Episodes

  • Detailer 10 - Sadie Morgan

    Detailer 10 - Sadie Morgan
    Nov 15 2024
    David catches up with architect, move and shaker, and general force for good Sadie Morgan to talk design, infrastructure, Michael Heseltine, growing up on a commune, surviving cancer, falling off motorbikes, climbing Kilimanjaro, one-arm swimming - and having the most embarrassing accident at Heathrow airport...

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    35 mins
  • Detailer 9 - Giles Barrie

    Detailer 9 - Giles Barrie
    Nov 1 2024
    What's it like to interview Donald Trump? In the run-up to the US election, David talks to someone who has - renowned built environment journalist-turned PR at FTI, Giles Barrie. Giles describes how he secured a one-to-one with 'The Donald' and how Trump even phoned him up after he got back to the UK - along with his thoughts on the UK property scene, journalism, prospects for growth, post-Budget - and even Charlton Athletic.

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    30 mins
  • Detailer 8 - Nick Searl

    Detailer 8 - Nick Searl
    Oct 18 2024
    David catches up with developer, runner, cyclist and all-round-good-egg Nick Searl on Brighton seafront to discuss the secrets of good places, turning 60, leaving Related Argent, King's Cross, Brent Cross, leaving time for new experiences, working in Thailand, Club Peloton - and doing hundreds of press-ups on a sleeper train...

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    44 mins
  • Detailer 7 - Richard Upton

    Detailer 7 - Richard Upton
    Oct 4 2024
    David goes to the pub with inspirational developer Richard Upton. But not just any pub - the Bell in Ticehurst, which Richard is 'looking after' for the next 40 years or so, and whose make-up distils so many of the principles he believes in to make the world a better place

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    49 mins
  • Detailer 6 - Stella Ioannou

    Detailer 6 - Stella Ioannou
    Sep 17 2024
    David catches up with Stella Ioannou, the powerhouse curator of Sculpture in the City, the celebration of all things public art in London's Square Mile. Stella chats about how she selects artists, the pressures of getting the works shown, the power of public art has on passers-by, plastic bags in trees, giant golden paper bags, gorillas, how people are more accustomed to artworks in the Instagram age, and the parallels between her past as a dancer, and artworks in the city.

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    35 mins
  • Detailer 5 - Steve Edge

    Detailer 5 - Steve Edge
    Sep 6 2024
    Steve Edge is a 'prophet, madman, wanderer'. That's what it says on his business card, but he's also a brilliant story-teller, designer and branding guru, whose back story is quite extraordinary - from using an early diagnosis of dyslexia to his advantage to getting hired by George Lucas, working on designing the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars, with Jim Henson and Frank Oz on the Muppets, having pet chimps and snakes, and generally living the kind of life you could only really make up - or hear about from the horse's mouth on this podcast!

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    41 mins
  • Detailer 4 - Louise Rodgers

    Detailer 4 - Louise Rodgers
    Aug 23 2024
    David catches up with PR-turned-writer and coach Louise Rodgers to talk about all things coaching, including how to frame the right questions, dealing with grief and bereavement in the workplace and out, mental health, succession, stigma, wellbeing, co-curating conversations - and 'squiggly' careers (but no 'baloney').

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    25 mins
  • Detailer 3 - Rob Fiehn

    Detailer 3 - Rob Fiehn
    Aug 9 2024
    London Society director, Negroni Talks organiser, Site and Sound film series co-curator, 'collaborative' PR person, campaigner, and interlocutor between architects and the public - how does Rob Fiehn fit it all in?

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    19 mins