Best Creative City Centre Podcasts (2024)

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SCB Uncut: James Biggin, Steel City Marketing 1:00:20

5d ago1:00:20

1:00:20

It's a pleasure to welcome our first returning guest to Steel City Business as James Biggin joins James and Stephen - nearly five years after his original appearance on the show. Fair to say plenty has happened in that time, not least a ruddy big pandemic! But James' business has changed lots - but what hasn't changed much recently is his team. It'…

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Gerry Arcari, Vivid Creative 37:19

1M ago37:19

37:19

25 years in business is a rather amazing achievement and that's exactly what Vivid Creative are celebrating this year. Gerry tells us about the company's journey and the huge changes in the marketing world since 1999. And to mark the anniversary, they're giving away time - have a listen to find out more. Steel City Business is brought to you by aud…

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SCB Uncut: Jonty Ward, Reach Technology Group 53:49

1M ago53:49

53:49

James Marriott and Stephen Kenwright are joined by Jonty Ward, fresh from an American adventure exploring new business opportunities for Reach Technology Group. This leads us to a discussion generally about doing work stateside, growing pains, hiring and firing, and some unpopular opinions on marketing and technology (and lots more, of course). Ste…

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Nelly Naylor 47:54

2M ago47:54

47:54

Nelly's an amazing and unique photographer who has developed a specialism in capturing weddings, and especially queer weddings. As it's ten years since the law allowing them was introduced, and also Nelly's ten year business anniversary, it seemed the perfect time to get together for a chat. Nelly took James' wonderfully colourful headshots a few y…

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Matt Isherwood, Aira 37:41

2M ago37:41

37:41

Aira are leading a clean energy revolution right here in Sheffield. They're a Swedish company making heat pumps. Don't worry if you don't fully know what a heat pump is or how it works, all is explained by Matt. Steel City Business is brought to you by audio marketing experts Sound Media and supported by The Kurious. Find all episodes and loads mor…

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SCB Uncut: Sam and Mike, Gravitate 53:40

2M ago53:40

53:40

When the show relaunched, one of the stories we were keen to tell early on was that of Gravitate. Accountants, but doing things differently, and making a real impact along the way. Hosts James Marriott and Stephen Kenwright met up with founders Sam Newton and Mike Crocker to get the full lowdown on the business. Steel City Business is brought to yo…

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Joada Allen, Visualised It 42:35

2M ago42:35

42:35

We meet Joada Allen, director of video production business Visualised It. But this isn't really a chat about video production or marketing. Joada tells James about her background and unlikely journey into becoming a business owner, and why helping young people is so important to her. Joada was a remarkable and inspiring guest - we hope you enjoy li…

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Daniel Bumby, Simoda 41:32

3M ago41:32

41:32

Simoda have had an incredible few years, winning awards left right and centre and making a real name for themselves. But, why? What are they doing differently? Well James went along to their HQ in Neepsend to meet founder Daniel Bumby and learn more about Simoda's secrets. It's not all tech talk - we also discuss space and the final frontier, why D…

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Laura Mucklow, Instantprint 24:32

3M ago24:32

24:32

We have some amazing print and promotional businesses in Sheffield and the surrounding area. Instantprint have recently announced a £5m investment in their sprawling factory at Manvers, so James went along to meet Laura Mucklow, head of Instantprint. We talk about some amazingly nerdy printing machines, female leaders in the print industry, future …

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SCB Uncut: Katy Powell, Bottled Imagination 51:21

3M ago51:21

51:21

James Marriott and Stephen Kenwright chat to Katy Powell, one of the founders of Bottled Imagination. Katy previously worked with Stephen at Rise at Seven, as one of the first employees of the agency, before her and two colleagues broke off to start their own. It's a really interesting story, with Katy not particularly having a long-standing aim to…

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Giorgio & Sam, Evoluted 37:49

4M ago37:49

37:49

Evoluted is a digital agency in Sheffield, and a smashing one at that. Giorgio Cassella and Sam Biggins are joint Managing Directors and join James to talk about their respective journeys and their work to turn it into a true people-first business. Plus they now have their own podcast which is ruddy marvellous (full transparency: James helped them …

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Mike Kent, kitlocker.com 30:01

4M ago30:01

30:01

We love a good origins story on Steel City Business - and the moment Mike Kent met his future business partner is one of the best. No spoilers, but it's definitely worth a listen. James spent an afternoon at Kitlocker's huge operation near Attercliffe to find out more about the work they do for an impressive array of clients, ranging from seriously…

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SCB Uncut: Amy Kilner, Skyhi Creative 55:32

4M ago55:32

55:32

This month's Uncut episode features the awesome Amy Kilner. She joins hosts James Marriott and Stephen Kenwright at The Kurious studios to reflect on her background working at several agencies, including Rise at Seven, before starting her own design brand, Skyhi Creative. We talk about loads of stuff, including: Working with actual proper music sta…

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Adam Bradley, Corrosion Resistant Materials 25:46

5M ago25:46

25:46

We delve into the manufacturing industry for the first time in this week's Steel City Business. Adam Bradley is a familiar face on the networking scene around South Yorkshire and has quietly been leading an amazing period of growth and success at Corrosion Resistant Materials. James went along to find out more about Adam, the business, and the chan…

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Sheffield Action on Plastic 25:00

5M ago25:00

25:00

Something a little different on this episode of Steel City Business. James meets Greg Hewitt from the Sheffield Action on Plastic group to find out about their campaign and what they're working towards. It's super relevant at the moment and especially for venues including pubs, bars and coffee shops. Find out more about the group here: https://shef…

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Hayley Toothill-Taylor, Find Narrative 31:51

5M ago31:51

31:51

Hayley Toothill-Taylor's path to freelancing and launching Find Narrative is quite a journey. She told James all about it, including the challenges and obstacles along the way - a stark reminder of just how imperfect the world of work is for some people. We touch on mental health and general wellbeing among a host of other topics. Find out more abo…

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Johnny Pawlik, Mantra Media 52:23

5M ago52:23

52:23

Johnny Pawlik is different. His background is different, the way he does business is different, the way he approaches marketing is different. You could say his mantra is different. James Marriott went along to Mantra Media's headquarters at Ikigai House in Sheffield City Centre to meet Johnny and hear more about his story. Steel City Business is br…

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SCB Uncut: A Tale of Two Agencies with Tom Scott and Stephen Kenwright 1:00:03

5M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

The first episode of the month means Steel City Business UNCUT where we dig a little deeper with an amazing guest to bring you a raw, honest and largely unedited conversation. James Marriott is joined by regular co-host Stephen Kenwright, exited founder of Rise at Seven. We welcome Tom Scott who founded Little Mesters agency in 2020. The agency gre…

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OMGP: Goldeneye 007 2:38:28

7M ago2:38:28

2:38:28

For the season 2 finale of the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast, Devon and Judd finally sit down to discuss Goldeneye 007 for the Nintendo 64. We’ve covered a lot of games on this podcast that live on in infamy, but this is one of the most revered games on the Nintendo 64, and it regularly tops lists of the greatest movie tie-in games of all time. Mos…

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Trailer: Steel City Business is back in 2024! 1:12

7M ago1:12

1:12

Yes Steel City Business is returning - here's a sneak peak in our new trailerBy Sound Media

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OMGP: The Warriors 2:19:45

7M ago2:19:45

2:19:45

For this episode of the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast, Devon and Bart do a deep dive on one of the most beloved movie games of all time. Thanks to its Rockstar pedigree, fans of the “Grand Theft Auto” games knew what to expect with “The Warriors,” but the care that the developers put into everything from the brawler combat to the score, was rare in…

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OMGP: Watchmen: The End is Nigh (Parts 1 and 2) 2:33:22

8M ago2:33:22

2:33:22

In this episode of the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast, Devon and Bart get to geek out about the Watchmen. In “Watchmen: The End is Nigh” the player, or players (since the game has local co-op) get to control Night Owl and Rorschach as they pair up and beat the ever-living-hell out of anyone they see. Bikers, top-knotted gang members, disco-loving, b…

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OMGP: Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick 1:55:21

8M ago1:55:21

1:55:21

In this episode of the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast, Devon and Jackson sit down to discuss another beloved horror franchise with “Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick” for the PS2/Xbox. The game tells its own story, and gets some points for its outlandish premise: some fresh translations of the Necronomicon are read live on a talk show, which unleashes…

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OMGP: Blair Witch 2:14:38

9M ago2:14:38

2:14:38

In this episode of the Obligatory Movie Game Project, Devon and Camille sit down to compare the Blair Witch movies to the Blair Witch video game from 2019. Since this is a Halloween episode, they warm up by shooting the breeze about horror movies, each sharing some of their faves from various eras. From there, they examine the plot, characters and …

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OMGP: Friday the 13th (NES) 2:13:18

9M ago2:13:18

2:13:18

In this episode of the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast, slasher fans Devon and Jackson start things off by giving their personal rankings of the Friday the 13th films, before comparing the 1989 NES game to the first 8 Friday movies. The game uses the Crystal Lake camp setting, but features zombies and evil wildlife like wolves and crows. It brings in…

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OMGP: Trektember Finale: ST Series and Film Rankings/Star Trek Next Generation Echoes From the Past 2:26:18

10M ago2:26:18

2:26:18

For the first part of the Trektember finale, Devon and Chris sit down to give their personal rankings of the various Star Trek series and films. Chris ranks the different TV series, touching on each one briefly, before Devon ranks the Star Trek films and discusses some of the best and worst elements of each. For the second part of the episode, Devo…

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OMGP: Star Trek (PS3/Xbox 360) 2:03:06

10M ago2:03:06

2:03:06

In this episode of the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast, Devon and Hudson finally sit down to discuss a Star Trek game. There have been many Star Trek games over the last few decades, but for this first episode of Trektember, they’ll be discussing the game from 2013 that bridges the gap between the Star Trek films that J. J. Abrams directed. The game …

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OMGP: Rocky 2:10:14

11M ago2:10:14

2:10:14

In this episode of the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast, Devon sits down with Judd to discuss the first of two Rocky video games for the Playstation 2 (it also released for Xbox and Gamecube). The movie mode covers the first five Rocky films, putting the Italian Stallion up against famous opponents like Apollo Creed and Clubber Lang, as well as lesser…

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OMGP: Transformers (2007) 1:39:17

11M ago1:39:17

1:39:17

Riding the coattails of the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts hype, Devon and Hudson sit down to talk about the first Bayformers movie game from 2007. The game is pretty bare bones for releasing at the end of the PS2’s life cycle, but it’s still satisfying to kick the crap out of endless waves of enemy drones before transforming into a vehicle and b…

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OMGP: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King 2:49:06

12M ago2:49:06

2:49:06

For this episode of the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast, Devon and Jesse sit down to discuss one of the most beloved movie games of all time. After EA’s Two Towers video game established a winning formula the year before, The Return of the King expanded on its predecessor by adding more playable characters, making the environments more interactive, a…

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Pitch Party: Romeo + Juliet 1:01:48

1y ago1:01:48

1:01:48

For the final Pitch Party episode within the “Sexy Swordfights” theme, Devon, Bart and Alexis discuss entirely fabricated adaptations of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet. While there have been countless versions of the play performed on stages across the globe, and several filmmakers have taken cracks at bringing the story to the screen, very few R …

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Dogs - dingoes to puppaccinos 34:17

1y ago34:17

34:17

Inner west Sydney is one of the doggiest places in the Australia. Even our most famous resident, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, meets world leaders with First Dog Toto. This episode is about the stories and history of dogs in the inner west. Hear about... the original dog, dingoes dogs in the Frontier Wars of Sydney hunting dogs of the early colo…

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Trailer Season 2: Dogs - The flight path - Petersham Bowling Club - Boomalli - Cooks River 1:58

1y ago1:58

1:58

Sydney, Australia is an iconic city, full of unique things. But why does the Harbour hog all the icons? Come to the other side of Sydney, Gadigal and Wangal Country, with long-time inner westie Bernie Hobbs. In Season 2, hear stories and the history of: 🐶 dogs in inner west Sydney 🖼️ Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative, an Australian first ⚡Pet…

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OMGP: The Pagemaster 1:48:15

1y ago1:48:15

1:48:15

For this episode of the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast, Sam and Bart join Devon to chat about The Pagemaster for SEGA Genesis. The different horror, fantasy and adventure settings lend themselves well to a video game, and there are no shortage of baddies from the film that are rendered in vibrant 16 bit graphics. However, many of the best characters…

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Pitch Party: Kill Bill 1:06:09

1y ago1:06:09

1:06:09

For the second episode in the Pitch Party trilogy of episodes on movies that contain [sort of] sexy sword fights, Alexis and Devon must pitch their own made-up games based on Kill Bill, to Bart. With tons of action, a bad-ass lead dead-set on exacting her bloody revenge, and a whole gang of cool villains in her way, a Kill Bill video game feels lik…

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OMGP: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2:35:11

1y ago2:35:11

2:35:11

For the final Obligatory Movie Game Podcast episode of May, Devon and Dalton dive into Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the jaw-droppingly expansive Star Wars RPG from 2003. Unlike most games covered on this show, KOTOR was almost universally loved upon release, and it set the standard from Star Wars games moving forward. Many blogs, youtube…

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OMGP: (Star Wars) Jedi: Fallen Order 2:17:17

1y ago2:17:17

2:17:17

Star Wars month continues as Devon, Hudson and Mark discuss one of their favourite Star Wars games ever made. They begin the episode by sharing their personal rankings of the Star Wars movies, before getting into the discussion on the game. This is the first time the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast has covered a game from the Playstation 4/ Xbox 1 ge…

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OMGP: Star Wars (NES) 2:12:17

1y ago2:12:17

2:12:17

May the 4th be with you! It’s May, and the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast is ready to pick off some womp rats, starting with the 1991 New Hope adaptation for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Even though the difficulty level is harsh (even for the NES), and some of the iconic villains are traded for thrilling adversaries such as the tractor beam ge…

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OMGP: Fantastic Four 1:22:29

1y ago1:22:29

1:22:29

In this episode of the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast, Devon and Hudson sit down to look at another superhero tie-in from the PS2/Gamecube/Xbox era. Fantastic Four shares some gameplay elements with other co-op beat em ups like Shrek 2 and X-Men Legends, but it takes some bizarre liberties with its plot. Instead of locking themselves away to conduct…

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Episode 6: Sydney Wright & Traci Foster 1:16:15

1+ y ago1:16:15

1:16:15

Traci and Sydney talk about becoming aware of mental health issues as adults, generational and community conversations relating to mental health, regulating and understanding emotions, complex PTSD, anxiety, eating disorders, depression, working in mental health, somatic experiencing, grounding, medication intolerance, the importance of acknowledgi…

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Episode 5: Genevieve Robinson & Vanessa Prevost 1:02:28

1+ y ago1:02:28

1:02:28

Genevieve and Vanessa talk about struggles with sincerity, coping through comedy, the effect of seeing more people open up about mental health, ADHD, therapy, being an oversharer, difficulty getting an autism diagnosis as an adult, self-diagnosing, anxiety, finding the right balance of being around people vs being alone, depression, creating a degr…

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Episode 4: Carla Harris & Dara Schindelka 1:02:43

1+ y ago1:02:43

1:02:43

Carla and Dara talk about finding the right time to explore mental health in art, using different creative outlets to cope, alternative therapy methods, determining the best ways to work on mental health and how that is different for each individual, significant life changes, difficulty finding hope in dark times, pressure for women to keep emotion…

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OMGP: E.T. 1:52:08

1+ y ago1:52:08

1:52:08

For this Obligatory Movie Game Episode Devon and Darryl cover one of the most infamous, and also most-requested-for-this-show movie games of all time. E.T. for the Atari 2600 has garnered a baffling (if a little overblown) reputation as the game that caused the video game crash of 1983, almost destroying the video game industry altogether. A lot of…

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Episode 3 - Shelynn Fretz & David Roman (Femme Fragile) 1:07:37

1+ y ago1:07:37

1:07:37

Shelynn and David talk about recognizing mental health issues as an adult, anxiety, depression, family dynamics, positive supports, dealing with panic attacks, chronic fatigue and insomnia, taking a break to deal with health, grieving the loss of certain activities, imposter syndrome, experiences with medication, living with OCD, art being a therap…

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Pitch Party: The Princess Bride 54:02

1+ y ago54:02

54:02

For this Pitch Party episode, Alexis and Bart pitch their own original concepts for video game adaptations of The Princess Bride. The Pitch Party episodes are an offshoot of The Obligatory Movie Game Podcast in which three people come up with, and defend, their own concepts for video games based on films that they love. Since Devon is in the direct…

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OMGP: Total Recall (NES) 1:56:57

1+ y ago1:56:57

1:56:57

For this year’s Valentine’s Day Obligatory Movie Game Podcast Episode, the love affair with Arnold Schwarzennegar movies continues as Devon and Judd sit down to discuss Total Recall for the NES. As big sci-fi fans, they chat about some of the themes that frequently pop up in Philip K. Dick’s stories, and they compare the future in Total Recall to o…

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Episode 2 - Erik Mehlsen & Lexy Desjarlais 1:02:35

1+ y ago1:02:35

1:02:35

Erik and Lexy talk about mental health in the music industry, opening up with music, feeling your emotions and finding outlets for release, navigating hectic environments, the importance of sleep, living with pets, balancing social media and art, getting involved in community through music, exercise benefits for overthinkers, developing a healthy r…

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OMGP: Avatar 1:41:51

1+ y ago1:41:51

1:41:51

On this episode of the Obligatory Movie Game Podcast, Devon and Hudson take advantage of the hype around the recent Avatar sequel, and tackle the Avatar game for PS3 and Xbox 360 that released along with the first movie. Since the game is technically a prequel, they compare the plot of the movie to that of the game and find they’re remarkably simil…

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