, we're getting more into the traditional media as well. So the pair leaflets and out of home magazines, articles. Yeah, little bit of everything now that it's-Kelly Molson: That's mad. I love that you were just glossing over elements of your job that I'm like, "That's a whole person's job there." And we do the social community building and we do this bit and this bit. Wow, yeah, there's a lot. I just think that goes to show, even... We talk to attractions of all kinds of shapes and sizes on this podcast. And I think it just goes to show that even with an attraction that is a big attraction, and it's perceived to be a very big attraction, actually you're working with really small teams here. And there's a lot on each person's shoulder and a lot of responsibility. And I think it's really important that we highlight that, that you're doing a lot there.Ross Ballinger: But the extended team is really good as well. We've got really good team members. So the rapport across the whole team is very tight.Danielle Nicholls: In terms of the marketing side, I report into a digital marketing manager. And she is insane, she's amazing at what she does. And then, alongside me, we also have a digital marketing exec. And how it splits out is, he looks after all of the technical side, so SEO, CRM, that kind of thing. And I look after the creative content. And then we both report in to the digital manager.Kelly Molson: It sounds like-Danielle Nicholls: It's a little team but-Kelly Molson: It sounds like such fun roles as well. Genuinely, they sound really cool. Because I know, Danielle, you are a bit of a theme park... I'm going to say nerd. But you're theme park nut, right? You love theme parks.Danielle Nicholls: Yeah, absolutely, yeah.Kelly Molson: And I'm guessing, Ross, to work in a theme park, you've got to love a theme park.Ross Ballinger: Yeah, absolutely.Kelly Molson: Did you absolutely tailor your careers to make this happen? Was this always your ultimate goals? Like, "I want to work in an attraction."Ross Ballinger: Yes and no, kind of. So I studied to be a graphic designer, went to university for three years. And then I worked as a digital artist while I was at uni. And then I went straight into a local agency, after getting quite a sought after placement in London. And then I worked for an agency for nearly nine years. So I learnt my craft there, really. Worked my way up from a junior, up to a senior creative. And I ended up looking after all the top clients there as well. But almost nine years was enough. I knew I wanted to go in-house because it was at that time, there was a bit of a boom of companies and clients getting in-house designers. Because they knew how cost effective it would be to have your graphic designer in-house. So I started looking about, and I wanted a fun industry. There was no way I was going to go and work for a boiler company. I don't want to bad mouth any other companies out there but something engineering or-Danielle Nicholls: More typically fun.Ross Ballinger: Yeah, I wanted to go full on fun. And I used to come to Drayton as a kid as well so I knew Drayton Manor.Kelly Molson: That's nice to have that connection, isn't it? You know the brand, you've lived it.Ross Ballinger: I've got pictures of me around the park when I'm seven or eight with my mum and dad. So I have that nostalgic connection. And I was a big to a big Thomas fan as well when I was a kid growing up. So Thomas the Tank Engine, I had the wallpaper, had the bedspreads, loved the episodes. So when I knew that the big blue engine was here as well, it was like-Danielle Nicholls: Big boss Thomas.Ross Ballinger: Big boss, yeah, Thomas is your boss, any day. Yeah. So I was a fan of attractions anyway. Who's not a fan of going out on days out? And so it worked.Kelly Molson: Exactly, cool. But, Danielle, you went out and made that happen, didn't you? This was your focus.Danielle Nicholls: It was, yeah. I think, maybe not so much early on, I guess this is different, but from the age of about 13, 14, I knew I wanted to work in marketing. But I wanted to do marketing for a dance company at the time. So I did a couple of placements at some dance companies, Northern Ballet, Phoenix Dance Theatre, places like that. And that was the dream up until about 17, I want to say, when I was at college. I knew that I wanted theme parks. So I went and did a media and marketing degree. And as soon as I got to my second year, I was like, "Right, that's it. I need to find a theme park. I need to get experience. I need to connect with as many people as I can on LinkedIn." And it was my focus.Kelly Molson: That's interesting. Hang on, let me just... Because that isn't a typical 17-year-old's path, is it? They wouldn't necessarily go, "I know that I want to work in this industry, therefore, I need to connect with people that can help me make that happen." That's a really good piece of advice.Danielle Nicholls: Yeah. And I was literally on it, messaging people. I think I messaged, at the time, the PR manager for Legoland. And was like, "Hello, anything you can help me with." I was really a bit brutal. But yeah, then I went to uni, and did everything I could whilst I was there to try and get the connections still. I applied for a couple of grad schemes with some other groups and, sadly, didn't make it through to those. So as a bit of a bridge between finishing uni and starting Drayton, I went to work for a tour operator, who sold overseas UK holidays, but also sold theatre, attraction tickets, theme parks. So it was a bit of a gap between the two.And I worked there for a year, and then the job at Drayton came up. And at the time, I was living in York, working for this tour operator. And I was like, "I've got to go for it." It was a marketing officer job, so a little bit different to what I do now. But I had to. So I drove two and a bit hours up, in my little... I had a little C1 at the time.Ross Ballinger: But I feel that we both came in at Drayton in our respective roles as entry level, really. Because I had just started as a graphic designer. I took a pay cut to come here because I really wanted to start here. It was never about anything like that. So I wanted to work at Drayton. So that proves that I wanted to work. And our roles have both escalated over the seasons that we've been here.Danielle Nicholls: Because I did move so far, and away from my family and stuff, it was a big jump. I had three weeks to find a house and somewhere to live as well, which was fun. But I managed to do it and, honestly, I don't regret it. I don't look back at all. It's probably the best thing I've ever done.Ross Ballinger: If you want it, you make it happen, don't you?Kelly Molson: Yeah, totally. And I think it really says a lot about the Drayton Manor brand that you've done that as well. There is a real... It's clear with both of you, how much you love it. And it's amazing that you've... Ross, you've taken a pay cut. You've changed where you live to come and work and be part of what's happening there. So I think that's a real testimony to the brand itself. And that's a couple of things that we really want to focus on for this conversation today. So I'm going to start with the focus on you, Danielle, if that's okay?Danielle Nicholls: Okay, yeah, that's fine.Kelly Molson: Because I think what you mentioned really briefly, when you went, "Oh yeah and we do this kind of thing as well," is what you said around the social community side. So you have built the social community and I want you to explain how you've been able to do that and what that's looked like. So tell us a little bit about that element of your role.Danielle Nicholls: So I've been here just over four years now. And in that time, we've been through so much change but, also, social has changed so much. So when I first started I was looking at social but it was more, "Let's just post and leave it," kind of thing. And see how it is engaged with, see how it works. But, over time, I've tried to hone it so it's more about a social community, rather than we're just talking at them. It's more we're talking with them and we're engaging with them. Like I say, we've grown into different channels. So we were really just focusing on Facebook. We had a little bit of Twitter, and a little bit of Instagram, but it was primarily Facebook. Whereas now, we've brought in more LinkedIn stuff and TikTok as well, which has really helped. I think in terms of building the social community though, there's so many different to-dos that you can stick to. But, for me, it's more about seeing what works for your brand. Because it doesn't always fit the same, it's not just one formula that fits all.Kelly Molson: And I guess, like you said, about bringing in different social channels, you need to work out where your audience is. I guess where you're getting the most engagement as well. And then, you are a small team, how do you then divide up where you spend your time? You've got to spend it in the areas that you're going to get that engagement. So you might then end up dropping certain channels, or not being as... I don't know, not putting as much effort into those ones, just because it's just not where you get the engagement.Danielle Nicholls: I think in terms of the different channels, they all have a different audience, if that makes sense. So Facebook is very family orientated. You get the grandparents, the mums on there. Whereas, Twitter is theme park fans and slightly younger, it's very conversational. TikTok is younger, but the demographics on there are shifting slightly to be everyone at the moment. Because it's where all the trends are and things, there's a big range. Our audience on there is 13 to maybe 35, 40 upwards. So it is very varied. Instagram is a mix between Twitter and Facebook. So you do get the families and the mums on there, but then you get the theme park fans that just want to see pictures of roller coasters. And with the introduction of reels as well, that's trying to tackle TikTok, so that's really important. And LinkedIn is corporate.But we do have a team, like I say, we have a digital manager as well, but she's so busy with all the other things that she's got to look after. So the social, like creating the content and community engagement, just sits with me. So I have a big plan of all the different channels and the different days. And because I know the Drayton brand inside and out, I know what works now. So we tend to post every other day on Facebook, every day on Twitter. And we try to do every weekday on TikTok. Instagram, very similar to Facebook. But there's not really one that I'd prioritise, necessarily. At first, it was TikTok, at the start of this year, because obviously that was where it was taking off. But now, it's just about tailoring the message across, and trying to keep active on all of them.Kelly Molson: Do you have to really tailor what you put out on each of the channels as well? So you don't do, "This is going to go out across all of our socials." You have to really think about how those... Because I guess there's subtle nuances about how people react to certain things on different channels, and how they might communicate back with you.Danielle Nicholls: I think, from what I've been doing this season in particular, is Twitter's been very conversational. So I've not necessarily been worried about always having an image on there, or always having a piece of media on there. Just some text normally works, so long as it's engaging and people feel like they want to respond to it. Whether there's a CTA on there, or it's just something that's humorous, then that tends to work quite well.Kelly Molson: It's no mean feat. That is an awful lot of work that goes into that. And I think it's really interesting to hear about the tailoring as well. And how you're going to get different reactions, from different people, on different social media platforms.Danielle Nicholls: We tend to get, particularly on Facebook, in the comments, they're always really interesting to read. They're so different to Twitter. Because Facebook, sometimes you get some complaints in there. But because our community is so strong now, we get other people responding for us, which is a good... It's amazing, I love it.Kelly Molson: That's phenomenal.Danielle Nicholls: Sometimes you've got to moderate it because they might give an answer that's not necessarily right. But yeah, a lot of the time they'll be sticking up for us. Or they'll be responding to the questions for us, which is interesting.Kelly Molson: That's really impressive, and I didn't know that that happened. Is that part of, because you've put so much work into building your community, they're now backing you to other people?Danielle Nicholls: Exactly, yeah.Kelly Molson: Wow.Danielle Nicholls: Yeah. They've become our brand guardians without us making them, if that makes sense. Because they're so loyal to the brand, they just want to do all their best for us.Kelly Molson: How does that happen? Is that a time thing? Is it purely because you've spent so much time investing in those relationships that that happens now? Nobody's ever told me this before, that that happens.Danielle Nicholls: I think it's that but, also, like you say, Drayton is such a strong brand. And particularly since I've been here, we've just gone from strength to strength. So I think that helps as well. We also use user generated content. So particularly at the end of a big campaign, so Halloween, we'll say, "Share your pictures with us and we'll share them on our feeds." And that really gives them a sense of belonging as part of the community. Because they'll be scrolling down their Facebook or Instagram or wherever, and they'll see a picture of maybe their little one. Or they'll see themselves and, yeah, they love it.Kelly Molson: Yeah, I love that the whole user generated content is brilliant, because it allows people to see themselves at the place as well, doesn't it?Danielle Nicholls: Yeah.Kelly Molson: So from a sales perspective, I think if people can look at something and go, "Oh, well, that family looks just like mine." Or, "That person looks just like me." Or, "They've got this thing, just like I have." Then they're more inclined to maybe buy a ticket to come and see it as well. So it works two ways.Danielle Nicholls: It's about recognising the top fans as well. So I know Facebook has the top fan badge. And, on Twitter, we've got a closed community group which anyone can join. That's just called Drayton Manor Top Fans. And we, every so often, give them a little bit of information early before we give it to everybody else. Or little things like that, that make them feel special.Kelly Molson: So they feel like VIPs.Danielle Nicholls: So it keeps them interactive. Yes, exactly.Kelly Molson: They've got their own mini community. They feel like VIPs because they get to know stuff early. That's brilliant. Again, I've never heard any other attraction talk about doing stuff like that. Do you think that would be... I always ask about top tips, and what you would recommend other people to do that are building communities. Do you think that would be one of your top tips, is really invest in them?Danielle Nicholls: Yeah. And also, respond in a personal manner, rather than it being very corporate. Include your tone of voice, wherever you can, and make sure your tone of voice is dead on point, according to your brand guidelines. But also, be bold and brave. We always say that, don't we?Ross Ballinger: Bold and brave, yeah.Danielle Nicholls: If you sway away from your brand guidelines slightly, in order to respond, particularly on Twitter, it works really well. Then don't worry too much about that. It's okay, so long as it's in keeping with your values then it's okay.Ross Ballinger: And it's evident out there as well with all the other big companies. And it becomes a news story, doesn't it, when you get supermarkets battling on Twitter. And it's exposure and engagement at the same time.Kelly Molson: And people love that.Danielle Nicholls: That's another really important thing.Ross Ballinger: Yeah, people love it. It's a comedy show.Danielle Nicholls: Yeah, engaging with other brands helps.Kelly Molson: Yeah, they want to know about the people behind the brands, don't they? And if they realise that your brand face, actually there's a human behind it who's got a sense of humour, I think that goes a really long way.Danielle Nicholls: That's what we try and do.Kelly Molson: You do it perfectly, because I love your Twitter chat. You've got a great Twitter chat. We've talked loads about brand today, and that leads me on to what I want to talk to you about, Ross, which is the Drayton Manor brand itself. Because I think, I might have got this wrong, but it's a 70 year old brand. So Drayton Manor's about 70 years old.Ross Ballinger: Yeah, 1950 was when it first came about, yeah. The Bryan family started it in the 1950s. So George Bryan Sr., had this vision to create an inland pleasure resort for the local community. And I guess, in short story, it escalated from there.Danielle Nicholls: We've got a book all about it in the shops.Ross Ballinger: Yeah, yeah. So yeah, we owe a lot to the Bryan family, really, for escalating such a tiny little brainchild into a massive attraction that we are today. So yeah, I can remember thinking that we needed to rebrand years ago though, when I first started. Because I think it's just one of those that was a little bit... I don't want to say anything bad about it but obviously it needed to change. It was a little bit outdated.Danielle Nicholls: It was a bit archaic, wasn't it?Ross Ballinger: Yeah, it was a bit archaic. It stood the test of time and it did a good job.Kelly Molson: So how long had the existing brand been in place, before you got your mitts on it?Ross Ballinger: I think the last logo that we had in the brand was probably in place for about 20 years. I think it's early 2000s, the last logo.Danielle Nicholls: There was always slight variations, wasn't there?Ross Ballinger: Yeah, there was always a few modifications on it.Kelly Molson: But I can imagine that things had changed quite dramatically over those 20 years as well. So you talk about the need for a rebrand, it was really needed.Ross Ballinger: Absolutely.Kelly Molson: What I always think's quite interesting is how long some of these things take. Because I think that people don't fully understand how long a rebrand can actually take you. So can you remember when those conversations first started?Ross Ballinger: Since I started, it's always been a project that was a pinnacle project that we always wanted to try and get on to. But just in terms of budgets and time, we never got around to it. Obviously, it came to the point, I think it was November 2021, when we first sat down and said, "Now is the time to do it." Because, obviously, we were bought out by a big company, Looping Group, and it was the perfect opportunity to do it. It's obviously a new era so it made perfect sense.Kelly Molson: So when did you launch it? So November, you sat down and went, "Right, November '21, we're going to do this." When did it actually launch?Ross Ballinger: Literally-Danielle Nicholls: Two minutes later.Ross Ballinger: Six months.Kelly Molson: Six months?Ross Ballinger: Six months, yeah. We put a brand team together, firstly. And, honestly, because we're such a small in-house team, we knew that we needed some help. So we got agency help, and we got local agencies to pitch in their best processes. So they were the experts in doing it, and they knew what protocols and procedures to go through. And we chose a really talented local agency in Birmingham. Yeah, started the project in '21, and launched it six months later.Kelly Molson: Wow, that's a phenomenal amount of work in six months.Ross Ballinger: Yeah. In, I don't know, design industry terms and the size of the business, that's no time at all, really.Kelly Molson: No, it's not. I honestly thought you were going to say we started talking about this three years ago and it took two years. It was a two year process.Ross Ballinger: The best thing was, is that we were doing that, alongside launching our brand new Vikings area. So we've got three new rides launch. We're launching a new website at the same time.Danielle Nicholls: We had a new booking system.Ross Ballinger: Yeah, a new ticketing system. As well as the regular day to day work and seasonal campaigns to market. It was literally like all Christmases come at once.Danielle Nicholls: It was. Everything we'd wanted for so long, they just went, "There you go."Ross Ballinger: All at the same time.Kelly Molson: You can have it all, but you need to do it in this amount of time. Wow. That is such a lot to all be happening at the same time. But I'm not going to lie, this happens at attractions. Suddenly, they just spring into action. We have just worked with a client with exactly the same. They did a rebrand, new website, booking system, all at the same time. And you're like, "Ah, the world is on fire. What's happening?"Danielle Nicholls: It was great though.Ross Ballinger: It was good though. We collaborated for most of it. The agency were a bit of a rock, really. And they did a lot of the legwork in terms of the brand personality, putting together the guidelines, creating the initial design concepts. But I did sit alongside them and collaborate with them. It would've just been a too big a task solely, on my own, internally, which it wouldn't have been possible. But I'd like to think I had a lot of input, inspirational design ideas along the way, that probably helped chisel the final outcome and the look of the brand that we've got now.Danielle Nicholls: Just logos in itself, you had sheets and sheets of-Ross Ballinger: Sheets and sheets of logos, yeah, logo concepts and variations. But I know I wanted something that was super flexible in terms of composition and layout. Because I know what I'd created before, it was archaic, but it was flexible. It would work on all different platforms. And then the typeface that we chose for the final logo was one of my early typefaces that I pitched in. And the swirl, that was one of my babies, that was one of my original concepts. So I always wanted to push that.Kelly Molson: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I love that. But that's what makes for a good agency client relationship is that you do collaborate. That's how it should be. And they obviously nailed it. And I know that you would've had so many stakeholders involved in this process as well. So I can imagine how big a challenge that was to actually come to a final, "This is what it's going to be like," and everyone be happy.Ross Ballinger: It was a challenge, but only because we had a lot of passionate stakeholders that wanted valued input. And they had strong views, which was very fair.Kelly Molson: So the bit that ties these two stories together, the things that we've talked about today, is that... I think you alluded to the fact, Ross. That when the brand launched, it's a big change for people. The way that you've talked about the brand is incredibly passionate. I can imagine that local people, people that come to visit every week, every month, they are so... The brand is in their heart. So a big change like this can be quite uncomfortable for people. And when the brand launched, there was a little bit of-Ross Ballinger: Yeah, there was a bit of uncertainty, yeah, and a bit of shock. Yeah, they've had a logo installed in their brain for 20 years. But when we wanted to launch the rebrand, it wasn't just about a logo. We did focus on the logo probably, in hindsight, more than we should have.Danielle Nicholls: I think that's maybe a bit of a learning curve, particularly on social. The asset that we used was the old logo going into the new logo, which we thought was great. But then when we put it out, we were like, "Actually, maybe we should have focused more on..." Like you say, brand personality and visions and values, rather than just the logo.Ross Ballinger: Because the end user hasn't really seen the six months of graft that's gone into creating that. And we did portray it in five seconds.Kelly Molson: So they just get the, "Hey, this is new, you should love it." But they haven't understood about the process of why you've done certain things, and the decisions that have been made.Danielle Nicholls: Exactly, yeah. We had a blog which explained it all perfectly, but you had to click through to the blog. People didn't necessarily do that. They just saw the logo and keyboard-Ross Ballinger: But I like the journey we went through because the people that didn't actually really like it in the beginning and really just sacked it off straight away, they're the people that have warmed to it now. And seen it in execution, and how adaptable it is, and how we can get our messages across. And the fact that they love it now, and I love that, that we've turned them round.Danielle Nicholls: Because the main thing we were trying to do, really, is come away from fun family memories, and turn it to fun for everyone. That was the main message that we wanted to portray, particularly on the social channels, and in brand in general. But I think going forward we're definitely going to achieve that.Kelly Molson: But it's quite interesting because I think what you talked about earlier, Danielle, your social community, they would've played a big part in this when you launched it. So I guess it would've been harder if you hadn't already built those relationships and nurtured that community. Launching something like this, would've been 1,000 times more difficult than actually... All right, there was a bit of a bump in the road, but it wasn't the end of the world. And people, like you say, are now warming to it and loving it. Would that have happened if you hadn't put all that work into the social community aspect?Danielle Nicholls: Possibly not. I think, like I said earlier, there was a lot of people, they had our backs. So there was people like, "This is..." Being very negative. But people were responding saying, "Look, they have to move forward, they've been through this, that and the other. They have to move forward. See the positives," which was good.Ross Ballinger: I think as well, probably because we've got such a good social community, they felt comfortable with saying what they thought about it and being honest.Danielle Nicholls: Which helps because we did run focus groups beforehand, as part of the rebrand process, with suppliers, annual pass holders, staff members, literally with so many people. But until it's out there, you're not necessarily going to get that big, full, wider picture. So it did help us with how we were going to move forward with the rebrand as well, looking at their feedback.Kelly Molson: So you actually took some of their... So obviously from the focus groups, you would've taken on board some of the input that you got from those. When it launched, was there anything that you took on board from the feedback that you were getting at that point? That you could look to, not necessarily change, but I guess look at the ways that you implement it in a different way?Danielle Nicholls: I think the main thing was, like we said, the logo situation. Because everyone was so focused on the logo, we knew that, moving forwards, as we were going to explore the brand even more, we had to make sure it was about the imagery and the personality. And including the shop line there and things like that, rather than... I think that learning curve definitely came from the feedback.Kelly Molson: Brilliant. It is such a huge project to go through a rebrand. And I think there's always that anxious moment when you unveil it to people and they go... It could be a bit Marmite. But I think the way that it's been managed, that's the important part of this story, really. And that comes back to, again, it all fits together about how the two of you work together as well. And I think that's quite an important aspect to take away from this podcast episode as well. It's about, it's a team, this is a team thing that happens here. And it's not just about one person. So the brand has launched and then, suddenly, it's all on Danielle's shoulders to deal with all the stuff that's coming back. It's, this is a team thing.Ross Ballinger: Well, no, it cascaded all the way through the company, didn't it?Danielle Nicholls: Yeah.Ross Ballinger: People would be like... Even engineers, and everyone, and HR, they were like... They felt the same... It was almost a little bit of disappointment that the reaction wasn't amazing. But then, everybody felt it.Danielle Nicholls: But we all came together and-Ross Ballinger: Yeah.Danielle Nicholls: Our director of people bought us a box of Krispy Kremes in the office that day. And was like, "There you go, guys. Are you all okay?" And we were like, "Yeah, it's all good."Ross Ballinger: But there's obviously horror stories of brands doing this and reverting back. But we knew that we'd got something that was amazing that we were going to stick to. And once we knew we could roll it out, that it was going to flourish. So we're just glad that we stuck to our guns and just... We had the negativity at the beginning and, now, people love it.Danielle Nicholls: Like you say, we have people coming up to us, just telling me it's good. Saying, "I wasn't sure at first? But now we love it."Kelly Molson: Ah, see, and that's what you want. You want it to be loved by everybody that sees it now. That's brilliant. You just reminded me of something that I saw a few weeks ago. Have you seen the video when Staples changed their logo, they put out?Danielle Nicholls: Yes.Ross Ballinger: Yes, yes.Kelly Molson: That's just like, as you were talking about it, I was going, "Oh my God, I watched that last week." And it's so crazy.Danielle Nicholls: Yeah. And they're all like, "Whoopa." It's amazing.Kelly Molson: "Wow, look at us." And I just didn't think it was amazing either. But I just felt really sorry for the whole team being forced to clap it and, "Yay, a logo." Oh dear, if that's what they thought brand was-Ross Ballinger: I loved it. I just think that's how you should do it, even if it is a bit cringey.Danielle Nicholls: I thought it was hilarious.Ross Ballinger: What they've done is open up the stapler in the logo, and put it on the side. But sometimes that probably would've cost them an arm and a leg just to do that as well.Danielle Nicholls: So much time.Kelly Molson: There's a massive buildup to that happening as well. And I was a bit like, "Wow, that's a massive anticlimax."Danielle Nicholls: A big press conference for it.Ross Ballinger: I just loved everything about it, honestly.Kelly Molson: The next rebrand, that's what you'll be doing, Ross. You'll get everyone in the attraction, you'll launch it on a big screen. I think what you've done, and what you've achieved, is phenomenal. Thank you for coming on the podcast and talking to me about it today. I really appreciate it. As ever, we always ask our guests if they've got a book that they love that they'd like to share with our audience. So you can pick one each.Danielle Nicholls: I think for me... And going back to me being a theme park nerd, this ties in very well. John Wardley, who is-Ross Ballinger: No.Danielle Nicholls: I know, right. John Wardley, who is a big theme park, mainly rollercoaster, designer. He's done work for Merlin, PortAventura, Oakwood, so many. He was really, really big. He worked on things like Nemesis, Oblivion, Katanga Canyon at Alton Towers, was Megafobia at Oakwood. He had an autobiography called Creating Your Nemesis, which basically spanned through his life of how we got into the theme park industry and where we went through. And it's very story based and anecdotal, but it was really inspiring. And helped me create the courage to knock on doors and do that kind of thing.Kelly Molson: Oh, I love that. Great book. Great book choice.Ross Ballinger: That's a really good response to the question. See, I'm a designer so I don't really read. I can read, but I just don't read. I'm very visual, as you can imagine. So I'm just not a fan of reading. I prefer to just scroll through Instagram and TikTok. But I have read books in the past. I remember one book, I think it's probably the only book I have read, was The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. I think it's Dan Brown. But that's only because I was interested in Leonardo da Vinci, who was obviously a scientist or an... He was a bit of an artist and an architect. So I was more interested in his theories, and his Vitruvian Man, I think it is. So I was more interested in his works, really. But other than that, I do own every book by Jamie Oliver, so if a cookbook works.Kelly Molson: I don't know if you should be sharing that.Ross Ballinger: So yeah, I love Jamie Oliver. 5 Ingredients, 30 Minute Meals, brilliant.Kelly Molson: Jamie Oliver gets a bad rap and I don't really know why because he seems like a nice guy.Danielle Nicholls: Are we going back to unpopular opinion?Kelly Molson: Well, I think we should. But also a little story in that. I live in Saffron Walden, Jamie Oliver lives five minutes around the corner.Ross Ballinger: He's down the road.Kelly Molson: He goes to the market in my town every Saturday, and goes and buys his-Ross Ballinger: Oh, I'd love to meet him.Danielle Nicholls: You'd be there for a selfie.Kelly Molson: Ross, join the queue. I'd love to meet him. I've lived here since 2019. I've never seen him once. All my friends have seen him. And now, it's a thing with them. They're like, "Have you seen him yet? Have you seen him?" No. And I feel like, I'm not a Jamie Oliver stalker. I'm not going to go and harass him. I just would like to live in the town and be like, "Oh yeah, I saw him this morning." I've never seen him. My mum has been messaging me once, and she's been in the cafe in Saffron Walden, and been like, "I think Jamie Oliver's on the table next to me. I'm not sure if it's him though. I don't know if it's a fat version of Jamie Oliver, or if it's actually... Oh no, it is Jamie. It's Jamie Oliver."Ross Ballinger: Oh no. I can understand why people don't like him. But he just sploshes his olive oil everywhere, sploshes it around. But he has got that passion for cooking, which is what I resonate with. So he loves what he does, he's so-Danielle Nicholls: You can't knock his passion.Ross Ballinger: You can't knock his passion. So I'm in tune with that.Kelly Molson: All right. Listeners, well, I think that we should scrap Ross's book choice, and I think we should go with the Jamie Oliver book. So if you head over to Twitter, and you retweet this Twitter announcement with, "I want Ross and Danielle's books," then you might be in with a chance of winning Danielle's book and a Jamie Oliver cookbook. Does that sound fair?Ross Ballinger: Yeah, that'd be ace.Kelly Molson: I feel like you were more passionate about that.Ross Ballinger: Yeah, yeah, yeah.Kelly Molson: All right, let's do that then. Thank you. It was lovely to have you both on. I've really, really enjoyed it.Ross Ballinger: Thank you.Danielle Nicholls: Thank you.Kelly Molson: And also thank you for the lovely little tour that I got of the new Vikings area at Drayton Manor, when you hosted the UK Theme Park Awards earlier this year.Danielle Nicholls: I'm glad you liked it.Ross Ballinger: Yeah, we did, yeah.Kelly Molson: It was awesome.Danielle Nicholls: It was amazing.Ross Ballinger: I think that's where you spotted us.Danielle Nicholls: Yeah.Kelly Molson: Well, look, I'm not going to lie, you guys were sitting behind me and you were extremely loud. And I thought, "They'll make great podcast guests."Danielle Nicholls: We were whooping everyone.Ross Ballinger: We had so much energy that day though. I was knackered by the end of the day.Kelly Molson: I loved it. No, you hosted it perfectly. It was a brilliant event. But the new area is fantastic, so definitely go on, book your ticket.Ross Ballinger: We're very proud of it.Kelly Molson: And go on and see that while you can. So thanks for coming on, guys.Ross Ballinger: Thank you.Danielle Nicholls: Thank you.Kelly Molson: 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; rubber cheese.com/podcast.

Bad Dads Film Review
Train to Busan & Thomas the Tank Engine

Bad Dads Film Review

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 72:25


Train week starts with a discussion of the Top 5 Dinner scenes because of course and because we've compiled a list of Top 5 Trains already. I can't even be bothered to type the various meal based puns I was going to dish up to you in lieu of anything interesting to say to introduce this topic. We're on the record as being fans of the slow shuffle rather than a raging, furious flail - I'm talking zombies just to be clear here - but Yeon Sang-ho might just convince  us otherwise with TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016). Fund manager and uninvolved father Seok-Woo (Gong Yoo) must escort his daughter Soo-An back to Busan during the middle of a zombie outbreak and like most great zombie movies this one tells us more about the people who are left behind which includes father-to-be Sang-Hwa (Ma Dong-Seok), expectant mother Jung Yu-mi (Seong-kyeong), teenage lovers Min and Kim and selfish executive Yong-Suk. With so many relationships to keep track of and the pace amplified by the DIE HARD or SPEED type element of the setting, sometimes the characters can seem a little stock but also sometimes subtlety can go fuck itself. Whilst TRAIN occasionally leans into melodrama, virtually every single one of the sacrifices, of which there are a surprising many, feels earned. A strong performance from the likeable Dong-Seok, themes about immigration and how populations are controlled by fear, accomplished visual effects and an inventive script which sees our knowledge of the zombie threat constantly evolving combine to make this a must see and not just for fans of the genre. It seems incredible that we've never tackled Thomas The Tank Engine but here we are, finally checking out THOMAS & FRIENDS. Ringo Starr lives on the island of Sodor along with the titular steam engine and his various trainyard counterparts. One of the main things I remember about this universe is that all the characters were, without exception, awful. Gordon was an arrogant, pompous blowhard who looked down on the other engines, James was rude, proud, and vain, Percy was infantile and a worrywart, Thomas was a classic narcissist and Harold the Helicopter had a fungal nail infection and used to steal underwear. In this episode Thomas is fat-shamed, Gordon plays a terrifying prank on him then the narrator effectively tells us 'never challenge authority'. Quite something. Things to expect during this discussion: innuendo, theme music but not the one you're thinking of, discussions of the levels of sentience and/or freewill of the engines, the nightmarish uncanny valley faces of the original series models and Thomas's scrapyard fate. We love to hear from our listeners! By which I mean we tolerate it. Try us on twitter @dads_film, on Facebook Bad Dads Film Review or on our website baddadsfilm.com.   Until next time, we remain...   Bad Dads

Squiz Kids
Friday, September 9 - Queen Elizabeth dies aged 96; Switzerland's seaweed coffee; Thomas the Tank Engine's new autistic friend; and why beluga whales love Adele.

Squiz Kids

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 10:56


Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we'll give you the world. A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to date without all the nasties' (A Squiz Parent)This Australian podcast for kids easily fits into the daily routine - helping curious kids stay informed about the world around them.Fun. Free. Fresh. LINKSMagpie maphttps://www.magpiealert.com/Meet Bruno the Brake Car - Thomas' new friendhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o7IyHo2CjEEpic Adventures with beluga whisperer Bertie Gregory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVOcBwtF78oSquiz Kids For Schools Term 4 Promo Offer:Access all of our content for the special Term 4 price of only $39.95.https://www.squizkids.com.au/free-trial/NewshoundsRegister your interest in our new media literacy resource for classroomswww.squizkids.com.au/newshoundsAre you a teacher and want to work for Squiz Kids?Send us an email, with your CV to squizschools@thesquiz.com.auSquiz Kids for Schools:Teachers: Did you know that you can access curriculum-aligned, differentiated resources related to each day's podcast episode with a Squiz Kids for Schools subscription? Check it all out with a FREE 30 Day Trial.Stay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids For Schools Instagram!Parents: Unlock a heap of bonus content with our Squiz Kids Subscriber Specials, only on Apple Podcasts. There's a 7-day free trial, and you'll get access to the whole back catalogue of Shortcuts, quizzes, and Squiz The World episodes.Stay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Send us an email at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au

Holsworthy mark Podcast Show..Number 1 in Devon England
Thomas the tank engine gets Autistic friend Bruno.mp3

Holsworthy mark Podcast Show..Number 1 in Devon England

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 0:26


Thomas the tank engine gets Autistic friend Bruno.mp3

The Supporting Child Caregivers Podcast
Episode 80: 080 The SCC Pod - Thomas the Tank Engine

The Supporting Child Caregivers Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 47:17


Part 5 of our Children and Daycare series: Alayne Stieglitz, an infant and early childhood specialist, and the co-founder of SCC, will talk about some of her many experiences as an early childhood educator, including one of my favorite stories about a little boy named “Thomas”. 

We Could Survive That
Episode 381: Bullet Train (2022)

We Could Survive That

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2022 32:27


In episode 381, the survival experts take a very fast train. Unfortunately, a mysterious briefcase has caught the attention of some of the worst guns for hire in Japan. Chris has a grumble about conducting and Jack has childhood flash backs to a scary Postman Pat encounter. E-mail your survival suggestions to us at wecouldsurvivethat@gmail.com or Twitter @WeCouldSurvive or find older episode on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXAa8-wNqv1G14ts_DHenkg/feed

The Spooky Screen
Bullet Train (2022) - High Art vs. Mass Entertainment

The Spooky Screen

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 23:43


Bri The Sports Guy
E492: Bri makes his AFC East predictions (Bills and Dolphins look good, Jets improving, Pats are in for a tough year) then the guys discuss Mike's fading Milwaukee Brewers and 20 year old Tom (Thomas the Tank Engine) Kim wins on the PGA Tour.

Bri The Sports Guy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 36:57


Bri makes his AFC East predictions (Bills and Dolphins look good, Jets improving, Pats are in for a tough year) then the guys discuss Mike's fading Milwaukee Brewers and 20 year old Tom (Thomas the Tank Engine) Kim wins on the PGA Tour.

Place to Be Nation POP
Blockbuster Rewatch - Ant-Man (#14)

Place to Be Nation POP

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 120:43


On the fourteenth episode of Blockbuster Rewatch, Andy Atherton welcomes Greg Diener to do a live watch of the 2015's Ant-Man continuing his MCU rewatch. Originally broadcasted live on Stream Lounge, the duo discusses de-aging technology; Paul Rudd, superhero?: Baskins-Robbins; “cool” crimes; Bobby Canavale aka Poor Man's Jeffrey Dean Morgan;  Luis' story telling; returning stolen items; naming ants; The Schmidt Pain Index; security badges; Thomas The Tank Engine; The Quantum Realm and where the MCU will go from this point.   To watch the Stream Lounge Broadcast, click on the link below: https://www.streamlounge.io/watch/66ba7c2a-6923-4f1c-88f9-c360b20c61a0

Freaky Attractions
Edgar's Revenge | Thomas the Tank Engine Creepypasta

Freaky Attractions

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 12:09


Who would have thought Thomas the Train was so terrifying? Written by ► "Edgar's Revenge" by Erna Weissman ► "Thomas and The Children" by Anonymous Narrated by ► Mr. Freaky Subscribe to Mr. Freaky Vlog ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEJJ... Subscribe here: ► https://tinyurl.com/y6fe78al Patreon: ► www.patreon.com/freakyattractions Discord: ► https://discord.gg/26EAEYjmmq -This Creepypasta is fictional and for entertainment purposes only-

The Colin McEnroe Show
The Nose looks at ‘We Own This City' and ‘The Northman'

The Colin McEnroe Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 49:00


Your strength breaks men’s bones. This week’s Nose has the cunning to break their minds. We Own This City is a six-part HBO miniseries developed by David Simon and George Pelecanos and based on the book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. It chronicles the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force and corruption within and around it. Simon told NPR’s Eric Deggans that “this is the closest thing you’re going to get to a sequel” to The Wire. And: The Northman is director Robert Eggers’s third feature and his first big-budget film. It is based on the Viking legend of Amleth, a prince who tries to avenge the murder of his father. Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take: John Aylward Dies: ‘ER’ & ‘The West Wing’ Actor Was 75 Hannah Gadsby Stays Sunny by Any Means Necessary George Carlin narrator edits make Thomas The Tank Engine even more blue Genius editor combines Carlin’s Thomas & Friends narration with foul-mouthed clips from his audiobook readings Hollywood Has No Idea What to Do With the Erotic Thriller Streamers are struggling to reboot a genre that died too young. The Untold Story of the White House’s Weirdly Hip Record Collection Jimmy Carter’s grandson is unlocking its mysteries Attack of the Clones is underrated — and it’s crucial to the current state of Star Wars George Lucas’ maligned prequel chapter deserves reconsideration as it sets up the Obi-Wan series [Ed. note: Links ≠ endorsement.] The Believer, a Beloved Literary Magazine, Goes Home After a Risqué Detour The magazine, bought by a marketing company, briefly hosted clickbait content. Scandal ensued. After a flurry of negotiation, it is now back with its first publisher, McSweeney’s. Can You Remember the Plot of Avatar? We asked a semi-random assortment of smart and funny people who were alive in 2009—from Broti Gupta to Brandon Wardell to Marianne Williamson—if they could recall the plot of the highest-grossing movie ever. The Puzzle That Will Outlast the World One move down, 1,298,074,214,633,706,907,132,624,082,305,022 to go. Star Wars: The Rebellion Will Be Televised An exclusive look at the master plan for Obi-Wan Kenobi with Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, Andor with Diego Luna, Ahsoka with Rosario Dawson—and a fleet of new shows. Squid Game Season 2 Likely Won’t Release Until End Of 2023 Or 2024 Taylor Swift’s NYU Commencement Speech Was About Cats, Cringe, And Getting Canceled The star’s NYU commencement speech was completely apolitical. Marvel Studios is licensing Stan Lee’s likeness from the company he sued before his death Lee sued POW! Entertainment in 2018 Tom Cruise Is Being Boring at Cannes ‘Doctor Who’ has its first Black lead. Will the show contend with race? GUESTS: Taneisha Duggan: A director, producer, and arts consultant Sam Hadelman: Works in music public relations and hosts The Sam Hadelman Show at Radio Free Brooklyn Irene Papoulis: teaches writing at Trinity College Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fanaddicts
Augustus Prew Loves Trains

Fanaddicts

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 47:23


You know him from The Morning Show, Prison Break, Ibiza, and the upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, but do you know Augustus Prew's favorite way to get from gig to gig? It's not a bird, it's not a plane, it's a Train! That's right Augustus loves trains. He tells hosts Clare Kramer and David Magidoff all about how he first fell in love with Trains, which train routes are on his bucket list, and even how he chose his house because it's right by a train track, only on Fanaddicts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jew Talkin' To Me?
Jew Talkin' To Me? with Rose Johnson & Carey Marx

Jew Talkin' To Me?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 54:22


Join Jewish Comedians Rachel Creeger & Philip Simon for their comedy podcast, a chat show about all things Jewish, produced by Russell Balkind. This week's guests are comedians Rose Johnson and Carey Marx.Follow them on social media, follow US on social media and don't forget to let us know what you think about the show.Facebook: @JewTalkinTwitter: @JewTalkinInstagram: @JewTalkinLots more fantastic episodes waiting to be released every Friday morning, so don't forget to subscribe and leave us a 5* review - it really helps other people find the show. Go on… it's what your mother would want!--------------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter: @rosejohnnoInstagram: @rosejohnnoWebsite: www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/rose-johnson Rose is a stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and one-third of sketch group Birthday Girls, whose BBC podcast Birthday Girls' House Party was nominated for the 2019 British Podcast Award for Best Comedy. Her work in progress show “Yes and No” will be at Machynlleth Comedy Festival at the end of the month. Her acting credits include The Mash Report (BBC2), Channel 4's  Lee and Dean, Absolutely Fabulous, Mr Sloane and Russell Howard's Gert Lush. Rose has written on Have I Got News For You (BBC1), Hypothetical (DAVE), The Last Leg (CH4) and The Comedy Guide To Life (DAVE). Rose writes regularly for children's television, with credits including Thomas The Tank Engine, Swashbuckle, and the Children's BAFTA nominated Gigglebiz. Twitter: @CareyMarxInstagram: @carey.marxWebsite: www.careymarx.comWriter and star of BBC Radio 4's Intensive Carey, twice winner of Best International Show at the New Zealand Comedy Festival, and Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show nominee. Carey's early career saw him performing as a world-class sleight of hand magician, illusionist, hypnotist, psychic, medium, and creator of the unusual. He performed at the lavish James Bond parties, for the Rolling Stones at Bill Wyman's wedding, and private events for royalty. After dropping the props, Carey established himself firmly as one of the top stand-up comedians from the British circuit, playing all the most prestigious clubs and festivals. He has performed in every continent and claims to have travelled more in his life than he has stood still. A circuit veteran, Marx concocts his own blend of dark humour with his ability to find joy in the most unexpected places. An international multi-award winner, Carey's credits range from Channel 4's Gas to BBC One's The Stand Up Show. Marx has written for the likes of Newzoids (ITV), The Now Show, (Radio 4), and Nick Doody's Bigipedia (BBC Radio 4).  Get bonus content on the Jew Talkin' To Me? Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Willhouz
Episode 92 - Hey, Guapi (featuring Thomas The Tank Engine)

Willhouz

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 89:06


Yooooooo... this week on the show, the guys bring on Morgan's potential husband to break down viral dumb ass videos.

Right on Track: A Thomas The Tank Engine Podcast
Ep 50 - But He Doesn't Have Tyres

Right on Track: A Thomas The Tank Engine Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 103:12


As Series Six comes to a close, Denham, Connor and Parry are joined by The ARC Minister to review four marvelous and somewhat question-raising episodes of Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends embodying jealously, tangles, big fix ups and musical antics. The team also take time to celebrate the 50th episode milestone and thank you for listening along and supporting.Episodes reviewed are:Edward The Really Useful EngineDunkin' DuncanRusty Saves The DayFaulty WhistlesFollow The ARC Minister on Twitter and Deviant ArtFeature Song Of The Week: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Cover (ThomasDaTank)Theme Composed by Headmaster HastingsKeep up to date with Right On Track on:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Right on Track: A Thomas The Tank Engine Podcast

After several weeks of marauding, searching and a fearless rescue, Parry and Connor find Denham all in one piece and eager to review more episodes on the Thomas the Tank channel, but with him in tow, they also find Carty yearning to talk about Series 6.Join the fantastic four as they meticulously analyse another four more episodes of Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends!Episodes reviewed are:Jack FrostGordon Takes A TumblePercy's Chocolate CrunchBuffer BotherFind out more about An Unlikely Fandom as well as Carty's other film projectsFeature Song Of The Week: Home Resonance Cover (StarTom)Theme Composed by Headmaster HastingsKeep up to date with Right On Track on:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seemingly Unknown Podcast

“SUP” or the Seemingly Unknown Podcast is the brainchild of seemingly unknown guitar player, Zach Myers, of Shinedown and Smith & Myers fame! Along for the ride are his friends Paul and John, as they breakdown the walls of all things pop culture, sports, movies, music, wrestling, and the downright obscure!Find us at @seeminglyunknownpodcast on Instagram and @seeminglyup on Twitter!We are also on Instagram!Zach Myers - @zmyersofficialPaul Dominguez - @pauly_tamaleJM Guarnieri - @johnsilverspear