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Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastClose Season ChaosThis Summer is breaking the mold for Brentford, who usually watch other club's close-season chaos with a bit of disdain.  Well, madness has struck our club, with the manager gone and star players on the way out (or not!).Tim Searls asks the questions that need to be asked to Greville Waterman in a fascinating podcast about what the club is and what it might be in the upcoming season.I start the podcast far more concerned than I end it, which is nice.Text the pod!2025-07-091h 07Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastPlay the kids?Alex Drake join Greville and Tim in the studios this week to discuss a strange tilt at the Emirates.  Brentford more than holds their own, and show real determination to get back into the match from down a goal.  There might be a problem on Thomas Frank's plate, one he hasn't had for about two years:  A genuine competition for places, as players return from long term injury.  We chew over the options and the opportunities.A really fun podcast, that I hope you enjoy as much as we did.Text the pod!2025-04-171h 05Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe Road Trip from HeavenGlenn Houlihan is back in the studio with Greville and Tim to talk about a wonderfully entertaining battle on the south coast last weekend.  Winning at Bournemouth, our fifth away win in a row, was a great way to start an international break.  Superb set-piece goals, a complete team effort sees us take all three points.And with Rico, Aaron, Josh, Igor, Gustavo, Mattias, and Michael Kayote all getting closer, we are looking up rather than over our shoulders.  Which is how you want it in April.It's a great time to be a Bee.2025-03-181h 03Breaking ChangeBreaking Changev33 - Apathetic IntelligenceI hope you ordered your podcast spicy, because this version is a slow heat, but it builds. I was pretty fired up by the end of this one. If I crossed a line here, please report it to HR at podcast@searls.co and they will conduct an investigation. Video of this edition of the show is up on YouTube. I tossed this bouquet of URLs in the air but no one caught them: Tailwind 4 Upgrades Aaron's puns, ranked There's a new cringey Star Fox-like coming Shenmue 1 & 2 mixed up the axial tilt Secret Agent...2025-03-152h 57Breaking ChangeBreaking Changev25 - Ghost EngineeringI left the country for a few weeks to get that taste out of my mouth but now I'm back and as salty as ever. Brace yourself. I made a pretty strong appeal that you should e-mail the show at podcast@searls.co, so I won't repeat myself here. DO IT. DO IT NOW. Hopefully I'll be back at least once more before we call it for 2024. Stay tuned. 📻 Correction: In the opening segment, I said (twice) that the Gender Equality section chief took me to Tokyo to see 紅葉 in 2005, but it was actually Kyoto...2024-12-072h 50Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastNow is the international break of our discontentNations League, huh?  It's been too long since Bournemouth.  Way too long.  It's good to have a Saturday of football up in Liverpool to look forward to, in the form of a once-again struggling Everton.Glenn Houlihan and Greville Waterman discuss the Bees on international duty, with some frankly shocking trivia pressure put on Tim and Glenn.  See if you can name the Brentford all-time Danes and full internationals better than we do!Everton can be beat.  They should be beatable.  But Sean Dyche just does something to us on a regular basis.  ...It's go...2024-11-2000 minBreaking ChangeBreaking Changev23 - M4 SupermaxIt is Wednesday, my dudes! This is normally a weekend listen, but there are new Macs to talk about. I wanted to give you the absolute freshest, least accurate information I can about all these neat new computers that I WILL NOT BE BUYING BECAUSE TIM COOK IS A COWARD. Write something you want to say in all caps over at podcast@searls.co and maybe I'll scream it on the show! Inside-voice links follow: The new Kindle Paperwhite Black plastic is worse, now. Egg yolks are back to being good Fancy Shun knives...2024-10-302h 31Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastRampant Bees!Jay Altair is the real Boston Bee, and he joins us from his current spot in West London.  Jay has made his first trip to the Gtech a memorable one by getting to both West Ham a week prior and then Wolves this week.  And he got to Belfont to see the Brentford Woman...with less success.  It's all a story enthusiastically told, and well worth your time.Greville and I join Jay for his story and for a celebration of a wonderful demolition of Wolves.  We can be quite good, when the cylinders are all firing.  T...2024-10-0757 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastHammers to the left of us, Wolves to the right...Shades of last January come around again as a once-in-a-lifetime injury crisis is back for a second season.  We pick up a point though and look forward to Thomas Frank's 3 dimensional chess to get us past Wolves on Saturday.Eli is here, all the way from Canada (via West London) to discuss with Greville Waterman and me a remarkable draw against West Ham and to strategize how we find 11 fit footballers hat can beat a already a bit desperate Wolverhampton.  You know, someday when everyone's back next Spring...we'll be a really, really impressive football team.2024-10-0359 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastNews from Chicago's Fan Fest...and Injury Bug strikes again!We are lucky to coax Michel Cowdrey into the studios to talk about his weekend in Chicago.  You have to listen to it to understand, but once again and for the millionth time it makes me proud to be a Brentford fan.  Class, humility and respect seem to permeate everything the club does.  Greville Waterman is in the help with any worry you might have after a loss at Spurs.  Honestly, there's a lot to like about who we are and who we'll be if some established starters can get out of the treatment room.  The kids once a...2024-09-261h 08Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastA Promising Start! (if we can just stay healthy)New York's own Charlie Corr makes the trek to the ASFB studios to discuss life around the Red Lion and to weigh in on one of the most fun weeks of the Premier era.  Yes, we lost one of the two matches this week...but there's losing and there's losing.  We won against Man City, 1-2.  If you know what I mean.Leyton Orient gives us a chance to play the kids, and to coin a phrase:  The Kids are Alright.A really interesting talk, and if you listen to the end you'll know the stor...2024-09-1953 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe Brentford Woman's Podcast!I've wanted to talk about the Brentford Woman's team for a great while, so it was a thrill and an honor to have Gary Enstone and Richard Merritt in the studio to share their experiences and their passion.  The woman are an exciting and engaging story that is appallingly underappreciated by the larger Brentford community.  But it is my hope that people will listen to the podcast and head down to Belfont Sport to support the mighty Bees.  This is an important podcast for me, and I can only hope that it starts a con...2024-09-1150 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastSouthampton and Memories of Leyton OrientMartin O'Brien agrees to return to the studio for a discussion of a very satisfying Saturday down at the Gtech.  Southampton seemed determined to gift us goals and we were kind enough to accept.  An upcoming Cup match against old friends Leyton Orient leads to a trip back to 2014 and 2006, years when we were on the steep rise...and on the steep decline, respectively.  Pivotal matches in their own ways, in Brentford history.  I suspect they still hate us.Text the pod!2024-09-0647 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe Window SLAMS shutDespite some headaches from the production crew, which will be dealt with internally at ASFB, we bring you the big Summer Spending Spree podcast!Martin O'Brien joins Greville Waterman and myself for a discussion of one of the most consequential, good or bad, windows since 2019.  Youth and potential are as ever the motif, while some long-serving members of the Brentford squad have moved on.  Whatever the future holds for this cadre of new additions, it will be exciting/frustrating/inspiring/infuriating all at once.  And isn't that why we love Brentford?Let me know what you...2024-09-0536 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastLiverpool, ColU, Southampton...and a want-away strikerThe season heats up fast, doesn't it?!?  From the relative calm of a first week win we're suddenly playing three matches in 7 days.  Liverpool and Colchester were lessons for Thomas Frank and warning shots for us all that there's a lot of drama coming in this 'dangerous forth season'.Apparently Ivan Toney is still at the club...well he was when I typed this - he may be gone by the time I hit 'publish'.  Or we've got the lovable enigma for another 4 months.  It's silly season, as guest Nick Green rightly puts it....2024-08-3050 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastPalace and 'PoolWhat a first match.  Palace was a perfect first opponent, and evidence from a small sample size is that...we're okay.Glenn Houlihan visits the ASFB Towers all the way from Ames, Iowa to look back and to look forward to a difficult match at Liverpool.Text the pod!2024-08-231h 07Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastLet the Games BEGIN!I know it's the 4th time at this level, but I still get lightheaded looking at the schedule and seeing who we play on a regular basis.  Lincoln City wasn't that long ago that it doesn't still feel like I'm in a dream.It starts again!  The terrifying thrill ride that is being a minnow (but a smart minnow) in this big pond starts Sunday against Crystal Palace.  Surely it's about time we got something from a match against Palace, right?Greville Waterman joins the pod as we talk about the squad for the 2024/25 season.  A lo...2024-08-1558 minBreaking ChangeBreaking Changev16 - No Politics AllowedBig day: now with transition music! 🎶 There's one topic that's been dominating headlines for the last two weeks, but if you want to hear about it you'll have to look elsewhere! That's because Breaking Change is a safe space. So listen up and let's find other things to get mad about. Do you have opinions about politics? Do you want to share them with an Internet friend? Now's your chance: podcast@searls.co. (Other topics also welcome.) I heard you like links: A "recipe" blog post on how to use Turbo Streams to...2024-07-142h 52Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastSummer Holidays...Football, bloody hell.  Greville Waterman and I look back at a tumultuous season.  It promised so much in the heat and humidity of Washington DC in July, and in the end we hung on.  16th at Christmas and 16th at the end, Brentford Football Club were never boring but you did watch some of the matches through your fingers.  Admit it.We look forward as well.  There are big decisions to make and there will be new faces to bring in.  An important off-season to be sure.  Thank you all for listening and comment...2024-05-211h 12Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastTo Bournemouth...and Beyond!Glenn Houlihan joins me as we look back at Fulham, and specifically...well, you know who we discussed.  And we look ahead to Bournemouth.  What a season it has been, but I'm proud of who Brentford is and how they've conducted themselves throughout this often insanely challenging year.  Top to bottom, the club has made me proud this season.   Even that one player we discussed so much in the podcast!Text the pod!2024-05-101h 10Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastFulham at home is like Christmas eveOld friend Lev Riley joins Tim and Greville this week in the ASFB studios for a really fascinating conversation.   Lev tells us of his first trip to the Gtech, with side-trips to The Griffin pub and to the spot of old Griffin Park.  It's (rightly) a bit of a sacred pilgrimage now for a visiting American Bees fan.   The Gtech is great n'all...but I miss the old girl.It is the 10th year anniversary of promotion out of League One and fifteenth anniversary of our promotion from League Two, so we celebrate what a long, strange trip...2024-05-021h 00Breaking ChangeBreaking Changev11 - I'm feeling unluckyToday we have a veritable smorgasboard of potpurri as we indulge in the figurative potluck dinner that is, "shit Justin wants to talk about." This may be the last major version for a while, so savor this. Thank you to listeners who took version 10's mandatory e-mail feedback demand seriously, as the mailbag once again is full of good questions. But you must do your part and e-mail podcast@searls.co to keep it that way. Each e-mail you send entitles you to a license to listen to three more episodes, so—in a sense—you can't affo...2024-04-272h 42Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastHatters get batteredWhat a season.   The Luton victory says as much about this lost season of such high expectations as any match could.   Now that we are back to a near first team (ok...without Rico, Norgaard, Toney and DaSilva!!) we are rampant against a Luton side that really couldn't afford to be beaten.  What could have been...This week Adam Harder and Greville Waterman join me in the ASFB studios.  Adam is a  fascinating and insightful guest that I've been eager for weeks to have on.   He is here to discuss his experience as a Brentford fan, be...2024-04-231h 30Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastBring on Season 4!Tempting fate, I'm declaring us 'safe' for another glorious season in the rarified air of the Premier League after a professional defeat of Sheffield United.  Greville Waterman is along to tell me that Luton remains a 'must win' and if not it's 'squeeky bum time'.   But, really?The free-flowing conversation includes a review of the match (it was never a foul by Collins!!!), and then some actual looking ahead to a Summer that will require big decisions for so many of the squad.I appreciate the comments, and of course the time that you give us...2024-04-1659 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford Podcast3 Draws, but nothing boring about it!!Could any three matches have such competing stories as the draws against ManU, Brighton and Villa?   Each tell a different version of the season:  So much ability and potential in the first, so much exhaustion in the second, so much chaos in the third.Michel Cowdry was at the Gtech for the first two, and was at Fan Fest in Nashville for the third.  He's just one of the best guests ever (we've had so many extraordinary people on though!).   He has so many great experiences and stories to tell, all representing different facets of Brentford fandom from...2024-04-091h 03Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe Nashville NBC Fan Fest, with Marcus Gayle and Megan BespolkaWhat a joy it was to speak with Marcus Gayle and with Megan Bespolka, who is the International Marketing Manger for Brentford Football Club.  We talk the Nashville Fan Fest as well as about international membership for American fans - and how to plan your journey to the GTech.  Along with Greville Waterman I get a chance to ask Marcus about some of the memories he has of his two spells at Brentford.  Some simply great stories that are alone really worth a listen.   Marcus is truly the definition of an Ambassador for the club.This...2024-03-2843 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastYou Can't Always Get What you Want...unless you're a "Big" club obviously.   The rules aren't 'different', just malleable apparently.Brent James and Bill Ireland drop into the ASFB studios all the way from Boone, North Carolina to talk Arsenal and Burnley.   I really cannot believe how nice all the Brentford people I meet are.  Honestly.  And I'm also amazed at the passion this little West London club inspires.   From meetups each week in the local pubs in so many cities, to backyard parties in towns like Boone, North Carolina.Along with Greville Waterman we have a really interesting discussion of the opportu...2024-03-1255 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastA valuable point, but maybe two droppedBrentford plays a wonderfully topsy turvy match against Chelsea, a match we could have, and maybe should have, won.  A match that Chelsea could have, and maybe should have, won.  Yah, that sort of match.  Greville Waterman and I discuss this and look ahead to the daunting task of taking on an in-form Arsenal.  We disagree on the use of the term 'free hit', but agree it'll take a mighty effort to get anything from the match.  Still, we're modern Brentford and 'mighty effort' is what we do.  Text the pod!2024-03-0552 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastLooking forward, staying positiveBrian O'Connell joins the podcast this week as we look forward to a tough West London derby against Chelsea.  We're trying to stay positive and progressive, but some West Ham discussion was inevitable.  Painful though it was.This week's memory lane moments feature Telford and the end of the 2002 season.  We specialize in grim memories, here at ASFB Towers.How do you play Chelsea at home, with all that this plucky club has been through health-wise?  4-3-3?  3-5-2?  Who plays.  I'm sure Thomas Frank will surprise us all and provide another master class in "why...2024-03-0159 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastSilver Lining PlaybookDon't panic.  We're okay.  We've just come through a stretch of Spurs, Man City, Wolves, Liverpool, Man City...and we're fine.  Lots of reason to be happy even!Glenn Houlihan visits the studios of ASFB from his Iowa location and, along with Greville Waterman, inspires a wonderful conversation about where we've been and where we're going.  Where else to you get to hear the names Sam Tillen and/or Thomas Pinault?  Right here, is where!   I hope it's as fun to listen to as it was to be part of.Text the pod!2024-02-221h 11Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThree Valuable Points at Wolves...and just Liverpool and City ahead (gulp)Steve D'Amico was a sensational contributor last season and is back this time, being once again sensational.  Along with Greville Waterman, we look back at a refreshing and encouraging three points away.   So many talking points from a truly entertaining match.The reason you always wanted to be in the Premier League (but never imagined it actually occurring) is to say things like, "...and now we look forward to Liverpool at home, and then Manchester City three days later."  So you have to be balanced and calm about this daunting week to come.Text...2024-02-131h 03Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastFree Hit February is hereWhat a mad season.  We get beat up at home and I'm...pretty pleased.  We discover we might have a first-rate keeper, we have a team of character and grit, we gave an assembled all-world team a real battle.  I do love supporting this club.Charlie Corr, of the New York Church of the Red Lion, joins Greville Waterman and me for a really fun discussion of the match, of where we are, and of the daunting month before us.Thanks for listening, and for the comments I get through social media and through email (tim...2024-02-0656 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastDeadline Day is here againWe here at Across the Seas but Forever Bees have met so many fascinating people, all drawn to the Brentford story and to the ethos of the club.  It just is a club that good people find naturally.   This episode of the pod features the engaging Mike Sacco who, like so many Bees fans, is finding the club and the culture just for them.  Along with the returning Greville Waterman we dive into the strange Spurs match from Wednesday, which leads to a wide-ranging conversation on the slightly perilous state of Brentford on this end of January Dead...2024-02-021h 19Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastBanana and FoamBeating Forest, and drinking from the cup of their salty tears, was amazing.  The rising panic of no wins in what seemed like months has subsided.  To have Ivan Toney back, along with a host of others, has cheered the Gtech right up.Today we talk with Trevor Inns, who runs the Griffin Park Grapevine website and is such a insightful and interesting guest.  To new fans of Brentford FC:  If you've not logged onto the GPG...I'll wait while you create an account...A special shout-out to Greville Waterman.  He's had to take a week...2024-01-2457 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastWinter Break is OVA'We're back!The staff at Across the Seas but Forever Bees takes their winter holidays and it all goes south on the pitch.  Brentford have lost five straight, and has spent what seems like hours on the pitch not getting out of the 3rd round of the FA Cup.  But a bright Ivan Toney-shaped light is starting to come on with the new year, some new faces are joining the club (one arriving pre-crocked unfortunately but predictably!), and some important pieces of our team are getting fit again.  There are reasons to be cheerful.  AND2024-01-1753 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe rehab ward is starting to get crowdedThree wonderfully won points against Luton are drown out by the loss at Brighton on Wednesday.  The hits keep coming, as another unreplaceable player heads to the list of long-term injuries.  We give thanks that we're managed by such a master, that we have players coming back, and that we have accumulated enough points to hopefully ride out the lean weeks to come. It's not at all doom-and-gloom in the ASFB studios when Glenn Houlihan and Greville Waterman come in to go over an interesting couple of days around West London.Text the...2023-12-081h 00Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastArsenal get luckyRemember when we used to dream of one-off Cup matches against 'teams like Arsenal'.  Now we play them with the remnants of a squad decimated by injury...and we're unlucky not to get something from the match.  A free-hit that didn't work out is the worst you can say about last Saturday.  Nolan and Greville Waterman are in the studios to discuss this and so much more, including a look ahead to teams looking up the table at us, for once.  There's opportunity there no doubt, but pressure as well.  There are no easy ones at this level...2023-11-3059 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastMalcolm Jenkins is such a good guest......there's no real reason to discuss Liverpool at all.  Instead we talk his experiences around Griffin Park in the 1950s and 1960s.  Really.  What stories he has from a golden era of Brentford.  Players I've heard of, he saw live!  Greville Waterman and I sit at Malcolm's feet to hear stories of Tower, Cakebread, McDonald and many, many others.Whether you're a long-time Bee or just come to the club, this is a podcast worth your time. Text the pod!2023-11-1559 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastWest Ham and LiverpoolIf the designers of football dreamed up the perfect match for spectators, it would probably follow the script from last weekend:  Returning favorite scores, the home team falls behind, only to gloriously triumph in the end.  What a match we had with West Ham.Ben Clowney joins from Michigan (he's not originally from there) to talk about West Ham and to look ahead at the exciting Sunday fixture against Liverpool.  Great days to be a Bee.Text the pod!2023-11-1055 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastPride of West LondonHonestly, a decade ago if I told you we'd be sitting there looking down on the other three West London clubs (I can't bring myself to name them, not at Holloween)....A third win in a row at Stamford Bridge and once again the sun is out and the birds are singing.  Who was that on the ledge a few weeks ago talking panic and gloom???Thank you for listening, thank you for the comments.  This is a labor of love but it means a lot that people are enjoying it with us.2023-10-3055 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThank you BurnleyWhat's not to love?  Maupay reminds us why we were so in love with him a few years ago, VAR provides the talking points, crazy weather, 19 year old wonderkinds getting their debuts, three absolutely cracking goals, pirouetting midfield geniuses, a red card even.  It was a great day last Saturday down the olde Gtech.Michel Cowdrey checks in from Atlanta, and he has an AMAZING Brentford story to tell, spanning generations.   Along with our friend from the North, Greville Waterman we look back at a brilliant win against Burnley and forward to a daunting challenge at S...2023-10-2458 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastA rocky start gets rockierThere are so many reasons I'm proud to support Brentford Football Club, and Saturday was another reason.  The heart and resilience and guts shown by the (remaining) squad was quite something.  Last minute winners are a part of sport - great when you get one, dreadful when it happens to you.But under the circumstances, this was a great performance.To make sense of the chaos this week was Jay Altair from Boston (the one in the States) and Greville Waterman from a spot just north of London.  Text the pod...2023-10-1049 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastUp next, Manchester United (I'll never get used to that idea)If we spend all my life in the top tier of English football (soccer for us Yanks), I'll never get used to the idea that we're playing at Old Trafford in a league match.   I hope you know enough about our history to wonder at that idea as well.  It's important that part of our club's DNA remains a humble acknowledgement of how far we've come.After a dreadful two weeks, we right the ship a bit against Forest and are able to look forward to ManU with some renewed optimism.  Text the pod!2023-10-0545 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastDon't panic! ...he says from the edge of the roofLook.  Everything is going to be okay.  And as they say, it helps if you talk about your problems.After a tumultuous 10 days or so, Glenn Houlihan and Greville Waterman help me and all of us come to terms with all that has occurred to our club.  It has been incredible how many blows the club has taken in September. Welcome October!I certainly felt better after the podcast, and I hope it helps you as well.As always, thank you for the comments and for downloading Across the Seas but Fore...2023-09-281h 03Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe Hollywood Episode!This week we are lucky to get to talk to Oscar Thompson all the way from Hollywood about his long, painful journey as a Brentford fan.  I just love hosting this podcast because you meet people such as Oscar and hear their stories.  Honestly, if you don't enjoy the stories he and Greville have to tell, then...are you really a Brentford fan?  Yah, I said it.Eventually we get to the imminent clash with Newcastle, and it's the best time possible to play them!  Or it's the worst time possible to play them...2023-09-1456 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe transfer window has SLAMMED shutThe podcast is lucky this week to have Daniel Jennings in from Denver.   Daniel talks about his early, early morning rituals around Brentford Football Club...and something tells me that he could use some backup at the Bulldog Pub!  I think if you're a glass-half-full person you're looking at an unbeaten start, quality at every position, a genius manager and a frighteningly talented, young squad and B team.  And you're thinking Neal Maupay is getting 15 goals for us!  If you're half-full...well, what if we lose a midfielder from our starting three?   What if a late g...2023-09-0653 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Fulham Get Battered!Cris Hellerstein is our guest, in to talk about her route to Brentford (hint:  Not Christian Ericksen's favourite match!), traveling to Atlanta to see the Bees live...and her remarkable impulse decision.  You'll have to listen to find out what that is.We discuss the Fulham match, which was almost (say it carefully) too easy, and we look forward to a chance to finally beat Crystal Palace on Saturday.Thanks for those that listen and for those that write in to comment.  I'm sincerely grateful.'Text the pod!2023-08-2245 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe Greville Waterman InterviewFinally, after three years as the smarter, more knowledgeable of the pair of hosts, we get to know why Greville is on an American Brentford podcast.  It's an interesting discussion of where the club has been, who it is at heart...and then the payoff conversation about Greville's New York adventures.We discuss Spurs and look forward to old friends Fulham, including (or not) old friend Mitrovic.  Thanks to all of you that have downloaded the podcast, and to those that have had responses - good or bad.  Text the pod!2023-08-181h 01Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe Preview Episode!Taylor Dawson and Greville Waterman put on their prognosticator hats and we discuss the season, as we stand here just before the first weekend of matches.  I love this time of year...and can't wait for it all to begin again.  Text the pod!2023-08-1057 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe Bees in America 4 (the look back)We are blessed to have Paul Buckle and Gary Blissett on the Brentford American podcast to discuss the wonderful preseason tour of the East Coast by the Bees. I'm joined by John Kenkel and by Greville Waterman in this really quite wonderful conversation.Text the pod!2023-08-0347 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe Bees in America 4 (the look back)2023-08-0347 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe Bees in America 3What a time to be a Brentford fan.  After two matches that have been about the performance and not about the result, we meet again to discuss 'how it's been for you'.  I'm really honored to have in Charlie Corr, who has played such a huge role in the Red Lion watch-parties and NYC Bees in general.  Also here is the always super-interesting Glenn Houlihan who gives some perspective on how the rest of the country is experiencing Brentford.John Kenkel is also here, slipping away from his preparations for the party  in the DC area...2023-07-281h 01Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastBees in America 2What an honor to talk with two true legends of Brentford football Club.  Gary Blissett and Marcus Gayle, both in the Brentford Hall of Fame, serve as Ambassadors for the three matches in America.  And they were kind enough to join us for a discussion of their careers and their experiences here in the States this week.  They're great players and great people.I want to thank Brentford Football Club for making them available, and to thank John Kenkel and Greville Waterman for their invaluable experiences and insights on this most wonderful of conversations.  If you...2023-07-2540 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe Bees in America 1Brentford have landed on the shores (and specifically in Washington DC)!  We talk with club legend and Club Ambassador Marcus Gayle about the first impressions as the squad prepares for a match Sunday with old friends Fulham.We're honored to also have Steve Watts, the Marketing Services Director, as well as Marketing Executive Megan Bespolka on to talk about the off-the-field activities around this exciting three match series.  AND we have John Kenkel, who has done so much to organize the American Brentford supporters clubs an...2023-07-1932 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastSeason 3; Episode 1Hello again!  The podcast Across the Seas but Forever Bees is back for its third season!!Greville and I get re-acquainted and discuss the ins and outs of a busy (but obviously not finished) summer of ins-and-outs.   Greville gives his reaction to the first pre-season game at Boreham Wood. And we of course look forward to the imminent visit to the States of Brentford!!We here at the offices of ASFB welcome feedback so any and all comments are appreciated. HEY!  We're now on Instagram!    https://www.instagram.com/acrosstheseasbutforeverbees/2023-07-1541 minFLOSS Weekly (Audio)FLOSS Weekly (Audio)Open Source Science - Tim Bonnemann, Open Source Science Doc Searls and Dan Lynch talk with Tim Bonneman about how to help open-source science follow the road to success paved by open-source software development and build on lots of interesting and exciting work already going on. Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan Lynch Guest: Tim Bonnemann Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes...2023-05-241h 10FLOSS Weekly (Video)FLOSS Weekly (Video)Open Source Science - Tim Bonnemann, Open Source Science Doc Searls and Dan Lynch talk with Tim Bonneman about how to help open-source science follow the road to success paved by open-source software development and build on lots of interesting and exciting work already going on. Hosts: Doc Searls and Dan Lynch Guest: Tim Bonnemann Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.tv. Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music. Get episodes...2023-05-241h 10Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 37This week we get a two-fer, as our wonderful guest is Marc Melfi who represents Bees fans both in South Carolina and in Colorado.  Marc tells us about his experiences as a Brentford supporter, including a discussion of the supporters group forming in Colorado and his trip to the Gtech to see Brentford v Newcastle back in April.  In a season of high highs and even higher highs, last weekend versus Spurs was another incredible moment.  A lot of the possible answers to 'that' news from the week were at least partially answered by an inspired display by...2023-05-241h 10Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 36I think it's time to say it without reservation:  This is the best season in Brentford's history since Harry Curtis was in charge.  Smashed both the Manchester sides, beat Chelsea without getting out of second gear, Liverpool defeated.  Liverpool!  Ruined Arsenal's chances of a title back in February.  And last weekend took another 3 points from West Ham.  This Premier League's a lark!A really fun conversation with our correspondent from North London, Greville Waterman, after a remarkably easy win.  Now our bogey team, Spurs. Hope you enjoy, and thank you for all the comments.  More can be made a...2023-05-161h 10Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 35Finally.  Finally we get to speak with Charlie Corr, he of the famed Red Lion watch parties.  Turns out he's a really good guy, and a really informed and interesting guest.  This week we discuss all things Bees, including but not exclusively Liverpool and West Ham, and the conversation takes us to all sorts of unexpected topics.  All my favourite podcasts do this, and I think this is amongst my favourite ever podcasts.Thank you for listening and for the comments I've received!TimText the pod!2023-05-091h 13Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 34We beat Chelsea away at Stamford Bridge, beat Forest at home,  and have a league match at Anfield coming up.  Still can't believe I'm writing sentences like that.  The always brilliant Glenn Houlihan, all the way from Iowa, and the always brilliant Greville Waterman join the pod to talk not just about Forest but where we go from here.   Text the pod!2023-05-021h 08Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 33A lot about the last decade has changed around West London.   I promise you, if you asked any fan on 27 April 2013 if we'd be casually brushing aside Chelsea in 10 years time they'd...well, they'd be in no condition to answer frankly.Hope you enjoy the podcast!Text the pod!2023-04-271h 00Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 32We're grateful to have Dustin Senor here in the studio all the way from New Hampshire, who relates his story about being part of the increasingly famous watch-along parties at the Red Lion in New York City.An anniversary, of sorts, is 'celebrated'...before we discuss the Wolves loss in the context of a 5th place baseball team playing out the string in September.   Should we be full-throttle going for it or is it time to 'play the kids'?Text the pod!2023-04-1955 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 31We're so lucky to have Steve D'Amico to come on and talk about...Brentford's summer trip to the United States!  Pretty hard to believe.  Steve talks about the experience of Fan Fest as well, which encourages me to get to the next one.Ok.  We lost twice, but this has been one hell of a season and we're realistic about how far we've come and at what cost.  Greville Waterman, Steve and I look back at two tough matches and, eventually, to the trip to Wolves.  Not my favourite team, as I make clear every time I get a...2023-04-111h 01Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 30 Brighton and Manchester United, followed by Newcastle at the Gtech.  It's good to be a Bee.  In another universe we're anxiously looking at these daunting fixtures as being well above our station but, as Greville Waterman asks, what if these 'big' clubs now are starting to look at us as the massive hurtle.  We've come a long, long way.This week we're lucky to have Jason Ross as our guest, calling in from Kentucky.  A wonderfully engaging and, as we do, free-ranging conversation on where the club is and where it is going ensue...2023-04-041h 06Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastThe American Supporters Special - with John KenkelThe formal relationship between Brentford Football Club and their overseas fans is starting to become more organized.  It will give fans from abroad a better access to things around the Gtech and in turn allow Brentford to be more in tune with our fandom.   It will also allow American supporters to find each other, both in the places we live and in places we go.To discuss the USA Brentford Supporters organization is John Kenkel, who has taken the lead on so many of these initiatives.I really think this is an important listen for an...2023-03-131h 02FLOSS Weekly (Audio)FLOSS Weekly (Audio)DIY Broadcasting With Open Source - Open Source Broadcasting, Tim Pozar and Brian David DIY broadcasting with open source is a topic too big and fast-moving for just one show, so this is our second time around with Tim Pozar and Brian David telling Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb about a large assortment of open-source tools and approaches that are ready to go for creators and broadcasters. Hosts: Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb Guests: Tim Požar and Brian David Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.t...2023-03-081h 04FLOSS Weekly (Video)FLOSS Weekly (Video)DIY Broadcasting With Open Source - Open Source Broadcasting, Tim Pozar and Brian David DIY broadcasting with open source is a topic too big and fast-moving for just one show, so this is our second time around with Tim Pozar and Brian David telling Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb about a large assortment of open-source tools and approaches that are ready to go for creators and broadcasters. Hosts: Doc Searls and Aaron Newcomb Guests: Tim Požar and Brian David Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email floss@twit.t...2023-03-081h 04Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 28Glenn Houlihan is back to talk about Fantasy Football, and how being a Brentford works out really well right. But before that there is a match against Fulham that will live long in the memory.  What a match, and what a result.  This truly is Wonderland for any fans of Brentford Football Club.  Everton will be a lot harder than you might think, looking at the table.  We talk options for how we play on Saturday, and in the process coin the term Dycheian.  Text the pod!2023-03-081h 00Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 27After a week away, ASFB is back and better than ever.  This week features Glenn Houlihan all the way from Iowa and Greville Waterman calling from North London.  And it's one of the best conversations this podcast has ever had.The basic plot is we're trying to discuss Fulham, but each attempt takes us to another derby day or another glittering memory.  It was such fun to remember some of those great matches, then try to reel it back in to discuss Monday's important match....only to go down another wonderful rabbit hole!  I hope you enjoy it a...2023-03-031h 08Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 26North Carolina's own Joe Taylor visits ASFB Towers this week for a great review of a wild Saturday in North London.  We might have caught them unaware of us last season, this season the Arsenal battled hard just so as to escape with a point.   It's a surreal time to be a Bee.  We look forward to a home match with Crystal Palace and discuss the riches of talent Thomas Frank has to choose from.Text the pod!2023-02-1445 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 25This week we are honored to as our guest Walter Zurowski, all the way from sunny Buffalo, who tells us about how he first became a Brentford fan.  Walter spurs a really, really (really) interesting conversation regarding analytics.  No wait, come back, it's quite interesting.   Walter is the latest in a long line of incredibly insightful and engaging guests.   He's really good.   I cannot believe how consistently every American Brentford fan I meet impresses me with their knowledge and their character.   Walter, Greville Waterman and I discuss the impending match with Arsenal.  How far have we come th...2023-02-071h 04Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 24A football-less week coincides with the approximate midpoint in the season, so it was the logical time to look back at the first half of the season.  Joining me this week is the extraordinarily talented Taylor Dawson (who really should be doing this for a living).  This week features a discussion on the first half as a whole for Brentford including the comings, and the goings (I'm not crying, you're crying) of the January transfer window.We admire our predictions from August (see Episode 4), and look ahead to a match with Southampton that will be to...2023-02-0256 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 23Will Clarke joins us from Kansas City to discuss his discovery of Brentford back when Championship football was new and exciting, and the pain of a playoff final defeat.  Will, Greville and Tim try to make sense of a slightly crazy, definitely frustrating day at Elland Road last Sunday.   Leeds is just infuriating - especially (topically for this pod) the Americans.The January window is about to 'slam shut', which is what the January window does, and so we discuss the possibility of players in and players out.  Text the pod!2023-01-2547 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 22This is a special episode, with the father and son duo of David Holmes and David Holmes.  They're relationship with Brentford stretches back to the Second World War, and is a story to hear!   For fans of horror stories, the name Trotta comes up...but we can laugh now, right?  (If you're a new fan, definitely YouTube that name.  If you're an older fan, I do apologize!)We look back at Bournemouth and forward to a very, very tricky match against Leeds.  I'm always amazed by the extraordinarily colorful and diverse guests we get here.  I thin...2023-01-171h 04Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 21The Magic of the Cup!  Or, not.  It's hard to tell exactly if Thomas Frank made the right decisions regarding prioritizing the FA Cup, and so we try to make sense of a frustrating weekend.  This week we're joined by absolutely exceptional Glenn Houlihan, direct from Iowa City (via Ealing) to discuss a game we probably wanted to win, might of tried harder to win, and possibly wanted to take to a replay.  Maybe.  Along with Greville Waterman, the discussion expands to thinking about our dealings in the transfer window so far, and how it impac...2023-01-111h 09Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 20What a week it has been.  If only all of 2023 could maintain this level of joy...The podcast is joined by Shawn Danhauser, straight out of Chicago, to discuss memorable wins firstly away at West Ham and then back home at the Gtech against the once mighty Liverpool.  This season just gets better and better and better.Are there any fans anywhere as blessed as Brentford's?  We have our heads on our shoulders about who we are and how we got here, and we're enjoying the wild ride that we never thought we'd ever get to...2023-01-041h 00Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 19Let this season's Second Half...begin!  In this week's podcast the ASFB team asks (for about the fifth time this season), "was it a point gained or two points lost?".   Nothing seems to make sense, as Brentford fans come to grips with the very notion of 'disappointment' at only getting a draw against Tottenham.   It has been a crazy decade in TW8.The podcast is honored to welcome back John Kenkel, if only so that we can meet his son Jake.  Jake has a story to tell regarding growing up a Bee, that makes the pod worth a li...2022-12-271h 13Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 18We're back!  Fresh off a World Cup hangover and trying to remember where we left off the podcast finally responds to the  ASFB administration, which has been screaming for more content. This week the usual suspects are joined by John Kunkel, and what a story he has to tell.  Who falls in love with a football team after watching them play Crawley Town?  John does, and it's a fascinating tale!   We get information on the US branch of BIAS, we hear about his Brentford places on Twitter and Facebook, he gives us some tips on the Fanfest occurr...2022-12-211h 25Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 17Relief as Across the Seas but Forever Bees gets to discuss maybe (maybe) the greatest win in Brentford's modern era.  There's been so many great days in the last few years.  Ivan and Rico show Southgate what he's missing with masterclasses, but really everyone played a part in a historic victory over Manchester City.Pittsburgh's own Matt Rapp joins Tim and Greville to look back at an astonishing win, at 19 points and 10th place, and at the state of Brentford as we head to the break imposed by the World Cup.  Text the...2022-11-1558 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 16The World Cup break comes at about the right time, but there's reasons to be cheerful:  A return of Christian Norgaard, a full run-out for Mikkel Damsgaard, KLP gets some important minutes...we pick up a point.  err...A weekend that saw us drop two points to bottom of the table Forest, on a goal that was at best a bit questionable, is followed by a strong Brentford side crashing out of the League Cup on penalties to a Gillingham we really should have beaten.  A lot to ruminate on this week.  I hope that you...2022-11-1152 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 15How painful was the Wolves match last weekend?  Are we looking up, or over our shoulder?  Should we treat the Toney suspension as a blessing in disguise?  Who is our first eleven for the trip to Forest?  is it 'must win'?  Should we take Gillingham seriously, or are we better off out of this Cup?So many unanswered questions in this episode of Across the Seas but Forever Bees.Hope you enjoy!Text the pod!2022-11-0157 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 14Don't Panic!Is what I'm telling myself after our most listless performance since...well, a few weeks ago. But it's not in any way doom-or-gloom here at ASFB Towers.  We're looking forward, with special guest Dan Herman, who brings incredible insight and a bit of perspective to this week's Pod.  Dan, Greville Waterman and I getting invested in a look at our longer term concerns for the club, as well as a discussion of what might turn the tide against a Wolves side coming off an equally stinging defeat.  2022-10-2650 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 13Shows what I know.  After our stomping by Newcastle, matches loomed against Brighton and Chelsea - and I'll admit I thought we might be in real trouble.  4 of 6 possible points in the bag, I'm feeling like it was 2 points dropped!  We've come a long, long way baby.I'm joined by Greville Waterman for a look back at a wonderful 5 days, and for an cautiously optimistic look ahead.  Text the pod!2022-10-2146 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 12Looking forward and not backwards, Tom Conwell joins us from Philadelphia to sort out Brentford's problems.  Problem is, there no real agreement amongst Tom, Greville or Tim of even what our best team is.  A thoroughly fun conversation results, to take the gloom off any memories of last Sunday.Agree or not, I think you find something to think about in this week's humble pod.Text the pod!2022-10-131h 05Across the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 11No wait...don't go yet!  There was actually a lot going on for Brentford last Sunday, and a lot to chew over!  Nearly every player in the match against Bournemouth requires some discussion (sorry David Raya!), and the imminent clash with a resurgent Newcastle is something to think/worry about as well.Turns out that even a turgid draw with a team we should totally be beating leads to really interesting conversation.  This is entirely due to the quality of our guest this week, the one and only Dustin Senor.   Each week I've been blessed with extraordinary peopl...2022-10-0644 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 10Hello to a Floridian Bee, who took time out from nailing plywood to his windows as a giant hurricane approached so as to discuss his journey to Brentford Football Club.  Welcome Steven D'Amico!We discuss the International Break, as it regards the many Bees that were on duty, and we look anxiously forward to what feels like another incredibly important match this coming Saturday. I hope that you're enjoying the free-form rambling we engage in each week!Text the pod!2022-09-2854 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 9Our Brentford podcast is blessed to have as our really quite wonderful guest Lev Riley, who tells us about his journey through Covid with the Bees, about the growing Brentford community in and around New York City, and about how he's the first Moneyball-based fan!   You'll have to listen to learn what that means....Realism and disappointment in equal measures as we discuss the the Arsenal collapse on a early, somber and unique day at the Gtech, and attempt to answer the question, "how much of it was they're very, very good, and how much of it w...2022-09-2152 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 8The Jessie Marsch Tribute pod.  What an embarrassment he was for any American watching. It felt good to discuss beating Leeds, to discuss the depth and quality in the team, and to look forward with some ambition to our match with the Saints.Text the pod!2022-09-0752 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 7We are honored to have Jonny Rosen on the podcast, all the way from very, very sunny California.  He tells us about his journey to becoming a Brentford fan and what makes this club the only one he could support.From there the discussion turns to the 1-1 draws v. Everton and Palace, a discussion of our transfer dealings as the window 'slams shut' (as the transfer window always does), and a look forward to a Leeds team only even in the Premier League due to our generosity at the end of last season.  Do yo...2022-09-0147 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 6This week the discussion is all about a strange eight days, featuring a historic win...and a heartbreaking loss.   There is a lot to chew over after such monumental contests (oh, and Colchester as well)!Greville Waterman is the one guest this week as we look forward to Everton and Crystal Palace in a busy week to come.Text the pod!2022-08-2438 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 5Episode 5 features our own Idaho Bee, who really does have a remarkable story to tell of following the Bees through thick and mostly thin.   A podcast of his story and his memories would be alone enough to entertain.  It was an honor and pleasure to speak with him.But we have more!Idaho and Greville Waterman and I discuss all things Brentford at a remarkable time in this great club's journey.   We start with a discussion of the newest member of the Brentford-Danish contingent Mikkel Damsgaard, and we take a look back at Leicester and ahe...2022-08-1153 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 4Our special guest is the incredible Taylor Dawson.  We start with her journey from Pittsburgh to Leicester and how she fell in love with Brentford, then discuss our picks for relegation favorites (and those others that will flirt with the drop).  The pod finishes with a preview of Leicester City this weekend.  Let the season begin!!Text the pod!2022-08-0454 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 3The Pod welcomes Tianchi for a discussion of his experiences around Griffin Park and at the Brentford Community Stadium, as well as a fascinating conversation as to how Brentford as a club resonates in China.Along with Greville Waterman, we discuss the current squad after friendly wins versus Brighton and Arsenal, as we look forward to Real Betis and the first league match against Leicester.  Text the pod!2022-07-2843 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastSeason 2; Episode 3The Pod welcomes Tianchi for a discussion of his experiences around Griffin Park and the Brentford Community Stadium, as well as a fascinating conversation as to how Brentford as a club resonates in China.   Along with Greville Waterman, we discuss the current squad after friendly wins versus Brighton and Arsenal, as we look forward to Real Betis and the first league match against Leicester.   2022-07-2744 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 2Guest Greville Waterman discusses his superb new book "Just a Bus Stop in Hounslow" - and especially those parallels that exist between Brentford's remarkable rise through the leagues in the last decade as compared to the similar remarkable rise in the 1930s under Harry Curtis.We conclude with a discussion on the roster as it is taking shape, and as we begin to look forward to Leicester City on Sunday 7 August.  Second Season Syndrome?  We'll have none of that!Text the pod!2022-07-2147 minAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas but Forever Bees - An American Brentford PodcastAcross the Seas But Forever Bees - Season 2; Episode 1An awkward first attempt at hosting a podcast.  Our guest for this sample is Elizabeth, who discusses some things Brentford and then football generally.Text the pod!2022-07-1815 minReality 2.0Reality 2.0Episode 98: You Win Some, You Lose Some (Billions)Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Petros Koutoupis about how big tech navigates the ad tech landscape, for better or worse. Reality 2.0 around the web: Site/Blog/Newsletter FaceBook Twitter YouTube MastodonSpecial Guest: Petros Koutoupis.Support Reality 2.0Links:Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet (FSG Originals x Logic): Hwang, Tim: 9780374538651: Amazon.com: Books — In Subprime Attention Crisis, Tim Hwang investigates the way big tech financializes attention. In the process, he shows us how digital advertising―the...2022-02-0436 minReality 2.0Reality 2.0Episode 77: Musings on Privacy, Remote Work, Health, and MoreKatherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers about everything from healthcare to bad weather. Join us for a chat about everything. Subscribe to our newsletter. Reality 2.0 around the web: Site/Blog/Newsletter FaceBook Twitter YouTube MastodonSpecial Guest: Shawn Powers.Support Reality 2.0Links:Apple shouldn't use privacy & security to stave off competition, EU antitrust head warns | AppleInsider — Responding to comments made by Apple CEO Tim Cook in June, European Union competition chief Margrethe Vestager said that Apple shouldn't use privacy and se...2021-07-091h 08Reality 2.0Reality 2.0Episode 45: Social Media Regulation and JournalismDoc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Petros Koutoupis talk social media regulation and its relationship to journalism and the threat to Section 230.Special Guest: Petros Koutoupis.Support Reality 2.0Links:FCC chairman says he'll seek to regulate social media under Trump's executive order - CNN — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will draft regulations intended for social media companies following a petition earlier this year by the Trump administration, the agency's chairman said Thursday. In a tweet, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai indicated he will move forward with a rulemaking to "clarify" Section 230 of the Communications Ac...2020-10-2354 min