Episodes

  • The Man Who Survived a 530 FT Fall With No Parachute!!

    The Man Who Survived a 530 FT Fall With No Parachute!!
    Dec 31 2025

    In this episode, Big Al talks with Mathew Penny a B.A.S.E. jumper who managed to survive the unthinkable. Mathew, explains the disciplines involved in B.A.S.E and tells the story of how he managed to survive a jump where his parachute did not deploy due to an entanglement of the bridle. This sent him plummeting towards the ground at near terminal velocity. But somehow he survived the impact. Matt reflects on how this event has changed the way he thinks of life and lives for today. Mathew is the only person I can think of who has fallen from this sort of height and actually lived to tell the tale!
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    54 mins
  • EPISODE 2 What Is TKBVOICE and a Place Plan??

    EPISODE 2 What Is TKBVOICE and a Place Plan??
    May 25 2022

    I speak to Helen Wilkinson, the community connector for the community group known as TKB VOICE. What I hear you say? Take a listen and Helen tells us what a Place plan is and all about TKB VOICE and the plans and events they have planned.
    Helen says:


    “The TKBVOICE website went live on 31 March. It is our online toolkit and digital platform for community engagement. It is designed to be visually appealing, and intuitive with a strong community feel. We are using it to gather views, data and intelligence that will inform the place planning process itself.

    Our traditional     #LoveTKB postcards, a feature of our awareness raising campaign which has reached all households in Towyn & Kinmel Bay through grass roots community action, has been taken online. People can share their views with our digital postcard through their phone, tablet, laptop or PC, wherever they are.”


    Helen Wilkinson, Wilkinson Bytes Consultancy, is TKBVOICE’s Digital Project Manager and leads on community engagement. She can provide further information about the website and online toolkit - info@tkbvoice.com
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    48 mins
  • EPISODE 1 Sweeping to Swooping with Steve Simpson

    EPISODE 1 Sweeping to Swooping with Steve Simpson
    Apr 17 2022

    The Big Al Podcast, first episode discusses the journey of Steve Simpson's skydiving career not so long ago Steve was sweeping hangar floors, now you will find him swooping in international competitions and instructing and rigging. Take a listen and delve into the mindset that steve used to get where he is today in what I think is a very short time.

    For the non-skydiver google might be required to decypher some of the "Skydiving Terms"

    While this podcast is not sponsored by the bellow Steve would like to thank the following.

    Jedi Air Wear ** www.jediairwear.co.uk
    Lowpul Apparel ** www.lowpul.com
    Performance Designs ** www.performancedesigns.com
    SunPath Products ** www.sunpath.com
    Alt2 Europe ** www.alti-2.eu
    Cookie Helmets ** www.flycookie.com
    Skydive Arizona ** www.skydiveaz.com
    Dropzone Denmark ** www.dropzonedenmark.dk
    Visionairi ** www.visionairi.uk
    Flight-1 ** www.flight-1.com
    Cypres AAD ** www.cypres.aero
    This one is discussing Skydiving but not all podcasts will, If you have something interesting that you think might be good to discuss get in touch with the Big Al Podcast!
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    1 hr and 7 mins