bravo charlie club
Every week Richard and Ben explore what opened their eyes, share travel tips, discuss listener feedback and debate conundrums in 12 and a half minutes. Join us!
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Death, hydration, and notification overload might seem like an unlikely trio, but they weave together perfectly in this episode as we navigate the contradictions of modern life. We kick off with a powerful quote that stops us in our tracks: "The tragedy of modern man is he spends more time optimizing what is on his CV than what is in his eulogy." This springboards us into candid reflections on mortality and preparedness –...
In the Fully Awake Project, we set about exploring whether phone notifications should be on or off, and share our minimalist approaches to home screen organisation and journaling systems.
We debate the merits of spending $3,500 on cat dental surgery and question if men really have any say in such household decisions.
• Keeping phone notifications off until around 5pm each day for better focus
• Using a minimalist home ...
Richard and Ben discuss how they encourage their children to invest. Ben shares exactly how listeners would know if they are in a hotel room that he has been in before. A listener follows up on the oil in non-stick pans conundrum with a great tip! And in this week’s conundrum we ask whether we shold be required to re-sit driving tests. Finally, Richard and Ben debate how to make lasagne without lasagne sheets.
Richard and Ben unpack their most satisfying sound in the world, discuss why we even bother saving files on our desktops, share business expense claim hacks, offer book recommendations to a listener and ask what do you do with all those IT cables you'll never use.
Ben promised a link to Matthew McConaughey's book also (no affiliation or commissions are earned on this share from bcc).
Richard and Ben analyse the feedback received from dangerous species Ben is not scared of…..and get even more scared in the process. Ben asks what does “going viral” even mean and shares a great tip to save money on mobile network charges while travelling. Richard then shares how to handle that bunch of old computer cables you have no idea what to do with. Thanks for dropping by!
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Ever wondered who's behind the microphones of the bravo charlie club? In our 007 episode, we're channeling our inner James Bond by revealing the mysteries of who we are and why we started this podcasting adventure.
We're Richard and Ben - two middle-aged mates who first crossed paths in 2003 while training for Ironman New Zealand with "the Cycos." Since then, we've both traveled extensively, l...
Richard and Ben discuss Ozempic, why we need to take advantage of rewards programs for travellers and ask how many books can you buy without reading them before you should stop buying books?
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Ben and Richard discuss what they think should never be automated. Do you agree? They go on to solve how to deal with lost wallets while travelling, share a breakfast tip and debate whether snorkels should be allowed in swimming pools.
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Our first “in-person” recording where Richard and Ben discuss whether AI bots are our friends of the future. Ben has a non-travel tip for cat owners and then we discuss whether non-stick fry pans actually need oil. For those with video, we finish with the offical unboxing of the first bcc merchandise.
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New segment “The fully awake project” is introduced and dives straight in to inbox zero and the pros and cons of fly ahead offers. Ben lists his top 5 most terrifying things on the planet and Richard shares a time he was “forced” to stay in a ski resort for free. Finally we try to solve whether people should actually listen to you if they ask for advice.
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Richard dives deeper in to AI, Ben shares a tip for bidding on business class flight upgrades and asks whether Dyson AirBlades are indeed the 5th most terrifying thing on the planet. A passionate listener rejects our conundrum solution for jigsaw puzzles.
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In their pilot episode, Richard and Ben unpack how to get started in AI, discuss why Ben considers himself the Hugh Jackman of hotel travel and debate whether it is okay to do someone else's jigsaw puzzle.
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