The Phil Swallow Podcast

By Phil Swallow

This is my diary-style show where I talk about my filmmaking, the research and behind the scenes work that goes into it, other content creation work I am involved with and those things that life throw... more

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June 29, 2023#151 Victorian Pumping Stations
In this episode:
Gave my talk on Croydon Water History

On the day that Thames Water hit the headlines

Great visit to Crossness Pumping Station

Victorians knew how to do things

Participated in user input session for Epidemic Sound

Tokyo ticking along

Talk number 3 of 2023 is continuing
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18min
June 24, 2023#150 Milestone Edition
150th episode!

Birthday/Milestone present - new mic, Shure SM7B

Lots of things have happened in that time.
Finishing work

Headshots

Covid

Switch to video (generally and on here)

Adding in speaking engagements

Having fun

YouTube Partner

First talk almost ready to go

Second one being worked on

Tokyo video being worked on

Must do some gardening . . .
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14min
June 14, 2023#149 Where is everyone?
It has all gone very quiet!

Part 3: Tokyo

Met up with an old work buddy

Enjoying the free travel

Presentations

Hot weather

Watching the shenanigans in the US
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9min
June 07, 2023#148 Japan, Part 2
No emojis - they don’t always behave

Part 2: Nagasaki, Miyazaki & Kochi

Jet lag gone

Another birthday celebration

Editing

Hard drive replaced

5 x speaking engagements this year, most still to do

Golf

Car

Hot weather incoming
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19min
June 01, 2023#147 What a Trip! 🇯🇵🛳️
It started with BA cancelling the flight

Cunard made sure we got there

Brilliant ship, company, staff, service

My birthday is one to remember

First stop Kagoshima

Second stop Busan

More to follow in future episodes

Video creation held up by hard drive failure 😣
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24min
May 11, 2023#146 Fixing Failures 🔧😬
Recognising when the output is not technically good enough

Too many compromises

Both Bluebell Walk & London Walk now taken down

Experiment with native 360° video parked ftb

Croydon Typhoid Outbreak video live - it’s been a long time coming

London trip

Packing

Sue away

No shows for two weeks, lots to tell after that
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14min
May 03, 2023#145 Bluebell Walk in 360° 🔵🔔🚶🏻‍♂️
Croydon Typhoid Outbreak Film - complex edit ongoing

Bluebell Walk on Monday (MayDay) - 360° video now live

Croydon Research Room

Sue preparing for her filming trip

Us preparing for our Japan trip - hence the room!

Reviews online

Oyster 60+ Photocard

Tonight - A Country House at War - Marden Park
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18min
April 19, 2023#143 Crunching the Numbers 💻📈
Subscriber number profile - very strange

#30in30 done - high level results (all Shorts)
6,336 views

19,928 shown in Shorts feed

271 Likes

32 Shares

10 subscribers

Most views - Henry VIII in Addington (895)

3,737 views via Shorts feed

975 via YouTube search

10 different countries

5,221 Not subscribed

1,115 Subscribed

Bluewater Shopping Trip

Weather still a factor

Prepping for Hols - eSim/Wi-Fi hotspot

Long form filming asap

CPFC march on
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16min
April 12, 2023#142 Easter Break-ish 🐣💻
Brilliant Headshot Session

Sue shot me

Great to use skills, techniques, software

Counting down to the end of the Shorts exercise

Thinking about my next 360° video

Weather misbehaving - research rather than shooting

Holiday prep - worth it though

Meal out with Sue at one of my faves

CPFC
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13min
April 05, 2023#141 Analysing My Shorts 🧐🩳
First grass cut of the year ✅

A quieter week by comparison

Crystal Palace recorded their first win of 2023

Still doing daily shorts
View profile is interesting

It pushes the short based on algorithm

Subject matter means many swipe it away (it tells you this)

Some views have subscribed

Some have disliked - CPFC example

Proper 360° video

Headshot prep & full gear test
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14min

FAQs about The Phil Swallow Podcast:

How many episodes does The Phil Swallow Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 202 episodes available.