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This is a shorter special edition of the podcast looking at how Kate and UK Hospitality are working hard to represent the UK hospitality industry, with a direct ear to the UK Government.

Kate and I have a wide ranging chat covering their early involvement in keeping the government abreast of how quickly the hospitality sector was being impacted as the coronavirus travelled at pace around the world.  The sector was an early warning barometer of what was about to come to others, as occupancy rates and visitors to bars and restaurants dropped, long before they were told to close.

We also chat about the benefits of grants over loans speeding up the potential recovery once this is over, but how the lifting of a lockdown is not likely to be instantaneous, but a staggered release and what the impact of that may look like.

The potential impact of landlords working better with tenants to share responsibility for our recovery also crops up, and a of course a celebration of the incredible response of the hospitality sector in trying to help the NHS and local communities on a national level.

This is a shorter special edition of the podcast looking at how some humans in the hospitality sector are coping with changes as a result of the coronavirus.  

Mitch is an utter gentleman of our industry who has created a small group of restaurants that have an exceptional reputation for being part of the local community, generally in seaside resorts of South West England.  Along with his chairman Will from Hawksmoor, they are a couple of wise brains who really understand the hospitality sector, and operate for the right reasons with strong values and a passion for service.

In this conversation we chat about how events unfolded and when Mitch decided to close his venues, before being told to by the government.  We then focus on quite probably the more challenging aspect of how we re-establish our businesses and how much support may be required to trade again.

We touch on business interruption loans, the job retention scheme and even wether the government could step in as 'an insurer of last resort'.

Typically Mitch ends on a positive note confident that he will rebuild and see us all with business intact on the other side.

Jugador profesional, Club Boca Jrs, Querétaro de México, Gimnasia y Tiro, Club Deportivo Villa San Antonio, Club Pellegrini, Atlético Mitre, actualmente juega en la Liga Italiana (Sancolombano Calcio).

Actual Técnico del Club Comunicaciones, Club San Miguel, River Plate de Puerto Rico. Como jugador profesional, Club Argentinos Jrs, Temperley, Defensores de Belgrano, Banfield. En Venezuela Táchira, en Ecuador Centro Universitario, en México Querétaro y en Bolivia The Stronger.

Surgió del Club Argentinos Jrs., en el Club Atlético River Plate, se coronó cinco (5) veces campeón de temporadas (1996 -97 -99), Torneo Clausura 2000, Copa Libertadores y Súper Copa, Finalista contra la Juventus (Italia), Copa Mundial de Clubes (Japón), Club Osassuna (España) y Club Murcia Liga Española. Campeón con el Club América de Cali (Colombia), actual técnico del Club Encamp FC (Andorra)

Earl fixed the broken ceiling fan. YaHoo!

Fact or Crap: One right for John, none for Dan.


Mail Bag:

Two from One Million Moms.
1) American Eagle Outfitters pulls ads from Black Jesus.
2) Hardees and Carl Jr's enough is enough.

One from Al in New Jersey: Sam Elliott's take on slow government response.

Two from Denny:
1) Spy plane flees Russian jet, radar and ends up over Sweden.
2) Argentina defaults on debt for second time after talks fail.


The Rest of the Show:

Another all email show.

This week Dale & Scott welcome David Perruzza back to the show as their special guest host. The boys are talking about the recent Swish photo shoot; what's cool about spring in Washington, DC; why people need to friggin' tip their bartenders; why the government is after Beyonce and Jay-Z; why Kathy Griffin may have lost her Bravo show; why gay marriage will shorten your lifespan; why a gay television reporter lost his job; why the movie Behind the Candelabra was too gay for the theaters; and, much more pop culture and gay news of the week. And, our Gay-on-the-Ground in New York City, Justin Luke, calls in to tell us about the hottest new nightlife events in his city, why he's putting together an all-gay boy band, and what's up with his red hot fiction writing. We love our NYC connection! Plus, as a part of this spring musical episode, we've got a silly new parody from our great friend Sherry Vine. It's called, Grindr Queen, and we KNOW you'll be able to identify with this one. As a special bonus, too, we have an exclusive sample from DJ Drew G's brand new "Dirty Pop 31" megamix. If y'all don't know Drew's work, you're missing out. This internationally known deejay gets around, and we give you all his upcoming gigs, too, from L.A. to DC and everywhere in-between. Music, gossip, pop culture news, (implied) nudity, boy bands...it's all on this week's episode of the Swish Edition!

This week's episode features just the audio track from our October 25 LIVE video special where we covered Washington, DC's "25th Annual High Heel Race." We understand that much of what you might hear during this episode won't make sense without the pictures, so we encourage you to (also) check out the video itself. You can watch it right on the front page of swishedition.com.

Hosted by Dale & Scott on the main stage and Steve in the street, the coverage includes chats with the race participants, special interviews with Jonathan Howard of GLAAD, executive director of the Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets Paul Williams, TOWN and Cobalt hostess Lena Lett, vice president of J.R.'s Bar & Grill David Perruzza, and many more. Plus, play-by-play of the race itself, the winner (an Amy Winehouse lookalike), a video from Miss Sherry Vine, and much more gay (and straight!) hilarity.

Brought to you in part by Atlantis Events' January 29, 2012 Allure of the Seas Caribbean Cruise.

Special thanks to our director Eric Reader; cameramen Stone Lyons and Scott Farmer; show runner Deborah Russell; street coordinator Elaine Feehrer; guest wrangler Glen Marsocci; security members Dennis Black and Christopher Dorsey; still photographer Chris Burch; Eric Little, David Perruzza and Paul Greeno of JR's Bar & Grill; Mark Rutstein of Cobalt/30 Degrees; co-host Scott's mom and dad who made sure we sounded and looked good on the other end; and, all of our friends and listeners who cheered us on! We love you all.

Episode 157 is called, "25th Annual High Heel Race AUDIO," and while we hope you listen...you might enjoy the video version on our front page instead.

It's the audio podcast from our very first LIVE streaming video coverage of Washington, DC's 24th Annual High Heel Race. You can watch the video that is archived on SwishEdition.com, but if you are on the go and need to keep your eyes on the road, here's the audio feed. Dale, Scott & Jason welcomed Food & Friends' Craig Shniderman and his mom; MetroWeekly.com's Ebone Bell; JR's Bar & Grill (and race coordinator) David Perruzza; race grand marshall Lena Lett; and a host of special guests on this, their very first show produced LIVE in the field. If you've never before seen (or heard!) 200 men in high heels racing down the street in front of 60,000 spectators...you haven't lived! Produced in association with JR's Bar & Grill and Metro Weekly magazine.