Best Ruk Podcasts (2026)

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This week Stuart is in conversation with Laura Webster, editor of The National. ‘The BBC under attack as Trump Threatens a Billion Dollar Lawsuit’ and ‘Listener Questions for Laura.’ 1:05:10

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We hope you enjoy this free full episode of Talk Media from Wednesday 12th November. If you would like to hear the show on the day of recording and support the making of this podcast, go to www.patreon.com/talkmedia Our pricing of 99p per episode helps us cover some of the costs of producing this independent look at the big stories hitting our medi…

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‘Hurricane aftermath in Jamaica - are we numb to images of destruction?’, ‘Israel arrests Army commander who released film of prisoner abuse’ and finally, ‘Carnegie report finds Scottish wellbeing ahead ... 19:17

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full hour long podcast, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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‘Plaid Cymru win historic by-election’, ‘Follow the Money’ and finally, ‘Keir Starmer the Northern Soul fan’. 19:18

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For the full episode go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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‘Starmer defends Israeli football thugs’, ‘Sarkozy in jail and things get worse for the dodgy Prince’ and finally, ‘Kaye Adams Pulled from Radio Scotland’ 1:00:38

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full episode with Listener questions and recommendations, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big LIght

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‘Gaza’, ‘The SNP Conference’ and ‘Prince Andrew’ with David Pratt 25:21

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full episode with Listener questions and recommendations, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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A Message from Dr Tom & Paulo 17:58

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Thank you for lending us your ears. We love you from the bottom of our overly-opinioned hearts. Signing out, Dr Tom & PauloBy Dr Tom & Paulo

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‘Labour MSP brings scandal to Holyrood’, ‘Hat Swipe CEO’ and ‘The Media and the Nearly Men of Sport’ 19:17

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To hear the whole show, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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‘Why is our media promoting Farage?’, ‘Israel double tap live on air’ and ‘Drama of the Week’ with the Dynamic Duo of Stuart Cosgrove and Prof. Eamonn O'Neill 19:17

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full episode with Listener questions and recommendations, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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‘Oxygen given to anti-immigration groups’, ‘Why is the Scottish media reluctant to report ‘Secret State’ stories?’ and ‘The Lord Advocate reaffirms support for protest here in Scotland within legal boundaries ... 29:08

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full episode with Listener questions and recommendations, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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America Special with David Pratt 27:17

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full Gaza Special with Listener questions and recommendations, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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Ukraine Special with David Pratt 22:18

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full Gaza Special with Listener questions and recommendations, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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Gaza Special with David Pratt 22:59

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full Gaza Special with Listener questions and recommendations, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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‘Greens at War’, ‘Wetransfer’s A.I. Harvest’ and ‘70% of Scottish Businesses back a Scots Visa’ 23:11

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full 3 topic podcast with listener questions and recommendations, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 FINALE- Tournament of All Stars Smackdown for the Crown! 1:04:59

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One All Star returns to the competition, and everything is on the line as the final 8 queens lip sync for the crown! Which queen will snatch victory and be the newest face in the Drag Race Hall of Fame?... You ready for some more "Spilling the G&T"? Then COME JOIN IN! Spilling the G&T podcast is a LIVE and real-time podcast that Spills the G&T on t…

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‘Super Injunctions are back!’, ‘Fake News Travels Fast’ and ‘Trump’s Coming to Scotland’ 18:31

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full 3 topic podcast with listener questions and recommendations, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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ALL STARS 10: RuPaul's Drag Race, Ep. 11: Tournament of All Stars Talent Invitational! 59:35

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The 8 Semi-Finalists showcase their most gag-worthy talents in hopes of earning a spot in the finale. And... Which queen from past is returning?? Who you rooting for? Listen to our rambles! Commenting on the amazing talents our this seasons DRAG ARTISTS! You ready for some more "Spilling the G&T"? Then COME JOIN IN! Spilling the G&T podcast is a LI…

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‘Gregg Wallace’, ‘Jeremy Corbyn’s new political party’ and ‘Raynor Winn’s Salt Path memoir’ 16:27

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full hour long podcast, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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ALL STARS 10: RuPaul's Drag Race, Ep. 10: The SNATCH GAME! 1:04:24

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The divine 9 Semi-Finalists return, and Mama Ru cranks up the heat by challenging them to serve their best celeb impersonations in the Snatch Game! Who you rooting for? Listen to our rambles! Commenting on the amazing talents our this seasons DRAG ARTISTS! You ready for some more "Spilling the G&T"? Then COME JOIN IN! Spilling the G&T podcast is a …

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‘Glastonbury’, ‘Labour’s Welfare Bill’ and ‘Crime in Scotland’ 17:55

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full hour long podcast, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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ALL STARS 10: RuPaul's Drag Race, Ep. 9: The Golden Bitchelor! Improv Challenge! 1:03:07

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Which top 3 queens are making it through?! Things get real after a tense MVQ Points Ceremony. Who you rooting for? Listen to our rambles! Commenting on the amazing talents our this seasons DRAG ARTISTS! You ready for some more "Spilling the G&T"? Then COME JOIN IN! Spilling the G&T podcast is a LIVE and real-time podcast that Spills the G&T on the …

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‘Palestine Action’, ‘You’ve Had Your Democracy’ and ‘Mind Your Language’ 21:21

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full hour long podcast, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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ALL STARS 10: RuPaul's Drag Race, Ep. 8: STAGECOOCH! Performance Challenge! 1:05:58

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Category is PERFORMANCE! THE queens divide into dueling country trios to perform honky tonk anthems at the first annual Stagecooch Festival. Drag Race choreographer extraordinaire Jamal Sims returns to the judges panel. Who you rooting for? Listen to our rambles! Commenting on the amazing talents our this seasons DRAG ARTISTS! You ready for some mo…

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‘Bad News for The News’, ‘Union Jack Stooshie’ and ‘What a Lot of Rubbish’ 22:14

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full hour long podcast, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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ALL STARS 10: RuPaul's Drag Race, Ep. 7: Intro to Bracket 3- Wicked Good! 1:01:04

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Introducing Bracket 3! The final bracket of 6 queens descend onto the Main Stage to stake their claim for the Drag Race Hall of Fame. Working in teams, the queens must create good and wicked witch looks for the runway. Who you rooting for? Listen to our rambles! Commenting on the amazing talents our this seasons DRAG ARTISTS! You ready for some mor…

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‘By-Election Coverage - how did our media do?’, ‘The Freedom Flotilla’ and ‘The BBC to Serve the Reform Audience’ 23:11

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full hour long podcast, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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ALL STARS 10: Rupaul's Drag Race, Ep. 6: Starr Booty: The ReBooty (Rusical!) 1:06:10

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Who will be the Top 3 from Bracket 2?! With the semi-finals at stake, it's heroes versus villains, as the queens funk it up for a dyn-o-mite performance of the movie rusical, "Starrbooty: The Rebooty." Who you rooting for? Listen to our rambles! Commenting on the amazing talents our this seasons DRAG ARTISTS! You ready for some more "Spilling the G…

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‘Organised Crime Reporting’, ‘Forget Independence, Prepare for War’ and ‘Gerry Adams wins Libel Case’ 20:03

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full hour long podcast, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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ALL STARS 10: Rupaul's Drag Race, Ep. 5: Rappin Roast! 1:00:53

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Bracket 2 are bringing the drama! And we LOVE IT! After a gaggy MVQ Points Ceremony, the queens are ready to create the ultimate diss track and battle each other in a Rappin' Roast. COMBINING a Roast AND a Rapping Girl Group Challenge, let's see who comes out the MVP! Let's do this! ALL STARS 10 HERE WE COME! Who you rooting for? Listen to our ramb…

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‘Racism and Sectarianism - Farage Style’, ‘The Centralisation of the Scottish Media’ and an extended Listener's questions. 17:52

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full hour long podcast, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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ALL STARS 10: RuPaul's Drag Race, Ep. 4: Bracket 2! Eight Ball Design Challenge. 55:59

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Bracket 2 Let's do this! ALL STARS 10 HERE WE COME! DR TOM AND PAULO are back, back, back, back, back again!!! This time, we're breaking down BRACKET 2 of our queens for ALLSTARS: MISTRESS ISABELLE BROOKS NICOLE PAIGE BROOKS JORGEOUS TINA BURNER LYDIA BUTTHOLE KERRI COLBY Who you rooting for? Listen to our rambles! Commenting on the amazing talents…

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‘The UK makes a fishy deal’, ‘Lineker leaves the BBC’ and ‘Who actually took that photograph?’ 14:00

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Here's the first topic from today's Talk Media Episode. To hear the full hour long podcast, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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ALL STARS 10: Rupaul's Drag Race, Ep. 3: Hoop Queens! 57:40

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WHO WILL MAKE THE FINAL 3?? It's a buzzer beater to the Semi Finals for this first bracket of queens as they scramble to makeover collegiate basketball players. Let's do this! ALL STARS 10 HERE WE COME! DR TOM AND PAULO are back, back, back, back, back again!!! This time, we're breaking down BRACKET 1 of our queens for ALLSTARS: AJA DEJA SKYE BOSCO…

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‘Enoch Starmer’, ‘Hamas Hostage Release’ and ‘Assisted Dying Vote In Holyrood’ 21:22

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Here's a 20 min listen to this week's Talk Media. To hear the full 3 topics, Listener questions and recommendations, go to https://www.patreon.com/posts/enoch-starmer-in-128938550?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkBy The Big Light

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ALL STARS 10: Rupaul's Drag Race, Ep. 2: Murder on the Dancefloor! 53:56

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It's Week 2 of the first bracket, and the queens must make the judges drop dead with their improv performances in the whodunit, "Murder on the Dance Floor." Only 3 can progress through to the MAIN event! Who are you rooting for? Let's do this! ALL STARS 10 HERE WE COME! DR TOM AND PAULO are back, back, back, back, back again!!! This time, we're bre…

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ALL STARS 10: Rupaul's Drag Race, Ep. 1: Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! 1:09:42

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Let's do this! ALL STARS 10 HERE WE COME! DR TOM AND PAULO are back, back, back, back, back again!!! This time, we're breaking down BRACKET 1 of our queens for ALLSTARS: AJA DEJA SKYE BOSCO OLIVIA LUXX PHOENIX IRENE THE ALIEN Who you rooting for? Listen to our rambles! Commenting on the amazing talents our this seasons DRAG ARTISTS! You ready for s…

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RuPaul's Drag Race S.17 GRAND FINALE: The Final Slay! 57:27

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The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race SEASON 17 is... The top queens face off in an epic evening of performances and lip syncs, as they compete for a grand prize of $200,000. You ready for some more "Spilling the G&T"? Then COME JOIN IN! Spilling the G&T podcast is a LIVE and real-time podcast that Spills the G&T on the latest episode! With hosts: perfo…

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The Media under a Global Threat - Part 2 Ukraine 21:19

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This week, in the second of our series of deep dives, we are talking about Ukraine with Talk Media pal David Pratt. We are really grateful to David for bringing his real life experiences and insights to the podcast and listeners. This podcast was recorded in advance of release.By The Big Light

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RuPaul's Drag Race S.17, Ep. 15: Lipsync LaLaParuza! 56:05

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Joined with special guest, Ria! Paulo's little sister who works in the performing arts world! All of the eliminated queens return to battle it out in a Lip Sync Lalaparuza Smackdown, with eight lip syncs, and a cash prize of $50,000 on the line. You ready for some more "Spilling the G&T"? Then COME JOIN IN! Spilling the G&T podcast is a LIVE and re…

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The Media under a Global Threat - Part 1 Palestine 21:19

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We've taken this opportunity to welcome Talk Media regular David Pratt in to the studio to record this 2 part series starting with Palestine. With Trump taking up so much of the news space, this gives us a chance to do a deep dive into this horrific conflict that seems to have dropped down the news cycle. A huge thanks to David for taking the time …

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RuPaul's Drag Race S.17, Ep. 14: How's Your Headliner? 1:00:21

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The queens audition to star in RuPaul's Drag Race LIVE! at Flamingo Las Vegas. Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish) guest judges. You ready for some more "Spilling the G&T"? Then COME JOIN IN! Spilling the G&T podcast is a LIVE and real-time podcast that Spills the G&T on the latest episode! With hosts: performer Paulo and everyone's favourite Psychiatris…

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‘Le Pen Held to Account’, ‘Documentary Power’ and an extended Listener Questions. 21:23

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This week we've gone for 2 topics and 7 listener questions. Get the kettle on! We made the 6 part podcast Hunting The Whisky Bandits with BBC Disclosure. Check itnout here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0029kxzBy The Big Light

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RuPaul's Drag Race S.17, Ep. 13: DRAG BABY MAMA'S! (Makeovers!) 1:01:29

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The queens make over some extra special drag newbies: their moms and dads. What a great episode with so much love! So much joy! You ready for some more "Spilling the G&T"? Then COME JOIN IN! Spilling the G&T podcast is a LIVE and real-time podcast that Spills the G&T on the latest episode! With hosts: performer Paulo and everyone's favourite Psychi…

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https://pod.co/talk-media/farewell-to-nicola-bbc-news-head-leaves-the-building-and-us-defend-signal-leaks 21:20

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The boys are in great form this week as they chat through the topics that hit their media radar. Listener questions from Lorraine Kerr, Roger Hyam and Thomas Devlin.

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RuPaul's Drag Race S.17, Ep. 12: C.U.N.T Monologues! 1:00:58

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The queens share hilarious and heartwarming true stories in a performance challenge with a twist: their partners must act out the stories through interpretive dance. Jerrod Carmichael (Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show) guest judges. You ready for some more "Spilling the G&T"? Then COME JOIN IN! Spilling the G&T podcast is a LIVE and real-time podcast…

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‘Labour’s disability crisis’, ‘Lost in Space’ and ‘Culture or Cringe’ with Stuart Cosgrove and Prof. Eamonn O'Neill 21:21

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This week the boys are on good form as they chew over the week's topics. Listener questions come from Alex MacDonald and Kevin Rinchey. Apologies for not getting the shout out for questions earlier. If you want to submit a question for the boys, please fire us a question in by 2pm on a Wednesday in the comments areas or messaging areas of Patreon a…

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RuPaul's Drag Race S.17, Ep. 11: Ross Mathews vs. The Ducks (Acting Challenge) 54:54

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As a tribute to Truman Capote and his Swans, the queens must act up a storm in a high camp tale of betrayal. Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story) directs; singer Sam Smith guest judges. You ready for some more "Spilling the G&T"? Then COME JOIN IN! Spilling the G&T podcast is a LIVE and real-time podcast that Spills the G&T on the latest episod…

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‘Kransov - Agent Orange Baby or Conspiracy Theory’, ‘More SNP lifers to stand down’ and ‘Michael Sheen - Man of the People’ / with the dynamic duo of Stuart and Eamonn 21:19

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This week the dynamic duo return to talk the week's big media stories with listener questions from Iain Campbell, Gordon Cuthbertson, Alex MacDonald and Michael Mackinnon.By The Big Light

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RuPaul's Drag Race S.17, Ep. 10: The Villains Roast! 1:07:32

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The queens pay a comedy tribute to three of the shadiest queens in Drag Race herstory: Kandy Muse, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Plane Jane. Comedian Whitney Cummings guest judges. You ready for some more "Spilling the G&T"? Then COME JOIN IN! Spilling the G&T podcast is a LIVE and real-time podcast that Spills the G&T on the latest episode! With h…

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Today, as Talk Media moves into its 5th year, the boys take a look at the changes in the media landscape as we all come to terms with news and communication in 2025. 10:09

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This week we welcome Stuart back to the podcast as we start our 5th year of Talk Media on The Big Light. Thank you to all of you who support us - every penny you give us goes towards the costs of making the podcast. To hear the full episode, go to www.patreon.com/talkmediaBy The Big Light

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RuPaul's Drag Race S.17, Ep. 9: Heavens to Betsey! 1:02:06

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After the iconic Reading challenge, the queens rock out with their frocks out, as they create a look worthy of a Betsey Johnson fashion collection. The fashion icon herself, Betsey Johnson, guest judges. You ready for some more "Spilling the G&T"? Then COME JOIN IN! Spilling the G&T podcast is a LIVE and real-time podcast that Spills the G&T on the…