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Insights: How Filmmakers REALLY Make Money - Part 1
Ellie Green and Johno Verity on the realities of life as freelance filmmaker.
Nov 5
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Insights: Five Things I Learned From Going On A Saga Walking Holiday
Apr 25, 2023
The Announcement Episode 1: Decision
Jan 13 • Matthew Barr
Insights: The Announcement Behind The Scenes - Trailer First Look!
Nov 6, 2024 • Matthew Barr
Insights: How Creative Freelancers REALLY Make Money - Part 1
Aug 20, 2024

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Episode 253: Seth Hughes - Apprentice to Land and Sea
Listen | Discussing the masks we wear and our relationship to nature with the surf film-maker.
Oct 30 • 
Matthew Barr
1:33:39
Episode 252: Ed Templeton - Work Works
Listen | Discussing aging, impermanence, the value of possessions, the influence of our forebears, and the legacy we want to leave behind, with one of…
Oct 16 • 
Matthew Barr
1:14:00
Episode 251: Thomas Campbell - Yi-Wo
Listen | Breaking down the creative details of the most influential surf film of the decade.
Sep 30 • 
Matthew Barr
1:25:12
Episode 250: Jeremy Jones - Between Thought and Expression
Listen | Marking a milestone with a discussion on politics, risk, family life, and what snowboarding means to Jeremy today.
Jul 27 • 
Matthew Barr

Insights

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Insights: How Filmmakers REALLY Make Money - Part 2
Rebecca Coley and Samuel Howard on the realities of life as freelance filmmaker.
Nov 13
Insights: How Filmmakers REALLY Make Money - Part 1
Ellie Green and Johno Verity on the realities of life as freelance filmmaker.
Nov 5
Insights: 5 Things I've Learned - Db CMO Jon Weaver
How to make your workplace your creative outlet, with the Db marketing honcho and industry stalwart.
Sep 23
Insights: How to Change Peoples’ Minds - Part 2
Discussing activism and the art of changing minds with strategist and ocean advocate Linzi Hawkin, and climate campaigner Calum Macintyre.
Sep 17 • 
Matthew Barr

Announcement

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The Announcement: MAD//FEST Live Special - Effective Activism for Brands
A stimulating and thought-provoking conversation around effective activism for brands
Aug 11 • 
Matthew Barr
1:01:18
The Announcement: John Elkington and Louise Kjellerup-Roper
Listen | Discussing 50 years of 'business for good' with the sustainable business pioneers.
May 12 • 
Matthew Barr
1:08:14
The Announcement: We Are Citizens, Not Consumers
Listen | Rethinking the consumerist story with Jon Alexander, author of Citizens
Apr 7 • 
Matthew Barr
1:07:48
The Announcement: The Myth of the 'Good' Billionaire
Discussing how unaccountable billionaires threaten democracy with Carl Rhodes, author of Woke Capitalism, and contributor to The Announcement.
Mar 18 • 
Matthew Barr

Opinion

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Opinion: 5 Things I've Learned Commissioning Creative Work In The Outdoor Industry
Read | Marketing vet Joe White on what creatives can learn from brands.
Jun 8
AI and Creativity - Alex Roddie and James Carson
Is AI an existential threat to creativity? Or an increasingly necessary part of how we work in the modern age? I asked two creatives to exchange views …
May 4 • 
Matthew Barr
Opinion: Evolution or Revolution? Jamie Currie On Natural Selection Surf
How exactly will Natural Selection 'reinvent' pro surfing, asks BeachGrit's finest.
Nov 4, 2024 • 
Matthew Barr
What Adventure Means To Me
Read | The text of a speech I gave on Thursday September 19th at the Adventure Writing Prize award ceremony.
Sep 30, 2024 • 
Matthew Barr
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