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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 Paul Marden and Oz Austwick.Fill in the Rubber Cheese 2024 Visitor Attraction Website Survey - the annual benchmark statistics for the attractions sector.If 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 31st July 2024. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references: https://rubbercheese.com/survey/https://carbonsix.digital/https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmarden/Paul Marden is the Founder and Managing Director of Carbon Six Digital and the CEO of Rubber Cheese. He is an Umbraco Certified Master who likes to think outside the box, often coming up with creative technical solutions that clients didn't know were possible. Paul oversees business development and technical delivery, specialising in Microsoft technologies including Umbraco CMS, ASP.NET, C#, WebApi, and SQL Server. He's worked in the industry since 1999 and has vast experience of managing and delivering the technical architecture for both agencies and client side projects of all shapes and sizes. Paul is an advocate for solid project delivery and has a BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile. 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:  Paul Marden: Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in and working with Mister attractions. I'm your host, Paul Marden. In today's episode, Oz Austwick and I talk about the Rubber Cheese Visitor Attraction Website Survey. After six weeks of data collection, we've seen some really interesting insights that we'll share and we'll also announce a new digital sustainability initiative that we're really excited about. Paul Marden: Hello, Oz. How you doing, mate? Oz Austwick: Hi, I'm good, mate, I'm good. How are you? Paul Marden: I am very good. On a slightly gray summer's day, hopefully, you know, all the private schools have broken up, so it should start to get busy in the attractions over the next couple of weeks and then we've got all the state schools breaking up in the next few weeks as well. So exciting times, hopefully. Hopefully busy times as well. Oz Austwick: Yes. So what are we going to talk about today? Paul Marden: Well, we are going to talk a little bit about the survey, but I thought it might be quite nice as well to talk a little bit about what's happening in the news because there's quite a lot at the moment. Oz Austwick: There is been a bit of a change of boss, haven't there has been. Paul Marden: A change of boss recently. But before we do that, shall we talk about where have we been recently? Tell me, tell me, which attraction have you been to recently? Oz Austwick: So this is why you're here, to keep me on track. The most recent attraction I've been to is Hazelmere Museum in Surrey. It's a bit of an eye opener, to be honest. I've always had a bit of a love for these tiny little provincial, formerly council run museums that you find in little towns around the country because you come across some amazing gems hidden in them. But Hazelmere Museum is a little bit different. I mean, it's astonishing. It's got a vast catalogue of natural history stuff. I mean, hundreds of thousands of pieces in the catalogue there. They've got an Egyptian section as well, with a sarcophagus and a mummy. Yeah, it's a great place. It's hidden away in this tiny little market town and if you get the opportunity, go, because it's great. Oz Austwick: But there is no parking, so you have to park in the town centre and walk along, which is the only downside I can come up with. How about you? Where have you been? Paul Marden: Sounds awesome. I have been to a few tiny little museums, actually. Recently I went to Winchester with my daughter and we did some of the military museums in Winchester because there's quite a few regimental museums in Winchester. They are all of them, you know, hyper focused on a particular regiment doing very specific things. So, you know, there's a cavalry museum and infantry museums. And it's just really interesting. My brother was in the army. It's quite nice to be able to take Millie and walk her around some of these military museums and for her to connect with what he did when he was in the army. So we're able to see, there's a little piece in one of the museums showing the war in Kosovo and how peacekeepers went over. And my brother had a medal from going to Bosnia. Paul Marden: He went to in peacekeeping back in the '90s. That was very interesting for her to be in a museum and connect with something that's of relevance to the family. He was slightly offended when I told him. Also, we saw model of Pegasus Bridge. And she was like, “Was he at Pegasus Bridge?” And I was like, “No, no. Uncle Barry's not quite that old. No, that's about 40 years too old for Uncle Barry.”Oz Austwick: Yeah. Do you know, I remember I went to Pegasus Bridge completely by accident once. Literally. We were just driving back and went, “Hang on a minute. This looks familiar. “Yeah. We stopped off at the cafe and had a wander around the bridge. And you can still see the bullet holes in the walls of the cafe building. And there are still tanks. Amazing place. Anyway, sorry, I digress. Paul Marden: No, absolutely. So let's talk a little bit about what's happening in the news at the moment. Anything that springs to mind for you? Oz Austwick: Well, I mean, obviously, the change of government, I don't think it came as a big surprise to anyone. Maybe the actual numbers were a little surprising, but the fact that we've now got a Labour Prime Minister with a fairly clear majority I don't think was a massive surprise. How that's going to play out in terms of the sector, I don't know. Paul Marden: Yeah, we've got a different culture sector in place, haven't we, than were perhaps anticipating. So there's few changes of personnel than we perhaps anticipated. Oz Austwick: Yeah, I mean, I guess we'll wait and see. It's probably just a result of the change, but I guess I'm feeling fairly optimistic that things might improve. Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. I feel an air of optimism that we haven't had for quite some time. Oz Austwick: Yeah. Paul Marden: Interesting times, other things in the sector. Interesting, exciting news. The Young V and a were awarded the Art Fund Museum of the Year. That's a, you know, a new museum that's doing lots of amazing work. We're real focused on kids and families. Lots of. Lots of co creation with young people involved in it. So that's quite exciting stuff. And it comes with a really hefty prize fund as well. So. So they got quite a nice pat on the back, a gong and some money as well to be able to fund their good work. So that's exciting. Oz Austwick: Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. Good for them. Anything else? Yeah, Bloomberg. I think we should probably talk a little bit about Bloomberg earlier in the year. We talked a lot about to a lot of people about the fact that Bloomberg philanthropies were awarding grants as part of their accelerator program for attractions, culturally significant attractions, to improve their digital presence. And that's kind of happened. A lot of awards have been made, attractions have got money to spend, and that's beginning to work its way out into the community now. So I'm really looking forward to seeing if that actually makes a significant difference to the overall level of websites. And I guess we'll probably have to wait until next year with the survey to find out if there's been a change in the sector. Oz Austwick: But I think for those attractions that have received the money, it can't be anything but a positive thing. Paul Marden: I was quite impressed because it's not just money that they're getting. They're getting help and support from Bloomberg as well to guide them in the use of that money. Because I think sometimes you see charities getting awarded large chunks of money and sometimes it can be a challenge for them to spend that money effectively, whereas by being provided guidance from Bloomberg, you know, you can see that money is going to be well spent and well used. So that's. I'm pleased about that. It'll be really exciting to see some of those projects come to fruition. I was pretty excited about a couple of science centre related news items. So we the curious in Bristol has reopened after two years of being closed in fire. So that was, I think that was monumental for them to be able to turn that around. It was really. Paul Marden: I was really pleased to see them reopen. That's definitely on my list of things I need to do this summer, is go and visit them and see what amazing things they've done. Absolutely. And then we've also got Cambridge Science Centre as well, will be due to open in a couple of weeks time. So they've opened their ticketing up. So people can now buy tickets to go to Cambridge Science Centre who have been a little bit like we the curious. They've been without a physical home for a period of time and are reopening a physical offering again. So that's exciting to be able to go and buy your tickets and head on over to Cambridge Science Centre.Oz Austwick: And Kids in Museums as well. I'm not going to talk about it because I know you know a lot more about it than me. But they're looking for volunteers, right? Paul Marden: Yeah, absolutely. So I think we talked in a number of episodes about the Family Friendly Museum Awards and short lists of those have been announced. That includes young v and a again. And we're looking for volunteer families to go undercover and do the judging. And I love it. The idea that families will get. They will have a contribution to the cost of money, pay expenses for them to go undercover and do this judging. And the feedback we get from those families is amazing. At the awards last year, each time an award was announced, we get a little snippet of what the undercover judges actually said and it's surprising what kids find important to them. The benches were comfy or the cafe was nice, you know, little things that perhaps adults might notice, you know, comes out in that undercover judging. Paul Marden: So, yeah, Kids in Museums need volunteers. Head on over to the website to go and find out a little bit more about that undercover judging. If you'd like to get involved in it. That's the news. But what do we really want to talk about? Oz Austwick: We really want to talk about our survey. Paul Marden: We really do. It's exciting. Oz Austwick: In fairness, we're kind of always talking about the survey at the moment. So now we're just going to talk to you about the survey rather than each other and anyone that will listen. Paul Marden: Yes, absolutely. Oz Austwick: We've been open for submissions for, what, six weeks now? Paul Marden: About that, I think. Yeah.Oz Austwick: A few weeks to go. It's proving really interesting. Paul Marden: Yes. Oz Austwick: Is that enough of the hook? Have we got you now? One of the things that I think is probably worth saying is that somehow, and whilst we wanted this to happen, I don't think we specifically planned for it, we've kind of lost a lot of the kind of fake submissions that we've had in previous years where people were clearly just having a look at the survey or not bothering to fill it in, or maybe it was bots doing it and we don't seem to have those. So the overall quality of the responses is just fantastic. And some of the venues that have submitted their data to the survey, I mean, they're astonishing. I'm not going to name any names because I don't know if I'm allowed to. Paul Marden: No, you're definitely not allowed to. Oz Austwick: Some of the biggest and most famous attractions in the country. Or even the world because we are worldwide this year. Paul Marden: But more importantly, also the smallest museums you could possibly imagine are in that data set as well. So what have we seen? We got all of these amazing responses. We've still got a couple of weeks left to go. We don't want anyone to feel left out. We definitely want more people to respond over the next couple of weeks. But let's give some teasers. What have we seen that we thought was interesting? Oz Austwick: Before we do, can I just make a couple of points that I think everybody needs to be aware of? The first is that any data you put in is absolutely confidential in every way. We're never going to release your data to the wider world. All the data that gets released is aggregated together and is done in a way that is completely anonymous. But what that does is it allows us to give sector wide data and we can give your data in comparison to that, so you can and see where you are. So there's no risk of anything getting out in the wide world that you don't want out there. It's completely non commercial. You know, we're not making money from this, we're not doing this, we're not asking for your data in order that we can make money. Oz Austwick: This is to give back to the community. We want people to have the information so that they can make the right decisions. And also, you don't have to fill in everything. If you look at it and think, you know, I ought to fill this in, I want to fill it in, but I haven't got time to do the whole thing, do half of it, that's okay. Even if you only fill in one question, that will improve the value of that answer to the entire sector. I'll shush now. Sorry. Let's look at some action figures. Paul Marden: Let's talk about some of the interesting findings. We've definitely found some things where we've gone. “Oh, really? Oh, how interesting.” So for me, one of them, I'm a tech geek. Everybody knows I'm a tech geek. Okay. Ticketing systems, content management systems, that's my bag. I was quite interested this year that we're seeing much more parity in terms of the ticketing system data that we're getting. So there is a number of ticketing systems where in previous years there's been a substantial number of people selecting Digitickets. In previous years we're seeing more. We're seeing more responses from other respondents this year with different ticketing systems. And I think we've said this before, it's nothing. These aren't necessarily indicating changes in the behaviour of the sector. Paul Marden: It more speaks to the different people that are responding in different years and we're seeing more responses from different people this year. And so we are seeing different ticketing systems appearing alongside Digitickets as key. You spotted something that surprised you, didn't you, in that respect? Oz Austwick: Yeah, absolutely. When we designed the survey went through all of the ticketing systems that were familiar with and all of the names that we knew but hadn't had specific experience of working with. And we created what we thought was a really comprehensive listing of ticketing systems. But we allowed people to tick other and then write in what they were using and we clearly missed one big player from that list and they're probably the highest ranked so far. I haven't actually looked for the last week or so. They're certainly up there. They may not be the most popular but they're one of the most popular and it came as a complete surprise to us. So, you know, do make sure that you get your report because there is stuff in it that surprises even if it's just me, I mean. Oz Austwick: But you may well be surprised by some of the results of that. Paul Marden: Yeah, we saw interesting shifts. So we've done a little bit of year on year analysis as well. Already we've seen that there are more people selecting WordPress as their CMS. So that's now around half of all respondents have selected WordPress as their content management system. Oz Austwick: I'm going to take issue with your phrasing there because I'm not sure that's an accurate description. Paul Marden: Why? Oz Austwick: Because I don't necessarily think we've seen more people selecting WordPress, but we've certainly had more people stating they use WordPress. They may have been using WordPress years, much like the ticketing system. What we've got is a snapshot of the people who have submitted. Paul Marden: Yeah, so I meant selected the tick box as opposed to selected the technology platform. But you're absolutely right. It is indicative of the responses that we're getting this year. And it's not. They're not eating away market share from the other CMS's. I think we're seeing more people being able to tell us what the CMS that they're using is. So fewer people are saying I don't know or I can't track this, and actually giving us answer. Oz Austwick: Yeah, we made a real conscious effort to try and reduce the number of people just saying other. And I think that's probably made a big difference to these. Paul Marden: Yeah, up around is around 11% now, up from 4% in 2023. So that's quite interesting. We're definitely going to do some analysis this year to try and see. Can we slice and dice some of the other data by technology platforms to see if any of these platforms give those people that select them an edge in terms of their performance or their sustainability scores or things like that? Oz Austwick: I know one of the things that we noticed last year was that the bigger, more successful venues were more likely to use Umbraco or perhaps the other way around. The venues that used Umbraco were more likely to be the bigger, more successful venues, but there was no way of telling which was cause and which was effect or whether they were just completely disconnected at all. And hopefully now, because we've got a slightly bigger sample size, we might be able to be a bit more accurate with that. Rather than stating this is a correlation, maybe there's something we can actually action from this. Paul Marden: Yeah. You had some interesting stuff that you saw around how easy people find it to find stuff, didn't you? Oz Austwick: Yes. There's been a long debate that's been going on for longer than I've been with Rubber Cheese about the value of self reporting. And I know that there were some conversations with the Advisory Board that we put together to help design the survey this year about whether that was a valuable thing to do. And I think that, because that's how we've done it for the last few years, we've stuck with it. But also, I think as long as you're open about the fact that this is self reporting, the figure is still accurate. So when we ask people how easy it is for visitors to their website to find what they're looking for, over half of them ranked 8, 9 or 10 out of 10, so that it was very easy. Oz Austwick: And nobody ranked zero, one or two, so nobody thought that it was really difficult to find stuff on their website. But 50% of sites have never actually tested the site or collected feedback from users. So how valuable that figure is a different question. Yeah, we'll come to that later, because there's an important point that I think we're going to make later on about how we can make that figure more valuable. Paul Marden: You also saw some stuff around personalisation, didn't you? Oz Austwick: Yeah. The personalisation things are really important because as a marketer, you go along to agency groups and conferences and workshops and webinars, and for years, if not decades, people have been talking about how important personalisation is. If you've got anybody in your organisation that works with email newsletters, personalisation is absolutely key. And it's really clear that the more you personalise, the better you do. And 90% of the people who filled in the survey agree that personalisation is more important than not. However, only 9% of websites are offering personalised content. Paul Marden: It's a bit heartbreaking, isn't it? Oz Austwick: Yeah. Obviously we don't know why and we can say that even at this point, without the survey having finished, that's already up from last year. It was 6% last year and now it's at 9%, which doesn't feel like a big improvement, but it's a 50% increase. Paul Marden: It'd be interesting to slice that again and see is that the 9% that have personalisation, are they the attractions with larger footfall and larger budgets and that's why they can afford to do this and that's the big barrier to entry? Or is there a something else that actually know that smaller sites with less traffic and less footfall at the attraction can still offer personalisation? It's not just about budgets and some people can use this stuff and get really good outcomes from it, or spending all that time and effort mean that you get no real outcome of it anyway, and that all of those people that think it's really important are kidding themselves. And that's the great thing about the survey, isn't it, that we've got all of this data and we can start to draw those conclusions from it? Oz Austwick: Yeah, absolutely. And I think this is going to be a really interesting one to follow over the next year or two to see if. Is this year's number an actual increase or is it just a more accurate number? Yes, and I guess we can only see that as a trend over time. Paul Marden: Yeah. Oz Austwick: Now, you were very keen that we included some questions about AI and the use of AI. Paul Marden: Yeah. Oz Austwick: Have there been any interesting findings there? Paul Marden: Yes. So the majority of people have used some sort of AI content generation tool, so they've used ChatGPT or the like to be able to do generative AI, writing, copy and that kind of thing. We've not gone into depth about how much they've used it. Do they use it extensively? Is it part of their day to day work? It was simply a question of have you used any of these tools? So, you know, over half have used a tool like that. There is also hidden in that data set there's a few attractions that are doing some pretty innovative things with AI as well. So there's a couple that are using things like AI powered CRM or AI powered scheduling or workforce management. So earlier on you said everybody's submissions is completely anonymous. That is completely true. Paul Marden: But I am definitely going to be tapping up those people that gave us the interesting answers to say, “Would you like to come and tell the story in more detail?” So, yes, you're right, we're never going to share anybody's data, and we're never going to share anybody's stories without their permission. We will definitely, over the next few weeks and months, as we're planning the report, we're definitely going to go to the people that have given us interesting data that has made us go, that's very interesting, and talking to them. So we'll find out a little bit more about what those people are doing. But you had an interesting observation, didn't you? If half of the people have used something like ChatGPT, that leaves about half the people that haven't used it. Oz Austwick: Yeah, it's really difficult to know from where we sit as a digital agency that is constantly trying to stay ahead of the curve and understand new technologies and how they might be relevant and how we can use them to help our clients. You know, we may be, are we more familiar with this than most people, or is the way we see it representative? It's really hard to know. And I find it really hard to believe that the approaching half of visitor attractions simply haven't even looked at it. They've not even gone to ChatGPT and said, you know, find me a title for this blog post or something like that. It just seems that maybe they're missing a trick. Oz Austwick: And I'm not suggesting that you should go out and get vast amounts of content written by AI and plaster it all over your site. We know that Google is specifically and deliberately penalising sites it knows are doing that, but you can certainly use it to maybe improve your language. Or if you can't come up with a catchy title, you can ask for twelve different suggestions for titles and pick and choose. I find it really hard to believe that half the people haven't even done that, but that could just be my context. Paul Marden: I think you might be sat in a little bubble of your own making. I sat with people recently and walked them through. How do you prompt ChatGPT? What does prompting even mean? And talking about how is it doing it? And talking about the idea that it's all just probabilities. It's not intelligent, it's just using probabilities to figure out what the next word is. Yeah. And what does that actually mean to people? I definitely think that we sit in a bubble where we are. We are not experts. Neither of us, I think, would consider ourselves experts at best, gentlemen amateurs. But I think we sit in a bubble of people that are using this a lot and are experimenting with it. I don't know. Paul Marden: I think there's a place for Skip the Queue to look at this next year, to look at what are the innovative things that people are doing. But also starting at the 101 class, what does it all mean? What are these things? How could they be useful to you? How could you make use of ChatGPT to accelerate your content creation, to come up with new ideas that you haven't potentially thought of? So definitely, I think there's space in Season 6 for us to delve into this in more detail. There's one more area that I think we added this year that we're really excited about, isn't there, around sustainability. Paul Marden: Not because we think we are thought leaders on this, not because we think we're on the cutting edge, but because we're learning so much around this at the moment and really changing the way that we work, aren't we? Oz Austwick: Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. And I think there's a really important point. It's something that. Oh, which conference was it? I think were both there. One of the agencynomics conferences, Joss from Enviral, made the point that this is actually our problem. If websites are out there and they aren't sustainable and they are causing damage, it's the fault of the companies that have built them. And really, that's us. So we kind of feel that we have to be at least trying to take the lead in helping fix that. And you can't do anything to fix the issue unless you've got the knowledge and the understanding of where you are. And I guess that's where we are at the moment. We've asked a few really basic questions, but they've given some quite interesting statistics. Paul Marden: Yeah. So most attractions have got good intentions, so most have got a sustainability plan in place. We've not asked what that plan looks like or how comprehensive it is. It was simply, does your attraction have a sustainability plan? And most people have said yes to that. Oz Austwick: When you say it's a majority, I think it's quite important to note that this isn't like 56%, this is a huge majority. The vast majority of sites have sustainability plan to the point where you could say almost everybody does. Not quite everybody, but almost everybody. But that does make the fact that very few have actually specifically measured the carbon footprint of their website a little bit more shocking. Paul Marden: So that's the big, “Oh, really moment” for us was the idea that most people have got a sustainability plan. Some have even actually taken action to improve the sustainability posture of their website, but very few have actually ever measured the CO2 emissions of their website. So they don't, they're not benchmarking. This is not a coherent plan where you measure, take action, measure again and then replan. Very few of the attractions have actually done that measurement process. We know, we know from recent episodes where we talked about sustainability, the importance of measuring in terms of helping you construct a plan and working in a methodical way to improve the CO2 emissions and improve that sustainability posture. And I think we've recognised as a result of doing the survey that there is some impediment that is stopping people from measuring. Paul Marden: We're not entirely sure we understand what the impediment is, but there is definitely something getting in the way of people being able to measure. And I think that's our. There's the big thing that I wanted to be able to share today that we have decided as a result of doing the survey and then started to run through, we could see that most people haven't tested the CO2 emissions. So what we have done is we've enriched the database of all of the respondents that we've had this year and gone and done the CO2 emissions tests of their websites for them. Now, obviously, we're going to keep that private to us. We're not singling anybody out, but we are going to be able to aggregate together what the whole industry looks like as a result of the testing that we have done. Paul Marden: The testing, to be fair, is not just restricted to the people that have responded to the survey. We are also going and testing more widely across the entire sector to be able to get an understanding of what the CO2 emissions of the websites of the wider sector look like. So that's been, that's something that we've been really pleased that we've been able to do and it's something that we want to be able to offer out to everybody that has taken part in the survey. So one of the things that I guess we're announcing today that is a key thing that we've not talked about throughout the whole survey process, is we're going to give everybody that has taken part in the survey the opportunity to download the CO2 emissions report that we have gathered for them on their website. Paul Marden: So they will be able to see a grading of A to F as to what their CO2 emissions look like. They'll also see that broken down in a little bit more granular detail around the page size, the amount of CO2 that is emitted by the page, one page of their site, and a rough estimate of what that turns into in terms of CO2 emissions for their entire site. And that's something that we will share with everybody at the end of the survey. So this year, it's not just going to be one large survey that aggregates everybody's data together. We will also give individualised reports to everybody for them to be able to see where their CO2 emissions are in terms of their website.Paul Marden: With ideas we're hopefully going to work with friends of Skip the Queue and supporters of the survey to be able to come up with ideas around how you can actually improve that CO2 posture, which could, that could be an amazing thing for us to run the survey again next year, gather that data again and see today, as we're recording, BBC is running the Michael Mosely just one thing in memory of Michael Moseley. I think we can take inspiration from that. What if every attraction that got access to their report did just one thing to improve the CO2 posture of their website? What difference is that going to make to us as a sector as a whole in that one year process? Paul Marden: Because there will bound to be a few little things that you can do, knobs to twiddle and features to add on your website that will just improve that CO2 emissions posture just a little bit and make everybody better as a result of it. Oz Austwick: Yeah. And I think it's really interesting that even though we haven't got the full data yet, and we've not put it together in any meaningful way, it's already changed the way we work as an agency. But not only that, there are other changes going on in the wider community as well, because the website briefs we're getting through from attractions are talking about this more. So I guess from a personal perspective, if you're putting together a brief for a new website or an app or some kind of new digital service, put this in there, ask that somebody pays some attention to the footprint and the impact of your new site and make it part of the decision making process. Paul Marden: Procurement managers have the control. I absolutely believe that the person that holds the purse strings gets to set the direction of the project. And just like accessibility is always on, every tender, sustainability should be there. This is a easily, trivially measurable thing. And when procurement managers hold us to account, the industry will improve as a result of being held to account like that. Oz Austwick: Yes. Now, the sustainability reporting isn't the only new thing that we're going to do. There's one more big thing that we're going to do as part of the survey to try and make. Make the data far more valid and applicable. Do you want to say what it is? Paul Marden: Yeah, I'll take this one. Because this was an idea I had. It was an idea I had a few months ago. I would love to get real end consumer input into the survey. We asked attractions, how important is personalisation? Have you done user testing? How easy was it for people to traverse your website? We're actually going to go out and survey people who have visited a large attraction in the last year and ask them, how easy was it to buy your tickets? We could be asking them about personalisation. We could be asking them about, is sustainability a key deciding buying factor for you? There's lots of things that we could ask people as part of this consumer research piece that we're about to embark on. Paul Marden: I think it's really exciting to be able to join up the voice of the consumer with the voice of the attractions in the Rubber Cheese Survey as a whole. Oz Austwick: Yeah, absolutely. Not only will it give us that knowledge from the other side of the transaction, but it'll let us know really very quickly whether the self reporting that people are doing as part of the survey is actually accurate. Is your view of how easy your website is to use, is that accurate? Is that the same view that people coming to your website for the first time have? Because we're all familiar with our own website and if you've designed the user experience, you probably think it's great and it may well be, but unless you actually test it and ask people, you can't know either way. So I think this is a really exciting thing to do and it allows us to kind of draw in more important information that can help us all as a sector improve.Paul Marden: Completely. And we've got a little ask in terms of that, haven't we? We would love to hear from you if you have got input into that consumer research, if you've got ideas of things, we could be asking real people that go to real attractions about how they use the website. You know, let us know. We'd love to hear feedback either. You know, send us a message on Twitter, reach out by email. There's links all in the show notes that will help you to make contact with us. But please just make contact and let us know. We've got amazing feedback from the advisory board and we will be talking about this piece of research with the advisory board before the survey goes out to the real people. But you've got a chance at the moment to be able to input to that. Paul Marden: So please do let us know what you think would be interesting. Oz Austwick: And whilst we're asking things of you, I've got a few more things that we want to ask. Paul Marden: Go on then. What do you want? What do you want? Oz Austwick: Well, all sorts of things. But for today, if you haven't filled in the survey, please do go along to rubbercheese.com. There's a link on the homepage through to the survey. There are different surveys for different parts of the world. Just click on the link, fill it in. You don't have to do the whole thing. Even if it's a partial response, it's still helpful. So please go along, give it a try. I'm led to believe, and I haven't tested this so I'm not going to state for effect, but if you half fill in the survey and then go away and come back on the same computer using the same browser, you'll go back in at the point that you'd got to so you can finish it. It depends on your cookie settings, but that's what is claimed. Oz Austwick: But even if it doesn't happen, you know, a half survey response is better than none. Paul Marden: We'd also like you to nag your mates as well. You know, I've been messaging people that have been responding and so many of the marketers that are filling in the survey are part of communities of other marketers. They're parts of communities, regional communities, Wales communities, or they're parts of sector specific. There's so many different groups and organisations that are working together. If you can, please raise the profile of the survey, stick a link in your WhatsApp group with all the people that you work with around you. We would really appreciate that. Obviously, the more people that submit, the better the data set. The more money we'll donate to Kids in Museums as a result of what we do. Paul Marden: And of course now everybody that submits will get their personalised sustainability report at the end as well, which is another great incentive to get involved. Oz Austwick: I guess the other thing is that if you filled in the survey before and you don't think you've got time to do the whole thing again from scratch, do let us know because we can quite happily provide you with all of the previous answers that you've given that are relevant to this year's survey and then you can just update or fill in the gaps. We're very happy to do that if it would be helpful. And still for those multi site organisations, if that's an easier way for you, for us to provide you with a spreadsheet that you can just put data into, we're very happy to do that too. Paul Marden: Absolutely. And the spreadsheet approach again lends itself very well. You don't have to answer everything. If you don't want to share information about the technology platforms you're using, that's fine. If you don't want to share information about your Google Analytics, that's fine. The more data that we get, even if it is partial data, it enriches what we've got and we get a better picture of the entire sector as a result of that. So, yeah, really keen to get input from more people. So that's our call to action. You've got one more thing you want touch on, don't you? You've got your book recommendation that you want to share with us. So tell us what your book is. Oz Austwick: Well, before I do, there are a couple of things I have to say. The first is that I realise that this is tangentially connected to the visitor attraction sector. That'll become clear, I'm sure, as soon as I reveal the book. The other is that I am an absolute massive history geek. So the book I would like to recommend that if you haven't read this is The Mary Rose by Margaret Rule, which is the story of the excavation and recovery of the Mary Rose itself. I don't know how old you are, dear listener, but I remember sitting in the hall of my school, my primary school up in Yorkshire, with a big TV in a box on a stand with this on the BBC Live and watching it be raised from the depths. And that's kind of stuck with me. Oz Austwick: So it's lovely to read the story of it from the person who kind of made it happen. And then when you've read the book, go down to Portsmouth and have a look because it is a visitor attraction. Paul Marden: Now, I guess it helps you with diving the 4D because you get the fuller picture of the whole story and then you go and do dive the 4D experience and you get to experience a little bit of what that excavation was actually like. And I bet you like any good book to a movie. The book tells the story in much more detail than the movie ever can. Oz Austwick: Yes. Yeah, absolutely. Without a doubt. In fairness, it's going to be tricky to get a copy of this book to somebody because I don't think it's in print anymore. So it will be a secondhand copy. I've checked. You can get them. Abe books has a few. Paul Marden: Are you going to bankrupt me? Oz Austwick: No, no. It's not one of those secondhand books. Don't worry, it's probably cheaper than a new one. Now all the booksellers that are listening are going to put their prices up. But, yeah, comment on Twitter. Sorry, Twitter x. If you want the book and the first person will send it out to. Paul Marden: Yeah, so go find the show announcement, retweet it and say, I want Oz's book. And yep, we will find that and we will send a copy of the book. That will be a challenge for the team behind us that do all of the behind the scenes production to actually try and figure out how you order a secondhand book and get it delivered to somebody different. It's easy on Amazon. Not so easy on a secondhand book site, so that'll be interesting. Oz Austwick: Well, I mean, eBay Books is owned by Amazon, so, you know, there'll be a way. Paul Marden: I'm sure that's a wonderful book, is a wonderful location. If you haven't been before. It's an amazing attraction to go and visit. They've got a pretty good website as well. I think we've said it before. Oz Austwick: It's true. I've heard good things about their website. Paul Marden: Yeah, they seem happy. Great to talk to you again. As always, our little fireside chats are very enjoyable. We do tend to ramble on. We've got one more episode left of Season 5, but planning is underway for season six in the autumn, so nearly we're in the home straight now. Oz Austwick: Definitely do make sure you follow and you won't miss season six. Paul Marden: 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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*DISCUSSION TOPICS*- OH SNAP!!! Uncle Barry is out and more layoffs!?!?- Why no classes during the day today???- Is fitness dead? Is it no longer a priority?- Adam's amazing draft model for Women's Hockey!!!- Alex Toussaint's Puma event! Who went? How was it?- Who got their Alex Toussaint shoes/ apparel?- Alex Breanne Corporation update!- What new program is Jess Sims talking about?- Where are we at with voting for Jessica Menardy?- Who are these Artist Series artists? Am I just old?- Class Recommendations!

On this episode Murugi alongside Uncle Barry start things off with hangover remedies as individual routines, Kanye West is launching a new pornography website, the recent rap beef has attracted more mixed reactions from this cast. Next, how to trade carefully with strangers in public and intimate places. Thoughts and prayers to families affected by the ongoing heavy downpour of rain in Kenya. And More! TBP: https://linktr.ee/thebakkbenchaz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebakkbenchazpod/message

The lads kick start this episode with emphasis on how sensitive Music can be especially dedications. Uncle Barry gives a caveat about the streets of Nairobi. A conversation on the rise of insecurity cases countrywide. Esvrn tells a story about a freshman playing Dad in the name of love. Lastly they touch on the importance of talking stage More! TBP: https://linktr.ee/thebakkbenchaz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebakkbenchazpod/message

*DISCUSSION TOPICS*- Peloton Service Issues... Uncle Barry vowing to correct. - Is Peloton talking nutrition now?- Peloton earnings!- Is there a new Peloton hardware product coming?- Peloton BHM classes!- Alex Breanne Corporation Update!- PSNY Makeover!- Guinness World Record participation certificates for Peloton class??? - Super Bowl picks!- Kendall Toole is a Lululemon Ambassador! - Tread+ rear guard update!- Class Recommendations!

Hey there, MillenniUP listeners! Seth and Jenn here, bringing some holiday cheer and real estate clarity in our latest episode. Grab your favorite holiday drink, and let's dive into the well-intentioned yet misguided real estate advice you're bound to hear this festive season. We're here to arm you with the truth, so you can confidently go toe-to-toe with Uncle Barry and his economic theories at the dinner table.Key Takeaways:Interest Rate Insights: Why waiting for rates to drop might not be the wisest move.Home Buying Myths: Debunking the "bad time to buy" myth with some hard facts.Refinancing Realities: Understanding the benefits and myths of refinancing your home.Home Improvement vs. Moving: Deciding whether to renovate or relocate.Agent Selection Tips: How to choose the right realtor for your needs.We wrap up this festive feast of information with a little personal touch, sharing our favorite holiday dishes. And yes, we finally address the burning question of the hour: Is Jenn's sweater red or not?

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We learn the secret diet to increase your (and her) desire in the bedroom, learn the 5 things that may be killing your performance, find out how much time is too much to be doin' it and we learn what styles are in these days for men's grooming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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After a week long break the squad is back fired up for this episode, they start things off with a conversation around drugs and substance abuse, addiction plus rehab. Uncle Barry shares how he got fired two weeks into his first job. Esvrn is sending coded messages on this one. They also differ in thoughts over a clip of a couple just wedded, dancing on the way out of the church while the groom is on his phone. Murugi thinks Barry will be the first crew member to get married. And MORE! TBP: https://linktr.ee/thebakkbenchaz FPL Code: ccy8zh --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebakkbenchazpod/message

For this episode I am so excited to introduce you to a guest who is extremely special to me. I want to introduce you to my beautiful Aunty Di.This is a story that when you see it on paper you think, there is no way that so much could happen to one family at one time.In the space of forty days, my Uncle Barry, Aunty Di and cousin Laura were all diagnosed with cancer and this was all during the peak of the covid pandemic in the UK.Their resilience and zest for life is extraordinary and for anyone going through or is going through the cancer world you know how challenging it can be and I am still blown away by how these guys tackled this head on.In this episode Di shares:- The journey her family took to relocate to the UK as her sister died from cancer- Living through the covid pandemic with an immune compromised husband- What it felt like to suffer from long covid- Discovering her husband had cancer, then shingles- How she felt discovering she had breast cancer shortly after her husband started cancer treatment- The devastating moment they discovered her daughter also had breast cancer- What happened when her husband did get struck by covidKey Quotes“We went 6 weeks from being a perfectly normal family to 3/4 of it having a cancer diagnosis to deal with.”“We thought cancer was bad, we knew nothing about covid.”You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeus If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website:http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.auFor her other business you can find it through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*DISCUSSION TOPICS*- Peloton stopped selling the original bike?- New Peloton terms of service! What's new?- Uncle Barry receives a pay raise!- Alex Breanne Corporation update!- CocoLoco's Whisper song gif!- Jon Hosking outdoor walk with Ed Sheeran! Anyone take it? How was it?- New Andy Speer strength program!- Anna Greenberg has a new self care retreat program!- Peloton Mom's meetup! Who attended? How was it?- Class Recommendations!

More raucous Rabbit action for you…This episode sees Adam bringing tales of nudity & public transport, BO Benson shows some common scents and Seedy Sam wants to find out more about his co-hosts For more exclusive content, visit our Instagram page here:www.instagram.com/killerrabbitpodGet your ‘Tweet' on right here:www.twitter.com/killerrabbitpodOr come join the discussion on our Facebook page:www.facebook.com/killerrabbitpodOr...If you'd rather not look at our ugly mugs but still want to join in, you can e-mail us at:killerrabbitpodcast@gmail.comIntro/Outro & Title Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg Rock Thing by Creo: https://soundcloud.com/creo/rock-thingCreative Commons - Attribution 4.0 International (CC by 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

A random start to this week's podcast thanks to Esvrn. Alongside studio guest Nimrod the crew figures out some of the rules of being "friends with benefits". They also share some adult problems nobody prepared them for. Next they discuss the level privileges in life and how often we misuse them. Murugi also asked the fellas how they would react if their partner tested positive with an STI infection. Stand by for Uncle Barry's Outro and MORE! TBP: https://linktr.ee/thebakkbenchaz Hero: https://www.hero-kenya.com FPL Code: ccy8zh --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebakkbenchazpod/message

Uncle Barry is careless with his house keys again. Alongside Murugi and Washeerah this trio share their perspective about living with a roommate. They also chop it up on bathroom breaks and routines. And More! TBP: https://linktr.ee/thebakkbenchaz Hero: https://www.hero-kenya.com FPL Code: ccy8zh --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebakkbenchazpod/message

City sidewalks.. busy sidewalks.. IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME! It's that time of year where expectations are at an all-time high, grief seems to creep up on us and overflow during those special family traditions, meanwhile your Uncle Barry makes you feel uncomfortable by bringing up politics at the Christmas dinner table! Come hang out with us on your drive to a family or friend gathering! In this episode, we discuss how to manage your Christmas expectations, how to take care of yourself mentally, emotionally and physically, and how to say 'no' to gatherings or maybe a food you're trying to avoid. What a crazy time of year! Does your family have a fun Christmas tradition? Are you a hallmark movie watcher or a Grinch this time of year? Let us know by sending us an email at therockyroadpod@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram @therockyroadpod. Christmas Song: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays - *NSYNC

This week's episode is a little late because someone forgot to press publish. Murugi & Uncle Barry unpack a line up of topic's starting things off with 50 Cent's come up to a mogul status. Next they talk about the difference between lying and cheating, also can relationships take breaks and still work out? What relationship values do you have for yourself? Lionel Messi was crowned Goat, Nairobi events and MORE! TBP: https://linktr.ee/thebakkbencha Hero: https://www.hero-kenya.com FPL Code: ccy8zh --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

It's Turkey Lurkey time folks! Who spiked the cranberry juice cocktail? Join Kristin and Mandy for a short little chat on Thanksgiving traditions, thoughts, and everyone's crazy Uncle Barry. What is your favorite, or least favorite part of this food-filled holiday? Let us know at therockyroadpod@gmail.com or on Instagram at @therockyroadpod Song: Gobble Gobble - Matthew West

In this extremely delayed edition of Rocky Talkie, Aaron, Jon and Jacob chat about Uncle Barry's annual tour, a sweet Rocky themed wedding, and what to do when technology won't cooperate during a live performance. Global News: Read more on Uncle Barry's 2022 tour https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/barry-bostwick-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-talks-about-the-2022-national-tour/article Learn about Meatloaf's musical legacy https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63244820 https://archive.ph/EfipA https://www.ellenfoley.com/tour Music: - Intro/Outro - Jupiter's Smile by The 126ers - Stings - Library at freesound.org Script by Aaron Tidwe and Meg Fierro Produced and edited by Aaron Tidwell and Meg Fierro Rocky Talkie is an Audiogasmic LLC Production

Everyone is back from school holidays and boy oh boy do we have a show for you. Duncan is wearing a gold chain, Alex is pole dancing and Jane is hobnobbing with Ron Cribb at the bowling. We mourn the death of some celebrity dogs, try and wrap our heads around the first week of FBOY Island NZ and recap all the strat chat on Celebrity Treasure Island NZ. But which celebrity provided the biggest pratfall since Uncle Barry? You'll have to listen to find out.Join The Real Pod community!Go here for The Real Pod Corner on FacebookAnd here to chat on our Discord server Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*DISCUSSION TOPICS*- More Peloton Layoffs.- What's up with the WSJ/CNBC Reporting? Do the outlets deserve the scrutiny or is this on Uncle Barry?- Is it a good time to buy Peloton Stock?- Camila coming to the Tread! Did anyone take her premier run?- Peloton in Hilton Hotels!- Price of the Hydrow Wave goes up!- Echelon gives away their rower for free! Is this in response to Peloton?- The rowing instructors play, "Two Truths and a Lie!"- Judge dismisses lawsuit against Lululemon. Is that a win?- Mirror becomes Lululemon Studio!

*DISCUSSION TOPICS*- John Foley Steps Down.- Alex Toussaint a Tread Instructor?- The Tread+ and the CPSC. Is it coming back?- Where's Danielle's rower at?- What's the studio booking experience like?- Jess Sims on College GameDay!- Jess Sims is a Jordan Brand Athlete!- "Our Future Selves" Running Series. Thoughts?- Uncle Barry suggested the ability to watch movies on your Peloton touchscreen! Good idea?- All classes are encore through 9/20. What's up with that?- Auto Incline for Peloton Tread! Big deal?

Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry episde 254, the “weepy Dad” episode, is here and we have plenty to say! Besides our match of the week, there is food talk from Uncle Barry & the Booker vents on Nationwide! Match discussed: Ric Flair vs Sting from 3/27/88 in Greensboro, North Carolina Become a Patron of … Continue reading Episode 254: Weepy Dad → The post Episode 254: Weepy Dad appeared first on Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren and Barry.

On this episode Uncle Barry start things off explaining how he felt missing out last week's show (1:01). Murugi has her linguistics going on plus more no jinx! (4:39) They also go over a thread for unspoken rules for men (12:00) Never insult the cooking if you're the guest (16:40). Did your folks ever trusted you with school fees (29:19)? Barry thinks Money gives you confidence (34:20). Do you ever struggle with eye contact and how to work on it (38:53). Avoid using your phones on dates ( 50:24) and MORE! TBP: https://linktr.ee/thebakkbenchaz Hero: https://linktr.ee/HeroRestaurant --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

On this episode the fellas start things off on a recap on how they met. This duo also unpack some reasons and how someone could take a break from social media (6:05). Uncle Barry passed the bar,in now a barista(18:45). Esvrn talks us through his upcoming fashion brand (28:08). when it comes to gifts,is it about the gesture or the one receiving the gift or the one giving it out?(31:50) and MORE!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

*DISCUSSION TOPICS*- Peloton to disable the camera on Bikes and Treads? Good idea?- Tonal to add nutrition and mental health content. Should Peloton do that?- Uncle Barry questions instructor autonomy in Time Magazine article. Was he right or wrong? Thoughts?- Peloton Bike or Tread? Which one do you use more? Which experience is better?- Tonal says content is king!  Their company premise historically revolved around digital weights. What does this mean?- Wu Tang Artist Series coming? Excited? Do Artists Series generally draw people? What are the benefits of Artists Series?- Tammy's "misGUIDEed" Adventures! We check in on Tammy's Guide experience!- Guide software update! What did they add?- Chelsea Jackson Robert's class in Time Square! Did anyone attend? How was your experience?- OnePeloton Club now offered online! Rent-to-own a Peloton Bike for $89 per month, Bike+ for $109 per month. Will this increase subscribers?- Peloton Barbara Streisand Artist Series! Who took a class? How was it?- Peloton showrooms offering Summer Friday Live classes! Anyone planning to ride in their local showroom?- Tonal new NYC studio! Will this help them win strength?- Ally Love has a podcast! Anyone listen to it? How was it?- What's up with Apparel not getting any votes for discussion? Are y'all Peloton Apparel'd out?

Esvrn and Uncle Barry start things off talking about sports, how the masses have tapped into F1 and upcoming sports action. A driver crashed Head On with a Fed Ex track while receiving oral sex (9:10). How does the Consumer Behavior work or expected when it comes to listening to music (13:40). “My ex is getting married to our former marriage counselor” (26:45). Bar fights and MORE! (35:40).  TBP: https://linktr.ee/thebakkbenchaz --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

Murugi is back alongside Uncle Barry first they pay their last respects to former President of Kenya Mwai Kibaki (2:18). Eating at a neighbors house as a kid was a bad habit in some neighborhoods (10:42). Murugi also thinks if everyone ate at home the hotel business would fall but Barry is ready to argue otherwise (17:43). Twitter acquisition and the digital market growth (27:03). A letter to Universe on Communication and Understanding written by Candy Shanen (30:15) and MORE! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

Esvrn links up with Uncle Barry on this episode sharing their thoughts on a range of topics from content creating hardships, should parents always have the last call when it comes selecting a college faculty for their kids. They also digress to some bar disciplines you need going out. Also “Street Smart” skills that you might need to have and more! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thebakkbenchaz FPL League Code: k9lmu7 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

*DISCUSSION TOPICS* - Peloton Pricing Changes! Good thing? Thoughts? Also, any thoughts on the OnePeloton Club? - Kirsten Ferguson on Ali on the Run! Did anyone catch it? - Peloton's VP of AI in ZDNET. Sounds like there's a lot coming to the Guide! Any new reviews? - Lululemon allowing apparel trade-ins! Will this hurt other athletic apparel providers? - Peloton Apparel Drop!!! How much apparel did you buy??? Did anyone get their 15k minute gear? - NY Times article on people returning Pelotons! Who are these people? Is this just Hyperbole? - Jess Sims and Usain Bolt! Anyone catch the episode? Thoughts? - Silent Deephouse Rides. Anyone take one? Thoughts??? - New Tread Bootcamp with Joslyn Thompson Rule! Who took it? How was it? - Rock 22 Classes! Anyone take one? How were they? - Peloton Protection Plan. Formerly the Peloton Warranty. What do you make of the changes? - Alex at Champ Sports in Pembroke Pines Florida! Anybody get to see him? - iFit nominated for an Emmy. Wow! Is iFit content that good? Should other Connected Fitness companies be vying for Emmy nominations? - Blackwell Financial is back! They claim Uncle Barry isn't cutting it! Has he been given enough time? - Peloton Rower Release Date. No news...just bugging Danielle. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runliftandlive/message

*DISCUSSION TOPICS* - Peloton Guide Dropped! Who got one? Thoughts? - New Peloton App Features! Body Activity showing muscles worked, and movement demos! Useful features? - Well+Good says the Guide is for newbies to Strength. Are they right? - Tonal Golf w/ Michelle Wie West! Innovative idea? Will this draw in new subscribers? - NT Times article on how and when to clean your bike. I just wait until there are a whole bunch of spit bubbles. Don't tell me I'm doing it wrong? - New Tread Bootcamps with Joslyn Thompson Rule! When do they start? Who's planning to join? - Motley Fool says Uncle Barry should allow 3rd party classes! Wouldn't this water down the Peloton experience? - No new Peloton apparel this week! What?????? - Joslyn Thompson Rule Tread Bootcamp! First class is Sunday at 6:30am EDT! Who's in? - One Peloton Club Expands to 33 Locations! Peloton's new leasing program expands! Does this mean it's working? - Peloton web searches and downloads are down. BofA says the signs are Peloton will miss their earnings numbers. Can Uncle Barry really fix this? - Connected Fitness Social Engagement! Both SoulCycle and Beachbody lost IG followers this past quarter! Can we derive anything from social follower count changes? - Tunde is on a book tour!!! Tunde was in Baltimore last week, will be in NYC on May 5th, then L.A. on May 8th! Who's going? - Peloton says there are perks to being at the bottom of the leaderboard. Huh? Dr. Pooja Lakshmin of the Peloton Health & Wellness Advisory Council says prioritize fun over frustration. Is this contrary to the leaderboard? - iFit withdraws their IPO. Does this say anything about where Connected Fitness is? - Peloton Rower Release Date. Everyone keeps telling me May 13th, not May 4th. That's aaight...I'll claim victory either way...right Danielle. - Class Reviews! Our favorite classes of the week! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runliftandlive/message

*DISCUSSION TOPICS* - Chase Tucker is Leaving! Did Chase leave, or is this more of Peloton downsizing? - Peloton's Fitness Flipped Podcast is out! Anyone listen? - New "One Peloton Club" Pricing Option! Rent-to-Own Peloton??? Will this increase sales? - Free Apparel for members with 15k Minutes!!! Anyone in that group? Why is Peloton doing this? - Hannah & Leanne "Two for One" Ride! Anyone take it? - Donna Summer Artist Series! Anyone do the classes? - Robin Arzon is a GSTQ Ambassador! Anyone familiar with their line? - Apple Watch Integration on the Bike and Tread! I don't have an Apple Watch, so can't talk to this...but is this a good thing? - New Apple Watch Peloton Bands! Hot item? Or nah? - Fitness Mirror Reviews! Both Forbes and CNET list Tempo as the best for all around workouts...not Tonal!

Uncle Barry is pissed at people who eat in matatus? He's joined by Murugi on this episode having discussions on a range of topics. Whats one thing that everyone finds attractive but completely turns you off? Kendrick Lamar is recording his final album under TDE. Police brutality should end! Someone told Richardson Sha'Carri to stay off the weed after she came last in a 100m race this past week. We have a thread! Intro Track Three Little Birds - Bob Marley --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

EP244: Happy Birthday Uncle Barry Today is Former President Barack Obama's 60th birthday. He's throwing an outdoor party at Martha's Vineyard that we were not invited to. Instead of celebrating his life and accomplishments, some are trash talking about the event due to the pandemic. Michael weighs in and shares some thoughts on the importance of community. https://bit.ly/37dEPDx ---------- https://unchurchedpodcast.show Email: info@unchurchedpodcast.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unchurchedpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnChurchedPod

Raw Gang pulled up on Esvrn and Uncle Barry, these lads chopped it up on a range of topics, most wanted fugitive arrested after commenting on police Facebook post. What's the duration for moving on to the next one after breakup? Man arrested for stalking pregnant ex girlfriend and repeatedly asking her for money. Chinky helped the fellas understand how you can be in a relationship and still chase your dreams. Intro track You Know How We Do It - Ice Cube --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

Uncle Barry has done it again, the Islanders have forced a game 7 against the Lightning, plus Montreal could head to the Stanley Cup Final with a win over Vegas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washeerah is back with the squad as they share high school memories, Rihanna & A$ap Rocky are offficial, Andrew Kibe hosts a master class. Can broke men afford to cheat? This trio can't even remember simple Swahili methali. New music and shows all covered here. Uncle Barry brought some College Algebra Level jokes for the Outro. Tap in --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

The Fam kick it in another podcast edition having discussions around Friendships,Sex education,Throwback TV Shows,Do you owe the community refunds if you make it in life? Murugi brought a list ,Uncle Barry is feeling better,Esvsn got mad love for mother-in-law. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

Uncle Barry is ill but he pulls through this podcast alongside Murugi & Washeerah discussing a range of topics from con men without breaks, Airtel wants to opt out of the +254 market, Jake Paul even got a "gotcha hat" tattoo on his leg. KPLC also needs to chill.  We apologize for the quality of audio on this podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

Why do men often misread emojis? Murugi & Uncle Barry kick it on this podcast discussing a range of topics from social media apps breaking bank, office romance, even cops are barred from intermarrying. Comedian Prof Hamo accused of being a deadbeat Father. Uncle Barry has a list on how to listen to podcasts, he's been a party pooper too. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

The trio is back with a crazy discussion ranging from entertainers turn politicians, a random sex education, Vera Sidika has some advice on side chics. Deshaun Watson is facing up to 22 lawsuits, new music & shows of course, absolute madness on this podcast. Murugi even yelled "cut" in the middle of recording, Uncle Barry misses Donald Trump on Twitter, Washeerah's naps before the pod is a thing now. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

Our topic today is a big one. There are all kinds of books out there about real estate strategy, and creative ways to get financing, but do they really work?In short...it depends.A lot of the books are written for US investors, and unfortunately a lot of what they talk about simply doesn't apply to Canadians. For better or worse, things are just a little different up here. So let's break down what I call the “Scale of Lenders” in Canada. A, B, C (or P for private), and everything else.I like to start at the top with the cheapest rates...the “A” lenders. These are your “schedule 1” banks. Obviously your least expensive money to borrow, but they have an ever increasingly tight box of lending criteria, leaving a lot of folks ineligible for their loans. That usually means my clients need a “B” lender. Now, to be clear, this isn't a bad thing. True, the rates aren't as low as the “A” lenders, in most cases, but they're easier to qualify for. There's a thriving market for these lenders, and it's a great alternative for those who don't fit into the major bank's profile of the perfect borrower. It's important to note that there's always going to be a lender that's sort of a hybrid between the A's, B's, and C's. Then of course we have the “C” or “P”, REGULATED private lenders. I'll explain the “regulated” distinction in a moment. This is where the game gets very different. Not in a bad way, but this route requires a solid game plan to make it a viable solution. The rates are higher because they take riskier clients. They don't make their decisions on the borrower as much as the A and B lenders do, they care about how much the property is worth, how long it will take to sell it in a worst case scenario. Here's why I made such a fuss about “regulated”... in the world of private lending, there are two types of private lenders. First, and most reputable are the “regulated” private lenders. These are well established companies, with many investors, and the provincial regulators make sure that everything in their business is on the up and up. In short, these lenders have a good business of lending money to people who don't qualify for the A and B lenders. They want to help you own a home with a shorter term loan (1 to 2 years usually), and make a good return on their money in the meantime. This type of lender requires a solid financial plan, but can be a great alternative. This leads us to the “Unregulated” area of private lending. This is the area not often spoken of by mortgage brokers because most brokers don't deal with this area. There's all sorts different, and sometimes very risky lenders in this arena. This is where you find strategies like Rent to Owns (RTOs), Vendor Take Back mortgages (VTBs), Hard Money lenders, Joint Ventures (JVs), and someone's rich Uncle Barry that lends private money to people. These can all be very viable solutions, especially when you pair it with other types of lenders to make your strategy work, but you REALLY need to know your stuff when you start dealing with these types of lenders. That's exactly what we're talking about today on the “Investment Property Income” podcast. If you're thinking about alternative financing, you need to listen to this episode. 

Let's talk fashion and personality, Samidoh cheated and has results to show for it. Uncle Barry still skeptical about the vaccine. Plus tips of surviving in Nairobi ciry! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

"It ain't the years... it's the miles..."  and as eluded to in this episode, Barry has seen a lot of miles in his time!  Uncle Barry sits down with us this week and he tells us about everything from whitetails to warthogs.  As usual, there are plenty of laughs along the way from this modern day icon of bowhunting and we enjoyed every second of it!  And if you bowhunt and don't know who Barry is.... punch yourself in the throat, then pull up a chair, because you sure don't want to miss this one!  

Whether you're stuck dealing with racist Uncle Barry or chilling at home eating Chinese food and watching movies, we decided to get you through the day with a sneaky lil history on the origins of Santa Claus! And it's a pretty intense history tbh. There's pimping out women for cash, children being turned into ham and eaten, and way more guns than you would've thought.Oh, and we answer the question everyone asks in primary school: Was Santa's red and white suit really invented by the Coca Cola company? We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: This is an excellent documentary about Christmas traditions from around the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crocEiyluyk  Read about the 'real' Saint Nick's life https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas  Check out Santa's appearances in wartime propaganda https://www.history.com/news/santa-goes-to-war  Some more details on Sinterklaas traditions https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/holland.shtml  Here's some detail on how the New York Knickerbockers made Santa a thing in the USA http://historydetectives.nyhistory.org/2018/12/the-new-york-city-origins-of-santa-claus/  Email us your suGISTions! justthegistpodcast@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tis the season for love, giving and your Uncle Barry’s wild conspiracy theories that he thinks are worth discussing over Christmas Dinner. Welcome to the bite-sized episodes of I Spied over the Christmas/New Year period. Today we unpack why your Uncle Barry can’t just shut his mouth and how you can avoid crazy conspiracy theories this Christmas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calvin shares with Uncle Barry his journey into media as a broadcaster, podcaster and marketer. Big C as you know him from The Mics Are Open is the first guest on the pod. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

Celebrity stylist and fashion "hova" Luca kicks it with Uncle Barry on the bakkbench for a very random podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

Kicking it solo on this time, Uncle Barry share some childhood memories, high school experiences and stories from his sister's wedding over the weekend --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

Jinx is now Kenya's Most Wanted on Kiss fm. In an interview with Uncle Barry he shares his journey from a rapper to a radio host on The Jump Off (hip hop stamp of authority in Kenya) to Artist management and everything around music, --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebakkbenchazpod/message

In this episode I call my uncle, Barry, and I tell him a joke.Uncle Barry gave me my first ever job, working at the souvenir shops inside football matches in Brisbane. I think now that 12 years old was probably too young to be taking credit card payments, but I felt very grown up and important using those click-clack machines that I'd only seen in the movies. RIP the Brisbane Bears. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ijustcalledtotellyouajoke. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The gang breaks down Game 1 of the ALCS with Uncle Barry and then Mike DeVito joins for DeVito's Decisions.

Adam's innocent YouTube search starts some trouble, Leslie recounts a surprising story about a ripped crackhead, our ignorance about drugs is revealed, we talk about our favorite smells, Leslie attempts to explain how these episodes are decided, Leslie plans to make the best cameo in the film adaptation of her book.   Charlie is not a great cop, Phil is not a great baseball player, we get to a sexy tension part, Uncle Barry almost started a photography career, Adam might pass the Mensa test now.

Lev interviews the grand poobah of trivia, Josh Ellis, of Uncle Barry's, Moot Bar and Watershed fame. We also hear a previously unheard story from Japan and learn about a troubling radio station rebrand. Plus sponsors and as always, Josh's trivia question.

Uncle Barry Part 2!!! As always, spending the night hanging out with Barry Wensel brings along with it decades full of knowledge, a ton of laughs and a great time. Sit back, relax and enjoy 2 hours of Uncle Barry...

As we gather together to watch the finale of America. We hope that you find some humor in our podcast. Minus whale laugh while ya can. Laughter keeps the tears away. We gon miss you Uncle Barry and Auntie Chelly!!! #F*ckTrump Lets get it!!! @4theculture_pod Fortheculturepodcast@gmail.com

This time out, we got crises, we got kudos, we got barbarians, we got chainmail bikinis, and while Stephen and Matthew flashback to 1985, Rodrigo nods and thinks about larping… We got a little love for the alien penis beast (and really, who need more love than the alien penis beast?) we got a little love for the floppy pamphlet (which actually sounds dirtier than alien penis beast) but most of all, we got a little love for Uncle Barry, Cousin Kara, and even the late, lamented Ten-Eyed Man. Strap on your rocket pack, straighten your cape, and prepare yourself for a new post-Crisis reality, where Matthew’s only one-tenth as strong, but Stephen’s cape is twice as long, and for some reason, Rodrigo has a hook for a hand, the Major Spoilers podcast is on the air! Listener Feedback Listeners write in with lots of positive comments about the show! Debate The podcast panel take sides on Diddy and Hancock Linkage Interview Major Spoilers is proud to have Mark Finn as the special guest this week. Mark stops in to talk all things Robert E. Howard, flashback to his Clockwork Storybook days, and his involvement with current Conan goings on. Linkage Poll of the Week Who would win in a fight; BSG Cylon of Infinite Crisis OMAC? VOTE! Trade Paperback Review Crisis on Infinite Earths (from the wiki) Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series") and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 to simplify their then-55-year-old continuity. The series was written by Marv Wolfman, and illustrated by George Pérez (pencils/layouts), with Mike DeCarlo, Dick Giordano, and Jerry Ordway (who shared inking/embellishing chores). The series eliminated the concept of the Multiverse in the fictional DC Universe, and depicted the deaths of such long-standing superheroes as Supergirl and the Barry Allen incarnation of the Flash. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Music from this episode comes from Ookla the Mok. You can visit them on the web at www.ooklathemok.com and purchase their music at the iTunes Music Store. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

This time out, we got crises, we got kudos, we got barbarians, we got chainmail bikinis, and while Stephen and Matthew flashback to 1985, Rodrigo nods and thinks about larping… We got a little love for the alien penis beast (and really, who need more love than the alien penis beast?) we got a little love for the floppy pamphlet (which actually sounds dirtier than alien penis beast) but most of all, we got a little love for Uncle Barry, Cousin Kara, and even the late, lamented Ten-Eyed Man. Strap on your rocket pack, straighten your cape, and prepare yourself for a new post-Crisis reality, where Matthew’s only one-tenth as strong, but Stephen’s cape is twice as long, and for some reason, Rodrigo has a hook for a hand, the Major Spoilers podcast is on the air! Listener Feedback Listeners write in with lots of positive comments about the show! Debate The podcast panel take sides on Diddy and Hancock Linkage Interview Major Spoilers is proud to have Mark Finn as the special guest this week. Mark stops in to talk all things Robert E. Howard, flashback to his Clockwork Storybook days, and his involvement with current Conan goings on. Linkage Poll of the Week Who would win in a fight; BSG Cylon of Infinite Crisis OMAC? VOTE! Trade Paperback Review Crisis on Infinite Earths (from the wiki) Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series") and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 to simplify their then-55-year-old continuity. The series was written by Marv Wolfman, and illustrated by George Pérez (pencils/layouts), with Mike DeCarlo, Dick Giordano, and Jerry Ordway (who shared inking/embellishing chores). The series eliminated the concept of the Multiverse in the fictional DC Universe, and depicted the deaths of such long-standing superheroes as Supergirl and the Barry Allen incarnation of the Flash. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Music from this episode comes from Ookla the Mok. You can visit them on the web at www.ooklathemok.com and purchase their music at the iTunes Music Store. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.