{"podcast":{"title":"Construction Sport Podcast","slug":"construction-sport-podcast-7086626","podcast_index_feed_id":7086626,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/672cb69d1e4926b519bc2cb3","website_url":"https://constructionsport.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1730983351137-4a2e5b2d-5d0b-4da2-9627-bbee0396efe3.jpeg","author":"Construction Sport","episode_count":90,"summary":"Giving Construction A Voice. Brand new episodes available to watch & listen EVERY Wednesday at 12pm. Join founder of Construction Sport, Steve Kerslake, as he welcomes all sorts of guests to dive deep into the world of the construction industry and its faults, problems, strengths and controversies. Accompanied by the significant subject of mental & physical health, with the notion of sports & exercise being explored fully. Oh and we don't mind having a few laughs while we're at it too. So sit back, relax, and prepare to be entertained & educated. Watch on YouTube: https://shorturl.at/kd7Km Listen on Spotify: https://shorturl.at/01uEq Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://shorturl.at/Xap4X - Our website: https://constructionsport.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T00:17:52.362708+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/construction-sport-podcast-7086626"},"episode":{"title":"Why UK Construction Is Broken: Fit-Out, Non-Payment, AI & Mental Health | Callum Foy","slug":"why-uk-construction-is-broken-fit-out-non-payment-ai-mental-health-callum-foy","published_at":"2026-07-15T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/construction-sport-podcast-7086626/why-uk-construction-is-broken-fit-out-non-payment-ai-mental-health-callum-foy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/construction-sport-podcast-7086626","url":"https://constructionsport.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/672cb69d1e4926b519bc2cb3/e/6a55fda1957ea5916f355b46/media.mp3","summary":"Episode #089 | Callum Foy In this ep, Steve sits down with Callum Foy, director of a commercial fit-out business and host of the SQFT-Stories Podcast, to discuss the realities of running a construction company in today's market. The pair discuss day rates, consequences of non-payment, content creation & transparency in construction, and burnout, resilience & mental health. 🔵 Connect with Callum on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/callum-foy-87a306179/ 🔴 Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/R5yTQyinpSo 🟢 Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uDFEXGFOD6uS5uM12593g?si=dv_3oT32TDKW2xjMQZbNaQ 🟣 Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-uk-construction-is-broken-fit-out-non-payment-ai/id1778487912?i=1000776894811 ---------------------------------------------------------- ⏲TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro! Fit-out Company from Bournemouth, state of construction & typical day rates? 10:52 Construction Content Creation: Why are we scared to be transparent? + Next Gen 22:15 Why is UK construction the way it is? Pressures, Payments, Transparency, Ai. 42:14 How Callum got into podcasting + How to monetise it & Why we do this Podcast! 01:01:51 Why Steve burned out & How he remains positive around a dark subject 01:11:19 Talking direct to construction people dealing with struggles (Non-Payments) 01:20:45 Big companies scamming workers - Construction Financial Faults 01:26:32 What’s next for Cal? Podcasting & Why it’s beneficial + Our Top Episodes 01:36:55 What running a fit-out firm is like & Final Comments 01:41:38 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Episode #089 | Callum Foy In this ep, Steve sits down with Callum Foy, director of a commercial fit-out business and host of the SQFT-Stories Podcast, to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6117,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/construction-sport-podcast-7086626/episodes/why-uk-construction-is-broken-fit-out-non-payment-ai-mental-health-callum-foy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/construction-sport-podcast-7086626/why-uk-construction-is-broken-fit-out-non-payment-ai-mental-health-callum-foy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}