The Purple COG Monster (PCM) Podcast

ep39. Stories - West Park Park Bench Podcast

Regular listeners will know that there are occasions in the West Park Park Bench Podcast that I have either dogs walking past or people walking past and it just gives me a moment to pause and see if my train of thought is still there on the other side. We're in stories ...the stories that you choose to listen to the stories you choose to attend and the stories you choose to be present at, and the stories you choose to listen to. And I think that's what today has really emerged in my thinking as I was swimming up and down the pool. And as I was heading for the bench, what is today's topic going to be and it's stories. The Twitter Spaces intro... turns out you can't record with Otter while hosting a Twitter Spaces session. https://twitter.com/pcmcreative/status/1676175450828054530 [https://twitter.com/pcmcreative/status/1676175450828054530] This is episode 39 - Stories. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://otter.ai/referrals/O598JJY5] which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link [https://otter.ai/u/XEOGaC2_LJa_VcAFFu6knpjkhFw] SUMMARY KEYWORDS stories, storyteller, Edinburgh Fringe, theatre, shows, spaces, topic, Beeston Tales, live, audience, Royal Historical Society, free fringe, realise, attend, cast, streaming, migrate, experience, Timestamp Guide * Intro to this episode. 0:03 [https://otter.ai/u/XEOGaC2_LJa_VcAFFu6knpjkhFw?tab=summary&t=3s] * How do we market shows that have gay themes to audiences that aren’t gay? 0:59 [https://otter.ai/u/XEOGaC2_LJa_VcAFFu6knpjkhFw?tab=summary&t=59s] * Core audience. * Cinema is more about the story than the characters. 2:09 [https://otter.ai/u/XEOGaC2_LJa_VcAFFu6knpjkhFw?tab=summary&t=130s] * The one special thing about theatre. * The turning wave in the entertainment industry. * The importance of telling stories. 3:46 [https://otter.ai/u/XEOGaC2_LJa_VcAFFu6knpjkhFw?tab=summary&t=226s] * Stories are incredibly important, the diversity of stories. * The royal historical society lectures. * Tales in the Jungle. 5:18 [https://otter.ai/u/XEOGaC2_LJa_VcAFFu6knpjkhFw?tab=summary&t=318s] * Beeston Tales, every third Wednesday. * The challenge is to enable the storyteller. * Guest storyteller sessions. 6:34 [https://otter.ai/u/XEOGaC2_LJa_VcAFFu6knpjkhFw?tab=summary&t=394s] * Tim and Mike bring in a guest storyteller every month. * The two-hour story session. * How much of yourself do you want to give the fringe? 8:00 [https://otter.ai/u/XEOGaC2_LJa_VcAFFu6knpjkhFw?tab=summary&t=480s] * Edinburgh fringe is a daunting thing to go to. * Live streaming podcasting platforms, clubhouse and twitter spaces.

ep38. Pivot, Twist, Pirouette - West Park Park Bench Podcast

I hadn't decided which of the three words I was going to use on the thumbnail. I used all three! Pivot Twist Pirouette. They tie in with the balance theme that I've had this year. This episode is about changing direction and a positive response when things don't quite go right. You apply for something and you don't get the funding or you apply for something and you don't get the role. Freelancers spend a lot of time putting eggs in baskets and through precarious necessity in to a lot of baskets. There's a lot of eggs moving around. How long do you keep a basket empty before recycling it? similar kinds of analogies of back burner pans. How large is your cooker? How many back burners can you have? So Pivot Twist Pirouette... This is episode 38 - Pivot, Twist, Pirouette. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://otter.ai/referrals/O598JJY5] which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠⁠ [https://otter.ai/u/Qzt-e5QBHwUO7TijCHYQ3Auk6IQ] SUMMARY fringe, pivot, park bench, twist, free, year, balance, runes, pirouette, pirouettes, movement, project, episodes, TEDx, realised, putting, podcasts, programme, stopped ep38. Pivot/Twist/Pirouette - West Park Park Bench Podcast [https://otter.ai/u/Qzt-e5QBHwUO7TijCHYQ3Auk6IQ?tab=summary] * Welcome to episode 38 0:03 [https://otter.ai/u/Qzt-e5QBHwUO7TijCHYQ3Auk6IQ?tab=summary&t=3s] * What was important to me in choosing a project? 1:31 [https://otter.ai/u/Qzt-e5QBHwUO7TijCHYQ3Auk6IQ?tab=summary&t=92s] * The importance of having a long-lasting project. * Pivoting during covid-19. * What is the free fringe? 3:13 [https://otter.ai/u/Qzt-e5QBHwUO7TijCHYQ3Auk6IQ?tab=summary&t=194s] * PBH free fringe is a little annex of Edinburgh festival. * Pivot has been the saviour. * Taking a show that brings people in. 5:40 [https://otter.ai/u/Qzt-e5QBHwUO7TijCHYQ3Auk6IQ?tab=summary&t=340s] * The PBH free fringe brochure. * The importance of twist and balance. 7:03 [https://otter.ai/u/Qzt-e5QBHwUO7TijCHYQ3Auk6IQ?tab=summary&t=424s] * Pivoting through the summer and a portfolio piece. * Yoga for balance and Balance. * The West Park Park Bench Podcast LIVE. 8:47 [https://otter.ai/u/Qzt-e5QBHwUO7TijCHYQ3Auk6IQ?tab=summary&t=527s] * Pirouettes. * The gift of balance. 10:10 [https://otter.ai/u/Qzt-e5QBHwUO7TijCHYQ3Auk6IQ?tab=summary&t=611s] * The importance of listening to one's own advice. * It isn’t about spirituality, it’s about self recognition. 12:01 [https://otter.ai/u/Qzt-e5QBHwUO7TijCHYQ3Auk6IQ?tab=summary&t=722s] * Spirituality is about self-recognition, not just spirituality. * Three benched Treshnish podcasts coming soon.

ep37. Organisation - West Park Park Bench Podcast

... it was like God was taking flash photography. I actually go to yoga on a Monday night. I did search, if I want to know something that I don't think I know. I do tend to ask Mr. Google and if it is something that I want a little more of an extensive answer before I go searching I might ask ChatGPT. Don't take an umbrella! At the heart of episode 37... What is it that you need to organise? I attended Producers Pool a couple of weeks ago now and this was something that came up someone asked what was the best organisation tool and of course everybody would go I use this and I use this and I use this and everybody uses something different. The people who are most successful are the ones that have an organisation structure, and the tool has grown around them. To find that tool first of all you need to know how you can organise yourself and not spend your whole time working out how a platform works, because they're quite complex. This is episode 37 - Organisation. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://otter.ai/referrals/O598JJY5] which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠ [https://otter.ai/u/xOTP9kr6rR16PGH4fxGDQ-dg1fM] SUMMARY tools, organise, organisation, find, work, notebook, Google Drive, Asana, digital, park, paper, apps, platforms, list, Trello, folder structure, folders, structure, Google, Reference Resources Tomorrow - easy to get started ToDo app - https://www.tomorrow.do/ [https://www.tomorrow.do/] Producers Pool - https://www.chrisgrady.org/producers-pool/ [https://www.chrisgrady.org/producers-pool/] Producers’ Pool is a network of creative producers training in, working in, or managing the theatre and creative sector. It has no office, no membership subscription, no board, or hierarchy. ep37. Organisation - West Park Bench Podcast [https://otter.ai/u/xOTP9kr6rR16PGH4fxGDQ-dg1fM?tab=summary] * Thunderstorm to end thunderstorms. 0:04 [https://otter.ai/u/xOTP9kr6rR16PGH4fxGDQ-dg1fM?tab=summary&t=5s] * Welcome to episode 37 * Yoga in a thunderstorm. 1:05 [https://otter.ai/u/xOTP9kr6rR16PGH4fxGDQ-dg1fM?tab=summary&t=66s] * Going to yoga on a Monday night. * APTS - apps, platforms, tools and services. * Where do you start with planning your days? 3:11 [https://otter.ai/u/xOTP9kr6rR16PGH4fxGDQ-dg1fM?tab=summary&t=191s] * How to choose the right tool set for you. * The first step is to go back to basics. * Start with a to-do list. * Tomorrow App. * Using notes on your phone. 7:37 [https://otter.ai/u/xOTP9kr6rR16PGH4fxGDQ-dg1fM?tab=summary&t=457s] * Using a paper notebook and taking notes on phone. * Using search. * The best park bench I've found. 9:19 [https://otter.ai/u/xOTP9kr6rR16PGH4fxGDQ-dg1fM?tab=summary&t=560s] * Best park bench of the podcast so far. * West park, Long Eaton, East Midlands. * Organising a drive is the key to success. * Don't add technology to things. * Google Ecosystem. 12:53 [https://otter.ai/u/xOTP9kr6rR16PGH4fxGDQ-dg1fM?tab=summary&t=774s] * Gmail - primary email reader. * Google Drive and Chrome Extensions. * The transition from paperless to digital. 14:19 [https://otter.ai/u/xOTP9kr6rR16PGH4fxGDQ-dg1fM?tab=summary&t=859s] * Paperless had to translate into digital. * Google Drive, google docs, excel spreadsheets and word. * The importance of having a folder structure. 16:00 [https://otter.ai/u/xOTP9kr6rR16PGH4fxGDQ-dg1fM?tab=summary&t=960s] * The first folder structure. * The danger of creating a big folder structure. * The first stage of digital organisation. * How to find the best organisation tool. * Tools that have the most in common. 19:29 [https://otter.ai/u/xOTP9kr6rR16PGH4fxGDQ-dg1fM?tab=summary&t=1170s] * Moving from a single to-do list to multiple boards. * Collaboration in Asana. * Organising your to do list. 22:01 [https://otter.ai/u/xOTP9kr6rR16PGH4fxGDQ-dg1fM?tab=summary&t=1322s] * Organising a paper to-do list. * A done list, a Google drive. * Finding balance going into the summer. * What her word for 2024 will be.

ep36. Being a Stagemanager, Buyouts and the EquityUK 2023 Committee Elections

Welcome to episode 36. At my core I am a stage manager. I started my career as a stage manager and no matter how hard I fight and try and explore and adventure at my core, I am a stage manager. I am standing in the 2023-25 committee elections as a stage management candidate for Equity's committees... A whirlwind tour of my SM philosophy and Equity experience. If you get to 35 and you're still working in the entertainment industry, for me getting to 30 and realising that actually I might want to have kids is what derailed my career because I felt that I had to This is episode 36 - Being a Stage Manager, Buyouts and the 2023 EquityUK Committee Elections. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://otter.ai/referrals/O598JJY5] which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link [https://otter.ai/u/1HH5QCwlpSXoHe_2Bhlyp5KRsrY] SUMMARY committee, equity, work, stage manager, contract, union, entertainment industry, year, important, part, podcast, buyout calculator, world, fringe, buyout, management, producer, industry, question, ep36. Being a Stagemanager | EquityElections - West Park Park Bench Podcast [https://otter.ai/u/1HH5QCwlpSXoHe_2Bhlyp5KRsrY?tab=summary]Summary * Why I left stage management to explore other worlds. 0:04 [https://otter.ai/u/1HH5QCwlpSXoHe_2Bhlyp5KRsrY?tab=summary&t=4s] * Introduction to committee elections. 2:17 [https://otter.ai/u/1HH5QCwlpSXoHe_2Bhlyp5KRsrY?tab=summary&t=137s] * Introduction to episode 36 of the west park park bench podcast. * Introduction to the Equity Elections. * Equity does not find you a job. 3:58 [https://otter.ai/u/1HH5QCwlpSXoHe_2Bhlyp5KRsrY?tab=summary&t=238s] * How do you develop a career in the industry? 6:17 [https://otter.ai/u/1HH5QCwlpSXoHe_2Bhlyp5KRsrY?tab=summary&t=377s] * How to develop a career as a producer after 25. * The importance of initiatives. * Why is it important for me to be on committees? 8:05 [https://otter.ai/u/1HH5QCwlpSXoHe_2Bhlyp5KRsrY?tab=summary&t=485s] * Making it in the entertainment industry at 35. * Why being on committees is important. * The value of being on the committee. 9:54 [https://otter.ai/u/1HH5QCwlpSXoHe_2Bhlyp5KRsrY?tab=summary&t=594s] * The buyout calculator. 11:55 [https://otter.ai/u/1HH5QCwlpSXoHe_2Bhlyp5KRsrY?tab=summary&t=716s] * The buy-out calculator. * Industrial contracts and buy-outs. * The importance of being part of the Equity mechanism. 13:56 [https://otter.ai/u/1HH5QCwlpSXoHe_2Bhlyp5KRsrY?tab=summary&t=836s] * The importance of voting for the right people. 14:58 [https://otter.ai/u/1HH5QCwlpSXoHe_2Bhlyp5KRsrY?tab=summary&t=899s] * The entertainments union is made up of union professionals. * The different sectors of the union. * The branch structure of Equity. 16:44 [https://otter.ai/u/1HH5QCwlpSXoHe_2Bhlyp5KRsrY?tab=summary&t=1005s] * Being a member of equity makes a difference. * The importance of equity and having a voice. * Thanking those who proposed her.

ep35. My VR Journey - West Park Park Bench Podcast

I'm going to share with you the journey of my virtual reality communities. Although I am not the best audience member, I'm not the best social practitioner, what I am, I think very good at is holding space and observing the world and creating space that I hope that people can come to the first time it will be overwhelming there's no denying that, but they can come back and feel that they're where they left off. Cybersalon and Cyberia moved from AltSpace in to Spatial. We have two spaces we have a public lounge, which is 22 Ideas About the Future. And then there are portals that bring you to Cyberia. So there is there is an airlock between the public space and the private space. Old Skool VR to virtual cafe extended spaces for the hybrid community curious. This is episode 35 - My VR Journey. Recorded for Stripe Partners. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://otter.ai/referrals/O598JJY5] which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but ⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://otter.ai/u/evG8uQ8bBpvtsJRrHrCdw1gWLEw] SUMMARY KEYWORDS space, community, avatar, people, Cyberia, event, AltSpace, virtual, explore, SecondLife, emerged, world, discovered, play, platform, little bit, headset, meeting, holding, VR, LegendQuest, People Dancing, Referenced Resources Blog - Digital Field Trip | LegendQuest [https://pcmcreative.typepad.com/my_weblog/2021/05/digital-field-trip-legend-quest.html] Video - Benjamin Greenaway - The Metaverse, or There and Back Again [https://youtu.be/YIjGYpUPlwM] SUMMARY Ep35. VR communities - West Park Park Bench Podcast [https://otter.ai/u/evG8uQ8bBpvtsJRrHrCdw1gWLEw?tab=summary] * Intro to episode 35. 0:03 [https://otter.ai/u/evG8uQ8bBpvtsJRrHrCdw1gWLEw?tab=summary&t=4s] * Journey of virtual reality communities. * When I discovered Legend Quest. 0:56 [https://otter.ai/u/evG8uQ8bBpvtsJRrHrCdw1gWLEw?tab=summary&t=57s] * Discovering legend quest in Hockley, Nottingham, in 2006. * Second life in SecondLife. * How did you get into second life? 3:17 [https://otter.ai/u/evG8uQ8bBpvtsJRrHrCdw1gWLEw?tab=summary&t=198s] * Making a living in a virtual world. * Second life and micro-payment. * Staying in the virtual world. 6:03 [https://otter.ai/u/evG8uQ8bBpvtsJRrHrCdw1gWLEw?tab=summary&t=363s] * Maintaining an avatar in a virtual world. * The importance of a sense of continuity. * The pivotal moments within tech. * The importance of VR tolerance or intolerance. * You can walk across servers. 10:49 [https://otter.ai/u/evG8uQ8bBpvtsJRrHrCdw1gWLEw?tab=summary&t=650s] * Free-roaming across servers in SecondLife. * Being a voyeur in a virtual reality space. * What is a room of requirement? 13:32 [https://otter.ai/u/evG8uQ8bBpvtsJRrHrCdw1gWLEw?tab=summary&t=812s] * The first internet cafe in London, 39 Whitfield Street. * Room of Requirement for meetings. * Intro to Cyberia. 15:37 [https://otter.ai/u/evG8uQ8bBpvtsJRrHrCdw1gWLEw?tab=summary&t=938s] * The downfall of SecondLife, the learning curve. * AltSpace sunset. Sunsets have sunrises? * Presenting content on a projection screen in the room. * Researching virtual social spaces. * Cyberia in Spatial. 20:35 [https://otter.ai/u/evG8uQ8bBpvtsJRrHrCdw1gWLEw?tab=summary&t=1235s] * Cyberia in Spatial ready to visit. * Minimal moderation comes at a price. * In to Spatial. 22:48 [https://otter.ai/u/evG8uQ8bBpvtsJRrHrCdw1gWLEw?tab=summary&t=1369s] * Siberia is a gateway token system. * Public lounge and private space. * What does it mean to be a digital fringe? 25:01 [https://otter.ai/u/evG8uQ8bBpvtsJRrHrCdw1gWLEw?tab=summary&t=1502s] * Reality check, podcast and digital free fringe. * Digital free fringe is on demand. * June 8, zoom controlling for People Dancing * Stripe Partners Programme