Sheffield Podcasts

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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Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0000

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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.

Episode 467: Ad Campaigns Part 5

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 08:57:22 +0000

We pitch some aggressive ad campaigns for some products, some of these are made up, some of them are real.

Deleted Scenes The Ad-Blocker Blockers (With Ash Routh)

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:16:07 +0000

Watch your ads, or else! It's yet another black mirror style gangster movie, and then we talk a little bit about gangster movies, and paddington 2, you know, when he goes to jail. These are the deleted scenes from episode 466 of the Life's a Pitch podcast, if you want to be given a "gift" of some context, you should go get made with the main episode. Or don't, we're not Don Giovanni

Episode 466: Your Own Personal Wiseguy (with Ash Routh)

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 22:03:02 +0000

This week we pitch some Gangster Movies with Ash Routh! Can you outrun the Speed Gentlemen? In this Flintstones-inspired black mirror episode in which modern technology is (sort of) available in the 1920s, everything goes wrong and we create an elongated piece of nightmare fuel. Other Movies Pitched: Forgettin' About It The Coat Check Girl

The Outdoor Guide Foundation

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 16:11:45 +0000

What better way to 'Walk Yourself Happy' than to take time out with the Julia Bradbury inspired two day adventure set amongst beautiful surroundings in sumptuous hotels with 4 acknowledged experts in the fields of well-being. Two days that will kickstart your motivation to living a better, longer and more fulfilled ilfe. Listen to Gina Bradbury Fox describe how this and her childrens charity came to provide outdoor clothing for small and underprivileged children. Find out how to Donate!

Deleted Scenes: Ray Ramano is Jesus in... "Divine Comedy"

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:50:16 +0000

We pitch a film for Dante's "Divine Comedy" and it's not what he intended.

Episode 465: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 10:47:05 +0000

Episode 465: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Matt and Tom

Deleted Scenes: The Emu Wars (With Steven D Thomas)

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 23:03:56 +0000

We chat about the genuinely excellent period dramas that have been coming out recently and pitch a movie which could be described as "apocalypse now but for Australia" these are the deleted scenes for episode 464 of the Life's a Pitch Podast, if you are in possession of a large confusion and are in want of a bit of context, we recommend listening to the main episode. Or don't, we're not Lord Flickingholme, we don't tell you what dance to do at the ball.

Episode 464: A Squandering Of Good Manners (With Steven D Thomas)

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 19:39:22 +0000

We pitch some Period dramas with Playwrite and Host of the "All the Web's a Stage podcast" Steven D Thomas. One butler is put through his paces as he tries to help a family bring their heir into polite society, but are his motives all they seem? Also pitched this week: Courts & Corsets Mrs Protozoa

JCPC 148 Billy, Alex and The Nose Part 2

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:11:00 +0000

Part 2 of the amazing tale of Billy Ridal and Alex Waterhouse's epic free ascent of The Nose on El Cap.

Deleted Scenes: The Best Best Boy In Tinseltown

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:54:48 +0000

We pitch a film about a role most people have heard of but don't know what it is. We talk about movies about movies. And we recommend a new movie. Enjoy!

JCPC 147 Alex, Billy and The Nose Part 1

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:19:01 +0000

Having recently retired from a life of indoor comps, two plastic-hardened heroes declare to the world that they are off to free climb The Nose of El Cap, the world's greatest trad route. Get outta town. Part 2 follows tomorrow.

A Maleficent Alchemy

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:10:04 +0000

This is not a Diet! But I will tell you what I do and why, and why you should do it too. Eating to Live instead of the other way around resulted in a loss of 30% of fat body weight I did not need. All by following Doctors Advice from 1957! Good advice never dies, it just gets lost in the detail of modern thinking. Links worth looking at: https://bit.ly/47KFh9k (Processed People by Chris Van Tulleken) https://bit.ly/491mHe6 (Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia.) Tim Spector at Joinzoe.com. I'd also like you to take a look at this website: https://theoutdoorguide.co.uk/wellbeing-retreats-walk-yourself-happy/ Run by Julia Bradbury, the fabulous exponent of all things Natural, these courses promise a new you in two packed days of events and training. Walk yourself over there and take a look!

Episode 463: Kubrick by Kubrick

Sat, 20 Jan 2024 10:19:56 +0000

We go full Hollywood this week as we pitch movies about making movies.

Deleted Scenes: Opening A Can Of Wormholes

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:07:57 +0000

Matt and Tom show just how deranged their view of the CERN large particle collider is, and start a free range spaghetti farm. Matt talks about Mirrormask and we ask if Interstellar is a magic portal fantasy movie. These are the deleted scenes for episode 462 of the Life's a Pitch podcast. If you would like to be taken into a realm of context, we recommend that you go back and listen to the main episode where you must wait, until the dice read 5 or 8.

Deleted Scenes: "Life's a Peelech"

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 21:19:56 +0000

We discuss the meaning of "Kafka-esque", a potential Jordan Peele Podcast and Matt finds something in the bin.

Episode 462: Together We Dream

Sat, 13 Jan 2024 21:28:56 +0000

We pitch some magic portal fantasy movies as a group of freshers students are suddenly plunged into each other's dreams as well as that of a mysterious lecturer. Other movies pitched: Mist upon the black hole There's a wormhole at the bottom of the garden

How did you get here: Interview with Managing Director at Appt China - Joy Quan

Sheffield Digital — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 06:30:00 +0000

Joy Quan shares her journey from starting out as an international student at the University of Sheffield to becoming the Managing Director at Appt China in Kunming. Appt is an international digital agency specialising in bespoke app, web and software development and digital communications in the UK and China.

Joy tells us what it was like arriving in Sheffield as a Postgraduate student, how she found the opportunity to join Appt as an intern, why the company founders decided to open an office in China, and what her role as Managing Director mainly involves doing. She also talks about some of the challenges for international students, including language barriers and knowing where to find opportunities.

She says that she found her dream job after her studies at the University of Sheffield. Hear this and much more in the 30 minute interview between Joy and Sarah Lister.

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Notes and Links

Joy was interviewed online by Sarah Lister, Membership Coordinator at Sheffield Digital, on 26th October 2023.

Links

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Joy Quan on LinkedIn

References

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Episode 461: Double Feature - "Big Feet, Small Pedals" and "Steve's Mysterious Garden"

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 21:39:34 +0000

New year, old format as we give each other movie titles to pitch. Enjoy as we bring you two unique ideas based on random titles we gave each other.

JCPC 146 Alistair Lee

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 20:20:00 +0000

Al Lee’s films have documented UK trad climbing and climbers for over a decade. Movies such as On Sight, Climbing Blind, Blocheads and The Prophet have made the screen shine. This week let’s hear Al’s crack.

Deleted Scenes: Santa Vs The Romans

Sat, 30 Dec 2023 21:25:52 +0000

Why not bring in the new year with more festive silliness. A prequel to Gladiator gets a bit out of hand, also, life updates and we chat about annoying songs and live movie orchestrations

The Gift

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 20:00:00 +0000

Four siblings spend Christmas together for the first time since they were children. But while they try to grow closer, they soon learn that it only takes a little thing to tear them apart. Quietly Yours presents The Gift, starring Lewis Blemings, Cal Reid, Kate Spivey, and Hannah Studd.

Episode 460: Ghosts Of Santas Past

Sat, 23 Dec 2023 20:59:11 +0000

We pitch some christmas historical movies, and ruminate on the origins of various christmas traditions as the mantle is passed down from santa to santa. Will the new santa get to know the ways of his predecessor, Elvis? Other movies pitched: Cola Vs Claus One Santa Left

JCPC 145 Jam Crack Christmas Disco

Sat, 23 Dec 2023 18:50:00 +0000

Your annual sermon from the disco pulpit where the Jesus of beats and the Devil of groove battle it out in an epic dance to the death. Hot dog! Love's a-winnin!

Deleted Scenes: Some Ad Campaigns

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:14:16 +0000

We pitch some emergency ad campaigns in this weeks deleted scenes!

JCPC 144 Zoe Wood

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:09:00 +0000

23-year-old Zoe was born into climbing in the hills and homes of North Wales where the slopes of Eryri turn their eyes towards the sea, This world was sketched in a recent film, Adra, which captured too her love for her home. Hear about it and her current career as a routesetter and a move to Sheffield. Many Cackles are had.