Welcome to the No Huddle W/“Area 42” Colin Simpson podcast, where sports is our everything.
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Sticking the needle into accepted workplace practices. There's lot wrong that goes on in the workplace today and Colin, Paul and Ben aren't afraid to point it out - in fact, they delight in it. What they like even more is debunking myths, slaughtering sacred cows, challenging assumptions and generally giving 'recieved wisdom' the skewering it truly deserves. It's all about making the workplace better, more human and a place for thriving, not just surviving. Drawing upon their extensive exper ...
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We all have a cluttered desk. It’s a space that holds what we want to read, watch, and think about. Join the hosts of The Cluttered Desk—Colin Cox and Andrew Hicks—as they talk literature, film, comic books, politics, critical theory, theology, and anything else that might tickle their fancy. The Cluttered Desk Podcast is produced and recorded in Bristol, Virginia, with music by Test Dream.
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This is sports UNFILTERED! So many times people tip-toe around controversies in the sports world but Andrew & Charity Chambers are dedicated to keeping it real and telling it like it is. If you can't handle the truth, this isn't the show for you.
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On "Too Legit", Alex Fernandez and Zac Green bring you a killer crossover of Sports and Pop Culture with a throwback vibe. You will hear hilarious takes on current events with daily topics as well as epic guests with amazing interviews. This podcast will make your day fly by and overall make you a happier person with a better quality of life. Your girlfriend will thank us later or your money back, 100% guaranteed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Da Barber’s Chair Podcast is your local black barbershop on steroids. Anybody that has spent any time in a black barbershop knows the discussions that are had. NOTHING IS TABOO!!! Venture into our world where our opinions matter. From politics to religion and everything in between, our voices will be heard in DaBarber’s Chair!
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From six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner, and based on his groundbreaking multimedia book, “We Interrupt This Broadcast,” comes a 12-episode, audio docu-series hosted by broadcast legend Bill Kurtis, and narrated by NBC’s Brian Williams. Each episode unfolds with the brisk pace and tone of a thriller while presenting an in-depth look into the reporting of, and reaction to, the extraordinary events that became the benchmarks of the American story. It is said that “breaking n ...
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S15E7: Everything but a dinosaur w/Betsy Cooper
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1:11:29Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Betsy Cooper joins Andrew and Colin to discuss the new Jurassic Park movie, Jurassic World Rebirth. Enjoy! *** Coda: Sierra Nevada Summerfest (Andrew), Tennessee Hills Blackberry Sage Craft Cocktail (Betsy), and Tangerine LaCroix (Colin) *** Andrew's recommendation: Deprivation (2019) Colin's recommen…
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the destructive nature of the Jubilee debate format as well as the Jordan Peterson Jubilee debate. Enjoy! *** Here's a link to the Peterson debate. *** Coda: Andrew had the Oberon Ale from Bell's Brewing Company, and Colin had Jim's Organic Coffee. *** Andrew's recommendation:…
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Is there such a thing as too much autonomy?
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14:38Empowering your team and giving them autonomy is good. It increases motivation and engagement, and will improve performance especially when the context is complex and volatile. But not all employees respond well to having autonomy. And for managers the feeling of not being 'in control' lurks in the background. Our Punks share their thoughts on how …
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S15E5: Lucky Charms and New Creation
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1:21:52Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss breakfast cereal (sort of) and heaven or, as Andrew prefers, New Creation. Enjoy! *** Coda: Both Colin and Andrew had Jim's Organic Coffee. *** Andrew's recommendation: A Specter, Haunting by China Miéville Colin's recommendation: Psychocinema by Helen Rollins *** Please conta…
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I am dragged into too many boring meetings
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15:05Some people reportedly spend more than 80% of their work in meetings, 90% of which they consider pointless. If you are one of them, how do you cope with that? Have you found the key to avoiding those meetings? Or have you managed to introduce ways to make those meetings productive and exciting? In this episode, our Punks share their views and sugge…
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You excel at your job but you get overlooked for promotion, while those colleagues who are willing to 'play the game' pass you by on the career ladder. Sounds familiar? What can you do about it? Do you have to sell your soul, or are there other ways to overcome this injustice? Don't management see that they are promoting less competent people and a…
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the pilot episode as a unique piece of television media. Enjoy! *** Coda: Fear.Movie.Lions Hazy Double IPA from Stone Brewing (Andrew) and Kolsch Style Non-Alcoholic from Best Day Brewing (Colin) *** Andrew's recommendation: "On Care for Our Common Home" and The Mess Around Co…
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S15E3: The Steel Man and the Star War
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1:20:07Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin examine recent reevaluations of the Star Wars prequel films. To do this, they deploy a rhetorical technique called "steelmanning." Enjoy! *** Source: "You Underestimate Their Power: The Definitive Defense of the Star Wars Prequels" by Eli Lo Re Coda: Norm's Raggedy IPA from Griffin Cl…
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Most companies above a certain size have some sort of standardised appraisal process, often to be carried out on an annual basis. It involves a template (or app) containing many questions to be answered, ratings to be handed out, percentages-completed to be filled in, you know the drill. And we all dread it, both managers and employees alike. So wh…
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the 2024 film I Saw the TV Glow. Enjoy! *** The Coda: Two Hearted IPA by Bell's (Andrew) and Jim's Organic Coffee (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: "You Just Lost The Game" from the American Hysteria Podcast Colin's recommendation: Trick by …
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How do you deal with team members who have been trusted to deliver but are not performing to the required standard? That is the question our Punks are debating on this episode. Should you abandon your empowering management style and come down on them like the proverbial ton of bricks? Or could there be good reasons why your staff are underperformin…
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss teaching subjects and material they love. To do so, they use Stephanie Burt's piece from Vanity Fair, which reflects on her experience teaching a Taylor Swift course at Harvard. Enjoy! *** Here's a link to the Stephanie Burt piece for Vanity Fair *** The Coda: Zombie Ice Undea…
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My team relies on me for decisions. How can I encourage them to take more decisions themselves?
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9:06Colin Newlyn (Decrapify Work), Ben Simpson (VitalOrg) and Paul Jansen (Trust Works) have turned into Agony Uncles, and give their irreverent, refreshing and original views on how to deal with challenges at work. Today's episode: "The members on my team are lining up to have me make all decisions. It is driving me mad. How can I encourage them to ta…
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In our annual Simpsons episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the complex characterization of Marge Simpson. Enjoy! *** "A Streetcar Named Marge" (S4E2) "Marge vs. the Monorail" (S4E12) "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" (S18E9) "Marge Gamer" (S18E17) *** The Coda: Tangerine Space Machine (Andrew) and Water (Colin) *** Here are li…
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss Charli XCX's BRAT, both the concept and the album. Then, in a seamless transition, they decide which Lord of the Rings character, film characters only, is the most BRAT. *** The Coda: 19 Crimes Cab Sav (Andrew) and Chai Tea (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's…
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How can I quickly build trust with my new team member?
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10:16Colin Newlyn (Decrapify Work), Ben Simpson (VitalOrg) and Paul Jansen (Trust Works) have turned into Agony Uncles, and give their irreverent, refreshing and original views on how to deal with challenges at work. This episode: How can I quickly build trust with my new team member?By Colin Newlyn, Paul Jansen, Ben Simpson
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss an essay Colin recently published on the television show Community. Enjoy! Here's a link to Colin's essay: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/13/5/117 *** The Coda: Oktoberfest from Founders Brewing Co. (Andrew) and Water (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recom…
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Help, I'm butting heads with my finance manager!
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8:24Check out our latest episode of Work Punks, in which your trusted Punks have turned into Agony Uncles. We are responding to a query that begins "Help, I'm butting heads with my finance manager!" with our usual mix of irreverence, spikiness and wisdom, drawing upon our personal experience (boy, have we been there!) and knowledge.…
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S14E9: Violence and the Sacred Gains
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1:16:47Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss commercial gyms through the lens of scapegoating practices and ritualistic sacrifice. Enjoy! *** The Coda: Oktoberfest from Sierra Nevada (Andrew) and Water (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: the horror streaming platform FOUND Colin's recomm…
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Natasha Bye on strategy and comedy - Episode 20
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38:32Our guest for this episode is Natasha Bye, also known as the Strategy Doctor, who has made a name for herself by bringing comedy into the boardroom. So what is the link between strategy and comedy? Do you get better conversations by wrapping it into a joke? How many people does it take to fix a lightbulb in your organisation? This and more will be …
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Enjoy! *** The Coda: "Gin and Buch" (Andrew) and Water (Colin) *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: Die (2022) Colin's recommendation: What Ever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's? and Love Lies Bleeding (2024) *** Please cont…
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S14E7: Jesus Christ Can Do The Mashed Potato
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1:04:16Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the three-part Netflix documentary film Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult (2024). They also return to authorial intent as a framing device to explore the narratives the documentary elects not to entertain. Enjoy! *** Our full episode on authorial intent is available he…
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Short-termism and broken working practices - Episode 19 - 18 July 2024
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34:24Our Punks try to get behind the root causes of why working practices seem to be broken in so many companies. Is short-termism behind it all, and if so, what is causing this behaviour in the first place? Are there examples that buck that trend and what can we learn from them? Join us for this episode and share your experiences of broken or trend-buc…
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S14E6: Andrew Hicks got that PhD rizz
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1:16:24Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the final step of Andrew's PhD program. Enjoy! *** The Coda: HOPPENHEIMER and LaCroix Beach Plum *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: Dungeons and Daddies Podcast Colin's recommendation: Why Theory's recent episode on prequels and The Dear Committee Tr…
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Michael Pattinson on meetings and career moves
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44:21Our guest for this episode is Michael Pattinson, a 'tech enabler' formerly of Network Rail and PwC, who recently decided to go it alone in his new venture The One Hour Sprint Company. In this lively conversation we try to unpick what it takes to make a drastic career move, explore the power of meetings as key tool to change organisations, and amble…
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the final five episodes of Season 1 of X-Men '97. Enjoy! *** The Coda: J.T.S. Brown Bourbon and sparkling water and Jim's Organic Coffee Sweet Love Blend *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: Pontypool (2008) Colin's recommendation: Racecraft: The Soul …
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At the occasion of Mental Health Awareness Week our punks explore what role our working environment plays when it comes to our mental health. Despite billions spent on measures to reduce work related stress, employees report higher than ever rates of burnout and are leaving the workplace altogether en-masse. And this concerns younger generations as…
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S14E4: To Me, My Nostalgia (X-Men '97)
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1:03:10Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the first five episodes of X-Men '97. Enjoy! *** The Coda: Hopadillo from Karbach Brewing and Jim's Organic Coffee Sweet Love Blend *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: This by Earth Suits Colin's recommendation: Bunny by Mona Awad and "Is There Someth…
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Inspiration for this month's episode has been Boeing's slow but steady slip from great engineering firm to hesitant choice for your next holiday flight. How the actions and words of a few people at the top drive the behaviours and decisions throughout the organisation. With real impact for customers and workers alike. Can organisations on a cultura…
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Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin each discuss an idea or concept that has recently haunted them. Enjoy! *** The Coda: Andalusia Whisky Company's Stryker and Saint Arnold's Spring Spring Bock and Jim's Organic Coffee Sweet Love Blend *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation: X-Men '97 Colin's recom…
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Rebecca Cullum on future-fit leadership behaviours
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44:03Our guest in this episode is Rebecca Cullum, who earned her stripes in leadership development in the IT and mobile phone sectors. Now operating independently, Rebecca supports leaders and their teams in establishing the culture, behaviours and mindsets that are required for 2024 and beyond. No surprises that these include being open to flexible wor…
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S14E2: Deadpool 2 (Tolkien's Version)
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1:21:09Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the 2018 film Deadpool 2. Enjoy! *** Episode Notes: Tolkien's essay references in this episode is available here. *** The Coda: Saint Arnold Tarnation Unreasonably Strong Ale and Jim's Organic Coffee Sweet Love Blend *** Here are links for this episode: Andrew's recommendation…
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