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1 July 2026

Did we record a podcast each day of the Festival of Creativity in Cannes? No. Did we at least manage it four times? Also, no. But have we just recorded a fourth podcast back in London? Well, if by 'just', you mean the day before yesterday then... hell yes! Listen to find out what Lateefah made of Cannes Lions 2026 and why she uses the word 'inspiring' several times.

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29 June 2026

This was recorded on the terrace outside the press suite in the Palais on Day 4 at Cannes Lions after a morning on an outlying beach venue, and with your two dedicated correspondents preparing themselves to get more done on your behalf. More panel discussions for Lateefah, and a trip to a luxury hotel to visit a dear friend for Jason.

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25 June 2026

It was the middle of the third day when this podcast was recorded but such is the immersion in the madness of Cannes Lions that it feels like you've been here so much longer. The veteran versus ingenue approach comes slightly unstitched as Jason and Lateefah experience the nightly awards for the very first time... and both have to admit how they were.

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24 June 2026

Jason Stone has been coming to Cannes for a few years, not as many as many may think but enough to get the lay of the land. Lateefah Jones is here for the first time, so we decided it would be interesting to reflect on our experiences at the Lions and let the DAVID REVIEWS audience listen in like the filthy voyeurs we know them to be.

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27 May 2026

Dom Joly and Sam Cadman faced the questions from DAVID REVIEWS at our latest collaboration with The Flamingo Club in Soho as the duo chatted through all things 'Trigger Happy TV'. The conversation was highly entertaining with some fantastic anecdotes about the likes of Terry Gilliam, Tony Blackburn, Kate Adie, and - most memorably - Sarah Ferguson.

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18 May 2026

Florence Poppy Deary is already a director in demand. After switching codes following a successful career as an agency creative, she feels very much at home in the director's chair. Though, not literally, she has the kind of energy that makes it seem unlikely she'd be able to sit still in a chair for any length of time.

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6 May 2026

For our latest podcast, we spoke to Sorcha Shepherd of Caviar Films about young directing talent, ahead of next month's YDAs in Cannes where she will be part of the awards jury. As well as discussing her passion for discovering new directors, we talked about the changing production landscape, and much more besides.

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30 April 2026

The crises faced by many companies in the advertising industry as they grapple with shrinking budgets and the advance of AI pale into insignificance when you consider the plight of those in the Middle East caught in the crossfire of the American and Israeli attacks on Iran and Lebanon. None more so than Rita El Hachem of Stoked Films who was in her home city of Beirut when the bombs started falling.

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16 April 2026

When Amy Fasey was unlucky enough to experience a miscarriage, she was overwhelmed by the unexpected sense of loss. Not one to take life's misfortunes lying down, she began writing about what had happened to her, tapping into a vein of dark humour to help process it. Her musings are now a script for a short film called 'A Thirty Something's Guide to Your First Miscarriage'... and she'd like your help to fund it.

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9 April 2026

The London Marathon is a big deal. It attracts more participants than just about any other sporting event and each of them puts themselves through a gruelling twenty-six plus mile run. No.8's Barny Wright knows all about it having run a few London marathons, but DAVID REVIEWS editor Jason Stone is running it for the first time. They had a chat about why they're doing it, sobriety, kindness and the importance of supporting one another in all things.

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31 March 2026

Orlando Wood has spent the last few years building KoobrikLabs - a company with AI at its heart - and has become a central figure in the conversation about the technology. Orlando's willingness to question the ad industry's reluctance to embrace AI and the risk it takes by not being part of the conversation have, by his own description, led to him becoming a marginalised figure, so DAVID thought it was time to have a temperate and sensible discussion with him about all of this.

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12 March 2026

Tim Pope is unquestionably one of the greatest directors of music videos of all time. Unconventional and defiant, he has always done things his own way and these qualities, along with his wit and his charm, make him a brilliant, if slightly tricky, interviewee... and when you listen to this podcast, recorded live at the wonderful 'Flamingo Club in Soho, you will hear all of it come to the fore.

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1 February 2026

When James Rouse phoned me at the end of 2024 to tell me the news about his brain tumour, he asked if I would be willing to record a conversation with him. He wanted to thank some of the people who had helped him through his career, but he asked that I not release it until after he had died. I obviously said 'yes' to both of these requests, because it was the least I could do. In keeping with James's wish, I am now posting the recording we made.

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28 July 2025

Nicholas Simon is a company founder whose passion for film production shines like a beacon, but his love for the people who have helped him make Indochina one of the best run service productions companies in the world burns even brighter. A conversation with him was always going to be fascinating, in part because of his company's pivotal role in the third series of 'White Lotus', but it was so much more... as you'll hear when you listen.

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2 April 2025

It is always interesting to learn about the journeys taken by those who arrive in the advertising industry, and never more so than when speaking with Alicia Iveson, Marc Allenby and Tamryn Kerr as the intrepid trio describe the experiences that shaped them and how they came to found Hijinks - the ad agency they co-founded a short while ago.

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2 April 2025

Creators Inc director Phil Barantini helmed the Netflix drama 'Adolescence' which was added to the streaming platform on 13 March. In the three weeks since its release, it has become a cultural and political phenomenon, prompting conversations in every part of the UK, including the House of Commons. Its reach has not stopped there, as it has also become one of Netflix's biggest international hits.

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31 March 2025

The recent announcement that Honor Society and MacGuffin Films have joined forces to form a bi-coastal production house under the leadership of the former's founder and managing partner Megan Kelly was perfectly timed as far as DAVID was concerned because we were able to pop by and chat to Megan about this development... and a lot more besides.

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24 March 2025

In the latest Foundation Stories podcast, ELMNTL's Danny Whybrow and Greg White talk about their way into the business, they friendship, and how it eventually led them to start their own company. Along the way, their passion for the craft, and their love of the industry shines through and this podcast ought to be piped into the dreams of anyone who has hopes of doing what they've done.

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16 March 2025

Tim Bullock is a busy man. He runs Scoundrel Films, the Australian film production company he founded with Adrian Shapiro; he his one of the highest regarded comedy directors in the world; he has several feature films in development; and he recently joined Rogue in the UK. Despite all of this, he recently found time to sit down with Jason Stone of DAVID REVIEWS to reflect on how he got to where he is, and where he's going next.

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12 March 2025

Andy Fowler of Brothers & Sisters had never worked in an advertising agency before he set one up... which was pretty bold of him. In this podcast we learn all about his early life, his time at university and how he hustled his way into a job at Sky TV in the broadcaster's halcyon early days. At the end of our interview, Andy described the experience as being like therapy... which gives you some idea of its contents.

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18 February 2025

This week's Foundation Stories features Olivia Hirschberg, the no-nonsense founder of Johnny Foreigner, in conversation with Jason Stone. Olivia describes the journey that had her deciding she wanted a company called Johnny Foreigner, before she'd decided what it should be, or what it should do, and how she has made it a success, while achieving an agreeable life-work balance.

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11 February 2025

It was no surprise to anyone at BBH attending yesterday's conversation about 'Kneecap' to learn that, once upon a time, director Rich Peppiatt was a stand-up comedian. His gift for storytelling is immense, and he peppers his highly entertaining anecdotes with enough jokes to make a sequel to his BAFTA-nominated film about an Irish hip hop trio.

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10 February 2025

There are some Foundation Stories where you sense the company was created out of a crucible of burning ambition, and then there are stories like Anna Hashmi's where it was clearly more a case of the universe lining the ducks into a helpful row without her knowledge. The resulting company may have been birthed through happenstance, but that certainly doesn't mean it isn't a force to be reckoned with.

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27 January 2025

In this edition of the 'Foundation Stories' podcast, we spoke to Adam and Amanda Luckwell who, as well as being business partners, are husband and wife. Their contrasting personalities, and hugely different approaches to business complement each other to create a harmonious working relationship but how do they manage the work-life balance?

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20 November 2024

In the first of a new series of podcasts called Foundation Stories which takes a look at how some of the companies in our industry were brought into being, DAVID editor Jason Stone spoke to Jon Forsyth and Simon Massey of Neverland about their path into advertising, and the reasons they decided to form their agency in 2019.

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6 February 2024

At a special screening of the film organised by The Quarry and Wave, editor Paul Watts and sound designer Johnnie Burn spoke about their involvement in Jonathan Glazer's 'The Zone of Interest' in a Q&A with DAVID editor Jason Stone. We were short of time because Johnnie had to dash off for another Q&A, but there is a lot of fascinating insight from both Paul and Johnnie.

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19 June 2023

Channel 4's fantastic new idents hit the screen last week, and in a new podcast, we speak to 4Creative's Lynsey Atkin and Time Based Arts's Mike Skrgatic about their labour of love. It is a colossal film, and it was achieved with contributions from an unusually large group of creative talent, and it's fascinating to find out how it came to be, and how to of the senior people involved helped to ensure its coherence and brilliance.

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8 May 2023

A few weeks ago, Tom Box of Blue Zoo Animation sat down with DAVID to explain how his company had benefitted from participating in B.Corp - an international initiative which aims to ensure businesses act ethically and responsibly. Discovering how much it entails was eye-opening and inspisring, and we decided to bring together a number of interested parties to explore the topic.

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8 May 2023

As Straight 8 moves towards its Silver Jubilee, DAVID headed over to Ed Sayers's house and found the filmmaker to be in reflective mood during a lovely chat in his back garden. You can listen to our conversation and enjoy an aural tour of the shed where the magic happens by playing the audio file below. Once you have, please consider entering your company in this year's Industry Shootout before it's too late.

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27 March 2023

In the first of a new series of podcasts, Jason Stone takes you on board for a series of unconnected conversations with ad industry people. This is a bit of an experiment, and we hope you enjoy listening. Some of the conversations are part of recordings which will become written interviews, and some are just excerpts from chats along the way.