A Couple of Drips

Hello and welcome back, after a bit of a hiatus, due to Kris studying for a qualification. We return just in time for Autumn and some exciting upcoming guests. So, it’s a big hello, hello, hello to our guest today, Joe Hillcox, who is just finishing his policing training. We discuss studying for a degree when you have dyslexia, Star Wars games and films and the Marvel Universe. As usual there’s some chat about what video games we’re playing, and Joe and I are both keen musicians, so we discuss home recording and why he still hasn’t sent me the songs he wants the bass tracks on. There are all the usual features such as Coffee Time, Claim to Fame and Boxers or Pants.  If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via:Ko-Fi.com You can buy us a coffee by going to Buy Me A Coffee! We like coffee! (It’s a coffee-based podcast 😊).  If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future.  Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link The Coffee: Top of the Morning Coffee Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months!

In this special episode we feature two guests from a new production of Oliver! Starring as Fagin, we meet Rob Davies, and keeping everyone in order is producer Rebecca Green. Both come from Eccleshall Community Amateur Dramatics (ECAD). We talk about how the production is going, how the society was formed, and what the audience can expect, as well as talking about the importance of local community theatre. There’s the usual features such as Claim to Fame and, of course, Coffee Time.  If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via:Ko-Fi.com You can buy us a coffee by going to Buy Me A Coffee! We like coffee! (It’s a coffee-based podcast 😊).  If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future.  Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link  Guest Links: Ticket Booking for Oliver! ECAD Society Page ECAD Facebook Page  Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months!

Hello and welcome back, after a bit of a hiatus, due to Kris studying for a qualification. We return just in time for April 20ths Record Store Day 2024. What better way to celebrate than talking to Stone’s own Peter Morgan, owner of Fish Records, both a physical and online shop, and a music promoter. Peter talks about how the business started, his love of Springsteen and his favourite gig, and why he can’t shift those Adele records.  If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via:Ko-Fi.com You can buy us a coffee by going to Buy Me A Coffee! We like coffee! (It’s a coffee-based podcast 😊).  If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future.  Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Guest Links:Fish Records Facebook Instagram Indie Retail  Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months!

The second of these two special episodes sees us talking to the mental health professionals. In this episode, I discuss the mental health challenges of lockdown and modern life Tanya Morgan and Harriet Summerfield. We cover counselling options, wellbeing, self-care and healthy routines. This is a bonus episode for season 2. Season 3 will return in October 2023 when we’ll be talking to Joe Hillcox about music, games, and joining the force. Other things to look forward to next season are Dan “Dan the Banjo Man” Walsh, including a live performance, a call from Las Vegas discussing Stranger Things for Halloween, and Peter Morgan from Fish Records talking about those round things with a hole in the middle that spin and make a noise.  If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via:Ko-Fi.com You can buy us a coffee by going to Buy Me A Coffee! We like coffee! (It’s a coffee-based podcast 😊).  If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future.  Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: The Coffee – La Pedregosa Espresso (may not be currently listed as is seasonal) ManTime – Stone Up Man Mind - North Staffordshire Men’s Net UK on X (formerly Twitter) Stafford Rugby Club Local wellbeing services Samaritans  Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months!

The first of these two special episodes sees us going “doppio” with double the number of guests. In this episode, I discuss the mental health challenges of lockdown and modern life with Micheal Anthony Hayes, Lee Smith, and Martin Davies. We cover topics such as toxic masculinity and expectations, financial pressures, grief, and the cost-of-living crisis. We have a few laughs and quite a few coffees along the way. Look out for next month’s episode when we speak to 2 mental healthcare professionals about the other side of the dealing with mental health during lockdown.  This is a bonus episode for season 2. Season 3 will return in September 2023 when we’ll be talking to Joe Hillcox about music, games, and joining the force. Other things to look forward to next season are Dan “Dan the Banjo Man” Walsh, including a live performance, a call from Las Vegas discussing Stranger Things for Halloween, and Peter Morgan from Fish Records talking about those round things with a hole in the middle that spin and make a noise.  If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via:Ko-Fi.com You can buy us a coffee by going to Buy Me A Coffee! We like coffee! (It’s a coffee-based podcast 😊).  If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future.  Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: The Coffee – Pact San Joaquin Petite (May not be currently listed as is seasonal) Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months!

The final episode of the season sees us meeting up with the host of Enter The Dark, a darkly humoured podcast and YouTube channel. Jan Siery is 50% of the podcast’s hosts, and we meet with him to talk about the inspiration for the podcast, the tent in the haunted attic where he records, and how you start a podcast with no money, studio, or equipment, yet still get thousands of regular listeners.  This is the final episode of season 2, but look out for our Mental Health specials in July and August and the return of Season 3 in September 2023 when we’ll be talking to Joe Hillcox about music, games, and joining the force. If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via:https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future.  Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about: The Coffee – Pact KarangoDisgraceland Podcast – The Beach Boys & Charles Manson Guest Links: Enter The Dark PodcastEnter The Dark YouTubeEnter The Dark Patreon Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months!

Natalie Gibson, A.K.A. “The Nag” is a personal trainer and nutrition expert based in Stone, Staffordshire. Nat has a wicked sense of humour and has some great advice for anyone still trying to lose those Christmas pounds before it’s time to hit the beach ware. What does a personal instructor do if they decide to go it alone a few weeks before lockdown happens? Nat talks about how she quickly created a business and podcast that could work through the pandemic when no-one was allowed to exercise together. We taste two incredibly different coffees, a Jamaican Blue Mountain Arabica from Ms. Tita, and an Indian Robusta from Contact Coffee Co. If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via:https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future.  Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about:Ms. Tita CoffeeContact Coffee Co. Dr Mike the 2ndThe Chernobyl Score! Guest Links:Nat - WebNat - FBNat – TwitterNat - InstagramThe Nag Personal Trainer Podcast – AppleThe Nag Personal Trainer Podcast - Spotify Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of most months!

Gianluca Sergi is a professor of Film at the University of Nottingham. He specialises in sound, and his research and contacts have taken him to places such as Skywalker Ranch, Pixar, Dolby, The Oscars and Industrial Light and Magic. Shortly to Publish a book with Oscar winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom, Gianluca talks about how the relationship between academia and Hollywood came about, how we met, discovered a love of wine, and how not to make an entrance at the Academy of Film.  If you like what you hear, and you can afford it, you can make a one-off donation to us via:https://ko-fi.com/coupleofdrips If you love what you hear, and would like to support us regularly, then please click on the “Support” button in your podcast app of choice. This allows you to listen ad-free and will shortly give you access to bonus content. We hope to have more membership tiers in the future.  Want to add us to your RSS reader? No problem, here is the link Links to things we talked about:Pact Coffee Guest Links: The Endless Ends of Cinema - bookVanity Fair – articleGianluca’s LinkedInGianluca’s university profile Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and look out for us on the first Friday of every month!