Bristol Live's very own podcast is back with the inside track on what has been a very busy week in the newsroom.


Two reporters join host Alex Wood on this week’s episode to discuss a tipping scandal sweeping the restaurant industry and what happened when a young couple from Bristol went on a date - and ended up making headlines around the world.


News reporter Joe Smith, who is leaving Bristol Live after 18 months at the website and newspaper, looks back on his time in the newsroom and some of the biggest stories he has worked on.


Of course, this includes the infamous ‘Tinder Poo’ story, which went viral in September last year after a woman from Bristol got stuck in her date’s window - after launching a poo out of it.


The story came to Joe’s attention after he spotted an online crowdfunding page had been set up to replace the broken window, which had to be removed by firefighters in order to free the stricken woman.


Joe’s story ended up capturing the attention of the world’s media - appearing in publications in America, Canada, Australia, China, India and even parts of Africa.


And then, to complete the line-up on this week’s show, news reporter Bronwen Weatherby joins Alex in the studio to dissect her latest expose on the so-called ‘tipping tax’ - a controversial practice within the restaurant industry.


Bron’s work on this subject has taken her all the way to Parliament, as she looks to expose the practice within Bristol workplaces and the effect it is having on local workers.


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Links to this episode's stories:


A woman threw a poo out of a window on a first date and firefighters had to get involved


Turtle Bay restaurant employees claim they still have to 'pay to work' in Bristol


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