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Long-form conversations with the people who make the creative industries run - directors, illustrators, composers, animators - about how they actually built their careers: the breaks, the dead ends, and the difficult middle bit nobody talks about; and the music that means the most to each guest, and why.
Hosted by Greg Owens. New episodes fortnightly.
Episodes
Jul 10, 2020
Jul 10, 2020
1 hr 30 min
Today, I'm having a gas with Paul Burke, a veteran creative who's seen it and done it all in adland. Paul is genuinely the most authentic character that I've spoken to for this series and he radiates charm and straightforward common sense.
He's worked for top brands like Barclaycard, Heinz, Birdseye, Harvey Nichols, Boots, British Gas...the list goes on.
Over the years, he developed a particular love for radio advertising due to the necessity of good writing to get the idea across.
He's also had four novels published. One of them, Father Frank, is being turned into a film.
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Jul 6, 2020
Jul 6, 2020
40 min
Today, I'm having a gas with James Cross, a creative director at BBC Creative. James tells all about his journey from interning for Alan McGee at Poptones and being given a shot at writing the press releases, all the way to leading the creative output for one of the UK's most beloved institutions.
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Jun 29, 2020
Jun 29, 2020
51 min
Today, I'm having a gas with Sean Thompson, a founding partner and Executive Creative Director at WhoWotWhy. Sean has had an illustrious career, working with Wieden + Kennedy to establish Honda as one of the coolest brands around in the early 2000s.
We sat down to discuss three of his more notorious TV Commercials with a strong musical component: Honda: Grrr!, Honda: The Impossible Dream, and GiffGaff: The Big Swim.
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See more at: http://whowotwhy.com
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Jun 22, 2020
Jun 22, 2020
47 min
Today, I'm having a gas with Sally Miller.
Sally has been in the industry for over 20 years, but her most recent project - the first ever TV Commercial for TikTok - has been making waves since it went live.
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Watch the Behind the Scenes for the TikTok advert - https://youtu.be/umdv1rglNms
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Jun 19, 2020
Jun 19, 2020
57 min
Today, I'm having a gas with Clare Freeman, a podcasting pro from Manchester.
Clare's knack for podcasting has kept her in demand as the medium has grown. Her most recent success has been being headhunted to produce the brand podcast for Slimming World.
Jun 15, 2020
Jun 15, 2020
37 min
Today, I'm having a GAS with Richard Hillgrove, the founder of 6 Hillgrove PR, known for his work with a list of high profile clients like Vivienne Westwood, Joe Corré, Charles Saatchi, Julian Assange, Duncan Banatyne, and others.
Richard gives his take on the business itself, some stories from his career and his take on Donald Trump's success in the social media landscape.
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Jun 10, 2020
Jun 10, 2020
50 min
Today, I'm having a GAS with Neil Williams, the head of film at HAVAS Lynx, one of the most successful UK creative agencies outside London. He tells us all about growing up in the golden age of Brit Pop.
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Jun 3, 2020
Jun 3, 2020
47 min
Today, I'm having a gas with Danny Edwards, the co-editor of Shots Magazine.
Ordinarily at this time of year, Danny is busy organising the Shots awards; one of the most anticipated and talked about events in the creative industries. However this year, the entire thing has been run online due to COVID 19.
So I sat down with Danny to talk about how different his life, his business and his future will look as a result.
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May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020
44 min
Today, I'm having a GAS with Steve Albini, the founder of Electrical Audio recording studios in Chicago.
Steve is most widely known for having engineered In Utero, by Nirvana; Surfer Rosa by Pixies; Rid of Me by PJ Harvey and The Weirdness by The Stooges, but has worked on literally thousands of albums besides these in his extensive career.
Steve is also notorious for his stance on analogue recording techniques, and is a vocal critic of digital media, citing its inevitable medium-term obsolescence as a fatal flaw which has never been properly addressed.
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May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020
1 hr 45 min
Today, I'm having a gas with Rory Sutherland. The vice-chairman of Ogilvy UK.
Before founding Ogilvy’s behavioral science practice, Rory was a copywriter and creative director at Ogilvy for over 20 years, having joined as a graduate trainee in 1988.
He has variously been President of the IPA, Chair of the Judges for the Direct Jury at Cannes, and has spoken at TED Global.
He writes regular columns for the Spectator, Market Leader and Impact, and also occasional pieces for Wired.
He is the author of two books: The Wiki Man, and Alchemy, The surprising Power of Ideas which don't make Sense.
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