Vikcast YouTube Channel
Vikcast - It's A Viking Thing
THe official Youtube channel is another content option for fans of the podcast in both audio and video options.
Amy Bailey - Queen Kwenthrith
Vikings was about family life and it was about power and it was about greed and pain and grief and all the things that make us human. This show is popular all over the world and it doesn’t matter what race, creed or colour you are. It has resonated with people because it’s a very human show. That is why we made Vikcast.
Clive Standen - Rollo
"The reason why it’s so successful is it breaks all the boundaries of traditional television. It’s not just an historical drama, it’s got the action and the intrigue and the battles and the voyaging which most historical dramas lack. It’s got a nuclear family at the centre of it. Its not just about the rading and the pillaging and the battling and the brawling that’s just the backdrop for the show. Its actually about a nuclear family trying to survive in a fierce climate. Vikcast will be a podcast for every Viking fan."
Athelstan - Vikings
George Blagden aka Athelstan was one of the most significant characters in the TV series Vikings.
So, it was a thrill to get him on board with the Vikcast podcast
Clive Standen and Amy Bailey talked with him about Bald Spots, Crucifixion, and being kidnapped in Ireland.
The Buddhist Millionaire
Take a leaf out of Matt Jardine's book; 'How To Be A Buddhist Millionaire' and free yourself of the fear of money and start living the life you want.' --Moatez Jomni
British Paralympian Matt Jardine, a martial arts teacher and entrepreneur, has spent 20 years seeking the answer to one of life's ultimate conundrums: how can we lead an authentic, spiritual and creative life in a relentlessly money-centric world? In this insightful book, he brings together Buddhist teachings, spiritual lessons and the advice and experience of a variety of experts and professionals; from a Paralympic athlete, to a West End musical star, to a city banker; and presents nine practical lessons to help us all discover our passion and make it pay. With a light touch, he dispels the deep-rooted fears and limiting beliefs that hold us back, and forces us to question the very foundations of our lives and what really matters. How to be a Buddhist Millionaire teaches us that money doesn't have to be a dirty word and that if you search for happiness rather than the pot of gold, success is more likely to follow.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Matt on his podcast all thanks to another wonderful person Robin Baho worked with me at XFM
Tim Lovejoy & Christian O'Connell
Radio presenter Christian O'Connell and TV presenter Tim Lovejoy both worked with me at XFM and they are incredibly talented people.
In this episode of Tim's Podcast - The Lovejoy Hour, They got together to talk about Christian's new book - "No One Listens To Your Dad" in the conversation they both have some memories to share from our time together at XFM
Karl Pilkington Stories
Why are people still listening to the Ricky Gervais Show on XFM 20 years after it started?
I have so many fond memories of those days at XFM
I was asked by David and Zach from the podcast 'The Karly Pilkboys' to talk about those memories
Vikcast - It's A Viking Thing
Good projects take time, for the last few months I have had the pleasure of working with @CliveStanden and @officialamybailey from Vikings on a brand new #podcast.
We’ve called it ‘Vikcast’ and as Vikings would call their community meetings ‘A Thing’ we say Vikcast - “it’s A Viking Thing
Its currently in over 80 countries and needs captions for at least 6 languages
Vikings the TV series was on the history channel and amazon prime and it redefined our knowledge of Vikings history and was a compelling series that grew into one massive Community worldwide.
Podcasts are all about a community and a following that care about the subject and the people involved.
In Vikcast the presenters and the listeners are all one in the project.
Podcast Team - Chris Denman
Really enjoy creating content #strategies for #brands and #artists.
Currently working on another #podcast project with this very talented man Chris Denman, We worked together when I programmed #XFM.
In the studio, he is a wizard with #sound and #technology
Good #podcasting is all about having a good team
Podcast Listeners
67% of podcast audiences are made up of people between 18 and 44 years old.
Young people, especially millennials, are more comfortable with technology. They have quickly adapted to streaming platforms such as YouTube, Amazon, Netflix, and Spotify. They use these platforms every day to watch or listen to their favourite shows and videos. According to Spotify user statistics, 72% of all weekly Spotify users are millennials.
Podcasts embody 10% of all content that millennials listen to.
Millennials are particularly keen on podcasts! And why shouldn’t they be? Podcasts fit perfectly into their daily schedules, allowing them to listen to the latest episodes of popular shows regardless of the time or place. The most popular podcast platforms let users stream or download podcasts, music, and videos.
56% of podcast listeners are male, while 44% are female.
Men are more likely to watch or listen to podcasts than women, according to statistics on podcast demographics. Still, the number of males and females listening to podcasts is almost equal.
34 million women listened to podcasts in 2018.
Podcast popularity among women is not so far behind men, according to the latest numbers on podcasts growth. The amount of women podcast users is steadily growing in the US, according to podcast-listening statistics.
Springsteen & Obama
Podcasts are the fastest-growing content platform in the world..Because it creates their own rules and partnerships that create great stories.
The friendship between Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen wasn’t hard to spot during Obama’s eight years in the White House. Springsteen performed at Obama rallies in 2008 and 2012, received the Kennedy Center Honor from the president in 2009, and then performed an intimate 15–song set for Obama staffers as they prepared to leave in 2017. But witnessing a friendship between two famous people play out in public is very different from hearing about it from them directly—which is where new podcast Renegades: Born in the USA comes in.
Launching today on Spotify with the first two of eight episodes, Renegades promises “a personal, in-depth discussion between two friends exploring their pasts, their beliefs, and the country that they love—as it was, as it is, and as it ought to be going forward.”
Adam Buxton Podcast
Adam Buxton is one of the best podcasts out there right now.
I had the pleasure of working with Adam at XFM, he is setting the standard for 'how' podcasts should be done.
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