The Opinionated Brit Podcast: Recent Episodes
Andy Wilmer
I talk all things pomade, mens grooming and wet shaving with some of the people that make the products, and some of the cool people who make up the communities who use those products.
In this episode of the podcast and to celebrate 12 years since Oxford United we're promoted back to the football league at Wembley we've got a little bit of a difference guest.
He’s a footballer that has played almost 700 professional games including 3 for Englands National C Team. He scored the first and second goals for an English club at the new Wembley stadium for Kidderminster Harriers in a 3-2 defeat to Stevenage Borough is Oxford United’s unofficial club record goal scorer, scored 100 goals for Oxford, scored the 2nd goal in the 3 - 1 2010 conference premier play off final. He’s UEFA B licensed football coach, most recently played as player coach for Banbury United and is now the Water Works Manager for Hill Groundwork’s. Ladies and gentlemen it’s Oxford United legend and all round nice guy Mr James "Beano" Constable.
In this mid season finale (of sorts) we speak to Ashley Jones MBE. Ash is the host and creator of The Chaps Guide. A YouTube channel with over 8,000 subscribers. I've been a fan of the channel for quite some time since discovering Ash has a love of traditional wet shaving and his content is without doubt interesting and unique. It's not every day you get to speak to an MBE either!
In episode 4 we are talking to Ben Winestone from Shave It Shave Co in Canada. Ben and his dad produce hand turned one of a kind razors focusing on quality over quantity. They also have a range of shaving soaps, and have recently started producing razor and pen sets. There's more to Ben than meets the eye and there's certainly more to the company than you would expect.
Thanks goes out to out sponsors Strike Gold Shave. Go to https://www.strikegoldshave.com/ and enter the code BRIT10 at the checkout to save 10% on your whole order.
You can also win a $15 gift card for Hendrix Classic & Co. Just let me know what the name of Ben's dad is who is the other half of Shave It Shave Co. Let me know in the comments, or send me a message via email, Instagram, or YouTube. I will collate all the entries and announce the winner on the next episode.
In this episode of The Opinionated Brit Podcast I speak to Shane Swatzlander who the the founder and driving force behind Blackland Razors. We talk cars, Kickstarter and copycat companies.
This was a really interesting episode and was great to speak to a hardware manufacturer in such a competitive market. Thanks goes out to Shane for taking the time to talk to me.
It's double trouble in this episode of the pod. I'm talking to Douglas AND Fran who together make up the highly successful shaving and grooming company Phoenix Shaving. We talk about the latest from the company, Fresco, we ask those sometimes awkward quick fire questions an find out how the guys do in the legendary beat the intro music quiz. SHAVE ON!
Welcome back!
The first episode of season 3 brings you closer to the man behind the much loved shaving and grooming brand Ariana and Evans, Peter Charkalis. Listen to find out how Peter has become one of the most well known and well respected artisans in the industry.
We've saved a great pod for the final episode of season 2. We are talking to non other than Will Carius from the world renowned artisan Barrister and Mann, but who is Will? We talk to him about all things shaving, how the brand started, his love of unique scent profiles and find out about his love for all things canine.
This was a great episode and my thanks has to go out to Will for taking the time out to record this with me. If there's any particular home brewers, artisans, or just someone you want me to talk to in season 3 then let me know.
In this, the second attempt to record this episode we talk to Kerry Burrows, 1 half of the UK artisan Phoenix and Beau.
We talk about the Burrow's journey to starting the brand, what Kerry does for a job and ask him some of those difficult (and sometimes strange) quickfire questions. Most importantly though and the real reason people listen to the podcast, we find out how Kerry does on the beat the intro music quiz. Enjoy!
Believe it or not this is the first episode where I talk to an artisan from the wet shaving world, and it was a great one to start with.
I talk to Heather Melton from Zingari Man. Want to know where the brand name comes from? why Heather doesn't create in the house anymore?, or most importantly how she got on with the beat the intro music quiz? then this is the place to be. Sit back, grab a coffee and enjoy this episode of The Opinionated Brit Podcast.
This week we talk to the man behind Flagship Pomade and arguably the creator of the first UWB pomade Wade "Cody" Branson.
We talk about working at NASA, making products for others and find out whether he would want butterflies, or an angry squirrel to appear
It's been a long wait, but it's 100% worth it!
In this episode of The Opinionated Brit podcast we talk to Zach West from Shear Revival. We talk about how it all started, touring with bands, going solo and Zach agrees that Everything {Pomade can name his next new release! Yes you heard it here first! Zach is such a cool guy and this was a pleasure to record. Enjoy!
In this weeks episode i'm really to be talking to Mark Herro better known in the wet shaving and YouTube community as Mantic59.
Mark is considered as one of the forefathers of the wet shaving YouTube creators and has been creating shaving content for 14 years. He now spends most of his time running Sharpologist. A wet shaving and grooming website and community.
It was a real coup to be able to talk to Mark and it was a pleasure to do so and was fun at the same time. Thank you Mark and I hope you all enjoy this episode.
This guest is Vincent Cote from the Dutch haircare brand Mr Cote. Although he currently only has the one product in his line up, it's a unique one which is something to be proud of. He started creating the business at the age of only 14 and continues to develop himself and his business. We talk about how his Ultimate Paste came to be, dropping out of school and he of course has a go at the Beat the Intro Quiz.
Thank you as always to Vincent for coming on. This was an interesting episode to record and it was great talking to a brewer a little closer to home flying the pomade flag for Europe.
This week we talk to Adam Muncy. One half of the Samson's Haircare brand. We talk brewing, Detroit pizza and we find our what Donald Trump uses on his hair. There's the quick fire questions and as always we find out if Adam can rise to the top of the Beat the Intro music quiz. Enjoy!
In episode two we talk to Cyrus and Jacob from Stickmore Hair Co. I consider them to be one of the big six home brewers in the US right now. They tell us how they met, how life is with a new edition to each of their families and what the future holds for the company. We get an exclusive on an upcoming product and Jacob tells us a joke.
Can either of the boys topple Manish Batra from the top of the new leader board? There's only one way to find out!
As always thank you for listening to this episodes. If you've enjoyed it i'd really appreciate it if you could leave a review on whatever platform you listen on and remember you can listen to all the previous episodes of the podcast for free.
We're back!
After a few weeks off The Opinionated Brit Podcast is back for a second season. In this first episode we talk to Indian youtuber Manish Batra. Although his channel Betterman's Reel is in it's early days, Manish has a great grasp on the home brewed hair product scene. We talk about how it is living in modern day India, find out if Manish has ever had a fight and he has a go at the ever popular Beat the Intro music quiz.
I'd like to say a big thank you to Kevy Parr for providing me with my warning at the start of the podcast and Nick Adams from Rishi Productions for making my music intro.
I hope you enjoy the episode and stay tuned for more over the coming weeks.
In this final episode of series 1 we talk you youtuber and wet shaving enthusiast Mr Sinatra Lennon. Ever wondered where they get the storylines for these Hollywood wild west movies, or whether the Stig from Top Gear can actually drive? Well this is the episode for you!
It's been great fun talking to so many different people over the last 10 episodes. We finished off this series with a bang and did the 2x spicy ramen challenge on Sinatra's YouTube channel so feel free to go check that out.
We'll be back in a few weeks with a brand new series, but I just wanted to say thank you to each and every one of you that has listened to any of the episodes, whether thats the whole thing or just 10 minutes. I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have! Thank you.
This week we complete the perfect Australian hat trick. We talk to Callan Hoppe from Bayside Grooming Co. We discuss if Tasmania is really part of Australia, try to figure out what it was that Mike Rogger did and ask if Morris Motley is really worth the money. We also see how Callan gets on with the Beat the Intro music quiz (he wasn't confident!).
Callan has also very kindly offered a 10% discount across the range of Bayside products to The Opinionated Brit Podcast listeners. Just use the code BRIT at the checkout to save some money.
As always thank you for listening and if you haven'r already check out my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwDXaJUc1olyCFQJqxlr7rw/ and Bayside Grooming Co at https://baysidegroomingco.com/
In this weeks episode we speak to Brad George. Owner and brewer at Cub and Co Natural Grooming. We discuss the brand, how the pandemic has affected the business and we see how he gets on with the beat the intro music quiz.
This week on The Opinionated Brit Podcast we talk to Mike Rogger. He's one of the longest serving admins of the popular Facebook group Everything Pomade, is in a band and is just a cool guy. We also see how he does at the beat the intro music quiz.
Thank you to everyone who listens and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.
In this episode we speak to the one and only Ken Kirkup from the Ken Surfs YouTube channel. We talk cars, James Bond and find ask if it is wrong for vegans to eat animal crackers.
It was really good speaking to such a highly regarded person within the wet shaving community and finding out who the man behind the YouTube channel is.
Be sure to listen to the other episodes from series 1 and as always thank you for listening.
Did you ever want to know how a teacher from Illinois started creating his own home brewed hair products, with values taken from his father in law? Then look no further than episode five of The Opinionated Brit Podcast.
We speak to the main man from Faith and Integrity Frank Modica. He's a teacher by day and a home brewer by night. We talk about everything from Pocahontas and Rapunzel to what's in Frank's wallet (or lack of). I also put him through his paces with the beat the intro music quiz. Can he get more than 2 points to stay clear of the bottom of the leader board? Listen to this weeks episode to find out!
Frank has also been kind enough to give us hear on the pod a 15% discount across the whole line up. All you have to do it listen out for the code word which could be said anywhere in the pod. It's either volleyball, squirrel or hot rod. When you hear it just enter that word as a promo code for the discount.
In episode four we speak to BAFTA award winning recording artist and YouTube aficionado Mr Kevy Parr from the Kevy Shaves YouTube channel.
We talk wet shaving, being a postman, surviving cancer and we ask, is chocolate a junk food? It was an absolute pleasure talking to Kevy and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Thanks for listening!
In this episode we talk to the well known reviewer and all round cool guy Matt Berardinelli from TDM Style. We talk Doctor Who, classic piano and I send some quick fire questions in Matt's direction. Believe it or not there's actually some hair products he hasn't tried!
Make sure you subscribe to his YouTube channel TDM Style and spread the love with the podcast!
In this, the very first episode of The Opinionated Brit Podcast I talk to Jay Peters. Owner of Grand Classics Grooming and all round good guy from the Northern Territories in Australia.
We talk pomade, Desert Islands and have a good old music quiz to finish off. It's a bit rough, but in the famous words of Tony Blair and D:Ream, "Things can only get better".