Shows
Double TapBest of YouTube: AppleVis Closure, Orcam Changes Direction, Blind Barbie & The Frustration With Audio DescriptionIn this episode of Double Tap, Steven and Shaun discuss various topics from their YouTube channelThe episode begins with a discussion on the closure of the website Applevis, which has been a valuable resource for blind people seeking information about Apple technology for around 14 years. You will hear from a panel of experts who reflect on the impact of Applevis on the blind community and discuss the need for succession planning for such important sites. Also, Steven reports on a decision by assistive technology company OrCam to shift focus away from visual aids to p...
2024-08-0456 minDouble TapJoys Of Dogs, Blind Barbie & Gregg's GadgetsOn today's show Steven and Shaun discuss their experiences with their new dogs and the joy they bring to their lives. They also talk about the new line of Barbie dolls that represent different disabilities, including blindness. Steven shares his recent purchases of Microsoft accessories, including the Microsoft Audio Dock and USB-C speaker. Steven is also joined by content creator Claire Sisk, who is blind, to discuss the new blind Barbie and the importance of representation in toys. They explore the potential impact of blind Barbie in educating children about disabilities and breaking stereotypes. R...
2024-07-2555 min
Building BrumGreat Charles Street Skills Centre Initiative with WMCA, John Sisk and Sunbelt RentalsThis February on the Building Brum podcast we are joined by some of the stakeholders behind the Skills Hub initiative taking place at the latest MODA development coming out of the ground on Great Charles Street. We are speaking with Matthew Hood of Sunbelt Rentals, Shaun Hall from the West Midlands Combined Authority and Karl Johnson Social Value and Stakeholder manager at John Sisk. The Skills Hub offers local people free construction training and a guaranteed job interview at the end of the 20-day course and follows on from the earlier success of another project by MODA “The Mercian” whic...
2024-02-2732 min
Shooting The RopesSTR: "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" w/ Dave DrasonThis weeks episode, we talk with PWHOF'er Dave Drason, who managed the likes of The Sheik, "Sweet Daddy" Malcolm Monroe and "The Motor City Hitmen" Al Snow and Mickey Doyle. We start out with a brief history of Dave's journey from a fan to a photographer to wrestling manager.
As the 90's decade came upon Drason, he was ending his time actively ringside yet discuss the changes that were afoot as the era of valets began to be used and the wrestlers and future of the business began taking shape to pass on the knowledge to the...
2021-05-041h 26Shooting The RopesSTR: "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" w/ Bobby LeeIn Episode #10 we talk with WAR HOF'er Bobby Lee about his journey in independent wrestling as a member of the tag team The Outlaws and Nightmares and his singles career. During the interview we discuss his teaming up with his at that time future father in law Woody Lee, his travels through the Midwest, the infamous bat incident on Live TV for Motor City Wrestling, the actual reasoning for wear the mask leading into the tag team The Nightmares and The Homage by the tag team The Cold Brothers one day before a scheduled match.
Plus we...
2021-04-272h 09Shooting The RopesSTR: "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" w/ "North of 8 Mile" Jason FullerEpisode #9 we talk with "North of 8 Mile" Jason Fuller.
In this episode we discuss his training at the Cam Am School in Canada with the likes of The Canadian Destroyer, Scott D'Amore and Mickey Doyle, his venture into the Detroit scene working with Insane Championship Wrestling and the CWF and winning a forgotten title in the Detroit wrestling lore, the ICW Brass Knuckles Title!
We also learn what part place in wrestling he enjoyed more then being a wrestler, 2 interesting stories concerning a missed opportunity by forgetting a gear bag and how a program...
2021-04-191h 24Shooting The RopesSTR: "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" w/ "Irish" Mickey DoyleOn Episode #8, we speak to "Irish" Mickey Doyle and his career path that saw him still wrestling in local rings as the 90's decade was ending. During our interview, we discuss his time training at Lou Kleins school and leading into his first ever wrestling match against WWE HOF'er "Classy" Freddie Blassie. We then travel into his tours working for Jack Tunney in Canada, Alabama, Japan, Hawaii, Eddie Grahams Florida promotion, driving with The Mighty Igor and Bobo Brazil and many other stories.
Plus learn how one of his neighbors brothers became a household name years later...
2021-04-121h 28Shooting The RopesSTR: "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" w/ "Rude Boy" Rudy HillEpisode #7 we speak to "Rude Boy" Rudy Hill and his 30 years + in the wrestling buisness. He talks about his first taste of wrestling back all the way to 1971 as a yound child watching wrestling alonside his father as the Sheik and Big Time Wrestling took over Cobo Hall and how a chance meeting as a 12 year old outside a party store with Chris Carter set forth what would become his beginnings into professional wrestling.
Rudy shares with us the life lessons he learned from Al Costello and "Sweet Daddy" Malcolm Monroe in training, his beginnings as manager at "WrestleRama" in 1988...
2021-03-241h 43Shooting The RopesSTR: "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" w/ "Hard Time" Gene AustinIn Episode #6 of "Michigan Wrestles The 90's", we speak to 30+ year veteran of the wrestling business, "Hard Time" Gene Austin. Austin, who was a former wrestler and promoter in the area for NWA Michigan, later renamed NWA Great Lakes, speaks to us about his training back in the 80's in Georgia, his time spent in Canada at Border City Wrestling and the talent he witnessed at the Can-Am School, his personal travels as well as fued with "Death Dealer" Tommy Starr. Also, we discuss the school he held in Michigan and what he taught there that he now passes...
2021-03-171h 20Shooting The RopesSTR: "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" w/ Jimi VThis episode we venture back with wrestler Jimi V! Jimi V was one of the fast risers in the independent scene and as quickly as he rose to the top in the mid 90's and by the end of the decade, left the business, only to return for a quick stint 2 decades later. During this 120+ minute interview, we will discuss his training at Al Snows' Body Slammers Gym in Ohio, the group of names he trained with and how the phrase "Right Time, Right Place" started him on the track to venture the US quickly.
We also...
2021-03-092h 25Shooting The RopesSTR: "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" w/ Leonard BrandThis weeks' episode, we get the perspective of photographer Leonard Brand, who has been a fixture on the Michigan scene for 20+ years. In this episode we learn how he got his first ever opportunity back in the 1980's by chance, as well as how the work "networking" truly set him up to bigger and better opportunities as the years passed by. Dating back to his childhood, how wrestling became special to him and the journeys ahead.
We discuss many stories of his travels in the 90's, those who he worked with, and his progression into working more...
2021-03-032h 47Shooting The RopesSTR: "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" w/ "Amazing" N8 MattsonOn Episode #3 of "Michigan Wrestles The 90's", we talk with wrestling veteran Nate Mattson and his side of how wrestling was in the Detroit area in the 90's decade. We start off with how he went from a kid being a fan and a conversation about wrestling at work jump started a meeting to begin training in a business he has been apart of for over 20 years. From a member of "Youth Of American" to "Amazing" Nate Mattson, he shares stories of training at the Cam-Am school in Canada, his first match versus The Canadian Destroyer, going on the...
2021-02-231h 56Shooting The RopesSTR: "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" w/ D.B.AThis episode with talk with 2nd Generation Wrestler and Promoter "The Most Dangerous Man In Michigan" The D.B.A. We discuss what it was like having having a father such as "Sweet Daddy" Malcolm Monroe in the wrestling business, training under his guidance, his start in wrestling and how his promotion, XICW came to be. We discuss when DBA REALLY debuted in wrestling( its NOT when or how you may have thought or heard), a trip to The Sheik's house at the age of 16, a few noteworthy moments in Michigan History and some advice to the...
2021-02-161h 15Shooting The RopesSTR: "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" w/ Levi BlueThis "Michigan Wrestles The 90's" interview is with "The Pretty Boy Redneck" Levi Blue, who has been in the wrestling business for over 20+ years. In this episode we stroll down memory lane from his days as a wrestling fan and deciding to take the leap into the ring himself. Listen as he describes the hardships he went through to live his dream and some stories of his travels in the 90's decade in the Michigan and Midwest scene.
---
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/strradio2020/message
2021-02-071h 27