Shards of Glass Podcast

Episode 29: Mark Was Right About Aston Villa Staying In The Premier League, But The US Fenestration & Real Estate World Fell Asleep! So Here's Contrasting The Hits For You And We'll See You At The End Of The Week! Contact the show on: Twitter: @shardsofglassp1 Email: show@shardsofglasspodcast.com Website: www.shardsofglasspodcast.com Break the rules!  Break the glass! The Shards of Glass Podcast is a news commentary show for European Fenestration and Real Estate Professionals. The show, which is like no other Podcast, takes you on a lightning slalom down the slopes of the Fenestration, Real Estate and Current Events landscape of the USA and brings to light the significant issues that will impact your investment in the American Fenestration and Real Estate market. Twinned with biting wit and straight talk, the show turns conventional podcasts covering these subjects on their heads. ​ Fenestration Testing, New Technology, Building Studies, Emerging Markets and Products, Real Estate Hot Spot's and Banking News are just a few of the topics covered. To top it off, we cover the days most interesting and sometimes funny news with commentary and a tempered view. We are here for a good time, not a long time, get in, get out and on with your day knowing exactly what is happening on the other side of the Atlantic.

Episode 28: On today's show, we detail the 7 deadly sins of Real Estate investing. Elon Musk is about to be much much richer after qualifying for shares worth 2.1 Billion Dollars from his electric car company Tesla. Water Filled Glass Systems. What are they and what do they do? Mark tells us about his late night watching the Liverpool vs Chelsea match and predicts Aston Villa will survive the drop. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are barking mad and we discuss some of this weeks trial versus THE SUN newspaper. Donald Trump's interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News and the MoCA test. Hey! You can't ace it! CDC study that says Covid-19 cases in the US could be 10 times higher than reported. Tapestry CEO (Coach and Kate Spade) stepped down over a personal matter that didn't involve anything illegal! Does that seem reasonable? Mark gives a compelling argument why its not. Contact the show on: Twitter: @shardsofglassp1 Email: show@shardsofglasspodcast.com Website: www.shardsofglasspodcast.com Break the rules!  Break the glass! The Shards of Glass Podcast is a news commentary show for European Fenestration and Real Estate Professionals. The show, which is like no other Podcast, takes you on a lightning slalom down the slopes of the Fenestration, Real Estate and Current Events landscape of the USA and brings to light the significant issues that will impact your investment in the American Fenestration and Real Estate market. Twinned with biting wit and straight talk, the show turns conventional podcasts covering these subjects on their heads. ​ Fenestration Testing, New Technology, Building Studies, Emerging Markets and Products, Real Estate Hot Spot's and Banking News are just a few of the topics covered. To top it off, we cover the days most interesting and sometimes funny news with commentary and a tempered view. We are here for a good time, not a long time, get in, get out and on with your day knowing exactly what is happening on the other side of the Atlantic.

Episode 27: Coming to you from the new epicenter of the US Coronavirus battle and our host chastises some Americans. Mark explains why there was no show last Thursday. Big US banks are expecting a large number of US defaults in the next couple of months and are saving up. The Airline Industry is about to starting cutting heads but Virgin Atlantic just sorted out a 1.5 Billion bailout. Mark has a diva moment and refuses to play "Rockstar" by DaBaby again and forces 80's music on us all. Mary Trumps sales numbers are out of this world and proves that there is still a huge appetite for the subject. Mark also discusses his disgust about an article that he read about a Hawaiian homeless man forced to lick a urinal to avoid arrest and all some important Real Estate and Fenestration news including a floating fenestration mansion. Contact the show on: Twitter: @shardsofglassp1 Email: show@shardsofglasspodcast.com Website: www.shardsofglasspodcast.com Break the rules!  Break the glass! The Shards of Glass Podcast is a news commentary show for European Fenestration and Real Estate Professionals. The show, which is like no other Podcast, takes you on a lightning slalom down the slopes of the Fenestration, Real Estate and Current Events landscape of the USA and brings to light the significant issues that will impact your investment in the American Fenestration and Real Estate market. Twinned with biting wit and straight talk, the show turns conventional podcasts covering these subjects on their heads. ​ Fenestration Testing, New Technology, Building Studies, Emerging Markets and Products, Real Estate Hot Spot's and Banking News are just a few of the topics covered. To top it off, we cover the days most interesting and sometimes funny news with commentary and a tempered view. We are here for a good time, not a long time, get in, get out and on with your day knowing exactly what is happening on the other side of the Atlantic.

Episode 26: On today's episode Mark talks about Roger Stone and the commuting of his sentence by the POTUS. Covid rates at all time high in US but even hand sanitizer isn't safe anymore. Angela Merkel is quite possibly Mark's ultimate hero, as he discusses her comments during the week, he also discussed his appreciation of "that" photo from the G7 summit in 2018. Mark enlightens us as to who Jerome Powell is, I didn't even know. The world goes to hell with itself during our comedic segment "It Takes All Sorts". Again industrial real estate demand takes center stage with 1 billion square feet of demand predicted by 2025. Sisecam Group deserve a high five for their new coating. Contact the show on: Twitter: @shardsofglassp1 Email: show@shardsofglasspodcast.com Website: www.shardsofglasspodcast.com Break the rules!  Break the glass! The Shards of Glass Podcast is a news commentary show for European Fenestration and Real Estate Professionals. The show, which is like no other Podcast, takes you on a lightning slalom down the slopes of the Fenestration, Real Estate and Current Events landscape of the USA and brings to light the significant issues that will impact your investment in the American Fenestration and Real Estate market. Twinned with biting wit and straight talk, the show turns conventional podcasts covering these subjects on their heads. ​ Fenestration Testing, New Technology, Building Studies, Emerging Markets and Products, Real Estate Hot Spot's and Banking News are just a few of the topics covered. To top it off, we cover the days most interesting and sometimes funny news with commentary and a tempered view. We are here for a good time, not a long time, get in, get out and on with your day knowing exactly what is happening on the other side of the Atlantic.

Episode 25: Infamous American, former teacher and convicted sex offender Mary Kay Letourneau passed away after a short battle with cancer. Variety blows the top off the musical acts that have taken Covid 19 rescue loans from the government. Mark is particularly annoyed with Kanye West and lets us know why (something to do with a pair of shoes I think).Lending Tree has written a fun article comparing cumulative value of real estate in US cities and the GDP of different countries.We discuss Property Technology ("Prop Tech"), the value of platform mergers like Zillow and Trulia abd worldwide transparency. We also discuss the recent clanger dropped by the POTUS in regard to reopening schools and the fight with the CDC. Lastly, we count down the hits as usual with 1987 coming into view. Contact the show on: Twitter: @shardsofglassp1 Email: show@shardsofglasspodcast.com Website: www.shardsofglasspodcast.com Break the rules!  Break the glass! The Shards of Glass Podcast is a news commentary show for European Fenestration and Real Estate Professionals. The show, which is like no other Podcast, takes you on a lightning slalom down the slopes of the Fenestration, Real Estate and Current Events landscape of the USA and brings to light the significant issues that will impact your investment in the American Fenestration and Real Estate market. Twinned with biting wit and straight talk, the show turns conventional podcasts covering these subjects on their heads. ​ Fenestration Testing, New Technology, Building Studies, Emerging Markets and Products, Real Estate Hot Spot's and Banking News are just a few of the topics covered. To top it off, we cover the days most interesting and sometimes funny news with commentary and a tempered view. We are here for a good time, not a long time, get in, get out and on with your day knowing exactly what is happening on the other side of the Atlantic.