Welcome to In Conversation With Brad Wendes, this week I've got a brief update on the week; how the channel is going, the differences between YouTube & Spotify, my thoughts on the start of the General Election Campaign, and info on a brand new studio in Essex.

Next week we'll be back to the usual interviews, it's just been an interesting week that I wanted to share my thoughts on.

Kube Studios: https://kubestudios.co/

Schroders data on house prices: https://www.schroders.com/en-gb/uk/individual/insights/what-174-years-of-data-tell-us-about-house-price-affordability-in-the-uk/

Follow Brad Wendes on Social Media:

https://www.instagram.com/bradwendes

https://www.facebook.com/bradwendespod

https://www.youtube.com/bradwendespod

https://www.bradwendes.com

Chapters:

0:00 - Title

0:10 - Intro

0:28 - Creator stats update

2:06 - My niche

2:53 - YouTube vs Spotify

3:54 - UK General Election called

5:41 - History of National Service in the UK

7:12 - Should Britain bring back National Service?

7:55 - Fines for crimes disproportionately impact the poor

10:05 - How would National Service be implemented?

12:05 - Kier Starmer won't introduce a wealth tax

13:41 - What will the manifestos look like?

14:15 - Who supports the Conservatives in the UK?

15:07 - What's the worst case scenario?

15:40 - Should the voting age be 16?

16:50 - Why are young people losing faith in politicians?

17:09 - House prices vs average income over the years

18:50 - Long term impact of housing crisis

19:44 - Kube Studios

21:49 - Future guests

22:46 - Would you like to be a guest?

23:04 - Outro

Welcome to my Podcast; In Conversation With Brad Wendes, on this weeks episode I have an amazing guest name Kayleigh Venn.

Kayleigh started life as the eldest of four children from a low-income family living on a council estate, she worked hard, managed to get a high paid job in the corporate sector, before giving it all up to live in a van travelling around as many countries as possible.

Kayleigh talks about her journey, and gives advice to any young women in her situation who want to follow their dreams.

For more information on Kayleigh:

https://www.exploreyourmagic.co.uk/

https://www.prime-maths.com/

https://www.instagram.com/primemathshub

https://www.instagram.com/explore.your.magic

Follow Brad Wendes on Social Media:

https://www.instagram.com/bradwendes

https://www.facebook.com/bradwendespod

https://www.youtube.com/bradwendespod

https://www.bradwendes.com

This week I interviewed Actor Ed Ismail for the main show, at the end of our conversation we both opened up about our thoughts and feelings on Men's Mental Health, and how men discuss, or don't discuss, how they feel.

Because this is such an important topic, I clipped out the short conversation and posted it here to make it more accessible.

Here's some useful links if you, or anyone you know, is in need of support:

Andy Man's Club: https://andysmanclub.co.uk/

ManUp: https://www.manup.how/

Movember: https://uk.movember.com/mens-health/mental-health

MIND: https://www.mind.org.uk/about-us/our-policy-work/reports-and-guides/get-it-off-your-chest-a-report-on-men-s-mental-health/

Welcome to my Podcast; In Conversation With Brad Wendes. This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Actor and Podcaster Ed Ismail.

Ed is a lovely person with a great sense of right and wrong.

The conversation drifted from acting into social issues, and into some very important topics in the last 15 minutes of the episode, absolutely worth a listen.

Here's where to find out more about Ed:

https://www.instagram.com/dontthinkactpodcast/

https://open.spotify.com/show/3OVgHgvzSNoXH7HddnaURs?si=cbb18051510d47c6

https://linktr.ee/dontthinkactpodcast

www.bradwendes.com

Follow Brad Wendes on Social Media:

www.instagram.com/bradwendes

www.facebook.com/bradwendespod

www.youtube.com/bradwendespod

Welcome to my Podcast; In Conversation With Brad Wendes.

This week, based on your feedback, I'll be telling some of my own story, how I went from a regular working class background to working in theatre, film, and having amazing adventures.

Next week we're back to guest interviews and the usual format.

www.bradwendes.com

Follow Brad Wendes on Social Media:

www.instagram.com/bradwendes

www.facebook.com/bradwendespod

www.youtube.com/bradwendespod

Welcome to In Conversation With Brad Wendes.

For my 12th episode Im looking back on some of my favourite bits from the past 12 weeks of Podcasting. In the episode I quote 35,000 views. That number was just the month of April, total views were over 51,000!

I'll be going into detail on some of the mistakes I've made, giving advice to other new Podcasters, and letting you know a little bit more about me and why I started this show.

http://www.bradwendes.com

https://www.instagram.com/bradwendes

https://www.twitter.com/bradwendes

https://www.youtube.com/bradwendespod

This week I have the pleasure of interviewing Jamie “Veg” Hammond.

Jamie has lived an incredibly varied life; from living, working, and studying in the USA, being a creator, and why he shaved half his beard off.

Jamie is one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met, and I hope you enjoy hearing some of his stories.

Beards for St Barts: 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/beards-for-st-barts-a-christmas-nightmare

St Bartholomew’s Hospital:

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/st-bartholomews

Vegio Fruitio on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/vegiofruitio/

Stay up to date by following Brad Wendes on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube: @bradwendes 

Welcome to my podcast; In Conversation with Brad Wendes, this week I'm joined by one of my favourite YouTubers iCave Dave

We discuss being a YouTuber and a father, how to be successful, and how to go from the Drama club at school to working overseas, and being a creator.

Link to Daves channel - https://www.youtube.com/@iCaveDave 

Link to Dave’s podcast with Brad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW9i4bEzBOo&t=13s  

Link to Hamilton song (July 4th) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nB2UpivcgE  

Link to Dave’s stand up routine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaxHREAGvIM  

#podcast #creator

Welcome to In Conversation with Brad Wendes, this week I'm joined by Krystal Moore all the way from Boise Idaho.

Krystal gives a no-holds-barred account of her journey into comedy, her experience with religion, being a woman, and being a mom.

It's another wild ride of an episode this week!

For more information on Krystal Moore, check out https://thekrystalmoore.com/ https://www.instagram.com/krystal.moore https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuZfwQpiqp6hIGEo6Z6vUIw

Check out Dr Who Velocity here:

https://www.youtube.com/@DoctorWhoVelocity

Follow Brad Wendes on social media:

https://www.instagram.com/bradwendes https://www.twitter.com/bradwendes

#podcast #JackMormon #comedy #momjokes

This week I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with entrepreneur Will Richards. Will is a highly charismatic and funny guy with a good heart, and fingers in a lot of pies.

We discuss how not being academic doesn't need to hold you back, living your own best life, and the importance of saying yes - all while having a lot of laughs!

The Best of Chelmsford - https://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/chelmsford/

Will Richards - https://www.instagram.com/willrichardss/?hl=en

Follow Brad Wendes on social media: www.instagram.com/bradwendes www.twitter.com/bradwendes

https://www.youtube.com/bradwendespod

The Dash by Linda Ellis

https://lindaellis.life/the-dash-poem

I read of a man who stood to speak
at the funeral of a friend
He referred to the dates on the tombstone
from the beginning...to the end.
 

He noted that first came the date of birth
and spoke the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years.
 

For that dash represents all the time
that they spent alive on earth.
And now only those who loved them
know what that little line is worth.
 

For it matters not, how much we own --
the cars...the house...the cash.
What matters is how we live and love
and how we spend our dash.
 

So, think about this long and hard.
Are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left
that can still be rearranged.
 

If we could just slow down enough
to consider what's true and real,
and always try to understand
the way other people feel.
 

And be less quick to anger
and show appreciation more,
and love the people in our lives
like we've never loved before.
 

If we treat each other with respect
and more often wear a smile,
remembering this special dash
might only last a little while.
 

So, when your eulogy is being read
with your life's actions to rehash,
would you be proud of the things they say
about how you spent YOUR dash?