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Continue reading →: I come across this interview with Matthew Kelly
Tears into the absurd parts, celebrates classic journalism, and serves a clear opinion. Buckle up. I come across this interview with Matthew Kelly and damn, there’s a whole conversation I didn’t expect. Let me set the scene: I’m scrolling through the internet (as you do), happily looking at the latest…
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Continue reading →: MAONO PD200W Hybrid Wireless Podcast Microphone
😂 Alright, abort mission, that one’s on me. MAONO PD200W Hybrid Wireless Podcast Microphone – The No-Nonsense, Desk-Friendly, Content-Creator Workhorse You Didn’t Know You Needed Let’s cut the marketing fluff and get straight to the point: the MAONO PD200W Hybrid Wireless Podcast Microphone is built for creators who want proper…
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Continue reading →: DM40 Condenser Microphone Review
Alright, let’s take this thing seriously… but not too seriously. Grab a brew. This is a proper sit-down, long-form, British, no-nonsense, opinionated blog review of the DM40 Condenser Microphone (USB & Wireless) written for creators, podcasters, streamers, gamers, voiceover goblins, and anyone who’s sick of sounding like they’re recording inside…
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Continue reading →: Movo PodPro-T
The pocketable podcast kit that thinks it’s bigger than it is An in-depth, slightly opinionated, utterly practical guide — where to buy, how much it costs in the UK, how it sounds, and whether it’ll make your podcast sound like you spent three grand on a studio (spoiler: sometimes yes).…
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Continue reading →: The Great British Honey Scandal:
How “Liquid Gold” Became a Supply-Chain Nightmare Honey has historically occupied a rare position in the food economy: a single-ingredient product, minimally processed, and strongly associated with rural heritage, environmental stewardship, and perceived health benefits. Consumers do not view honey as a manufactured good; they view it as nature in…
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Continue reading →: Sennheiser HD 280 PRO Closed-Back Over-Ear DJ & Monitoring Headphones
Below is a full-length, detailed, deep, style review of the Sennheiser HD 280 PRO Closed-Back Over-Ear DJ & Monitoring Headphones, written like seasoned audio pros talk about gear: thorough, candid, and practical with actual links on where to buy in the UK only and nothing else extraneous. I’m going to…
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Continue reading →: Outsmarted! The Board Game That Outgrew the Board
Rght let’s upgrade this properly, because Outsmarted! isn’t a quiet little board game you politely bring out after tea. It’s what happens when trivia night gets a software update, a caffeine hit, and the confidence of a prime-time TV producer. And if you want to see the chaos in action,…
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Continue reading →: FEELWORLD L4 10.1 Inch Touch Screen Video Switcher
Is the sort of kit that makes you sit back, fold your arms, and say, “Right. This is how it should be done.” It’s confident, slightly showy, and unapologetically modern — but crucially, it still respects old-school broadcast logic. Touchscreen on top, proper workflow underneath. That balance is harder to…
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Continue reading →: THE LEVEL 35 STUDIO CHRISTMAS PARTY
A Seasonal Operations Report (Unofficial, Unhinged, Accurate) INTROEvery Christmas party starts with optimism and ends with regret. The Level 35 Studio Christmas Party was no exception—except it took longer to begin, cost more emotionally, and involved significantly more gravy than forecasted. What follows is a complete account of events, compiled…
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Continue reading →: 40 Interview Questions
Let’s get aligned.Great interviews don’t happen by accident. They’re built on the right questions the kind that move past rehearsed soundbites and into real stories, real insight, and real human moments. This blog brings together 40 carefully curated interview questions designed to do exactly that.Whether you’re a podcaster, blogger, content…
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Continue reading →: Sony MDR-7506 Closed-Back Studio
Right. Let’s tighten the screws, and turn this into a clean, standalone, long-form, viral-ready review you can drop straight into, studio gear roundup without sending anyone off-site. What follows is a proper, old-school, deeply detailed review of the Sony MDR-7506 no hyperlinks, no fluff, no nonsense. Sony MDR-7506 Closed-Back Studio…
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Continue reading →: INSTAX WIDE Link Smartphone Photo Printer Review
Or: The Instant Printer for People Who Are Done with Small Talk and Want Big Memories At some point, you stop pretending that tiny prints are enough. Enough squinting.Enough apologising for scale.Enough saying, “It’s small but cute,” like you’re defending a design flaw. The INSTAX WIDE Link exists for one…
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Continue reading →: INSTAX SQUARE Link Smartphone Photo Printer Review
Or: The Grown-Up Instant Printer for People Who Want Their Memories to Breathe There comes a point in life when you stop wanting cute and start wanting substantial. Cute is fine. Cute is fun. Cute is the INSTAX mini.But cute is also small, fleeting, and a bit “aw, that’s nice”…
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Continue reading →: INSTAX mini LINK2 Portable Smartphone Instant Photo Printer Review
Or: Why This Tiny Plastic Brick Might Be the Most Fun You Can Have With Your Phone in 2025 Let’s get one thing straight immediately: nobody needs an instant photo printer. You want one.You crave one.You absolutely do not need one. And yet—here we are. The INSTAX mini LINK2 is…
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Continue reading →: SPROLINK NeoLive R2 Plus Video Switcher
Alright, let’s get this out of the way upfront: the SPROLINK NeoLive R2 Plus Video Switcher is one of those bits of kit that quietly turns you from “person pressing record” into “oh… this looks professional now.” It doesn’t scream for attention. It doesn’t try to reinvent broadcasting. It just…
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Continue reading →: Abbie Has Entered the Chat:
Continuity, Change, and a Marriage We’ve All Agreed Not to Over analyse Let’s deal in reality from the first line, because anything else would be theatre. Level 35 Studio is changing. Not in a performative, rebrand-heavy, mission-statement-on-a-slide-deck way. Not the kind of change that comes with a new font and…
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Continue reading →: How to Launch, Grow, and Monetize Your Show by Laura Michelle Powers.
Rock Your Podcast — The Rundown Laura Michelle Powers isn’t some armchair strategist throwing vibes at a microphone — she’s a multi-faceted content creator: podcast host, speaker, writer, psychic/entertainer, hell, even “celebrity-adjacent” according to her bio. Her book Rock Your Podcast aims to walk you through launching, growing, and…
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Continue reading →: PODCASTING MADE SIMPLE
A Full, Detailed, Review By Chris, your resident audio meddler and ruthless standards enforcer Launching a podcast in 2025 feels a bit like standing in front of a conveyor belt full of microphones, editing software, niche ideas, and a sea of people all shouting “LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE” into the abyss.…
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Continue reading →: SMALLRIG PHONE VLOG SELFIE MONITOR SCREEN
Executive Summary (because we’re corporate and unashamed)If you’ve ever tried to film yourself with the rear camera of your phone, you already know the pain. You frame the shot using guesswork, pure vibes, and the faint reflection in your microwave door. Then you review the footage and realise you’ve spent…
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Continue reading →: BOYA Magic Microphone Wireless — full, unapologetic review
One mic. Four forms. Lots of promises. Does it actually make your content sound like you hired someone with an expensive microphone? Let’s find out.Quick verdict (for people skimming while breastfeeding a toddler or pretending to work)The BOYA Magic is a clever, well-priced Swiss Army knife of a mic: true…
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Continue reading →: “Planet of the Apes (1968): When Humanity Finally Got What It Deserved”
There are films that entertain, and there are films that slap you across the face with a monkey paw and force you to confront your own species’ stupidity. Planet of the Apes (1968) does both. It’s pulp sci-fi dressed in philosophical robes, a mirror held up to mankind that reflects…
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Continue reading →: RØDE NTH‑100 Professional Over-Ear Headphones:
The Ultimate Deep DiveRØDE is a name that resonates with anyone serious about audio. Known primarily for microphones, from condenser mics to portable podcasting solutions, the Australian brand has spent decades perfecting sound capture. With the NTH‑100, RØDE steps into a slightly different arena: headphones designed for professional content creation,…
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Continue reading →: EE: “Part Two – The Redemption Arc (Well, Sort Of)
A story of miscommunication, mild madness, and the rarest of modern phenomena: a helpful customer service call.Previously on “EE: Let Me Speak, Let Me Speak”If you missed the first instalment of my saga with EE, allow me to bring you up to speed. Picture this: me, full of optimism, sipping…
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Continue reading →: EE: “Let Me Speak, Let Me Speak” — A Saga of False Promises, Rudeness, and Time I’ll Never Get Back, part one
If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to be misled, spoken over, and treated like you’re interrupting someone’s afternoon nap just for daring to ask about a service you’re paying for — then pull up a chair. This is my odyssey with EE, a company that apparently thinks “customer…
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Continue reading →: Specsavers: The Day Clarity Turned Into Chaos
For years, Specsavers was my go-to. A safe bet. You book an appointment, you get a decent eye test, and you leave knowing exactly what’s what. No nonsense, no confusion. They built their whole brand on being the “straightforward opticians” — clarity, reliability, and that cheeky little catchphrase we all…
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Continue reading →: HyperX Alloy Core RGB Membrane Gaming Keyboard –
The Ultimate Review You Didn’t Know You Needed Right, let’s talk keyboards. Not the ones collecting dust in your nan’s spare room next to a stack of Readers Digest magazines from 1998, but the glorious, glowing, RGB-drenched bit of kit that is the HyperX Alloy Core RGB Membrane Gaming Keyboard…
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Continue reading →: “I Only Wanted to See a Punk Band
— Now I’m passed 60 and Sampling Caviar While Screaming at Asparagus”A bucket list that got out of hand, like my hair the day I was born “ fucking ginger “Let’s get one thing straight right now: I didn’t mean for it to turn into a bucket list. It started,…
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Continue reading →: That Time I Texted an Old Friend and Accidentally Had a Midlife Identity Crisis (With Pictures)
You ever send someone a casual “Hey, how are ya?” message… and then immediately spiral into a six-photo, overshare-heavy, emotional rollercoaster of nostalgia, self-deprecating humour, and a potential existential meltdown?No? Just me?Let me take you on a journey that started with a simple message and ended with me questioning my…
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Continue reading →: Ever Fallen In Love: The Lost Buzzcocks Tapes
A Raw, Revelatory Glimpse into Punk’s Beating Heart In an age where music biographies often teeter between polished PR exercises and nostalgic retellings, Ever Fallen In Love: The Lost Buzzcocks Tapes doesn’t just stand out—it spits out the rulebook, shreds the edges, and delivers something utterly electric: Pete Shelley, in…
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Continue reading →: The Cat’s Upset Again (But It’s Kraken’s Fault This Time)
Or, “We Wrote a Nice Blog, Sent an Email, and Crossed Our Paws for Freebies” Well, it finally happened. We did something… nice.For once.In writing.Publicly. And if you know us (me and the cat, that is), you’ll know this is unheard of. We usually spend our days unleashing chaos in…
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Continue reading →: Leveling Up: Why “The Ginger Cat Podcasts” Just Evolved into “Level 35 Studio Podcasts”
Because two nearly-identical podcast names walked into a bar… and nobody could tell whose tab was whose.
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Continue reading →: “Never Dwell on the Past”
“Stop Living in the Rerun: Why Dwelling on the Past Is Keeping You Trapped in a Life You Don’t Want”Let’s start with a hard truth:If you keep dancing with your past, don’t be surprised when your future refuses to show up.Dwelling on the past feels productive at first. Reflective. Deep.…
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Continue reading →: The Night I Almost Gave Up
You’re here again. That means something. Maybe it’s late. Maybe you’re driving, walking, or lying in bed just staring at the ceiling. Wherever you are… Thank you. This is different. It’s personal. It’s not polished. It’s real. Because tonight, I want to talk about the night I almost gave up.The…
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Continue reading →: Zoom PodTrak P2 Review
The Pocket-Sized Powerhouse That Changed My Podcasting LifeWhen I first got into podcasting, I thought I needed an expensive studio setup, a nest of tangled XLR cables, and some NASA-level audio interface to sound professional. But then along came the Zoom PodTrak P2—a tiny, unassuming device that fits in your…
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Continue reading →: The Truth About Stress:
Why It Feels Like You’re Falling Apart (And What You Can Do About It)We all feel it. The pressure building in your chest, the mind that won’t quiet down at 3 a.m., the way everything feels just a bit too much. That’s stress — and while it’s completely natural, it…
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Continue reading →: A Quiet Conversation for Men Who Are Struggling
Hey. You made it here. And I want to start by saying — that matters. I don’t know where you are right now. Maybe you’re in your car. Maybe you’re lying awake in bed. Maybe you’ve just stepped outside to breathe. Wherever you are, however you found this You’re not…
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Continue reading →: SHOKZ OpenComm2
SHOKZ OpenComm2: The Ultimate Bone Conduction Headset for Work and Beyond If you’re tired of bulky over-ear headphones or uncomfortable earbuds that leave your ears sore after hours of use, it’s time to consider the SHOKZ OpenComm2 (2025 Upgrade). This open-ear Bluetooth headset is revolutionizing how professionals, remote workers, and…
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Continue reading →: Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Generation
The Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Generation USB Audio Interface is a compact yet powerful tool designed for musicians, podcasters, and home recording enthusiasts. Building upon the success of its predecessors, this latest iteration offers enhanced features and superior sound quality, making it an excellent choice for solo artists and content…
