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Loose Lips
Ben Randm
46 episodes
6 days ago
Our chats are created to connect n uplift peoples optimism and Spirit, especially through this time and to Spark the Soul of a Generation! Our range of guests are a mix of more well-known and general public from all walks of Life across the Globe to offer insight into their Lives n journey as for us here its less about status n more about their stories💗
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Our chats are created to connect n uplift peoples optimism and Spirit, especially through this time and to Spark the Soul of a Generation! Our range of guests are a mix of more well-known and general public from all walks of Life across the Globe to offer insight into their Lives n journey as for us here its less about status n more about their stories💗
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Personal Journals
Society & Culture,
Health & Fitness,
Mental Health
Episodes (20/46)
Loose Lips
Chris Jack - Series 1: Feature 9, Episode 2
Our guest is Chris Jack: @chr1sjack We then jump to South Africa to catch up with Chris who is an avid sneaker collector of the rarest and hardest finds which he documents on his review show @sneakerstories.tv In this chat we cover: + His previous position as a DJ and current status with that + Potentially merging his two Loves of music and trainers + Excitement at fresh Pioneer equipment design concepts by Virgil Abloh + Yeezy revolutionising the Adidas world + Kanye bringing through creative visionaries and how they’ve all gone on to be successful within the fashion world + The importance of learning about the history of specific kicks and its story if you are to be a serious collector + What he looks for in a trainer and what he looks for when capturing a story + The role of bringing in fellow content contributors + Sharing his knowledge as a trainer consultant and also the concept being born out of wanting to bestow SA with localised information of the world of sneakers + His growth and popularity growing in Europe and the US + Managing the difficulty of sharing enough information to help people without giving away his essential secrets and contacts + How to combat and protect yourself from fake sellers + The community amongst sneaker-heads + The situation of women’s trainers releases in SA + His favourite fashion designer and trainer collaborations + Funny story about acquiring a rare sneaker from South Korea + The time he met Pharrell Williams + If he wears his trainers and how he rotates them to avoid them wearing out + His favourite trainer model + Sharing his Birthday with Air Max Day + The issue with brands re-commissioning trainers and its adverse affect of the value of its collectability Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
56 minutes 32 seconds

Loose Lips
Cam Hurley - Series 1: Feature 9, Episode 3
Our guest is Cam Hurley: @camma_chameleon We then head back Stateside to link up with Cam - ex-Leeds resident and all round Emperor who is now relocated n settled in Boston forming his latest band @_rudeofficial In this chat we cover: + Cycling and its benefits for getting around Boston + Adjusting to American life and its harsh winters + Doing city tours as a Pedicab rider + Tackling triggers facing his inner-shadows addressing his lifestyle and well-being + Seeking out and looking to locate his Dad out there + The history of Boston and its huge significance on American culture and monumental moments in their yesteryear + The impact of venues closing and housing areas being priced up + Other regions of The States he’s been too + How to view this current situation and what positive can come out of it + His lust to travel around America on the road + Working various Festivals + His own personal journey into his solo project + His new band project with Rude (@_rudeofficial) and their approach to the creative process + Universal synchronicities and him delving into more Spirituality and its positive effects n impact on him + His dream to spend some time in India + A strong lust for Life and wanderlust + If he sees himself returning to settle in England + The biggest difference between Americans and the English Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
50 minutes 11 seconds

Loose Lips
Stephanie Hirst - Series 1: Feature 9, Episode 5
Our guest is Stephanie Hirst: @stephanie.hirst Our final chat of the day sees me chattin to Yorkshire royalty and an all round Legend who has been responsible for putting smiles on faces across the county for many years and more recently has branched out more as a Public Speaker about issues dear to her Heart and also onto TV featuring on shows such as ‘Lorraine’ and ‘Jeremy Vine on 5’ In this chat we cover: + Cats + Her wanting to run her own radio station + Her appreciation of TV but her Love and passion for radio + The joy of radio being the theatre of the mind + Reminiscing of the glory days of Galaxy and Hirsty’s Daily Dose + Today’s competition radio has to face and music been disposable in its consumption + Her relationship with JoJo n Danny and working out what made them all tick to get the best out of each other + The interesting history of how radio pre-planned playlists became the norm + The science behind why you tend to hear the same songs at certain times of the day + Coming up with content and the Breakfast Show being one of the biggest feature eaters + Turning down Reality TV opportunities + How ‘The Old Woman’ feature originally came about, why it had to be taken off air and how it was brought back to great acclaim and success + How she is occupying herself during lockdown creatively with livestreams + The booze supply in her fridge + How they all record their vocals in isolation to be able to feature all three’s conversation on their podcast ‘Well This is Weird’ + Whats in the future of radio and on the horizon + Predicting the end of FM frequency + The overnight radio show initiation at Radio Aire + The role of a radio presenter and if they are still vitally important in the future of radio + Applauding Chris Moyles and how he’s evolved + The art of storytelling as a radio presenter and if its a dying artform + The one of her favourite pub stories + The difference between fast-tracked presenting and story-based + How to bring student radio DJs through rather than going for personalities with no experience just for the sake of gaining their following rather than ability + Homogenisation of radio and culling local voices which limits the amount of shows that detracts from opportunities from unearthing new presenter talent Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
59 minutes 57 seconds

Loose Lips
Paul ‘Prince’ Gillian - Series 1: Feature 8, Episode 5
Our guest is Paul ‘Prince’ Gillian: @paulgillian A true Legend of the Leeds bar scene Prince will be filling us all in on how life in Australia is treating him as well as discussing the wonder years of Call Lane In this chat we cover: + How he came to move to Oz n adapting to the Aussie lifestyle + How the current situation is over there and looking to take the positives for when lockdown is lifted + How he became to be in Leeds and then get himself involved in the bar scene + Working his way up from glass collector to General Manager at Neon Cactus + Reminiscing of life on Call Lane in its hay’zy days + A daft tale of when he worked at Topshop and ‘borrowed’ some shoes + Him and his better half Alison planning travelling driving around Oz and them kitting their 4x4 to be a mobile home + Looking to volunteer at sites where bushfires badly damaged + The impact of the bushfires and the swiftness of the worldwide response in aid relief + Wanting to venture into the remote Northern Territory and immerse themselves in Aboriginal culture + The living van-home culture + The next steps to Permanent Residency + Biggest thing he misses about Leeds Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
54 minutes 21 seconds

Loose Lips
Kelly Herdsman - Series 1: Feature 9, Episode 4
Our guest is Kelly Herdsman: @thenaturalbalance_ We’ll be speaking with Kelly on all things nutritional based and the importance of well-being with steps of how to implement it into everyday Life no matter how busy a schedule and focusing on putting you and your health first In this chat we cover: + The importance of Sunlight and how to convert the vitamin D by not wearing sunglasses + A breakdown of her job-title and experience within her career + How internal issues within the body can be affected by a completely undetected root cause which is not initially seen as a common link + Unhealthy patterns that play a part in been run down + Merging the Eastern and Western Worlds of medicine and health improving practises + Changing the perception of Doctors into looking to immerse the world of nutritional advice into their line of work + Battling against the Pharmaceutical profit agenda + If a patient can force the issue of getting their Doctors and Nutritionist working together + The freedom a Nutritionist has with responding to modern areas as apposed to the NHS who have more stringent stipulations + Changing the thinking of society and introducing Nutritionalist as a more common factor to fit into peoples lifestyles + Changing the mindset of health being viewed more as a luxury to be understood its an essential necessity + How not to be overwhelmed by cost or what to buy when beginning to purchase healthier food or cooking it + The pros n cons impact that lockdown is having on peoples dietary intake + How to maintain the current lifestyle changes when lockdown is lifted + When you wake up in the morning are you living the Life you want to be + Is health taken for granted + The conversation of mental health being more open to be discussed in society and some biological impacts that can be also be factors towards it + Aligning yoga and Spiritual practices with nutritional treatments + The importance of mixing up the fruit and veg you eat Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
59 minutes 11 seconds

Loose Lips
Nick Muldoon - Series 1: Feature 9, Episode 1
Our first chat of the day we head across the Atlantic to Buffalo to catch up with Nick who is a keen film enthusiast and co-founder and host of @cinecismfilm podcast In this chat we cover: + The felt unity and empathy in society towards one another’s current situation + His passion for films and the magic of VHS + The impact going to watch Aladdin at the age of 5 + How his Love for Pokemon unwittingly lead him to discovering the world of film critics + His first R-Rated movie + Going to study film production in LA + Michael Bay as a guest speaker + How him breaking films down became more his main Love and focus + The angle a film critic should come from when reviewing + The birth of his podcast ‘Cinecism’ + Experiencing Toronto Film Festival and immersing himself into the film critic culture + His process in how he details key notes of a film without it taking him out of the zone of it + Adapting ‘Cinecism’ during lockdown while the cinemas/theatres are closed + The magic of watching films live in public and the struggle of cinemas/theatres against streaming and ideas on how they are to adapt to survive and remain relative + What Buffalo is like and the thriving film and art scene + Being classed as NY but on the border and feeling more aligned with Canada + The Buffalo film creative community + His Love for Toronto + Famous Buffalonians + Buffalo Bills and their infamous Tailgating gatherings and the cities obsession and facination with the team Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
52 minutes 16 seconds

Loose Lips
Laura Bartlett - Series 1: Feature 10 Episode 3
Our guest is Laura Bartlett: @laurabartlett0 Laura is and entrepreneur and mentor and is also the CEO of highly regarded @house_of_coco Travel and Style Magazine In this chat we cover: + The importance for her of remaining in Leeds + The collective unity The North can have by aligning with one another + A mind-set shift of businesses bringing other enterprises through as a collective rather than stifling their opportunities + Her original magazine ‘Urban Coco’ launch taking over the Womens floor at Harvey Nicholls + Having her content creators living their best lives + Details of her experience on Dragon’s Den + The situations which lead to her been bankrupt + How out of this scenario she founded House of Coco and the reasons and allure to taking the magazine direction to the travel industry + Her opinion on print magazine and its longevity + The benefits n bonus of print magazine allowing the reader “me time” + House of Coco’s ethos + The difference between her team of content creators compared to Instagram influencers + Combing Instagram and online presence which doesn’t detract from the print magazine Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
27 minutes 58 seconds

Loose Lips
Toyan ‘Chino’ Greaves - Series 1: Feature 10, Episode 1
Our guest is Toyan ‘Chino’ Greaves: @chinovv Our first chat of the day we head Qatar to chat with DJ, Promoter and Brand Creative Toyan to find out more about the nightlife scene of the country set to host the World Cup in 2022 In this chat we cover: + How Qatar have gone about their lockdown + The Law of Attraction + His reasons for leaving England and what he was looking for his fresh start out + Looking to leave the music behind but how it still found him out there + Playing for PSG at their football stadium tour and the opportunity to play in a more diverse crowd + His style of music he plays + People been given the chance to re-invent themselves when they move out to Qatar + How his involvement with the boat parties began + How welcoming the country is and how it compares too Dubai + The wide range of nationalities within the Ex-Pat communities + The contrasts of Life between Qatar and England and how it changes your outlook on Life + The music scene out there and nurturing the House scene to grow + Wise words his Dad shared with him + The levels of the clubs out there + His time at Uni in Manchester and the talent that he was surrounded and involved with + Being around Manchester as the entire city was poppin’ + His time working for Enterprise and then getting head-hunted by Mercedes Benz + How he keeps all his projects bubblin along and finding a balance across them all + The Love he has for where he works at @EvoSportsQatar and how to share a sports stars personality when converting them into a brand + Putting yourself out-there and pushing through the uncomfortableness and remaining authentic so your tribe follow you + If he is set for when the World Cup ‘22 arrives and how so + The extra levels Qatar are set to reach when hosting the World Cup ‘22 Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
59 minutes 27 seconds

Loose Lips
Rico Suave - Series 1: Feature 10, Episode 4
Our guest is Rico Suave: @suaveicious Rico is a man known across the globe when it comes to the Bar and Hospitality sector which has seen him rise to be The Official Absolut Vodka Global Brand Ambassador! In this chat we cover: + His love for Manchester + The Northern Quarter back in the day + How a holiday to Faliraki set the course of his Love and career in bar work + His Love of art and anime + Making a unique deal with his Uni which got him to remain in Leeds + How bartending became viewed as a more specialist artform profession and how that called to his artistic endeavours + The various bars n roles that lead to him working at Jakes Bar in Leeds + Putting Jakes Bar on a World renowned stage and tales from that time + Being in a bad financial spot on leaving Leeds to London + Out of nowhere getting a job with Absolut + Adjusting to life in Stockholm and its difficulties while adapting his job role with constant travelling around the globe + Finding his friendship crew that helped him settle in the city + Sweden been warmer than people perceive + How Sweden is handling the lockdown and what is still open under restrictions + Him branching out with Absolut into product integration partnerships with up n coming artists and building those relationships and collaborations + Doing his cocktail making videos and looking to shine a light on bartenders to crossover into the public mainstream so that its the equivalent of popular chefs and their exposure + Shout out to the Schofields Brothers Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
59 minutes 57 seconds

Loose Lips
Sam Airey - Series 1: Feature 10 Episode 2
Our guest is Sam Airey: @samairey Singer/Songwriter Sam Airey has built a loyal following in many countries over the years and can also be found DJin regularly at @oportobarleeds In this chat we cover: + How his cats responding to him been home so much + His creative process and not putting pressure on setting a time aside not to force it + Embracing imperfections which can make a project feel more alive and authentic emotion and how to tap into that + Being drawn to songwriting and raised in a hugely musical household + The reasons why Leeds appealed and drew him in + Which other countries his music is proving popular in + How he gets booked for festivals and gigs and to make the most out of the momentum of releases + Running his own Record Label + Varying and mixing up the settings to make memorable gig experiences + How to find a balance in representing your sound and evolving it without alienating your fanbase + His DJin style and if the music though different genres inspire and influence his music + If he is going to be doing any Live Stream performances through his socials Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
54 minutes 28 seconds

Loose Lips
Talisha ‘Tee Cee’ Johnson - Series 1: Feature 10, Episode 5
Our guest is Talisha ‘Tee Cee’ Johnson: @thisisteecee Our final chat of the day sees me chattin to Talisha who is an author, TV Presenter and Development Researcher for the BBC as well as the founder of Not Your Average Girl Media (@teamnyag) In this chat we cover: + Her setting up her mentor platform ‘Not Your Average Girl’ (@teamnyag) + Realising her calling and how to use that to help others be them best selves and their purpose + Celebrating uniqueness + How to nurture and know what connect to create to connect with her audience + If she’s looking to be considered a Role Model + Addressing the issue of diversity in the Television Industry + Her Sisterhood who help each other navigating along through the industry + Developing a thick skin but still maintaining an open Heart + Her current role for BBC Three as a Development Researcher + How BBC Three has had to adapt its channel and approach to reach and connect with its audience + How she finds inspiration for content and keeping up to speed with what people want and what they don’t know they need yet + Discovering fresh talent + Dealing with handing over her ideas but not having any involvement with the making of them + Having experience in both front and behind the camera + The joy of taking someone raw and seeing and nurturing their talent and ability + The importance of having a network willing to offer you the opportunities to prosper + Why the age of 16 seems such a significant year for her + Realising at 11 knowing she wanted to write a book + Her author inspirations and her becoming herself a published author + Republishing her work and having Benjamin Zephaniah acknowledge her work + How integral writing was for her self-expression when younger and why it still plays a massive part in her Life + What her published stories are about and if they can be adapted onto onscreen content Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
57 minutes 28 seconds

Loose Lips
Series 1: Feature 6, Episode 2 - Neil (King Koby)
Our guest is Neil Smedley: @kingkobychopshop Founder of one of the most sought after and popular barber shops the King Koby brand over recent years has really blossomed into other areas of culture aswell as having a care about important community causes In this chat we cover: + How he's handled the current situation from + Moving to a new Leeds store and how barbers will see a positive return when the lockdown is lifted + His previous business operation and how that then lead to the industry he's involved in now + The story of the early days that formed what came to be known as King Koby + The OG Brotherhood of Defiance + The change in name from iMale to King Koby Chop Shop + Where to find the line between friend and boss + The strength and resilience of the King Koby brand + Bringing through the King Koby next generation and integrating them into the brands ethos + The reasons behind moving to the new Leeds store + King Koby Clothing + The realisation of growing to quickly and managing expectations + Details of how his interview with The Guardian came about + His huge admiration for Jordan Peterson + His new found popularity and reach away from the brand and discovering what he wants to do more of + The coffee books he's writing for release + Sharing his views on modern masculinity + Looking deep within himself to discover what he needed to remove and what he can do to be the best version of himself + Making a connection between courage and vulnerability + What King Koby stands for + The impact of his children on his Life Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
52 minutes 49 seconds

Loose Lips
Luke Thompson - Series 1: Feature 8, Episode 3
Our guest is Luke Thompson: @lukethompson_art A dapper gent who is now involved in the world of live drawing, we’ll be seeing how he goes about developing his craft and also choosing subjects to feature In this chat we cover: + Adapting to lockdown with a positive spin + His step into the art world + Connecting with his inner child to follow his passions + Heading out to Florence for study with the Florence Academy of Art and how it helped with his depth of knowledge and skills + The energy of Florence + Sourcing out the art community on these shores on his return + His venues he does his live drawing workshops + Developing the abilities and bestowing skills n knowledge to those in his workshops + Reasons why people join onto the workshops + Drawing his own inspirations from from classic painters and learning their styles m techniques + Sky Arts paint along sessions and its positive impact on him through lockdown + Studying history at Uni and how this aids his art + The forming of him being in a band and how they have reconnected to relieve the pressure from the music + Being in a band with his Brother + The importance of the band remaining friends first and how these was a factor in their hiatus + Preparing for the farewell gig and now set and eager for the future shows having evolved and all grown back closer together to one another + His latest project and how it will grow to fulfil his dream of having his own exhibition showcasing bis own work in the flesh Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
46 minutes

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Danny Matthews - Series 1: Feature 2, Episode 5
Our guest is Danny Matthews: @dannymatthews We call him ‘The Mayor of G Town’ he is that much of a pure hearted great Soul! Danny Matthews brings vibes wherever he goes in what ever he does! Our chat will revolve around his creative work and projects he’s been involved with (the ones he can share anyway) and also his wisdom that he shells out at a canter In this chat we cover: + How he has taken to Fatherhood and his relationship and love he has for his son Marley and seeing him learn and grow + Discussing his career as an Assistant Director and how he worked his way to the role + Artist Liaison including. Global Citizen in South Africa, a festival for Nelson Mandela + A definitive breakdown of the different roles of crew behind the camera + His first break into the industry + What inspired him to get into this sector + Changing Uni courses + Moving to London and tackling the challenges of freelancing + How me met his Wife and they support one another's careers + Saying YES to roles to build experience and contacts + Finding his crew, them finding their niche and how they look out for one another + The moment he realised that the career was starting to really be happening + His involvement on the production team of 'SAS Who Dare's Wins' and difference between on-rig and off-rig and reccy's in Chile + Reminiscing about Rokerby Gardens and its impact in the Leeds after party scene + His love for Back to Basics + The creation of Push:On his club night Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
1 hour 4 seconds

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Matt Bowman - Series 1: Feature 4, Episode 4
Our guest is Matt Bowman: @pigeon_matt As the frontman of popular Leeds band ‘The Pigeon Detectives’ Matt is loved for his lively energy on stage. He’s also more recently embarked on a cool side project ‘Big City Beach’ @big_city_beach In this chat we cover: + His Love and admiration for his cousin who trained up as a nurse and is now on the Front Line + The derailment of the festival season + His new side project Big City Beach and the issues with the original chosen name + How he's finding the switch from writing with The Pigeon Detectives + His crippling nervousness before a set + The difference between Matt Bowman and his transformation "Pigeon Matt" + Reflecting back on the explosion of the indie era of the mid naughties + The longevity of the band and the importance of their fanbase + The difference between the live shows of The Pigeon Detectives and Big City Beach + The highlights that stand out over the past years + That 'Iconic' photographed shot Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
22 minutes 35 seconds

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P (Padraic McDonagh) - Series 1: Feature 1, Episode 2
Our guest is P: @goldenteamp P is a humble hearted genuine lad who has from nothing created a high-level successfully achieving Thai Boxing and Boxing gym which is now nurturing elite high-level competitors In this chat we cover: + Adapting to closing the gym due to the current climate + Keeping his fighter motivated and sharp in this down time + How the postponed bouts will present themselves after the lockdown + The discipline and difficulty of fighters cutting weight + Building a plan for fighters for their upcoming bouts + The importance of a trainer and a solid corner and the relationship with the fighters + How he deals with such varied personalities + Getting the fighter to be mentally prepared the moments before a bout + Balancing gym life, fighters and family life + Reasons for him stepping back from competing himself and sticking as a trainer + His history and accomplishments as a competitor + The tell-tale signs when he feels a fighter should consider stepping down from fighting + His gyms ethos and mentality + People's motivations for getting involved with the world of combat sport + How it can help people from less advantaged backgrounds improve their lives and offer an opportunity and out from their current circumstances + Changing the perspective of combat sport from those who find it barbaric + Ways to make Thai-Boxing more popular on a global scale + Which areas around the planet he fighting styles he admires and the best styles he considers to be + The importance of fighters having a great team and management around them to help them gain more exposure + Any rowdy press conferences he's experienced + How he's learned life long lessons to build his experience that has moulded him into the trainer that he is + Training people from other sports and how they crossover into the world of combat sports and what he can learn from their work ethic and experiences + Who he classes as the greats Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
54 minutes 54 seconds

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Ben Bowers - Series 1: Feature 5, Episode 4
Our guest is Ben Bowers: @benbowersxp Bowers leads a much travelled rock n roll lifestyle as a specialist guitar tech for big name bands and now is a firm fixture for Rival Sons tech crew. Be sure to share in his countless amazing stories of his life on the road travelling the globe In this chat we cover: + Been stranded in Austin TX as the pandemic heightened + The landscape of the Music Industry and Live Gigs after the lockdown + How he found himself in the industry and became a face on the scene + Band Tour Managing + His specialist tech role for Rival Sons + His appreciation and the focus and main objective for Rival Sons + When the band were on the 'Late Late Show with James Corden' + Seeing a band work their way up the ladder of success + Endless Touring across the Globe + His own band 'Blind Haze' and balancing his two roles + A special permanent loan that he was bestowed to him from Michael Miley + His incredible 'Rolling Stones' story + His love for his favourite pub 'The Grove Inn' + His passion for climbing Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
43 minutes 34 seconds

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Pete Trifunovic - Series 1: Feature 6, Episode 3
Our guest is Pete Trifunovic: @petetrif Starting out as an independent film maker Pete is well on his way to establishing himself within the film industry! One of the topics we’ll be chatting about is what it takes to get a self-financed film from just thoughts to the big screen In this chat we cover: + How to best find the balance for creating his own projects alongside working full-time + How this current situation has offered him a window to start developing new projects + Making the decision if a project is to be feature-length or short-film form + The making of his co-made independent film 'Busking Turf Wars' + Finding actors and crew and forming string working bonds + Luis Le Prince and the dodgy circumstances around his disappearance + The process of creating projects and collaborating + How to get films into film festivals and what they're like to attend + The difficulties with long projects and still managing to keep continuity + How to know when to let a project on the go or let it go + Generating the support from your local city + The willingness he's willing to learn from his full time role working on the soaps to transfer into his own film making + His true love of why he makes films + How he and his brother came to get involved with making films + Being long-listed for a BAFTA and how this has impacted his motivation in pushing his projects + Having people like Russell Brand and Sir Ian McKellen + Finding a balance between not forcing creativity and placing deadlines to finish projects + Making a pilot episode to present to TV + Can 'Busking Turf Wars' be made into a TV show Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
48 minutes 37 seconds

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Claire Scott - Series 1: Feature 1, Episode 4
Our guest is Claire Scott: @clairesscott Claire is such a beautiful inspiring upbeat Soul! Her glowing spirit is infectious and her life story is something that will stir your Soul with what a pure Heart and unshakable belief WILL help you achieve in Life In this chat we cover: + Her Love for the iconic TV Show 'Friends' + Cooking to Fleewtood Mac + Her obsession and step into the world of veg growing + Talking and singing to her plants and the science behind why doing so works + Dealing with internet and real life trolls + Her appearing on BBC Radio 4 to stand up to being bullies + The prospect of IVF and good parenting + Finding out she had breast cancer and how her internal mental resilience was the blueprint for her to defeat it + RECLAIMING HER POWER + Her reflection of that time and what helped overcoming that situation + Her faith in the Universe and what she can change to make things better + Career before and after the illness + How having a good sense of humour helped + Embracing the vulnerability and facing the past to take power over it + Her support network around her + Dealing with loosing her hair + Being a support for other women going through what she did Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
56 minutes 4 seconds

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Kayleigh Stephenson - Series 1: Feature 8, Episode 4
Our guest is Kayleigh Stephenson: @kayleigh_js As an actress, vocalist and dancer Kayleigh’s career has seen her tour extensively in different well-known theatre productions all over the Planet In this chat we cover: + Teaching her Grandad the workings of Zoom and surprising him with his friends + Discovering her Earth calling + How Yoga helps with her lifestyle and performing + Tips on how to remove anxiety + Her intuition for carrying out massage + Blending both her Spiritual n material realities + Managing the challenges that come with been on the road touring + Working on the cruise ship + Performing the stage show ‘Ghost’ out in Germany + Working with a German vocal coach + Details of rehearsals and the level of competition to be at your very best + Life on the ‘We Will Rock You’ stage show in The West End + A description of the audition process and its impact on mental health + Being cast as a swing member on ‘Mamma Mia’ + Doing ‘Hair’ the musical in Austria, Switzerland and Germany + Coronation Street’ the musical at Manchester MEN Arena in front of 12,000 people + Being bored n knocked by the rejections so stepped too being a nanny + Moving back from Germany and her situation with Starlight Express + Still having that passion for performing and making the steps for a fresh brand nee beginning + Aspirations to perform in New York on Broadway + Helping entertain the patients at a care home with dementia Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat Add @benrandm on Instagram to be able to join in for future live Loose Lips chats and @Pop.Cult.Chic to be in the know for the latest exclusive drops of essential content Live the Life You Love Love the Life You Live💗 #benrandm🙌🏾
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5 years ago
58 minutes 14 seconds

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Our chats are created to connect n uplift peoples optimism and Spirit, especially through this time and to Spark the Soul of a Generation! Our range of guests are a mix of more well-known and general public from all walks of Life across the Globe to offer insight into their Lives n journey as for us here its less about status n more about their stories💗