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Eurovision, but not as you know it! Australia's biggest weekly Eurovision podcast, giving you all the dirt, all the drama and all the scathing opinions you love to hear about the Contest we live for!
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Welcome to Douze Points: A Eurovision Podcast for TV addicts and fellow fans of the Eurovision Song Contest, hosted by journalist and superfan Steven Perkins. Every fortnight we’ll be covering all the breaking stories, plus deep dives into Eurovision history, exclusive interviews, and sharing our thoughts and predictions as we look ahead to Basel 2025. We’d love to hear from you as well, so if you’ve got a hot Eurovision take you want to share, get in touch with us via our socials at @Bingew ...
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Are you on top of the latest innovations in data, analytics, and AI? With data being pivotal to strategy and change, the Data-powered Innovation Jam podcast gives you the key to some of the most crucial aspects of business success. Through our guests, we bring you the latest trends from the world of data and AI, discussing the best ideas and experiences. Our hosts with their decades of profound experience and a background in avant-garde music, will also explore the edges of jazz, rock, and p ...
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The essential podcast for TV addicts, Bingewatch selects and previews the very best films and TV shows for you to watch on UK streaming platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, NOW TV, Disney+, Paramount+, and catch-up services such as BBC iPlayer and ITVX. Journalists Hannah Fernando and Ian MacEwan round up the new releases, bring you the latest news about what’s in production, find out what celebrities like to binge watch, and chew the fat about all things TV-related. It’s you ...
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Well that's it, we have the full list of participants for the Eurovision Grand Final this Saturday in Basel, but it was not without some shocks and surprises from the second semi-final. The fondue was 'served', the snubs were dealt, and Steven is joined once again by AJ for a rundown of all the action from Thursday night. NOTE: this is an unfiltere…
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Eurovision 2025: Semi Final 2 Reaction - Douze Points
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Well that's it, we have the full list of participants for the Eurovision Grand Final this Saturday in Basel, but it was not without some shocks and surprises from the second semi-final. The fondue was 'served', the snubs were dealt, and Steven is joined once again by AJ for a rundown of all the action from Thursday night. NOTE: this is an unfiltere…
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Dead Dogs and Dance Beats: The Unforgettable Songs of Eurovision 2025 Semi Final 2 Previews
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Send us a text Buckle up for our raw, unfiltered reaction to Eurovision 2025's second semi-final! We're diving into this year's wildest collection of musical offerings before the performances even hit the stage. Australia opens the night with what might be the most polarizing act of the competition – the infamous "Milkshake Man" who's already gener…
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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 16th May 2025, including: Continuing the journey of Hollywood A-listers Ryan Reynolds and Ryan McElsomethingsomething following their purchase of a small Welsh football club. Welcome to Wrexham returns to Disney Plus for season 4. …
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When Norway Out-Swedes Sweden and San Marino Out-Italians Italy; Semi Final 1 Preview reactions.
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Send us a text The countdown to Eurovision 2025 has begun, and the first semi-final promises a rollercoaster of musical styles, cultural exchanges, and surprising performances. As 15 countries vie for just 10 qualifying spots, clear frontrunners and dark horses are emerging from an eclectic lineup. Sweden breaks tradition by sending their first Swe…
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What a way to kick off Eurovision! The first semi final has now concluded, with 10 of this year's grand finalists revealed. From big Belgian disappointments to popular Portugese jumpers, Steven Perkins breaks down all the shocks, surprises, and goings on, with special guests AJ Clay and Kat Stevens. . If you love Eurovision as much as we do, don't …
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Eurovision 2025: Semi Final 1 Reaction - Douze Points
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What a way to kick off Eurovision! The first semi final has now concluded, with 10 of this year's grand finalists revealed. From big Belgian disappointments to popular Portugese jumpers, Steven Perkins breaks down all the shocks, surprises, and goings on, with special guests AJ Clay and Kat Stevens. . If you love Eurovision as much as we do, don't …
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2025 And we are back for Eurovision business!
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Send us a text After a long break from the Debbie Downers, Douze Points Podcast is back and reporting for duty at Eurovision 2025! Join us as we deep dive into Switzerland's drawers and rummage through her past to bring you all you need to know to impress around the pub this Eurovision. Switzerland rich in, well riches and mountains but lacking in …
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Eurovision Week 2025: What's Happening When, and How to Watch
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Eurovision 2025 is finally upon us, and with a busy week ahead, Steven brings your essential rundown of what's happening, how you can watch, and Douze Points' coverage throughout the week. Stay with us and you won't any of the twists, turns and breaking news as we go full steam ahead towards Saturday's Grand Final in Basel. . Mentioned in this epis…
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Eurovision Week 2025: What's Happening When, and How to Watch - Douze Points
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Eurovision 2025 is finally upon us, and with a busy week ahead, Steven brings your essential rundown of what's happening, how you can watch, and Douze Points' coverage throughout the week. Stay with us and you won't any of the twists, turns and breaking news as we go full steam ahead towards Saturday's Grand Final in Basel. . Mentioned in this epis…
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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 8th May 2025, including: Best friends Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman gear up for a European road trip in season four of their travelogue Long Way Home. This is a documentary about being murdered by your lover, getting lost in Me…
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What happens when Professor Erik Proper of the Technical University of Vienna teams up with the ever-inquisitive ‘Dr. Bob’ Robert Engels – modestly supported by co-hosts Weiwei Feng and Ron Tolido - to discuss AI, models, semantics, ontologies, and context? A true PhD Fest? Or a practical exploration of the synergies between the academic and busine…
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Eurovision 2025 Countdown: Semi-Final Predictions and Insights
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In this episode, as we approach the final countdown to Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Steven Perkins is joined by friend of the show, journalist and superfan Adrian Bradley to preview the two semi-finals. Who are the favourites? Who are the underdogs? What can we expect from two fiercely competitive semi-final showdowns? . If you love Eurovision as much…
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Eurovision 2025 Countdown: Semi-Final Predictions and Insights - Douze Points
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In this episode, as we approach the final countdown to Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Steven Perkins is joined by friend of the show, journalist and superfan Adrian Bradley to preview the two semi-finals. Who are the favourites? Who are the underdogs? What can we expect from two fiercely competitive semi-final showdowns? . If you love Eurovision as much…
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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 2nd May 2025, including: Hoping to expose corruption, radical activists take 300 hostages at an energy company's annual gala in a high-rise building. Their cause soon gets hijacked by an extremist within their ranks who's ready to …
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Steven Perkins brings you all the latest breaking Eurovision news, including a new relaxed flag policy following last year's controversy AND what is the UK's favourite Eurovision song of all time? Well, the BBC conducted a survey and the results are in... . Mentioned in this episode: Efendi - ‘Mata Hari’ (Azerbaijan, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/…
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Eurovision Presents Fun with Flags! - Douze Points
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Steven Perkins brings you all the latest breaking Eurovision news, including a new relaxed flag policy following last year's controversy AND what is the UK's favourite Eurovision song of all time? Well, the BBC conducted a survey and the results are in... . Mentioned in this episode: Efendi - ‘Mata Hari’ (Azerbaijan, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/…
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Much like a hammer sees every problem as a nail, data experts tend to see opportunity in every single data field. Collaboration on data is still one of the best ways to bring data to life and build business value on top of it. Sharing data across organizations is one of the most powerful ways to spark innovation. But when data needs to stay private…
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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 25th April 2025, including: After a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through the criminal underworld to rescue a politician's estranged son, unravelling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensna…
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Which 5 Countries Have Waited the Longest to Win Eurovision Again? - Douze Points
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SPOILER ALERT: The UK is not number one. In this episode, Steven destroys the long held belief that the United Kingdom has been rather hard done by in recent years. In fact, their long wait to reclaim Eurovision glory once more is shared by several other countries. So who are the top five? How does the UK compare? And what the heck does this all me…
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Which 5 Countries Have Waited the Longest to Win Eurovision Again?
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SPOILER ALERT: The UK is not number one. In this episode, Steven destroys the long held belief that the United Kingdom has been rather hard done by in recent years. In fact, their long wait to reclaim Eurovision glory once more is shared by several other countries. So who are the top five? How does the UK compare? And what the heck does this all me…
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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 18th April 2025, including: When Hampton Chambers is released from prison, his long-awaited family reunion doesn't go quite as he'd planned in new Apple TV comedy Government Cheese starring David Oyelowo. Passions run deep in a sma…
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It's the Final Countdown *DA DA DA DAAAA, DA DA DA DA DAAA...*
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This is your one month warning into Eurovision 2025 in Basel, and all of this year's acts are hitting the campaign trial hard. Well, almost all of them. Steven has all the latest news as we enter the final countdown! . Mentioned in this episode: KAJ - ‘Bara Bada Bastu’ (Sweden, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK3HOMhAeQY Louane - ‘Maman’ (Fr…
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It's the Final Countdown *DA DA DA DAAAA, DA DA DA DA DAAA...* - Douze Points
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This is your one month warning into Eurovision 2025 in Basel, and all of this year's acts are hitting the campaign trial hard. Well, almost all of them. Steven has all the latest news as we enter the final countdown! . Mentioned in this episode: KAJ - ‘Bara Bada Bastu’ (Sweden, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK3HOMhAeQY Louane - ‘Maman’ (Fr…
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Black Mirror, Jon Hamm and a Man Utd Legend
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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 11th April 2025, including: When financial titan Jon Hamm suddenly finds himself divorced and jobless, he starts robbing his wealthy neighbors to stay afloat, in new Apple TV series Your Friends & Neighbors. Charlie Brooker's dysto…
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Ever thought AI practitioners could win a Noble prize? Well, they already have. Not for predicting your next favourite movie or generating poetry, but for groundbreaking advancements in Life Sciences. And it won’t be the last time. In this episode, hosts Ron Tolido, Robert Engels, and Weiwei Feng find themselves venturing into unexpected territory …
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Eurovision 1969 and the Four Way Tie - Douze Points
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This year marks the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, and to celebrate, this week on Douze Points we're taking you all the way back to 1969. It was a legendary year with the first, and last, four way tie. Plus, one of the youngest singers ever to perform at the contest and many more moments that makes this year one for the history books. Enjoy! . Menti…
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This year marks the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, and to celebrate, this week on Douze Points we're taking you all the way back to 1969. It was a legendary year with the first, and last, four way tie. Plus, one of the youngest singers ever to perform at the contest and many more moments that makes this year one for the history books. Enjoy! . Menti…
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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 4th April 2025, including: A prequel series to Ray Donovan, following the shady goings on of the Donovan family. Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren and Tom Hardy head up the all star cast in Guy Richie's MobLand on Paramount+ Aussie seri…
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Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final Running Orders Revealed
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The EBA have announced the official running orders for the two semi-finals of Eurovision 2025 in Basel. The big five are excluded from this. However, in keeping with last year's new tradition, they will all be given an opportunity to perform their songs during the semi-finals. Also, what was the second biggest group chat scandal in the world this w…
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Eurovision 2025 Semi-Final Running Orders Revealed - Douze Points
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The EBA have announced the official running orders for the two semi-finals of Eurovision 2025 in Basel. The big five are excluded from this. However, in keeping with last year's new tradition, they will all be given an opportunity to perform their songs during the semi-finals. Also, what was the second biggest group chat scandal in the world this w…
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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 27th March 2025, including: Seeking out incredible people who perform real feats that look like magic, David Blaine takes viewers on a jaw-dropping journey through some of the world's most extraordinary cultures as he seeks out kin…
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In for a new venture? This episode of the Data-powered Innovation Jam has you covered. Our hosts Weiwei, Robert, and Ron welcome Brett Clark, Director, Global Business Development at blackshark.ai—a company with the modest mission of creating a digital twin of the entire planet using satellite data. It all started with Microsoft Flight Simulator, b…
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The Best of the Eurovision 2025 Nearly-Rans - Douze Points
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The Eurovision songs for 2025 have now been confirmed, and we now know what we'll be hearing in Basel this May. But who missed out? Who won't be making the cut? And who might be sat at home feeling robbed of their chance to shine in Switzerland? On this special episode, Steven is joined by AJ Clay, Adrian Bradley and Kat Stevens to discuss the best…
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The Best of the Eurovision 2025 Nearly-Rans
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The Eurovision songs for 2025 have now been confirmed, and we now know what we'll be hearing in Basel this May. But who missed out? Who won't be making the cut? And who might be sat at home feeling robbed of their chance to shine in Switzerland? On this special episode, Steven is joined by AJ Clay, Adrian Bradley and Kat Stevens to discuss the best…
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Serious Comedians and the Happy Face Killer
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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 21st March 2025, including: Cordelia Cupp, an eccentric detective, arrives at the White House in order to solve a murder which happened during a state dinner. Starring Uzo Aduba and Jim Halpert, The Residence is on Netflix. Happy F…
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It's just another Eurovision Song Contest! As all songs are now confirmed, the race to Basel in May is well and truly on. From controversial body parts to your classic three men singing about a sauna, this year really has it all, and Steven Perkins is here with all the latest news. . Mentioned in this episode: Erika Vikman - ‘Ich komme’ (Finland, 2…
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Too Much Butt and Not Enough Kant - Douze Points
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It's just another Eurovision Song Contest! As all songs are now confirmed, the race to Basel in May is well and truly on. From controversial body parts to your classic three men singing about a sauna, this year really has it all, and Steven Perkins is here with all the latest news. . Mentioned in this episode: Erika Vikman - ‘Ich komme’ (Finland, 2…
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Stephen Graham's Tear-Jerking Adolescence
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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 14th March 2025, including: A family's world turns upside down when 13-year-old Jamie Miller is arrested for murdering a schoolmate. The charges against their son force them to confront every parent's worst nightmare. Stephen Graha…
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It’s the ultimate new hit album for generative AI: intelligent automation, autonomous systems, and—of course—agents. But while ServiceNow has been a pioneering force in this space for a long time, it still seems to fly under the radar for many data and AI experts. Time to change that. Time to bridge the worlds of Planet Process and Planet Data! For…
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Kantgate, Saunas and Super Saturday - Douze Points
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The deadline for song submissions for this year's Eurovision Song Contest has almost passed, and as usual there is a flurry of last minute announcements. So this week, Steven covers everything from Sweden's sauna song to Austria's operatic anthem with a bit of Kant thrown in for good measure. One thing's for sure - we are in for an entertaining Eur…
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The deadline for song submissions for this year's Eurovision Song Contest has almost passed, and as usual there is a flurry of last minute announcements. So this week, Steven covers everything from Sweden's sauna song to Austria's operatic anthem with a bit of Kant thrown in for good measure. One thing's for sure - we are in for an entertaining Eur…
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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 7th March 2025, including: A young family’s fresh start in Glasgow soon turns into their worst nightmare. Martin Compston (Line of Duty) stars in Amazon Prime Video original series Fear. A former Scotland Yard detective returns to …
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The UK Confirms Their Eurovision Entry and... What the Hell Just Happened?
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The BBC have confirmed that country girl group trio Remember Monday will represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, with their original song What the Hell Just Happened? Steven and Producer Liam decided to jump on the mics for an emergency episode discussing the song, the fallout, and what it means for the UK's chances th…
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Bingewatch+ with Drag Race UK Winner Kyran Thrax
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On the latest episode of Bingewatch+ Ian and Hannah are joined by a member of Drag Race royalty. Kyran Thrax is the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series six, and currently on tour in The Wizard of Oz alongside fellow Drag Race stars Divina De Campo, Marina Summers and A'Whora. They also have a brand new reality show Hello Hello Hello playing on W…
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The Horniest Eurovision in History with Special Guest AJ Clay - Douze Points
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From Australia's Milkshake Man to Malta's Kant, the 69th Eurovision Song Contest is living up to its name, as May's contest in Basel is shaping up to be quite saucy! Steven brings you all the latest news, including confirmed acts from Germany, Iceland, Denmark, the Netherlands and Aus, alongside special guest, Eurovision fan and author AJ Clay. . I…
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The Horniest Eurovision in History with Special Guest AJ Clay
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From Australia's Milkshake Man to Malta's Kant, the 69th Eurovision Song Contest is living up to its name, as May's contest in Basel is shaping up to be quite saucy! Steven brings you all the latest news, including confirmed acts from Germany, Iceland, Denmark, the Netherlands and Aus, alongside special guest, Eurovision fan and author AJ Clay. . I…
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Is The Baldwins the Most Tone Deaf Show of All Time?
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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 28th February 2025, including: Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman takes a sideways look at modern life in a series of stand-up performances powered by his laptop. Series six of Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish is available on U …
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"It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing"—Duke Ellington’s immortal words composed almost a century ago resonate deeply in the latest episode of the Data-powered Innovation Jam. Hosts Ron Tolido, Robert Engels, and Weiwei Feng explore TechnoVision 2025, Capgemini’s annual technology trend analysis, where ‘The Pendulum Swing’ captures the r…
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As Basel 2025 draws nearer, we wanted to reshare a classic episode, where Steven looks at Eurovision presenters of past to figure out what makes a great host. Enjoy! . Highlights from the episode: Takeaways: The history of Eurovision presenters reveals a significant evolution in hosting dynamics over the years, particularly in terms of gender repre…
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