Sheffield Podcasts

Episode 362: Litterer

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 13:49:02 +0000

We pitch some biopics of the most heinous made-up criminals in fake history! Featuring the Zodiac of the modern age "Litterer". Honourable mentions go to: "Chumblethorpe Meatstrainer in Larceny at the Library" "Cat Bin Lady" "Oi! Mate!" and "Life's a Pitch, then somebody dies"

Deleted Scenes: The Films Of 2022

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 21:53:02 +0000

We talk about films that are coming out in 2022 and pitch some more movies based on titles of movies that are coming out in 2022. Enjoy!

JCPC 110 Ed February

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 21:15:49 +0000

Ed February tells his story of growing up in South Africa, finding climbing and the barriers he faced as a black climber in in the Apartheid era of the 1970s. Then how his world opened up in the 1980s and beyond.

Episode 361: Untitled Elvis Presley Project

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:08 +0000

We starting the year off by pitching movies based on actual films that are scheduled to come out this year! (2022) As well as a found footage movie about Elvis, we also pitch; Lightyear - Jupiter is turning into a new sun and no one will be able to sleep in this Roland Emmerich disaster. The Batman - Gotham's hero gets a fresh new outing that will surprise you.

No cry? No sweat. 18th January '22

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:05:00 +0000

Katie and Nick test Toby's theory that he doesn't cry when chopping onions. It's a mess.

Deleted Scenes: As Merlin Strikes The Earth We Sink Into The Sea

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:47:28 +0000

In a bunch of new pitches and deleted content, we pitch some more Arthurian Legends!

JCPC 109 Winter 8000: Broad Peak

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 16:51:11 +0000

Bernadette MacDonald reads another section from her book, Winter 8000. This time we look at the Polish mountaineer Maciej Berbeka's lethal affair with Broad Peak.

Episode 360: The Fish King

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 14:15:11 +0000

We pitch movies based on Arthurian Legend this week, and when one knight's quest to return a sacred artifact goes awry, can he help someone in a very different kind of need? Honourable Mentions: Merlin, I am falcon - What happens when the keeper of birds gets ideas above his station. A wish gone right is as dangerous as a wish gone wrong. Fuckinnnnn' Arthur Brah - Is is a teen comedy about the hi-jinks of the knights of the round table as they tear their way through Cam-u? Or is it a threat from us to various Initialised organisations? You decide. Keith the Kitchen Knight - (Die Hard in a castle) When Arthur and his Knights are all away on the false trail of a quest, an evil jester takes the throne. But during the coup, Keith was locked in the walk-in freezer. Can he save the castle before they make off with the vault of holy artifacts?

Episode 40 A talk with Anthony Olaseinde about his mission to reduce youth violence in Sheffield 24 mins 45 secs

HelpSheffield — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:28:00 +0000

This episode is totally unedited as requested by Ant as he doesn;t like podcasts to seem overly polished and unnatural. Saved me loads of work that did.

Ant talks about how was involved in some "naughty" stuff earlier in his life, how he saw the error of that lifestyle, what he has done to change it and how he is now trying to help others and lead them away from that same life plan.

Ant can be found on the following platforms

https://www.facebook.com/antzjourney/

https://twitter.com/antzjourney/status/1319242128304803841

A review of Ant's book can be found here

http://soeblog.group.shef.ac.uk/2825-2/

and available here (and possibly elsewhere but I'm looking for an update on that.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knife-Many-Lives-Anthony-Olaseinde/dp/1838049908

The crowdfunding page for his mobile minibus idea is here

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-to-create-a-mobile-youth-club

We are still on Twitter at @HelpSheffield and our website is still www.helpmycity.co.uk

Deleted Scenes: For Sale - Big Boat, Used Once

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:05:27 +0000

We talk about a town Bruce Willis owned, Bible movies in general and pitch some more bible movies! Honourable mentions Mission: Forbidden Fruit - A casino heist set at the beginning of time. For Sale - Big Boat, Used Once - Who gets ownership of the boat once the waters subside!

Episode 359: The Pharaoh Who Was In Denial

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 14:33:18 +0000

Join us as we take selected stories from the apocryphal "book of pitch" in this biblical stories episode! Apocryphal mentions: Samson: Heavyweight Champion of the world - a man takes on an entire people after they kill his donkey. David Vs Kaiju - A Hero from the bible is brought to the future to take on a post apocalyptic threat. Gor Blimey! Herod Calm Down - We start the "Gor Blimey" comedy franchise with a trip to biblical times.

Chug my Bug and Crack my Jam

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:29:01 +0000

Another mix of tunes, a bit of a disco party vibe.

A Sermon for Brother Andrew

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:11:33 +0000

A random mix of some music

Deleted Scenes: Joined In Holy Mantismony

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 20:35:45 +0000

Tom reads a "pitch" for a movie idea he came up with in 2017 and wrote down and we play the first part of some bonus Patreon exclusive content for you all.

Episode 358: Christmas Double Feature!

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 23:13:38 +0000

We go back to the old format this holiday season giving films to pitch to each other with a Christmas theme! Tom pitches "The clock that stopped for Christmas Crocs" Matt Pitches "A Stocking Full Of Bullets" Merry Holidays to you all!

Deleted Scenes: I Saw Mommy Kissing Satan Claws (with Dave Bulmer)

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 22:44:45 +0000

We talk about xmas ads with Dave Bulmer and pitch an utterly silly advert for the shampoo that saved the holiday.

Sheffield Board Games Club Episode 27 - Christmas Family Games

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 20:19:56 +0000

In this episode, Tom Lovewell tells us about his visit to Chance & Counters Cafe in Bristol, Tom Coldron and Rick talk about games we have played at the club and finally we discuss our favourite family games to play at Christmas.

Games discussed -

Clank in Space!
7 Wonders: Architects
Tramways
Samurai
Keyforge

JCPC 107 Isabelle Faus

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:53:08 +0000

This 28-year-old Chicago/Colorado climber is one of the world's top female boulderers, with multiple 8B+/V14s to her credit. Yet she flies under the radar, deciding to avoid the harsh glare of self promotion on social media. Let's hear what she's all about!

Episode 357: Xmas Ad Campaigns (with Dave Bulmer)

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 17:06:21 +0000

Come and witness the completely bonkers festive ad campaigns we cooked up this week with the help of Dave Bulmer! Music by Darren Curtis

Fancy a bobble? 17th December '21

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:06:00 +0000

Double crossing, bobbling round Sheffield and office party etiquette.

Deleted Scenes: Sending Snoak Theories To Blue Peter

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:48:40 +0000

THREE whole new pitches in this special Star Wars bonus bits. That's nearly a whole other episode of Ash Routh and us adding to Star Wars Legends year by year. Don't miss out!

Doctor Who - 'Flux' review

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:38:01 +0000

Well, golly gee! To the surprise of literally everyone involved, the WHINE+SPACE boys have come back together (this time with even shittier audio!) to give our verdict on the six part, serialised megabanger tale of Chris Chernobyl's 'Doctor Who Fuxx'.

Will Chibbers have turned over a new leaf and start thrilling us with his entry into serialised tales? Will Yaz develop a personality now that she becomes The Companion Victorious? Will we be reviewing Our Jodie's final episodes as The Doctor Who?

Find out the answer to all these questions, and possibly more, by firing up your Microsoft Zune and mashing it forcefully with your sweaty fist.

Episode 356: Sarlaccs Day Out (With Ash Routh)

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:16:19 +0000

This week we expanded the Star Wars universe as we discover that the Sarlacc isn't just a mouth, and it hates sand! Sandra Oh escorts the enormous space worm across the galaxy as the Hutt cartels hunt to claim it as their pet. Honourable Mentions: The Planet with like... a billion midochlorians - What are those little force thingies *really*. I mean how do they feel about this whole Jedi thing. And can they escape the evil Palpatine trying to shove 'em in clones? Dancing with the Star Wars - Imagine the Star Wars special and the dance party at the end of Shrek 2 had a baby. You're just about there.

More words than a dog, 10th December

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:50:00 +0000

Who knows more words, Chelsey or a dog?!

50. What do we know about immigration and crime?

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 20:45:51 +0000

Perhaps one of the most contentious questions within debates around migration is how the movement of people across international borders affect levels of crime. Simply asking the question carries certain assumptions about the relevance of someone’s migration background to whether or not they are more at risk of committing or being the victim or crime. What does the criminological research tell us about what, if anything, we know about immigration and crime? In this episode: Amber Beckley, criminologist at Stockholm University https://www.su.se/english/profiles/ambe0256-1.187765 Talking Migration is supported by the University of Manchester.

Deleted Scenes: High Speed Rail

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 21:53:49 +0000

We pitch some more movies based on song titles and talk about what is the film that has a song title but is the furthest away from that song. The answer may surprise you. This is the deleted scenes for episode 355, it might be worth listening to that episode first before this one. Or not, your call.

Episode 355: Kill Your Television

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 13:26:35 +0000

We pitch a film where all Mark Addy wants to do is watch Love Island but Ridley Scott won't let him... Honourable Mentions Sandstorm: An archeologist finds an ancient beat which is also a cosmic warning. Hamantha: Listen and find out what this is about. Doctor Worm: A time travelling worm and a mole ask people to listen to their new beats as they lay down some mind bending drum and bass!

Deleted Scenes: Cowboy 3-Bop

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 14:47:08 +0000

We pitch the most complicated space western imaginable as an amazon original Star Wars knock-off. Then we sort out what on earth we mean by a "modern western"

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 26 - City Building

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Rick, Tom C and Samuel chat about games we have played recently.

We talk about Four Gardens, Iki, Dominations: Road to Civilization and Nova Luna. We then talk about our favourite city-building board games.

A Soul‘s Worth

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:25:48 +0000

Working from home has been a unique challenge during the pandemic. And for some employees, a slip in productivity can have grave consequences...

JCPC 106 Taylor Parsons

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 18:18:57 +0000

Taylor Parsons came to prominence in the climbing world about a decade ago when, as Chris Webb-Parsons, she was one of the world's strongest boulderers with a string of cutting-edge outdoor and competition performances. Parsons soon after fell out of climbing and, after years of dark struggles, has now transitioned into mum-of-three, Taylor.

The story contains graphic detail and lots of laughs.

Interview with Letty and Steve from the Prompety Prompt Podcast. 31 mins.

HelpSheffield — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:17:00 +0000

A great listen for anyone involved in the writing/reading community of #Sheffield.

We discuss their podcast Prompety Prompt (available on all your usual platforms) where they tell me (The Elf) what they are doing to entertain, promote and engage with the podcast and writing community at large.

Their podcast is part game show, part interview and part a lot of fun.

They have a website at https://www.prompetyprompt.co.uk/ and all their social media is Prompety Prompt and available as links from the website. Please subscribe, listen and join in with the podcast.

We are still @HelpSheffield on Twitter and our website is www.helpmycity.co.uk

Episode 354: The Cosplay Cowboy

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 16:48:16 +0000

This week we pitch some modern westerns, seemingly just by transporting cowboys into the future. A pop culture convention is rocked as tensions in the queue start to mount and strange characters begin to wander the convention. But nobody expects the startling revelation when the doors to the most popular panel open. Honourable Mentions: Bury my spurs in Belper - A cowboy businessman intended to replace all the players in football team Tottenham Hotspurs once he acquired them. But he didn't account for their loyalty to the team, and now he's plotting a murderous solution up north. The Quickdraw App - Jingle all the way meets SNL in this technological toy-store chaos. Get That Horse off my Hovercraft - Many theories, but only one can be true. Why did that horse get on the hovercraft, and what does it intend to do with the army of horses it has raised.

Deleted Scenes: H R Giger-O's

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 19:53:59 +0000

A horrible highway based gameshow, a murder in a village in Derbyshire and a completion for the next cereal mascot all feature in this weeks food based deleted scenes! This is the deleted scenes for episode 344, it might be worth going back and listening to that podcast before this one... or you do you...

Episode 353: The Last Son Of Flavourtown

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 16:29:40 +0000

We pitch cooking competition movies this week and come up with an origin story/biopic for Guy Fieri! Honourable Mentions Creme-Brawl-ee - You've heard of the hunger/squid games? Well imagine that but with a certain kind of desert thrown in the mix! Pizza The Action - An Adam Sandler movie in which Adam Sandler has to prove he can make the best Pizza in New York.

You keep upsetting my dog, 18th November

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:30:00 +0000

Space ketchup; Paddy McGuinness; dogs; chauffeurs; pogo sticks and sexy backs.

Deleted Scenes: The Sugababes Of Theseus

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:23:52 +0000

We pitch a BUNCH more product placement movies, hate on some billionaires, and realise why we don't like Chris Pratt. The usual, then.

Episode 352: Hamburglar's Greatest Heist

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 19:24:33 +0000

This week, we're placing products in the public imagination, such that every story is profitable, and every legend intensifies our love of corporate consumption. Hamburglar (Lin Manuel Miranda) has ousted the clown as the vain figurehead of McDonald's Town, but when an imperial threat comes knocking, he must put his trust in unexpected places to steal back their greatest prize. But will this caper become a civil war? Honourable Mentions: Netflix the Movie A Big Bite: The Apple Movie Video James Be sure to tune in to the Deleted Scenes this week for a bunch more honourable mentions!

RAMBLING MAN... A short Story by Tim Woods

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:34:26 +0000

An excellent track from an up-and-coming writer, Tim Woods. This story relates to people who spend so much time in diversionary hobbies that their own life very rapidly becomes an unsatisfactory past. Tim says that this story was inspired by one of my own and for those few kind words, I am very grateful

JCPC 105 Sarah-Jane Dobner

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:02:00 +0000

Many laughs. Trad climbing lifer Sarah Jane Dobner talks about her self-published, award-winning book, A Feeling for Rock, and gives us a few readings.

Ep.105 Cl, Cl, Cl, Climate Changes

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:59:37 +0000

Jimbo 's show and tell relates to Sheffield musician Richard Hawley Fisher has a quiz about the #IgNobel 2021 awards

Deleted Scenes: Matt's Wild Titles

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 23:43:13 +0000

In this deleted scenes we talk about pitching real movie titles, Matt goes through a list of his unused titles from the time we used to pitch movies at each other. We talk about Bond themes for some reason and talk about real movie titles we can't pitch without being like the original movie! Enjoy! This is the deleted scenes from episode 351, we'd recommend listening to that before this podcast, but we ain't gonna stop you doing you.

Who dressed Her Majesty? 5th November

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:54:00 +0000

Toby, Chelsey and Kevin talk chocolate onions; National Toby Day and fancy dress.

Episode 351: For A Few Dollars More

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 09:24:46 +0000

We delve back into actual movie titles this week and pitch an Arthur Miller-esque drama about a salesman in "For A Few Dollars More". This weeks Honourable Mentions are both based on titles of Stanley Kubrick movies, except we make them better!! A Clockwork Orange - Will Holmes track down the their of a priceless piece of steampunk art? The Shining - How far are you willing to go to get exposure for your theatre play?

SDP 74: Turning a lifestyle business into an award-winning scale-up

Sheffield Digital — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 14:27:00 +0000

Mel follows-up with Dan and Andrew from Airship, delves into some Sheffield history and finds out how the highs and lows of reinventing a tech business.

If you listened to Episode 72 of this podcast, you will have heard us chat with two very successful start-ups: Mina and Airship. You will also have discovered that Airship isn’t really a start-up; the company was originally set up in 2003. Since then, it’s grown, shrunk, pivoted and changed from being an agency that “sells hours” to a SaaS technology business.

Mel wanted to find out more – what’s that journey like and what does it take to make the change from being a lifestyle business to a high-growth business with a clear exit strategy? So this is a special follow-up episode, hearing from two of the senior people in the business about their journey.

The guests for this episode are Dan Brookman, CEO, and Andrew Whiteley, Director, from Airship.

As this is a “special” episode, there’s no news or updates, just an in-depth interview. We hope you enjoy it and, if there are other stories you’d like us to explore, please let us know.

Don’t forget, you can always join the Sheffield Digital Slack community or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch and share your thoughts.

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Deleted Scenes: California Demon (With Eden MW)

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:00:14 +0000

What qualifies as a paranormal movie? How many spooky movies can Eden watch in a year? And why does Jack Black want to capture the California Raisins so badly? These are deleted scenes from the Life's a Pitch podcast episode 350, if this is your first time listening, we recommend going back and listening to the main episode first for context!

Sheffield Board Games club Episode 25

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 21:21:38 +0000

This month, Rick and Tom Lovewell from Redwell Games chat about board games. We talk about Exit the Game: The Sacred Temple, So Clover, Forbidden Island, Subatomic and Kill Team V2. We also have a chat about gifting board games.

Episode 38: Chatting with Chris and Becky from Sheffield Forum about stuff and things. 19 mins 17 secs

HelpSheffield — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:02:00 +0000

We chat about what www.sheffieldforum.co.uk is, what it does and how they plan to use it to do some good stuff for Sheffield.

They can also be found on Twitter @SheffieldFoum

Facebook www.facebook.com/SheffieldForum

and Instagram @Sheffield_Forum

We are still @HelpSheffield or website is still www.helpmycity@gmail.com

Please tell someone else about this podcast.

A Heart‘s Memory

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 23:28:49 +0000

Technology keeps two teens in touch during the lockdown, but can their relationship survive this distance? ——— Starring: Isabella Brownson as Olivia Matthew Taylor as James Written and directed by Brett Barnett Produced by Stacey Mackenzie Music by Ostrich Bay www.daffadillies.co.uk/quietlyyours

Pod To Pluto: EP20 - Judgement Day

jellycast — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:53:41 +0000

Jemima is now floating helplessly and untethered in deep space after Pod-Zero (who had gone mad chasing her for so long) tried to kill our heroic UK space engineer. Pod is trying to rescue her by liaising with everybody at UKSA, but they all seem to be at some big nationwide celebration and are all horribly drunk. So it now looks like their only chance of surviving this grave situation is by venturing into the smashed dark remains of Pod-Zero. ...and then trying to quickly land or crash upon on the surface of Pluto? ‘Pod to Pluto’ is a scifi comedy audiodrama about a space engineer and a sarcastic AI on a 4 billion mile trip to Pluto to go turn off a lightbulb. Starring Laura England as Jemima Belafonte and Wayne Russell as Pod.