Best The Martini Shot Podcasts (2024)

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How the Sweaty Guy Wins 12:30

23d ago12:30

12:30

Why is it that the sweaty, doughy production assistants of decades past become the power brokers and “maximized” types of today? It’s the same reason the prolific, focused writers — regardless of quality — are able to get things made: They’re the ones actually sweating. Transcript here. For more entertainment news, subscribe to The Ankler. Learn mo…

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199. Happy Hour: Communication shot - Expressive Martini 7:40

5h ago7:40

7:40

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to our Summer Happy hour - where learning is free and there’s enough for everyone! Come join us for a 10 min shot to refresh and reset your intention, delicious content mixed with some cool beach bar music vibes. And this week’s cocktail no4 is Expressive Martini where we are joined by Cognitive Behavioural Expert Li…

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Hide Your Job on a Plane 13:30

2h ago13:30

13:30

Ever tell the stranger sitting next to you on a flight what you do for a living? If you work in entertainment, your seatmate likely will first say, “Have I seen anything you worked on?” and then, “You know what you should do a show about?” And forget about answering the question about how your job exactly works. Because the rules of TV writing and …

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198. Summer Happy Hour: Performance shot - Aperformance Spritz 7:52

3h ago7:52

7:52

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to our Summer Happy hour - where learning is free and there’s enough for everyone! Come join us for a 10 min shot to refresh and reset your intention, delicious content mixed with some cool beach bar music vibes. And this week’s cocktail no3 is Aperformance Spritz which is a blend of practical ideas for bringing clar…

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197. Summer Happy Hour: Compassion shot - People Colada 9:42

14d ago9:42

9:42

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to our Summer Happy hour - where learning is free and there’s enough for everyone! Come join us for a 10 min shot to refresh and reset your intention, delicious content mixed with some cool beach bar music vibes. And this week’s cocktail no2 is People Colada which is a blend of practical ideas for bringing or creatin…

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169. Knowing Your Personal Saboteurs 32:58

7d ago32:58

32:58

Send us a Text Message. In this final part of our 4-part focus on Opportunity Mindset, we explore the concept of saboteurs - the things that can hold us back, sabotage our success and impact our confidence and overall sense of wellness and satisfaction in what we do. In all aspects of life, understanding how to ensure the things that motivate you (…

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196. Summer Happy Hour: Motivation shot - Mojo Mohito 7:31

19d ago7:31

7:31

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to our Summer Happy hour - where learning is free and there’s enough for everyone! Come join us for a 10 min shot to refresh and reset your intention, delicious content mixed with some cool beach bar music vibes. And this week’s cocktail no1 is Mojo Mohito which is bursting with practical ideas for boosting or sustai…

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Would You Choose To Drink To Evolve? 54:04

21d ago54:04

54:04

It is the third anniversary of Alcohol & Anime and the thirtieth anniversary of my life! Time to celebrate with the remake of the first anime film I watched with a jar of birthday cake Sippin' Cream. Honestly what a wild fun time! Thank you to my Ko-fi member: Julio Vasquez! Music: Aa Rift by The A.C. Stories Be sure to follow me on all my social m…

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195. Shift Your Service Culture via Your Stroke Economy 37:48

28d ago37:48

37:48

Send us a Text Message. In this final part of our 3-part focus on service, this one is all about dialling up your internal and external service experience by focusing on the concept of the Stroke Index. We are thrilled to be joined again by our close colleague Lindsey Thompson who is an expert in Transactional Analysis and Team Dynamics. She shares…

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Would A Monkey Or Cat Steal More Alcohol? 52:54

25d ago52:54

52:54

It is thieves vs thieves and alcohol vs alcohol as I watch Lupin the 3rd vs Cat's Eye! Thank you to my Ko-fi member: Julio Vasquez! Music: Aa Rift by The A.C. Stories Be sure to follow me on all my social medias, too: https://ko-fi.com/theacstories https://discord.gg/x78UXV22XD https://www.instagram.com/the_ac_stories/ https://www.threads.net/@the_…

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An Ode to Bob Newhart 7:45

1M ago7:45

7:45

When he heard news of Bob Newhart’s death, Rob Long reached into an old shoebox to find a picture of himself with the comedy legend. Like many who had such a memento, his first thought was, “Get that image on Instagram pronto.” But he held off. Why? Because if he learned one thing from the man known for comedic timing, it’s that sometimes less is m…

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194. Creating a Culture of Internal Customer Service 34:03

26d ago34:03

34:03

Send us a Text Message. In this second episode in our latest 3-part miniseries looking at customer service we look at benefits and steps to creating an internal customer service culture.

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193. Customer Service Excellence - Think NeuroService 28:25

1M ago28:25

28:25

Send us a Text Message. In our latest 3-part miniseries we take a look at customer service and the role it is playing in enabling organisations to thrive now and into the future. As more service experiences are becoming automated or augmented with eg AI-enabled chatbots, the human is fast becoming the premium service differentiator. So how can we m…

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192. Mid Year Reflection - Pause to Process 27:15

1M ago27:15

27:15

Send us a Text Message. We mark the mid-year point with a reminder of the power of taking a moment to pause, process and reflect on the past 6 months to set up well for the next. A good listen any time of the year, we also explore the benefits of processing for a team on the lessons learned, rather than leaping from one task to the next. We hear a …

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Parking on the Top Floor 11:07

2M ago11:07

11:07

During Rob Long’s first job at Paramount, he would see a dusty, silver DeLorean on level two every day in the parking structure as he rolled in late for his gig on a hit show. Despite all the 1986 flash it signaled, its license plate gave the game away: That person had been on a popular show and now wasn’t. Everyone in Hollywood thinks they’ll alwa…

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191. Shift From Tell to Ask - Coaching Unlocks Human Connection 33:26

2M ago33:26

33:26

Send us a Text Message. In this final part of our 4-part focus on Maximising Human Touch we take a practical look at how to unlock moments of connection. In a time-poor world, being listened to has even more premium and is the most powerful way to connect with people during uncertainty and transformational change. Making the simple shift from telli…

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How Magical Is A Unicorn's Drink? 55:40

2M ago55:40

55:40

I am taking it way back with the two Unico movies and the conflicting Unicorn Jizz drink! Thank you to my Ko-fi member: Julio Vasquez! Music: Aa Rift by The A.C. Stories Be sure to follow me on all my social medias, too: https://ko-fi.com/theacstories https://discord.gg/x78UXV22XD https://www.instagram.com/the_ac_stories/ https://www.threads.net/@t…

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Forgiving and Forgetting 11:03

2M ago11:03

11:03

Grudges and feuds make Hollywood go ‘round. But sometimes, they are so longstanding that, as Rob Long learned, the aggrieved sometimes forget why they’re even mad. Which is why Rob is an advocate for, if not forgiveness, at least forgetfulness. Because without it, we wouldn’t be repeating the constant storytelling themes of friendship, money and fa…

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190. Human-Centric Selling Approach 38:13

2M ago38:13

38:13

Send us a Text Message. In this third episode of our 4-part focus focusing on Maximising Personal Touch we look at how to bring a human edge to sales and customer interactions in an increasingly automated world. We discuss the value of positive mindset, behaviours, and using the skills to build relationships and provide exceptional service. We shar…

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The Showrunner & the FedEx 12:26

2M ago12:26

12:26

In this age of contraction, Hollywood is full of unemployed showrunners grinding out half fleshed-out pilot ideas. But a great sense of story isn’t the only attribute needed to be a showrunner. It also requires decisiveness, self-awareness and preparedness. And that last trait applies to more than just running a show. Just ask the medical professio…

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189. Maximise Your Cognitive Potential - Simple Strategies for Complicated Thinking 36:23

2M ago36:23

36:23

Send us a Text Message. In this second episode of our 4-part focus focusing on Maximising Personal Touch we look at how to think clearly when faced with complicated situations. Many workplaces are demanding quicker and deeper levels of innovation, focus, creativity and problem-solving. As Apple unleashes AI in 1 billion smartphones across the plane…

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Japanese Whisky from BARTENDER Glass of God: The First Drop 4:11

2M ago4:11

4:11

The main focus in BARTENDER Glass of God episode five is about really appreciating the taste of Japanese whisky with a drop of water. Thank you to my Ko-fi member: Julio Vasquez! Be sure to follow me on all my social medias, too: https://ko-fi.com/theacstories https://discord.gg/x78UXV22XD https://www.instagram.com/the_ac_stories/ https://www.threa…

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No Place for Thinkers 12:45

2M ago12:45

12:45

As a child, Rob watched old sitcoms like Gilligan’s Island and Bewitched while pretending to do homework. He likes to say that his slacking off prepared him for the writing career he has now. Sure, he learned sitcom structure, but more important, by neglecting his schoolwork, he became less of a thinker. And in show business, thinkers just mess thi…

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188. Being Human in an AI Workplace - Maximising Personal Touch Moments 33:06

2M ago33:06

33:06

Send us a Text Message. In this first episode of our 4-part focus focusing on Maximising Personal Touch we look at how to balance the tasks we complete with the impact we create. In a world that is becoming increasingly automated, and Artificial Intelligence now an everyday term we explore how to remain empowered, confident and making time for the …

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Money, Real Estate & Secrets 13:21

3M ago13:21

13:21

When Rob Long sold his house in Venice Beach for his move to New York, the question from neighbors was universal: “When did you buy your house?” In other words, it wasn’t about where he was going, but how much money he was making. Selling high, of course, requires also believing things will get worse. Not hard in showbiz these days. Which explains …

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187. Nourish Your Network to Flourish Your Career 32:35

3M ago32:35

32:35

Send us a Text Message. In this final episode of our 5-part series on Redefining Careers, we are thrilled to welcome Siobhan Anderson, who shares her inspiring journey of overcoming academic self-doubt through mentorship and skill enhancement. Siobhan's experiences emphasise the importance of self-belief in addressing academic gaps and leveraging w…

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What Is The Most Laid Back Camping Drink? 50:59

3M ago50:59

50:59

The third season of Laid-Back Camp is here, so there no better time to kick back with a giant drink and watch the Laid-Back Camp Movie for this Alcohol & Anime!Thank you to my Ko-fi member: Julio Vasquez!Music: Aa Rift by The A.C. StoriesBe sure to follow me on all my social medias, too: https://ko-fi.com/theacstorieshttps://discord.gg/x78UXV22XDht…

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Are You a Showbiz Clown or Monkey? 17:31

3M ago17:31

17:31

Show business largely operates on what Rob Long calls the “Monkey-Clown Relationship.” Sometimes you’re the monkey who loses it and attacks the clown. Sometimes you’re the clown, waiting in fear of the monkey ripping your face off. Increasingly, though, as the industry gets tougher, Rob’s friends aren’t waiting for the monkey to snap, they’re wonde…

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186. Set a Skills Fit-Bit to Track and Empower Your Development 22:35

3M ago22:35

22:35

Send us a Text Message. This fourth episode in our Redefining Careers series looks at the benefit of reframing how we look at our day to day to track how we are developing our skills. Like how fitbit-type trackers have transformed how we view our daily physical activity through monitoring data e.g. step count, there is a parallel when we apply this…

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Lessons of 'Lenny & Squiggy' 13:15

3M ago13:15

13:15

Rob Long worked on the Paramount lot 15 years, and the pilot of Lenny & Squiggy — a spinoff of Laverne & Shirley — was a ghost that haunted the grounds, so mercilessly rejected by a focus group that the tape disappeared. Forever. Which makes Rob wonder: How can one hack a hackneyed system where random people are selected to give an opinion on your …

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185. Career Uncaged - Shifting From Employee to Solopreneur 38:55

3M ago38:55

38:55

Send us a Text Message. This third episode in our Redefining Careers series takes a look behind the scenes on the realities of leaving a corporate job and setting up on your own. Joined by the inspirational Matt Sims, he shares his experience of leaving his role where he had been for 8 years, to become a solopreneur focusing on his passion and purp…

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Gaslit in TV Land 13:27

3M ago13:27

13:27

Everybody knows that one William Goldman quote: “Nobody knows anything.” But, Rob Long asserts, sometimes, people know something you don’t. And that’s where the mystery of the industry lies. Because as much shakra and selenite crystal as you can harness, your fate lies in the hands of others, and that can require going to desperate measures to main…

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184. Creating Career Lightbulb Moments 32:55

3M ago32:55

32:55

Send us a Text Message. Our latest series is all about Redefining Careers and this second episode looks at the power a 'lightbulb moment' can have on the choices and options that open up to us. We discuss just how many skills are transferable and therefore we can keep empowered in the knowledge that you can shift industries or levels if you want to…

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Famous vs. Unfamous 10:14

4M ago10:14

10:14

Movie stars and aristocrats are just like you and me: They put their trousers on one leg at a time. We don’t really have a proper aristocracy anymore, so there goes half that saying. But do we even have stars? Rob Long considers what a star was, what a star is, and what it means for the industry. Also, if you should wear a t-shirt with your name on…

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183. Career Diversity Gives You Choices Later 44:50

3M ago44:50

44:50

Send us a Text Message. Our latest series is all about Redefining Careers and this first episode focuses on the benefits of having different experiences to enable more choice as you progress along your journey. Whether planned or unplanned, actively seeking new experiences gives us more resilience if options suddenly change (recessions, redundancie…

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Paramount: Buy, Sell, Fight 12:10

4M ago12:10

12:10

Rob knows a quote . . . from which Chinese philosopher, he’s not sure. It goes, “If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by.” Showbiz translation: If you stay in Hollywood long enough, you’ll see Paramount bought and sold many times over. Transcript here. Subscribe here for more showbiz news from The Ankler. L…

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Martini of BARTENDER Glass of God: A Bar's Secret Ingredient/The Face of a Martini 6:42

4M ago6:42

6:42

Episode four of BARTENDER Glass of God is another two-parter, and the featured drink is the classic martini in a non-classical way.Thank you to my Ko-fi member: Julio Vasquez!Music: BARTENDER Alcohol & Anime Opening by The A.C. StoriesSome Nice A's by The A.C. StoriesBe sure to follow me on all my social medias, too: https://ko-fi.com/theacstoriesh…

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182 Benefits of Mentoring and Coaching to Everyday Life 39:54

4M ago39:54

39:54

Send us a Text Message. In the final of our 4-part focus on 'Future Ready, Today' we explore the benefits, skills and opportunities from bringing coaching or mentoring approach to everyday life. To have a 'coach' is now seen as an asset rather than something to be embarrassed about, so we share the top tips for coaching as well as practical example…

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Can You Complete The Code Drink Mission? 57:43

4M ago57:43

57:43

My mission was to watch Spy × Family Code: White in theaters, and I completed it! Now I talk about it with a brand new drink in this episode of Alcohol & Anime!Thank you to my Ko-fi member: Julio Vasquez!Music: Aa Rift by The A.C. StoriesBe sure to follow me on all my social medias, too: https://ko-fi.com/theacstorieshttps://discord.gg/x78UXV22XDht…

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Dumpster Diving on the Studio Lot 12:30

4M ago12:30

12:30

No doubt, the internet and technology vastly improved the tedious labor of writing scripts and making revisions. But Rob Long believes something was lost in the disappearance of an actual paper trail: Archaeological artifacts that reveal the process of jokes moving, characters losing lines, and test audiences wanting (and getting) a happy ending. A…

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B&B from BARTENDER Glass of God: The Perfect Taste 6:01

4M ago6:01

6:01

The third episode of BARTENDER Glass of God focuses more on story but still features a few drinks! The drink that stood out the most, and therefore the I prepare for you, is the B&B.Thank you to my Ko-fi member: Julio Vasquez!Music: BARTENDER Alcohol & Anime Opening by The A.C. StoriesSome Nice A's by The A.C. StoriesBe sure to follow me on all my …

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181. Looking for Everyday Opportunities to Learn and Develop 38:32

4M ago38:32

38:32

Send us a Text Message. In this second episode in our 4-part focus on 'Future Readiness, Today' we look at easy, everyday ways to seek moments to learn and develop ourselves. As the waves of change due to automation, digitisation and AI continue to wash through the world of work, now is not the time to copy and paste our way through the working day…

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Burger King Kids Club 11:34

4M ago11:34

11:34

Remember the Burger King Kids Club, the chain’s ad campaign targeted to “the kids?” There was Kid Vid, the white, video game-playing leader; Jaws, the Black kid who loved to eat; and a boy in a wheelchair named (seriously) Wheels. The idea, Rob Long speculates, must have been devised at one of those offsite retreats, the kind TV execs love to do in…

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Bull Shot from BARTENDER Glass of God: Old Pal/One for the Road 5:38

4M ago5:38

5:38

This episode of BARTENDER Glass of God featured two drinks, but I will be warming you up with a very atypical drink called the Bull Shot!Thank you to my Ko-fi member: Julio Vasquez!Music: BARTENDER Alcohol & Anime Opening by The A.C. StoriesSome Nice A's by The A.C. StoriesBe sure to follow me on all my social medias, too: https://ko-fi.com/theacst…

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180. Learning Prepares Us For The Future 33:50

4M ago33:50

33:50

Send us a Text Message. In this second in our 4-part mini-series 'Future Readiness, Today' we look at the role of learning to set us up we for the future. Rather than something that happens in a school, college or just at the start of our careers, having a learning mindset enables us to flourish in our personal and professional lives. Its about bal…

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Gossipy, Critical, Snippy 13:39

5M ago13:39

13:39

Legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld once complained about the way a room was decorated: “It was a lot of Louis Quinze mixed with Louis Seize,” he said. And then added: “Ugh!” The entertainment business runs on this sort of Lagerfeldian Ugh, a sort of lingua franca of Hollywood. But what if we tried, just for a while, to not slag others as con…

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Highball from BARTENDER Glass Of God: A Gentle Perch 4:28

5M ago4:28

4:28

A brand new Alcohol & Anime series for the new BARTENDER Glass of God anime on Crunchyroll! Join me every week as I attempt to recreate drinks from the anime but cheaper and more doable. This week is a simple highball! Thank you to my Ko-fi member: Julio Vasquez! Music: Bartender Alcohol & Anime Opening by The A.C. Stories Some Nice A's by The A.C.…

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179. Keeping Successful Whilst Your Job Is Transforming 30:45

4M ago30:45

30:45

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the first episode in our 4-part focus on 'Future Readiness, Today'. As the waves of change due to automation, digitisation, hybrid working and AI continue to wash through the world of work, we take a practical and proactive look at what we can do today to set up well for the future. Back in 2018 McKinsey's Global …

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'It Only Made, Like, $50 Million' 14:07

5M ago14:07

14:07

Howard the Duck might not have won Best Picture, but if you’re a sandwich shop worker, or a young Rob Long at lunch with high-up producers, it’s probably best not to espouse how big a flop you thought it was. See, failure in Hollywood is a relative term. Movies fail, pilots fail, but after a failure of your own, it’s tough to see anything that make…

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178. Thriving in a Busy Worklife 38:26

5M ago38:26

38:26

Send us a Text Message. This final episode in our 5-part series on Managing a Continuous Workload revisits the theme of preventing burnout. Joined again by burnout exec coach Alexis Neighbour, she explains the 4 reasons why burnout is on the rise, namely a general rise in worries and anxieties fuelled by the pandemic, technology, societal pressures…

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