Episodios

  • ep39. Stories - West Park Park Bench Podcast

    ep39. Stories - West Park Park Bench Podcast
    Jul 4 2023

    Regular listeners will know that there are occasions in the West Park Park Bench Podcast that I have either dogs walking past or people walking past and it just gives me a moment to pause and see if my train of thought is still there on the other side.

    We're in stories ...the stories that you choose to listen to the stories you choose to attend and the stories you choose to be present at, and the stories you choose to listen to. And I think that's what today has really emerged in my thinking as I was swimming up and down the pool. And as I was heading for the bench, what is today's topic going to be and it's stories.


    The Twitter Spaces intro... turns out you can't record with Otter while hosting a Twitter Spaces session.

    https://twitter.com/pcmcreative/status/1676175450828054530


    This is episode 39 - Stories. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link


    SUMMARY KEYWORDS

    stories, storyteller, Edinburgh Fringe, theatre, shows, spaces, topic, Beeston Tales, live, audience, Royal Historical Society, free fringe, realise, attend, cast, streaming, migrate, experience,


    Timestamp Guide

    • Intro to this episode. 0:03

    • How do we market shows that have gay themes to audiences that aren’t gay? 0:59

      • Core audience.

    • Cinema is more about the story than the characters. 2:09

      • The one special thing about theatre.

      • The turning wave in the entertainment industry.

    • The importance of telling stories. 3:46

      • Stories are incredibly important, the diversity of stories.

      • The royal historical society lectures.

    • Tales in the Jungle. 5:18

      • Beeston Tales, every third Wednesday.

      • The challenge is to enable the storyteller.

    • Guest storyteller sessions. 6:34

      • Tim and Mike bring in a guest storyteller every month.

      • The two-hour story session.

    • How much of yourself do you want to give the fringe? 8:00

      • Edinburgh fringe is a daunting thing to go to.

      • Live streaming podcasting platforms, clubhouse and twitter spaces.
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    12 m
  • ep38. Pivot, Twist, Pirouette - West Park Park Bench Podcast

    ep38. Pivot, Twist, Pirouette - West Park Park Bench Podcast
    Jun 27 2023

    I hadn't decided which of the three words I was going to use on the thumbnail. I used all three! Pivot Twist Pirouette. They tie in with the balance theme that I've had this year. This episode is about changing direction and a positive response when things don't quite go right.

    You apply for something and you don't get the funding or you apply for something and you don't get the role. Freelancers spend a lot of time putting eggs in baskets and through precarious necessity in to a lot of baskets.

    There's a lot of eggs moving around. How long do you keep a basket empty before recycling it? similar kinds of analogies of back burner pans. How large is your cooker? How many back burners can you have?

    So Pivot Twist Pirouette...


    This is episode 38 - Pivot, Twist, Pirouette. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠⁠


    SUMMARY

    fringe, pivot, park bench, twist, free, year, balance, runes, pirouette, pirouettes, movement, project, episodes, TEDx, realised, putting, podcasts, programme, stopped


    ep38. Pivot/Twist/Pirouette - West Park Park Bench Podcast

    • Welcome to episode 38 0:03

    • What was important to me in choosing a project? 1:31

      • The importance of having a long-lasting project.

      • Pivoting during covid-19.

    • What is the free fringe? 3:13

      • PBH free fringe is a little annex of Edinburgh festival.

      • Pivot has been the saviour.

    • Taking a show that brings people in. 5:40

      • The PBH free fringe brochure.

    • The importance of twist and balance. 7:03

      • Pivoting through the summer and a portfolio piece.

      • Yoga for balance and Balance.

    • The West Park Park Bench Podcast LIVE. 8:47

      • Pirouettes.

    • The gift of balance. 10:10

      • The importance of listening to one's own advice.

    • It isn’t about spirituality, it’s about self recognition. 12:01

      • Spirituality is about self-recognition, not just spirituality.

      • Three benched Treshnish podcasts coming soon.
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  • ep37. (again!) Pronoun Politics - West Park Park Bench Podcast

    ep37. (again!) Pronoun Politics - West Park Park Bench Podcast
    Jun 20 2023

    This podcast, before I bottle out is pronouns, pronoun politics. From the off, if you are listening to this first of all, I am no expert in any of these topics. This is a personal reflection, as all of my podcasts are.

    I just feel that I need to say because who knows... no one listens to my podcasts but the ChatGPT one had quite a few clicks and this one, with its topic might get some clicks.

    So full disclosure.


    This is episode 37 (again) - Pronoun Politics. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠


    SUMMARY

    pronouns, people, correcting, feel, queer, podcasts, ally, outing, podcast, gender, banter, realised, non binary, femininity, listening, female, world, shelter, environment, swim


    References Resources

    Guidelines for entertainment professionals working with LGBT+ performers

    https://bit.ly/equityuk-lgbt-casting-guidelines

    • Tigger Blaize on Linkedin

    Kit Connor Says He Was Forced to Come Out as Bisexual - Times Magazine


    ep37 - Pronoun Politics - West Park Park Bench Podcast

    • Pronouns Politics. 0:04

      • Welcome

      • Pronouns

    • Owning it and being it. 1:47

      • LGBT gender awareness workshop run by Tigger Blaze.

      • Your pronouns

    • I don't feel like an LGBT ally. 4:10

      • Being true to one's life story.

    • Correcting pronouns when they’re not in the room. 5:15

    • Outing yourself on social media. 6:57

      • The Netflix show where actor was vilified for playing a queer character.

      • Gender dysphoria.

    • First podcast. 9:25

      • Top podcast listened to most.

      • LGBT, queer casting resources on equity website.

    • Taking a pause and taking a breath. 11:01

      • The world is chaotic and frenetic.

    • Pronouns on zoom calls. 12:13

      • The importance of having conversations about pronouns

      • Dyslexia and the extended use of pronouns.

    • Embracing your gender. 14:09

      • The importance of embracing one's non-binary identity.

      • The MeToo movement and banter.
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  • ep37. Organisation - West Park Park Bench Podcast

    ep37. Organisation - West Park Park Bench Podcast
    Jun 13 2023
    ... it was like God was taking flash photography. I actually go to yoga on a Monday night. I did search, if I want to know something that I don't think I know. I do tend to ask Mr. Google and if it is something that I want a little more of an extensive answer before I go searching I might ask ChatGPT. Don't take an umbrella! At the heart of episode 37... What is it that you need to organise? I attended Producers Pool a couple of weeks ago now and this was something that came up someone asked what was the best organisation tool and of course everybody would go I use this and I use this and I use this and everybody uses something different. The people who are most successful are the ones that have an organisation structure, and the tool has grown around them. To find that tool first of all you need to know how you can organise yourself and not spend your whole time working out how a platform works, because they're quite complex. This is episode 37 - Organisation. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠ SUMMARY tools, organise, organisation, find, work, notebook, Google Drive, Asana, digital, park, paper, apps, platforms, list, Trello, folder structure, folders, structure, Google, Reference Resources Tomorrow - easy to get started ToDo app - https://www.tomorrow.do/ Producers Pool - https://www.chrisgrady.org/producers-pool/ Producers’ Pool is a network of creative producers training in, working in, or managing the theatre and creative sector. It has no office, no membership subscription, no board, or hierarchy. ep37. Organisation - West Park Bench Podcast Thunderstorm to end thunderstorms. 0:04 Welcome to episode 37 Yoga in a thunderstorm. 1:05 Going to yoga on a Monday night. APTS - apps, platforms, tools and services. Where do you start with planning your days? 3:11 How to choose the right tool set for you. The first step is to go back to basics. Start with a to-do list. Tomorrow App. Using notes on your phone. 7:37 Using a paper notebook and taking notes on phone. Using search. The best park bench I've found. 9:19 Best park bench of the podcast so far. West park, Long Eaton, East Midlands. Organising a drive is the key to success. Don't add technology to things. Google Ecosystem. 12:53 Gmail - primary email reader. Google Drive and Chrome Extensions. The transition from paperless to digital. 14:19 Paperless had to translate into digital. Google Drive, google docs, excel spreadsheets and word. The importance of having a folder structure. 16:00 The first folder structure. The danger of creating a big folder structure. The first stage of digital organisation. How to find the best organisation tool. Tools that have the most in common. 19:29 Moving from a single to-do list to multiple boards. Collaboration in Asana. Organising your to do list. 22:01 Organising a paper to-do list. A done list, a Google drive. Finding balance going into the summer. What her word for 2024 will be.
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  • ep36. Being a Stagemanager, Buyouts and the EquityUK 2023 Committee Elections

    ep36. Being a Stagemanager, Buyouts and the EquityUK 2023 Committee Elections
    Jun 6 2023

    Welcome to episode 36. At my core I am a stage manager. I started my career as a stage manager and no matter how hard I fight and try and explore and adventure at my core, I am a stage manager.

    I am standing in the 2023-25 committee elections as a stage management candidate for Equity's committees...

    A whirlwind tour of my SM philosophy and Equity experience.

    If you get to 35 and you're still working in the entertainment industry, for me getting to 30 and realising that actually I might want to have kids is what derailed my career because I felt that I had to


    This is episode 36 - Being a Stage Manager, Buyouts and the 2023 EquityUK Committee Elections. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link


    SUMMARY

    committee, equity, work, stage manager, contract, union, entertainment industry, year, important, part, podcast, buyout calculator, world, fringe, buyout, management, producer, industry, question,


    ep36. Being a Stagemanager | EquityElections - West Park Park Bench PodcastSummary

    • Why I left stage management to explore other worlds. 0:04

    • Introduction to committee elections. 2:17

      • Introduction to episode 36 of the west park park bench podcast.

      • Introduction to the Equity Elections.

    • Equity does not find you a job. 3:58

    • How do you develop a career in the industry? 6:17

      • How to develop a career as a producer after 25.

      • The importance of initiatives.

    • Why is it important for me to be on committees? 8:05

      • Making it in the entertainment industry at 35.

      • Why being on committees is important.

    • The value of being on the committee. 9:54

    • The buyout calculator. 11:55

      • The buy-out calculator.

      • Industrial contracts and buy-outs.

    • The importance of being part of the Equity mechanism. 13:56

    • The importance of voting for the right people. 14:58

      • The entertainments union is made up of union professionals.

      • The different sectors of the union.

    • The branch structure of Equity. 16:44

      • Being a member of equity makes a difference.

      • The importance of equity and having a voice.

      • Thanking those who proposed her.
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    20 m
  • ep35. My VR Journey - West Park Park Bench Podcast

    ep35. My VR Journey - West Park Park Bench Podcast
    May 30 2023
    I'm going to share with you the journey of my virtual reality communities. Although I am not the best audience member, I'm not the best social practitioner, what I am, I think very good at is holding space and observing the world and creating space that I hope that people can come to the first time it will be overwhelming there's no denying that, but they can come back and feel that they're where they left off. Cybersalon and Cyberia moved from AltSpace in to Spatial. We have two spaces we have a public lounge, which is 22 Ideas About the Future. And then there are portals that bring you to Cyberia. So there is there is an airlock between the public space and the private space. Old Skool VR to virtual cafe extended spaces for the hybrid community curious. This is episode 35 - My VR Journey. Recorded for Stripe Partners. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but ⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUMMARY KEYWORDS space, community, avatar, people, Cyberia, event, AltSpace, virtual, explore, SecondLife, emerged, world, discovered, play, platform, little bit, headset, meeting, holding, VR, LegendQuest, People Dancing, Referenced Resources Blog - Digital Field Trip | LegendQuest Video - Benjamin Greenaway - The Metaverse, or There and Back Again SUMMARY Ep35. VR communities - West Park Park Bench Podcast Intro to episode 35. 0:03 Journey of virtual reality communities. When I discovered Legend Quest. 0:56 Discovering legend quest in Hockley, Nottingham, in 2006. Second life in SecondLife. How did you get into second life? 3:17 Making a living in a virtual world. Second life and micro-payment. Staying in the virtual world. 6:03 Maintaining an avatar in a virtual world. The importance of a sense of continuity. The pivotal moments within tech. The importance of VR tolerance or intolerance. You can walk across servers. 10:49 Free-roaming across servers in SecondLife. Being a voyeur in a virtual reality space. What is a room of requirement? 13:32 The first internet cafe in London, 39 Whitfield Street. Room of Requirement for meetings. Intro to Cyberia. 15:37 The downfall of SecondLife, the learning curve. AltSpace sunset. Sunsets have sunrises? Presenting content on a projection screen in the room. Researching virtual social spaces. Cyberia in Spatial. 20:35 Cyberia in Spatial ready to visit. Minimal moderation comes at a price. In to Spatial. 22:48 Siberia is a gateway token system. Public lounge and private space. What does it mean to be a digital fringe? 25:01 Reality check, podcast and digital free fringe. Digital free fringe is on demand. June 8, zoom controlling for People Dancing Stripe Partners Programme
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    29 m
  • ep34. Diagnoses - West Park Park Bench Podcast

    ep34. Diagnoses - West Park Park Bench Podcast
    May 16 2023
    Today's episode is diagnosis. We spend a lot of time asking Why What Where When How. We talk about what is wrong with the world. We talk about what isn't working. Things are not good right now. We are all trying to process the world around us diagnosing the climate, diagnosing society, diagnosing the health service, diagnosing work, commitments, diagnosing family, making sure that we know what is wrong so that we can make things right. A big reflection through the challenge of a zoom stream I had to edit. This is episode 34 - Diagnoses. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but ⁠⁠⁠⁠if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUMMARY KEYWORDS diagnosis, Descript, diagnosing, audio, tools, venue, podcast, audio track, ai, recognise, slides, open, put, east midlands, affect, minutes, space, diagnostic, realise, point, Resources References 01 studio (audio OK) RHS May Zoom Audio .mp3 02 studio (audio degrading) RHS May Zoom Audio .mp3 03 studio (audio degraded to applause) RHS May Zoom Audio .mp3 RHS MAY JoStory 2023 - composite audio with guide video .mp4 ep 34. diagnosis - West Park Park Bench Podcast Summary Intro to the show. 0:05 Welcome to episode 34 of the West Park Park Bench podcast. Today's episode is about diagnosis. Reflect on the luxuries that you have. 1:38 Reflecting on the luxuries of time and money. The importance of accepting the world. How do you affect change? 3:44 Diagnosis is just the start. The important issue is affecting change. Fake it til you make it. The stage management skill of diagnosis. 6:20 Stage management skill. The audio quality was not great. 9:06 The first 15 minutes of the webinar. The final 30 minutes, echo delay. Audio issue with the live stream. Slides were washed out by the projector. The power of ChatGPT. 14:19 What is Descript and how does it work? 16:42 Descript is an audio tool for transcription. Descript has a studio mode for editing. The audio quality of the video. 19:03 Finding the right tools to deliver the best output. The editing process for audio. The tricky balance of audio and video. 21:28 The tricky balance between audio quality and video quality. Going to London this week. What’s the next reset? 23:46 Equity conference The ultimate change makers should be politicians.
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    29 m
  • ep 32. Decline vs Reject - West Park Park Bench Podcast

    ep 32. Decline vs Reject - West Park Park Bench Podcast
    May 9 2023
    Today's topic is Declined versus Reject. Doing these podcasts over an extended period of time has led me to reflect on how I deal with my own sense of progression. Day to day when things are really good. I find coming and doing these podcasts are fine. I can pick a word that I want to reflect on, and I can wax lyrical about that word. When I get busy. I tend to find that my mind is distracted. And as I only do one of these pieces of constant media, there's a there's a component of it that makes me think that I should be telling people what's going on and sharing what it is that I'm doing, because those things that I'm doing, if people know about them, they can either attend or if they know what I do, or get a sense of what I do that maybe they'll want me to come and do that for them. And that's even better. COVID was quite liberating for me because I was able to be the best that I could be because the skills that I had in a world which meant that I didn't have to go out and put the attention into the physical and the effort of putting myself into a place where I can be sociable, happy, not too loud and annoying. And this is where the gregarious introvert phrase which thank you so much Hallidonto for giving me that phrase ... And that brings me to where I am now. This is episode 32 - Decline vs Reject. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but ⁠⁠⁠if you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠⁠ SUMMARY KEYWORDS decline, TEDx, feel, consent, disposable income, word, reject, rejection, place, projects, edinburgh, ted, mile radius, event, application, licence, year, wanted, rules, small Show Notes Decline vs reject. 0:02 Welcome to episode 32 of the west park park bench podcast. Today's topic, decline vs reject Being the best version of me. 1:30 Being the best version of yourself until the lights turn on. Not going swimming last week. How to capitalise an event. The value of a pause in podcasts. Proving that you can do what you say you do. 5:52 The 100 mile radius tour. Taking a show to Edinburgh was the main objective. My word for this year. 8:04 Time within these projects is something to get a grasp on. Building a company team. The future of the future of theatre. The TEDx LaceMarket. The rules of TEDx. 12:07 Rules and boundaries of TEDx Nottingham. Decline or reject the TEDx call. The essence of the speaker and the speaker story. Rejection is not rejection. We’re in a decline. 16:01 Decline is a word with a softness to it. Rejecting decline in arts council. Why I don’t want to hide behind the TEDx brand. 18:10 The TEDx brand is not a forward vision. The credit crunch for television. Bruising from being rejected from grants and funds. Reflecting on consent uk theatre producers. Spin coming to town and the importance of community. 23:46 The legacy of spin coming to town. Part of a community that is delivering. Consent of those in power. 26:14 Consent of those in power and the arts council. Delivering a delivered outcome. No one's there to see them fall. Rejection vs debt declination. The importance of having conversations about your decline. 30:42 Finding people in long eaton to have these conversations. Recording a response to decline. Notifications off and missing important things. What jobs don't need the internet.
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