CallyCast

I love Digbeth. I love food. And I love talking to people. So why wouldn't I get chatting away to one of Digbeth Dining Club's founders, Jack Brabant? Is it a surprise the whole idea was started from a drunken conversation? Probably not. And even less of a shock that a 'fake it until you make it' business plan was adopted. Well, I think they're doing alright, aren't they?

Long live Hip Hop. It's not just music, it's a way of life: it's in how you dress, walk, talk, and a movement that's very much here to stay. With so many rappers to choose from, across years of evolution, how can you possibly pick just ten? Well between me and my pal Jason, we managed just that. But there was only rapper that made both of our lists. And no, it wasn't Chingy.

Streetwear for life. Tell me something better? I’ll be wearing it until I’m old and balder. I caught up with Hemal Chauhan, bossman of leading Birmingham streetwear brand, Bene Culture, on how they’ve been getting on during the obvious, their journey from the start to now, and why they want to be known as more than just a clothing store in the second city. 

So back when I first met Dann Matheson in my very first job as a young and innocent 17 year old Sixth Former bussing tables at Frankie & Benny's in the delights of Merry Hill, no, I did not think we would be doing a podcast some 15 years later.

But oh how times change, and whilst I've stepped away from the hospitality world, Dann, with his business partner, Jack Richards, have gone to create their own pizza venture, Peacer, based in Moseley, which opened in 2019. A New York 'pizza by the slice' shop.

How had they been doing? Why Peacer? Were they Hipster enough for Moseley? Is Dann still the scoundrel he once was back in the day being the starboy waiter and tight with his tips for us mere bussers? I had a lot of questions, and Dann answered all of them.

Check it out now and find out more about the latest addition to Birmingham's ridiculously vibrant independent food scene.

I've known Jason a good few years now, and wanted to find out more about how he's got on this year with his fitness business, the story behind it, and when exactly he's going to turn me into the elite athlete I've been aspiring to be for the last 31 years.

The second podcast in quick succession! I had a great conversation with my good friend from Uni and travel pal Darren Malcolm, where we discussed the importance of looking after your mental health, regardless of being in a pandemic or not, giving yourself a break by taking things day by day, and why Daz is attempting to bring back sovereign rings as we head into 2021. No, I'm not sure they'll make a comeback either...

I thought there's only way to start this podcast malarky, and that's to have a conversation with my wife, Kelly Cally.