20 episodes
Scenes Truant
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- Society & Culture
What drives our culture forward? Find out with Max & Ruby as they speak with cultural icons in music, food, fashion, sport and more to explore how they all impact the world around us. They’ll uncover stories behind our favourite brands like LOEWE, how to market yourself in a fast-moving world, meeting some amazing people along the way. Have a listen!
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20. Simon Beckerman, founder of Depop and DELLI, and Sam Wong discuss reshaping the food world with DELLI and building successful communities.
After selling Depop to Etsy for $1.6 billion in 2021, Simon Beckerman took on a new challenge, to fix the food industry.
With his dedicated team, including Community and Partnerships Manager, Sam Wong, DELLI set out to champion small independent food & drink makers, providing them with a means to sell their products.
We spoke with Simon and Sam to uncover how DELLI is leading the charge in reshaping the broken food industry, why Simon believes DELLI will be more successful than his previous venture, Depop, and how they’re creating a community of foodies turned friends along the way.
Timestamps
(00:00:00 Intro
(00:02:15) What is DELLI?
(00:05:17) Sam’s Intro to DELLI
(00:07:29) The Importance of Storytelling
(00:12:09) Where Did The Idea of DELLI Come From?
(00:15:23) Overcoming Problems In Business
(00:21:15) Food is the New Fashion
(00:22:38) The influence of Depop
(00:24:09 Relatability with DELLI Makers
(00:29:03) Discovering New Food on DELLI
(00:31:16) What Will Supermarkets Look Like in 10 Years?
(00:35:10) Moving Away From Alcohol
(00:40:02) Staying Authentic
(00:42:15) How to Build a Community
(00:43:24) Creating a Healthy Work Environment
(00:44:36) “We Don’t Follow, We Create”
(00:46:27) Understanding What’s Happening In Culture
(00:48:14) Importance of Content Creators
(00:54:03) Brands Using Slogans
(00:55:53) Going Viral
(01:00:18) DELLI’s Photography
(01:02:04) Outro
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19. Christian Stevenson on being a best-selling author, snowboarding with Jamie Oliver and interviewing music legends. Part 2
In part 2 with BAFTA award winning filmmaker, best-selling author and extreme sports veteran, Christian Stevenson, we talk about how his friendship with Jamie Oliver led to his book deal.
We also cover how he became a best-selling author in the barbecue world, DJing at A-list celebrity parties, and how he interviewed music legends such as Coldplay, The Cult, Aerosmith and more -
18. Christian Stevenson on extreme sports, winning a BAFTA and skateboarding with Tony Hawk. Part 1
BAFTA award winning filmmaker, best-selling author and extreme sports veteran, Christian Stevenson talks on what it was like to watch skateboarding legend, Tony Hawk, land the 900, his tv show 'RAD' that ran for 17 seasons and how he started in filmmaking to become a world famous name in snowboarding, skateboarding, DJing and BBQ.
He also reveals how he networked to get music by Radiohead, Oasis, Stone Roses, DJ Shadow, Moloko and more for his snowboard movie, Odd Man Out.
Timestamps
(00:00:00) Davina McCall and Noel Gallagher
(00:00:34) Introduction to Christian Stevenson
(00:01:50) Making a baby at the BAFTA’s
(00:03:38) Tony Hawk's 900 at X-Games
(00:07:40) Skateboarding in the 70s and 80s
(00:09:36) Filming Action Sports as a Career
(00:11:19) Creation of the Show ‘Rad’
(00:13:14) Challenges in Filming ‘Rad’
(00:13:57) Longevity of ‘Rad’
(00:14:19) Wing Walking, Hovercraft & Robin Reliant Racing
(00:18:43) Getting Music Legends on His Soundtrack
(00:23:26) Networking for Soundtracks
(00:27:53) Snowboarding Stories
(00:30:25) Meeting Jamiroquai
(00:32:02) Filming with Celebrities
(00:34:45) Traveling and Touring
(00:36:06) Rad Tour Adventures
(00:38:12) The Cool Bus
(00:39:52) Barbecue Memories
(00:42:03) Deejaying and Barbecue Career
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17. Galina Averina on what the opera scene is REALLY like, the stereotypes, and being a professional opera singer.
What do you think of when I say opera? Yep, we thought the same thing before we spoke to professional opera singer, Galina Averina.
Kostie and Max sat down with Galina, who had just finished her UK tour, to get a feel for the history of opera, understand the stereotypes and gain an insight into just what goes into becoming a professional opera singer. -
16. Charlie Smith on the success of luxury fashion brand, LOEWE
Rated as the Hottest Brand of 2023 (Lyst), luxury fashion brand, LOEWE, is taking the fashion world by storm. Kostie and Max sat down with Charlie Smith, Chief Marketing & Comms Officer at LOEWE, where he gave some insight into the secrets behind the brand's success.
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15. Phil Makepeace on the new era of chess
With the sales of chess boards increasing by 400% in 2020, it’s safe to say the sport is on the rise amongst younger generations. We spoke to Phil Makepeace, a professional chess coach and ex-professional player, about the sports gender gap, its funding and the monumental influence of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ on the chess world.