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Stateside Street PodcastEp 32 - Marc Baylis [Rob Donovan] InterviewWe had the pleasure of chatting with Marc Baylis! He has starred in over 200 episodes of Coronation Street as bad boy Rob Donovan. We talk craft, Rob's relationship with Carla, working with legends like Bill Roache and Anne Kirkbride, and his upcoming short film 'Through the Eyes of Bairns'.
2026-04-2834 min
Tales Trails and Taverns PodcastTaunton State HospitalThis week on Tales, Trails & Taverns, Rob takes Joe deep into the shadowed history of one of New England’s most infamous institutions: Taunton State Hospital. Opened in 1854 as the State Lunatic Hospital at Taunton, the sprawling Kirkbride-style complex was once considered cutting-edge in the treatment of mental illness.Over the decades, its towering brick wards, overcrowded conditions, controversial treatments, and whispered rumors transformed it into something far darker in the public imagination. Rob walks Joe through the hospital’s history — from its early reform-era optimism to its decline, deinstitutionalization, and the eventual demolition of many of its original struct...
2026-02-231h 01
About PlaceS4 BONUS 2: What's working for the workplaceAt Design Days, we tapped guests with unique perspectives on the workplace to hear what’s exciting them about the future of office design. Listen in as we discuss what’s next for occupancy studies, the power of applied research, why people are coming to the office, and much more.
Guests:
Dawn Hayne: asid.org
Helia Taheri: arcadis.com
Rob Kirkbride: officeinsight.com
John Michael: millerknoll.com
Mara Rasikas: heidrink.com
Julie Auvil: standard.com
Colin Nourie: collectiveten.com/studio
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2025-08-0723 min
The Design PopLIVE at CET Experience with Rob Kirkbride of officeinsight magazineOn this episode, I sit down with Rob Kirkbride (Editor in Chief of officeinsight magazine), a true legend in commercial furniture journalism. Rob’s seen it all—from covering “just office furniture” in the early days to witnessing the incredible changes shaping our industry today. Recorded LIVE from the CET Experience in October, we dive into some seriously interesting stuff, like how AI is shaking up design and journalism, why in-person workplace connections are more important than ever, and what it’s like to have toured almost every furniture factory out there. Rob also shares his thoughts on mentorship, the future...
2025-01-2131 min
The Trend ReportNeoCon and New Things with Rob KirkbrideSend us Fan MailWelcome back to the show Rob Kirkbride. Rob joins me to chat about NeoCon 2022, Fulton Market, industry trends, and most importantly, the new ventures he has started in the past few months. As usual, Rob and I had an amazing conversation full of fantastic insights you won’t want to miss. Rob and I both attended NeoCon this year but he got to experience more of the show. What it really showed to him after having several conversations with others in the industry was that the contract interiors industry is booming.
2022-07-2541 minThe Trend ReportNeoCon and New Things with Rob KirkbrideSend us Fan MailWelcome back to the show Rob Kirkbride. Rob joins me to chat about NeoCon 2022, Fulton Market, industry trends, and most importantly, the new ventures he has started in the past few months. As usual, Rob and I had an amazing conversation full of fantastic insights you won’t want to miss. Rob and I both attended NeoCon this year but he got to experience more of the show. What it really showed to him after having several conversations with others in the industry was that the contract interiors industry is booming.
2022-07-2541 min
TAILGATING WITH GENIUSESEpisode 5 - Corporate Behavior and the Ethical CompanyGabe Wing has spent 20 years at Herman Miller and is their Director of Sustainability. When Gabe talks about ethical companies and corporate behavior we listen. Herman Miller is renowned as a leader in corporate social responsibility, environmental stewardship all while making some of the most beautiful products available around the world. We talk about what the capital markets are looking for and the value brands that present their diversity, governance, sustainability actions; and the scorecards that are being created about those companies. Additionally: We talk to Bellow.press publisher Rob Kirkbride about the return to off...
2021-07-1253 minThe Trend ReportBonus Episode: The Trend Report LIVE! What is Spring Breakout?Send us Fan MailIt’s time to break out of our cocoons and start getting back together. Rob Kirkbride and John Strassner have gotten together to organize the Spring Breakout Roadshow 2021 and they’re joining me on this special bonus episode to share all about it. What is Spring Breakout? Essentially this is a roadshow designed to help you and your clients actually see products in real life. We’re going to have learning opportunities, ways to gather and connect, and best of all product demonstrations and boot...
2021-04-2930 minThe Trend ReportBonus Episode: The Trend Report LIVE! What is Spring Breakout?Send us Fan MailIt’s time to break out of our cocoons and start getting back together. Rob Kirkbride and John Strassner have gotten together to organize the Spring Breakout Roadshow 2021 and they’re joining me on this special bonus episode to share all about it. What is Spring Breakout? Essentially this is a roadshow designed to help you and your clients actually see products in real life. We’re going to have learning opportunities, ways to gather and connect, and best of all product demonstrations and boot...
2021-04-2930 min
The Trend ReportCelebrating 5 Years of Publishing with Rob KirkbrideSend us Fan MailOur industry has a select few publications that speak to the actual business of furniture. After spending a career in writing a daily newspaper, Rob Kirkbride decided it was time to create just that. He created The Business of Furniture Magazine and he’s sharing all about his inspiration and the drive he feels to inform our industry.Rob has always had a foot in the furniture industry. He’s been reporting on all things furniture and business for over 25 years so he’s uniquely qualified to give us the information we des...
2020-11-2338 minThe Trend ReportCelebrating 5 Years of Publishing with Rob KirkbrideSend us Fan MailOur industry has a select few publications that speak to the actual business of furniture. After spending a career in writing a daily newspaper, Rob Kirkbride decided it was time to create just that. He created The Business of Furniture Magazine and he’s sharing all about his inspiration and the drive he feels to inform our industry.Rob has always had a foot in the furniture industry. He’s been reporting on all things furniture and business for over 25 years so he’s uniquely qualified to give us the information we des...
2020-11-2338 min
Royal Blue: The Everton FC PodcastPost-Game: Players and supporters respond as Everton earn deserved derby draw with LiverpoolSo that long wait for a win over Liverpool goes on for Everton.But backed by one of the best atmospheres at Goodison Park for some time, the Blues certainly delivered in terms of their effort and commitment, and with a bit more care in the final third, could even have nicked it.The Post-Game podcast starts with the verdict of Phil Kirkbride, our Everton FC correspondent.Then you’ll be able to hear every word of Marco Silva’s press conference – which includes the Blues boss responding to Jurgen Klopp’s claim his Liverpool side were not help...
2019-03-0317 min
11 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 220League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century 1910/1969/2009 and Black Dossier by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill from Top Shelf, Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory from Image, Warren Ellis and Gary Erskine's Jack Cross out of DC, IDW's KISS #1 by Chris Ryall and Jamal Igle, Godzilla, Baltimore: The Curse Bells by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Ben Stenbeck from Dark Horse, Batman Incorporated #2 and Chris Burnham, a trio from MonkeyBrain: Bandette #1 from Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover, Edison Rex from Chris Roberson and Dennis Culver, and Amelia Cole and the Unknown World by Adam P. Knave, D. J. Kirkbride, and N...
2012-07-062h 22