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Good vibes and a nice chat with an old friend –  Marsha Thomason – from Oldham Sixth Form College as she shares stories about  – getting her first big break – learning about stop signs from a Dawson’s Creek star – reciting ‘Grease’ lines to John Travolta – name checking Manchester on ‘Lost’ – and why her she shouldn’t have to second guess her pronunciation of the word ‘adult!’  -LISTEN TO THE FULL CONVERSATION HERE- ➤ Sixth form college!  Oh gosh I loved that sixth form college so much.  ➤ I loved it as well.  That that was my favorite educational experience.  ➤ Exactly the same here. It was so free..  So free! So liberal! So open! It was just incredible!  ➤ And it was the first time feeling like a grown-up for me.  Yes and they allowed us that. They gave us the freedom. They us the freedom for me to fail in my first [semester] and then get it together ultimately for graduation. It was brilliant. ➤ So now, when you meet people in LA and they as

In this episode, my guest is Chris McGuire - one of the top camera operators working today in Hollywood. And he happens to be from Manchester. Here, Chris shares stories from the very beginnings of his career working with corporate video in Manchester to finding himself on the set of Harry Potter filming Lord Voldemort's big entrance. Today he lives in Atlanta, GA and is one of the most sought-after camera operators in the business. Get ready for some serious A-list name dropping! --     --     -- -LISTEN TO THE FULL CONVERSATION HERE-

Jennie McGuirk is a creative consultant working in Los Angeles. Here she explains her love for her home town of Manchester and how she defines Mancunian philosophy. Jennie also shares amusing stories of the British experience in a world of truth-bombs, self-promotion and confident 20-year-olds walking around speaking like they're 40-something. --     --     -- -LISTEN TO THE FULL CONVERSATION HERE-