Kendog's Pod Thomas Kenyon

A special one this week- today I'm joined by Ocean nightclub owner and local Nottingham legend Andy Hoe. We chat about life after COVID for the clubbing scene, what the government can do to help, as well as answering some fan submitted questions and more! A huge, HUGE thank you to Andy for taking the time to join me. You can find him on his instagram: @andythehoe https://www.instagram.com/andythehoe/​ Timestamps: 0:00​ Welcome 1:01​ Getting the clubs up and running- how do the government get it right? 12:15​ Making sure Ocean is ready for action 19:09​ To what do you owe your success? 24:16​ Positive vs. negative feedback and the impact of anonymous comments 28:44​ Have you ever considered expanding? 34:47​ Switching from cash to card 49:46​ Do you have control over bouncer behaviour? 53:52​ Andy’s bouncer story 1:00:45​ Baywatch! 1:02:20​ The charity single 1:07:04​ Funniest thing Andy has seen in Ocean 1:12:01​ Why do you advertise Ocean on your personal account? 1:13:49​ If you could take over one other club in Nottingham, where would you pick? 1:16:07​ Are there any particularly badly behaved courses? 1:21:41​ What is the strangest thing someone has been kicked out for?



Welcome to Kendog's Pod, where you can expect to see my pals and I have a lot of laughs, share a few stories and hopefully drop a couple of entertaining gems along the way.

Personal instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomkenyon_/​ 

Nice one, Tom x

The exclusive second part of the collab.

Massive thank you to the boys for making this happen. Find them over on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4aPryL1...

Glutenfitz- https://www.instagram.com/glutenfitzp...

Joe- https://www.instagram.com/joe_paterno...

Max- https://www.instagram.com/maxykendall/

Timestamps: 1:53 How much does the first 16 years of your life affect your personality and who you become as a person? 8:08 How Joe’s views have evolved since coming to uni 9:28 My uncomfortable relationship with school 12:38 The pressures of leadership: power, competence and responsibility 19:33 University societies during COVID 24:58 Can a person be inherently good or bad, or does it stem from learned behaviour? 30:38 Can bad behaviour ever be excused? 35:03 Killing baby Hitler 44:08 Social media forming good/evil narratives. Trump & Biden. 49:08 Media, social media and ideological echo chambers. 57:08 Different factions of Labour and Conservatives (party politics)

The most ambitious Nottingham based podcast crossover to ever grace the internet. Part 2 out on Sunday, see you there X

Massive thank you to the boys for making this happen. Find them over on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4aPryL1...​ 

Glutenfitz- https://www.instagram.com/glutenfitzp...​

Joe- https://www.instagram.com/joe_paterno...​

Max- https://www.instagram.com/maxykendall/​ 

Timestamps: 1:03​ Welcome 2:02​ How has your relationship with your body changed throughout uni?  10:47​ Do our insecurities come from trying to impress people we’re attracted to? 13:47​ Differences in body positivity movements between men and women 22:27​ The toxic pressures of social media on your body image 31:22​ Fat shaming and the problems with BMI 34:47​ Are filters good or bad? 43:37​ Tinder rant 48:21​ Recovering from feeling low about our bodies (Mine and Joe's stories) 52:42​ How the marathon affected our relationship with food 57:55​ Recovering from feeling low about our bodies (Max's story)

Pod 2 is here you lucky devils, and what a treat I’ve got for you. By day, two innocent uni students, avid League players and some of my closest compadres; by night, two of the most dangerous men ever to set foot in Lenton. Welcome, Chaz and Russ. Enjoy.

Charlies instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlie_lamb55​

Harrys instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harry_russ123/

Timestamps: 0:00​ Welcome 1:20​ Pre pod GoPro waffle 3:02​ Next years living arrangements 8:59​ Becoming friends at uni 14:40​ Podcast talk (warning: meta) 17:18​ Running, films, accent wars and clubbing 27:42​ The first (and possibly last) political segment 33:30​ Say it or shot it(?) 36:53​ Would you get with a fresh? 40:01​ Personal growth and therapy in the pandemic 52:40​ Online exams and UoN safety net debate 1:01:05​ Can the uni provide better mental health services? 1:08:06​ First year stories (and what happened on that boat party)   



Welcome to Kendog's Pod, where you can expect to see my pals and I have a lot of laughs, share a few stories and hopefully drop a couple of entertaining gems along the way.

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It's about time eh. The inaugural podcast, featuring two of my best mates Harvey and Harry. Strap in, it's a good one folks.



Harveys instagram: @harvey.falconer

Harrys instagram: @harrywatkinson1 



Timestamps: 

0:00​ Welcome 0:38​ Sigmund Freud talk 1:55​ Intro 2:20​ First beginnings 5:07​ French window 1-0 Harv 8:44​ Growing up together in the north west 11:30​ School and funny moments 22:58​ Explain that photo 29:18​ Transitioning into the uni lifestyle 34:11​ Harrys tinder tale 37:54​ My huge dating L 41:31​ Brief chat about girlfriends 43:08​ What does the future hold? 55:09​ Quickfire questions 1:00:51​ Our likening to the inbetweeners 1:04:34​ Which era would you live in? 1:12:13​ Date activities 1:16:10​ Outro





Welcome to Kendog's Pod, where you can expect to see my pals and I have a lot of laughs, share a few stories and hopefully drop a couple of entertaining gems along the way. Make sure to follow up:

    @kendogspod 🐦

    @kendogspod 📸

Personal instagram: @tomkenyon_  



Nice one, Tom x