It seems we just can't stay away from Birmingham on this podcast! This week we are joined by Tim Mobbs, who, in a first for this podcast joins us live from a rep shift! Tim, dialing in directly from The Hare & Hounds takes us through his rep career so far, puts us off Matcha Lattes for life and dreaming of a little part-time job at the garden centre.

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The seemingly unflappable Rachel Plant, freelance rep and production manager, joins us this week to really push the limit of what Chris and Tom could or couldn't handle. On this rep shift at The Cabaret we've got snakes, we've got fires and we have got magicians.

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This week we are off to Bristol via Switzerland to talk to Lighting Engineer and rep, Lor about navigating work in live music through the Covid-19 pandemic and onto a flourishing touring career as well as contributing to the weirdest rider request discussion with this weeks entry being...litter trays.

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How many home brew methods are too many home brew methods? How many towels are too many towels? Jilly Chatten, Tour Manager and coffee aficionado joins us for a tour of her career so far from Tanzania to Leeds and everywhere in between!

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Freelance rep Marra Katz takes us on a tour of culinary hotspots, last minute rep jobs and ask one of life's big questions - would you steal a Sharpie?

Also if you're wondering why Chris's audio doesn't sound great its because he was back in a church for this podcast recording.

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Today we're heading along the coast to Bexhill to learn how best to serve up a French culinary classic. Ollie Catchpole, promoter at FKP Scorpio joins us to talk shop, how he got through his worst day at the office and let's us in of his top tips for a nutritious lunch.

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This week we are (quite rightly) discussing all things Southampton. Chris and Tom are joined by Ricky Bates - programmer, booker and promoter for legendary grassroots venue, The Joiners. We'll be discussing the venues incredible history, Southampton's music scene and Ricky's bad day at the office which would have had both hosts tapping out like the quitters they are!

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All aboard the bus to Bury St Edmunds! Chris and Tom are joined by their first guest! Catherine Neilson talks them through her bad day at the office which also happened to be her first rep shift...

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Repent sinner! We kick off this first series of The Rep Shift with co-host Chris talking about how he got in to the industry and sharing his own bad day at the office as a rep.

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