Best Grid Gary Podcasts (2025)

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The Best (And Worst) Of X-Rated Corner 17:17

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Believe it or not, not everyone is fully on board with Dale! Crazy as it sounds, there are a few dissenters and they're only too happy to let him know their thoughts. Enjoy this compilation of slices from X-Rated Corner, before a brand new episode of a brand new series drops on Friday September 5th. That's next week!…

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Inside Red Bull's trackside fuel and lubricants lab - and why it matters 1:02:01

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Fuel and lubricants are often taken for granted by F1 fans, but it’s a crucial battleground that has a big impact not only on performance, but also reliability. We hear from Exxonmobil’s Fiona McKewan, whose role as Red Bull technical advisor means she attends races and closely monitors and analyses the various fluids that are essential to the oper…

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The Best Of Cow In The Room - Part 2 14:03

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We're all looking forward to the next series (current title: TBC) - but in the meantime, here's a second chunk of wholesome goodness from The Cow In The Room to chew on while you're waiting. Next up - the X-Rated Corner special, before a brand new ep on Friday September 5.By Dale Vince

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CFD pioneer Nick Wirth on solving real world problems with F1 knowledge 1:02:33

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Edd Straw interviews Nick Wirth, founder of Wirth Research, about how his company is using CFD technology sharpened over his decades in motorsport to tackle wider-world problems. Wirth, boss of the Simtek team that raced in F1 in 1994-95, who also had stints with Benetton and Virgin, has long been an evangelist for the power of CFD. He offers some …

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The Best Of Cow In The Room - Part 1 15:56

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While the boys take a moment to prepare for the launch of the next series (and come up with a title!), here's a tasty compilation of some of the best bits of Cow In The Room.By Dale Vince

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7df1b8716726 Anna Colom 49:56

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Anna Colom is the Senior Policy Lead at The Data Tank https://www.datatank.org/about Heart of Clojure talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz5yqtWyRkA The Politechs podcast https://politechs.dev/ Guest Anna Colom Hosts Josh Glover Ray McDermott MP3 SHA 7868b74defbcf0e88f607c0283433166385f6b4973990bd400c9f88f590fa382 UUID v5 from SHA + People e49f83…

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Episode 45 - Naughty Nigel & Gary Scissorhands 28:45

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Dale gets a new motor, talks taxes for the rich and justice for the Beanfield, recognition for Palestine, Football on prescription and Octopus in the dock. With a sprinkling of Trump we also look at the Musk mini-me, stomping around councils up north. And if that’s not enough we got listeners lining up to start the revolution. While X-rated corner …

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Can F1’s problems with wet weather running be solved? 53:53

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On this week's episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson reflect on the rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix, and whether anything can be done to solve F1's current problems with cars running in severe wet weather. After that, Edd and Gary discuss whether Ferrari has really turned a corner with its suspen…

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Episode 44 - It’s a summer sizzler of hot topics 27:42

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Trump, Superman, zombie fish and adverts on Truth Social… A big legal story and a blizzard of media stuff, vegan shirts, football on prescription, the network for nature and an LBC phone in that nearly lands Dale in jail. You want more - X-rated Corner has it..:)By Dale Vince

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Episode 43 - Reform stupidity, EV handouts & fishy tales 25:02

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The endless heatwave, Reform nonsense over climate emergency, and brilliant ‘Red Ed’. Sixty Labour MPs make a stand over the state of Palestine – and support for nurses wearing supportive pin badges. Sweeteners for EV cars while 5 million kids can’t be fed. The fishy salmon business repeating itself. The perfect pitch for a mindful moment. Listener…

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Gary unpicks Ben Sulayem's F1 vision + The tech impact of Horner's Red Bull exit 50:16

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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, former F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains what impact Christian Horner’s sudden removal as team principal could have on Red Bull technically, both in the short and the long-run given the team’s longstanding balance issues. Host Edd Straw then quizzes Gary on what he thinks of FIA president M…

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Episode 42 - 'Power Baron’, RIP Zonal Pricing & low-traffic zones 23:58

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Bring on the wealth tax, zonal pricing is toast, and Dale’s new moniker ‘Power Baron’. Trump and Musk bromance well and truly dead… Sadiq Khan’s low-traffic neighbourhoods keeping people alive … and energy use by AI slashed. Fighting the planners over flying Palestinian flag whilst the IDF keeps murdering. And listeners ask about Glasto politics an…

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876b4c306172 Cora Sutton 1:29:30

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It's all just a bags of maps That video about different languages in one file https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptN53mef_IY Guest Cora Sutton Hosts Josh Human Glover Ray Person McDermott MP3 SHA 75ddbedf4fdef254b043133f8af23d0de3cbc980df54b13adad3eae81049307a UUID v5 from SHA + People d21d6832-0cbe-53c3-a7c3-876b4c306172…

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Episode 41 - Grid Faeries, flags and vegan ticks 26:57

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Glasto, Kneecap and Vylanous words….the Rabbi with no sense of morality, Ecotricity flies a new flag, FGR get a new manager, onshore wind gets a big boost and a tiny insect turns people vegan….while listeners get us talking about heat pumps, data centres and air pollution - and haircuts….:)By Dale Vince

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Mercedes' ongoing struggles with heat + a floor breakthrough for Ferrari? 44:11

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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson take a closer look at two of the big tech stories coming out of the Austrian Grand Prix. The first is Mercedes' ongoing struggle to extract performance in high ambient temperatures, with George Russell finishing over a minute down on the ra…

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Episode 40 - Trump Said What Now...? 28:12

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Fresh off a 2-hour interview with the FT, Dale stops in for a chat before he takes his big-arse-battery to Glasto. This week, Trump's got a potty mouth, Ecotricity's customer service is top of the pile, and apparently a bit of paint now counts as terrorism...By Dale Vince

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Episode 39 - The China Syndrome 27:13

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China's on fire this week, with an amazing solar energy break through and stunning electric car progress… While in Britain we're fusion dreaming and factory farmers' dreams - turn to shite. Our friends on X give us Net Zero talking - pub politics versus vegan bistros…fair play. Even though half a cup of cheap coffee a week pays for your Net Zero co…

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What does losing '20 points of downforce' really mean? Plus, McLaren's new suspension analysed 45:26

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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson discuss what losing '20 points of downforce' really means, after Lewis Hamilton suffered that fate in Canada, when his Ferrari collided with an unfortunate marmot. There's also chat about the revised suspension geometry on Lando Norris's McLaren…

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Episode 38 - Sizewell, Swift Bricks and Media Tarts 28:23

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Jam packed week this - Dale has the spending review blues, we talk Sizewell and the simple alternative we already have (it’s not green either) and the dynamite revelation about Hinkley. Big focus on homes, affordable or not, the rooftop revolution we need and the Swift brick gets explained. Meanwhile economists put a number on the cost of Reform’s …

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3d32130bbe3d Drew Raines 1:38:25

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Where Drew comes to the parentheses and how he was stretched and has risen above. Guest Drew Raines Hosts Josh Glover Ray McDermott MP3 SHA 3ff7608352b4181e562dddcfc85b06fa9e4a8d524753f8b800b16da8a95c4319 UUID v5 from SHA + People d858274c-711f-58f4-b148-3d32130bbe3dBy defn podcast

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Episode 37 - The Miners, the Hippies, the IRA 26:07

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Dale’s been busy in the media, this weeks right wing nut is the vigilante on the utube, we talk enemies of the state, Thatcher, and the Battle of the Beanfield - call for Drax to come clean or get no more cash - and ask is it the end for heat pumps…..Great questions from our listeners on green gas and stuff, while our X rated friends obsess about w…

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Why didn't the flexi-wing directive shake up the order? 47:26

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With the technical directive reducing the permitted flexibility of the front wings the big talking point of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, why didn’t it shake up the competitive order as some hoped? Former F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains that, and the reasons why he always expected the effects to be more subtle, as he looks back at th…

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Episode 36 - Ecocide, Wind Wars and Electrostates - what is going on? 22:16

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In the news this week is Breaking the Link (again) this time in the Mirror - as Scotland considers Ecocide and Dale makes the case. Tesla sales dive as the market booms - Carma? China sets another record - this time as an Electrostate. And competing offshore wind farmers fire up their models and their lawyers over wind theft - or is it queue jumpin…

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Episode 35 - Fish bashing trade deals and AI as the answer? 26:25

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Dale goes to Europe by rail - pens an op ed on the Eurostar for the Telegraph - and the world changes radically. Britain lands a trade deal with Europe, Farage says he’ll end it - Keminoch already said that - but would an AI version be a better leader - we think it might. The RSPCA endorse fish brutality and then don’t, as another exposé empties su…

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Red Bull's resurgence + The intriguing strategic variables for Monaco 49:59

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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson look back on Imola and ahead to Monaco. First, they discuss how Red Bull turned the tables on McLaren at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, asking whether this was a track-specific change in the pecking order, or whether Red Bull have made a si…

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Episode 34 - Trade Trumps Law and doublethink rules 23:43

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Once again we bring news of the good deeds of the Donald. Tony Blair nearly wins right-wing nut of the week for his crazy pro fossil intervention on behalf of his petro state clients, but he’s pipped by the Tories' energy man who probably believes the Earth is flat and definitely won’t get to do that which he says he will do. We talk Dale writing f…

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1a156fe163a1 Nathan Marz 1:31:59

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Episode 1a156fe163a1 Nathan Marz Where Nathan explains the lead up to Rama and explains some of its extraordinary powers. References: Grace Hopper on Letterman: https://youtu.be/oE2uls6iIEU?si=4x1PUPyffBE2DK9F Red Planet Labs: https://redplanetlabs.com/ Introducing Rama: https://blog.redplanetlabs.com/2023/08/15/how-we-reduced-the-cost-of-building-…

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Episode 33 - Secretly one of us 23:32

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This week we look at Trump’s good deeds, from Oz to Canada to China and we invite Richard Tice to come out of the closet. We open with a libel update, a heat pump story and something called Nexit. And then there’s AI and Crypto - both energy guzzlers, but what does Crypto actually do. Great listener questions and they’re at it again on X rated corn…

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Explaining the one weakness in McLaren's dominant race-winning car 59:15

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With five wins from a possible six in 2025 (plus another victory in the Miami sprint), you might be forgiven for thinking McLaren’s MCL39 is without fault. But listen to drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and its clear the car isn’t always perfect to drive, - especially in qualifying trim, and on this podcast host Edd Straw and former F1 techn…

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Episode 32 - The answer is Net Zero 21:58

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In this week's show, an irrational ex Labour PM joins Farage - in nonsense on net zero. The Telegraph smeared Dale again, then apologised and then donated to Gaza - all in less than a week. In the saga the score stands at 8-0. Dale finds an unlikely ally in Richard Tice, but only half so and Zero carbon homes are back on the agenda, starting with a…

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Episode 31 - Orange Crumble? 23:56

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The need for more Nuclear cops, the MAGA diet that will surely work, more pointless tariffs and a madly big cheque - on one side as we take a dive into something you might call Nexit. With the usual gaggle of listeners chipping in, not least about the last ice age.By Dale Vince

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F1’s 2026 engine drama - What’s going on? 45:39

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On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson take a look at the current drama surrounding F1’s 2026 engine regulations, with stakeholders discussing significant changes to the rules aimed at heading off fears about cars repeatedly running out of energy. Do these changes suggest the rule di…

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Episode 30 - It’s Ed Wot Done it 21:46

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Times Radio out does the Telegraph for a Daily Dale this week as we mix British Steel - energy and a nutty new right wing narrative - about Ed Milliband - with the new line from Nige and Semi, while our contributors in X rated corner make clear just how dangerous that is. We’ve got a bit of a food focus too as our right wing nut award goes to a Big…

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Episode 29 - Driller Killer 21:08

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Trump’s tariff assault on the World has unexpected consequences, of course, but this one takes the biscuit. As factory farming comes under attack, for a reverse pandemic and the rise of superbugs - the public strikes back, we get an update on grass as food. Ian has a fan but it’s not what it seems. And a new direct action group start making Citizen…

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How Red Bull managed to win in Suzuka with a tricky car 34:15

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We talk with Gary about Red Bull’s troubles and how it managed to win with a tricky car that took a long time to troubleshoot at Suzuka, and tackle your questions on the minimum weight limit, design drawings and airbox intakes. And with tyre weight a big talking point of late, we discuss whether or not the wheels should be excluded from minimum wig…

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6ae6acf85d52 Chris Pellets McCormick 1:07:32

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6ae6acf85d52 Chris Pellets McCormick Wherein Chris explains why nobody uses his code, not even him. References: PIKU https://github.com/piku/piku NOSTR https://nostr.com/ Guest Chris The Numinous-Blithe-Believer McCormick Hosts Josh The Non-BS-Believer Glover Ray The Nebulous-Boggled-Believer McDermott MP3 SHA d2ea417902b8ea529799b6f8d9b709d4946bbc…

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Episode 28 - For Facts Sake Laugh 27:39

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Trump versus the weathermen - hedge funds to the rescue? Tesla and the China Syndrome. California (not so) dreaming, sea water sucking, woods and trees and net zero ducking. The return of Cummings! and er what’s Bianca got to do with it….RickAAAY?By Dale Vince

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Ferrari's Chinese GP blunder - The mistakes that led to its double DSQ 51:27

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Ferrari's Chinese Grand Prix weekend fell apart in embarrassing fashion when, after Lewis Hamilton's fine sprint race win on Saturday, both the Briton and team-mate Charles Leclerc were disqualified from Sunday's Grand Prix for excessive skid wear and an underweight car respectively. But how did one of F1's biggest hitting teams find itself in such…

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Episode 27 - Don’t Nazis Buy Cars? 28:59

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Musk faces market Karma while Trump pumps Tesla, and a tiny tax that could change everything. Dale has a dress code issue with government security and Ian puts on his Reform hat to explain it all. This week's right wing nut Kemi B tells big porkies about net zero in the week a new report paints the clearest picture yet. Over the pond Greenpeace fac…

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Episode 26 - Rapid unscheduled disassembly… 23:31

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This week Dale’s looking for a job, animal poo from farms gets a new classification, lab grown food meanwhile is round the corner, the Aussies print a new house, Reform talk farm manure about energy, pylons that can cut your energy bills and a global kickback against the Musk. Chock full of sense and nonsense - with a sprinkling of X rated corner. …

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2025 F1 Tech Preview: Comparing the 'Big 4' car concepts + Answering your questions 49:47

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The new season of The Race F1 Tech Show kicks off with a look Formula 1’s big four and the directions they have taken with their 2025 cars. Ex-Jordan, Stewart and Jaguar technical director Gary Anderson joins host Edd Straw to run the rule over the top cars based on what we’ve seen during launch season and testing. There’s plenty of chat about the …

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Episode 25 - An Algae named Elon 21:58

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We got that, Dale in Tatler, Bezos in third, religious attitudes to this eco stuff, the wealth tax comes back, Drax giving us all the Vs and windmills going dark - who could want more? We got X rated corner if you do....:)By Dale Vince

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Episode 24 - Courtroom Dramas & Kebab karma 22:48

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The “HamasGate” saga endgame approaches as the Daily Mail and Guido Fawkes fold. We look at a new report from those eco fanatics at the CBI while the fossil fools at BP doubles down. And in its latest report The Climate Change Committee talks cars and kebabs. Dale explains why we need to ‘break the link’ in order to get our bills down - but is anyo…

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Episode 23 - What’s a Wolf Worth? 23:48

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This week we brush past the latest improbabilities that are Trump actuals and dive into food and nature. Wolves can help us cut carbon and the eye crushing of shrimps. The Telegraph appear to be Dale’s new media platform as they carry his social media posts as stories - this week Jim Radcliffe and Man Utd in the crosshairs. And then there’s the inc…

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Episode 22 - Drax and the Axe 29:19

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Good news for tree huggers. Bad news for the perps of Hamasgate. Green skyscrapers, invisible killers and Trump’s exploding straws. Great audience questions give us Dale's new motor, diamond lessons and Ian gets a roasting - while X-rated corner makes some sense! What is happening...?By Dale Vince