Let Me Eat Cake: The Movie

Before I went to France I recorded the Is This A Good Idea episode where I tried to eat an entire Costco chocolate cake in one sitting.  Here is the video:

I hope you don't feel as ill watching this as I did at the end of filming it.  Now I've ticked this off my bucket list I can go on to the bigger items such as Canoeing to the North Pole.

Is This A Good Idea Ep 003: Let Me Eat Cake

I have always wanted to recreate the scene from Matilda where a small boy is forced to eat a huge cake in one sitting. I give it a go to answer the question: Is This A Good Idea?

Northology Podcast Episode 0.1 Alpha Test

Over the last few months I have been planning the launch of a new podcast and blog covering the technology and startup sceen in Manchester.  I originally started working with Shaf Choudry (@hashponitfive) but he ironically had to drop out as he was spending too much time on his own technology startup.

Since then I have teamed up with Josh (@technicalfault) from Melbourn who will be hosting the podcast with me as well as contributing to the blog ocassionally.  Last week we recorded a Alpha Test episode of Northology which we are putting up on the blogs for feed back.  Please take some time to listen and give us some feedback...

Play Northology Alpha Test Episode

Download mp3 File.

I already have a few thoughts about how to improve the quality of the recording, the editing, the content and the pace/energy. I wont go into them here as we would love to hear your feedback. We also need your ideas and suggestions about future guests, events to cover, intro and outro music, etc.

Please leave your comments on the Northology blog or email them to nathan@nathanrae.co.uk or tweet us on www.twitter.com/northology

Thanks a lot

Change of Plan... Let's Go!

Two days before easter we realised there was no reason to stay in Manchester so we set off to Barnard Castle.  On the hills we found some snow!

The Best Of Tedx Manchester (as voted by me)

Last month I live streamed the TedX Manchester conference from Cornerhouse. Now all the videos are edited and up on YouTube I thought I'd post a couple here.
The best talk of the day in my opinion was the last of the day by. He shows how his process of constant experimentation in art and design is a great way to find beauty and success.

Another great talk was the first of the day from Mary Ann Hobbs. Very inspirational and one of the talks which made me want to get my next project off the ground as soon as possible.

The last talk I'll post here is by Ian Forester who I know from around Manchester and from the Tech Grumps podcast. He gives a very moving account of a life changing event which he lived through a couple of years back. I was almost in tears by the end as well.