Sheffield Podcasts

JCPC 156 Neil Gresham Part 1

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:43:01 +0000

Neil Gresham has been chomping hard at the climbing bit for nearly forty years, always pushing hard and changing his focus. In part 1 we hear about Sheffield in the 1990s. Get in!

Deleted Scenes: "The Pagemaster 2"

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:46:29 +0000

We pitch ideas for a legacy sequel to the 90s movie "The Pagemaster"

Episode 487: Those Aren't My Eyebrows

Sat, 20 Jul 2024 07:01:31 +0000

Willem Dafoe becomes president in this live action animation crossover movie. We also pitch: Drawn To You Ink Shortage

Deleted Scenes: Hackers 2

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:35:20 +0000

We talk about unnecessary sequels and pitch of our own, in which we bring up those funny monkey pictures that were considered currency for a bit? These are the deleted scenes to episode 486, if you haven't listened to that yet... probably do.

Episode 486: Who Rebooted Roger Rabbit?

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 15:53:03 +0000

This week we ruin some perfectly good standalone movies with unnecessary sequels or prequels! Roger Rabbit has been dead for years, so why is his silhouette being found at so many crimescenes? When Eddie Valiant (played by Bob Hoskins who is in turn played by Danny DeVito) discovers his old friend seems to be back, he starts to discover the terrible truth of the modern movie industry which will imperil the very existence he's come to know. Other Movies Pitched: Twelve Angrier Men The Day Before Yesterday

Deleted Scenes: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep (With Terri Silver)

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:53:41 +0000

We talk about book adaptations and then have a go at one which has already been adapted!

Meet The Meetup: Sheffield StartUp - Interview with Gary Neville

Sheffield Digital — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Gary Neville, co-organiser and co-host of the Sheffield Startup Meetup, shares the challenges of running a community startup event, explains the success of the format, and tells us about the common shared realities of the founder's journey.

Gary touches on some of the risks attached to becoming a founder, emphasises the importance of encouraging diversity of thought within teams, and says that it is absolutely critical to have failures if you’re going to run a startup.

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Notes and Links

Gary was interviewed online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 11th June 2024.

Links

Sheffield Startup Meetup

Gary Neville on LinkedIn

Dan Blaney on LinkedIn

References

Sheffield Tech Parks

Cooper Project

Emma Marshall on LinkedIn

Tom Wolfenden on LinkedIn

Barnsley Startup Meetup

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Thank you for the music

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Episode 485: Nothing Lasts Forever (With Terri Silver + Special Guest)

Sat, 06 Jul 2024 09:00:42 +0000

We're joined by Terri and a very special Hollywood producer to pitch some movies based on book titles! Other titles we pitch are; Farewell to Arms Little Women

Deleted Scenes: Buff Burly Boys Planking The Pacific

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 22:15:31 +0000

a pair o' boys take an ill-advised trip around the world. Matt gets confused about geography (again), and we discuss which unexpected movies can be (tenuously) considered Pirate movies. These are the deleted scenes from episode 484 of the Life's a Pitch Podcast. If you're confused, go back and listen to that episode! If you've done that and you're still confused, the podcast is working as intended.

Episode 484: Fire The Downward Cannon!

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 20:03:15 +0000

This week we head to the high seas as we pitch a movie about Steampunk innovations and swashbucklers hiding in barrels. Movies also pitched: A Bad Day for Jolly Roger Pirate Pension Plan

Deleted Scenes - Good Grief Gary She's Gone

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 11:19:48 +0000

Deleted Scenes - Good Grief Gary She's Gone by Matt and Tom

Episode 483: No Corpses On Stage

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:21:53 +0000

Tom is back! As we pitch some mysterious murder mysteries!!

Episode 482: Disaster Chef (With Eden MW)

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 21:30:32 +0000

This week, Matt and Eden pitch a brand new genre, Post-Apocalypse Performance movies! A family from a fungal town enter a cooking competition to save their community, but what does the twisted society of the wasteland want from their quaint mushroom-based culture? Other movies pitched: The Thumb Wars Bombs Under Broadway

Deleted Scemes: Demons Down Donut Drive (With Ash Routh)

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:44:40 +0000

Matt and Ash pitch a weird American Graffiti style movie about driving in circles, then Ash reveals the TRUTH about the spirit of Blade and who is really in the driving seat behind Wesley Snipes' eyes. These are the Deleted Scenes for Episode 481 of the Life's a Pitch podcast, and even then it's a weird one 'cause it's not even the normal presenters. If you don't know what's going on, definitely listen to the main episode. You'll still be confused, but in the way we intended.

Meet The Meetup: Sheffield DM - Interview with Giorgio Cassella from Evoluted

Sheffield Digital — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Giorgio Cassella, Managing Director at Evoluted, shares the story behind the roots and growth of Sheffield Digital Marketing Meetup - also known as Sheffield DM.

Since launching in 2018, the meetup has evolved and changed – particularly in response to the pandemic – whilst staying true to the principle of giving something back to the marketing community, celebrating talent, and supporting professional development.

Tune in to this 30 minute interview to find out what to expect from the summer event in July 2024 and to receive a 25% discount off tickets.

Sheffield DM Summer ‘24 Discount

Tickets for the conference are available here and the discount code is SHF-DIGITAL for 25% off.

Reach out to Giorgio directly for bulk tickets discounts for 5+ people; or discounted student/charity tickets: giorgio@evoluted.email

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Notes and Links

Giorgio was interviewed online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 16th May 2024.

Links

Sheffield DM

Sheffield DM Summer ‘24

Evoluted

Sheffield DM on LinkedIn

Giorgio Cassella on LinkedIn

Follow Sheffield DM on X

Nottingham DM on LinkedIn

References

Sam Biggins

Sheffield Tap

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Thank you for the music

Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Episode 481: All Business Minotaur (With Ash Routh)

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 09:00:11 +0000

This week Matt is joined by guest host Ash Routh pitch Urban Fantasy movies, as Greece's last financial hope is to call for the only beast capable of navigating Wall Street's vampiric tangle of financial rules. Other movies pitched: Baba Yaga's Chicken Shop Graffiti Goblin

JCPC 155 Jim Pope reads Menlove

Fri, 31 May 2024 14:51:45 +0000

Jim Pope reads End of a Climb by John Menlove Edwards, widely regarded as one of the finest bits of pre-war climbing writing.

Deleted Scenes: Breakfast At Breakfast At Tiffanys (With Ash Routh)

Thu, 23 May 2024 08:54:02 +0000

We pitch a movie in which Ducks are conspiring to bring down the sky, as well as getting really involved in the marketing of a movie that no-one asked us to pitch. These are the deleted scenes to the Life's a Pitch Podcast, if you'd like a little context then probably Get Back and listen to the main episode. Or don't! We're not the boss of you, now!

Episode 480: Can't Keep Johnny Down (With Ash Routh)

Sat, 18 May 2024 21:13:02 +0000

This week we were joined by Ash Routh to pitch some movies based on Song Titles! Based on an absolute BOP by They Might Be Giants, Johnny has a lot of anger he's brought forward from the time of the Space Race, and so he kidnaps Buzz Aldrin. Also Pitched: Concerning the UFO sighting near Highland Illinois I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General

Deleted Scenes: You Just Entered "Statham Station"

Thu, 16 May 2024 07:32:37 +0000

We discuss British film actor Jason Statham, the BBC archives and pitch another Mascot film!

Episode 479: Branston's In A Major Pickle

Sat, 11 May 2024 08:20:35 +0000

We pitch Mascot movies this week! Other movies we pitch include: Mr Pringle is ready to mingle The Michelin Man's Meal Plan

Episode 478: Some Of Our Favourite Pitches

Sat, 04 May 2024 16:00:17 +0000

Illness has struck Life's a Pitch towers, and so we were unable to record. Therefore we present to you some of the most fun pitches of the distant past! That means you can enjoy the best pitches of yesteryear without trawling through hundreds of hours of content! Featuring: The People Vs. Godzilla (With Rosemary Dax) Royal Rumble (With Ash Routh) Legend of the Diamond Skellington (With Dave Bulmer) It's worth listening to 'em now cause you never know when these stories will be relevant!

Deleted Scenes: Mars Is The Kind Of Place To Raise A Kid

Fri, 03 May 2024 09:30:17 +0000

We ask the question: Why would you raise a kid on Mars?

JCPC 154 Tom Bolger

Wed, 01 May 2024 21:05:00 +0000

Away from the spotlight, Yorkshire-born Tom Bolger has quietly been redpointing and creating sport climbs of the highest calibre and is one of the few British climbers who are solidly climbing into the ninth grade. We caught up with Tom in his home in the global heart of sport climbing, Catalunya, to see what makes him tick.

Episode 477: 359 Wolves on a Spaceship

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 06:43:30 +0000

We're going to SPACE this week as we pitch some space movies. Other films we pitch include; Neil Degrasse Tyson's Big Day Out Ice Ring Heist

Deleted Scenes: Welcome To T-Rexham

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:46:19 +0000

We discuss movies that crossover franchises and pitch another documentary series in which Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny bite off more than they can chew. These are the deleted scenes to episode 476 of the Life's a Pitch Podcast. We deleted them because they're way off piste, go listen to the main episode if you want a more focused discussion.

Episode 476: Bladeflubber

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 19:29:38 +0000

This week we pitch some crossover movies and realise that three particular franchises fit better than we expected! Other movies pitched: The good, the fast, the bad, the furious and the ugly Sonic the Hedgehog's Lord of the Rings

JCPC 153 Beth Rodden

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:38:00 +0000

Climbing royalty. Beth Rodden’s impact on climbing from the late 90s to the late 00s was huge. She pushed forward female standards in sport and trad, did early free ascents on El cap, and established a crack testpiece where ascents still make the news.

Injuries led to a stepping back, motherhood followed and she has now written her autobiography, A Light Through the Cracks.

Deleted Scenes: There's Always a Bigger John Goodman (With Terri Silver)

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:50:03 +0000

We talk ET dreams, Kaiju movies and pitch a Hollywood Rom-Com based on an Old English folktale

Episode 475: Frogzilla (With Terri Silver)

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 08:00:14 +0000

We go BIG in this episode as we pitch some Kaiju movies! There's trouble in the Appalachian Mountains as a new flight path has awoken an ancient terror! Other movies pitched are: Ticketmaster Vs Taylor Swift Flea For Your Life

Deleted Scenes: Litterer - the Recut

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:00:14 +0000

We take another run at a title from yesteryear. Litterer is just one of those Jason Statham movies, you know the ones. But this one has kittens! Extra short deleted scene this week as we're having a week off. Back next week with some Kaiju movies!

Episode 474: The Great Re-Pitch

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 14:30:49 +0000

We're off for a week, so in advance we recorded a brand new re-pitch of some very very old titles!

Deleted Scenes: Old Rink Rank

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:08:04 +0000

Musical Matt talks about the Phantom of the Opera and also discuss the fairytale "Old Rink Rank"

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JCPC 152 Remus Knowles

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 10:15:00 +0000

Me and Remus talk crap about climbing.

Episode 473: Is That a Goblin in Your Pocket

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 03:00:01 +0000

We go to a faraway land in a time once upon this week as we pitch some fairytale movies! Other movies pitched include; "The Witch That Watched" "The Selfish Egg"

Deleted Scenes: Twitter - The Musk Story

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:16:59 +0000

We discuss cringeworthy corporate back-patting movies like Bezos - The Beginning, and pitch a falsified history where Elon pretends he invented twitter with the help of Tommy Wiseau These are the Deleted Scenes for the Life's a Pitch Podcast episode 472, if you'd like any context we recommend going back and listening to the main episode. Or don't, we're not your boss who pretends they came from nothing.

Episode 472: Crash Of The Moonpig

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 15:11:57 +0000

This week we pitch some Business Biopics as we describe a magical space encounter on the early internet, one which would change greetings cards forever. Other movies pitched: A tonne of thorns, the rise and fall of thorntons The secret magic of wizards of the coast

Deleted Scenes: Yorgos Lanthimos' Pop-up Pirate

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 18:53:32 +0000

We chat about potential upcoming films now that Barbie was a hit and pitch a advert about a card board box. Enjoy!

Episode 471: Action Man vs. The Lazy Boys

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 09:40:13 +0000

We get some inspiration from toys and games this week as we pitch some more movies. Other movies pitched include: Rubiks Clock Lord of Catan

Deleted Scenes: Cereveza Cristal Caverns Of Moria

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:08:29 +0000

We discuss family animals, the latest twitter craze of putting a Chilean beer in classic movies, and pitch a cosmic horror spy movie

Episode 470: The Crows Know Too Much

Sat, 09 Mar 2024 17:00:13 +0000

This week we put animals near families, and they have feelings about it! To avoid the judgement of their neighbours, one family is hiding their daughter away... but with a witch moving into the neighbourhood, do the crows hear all? Also pitched: Quit Badgerin' me Mister Whittaker's Gazelle Emporium

Deleted Scenes: The Content Mines!

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 19:26:32 +0000

We chat going viral and our patreon name list post episode 400.

JCPC 151 Andrew Bisharat

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:36:00 +0000

Writer and podcaster Andrew Bisharat looks back on a life in journalism, creativity, climbing, being mbbed and his involvement in the Palestine-based film, Resistance Climbing.

Episode 469: Grab Bag: Taking The Mickey

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 18:34:50 +0000

We're doing another grab bag this week as we've been unable to record. Hope you enjoy! Films pitched include: McDonalds, McDonalds, McDonalds The Thieving Little Git Taking The Mickey

Deleted Scenes: Planet Nigel (With Sam Moxon)

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:19:58 +0000

We pitch a mockumentary about an amateur astronomer in a quest to stop a corporation naming his discovery, then we chat a little about the genre! These are the deleted scenes for the Life's a Pitch Podcast episode 468. If you'd like a crumb of context, we recommend listening to the main episode first. Or don't, we're not the tiger king or whatever.

Episode 468: I Can't Believe There's No Butter (With Sam Moxon)

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:43:02 +0000

This week we were joined by Sam of the podcast "Two Vegan Scientists" to pitch Mockumentary movies! Want to think about Jason Statham raging around Bristol with his head in a fence? Thought so, listen on! Also pitched: Alive and Streaming Bear Witness

JCPC 150 Jerry Moffatt Revelations

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 19:00:29 +0000

On the 15th anniversary of Jerry Moffatt Revelations, for which I was ghost writer, I read some sections, remember the creation and listen to some recordings.

Deleted Scenes: George Clooney's Anxiety Nightmare

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:46:31 +0000

We talk about musicals hiding the fact they're musicals and discuss George Clooney's Career over the last decade.

JCPC 149 Mari Salvesen

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:41:00 +0000

Norweigan trad beast, crack shuffler and professional amateur Mari talks Troll Wall, local clubs, El Cap and always looking forward.