Episode #3: "From London Lads to Global Pop Icons: Wham! The Documentary"

Summary:

In today's episode, Becky and Cathy Dixon dive deep into the world of Wham!, the title of the 2023 documentary released on Netflix. Wham tells the story of the power pop duo, from formation to superstardom to their split. But at its core, the movie is about their appeal, relatability and their humble beginnings as two ordinary London boys with a dream to their ascent to the pinnacle of global pop stardom; this story will leave you humming their tunes and appreciating their legacy anew.

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Thank you for tuning in to another episode of our podcast! If you're a Wham! fan or love a story of ambition and determination, do give Wham! The Documentary is a watch on Netflix. Don't forget to leave a review, share with friends, and subscribe for more insightful reviews and discussions.

Until next time, keep the music playing!

Prince Harry’s book Spare has garnered much attention since Random Penguin House released it in January 2023. Spare is Prince Harry’s memoir, which covers his life journey from “trauma to healing” He discusses his life after his mother’s tragic death, early adulthood, the military service, and his life as a husband and father. Spare was written by the ghostwriter J.R. Moehringer and became a publishing phenomenon by selling 3.2 million copies in the first week. Reviews have been mixed, some praising Harry’s openness and vulnerability and others more critical of the details he gave about family members and other people who maybe could have been left out of the story. 

Becky Dixon, out of curiosity read a hard copy of Spare from cover to cover and offers her review of the book in this podcast. Her motivation was to be able to talk about the book from her own experience rather than from hearsay and speculation.

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The second season of The RebChat podcast, kicks off with Becky and Cathy Dixon, co-founders of Rebcat Creations, discussing their latest audio drama production, Cadillac High by Steve Gold. 

The play, initially not suitable for audio, was adapted with the author's collaboration and is based on the opioid epidemic, drawing inspiration from Patrick Radden Keefe’s book, Empire of Pain.

Join the sisters as they share their journey through casting, collaborating with Backstage, and offering valuable advice on being clear about roles. They also explore the challenges of transforming a theatre play into an engaging audio drama, delving into the processes of auditioning, casting, rehearsals, and editing to bring the compelling story to life. Tune in to learn more about the creative process and the technical aspects of producing an audio drama.

Timestamps

0:00:09 Exploring the Creative Process of Audio Drama Production: A Discussion on Cadillac High

0:02:14 Conversation Summary: Adapting Steve's Play for Audio Production

0:04:08 Heading: Exploring the Synergy Between the Opioid Epidemic and a Play Adaptation

0:05:59 Conversation Summary: Casting and Rehearsing for an Audio Play

0:13:56 Heading: Editing and Patching a Zoom Recording for a Dark Comedy Play

0:15:58 Conversation Summary: Discussing the Appeal of a Play About the Opioid Crisis

0:18:08 Conversation Summary: Cadillac High and Future Projects

0:20:17 "Interview with Becky from Rev Chat: Discussing Cadillac High and OxyContin"

To listen to Cadillac High. go to The RebCat Story Collections:

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Scott Davenport has  has written plays for TV and radio for over a decade. He chats with Cathy from Rebcat Creations about how he transform his abundant ideas into stories. He draws inspiration from real life, real people especially in the North West of England.  He is particularly interested in community dynamics and exploring characters on the fringes of the communities.  He believes there are stories everywhere, on every street corner  and encourages budding writers to "write what fascinates you."

He has written a play about the North West for Rebcat Creations called The Pav which will be produced and released in Spring/Summer of 2023 on The Rebcat Story Collection. 

You can find Scott on twitter 

Scott  Davenport

@scriptrocket

Screenwriter, Playwright & TV professional. LSWF #TalentCampus4.0 grad, Talent Campus coach. Loves #Wigan; partial to the odd pie as well!

Rebchat's Rebecca Dixon, talks with Thia Path about her work, her approach to art and what it is all about. This fascinating conversation will resonate with artists and people who appreciate art, especially the freedom and sense of the soul's expression that comes from original work. 

Her works are present in several private collections in Argentina, USA, Chile, Portugal, China, England, Sweden, Italy and in the following international galleries: Artsy , Saatchiart , Singulart , Emerging Artist Platform , Galerie Sonia Monti, Paris, Circle Foundation for the Arts and Artmajeur.

In her words

“I have exclusively Latin origins, and I was born and raised up to the age of 24 in Argentina- I then moved to Italy. Art has accompanied me all my life. I am an architect and designer as a profession, and I have done ceramics, singing, improvisation theater and of course painting!

It was a dazzling encounter in 2001 with the works of Mark Rothko when I decided to start my research on the colours that brought me here, to my life as an artist. A full life, which allows me to get in touch with myself and with others through my works. I paint mostly in abstract expressionism, which is just an elegant way of saying that I use painting to communicate what I may have no words for ...

I would like everyone to have the experience of letting themselves be guided by their gestures, colours, brushes! It is such a strong and liberating exercise that it leads to profound well-being, which allows you to get in tune with yourself and with the world. And that's what I try to convey with my work”

Check out Thea's work here:

www.thiapath.it

Cathy Dixon from The Rebchat, talks with Charly Cox, an award-winning climate change coach and Founder of Climate Change Coaches. A professional coach for ten years, Charly specialises in developing leaders in environmentally-focused businesses. She has a background in the creative sector and worked for seven years in West Africa.

You can find the book Charly mentioned in her interview here:

THE BOOK: https://climatechangecoaches.com/our-book/

COURSES FOR SUSTAINABILITY/ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS: https://climatechangecoaches.com/professionals/

COURSES FOR TRAINED COACHES: https://climatechangecoaches.com/courses/october-2022/

To get in touch with Charly:

<[email protected]>

We at Rebcat have been speaking with Sherilyn Shacknell. Sherilyn is the Founder&GlobalCEO of the Marketing Academy -a unique non-profit organisation dedicated to developing leadership talent in marketing Media & Advertising.

The Marketing Academy opened in 2010, bringing together some of the world’s best-known &popular brands to provide world-class learning for all levels of talent, from emerging leaders to CMOS. Their highly respected programs are delivered in the UK, Australia & USA.

She is also the Founder & Chairman of The MarketingAcademy Foundation,a stand-alone charity providing marketing apprenticeships for young people from challenging backgrounds and is a Board Advisor to GraceBlue and We are Fearless.

A highly popular keynote speaker and podcast guest, she’s also an in-demand business coach, and you'll often findher delivering leadership development programs around the world. When she gets the chance, she writes about talent development and all things leadership’ featured in many articles in The Sunday Times, FastCo, Telegraph, AdNews, Marketing Week, AdWeek, Marketing Magazine, ManagementToday and CMO.com.

She has been frequently recognised for her work; receiving the CIM Women in Marketing' Special Award for Contribution to Marketing’, inducted into the Courvoisier Future500, and invited to join the Marketing Group of GreatBritain, identified as one of the UK's Vision100 by Adobe and included in AdNewsTop50 list of most powerful influencers in  Australia.

Phone: +44 (0) 1635 558707

Mobile: +44 (0) 7785 525761

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @Sherilyn_TMA

LinkedIn: Sherilyn Shackell

Russell Boulter is a lead coach on KPMG’s PEM programme, a communications and business strategy masterclass for new partners across Europe. He has coached business strategy masterclass for new partners across Europe. He has coached more than 20 groups over 10 years! He is the lead communication coach of KPMG’s C-Suite Programme. For Global Mobility Services, he runs a bi-annual communications masterclass. He is a regular pitch coach for the UK and firms. He coaches C-Suite clients in the public and private sector and runs senior leadership training programmes globally.

He coaches senior business leaders to communicate with impact and clarity. Russell began his working life as a professional actor. For over 20 years working in British theatre and television. He continues to narrate documentaries for David Attenborough in the BBC Natural History Unit. He is also a series narrator for the Nat Geo channel. Russell is a certified NLP Life Coach. 

This podcast talks about making communication alive and real, where we lose energy and impact and how we can regain it by communicating from our real self. You can find more about Russell here https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-boulter-/

In Episode 25 of the Rebchat podcast, Cathy Dixon first discovered Serena singing outside the Tate Modern Gallery and her gorgeous music and singing drew a crowd of appreciative listeners. She has just released her single Shout, which features on this episode. In discussions with Cathy, Serena shares her musical heritage and journey and also her search for personal technology about what makes us happy. After all, it is not something we are taught in school.

In Serena’s own words:

I’m Serena Kaos and I sing, make songs and play keys, for happiness since I was 6 and also for a living since I was 18. 3 years after releasing a trip-hop album with the group Soma Zero, I'm finally out there with my first single as a solo artist - Shout. This song is a portrait of how I see life – a magical experience that shouldn’t be kept in our dreams. Both alternative and pop, both soothing and igniting, talks about overcoming hardship in life and becoming a better and happier self. I have a voice, a piano and you. For some magical reason, it's more than enough.

Would you like to have some short videos of me busking and also the teaser for Shout's music video? It would be easier for me to send them over by WhatsApp, can you give me yours

Serena Links Links

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/serenakaos/shou

https://www.instagram.com/serenakaos

https://www.youtube.com/serenakaos

https://www.tiktok.com/serenakaos

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Cathy Dixon of Rebcat was talking with artist Rebecca Potts about her work, motherhood, teaching and running a podcast show.

Rebecca Potts Aguirre (she/her, b. 1982, Montana) is an artist based in Los Angeles whose practice centers around documenting daily life. Her work explores themes of feminism and gendered labor, memory and visibility, trauma and healing. With a background in printmaking, Potts Aguirre works across media as materiality is central to her concepts.

She is a member of Spilt Milk Gallery and is listed in the curated directories All She Makes and Visionary Art Collective. She was represented by Stay Home Gallery for 2021. Her work has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and in Europe and Australia at spaces including The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Zhou B. Art Center, New York Studio Gallery, Art Share L.A., and SoLA Contemporary.

In 2010, her essay on art and climate change, “Creating a Fourth Culture,” was published in 20UNDER40: Re-Inventing the Arts and Arts Education for the 21st Century. Rebecca’s MFA Thesis in 2009 also addressed the role of art and artists in addressing climate change. She earned her MFA in Visual Arts from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis and her BA in Studio Art & Geography from Middlebury College.

Potts Aguirre founded and hosts Teaching Artist Podcast, coordinates the Teaching Artists’ Lounge, in collaboration with Victoria J. Fry, and runs Play + Inspire Gallery in partnership with Maria Coit. Rebecca is also a K-12 Curriculum Designer for The Art of Education University. She lives in Hawthorne, CA with her daughter and husband.

She welcomes studio visits, commissions, and collaborations. For inquiries regarding work, please contact [email protected].

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