Daniel Sloss is a brilliant and unique comedian who regularly sells out shows around the world. Daniel has already had two Netflix specials 'Dark' and 'Jigsaw', which propelled him even further into the global consciousness.

His new special, filmed in Austin, Texas in 2019 'Socio' is available from DanielSloss.com for a fiver and is money well spent. He also has his special 'X' available on his site free of charge, unless you're in North America - in which case it's on HBO.

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John Heilemann is a producer and one of the stars of the excellent Showtime series The Circus. He is the co-founder of The Recount and can regularly be seen on MSNBC and NBCNews

John and Mike discuss the likely outcomes for both Democrats and Republicans in 2024; the stench of Donald Trump throughout American politics and why Joe Biden is more likely than ever to run again in 2024 after a hugely successful midterm election

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Mike Rinder is the author of the bestselling book, A Billion Years. He is the former executive director of Scientology's Office of Special Affairs and handled PR and legal matters for the organisation before leaving in 2007.

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0.00 - Intro

3.10 - The difference between Sea Org, Parishioner and Staff Member in Scientology

6.00 - It got to the point of right and wrong

8.30 - The idea hammered home very early on

9.35 - It's almost sold as self help

13.08 - it's all fundementalist

14.30 - Being around L. Ron Hubbard and if he believed everything he was saying

16.10 - Hubbard in two words

17.30 - What Scientology does to people who leave

19.00 - I knew what was coming when i started speaking out

21.20 - Using the Me Too movement against Mike

25.00 - What happens when a celebrity like Leah Remini leaves

28.00 - Would he still be in Scientology if David Miscavige never took over?

30.07 - What will be the downfall

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The two men considered instrumental in the downfall of the Medellin cartel and its leader, the charismatic but vicious Pablo Escobar, have been touring the world, giving lectures to dispel any myths about the Columbian drug lord.

Steve Murphy and Javier Pena were immortalised in the hugely popular Netflix series, Narcos. The men were played Boyd Holbrook and Pedro Pascal and the show's popularity saw interest in Escobar soar.

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You can find out more about their book, tour and podcast at DEANarcos.com

0.00 - Intro

2.15 - Steve Murphy's career in Miami

4.08 - What 880 pounds of cocaine looks like

6.00 - Javier Pena starting out in Austin, Texas

10.15 - The step-up in danger working in Columbia

14.10 - Columbian Swat teams had heavy weaponry and Javier and Steve had sidearms

20.00 - You dont hear gunfire

22.27 - There's undercover and there's which way is up

26.20 - Is it difficult to watch Pablo Escobar being romanticized in popular culture

32.30 - The number of people Pablo Escobar killed

34.35 - What did the guys think of American Made and Barry Seale

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Jonathan Lemire is a busy, busy man. The current anchor of MSNBC's Way Too Early, he regularly appears on Morning Joe and is the White House Bureau Chief for Politico. He also wrote The New York Times bestseller, The Big Lie.

Timecodes

0.00 - Intro

2.00 - A book about The Big Lie and contextualising the fallout

3.40 - Money going to state wide candidates

5.00 - Republicans still denying

2020 election results

5.50 - When Republicans changed their tune on The Big Lie - they realised it was popular

8.29 - Mitch McConnell could have nipped this in the bud

9.40 - Kevin McCarthy apologising to Trump

10.15 - Trump brings out the worst in the Republican Party

11.10 - Nearly two thirds of Republicans don’t think Joe Biden is the legitimate President

11.40 - Covering Trump from early on

12.10 - The moment he knew Trump would win

13.15 - The best way for media to cover Trump and QAnon

15.18 - Is there any going back for Democracy in the US

17.04 - Kari Lake and others realising how popular The Big Lie is

18.00 - A dead heat

19.20 - Personal interactions with Trump

22.10 - The uncomfortable moment with Putin that defined the Trump Presidency

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Sona Movsesian has been Conan O'Brien's assistant for well over a decade. She regularly appeared on the different iterations of his show - with the clips often going crazy viral.

Sona has written a brilliant, funny and authentic new book called The World's Worst Assistant, which chronicles her time working for Conan.

She is also a huge part of one of our favourite podcasts, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend.

Buy Sona's book at your local bookstore. It's great!

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Stephen Frears has directed some of the most memorable movies of the past few decades - from Dangerous Liaisons, The Queen and Philomena to High Fidelity. He has helped break the careers of both Daniel Day Lewis and Jack Black. He's also responsible for a couple of genuine Irish classics - The Van and The Snapper.

He most recently directed to new movie starring Sally Hawkins and Steve Coogan, The Lost King. In cinemas now.

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