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I've Been Meaning To Listen To That
what was brat??? | Charli XCX Discussion + Analysis (w/ Harper Thomson)
đ§ This week on "Iâve Been Meaning to Listen To That", we review "brat" by Charli XCX with special guest Harper Thomson! đŠ đ¤ Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Michael Limentato, Stenley Philippe, Harper Thomson đ đ Key Topics: ⢠What is brat? Were the hosts of this lovely podcast enjoying a brat summer, or were they on the outside looking in? Is there a less "grandma" way to ask these questions? ⢠Did the "Kamala IS Brat" tweet cost us the election? ⢠The recurring themes of mirrors and cameras in songs like âApple,â â360,â and âI Might Say Something Stupidââhow they reveal self-perception throu...
2025-01-24
1h 25
I've Been Meaning To Listen To That
Ariana Grande: Christmas Kisses + Christmas & Chill (w/ Harper Thomson)
This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review Christmas Kisses + Christmas & Chill with special guest Harper Thomson! PATREON SUPPORTERS: Sean Wilkinson Samuel Lee Stenley Philippe Tanner Richard Craft Jon Butts Kiersten Nickels Carissa Zaffiro Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (â â â â â â â â â @andrewambroseleeâ â â â â â â â â ) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter (â â â â â â â @limentacoâ â â â â â â ) & Instagram (â â â â â â â @limentacoâ â â â â â â ) Follow Harper Thomson on Instagram (â â â â â â @harpingaboutâ â â â â â ) Follow Stenley Philippe on Instagram (â â â â â â @snapastenâ â â â â â ) Follow Stefanie Senior on Instagram (â â â â â â @â stefmseniorâ â â â â â â ) Cover Art by Megan Rika Young (Twitter:Â â â â â â â @meganrikaâ â â â â â Â Instagram:Â â â â â â â @meganrikaâ â â â â â ) Theme Song by OTNES (T...
2024-12-19
56 min
Clarity
"Future of Professionals Report" shows the impact GenAI will have on work
Mike Abbott, head of the Thomson Reuters Institute, and Steve Hasker, president and CEO of Thomson Reuters, discuss the recently released 2nd annual Thomson Reuters Future of Professionals Report on the Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast this week. Their conversation highlights the numerous insights from thousands of professionals surveyed across many organizations worldwide about the impact that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will have on their work, including time-savings, the need for responsible AI development, and the importance of human expertise and judgment in the use of GenAI.
2024-07-16
23 min
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"Future of Professionals Report" shows the impact GenAI will have on work
Mike Abbott, head of the Thomson Reuters Institute, and Steve Hasker, president and CEO of Thomson Reuters, discuss the recently released 2nd annual Thomson Reuters Future of Professionals Report on the Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast this week. Their conversation highlights the numerous insights from thousands of professionals surveyed across many organizations worldwide about the impact that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will have on their work, including time-savings, the need for responsible AI development, and the importance of human expertise and judgment in the use of GenAI.
2024-07-16
23 min
Clarity
The future of Generative AI in professional services
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is here â and now, itâs on professionals in the legal, tax, government, and risk & fraud sectors to adopt it. On this weekâs Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast, Zach Warren, manager of Tech & Innovation content for the Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Joel Hron, the head of Thomson Reuters Labs, â live from Stanford Universityâs CodeX FutureLaw conference â about the newly published Generative AI in Professional Services report, published by Thomson Reuters, and what GenAIâs future looks like from a technological perspective.
2024-04-16
13 min
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The future of Generative AI in professional services
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is here â and now, itâs on professionals in the legal, tax, government, and risk & fraud sectors to adopt it. On this weekâs Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast, Zach Warren, manager of Tech & Innovation content for the Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Joel Hron, the head of Thomson Reuters Labs, â live from Stanford Universityâs CodeX FutureLaw conference â about the newly published Generative AI in Professional Services report, published by Thomson Reuters, and what GenAIâs future looks like from a technological perspective.
2024-04-16
13 min
Clarity
Highlights from the UNâs COP 28 conference
In the latest Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast, we feature a discussion with colleagues Alexander Robson, Managing Editor, and Lindsey Rogerson, Senior Editor at Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence (TRRI) of the key highlights from this yearâs UN Climate Change conference known as COP 28. This episode of our Insights podcast is part of a collaboration between the Thomson Reuters Institute and TRRI around the launch of the new white paper ESG: Navigating past the noise, which was authored by TRRI and published by the Thomson Reuters Institute.
2023-12-06
16 min
Clarity
Highlights from the UNâs COP 28 conference
In the latest Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast, we feature a discussion with colleagues Alexander Robson, Managing Editor, and Lindsey Rogerson, Senior Editor at Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence (TRRI) of the key highlights from this yearâs UN Climate Change conference known as COP 28. This episode of our Insights podcast is part of a collaboration between the Thomson Reuters Institute and TRRI around the launch of the new white paper ESG: Navigating past the noise, which was authored by TRRI and published by the Thomson Reuters Institute.
2023-12-06
16 min
Clarity
Thomson Reuters launches new Human Trafficking Resource Center, featuring online toolkits
In the latest Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast, Heather Fischer, Senior Advisor of Human Rights Crimes at Thomson Reuters Special Services and a previous Special Advisor for Human Trafficking at The White House, discusses todayâs launch of the Human Trafficking Resource Center, which makes use of the City of Houstonâs world-class anti-trafficking toolkits, with Minal Patel Davis, Director of the Mayorâs Office of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence at the City of Houston under the leadership of Mayor Sylvester Turner. As the podcast describes, the new Resource Center will make these toolkits readily accessible online...
2023-10-23
27 min
Clarity
Thomson Reuters launches new Human Trafficking Resource Center, featuring online toolkits
In the latest Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast, Heather Fischer, Senior Advisor of Human Rights Crimes at Thomson Reuters Special Services and a previous Special Advisor for Human Trafficking at The White House, discusses todayâs launch of the Human Trafficking Resource Center, which makes use of the City of Houstonâs world-class anti-trafficking toolkits, with Minal Patel Davis, Director of the Mayorâs Office of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence at the City of Houston under the leadership of Mayor Sylvester Turner. As the podcast describes, the new Resource Center will make these toolkits readily accessible online...
2023-10-23
27 min
Clarity
Balancing data privacy, the need for access, and public protection
While keeping personal information private is incredibly important for any number of reasons, it is also crucial that some of that very same information be available in some situations. That balance â between data privacy and protection â animates the latest Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast. In it, Thomson Reuters Instituteâs Rabihah Bulter speaks with Ben Bawden, a principal at consulting firm Brooks Bawden Moore; Kate Friedrich, VP of Government Affairs & ESG at Thomson Reuters; and Steve Rubley, President of the Government segment at Thomson Reuters about the importance of data privacy and how to best organizations can balanc...
2023-10-10
46 min
Clarity
Balancing data privacy, the need for access, and public protection
While keeping personal information private is incredibly important for any number of reasons, it is also crucial that some of that very same information be available in some situations. That balance â between data privacy and protection â animates the latest Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast. In it, Thomson Reuters Instituteâs Rabihah Bulter speaks with Ben Bawden, a principal at consulting firm Brooks Bawden Moore; Kate Friedrich, VP of Government Affairs & ESG at Thomson Reuters; and Steve Rubley, President of the Government segment at Thomson Reuters about the importance of data privacy and how to best organizations can balanc...
2023-10-10
46 min
The Social Circus
EP76 - Creating Boundries for Success
In this episode, Sarah Thomson discusses the importance of setting boundaries and improving productivity in your business. She emphasizes the need to reassess goals and plans for the final quarter of the year and shares her own strategies for managing time and energy. Sarah also highlights the impact of good boundaries on overall well-being and offers practical tips for tracking time and structuring workdays. Key Takeaways: It is crucial to set intentions and reassess goals for the final quarter of the year to avoid rolling into the new year without a plan. Good boundaries are essential...
2023-10-03
21 min
The Social Circus
EP73 - Meta Ads Q & A part 2
Sarah Thomson, the host of The Social Circus podcast, answers listener questions about Meta ads and provides insights into other advertising platforms. She explains the importance of understanding the audience on different platforms before running ads and highlights the differences between Google Ads and Meta Ads. Sarah also emphasizes the need to know how customers find your business and the scalability of your products or services when considering ads. She discusses the Advantage Campaign Budget feature in Ads Manager and shares her best-performing ad campaign, which is a lead magnet for a Canva class on creating reels. ...
2023-09-12
22 min
The Social Circus
EP71 - Meta Ads Mistakes
In this episode, Sarah discusses the top mistakes people make when running Meta ads and provides valuable insights on how to avoid them. She emphasizes the importance of understanding ad success benchmarks, testing ads organically before running paid campaigns, optimizing landing pages for mobile devices, defining the ideal customer, and conducting rigorous testing to improve ad performance. Key Takeaways: Understand ad success benchmarks to set realistic expectations for your ads. Test your offers and landing pages organically before running paid ads. Optimize your landing pages for mobile devices to maximize conversions. Define your ideal customer and...
2023-08-29
21 min
Unidentified Wargamer
Unidentified Wargamer: Episode 50 - Sam Thomson - Unidentified wargamer
Unidentified Wargamer: Episode 50 - Sam Thomson - Unidentified wargamer Join me for my 50th episode of the podcast. I get a guest host to interview me about my experience in tabletop wargaming and learn all about how I started this podcast Gabe @theruneaxe Unidentified Wargamer @u_wargamer Sam Thomson @itsanzo Intro and Outro music https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Studio_Noir/Singsongs_For_You_The_Moon/02-Our-Little-Hearts-Like-Saturn
2023-02-20
1h 20
The Hearing â A Legal Podcast
EP. 114 â Katharine Larsen (Thomson Reuters)
In this episode, Lauren chats with Katharine Larsen, Deputy General Counsel, Litigation, for Thomson Reuters. Katharine was raised in a small town in the midwestern US, but always knew she wanted to explore the world. At a young age, Katharine began living and working abroad, and continued to do so at various points in her legal career. Now back in the US and working in New York City, Katharine has a unique global perspective that sets her apart from many American lawyers. Through her journey around the globe, Katharine also found her passion in media law. Katharine and...
2023-01-30
37 min
Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast
310 | Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson | Inside The Student Works Management Program PART 4
In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris has another conversation with Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson, business coaches at Student Works Management Program. This time they discuss getting off to an unbelievably fast start for 2023, what they have seen from the incredible results that they've co-created with all the operators they worked with, and will share some lessons theyâve learned and some tips on how you can create and launch something new and achieve success in our program. You will find out why making sacrifices is crucial if you want to achieve success an...
2023-01-17
47 min
SportsXRadio with Ken Thomson
FRIDAY FOOTBALL FIASCO SPORTSXRADIO W/ KEN THOMSON & BRAD POWERS
"Live" from #PSBRlaw Studios in Las Vegas it's the #FridayFootballFiasco on SportsXradio with hosts Ken Thomson & Brad Powers. Â KT & BP go through EVERY D-I College Football game & EVERY NFL game against the point spread & Total put out by the Westgate Super Book. Â LISTEN NOW to the ARCHIVED SHOW up NOW!!
2022-10-15
1h 39
Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast
300 | John Cameron Interviews the Head Coach Chris Thomson
Today we wanted to offer you something really special for our 300 episode of Leaders of Tomorrow podcast. And because many of our leaders listening to the show asked Chris to turn the microphone around and speak about his own experience with the Student Works Management Program, we thought it would be a great idea to do exactly that. So, todayâs episode is going to be led by John Cameron, one of our Business Coaches and he is going to interview the podcastâs host, Chris Thomson, the Head Coach of Student Works. They will have...
2022-10-11
1h 19
Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast
298 | Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson | Inside The Student Works Management Program PART 4
In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris continues his conversation with Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson, Business Coaches at the Student Works Management Program. Â This time they discuss the different steps and processes of the program that happen between June and the end of the season. Â You will find out more details about the most important focuses of the program in June and August. Â Luke and Devon will talk about the first taste of freedom after hard work and the benefits of working with a company tha...
2022-09-27
42 min
INTERNING
Episode 1 - Being the change you want to see
In this episode of INTERNING, Iâll be joined by Steve Hasker, President and CEO of Thomson Reuters and Zion Dapaah, one of the summer interns on the Black Internship Scheme. We talked about Thomson Reuters Diversity & Inclusion commitment, the importance of trying new things, not being afraid to fail, listening to your mum, and the many benefits of a good night's sleep. We hope you like it. INTERNING Episode: Being the change you want to seeGuests:Steve Hasker, President and CEO, Thomson ReutersZion Dapaah, intern, Thomson Re...
2022-09-01
23 min
SportsXRadio with Ken Thomson
Fat Tuesday 8/23/22 Ken Thomson & Thomas Viola
"live" from #PSBRLaw Studios in Las Vegas it's another Fat Tuesday on SportsXradio with Ken Thomson & Co-Host Thomas Viola - The guys talk Arkansas Football with Trey Biddy from Hawg Sports & Raiders Camp with Fox 5 Sports Anchor Kevin Bolinger - KT & TV debate the Tom Brady & Gronk potential deal to the Raiders & then debate whose better QB Mahomes or Josh Allen
2022-08-24
1h 38
Radically Genuine Podcast with Dr. Roger McFillin
49. Antidepressed by Beverley Thomson
Beverley Thomson is a writer, researcher and speaker with a focus on psychiatric medication including antidepressants, benzodiazepines and ADHD drugs; their history, how the drugs work, adverse effects, dependence, withdrawal and development of patient support services. Her latest book Antidepressed breaks it all down into a resource that educates both patients and mental health professionals on the growing issue of antidepressant use, harm and dependence. A Breakthrough Examination of Epidemic Antidepressant Harm and Dependence Paperback â January 4, 2022IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT STOP...
2022-08-18
1h 02
Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast
283 | Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson | Inside Student Works Management Program PART 3
In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris continues his conversation with Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson, Business Coaches at The Student Works.  This time they will go into detail about what happens in April and May at Student Works Management Program in order to give the young leaders a deep understanding of the whole process.  You will find out why we have our quarterly meetings and what is their structure, as well as how we train our coaches and our operators.  You will learn more...
2022-06-14
53 min
Tax & Tech Talks
Superfund - Are you ready?
Listen to this new podcast, and hear how Thomson Reuters and KPMG are working together to help businesses better manage the impact associated with the reinstated Superfund Excise Tax. Understand more about the new regulations, how to calculate the tax, and how to comply with these complex reporting requirements.  Show notes: Jesse Shannon, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Indirect Tax, Thomson Reuters Robert D Kleppel, Partner, State and Local Tax, KPMG Taylor Cortright, Managing Director, Federal Excise Tax Practice, KPMG Chris Harris, Senior Solution Consultant, Thomson Reuters Carl...
2022-06-08
20 min
I've Been Meaning To Listen To That
Rufus Wainwright Sampler Platter (w/ Harper Thomson)
This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to a RUFUS WAINWRIGHT SAMPLER PLATTER with special guest Harper Thomson! Plus, Andrew, Sean, & Harper consider whether "The Art Teacher" is one of the greatest songs ever composed, use this episode as an opportunity to take an emotional inventory on their perspectives on love, and Andrew attempts to get famous enough to appear on Wikifeet! The Rufus Wainwright Sampler Platter: The Art Teacher April Fools Not Ready To Love Song Of You Only the People That Love Listen to the Rufus Wainwright Sampler...
2022-05-11
1h 00
Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast
277 | Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson | Inside Student Works Management Program PART 2
In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris continues his conversation with Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson, business coaches at the Student Works. They will continue to go into detail about the program in order to give the young leaders a deep understanding of it from the inside. Â You will find out what is an estimate training and how it works. Â You will discover why having bith cooperation and competitiveness in the Student Works team is essential for their success. Â Look and Devon will share interesting details abo...
2022-05-03
45 min
Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast
275 | Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson | Inside Student Works Management Program PART 1
In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris chats with Luke Fenn and Devon Thomson, business coaches at the Student Works Management Program. They will go deep into the details of the program, so the young leaders can have a complete and detailed understanding. Â You will find out what veteran launches are and what is the process around them, as well as more details about the rookie launches and what's different about getting rookies started in the program. Â Luke and Devon will discuss the great power of habits and how to cr...
2022-04-19
47 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: EV doc block shock and green backflip
Itâs another bumper podcast this week with some topics revisited, some from the Forum and others that are fresh out of the Flat Chat hot cross bunfight oven.First up, we take a deeper dive into the case of the doctor who was denied the opportunity to charge up his electric car from common property power because ⌠good question!You can read the dubious reasons given for sealing off the car park power socket (because that's what the committee did) HERE.You might think he could have made the effort to get his landlord to jump through all the vari...
2022-04-12
33 min
Clarity
Podcast: Insight into the 2022 AML Risk Survey
In our latest podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Gina Jurva, attorney and manager of market insights and thought leadership content for corporate and government at the Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Amanda Dupont, an attorney and public records specialist at Thomson Reuters, about the 2022 Thomson Reuters Anti-Money Laundering Insights Survey.
2022-03-29
28 min
Clarity
Podcast: Insight into the 2022 AML Risk Survey
In our latest podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Gina Jurva, attorney and manager of market insights and thought leadership content for corporate and government at the Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Amanda Dupont, an attorney and public records specialist at Thomson Reuters, about the 2022 Thomson Reuters Anti-Money Laundering Insights Survey.
2022-03-29
28 min
Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast
260 | Chris Thomson | 2021 Podcast Year Wrap-Up
In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris offers up some thoughts on the season just ending. It's been an exciting year, and 2022 looks as if it will continue to offer exciting opportunities for success. Â You'll learn about some of the growth the Leaders of Tomorrow podcast has seen in the last year. Â You'll discover some hints at the new guests that will be featured in the 2022 season. Â You'll also learn about the program's "big scary goal" for the future, and why it's important to aim high. ...
2021-12-14
16 min
Clarity
Law firms should leverage their ESG offerings, says new Stellar Performance report
Today, lawyers are grappling to incorporate environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) principles into their practices and better serve their corporate clients. In a new podcast, we discuss the recently released Thomson Reuters Stellar Performance report. In the podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Gina Jurva, attorney and manager of market insights and thought leadership content for corporate and government at the Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Jen Dezo, Director of Client Relations at Thomson Reuters Market Insights and Thought Leadership, about the report. Â
2021-12-13
30 min
Clarity
Law firms should leverage their ESG offerings, says new Stellar Performance report
Today, lawyers are grappling to incorporate environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) principles into their practices and better serve their corporate clients. In a new podcast, we discuss the recently released Thomson Reuters Stellar Performance report. In the podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Gina Jurva, attorney and manager of market insights and thought leadership content for corporate and government at the Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Jen Dezo, Director of Client Relations at Thomson Reuters Market Insights and Thought Leadership, about the report. Â
2021-12-13
30 min
Scaling Car Washes Podcast
Keeping Customers Coming Back with Retention Expert Bobby Thomson
In this Scaling Car Washes episode, JT and guest Bobby Thomson discuss the importance of customer retention for car wash owners. Bobby highlights just how critical this often overlooked aspect of customer service is. Bobby shares what he has learned about how to lower churn rates to keep more customers coming back to your business! Listen in to hear great tips and tricks that you can implement to help keep the customers that you have, and learn about ways that you can improve the back door part of your customer service to ensure...
2021-11-15
40 min
Scaling Car Washes Podcast
Introducing Scaling Car Washes with JT Thomson
Join host JT Thomson as he introduces you to the brand new business podcast, Scaling Car Washes, that is all about how to Build, Scale, and ultimately Exit your car wash business.Â
2021-08-30
12 min
SHE Quest Podcast
Author of Notes for the Everlost: A Field Guide to Grief, Kate Inglis and host Estelle Thomson continue a 3-part conversation on grief, body, triggers and creativity.
Author of Notes for the Everlost: A Field Guide to Grief, Kate Inglis and host Estelle Thomson continue a 3-part conversation on grief, body, triggers and creativity. We are back in Kateâs bedroom closet widening our lens on the nuances of grief with a stream of consciousness musings on cultivating fragility in an unjust world, the dark side of motherhood, shame and trauma triggers. In this episode, we explore rage, the dualities in triggers, the âsearchâ for equanimity. A fresh look on PTSD, the treasure chest that is scared and the sweetness of wounds. A must-listen!
2021-06-04
1h 05
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: Meditations on a block of Wellness
In what turned out to be a fairly hectic week we hit a very welcome speedbump in the form of enforced rest and relaxation at a new apartment block launch, of all places.The apartment block was Portman on the Park in Sydneyâs Green Square where Mirvac launched their latest concept with an evening of meditation, massage and mineral water.You can hear all about that and whatâs so different about this project on the podcast where we also caught up with architects Tina Engelen who co-designed another iconic, environmentally conscious block, the Altair in Sydney's Kings Cross.List...
2021-03-30
24 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: Life savings lost thanks to dodgy dealing
In this weekâs Flat Chat Wrap we discuss the awful story about the young woman who put her life savings into a deposit on a flat in a block thatâs turned out not only to be riddled with defects, but was certified by an unlicensed tradie and subsequently OKâd by the local council.Now she faces the very real choice between losing her $60k+ deposit or finalising the purchase of a flat she knows is seriously defective and with no legal approvals.Listen hereThen thereâs the local council thatâs telling developers they can build higher if they do...
2021-03-23
24 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: Virtual commutes are transports of delight
Are you over working from home? Does your formerly perfectly adequate apartment now seem tiny. Is your kitchen table too high and your laptop screen too small?Are you one of those people who gets up and dresses as if they were going to the office â then just goes to the spare room?Or do you take personal pride in how much of the day you can spend in your pyjamas?Importantly, and are you missing those moments of splendid isolation on your bike, bus or train that transport you mentally into work mode as your body is moved from home...
2021-03-16
21 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: Dogs banned but NCAT says OK to cats
Thereâs a few differences in this weekâs podcast from previous editions.For a start, Sue is on the other end of a Zoom call as she takes advantage of easing travel restrictions to get out and promote her new book ⌠and finds herself attacked by birds on the Gold Coast.Having survived that, we discuss the latest twist in the pets saga as celebrity dog owners are told they are living in a cats-only block (maybe that's why they call it NCAT).And the Tribunal Member decrees the recent Court of Appeals ruling that blanket pet bans are invali...
2021-03-09
27 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: Why weâre turning to ânew terracesâ
What do you do when you want the shared responsibility of strata but donât particularly want to live with people above and below you?You buy or rent a townhouse, which is the fancy-pants modern name for what we used to call terraces.It seems that while pre-sales and construction of apartments are going down, sales of townhouses are on the way up and in this weekâs podcast, we discuss why that might be.Listen HereThen we turn our gazes south to Victoria where their new strata laws have just passed. OK, they wonât come into force until D...
2021-03-02
21 min
MTE-THOMSON - Oficina do Saber
014 - Linha Moto - Novidades da MTE-THOMSON
No bate papo de hoje Raphael e Alfredo da MTE-THOMSON vĂŁo conversar sobre a linha moto. A MTE-THOMSON depois de alguns anos voltou com tudo nessa linha tĂŁo difundida no Brasil! Atualizamos o catalogo e lançando diversos produtos para esse segmento! Somos fabricantes diretos da Triumph e Harley Davidson onde qualidade extrema ĂŠ uma exigĂŞncia. PossuĂmos a linha completa de sensores e atuadores para motos Honda, montadora nĂşmero em duas rodas no paĂs. E alĂŠm disso agora temos os sensores hĂbridos tanto da Honda como tambĂŠm da Y...
2021-02-23
17 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: Pets (again!) with James Valentine
Every so often â about once a month â I get invited on to James Valentineâs Afternoons on ABC 702.Last week the topic was pets in apartments â partly because that was all anyone was talking about.So we had a couple of people ringing up with their pet questions and complaints, all of which has indirectly added to a pet-heavy Flat Chat website this week.And that was exacerbated by my response to a question about whether or not there was a guide to the best dogs for apartments.Listen HereâOh, yes,â I blithely replied. âYouâll find it on the website.âI wa...
2021-02-23
26 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: New pet laws and defining âreasonableâ
In this weekâs podcast we give the NSW Parliamentâs deliberations on itâs new strata pet laws a kick along.As reported here, the Lower House has taken a good six months to deal with a procedural Bill that would have promoted sustainability and tidied up several odd loopholes in strata law.However, it was tagged with an amendment that would have meant pets could only be excluded from apartments if it was detrimental to the animal.Listen HereThe amended Bill, which was approved by the Upper House with its Animal Justice Party alteration, had zero chance of being...
2021-02-16
22 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: Bad landlords and skinny buildings
The Flat Chat wrap this week is taken up with three main topics.The first is a petition to parliament to create a blacklist of bad landlords ⌠launched by someone who is a landlord herself.Victoria is about to get one next month and it seems only fair that, if NSW tenants can be put on a blacklist that makes it harder for them to get rentals, then bad landlords should also be named and shamed in the hope they sharpen up their ideas to get good renters.You can find links to the petition here.Listen HereOur second topic is...
2021-02-09
20 min
Clarity
Fraud rising: How government agencies fought sophisticated fraud in 2020
In our latest Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Gina Jurva, attorney and manager of Market Insights & Thought Leadership for Government and Corporates at Thomson Reuters, spoke with Jon Coss, Vice President in Risk, Fraud & Compliance in Thomson Reuters' Government unit. The pair walked through some of the highlights of the recent Thomson Reuters report, 2021 Government Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Study and discussed ways in which government agencies can remain proactive in the fight against fraud.
2021-02-03
22 min
Clarity
Fraud rising: How government agencies fought sophisticated fraud in 2020
In our latest Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Gina Jurva, attorney and manager of Market Insights & Thought Leadership for Government and Corporates at Thomson Reuters, spoke with Jon Coss, Vice President in Risk, Fraud & Compliance in Thomson Reuters' Government unit. The pair walked through some of the highlights of the recent Thomson Reuters report, 2021 Government Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Study and discussed ways in which government agencies can remain proactive in the fight against fraud.
2021-02-03
22 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: Unit prices stall and ropey reno regs
Hi, did you miss us? We took a little break last month but we are back with our new, improved Flat Chat Wrap podcast.We â Sue Williams and JimmyT â are now working on the basis that less is more. We are still going to talk about the apartment living issues of the day, large and small, to keep you informed and amused.But weâre going to put a clock on it so while our thoughts may occasionally wander down the odd tangent, our chat will never meander.Weâre aiming for somewhere between 20 and 25 minutes per episode which is just long...
2021-02-01
22 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: What a great year ⌠for pets and renters
This weekâs podcast may be the first of 2021 but 2020 doesnât get away that easily.Last year will be remembered in global politics as the year of Brexit, Trump, the Covid-19 Pandemic, and the Trump-rump. Democracy in the USA is hanging by a thread but it will survive.Talking about democracy, on a much more local level, we look back at the battle over âno-petsâ by-laws and how it tore apart two apartment blocks, and made NCAT look pretty foolish too.Listen HereInevitably, we examine the entrails of holiday lets like Airbnb. In NSW, in particular, the slow drip feed of...
2021-01-04
40 min
Waiting For Review
S2E4 - James Thomson, PCalc
I'm joined in this episode by James Thomson. James is an iOS indie developer who almost needs no introduction. He has developed applications for Apple platforms since 1992, with his company TLA Systems. Heâs best known for being the developer of PCalc, the scientific calculator that you should be using for iOS and Mac. I hope you enjoy the show, David ⨠Links: James Thomson on Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Waiting For Review on Twitter PCalc TLA Systems A Illustrated History of Easter Eggs Total Party Kill Podc...
2020-12-25
42 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: Reno regrets and free strata legal advice
Itâs very much a tale of two slices of strata in this weekâs Flat Chat Wrap podcast. To begin with, you can listen to two over-privileged, entitled professionals (us) whingeing about what went wrong ⌠and right ⌠when we decided to renovate both bathrooms in our flat at once.BOTH bathrooms? âWhen I was a lad we had a pothole in the road, and used gravel for toilet paper  âŚâ says one of Monty Pythonâs Yorkshiremen.Listen HereRegular readers of this website will have been following our reno (mis)adventures on this website for the past few weeks so we thought it was...
2020-12-15
35 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: Mascot in court and how to clinch a deal
In this weekâs podcast we catch up with whatâs happening at Mascot Towers as owners in the ill-starred building prepare for their day in court.Specifically, they will be pursuing legal action against the developers of the apartment block next door, construction of which, they claim, undermined the foundations of their block.Meanwhile they are facing tens of millions of dollars in defect rectification bills to the point where the repairs may cost more than the block is worth.And the people next door say they have pictures of cracks in the Mascot building before they'd so much as t...
2020-12-08
44 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast: Crazy questions, architects with answers
We turn back the clock â but just a little â for this weekâs podcast when we look at the weirdest and wackiest questions asked and problems presented on the Flat Chat Forum in recent months.And we have a long chat with Kathlyn Loseby, President of the NSW chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects as well as COO of Crone Architects.Sheâll be talking about the importance of good architecture â and what architects can bring to a building that no other professional can.Listen HereFirst up, though, itâs our cavalcade of chaos starting with a strata manager who wonât le...
2020-12-01
52 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast 101: Pets and some post-Covid plusses
With most of the worst of the pandemic behind us here in Australia â or, at least, the first and hopefully the last wave of infections â we thought weâd take a few moments in the podcast to discuss positives that have emerged from the months of lockdown and working from home.Apparently, according to a  Zoom conference that Sue sat in on (and thatâs a great leap forward, right there), technology has advance by five years in the past five months, including having your apartment blockâs or officeâs lift knowing you are leaving before youâve even opened your doo...
2020-11-24
46 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast 100: Upside of a stairlift stand-off
There are two major strands to this weekâs podcast.The first stems from a question raised in the Flat Chat Forum, about an apartment owner who wants to install a stairlift â one of those seats that trundles up a staircase â in a narrow common property stairwell.It's for his elderly mother, so you have some sympathy, as you'd have for the other owners who had to squeeze past the rail every day.Listen HereNow the plusses and (many) minuses of this proposal are thrashed out in the Forum but here in the podcast, we have come up with a cunnin...
2020-11-17
37 min
Clarity
Thomson Reuters CLO Thomas Kim: The chaotic events of 2020 & their impact on the legal industry in 2021
In a new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Thomson Reutersâ Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary Thomas Kim, talks with Natalie Runyon of Thomson Reuters, about where the legal industry is heading in the coming years and how the lessons of 2020 will continue to have an impact.
2020-11-14
24 min
Clarity
Thomson Reuters CLO Thomas Kim: The chaotic events of 2020 & their impact on the legal industry in 2021
In a new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Thomson Reutersâ Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary Thomas Kim, talks with Natalie Runyon of Thomson Reuters, about where the legal industry is heading in the coming years and how the lessons of 2020 will continue to have an impact.
2020-11-14
24 min
TECNOVIDA LEGAL
Me veras volver - Tecnovida By Thomson Reuters
Un dia volvimos y con auspicio de Thomson Reuters y nos empezamos a preocupar por lo que paso y empezamos a analizar y hacer una búsqueda sobre quÊ es lo que dijimos en esos meses y como nos ocupamos de pensar y hacer el ejercicio del futuro a pocos dias de iniciada la pandemia.  El ejercicio del futuro fue septiembre, octubre, noviembre y pensar en todas esas cosas lindas que llegarian despuÊs de septiembre (juegos, consolas y el arbolito de navidad). ¿Nos quedamos cortos con las predicciones?  En esa segunda temporada analizamos Hernan Quadri y Guille...
2020-11-03
20 min
Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast
186 | Devon Thomson | How I Went From Being a Raw, 17-Year Old to Managing a $2 Million Business at Student Works
In todayâs show, Chris interviews Devon Thomson, district manager, Student Works. Devon shares some of the most important lessons that he has learned over the past seven years at Student Works. He reveals how he has honed some foundational skillsets which have firmly entrenched him on the path of rapid growth and success. We start this show with Devon sharing his interesting backstory. Even before Student Works, Devon led from the front while participating in various school activities. Additionally, he used to work at the golf course to make ends meet. In spi...
2020-10-27
42 min
Tax & Tech Talks
Thomson Reuters Tax & Tech Talks Trailer
Welcome to Thomson Reuters Tax & Tech Talksâ insightful conversations that tackle the ever-evolving intersection between tax and technology. We chat with industry experts to give you a bite-size take on big ideas in tax and technology. Join our array
2020-10-13
00 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Podcast 94: Tax shock and giving loans some credit
Itâs a bit of a Budget special on Flat Chat this week, if only because we are talking about money.Specifically we are discussing the personal taxes that you probably didnât even know you are supposed to pay when your strata scheme starts making a profit. And we'll discuss where to get dough when your strata schemes needs a lot of it in a hurry.To which end, we have a chat with Paul Morton, CEO of our long-time sponsors Lannock Finance. Along the way weâll touch on why the Australian Tax Office would rather treat you as an i...
2020-10-06
44 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Hyperbole Towers â an audio strata sitcom
Itâs here! The long-awaited podcom (podcast sitcom) set in a dysfunctional apartment blockâs strata committee is live and ready for your ears.The premise of this audio comedy, Hyperbole Towers, is as simple as itâs believable. The strata scheme has, thanks to a stuff-up by the secretary, accidentally changed its by-laws so that they MUST hold their meetings on Zoom (rather than CAN do so).Add in characters who work from home in their underwear, use âyouâre breaking upâ as their fall-back get-out-of-jail card and get involved in the usual committee power struggles, and you have a potent rec...
2020-08-18
22 min
Change Makers Podcast
Active Allyship
Change Makers Podcast Episode 7: Active AllyshipJune marks the month of pride, honouring the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, a significant event which paved the way for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. To help celebrate Pride Month 2020, Thomson Reuters has dropped episode seven of the Change Makers Podcast, âActive Allyshipâ. For a conversation on being an active ally in the workplace and encouraging other firms to follow suit, there was one person our podcast host could not look past. Catherine Roberts, Strategic Global Client Director, Thomson Reuters Asia and Emerging Markets, was pleased to in...
2020-06-12
23 min
Clarity
Launching Thomson Reuters Market Insights podcasts
The Legal Executive Institute, in conjunction with the broader Thomson Reuters Institute, is pleased to announce that we are launching our new podcast channel, Thomson Reuters Market Insights. Featuring podcasts aimed at tax, compliance, and legal professionals, this new channel will focus on bringing listeners engaging interviews and content from thought leaders across a variety of disciplines.
2020-05-30
18 min
Clarity
Launching Thomson Reuters Market Insights podcasts
The Legal Executive Institute, in conjunction with the broader Thomson Reuters Institute, is pleased to announce that we are launching our new podcast channel, Thomson Reuters Market Insights. Featuring podcasts aimed at tax, compliance, and legal professionals, this new channel will focus on bringing listeners engaging interviews and content from thought leaders across a variety of disciplines.
2020-05-30
18 min
Morning Commute with Miller Thomson
Mediating in the Times of Covid-19 and Beyond â Perspectives of the Miller Thomson Environmental Law Group
Listen to Episode 3 of Morning Commute with Miller Thomson. In this episode, we share tips and insights on how to be an effective advocate in online mediation.
2020-05-05
23 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #47 â Terror threats, buying big and a baffling raffle
This week, JimmyT and Sue Williams tackle subjects that range from the sinister to the sublimely ridiculous ⌠with some practical advice for investors in between.Why wonât the government release the lists of the 444 buildings that have flammable cladding on them?Is it the risk of terrorism, as they say ⌠or is it just potential vandalism ⌠or the effect on property prices?Jimmy has his own conspiracy theory ⌠and it sounds all too plausible.Then Sue explains why, when you are buying an investment, you should go for somewhere better than the place you live in.What!?! How does that work? ...
2019-11-05
24 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #45 â Airbnb bubble at bursting point?
Itâs a short and (hopefully) sweet Flat Chat Wrap this week with JimmyT flying solo as he looks at the clouds gathering over Airbnb and other holiday letting websites â and one ray of sunshine.The bright spot is Airbnbâs country pubs promotion which is bringing a bit of rural Australia into our homes ⌠and maybe getting some of us out of the city and into the country. You can see some of the videos HERE.But the rest of the news is pretty gloomy for Airbnb and the other short-term holiday letting industry.As related elsewhere on this page, a...
2019-10-22
10 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
PODCAST: Holiday lets under cloud but country pubs offer light relief
Itâs a short and (hopefully) sweet Flat Chat Wrap this week with JimmyT flying solo as he looks at the clouds gathering over Airbnb and other holiday letting websites â and one ray of sunshine.The bright spot is Airbnbâs country pubs promotion which is bringing a bit of rural Australia into our homes ⌠and maybe getting some of us out of the city and into the country. You can see some of the videos HERE.But the rest of the news is pretty gloomy for Airbnb and the other short-term holiday letting industry.As related elsewhere on this page, a...
2019-10-22
10 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
PODCAST â Pet warning and dodgy voting stats
SHOW NOTESIn this weekâs podcast JimmyT and Sue Williams look again at the issue of the overturning of the pet ban by-law in one of Sydneys biggest and poshest apartment blocks, in the wake of the warning by the committee that any pets brought in before the appeal is heard may have to be âput downâ.Is it a valid threat as there may be a window when there is no active by-law? Lawyers at ten paces, we think.https://episodes.castos.com/flatchatpod/Flat-Chat-44-pets-bees.mp3And what if the Appeals Tribunal says, yes, you can have a no-pets...
2019-10-15
25 min
SHE Quest Podcast
Episode 10: "SEE THE LIGHT" With The Late Hannah Thomson
One month before her passing, Hannah Thomson agreed to do her first podcast interview. As a professional photographer in New York for Vogue, Vanity Fair and other high-profile clients, her real passion has always been portraiture. In this episode, Hannah shares with us how art has shaped her life and career from her university years to now, how sheâs worked her butt off but ultimately how sheâs learned to prioritize time for her dreams. She also shares her most favourite self-exploration tool for personal growth: breathwork and cooking! Estelle feels inclined to mention: Hannah was coping with end...
2019-10-04
27 min
SHE Quest Podcast
Episode 1: How Your Breath Is Your Power with Estelle Thomson
Estelle Thomson is a womenâs spiritual mentor, yoga teacher, visual artist, and host of this podcast. In this episode, she shares why she believes breath is the most powerful weapon you have, and her journey to understanding this. You will learn her fresh perspective on what it means to be a powerful woman today through a yoga philosophy perspective. Expect poetry, one grounding technique, and this weekâs favourite mantra.
2019-10-04
10 min
Everything is About Your Health with Nichelle Thomson
**INTRODUCING** âH.E.A.T Network the Podcastâ, with your host, Nichelle Thomson
H.E.A.T. Therapy is launching a new Podcast called âH.E.A.T. Network the Podcastâ, with your host, Nichelle Thomson. The goal of this podcast is to raise awareness of other professions all over the world that relate to your health both indirectly as well directly. The first step to being closer to being the best version of you and your health is to know whatâs out there in the first place! We are excited to have you join us on this journey. Help us, help you live better!
2019-09-22
01 min
Change Makers Podcast
LGBTIQ Advocacy in the Legal Profession
In this special episode of the Change Makers Podcast, LGBTIQ Advocacy in the Legal Profession, the Co-Chairs of Thomson Reuters Pride at Work delve into transgender diversity and the common law, alongside the importance of wellness among young, LGBTIQ lawyers. Featured are guest hosts Shelley Mulhern, Head of Client Management, and Tim Pollard, Head of Primary Law at Thomson Reuters Legal, Asia and Emerging Markets.Together they spoke with Rachael Wallbank, capturing her inspiring story in the lead up to Wear it Purple Day, a day fostering supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments for young peop...
2019-08-21
25 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #37 â Defects loans, Airbnb rules and sex in the spa
Itâs a real mixed bag in this weekâs Flat Chat Wrap podcast â finance, Airbnb and sneaky sex.Sue Williams and I start our dissection of the weekâs strata news by looking at the suggestion that people suffering under building defects might get low-interest or even no-interest loans from the government.We reckon itâs better than nothing but itâs not enough. Anyone who has ever suffered through the agonies of realising you have defects in your building, then having to fight your developer to get them fixed - if you can even find them before they phoenix into...
2019-08-21
31 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
PODCAST: Defect loans, Airbnb rules and sneaky sex in the spa
Itâs a real mixed bag in this weekâs Flat Chat Wrap podcast â finance, Airbnb and sneaky sex.Sue Williams and I start our dissection of the weekâs strata news by looking at the suggestion that people suffering under building defects might get low-interest or even no-interest loans from the government.We reckon itâs better than nothing but itâs not enough. Anyone who has ever suffered through the agonies of realising you have defects in your building, then having to fight your developer to get them fixed - if you can even find them before they phoenix into...
2019-08-20
31 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #35 â Apartments go to the movies ⌠and see more than they should
 If you live in apartments for long enough itâs almost impossible not to catch a glimpse into other peopleâs lives. Most of us look away, hoping that the same courtesy will be afforded to us by anyone inadvertently seeing more than they should.But sometimes curiosity gets the better of us and an innocent, accidental glance turns into a look that lingers longer that it ought.OK that's understandable , but then thereâs out and out voyeurism, when someone spends way too much time spying on their neighbours.Itâs the latter that forms the theme of Rear Window, a...
2019-08-06
26 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
PODCAST: When a look through a window lingers longer than it should
If you live in apartments for long enough, at some point you're bound to catch a glimpse into other peopleâs lives. Most of us look away, hoping that the same courtesy will be afforded to us by anyone inadvertently seeing more than they should.But sometimes curiosity gets the better of us and an innocent, accidental glance turns into a look that lingers longer that it ought.But then thereâs out and out voyeurism, when someone spends way too much time spying on their neighbours.Itâs the latter that forms the theme of Rear Window, a movie that t...
2019-08-06
26 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #34 â Tall storeys: TV dramas set in apartment blocks
Thereâs so much doom and gloom around strata at the moment you feel youâre missing out if your apartment block isnât on fire, falling down or both.So weâve decided to lighten the load in this weekâs podcast with a look at TV shows that were set in apartment blocks, especially Australian shows.And for that, there is no better person to sit at the Flat Chat microphone than producer, critic, writer, broadcaster, media podcaster and now cinema owner Andrew Mercado.Andrew is a total Number 96 geek, not least because he produced the TV doco Number 96...
2019-07-30
26 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #33 â Commercial tenants, caretakers versus Airbnb, and wandering pot plants
How would you feel if you suddenly had 50 to 100 strangers walking through your lobby every day, clogging up the lifts just when you are trying to get to work or when you come home?These are the fears raised by residents of two neighbouring buildings on Sydneyâs North Shore (and discussed in our podcast) where the very loosely defined approval for commercial development inside a residential building means that, in one instance, what was intended to be a gym looks like itâs going to be an open plan office, while a similar fate awaits what was supposed to be h...
2019-07-23
29 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
PODCAST: Space invaders, Airbnb v caretakers and purloined pot plants
How would you feel if you suddenly had 50 to 100 strangers walking through your lobby every day, clogging up the lifts just when you are trying to get to work or when you come home?These are the fears raised by residents of two neighbouring buildings on Sydneyâs North Shore (and discussed in our podcast) where the very loosely defined approval for commercial development inside a residential building means that, in one instance, what was intended to be a gym looks like itâs going to be an open plan office, while a similar fate awaits what was supposed to be h...
2019-07-23
29 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #32 â Time we had a star rating for the best and worst developers and builders
In this week's Podcast, Jimmy Thomson and Sue Williams discuss why it is that we can get ratings and comparisons for just about everything we buy ... except the largest purchase most of us will ever make. And they float the idea of people being given (and losing) a licence to live in strata.We have a friend called Royce who wouldnât buy so much as a toothbrush without checking online to see if it was the best design (at the best price) for his specific dental needs. He is so notorious for his exhaustive product checking that our group of...
2019-07-16
29 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
PODCAST: A star rating system for developers, builders ⌠and residents
We have a friend called Royce who wouldnât buy so much as a toothbrush without checking online to see if it was the best design (at the best price) for his specific dental needs. He is so notorious for his exhaustive product checking that our group of friends refers to the process as âRoycingâ.For instance, you say youâre thinking of buying a particular brand of new TV and someone says âOh, have you Royced it?âWe were reminded about that this week, after my piece in last weekendâs Australian Financial Review about how to avoid buying an apartment w...
2019-07-16
29 min
Change Makers Podcast
Gender Diversity from the Perspectives of In-House Lawyers
Change Makers is a global Thomson Reuters initiative that brings together industry leaders committed to improving diversity in the legal profession. Hosting this podcast series is Catherine Roberts, a Strategic Global Client Director with Thomson Reuters Legal.In Gender Diversity From the Perspectives of In-House Lawyers, the second episode in the series, Catherine digs deep on the experiences and challenges women face working as legal counsel in commercial settings. Topics explored in this episode include the transition from law firm culture to that of in-house, the culture of âpresenteeismâ and how this can hinder performance and jo...
2019-07-12
23 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #31 â Tip of the defects iceberg and why itâs such a massive problem
In this weekâs episode of the Flat Chat Wrap we look at the revelation that the Opal and Mascot towers âdisastersâ are just the tip of a very large apartment block defects  iceberg.Jimmy Thomson and Sue Williams have been writing about apartment block defects â and other, happier apartment-related issues â for more than 15 years.In this episode of the Flat Chat Wrap, Sue recalls the time more than a decade ago that a feature on defects almost cost her job, when a property writer with a close personal relationship with a developer, saw her expose on apartment block defects and called...
2019-07-09
19 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
PODCAST: When defect disaster warnings were covered up
In this weekâs episode of the Flat Chat Wrap we look at the claims that the Opal and Mascot towers âdisastersâ are just the tip of a very large apartment block defects iceberg.This comes as no surprise to JimmyT and Sue Williams, who have been writing about apartment block defects â and other, happier apartment-related issues â for almost two decades, meeting a response that ranged from complete lack of interest to virtual censorship.In this episode of the Flat Chat Wrap, Sue recalls the time 15 years ago that a hard news feature on defects almost cost her job, when a (then) p...
2019-07-09
19 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #30 â Three kinds of insurance and a few facts that will shock you
Jimmy Thomson investigates four different kinds of insurance (including Airbnb) and why telling one little white lie about whether or not you were allowed to have short-term letting in your apartment could invalidate your cover.He's joined by Steve Tchepak, Acting Head of Underwriting at our sponsors CHU Insurance.____________________________________________________Flat Chat is all about apartment living, especially in Australia.Find us on Facebook and Twitter and the Flat Chat website.Send comments and questions to mail@flatchat.com.au.Register to ask and answer questions about apartment living anonymously...
2019-07-02
31 min
Change Makers Podcast
Elevating Gender Diversity in Legal Leadership
Change Makers is a global Thomson Reuters initiative that brings together industry leaders committed to improving diversity in the legal profession. And we want your commitment too! Hosting this podcast series is Catherine Roberts, a Global Strategic Client Director with Thomson Reuters Legal.In this podcast episode, Elevating Gender Diversity in Legal Leadership, Catherine tackles the issue of improving gender diversity in the leadership ranks of the law. She interviews two successful female Change Makers who are legal leaders and join the podcast to bring their perspectives on women lawyers rising up through the leadership ranks. Our...
2019-06-25
25 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
PODCAST: Mascot Tower crisis brings defects closer to home
For obvious reasons, our podcast this week is about the Mascot Tower crisis. We recorded the podcast before we were aware of the story in today's Financial Review revealing that the developer and builder of the property next door, as well as the local council, were already facing legal action because of disturbance caused by the construction of another residential tower in the adjoining lot.Anyway, our podcast explores a number of other issues, including what we can do to prevent this from happening again, and what we should do when it inevitably does.You can listen to the podcast jus...
2019-06-18
19 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #26 â From Russia with love and the $120k insulting email
Jimmy Thomson and Sue Williams discuss apartment living in the new Russia and the email exchange that cost a Manly tenant $120,000 in a defamation case.____________________________________________________Flat Chat is all about apartment living, especially in Australia.Find us on Facebook and Twitter and the Flat Chat website.Send comments and questions to mail@flatchat.com.au.Register to ask and answer questions about apartment living anonymously on the website.Recorded by Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams; Transcribed by Otter.ai.Find out more about Sue Williams and Jimmy Thomson...
2019-05-28
25 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #19: Shoes in lobbies and snooping neighbours
Jimmy Thomson and Sue Williams take a wry - and slightly bruised - look at what's attracting mail to the Flat Chat Forum.____________________________________________________Flat Chat is all about apartment living, especially in Australia.Find us on Facebook and Twitter and the Flat Chat website.Send comments and questions to mail@flatchat.com.au.Register to ask and answer questions about apartment living anonymously on the website.Recorded by Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams; Transcribed by Otter.ai.Find out more about Sue Williams and Jimmy Thomson on their...
2019-04-02
21 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #18 â the joys of apartment living (no, really!)
Jimmy Thomson talks to Sue Williams about why she loves apartment living and would never live in a house.____________________________________________________Flat Chat is all about apartment living, especially in Australia.Find us on Facebook and Twitter and the Flat Chat website.Send comments and questions to mail@flatchat.com.au.Register to ask and answer questions about apartment living anonymously on the website.Recorded by Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams; Transcribed by Otter.ai.Find out more about Sue Williams and Jimmy Thomson on their websites.
2019-03-26
24 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #17 â Promises, promises ⌠what the pollies are offering the strata voters of NSW
Jimmy Thomson and Sue Williams discuss what the various parties are offering strata residents and owners in the run-up to the NSW state election.____________________________________________________Flat Chat is all about apartment living, especially in Australia.Find us on Facebook and Twitter and the Flat Chat website.Send comments and questions to mail@flatchat.com.au.Register to ask and answer questions about apartment living anonymously on the website.Recorded by Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams; Transcribed by Otter.ai.Find out more about Sue Williams and Jimmy Thomson on t...
2019-03-19
22 min
The Creative Scramble
Ep 19 - Stu Thomson (Cut Media) - Working with world class athletes and building an agency
Stu Thomson was once a professional mountain biker travelling the world. Mountain biking has always been a passion of his but the travelling got too much. He instead decided to transition into filming mountain bikers and building a video agency called Cut Media focusing on high end sports content.He explains what itâs like working with world class athletes such as Danny McAskill, Matt Jones and Steve Peat. With some video stats reaching as high as 88 million views on youtube itâs easy to see why he attracted attention of the likes of Adidas and Redbull.
2019-01-22
00 min
FLAT CHAT WRAP
Flat Chat Wrap #2 â Noise, electric cars, budget tourism and canning committee members
We're back with another Flat Chat Wrap. Sue Williams joins Jimmy Thomson for a chat about noise, electric cars, shoestring tourism (and its affect on communities) and how to get rid of a nuisance committee member.____________________________________________________Flat Chat is all about apartment living, especially in Australia.Find us on Facebook and Twitter and the Flat Chat website.Send comments and questions to mail@flatchat.com.au.Register to ask and answer questions about apartment living anonymously on the website.Recorded by Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams; Transcribed by Otter.a...
2018-10-30
14 min
Clarity
Synthetic ID Fraud with Jennifer Singh of Thomson Reuters
In a new podcast, weâre featuring Gina Scialabba, attorney and the Head of Thought Leadership for the Risk & Compliance platform at Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, who is speaking to Jennifer Singh, Senior Director within Thomson Reuters' Digital Identity Solutions group. Singh is currently incubating a new business of identity verification services for Thomson Reuters. This thought-provoking discussion centers around how synthetic identity fraud is it different from traditional identity fraud and the best ways organizations and individuals can protect against it. Whether you are a consumer, an ecommerce retailer or a financial institution, youâll want to hear this
2018-06-26
19 min
Clarity
Synthetic ID Fraud with Jennifer Singh of Thomson Reuters
In a new podcast, weâre featuring Gina Scialabba, attorney and the Head of Thought Leadership for the Risk & Compliance platform at Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, who is speaking to Jennifer Singh, Senior Director within Thomson Reuters' Digital Identity Solutions group. Singh is currently incubating a new business of identity verification services for Thomson Reuters. This thought-provoking discussion centers around how synthetic identity fraud is it different from traditional identity fraud and the best ways organizations and individuals can protect against it. Whether you are a consumer, an ecommerce retailer or a financial institution, youâll want to hear this
2018-06-26
19 min
The Creative Scramble
Ep 3 - Cal Thomson - From aspiring jackass star to professional film-maker.
Cal Thomson is a lighting camera operator, director of 'Dead Pixel Films' and co-host of the creative scramble. We hear about his introduction to film-making and aspiring to the likes of Johnny Knoxville and Bam Margera during the Jackass craze of the noughties. He now shoots TV commercials, live events and corporate video for some of the largest brands in the world including My Protein, Asda, Beaverbrooks and Dreamworks.To learn more about the creators of the show visithttps://www.deadpixelfilms.com
2018-03-18
00 min