Try This On For Size is all about connecting with you! From friends and family who we haven't seen in a while, to those of you we don't know, Try This On For Size is a discussion you'd have with us, wherever you might meet us, and hopefully it makes you giggle and think along the way.
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Economics and finance demystified. A recent listener's comment: "I first heard about ChatGPT on your podcast and immediately started using it. I’m 73 and wrote my first program at 16. Having witnessed all developments in computing down the years I think this is the greatest since www. Your pod is informative in many different areas, politics, economics, society changes, housing crisis etc but at times goes beyond that. This episode tying up all this but also the implications of AI with a kno ...
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Football Podcast: Dive into the world of West London's finest football team, Queens Park Rangers, with our weekly engaging podcast. Hosted by Ben Platt, and featuring regular panelists Duncan McCreadie, Jack Supple, and Chris Hermitage, we explore all things happening at Loftus Road. On our podcast, you can expect appearances from both current and past players and managers, as well as guest fans who share their views and insights. This Podcast has been created and uploaded by the W12Podcast ...
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Beesotted the Brentford fanzine. Started off as a fanzine in 1990. Now we're a blog, vlog and a podcast talking all things Brentford and much, much more Nearly 1000 episodes in and still going. Nominated for numerous Football Supporters Association (FSA) awards and Football Content Awards but never managed to snag one ... yet Catch our pre-match podcast which we try to put live every Thursday by 7am for Saturday matches (and by Friday 7am for Sunday matches) We also record an unedited post-m ...
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The Imperfect Pod is a podcast for discussing masculinity more intentionally and purposefully. Masculinity is in a weird place in society as men try to understand the difference between toxic and healthy masculinity. This podcast will engage with humans of all ages, races, genders and beliefs to share their ideas of masculinity to try and create a better understanding. What I want to leave my listeners with after every episode is that there isn't this one-size-fits all idea of masculinity, n ...
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50 years on, the world is still in love with The Beatles. Join Nothing Is Real hosts Jason Carty & Steven Cockcroft as they continue the never-ending conversation about the greatest band the world has ever known. Each episode puts a tiny piece of the Beatles story under the microscope to try and make sense of it all. Coming at you live, on tape, from Dublin. Weekly. 414227 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast. Hoste ...
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🎙️ New Episode Out Now! This week on the W12 Pod, the lads cover: ⚽ Brentford recap (as best we can!) 🔍 Squad deep dive 🚫 Transfer news… or lack of it 🔄 Possible outgoings 🤕 Injury woes (again) 🎯 Predictions: Top 6, Bottom 3, QPR result & a surprise player shout 🔥 Plus, the fan-favourite Midfield Blind Rank is BACK! 🎧 Tune in now & don’t forget to …
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Don't hand the country's infrastructure to Musk. Or Bezos. Or any tech bro
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Is data on the US now fundamentally corrupted?
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🎙️ New Episode of the W12 Podcast! This week, we’re joined by “Hoopsa” Conor as we dive into: •🏋️ Pre-season progress so far •✍️ The inside scoop on Burrell’s signing • 🚪 Will Eze ever leave? •🗣️ Fans Forum reflections •🔍 Current squad – strengths & weaknesses •🎯 Expectations heading into the new season •📋 Full pre-season review •⚽ A look ahead to …
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The EU's abject humiliation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Wissa to Newcastle, Saudi… or Sent to Coventry?
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52:20With the new season rapidly approaching, there’s no shortage of drama in the world of Brentford FC — and the Beesotted Pride of West London podcast crew is back to break it all down. In this week’s episode, Dave ‘Laney’ Lane, Lewis ‘Sherlock’ Holmes, and Gary ‘GP’ Paul come together to unpack the latest news, transfer chatter, and media nonsense su…
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Leprechaun economics spreads. Flooding the zone in the US & UK - will Ireland be next?
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32:33Farage looks like a shoe-in for Prime Minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Long thought to be extinct - evidence of strategic thinking spotted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Trump breaks with Murdoch. And the US economy keeps humming along
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30:30The tariff threat hasn't gone away Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ajax Fans' Lowdown on Jordan Henderson - Beesotted Mini-Pod
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25:38Jordan Henderson spent 18 months at Ajax. Under his leadership he was five games away from winning the Dutch League. Tom, Dutch Premier League commentator for Viaplay gives us his view on the ex Liverpool Captain and England International's move to Brentford as well as a lowdown on his time at Ajax Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in…
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Brentford's Big Summer: Henderson Unveiled & Benham's Share Sale
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1:06:49Billy ‘The Bee’ Grant and Dave ‘Laney’ Lane are back behind the mic with another packed episode — joined by Neil from The Anfield Wrap and Dutch journalist Tom from Viaplay — the team unpack the headline-grabbing arrival of Jordan Henderson at Brentford. What can Bees fans expect from the former Liverpool captain and Champions League winner after s…
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Will the OTB kill the Irish Economy? Real house prices: context if not consolation
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Liverpool Fans on Jordan Henderson Signing for Brentford - The Anfield Wrap Lowdown
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31:19Billy Grant chats to Neil from The Anfield Wrap Podcast on ex Liverpool Captain and England international Jordan Henderson signing for Brentford A fascinating conversation which not only goes into the the rise of Jordan Henderson and what made him such an important player at Liverpool But also looking at the evolution of Brentford and where this ne…
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Everyone is left behind in the UK. Vance tries to put lipstick on a pig
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Brentford Filling The Norgaard Void With Jordan Henderson?
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1:03:22Well, that escalated quickly. Losing Christian Nørgaard to Arsenal certainly felt like the end of an era for Brentford fans – one of the last remaining leaders from the squad that brought us up and kept us steady in the Premier League. Christian wasn’t flashy, but he was always reliable. Sure, his legs didn’t quite have 90 minutes in them twice a w…
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At last! the solution to the housing crisis: build match boxes!
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Should Ireland care about the UK's slide into despair?
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TTOFS Ep 87 - The 10 Year Reunion Pods (Part 2)
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45:53Try this on for size… Episode 87 Part 2, featuring Judd, Shami, Loretta, and Katherine! In this pod, our third group shares where they were in 2015 (1:20), and incidentally the TTOFS Podcast origin story (5:15). For advice to our younger selves, our multi-timer crew shares insights on leaning into your commitments, telling your younger self you loo…
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TTOFS Ep 87 - The 10 Year Reunion Pods (Part 1)
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45:25Welcome back to Try This On For Size, Episode 87 Part 1, featuring Meg, Sarah, Chris, Thomas, Evan, and Chrissy! In this celebration of 10 years of podcast recording (first time not on questionable sound equipment), we first share where Meg, Sarah, and Chris were back in 2015 (2:30). Then our first group shares some much needed 2025 advice to their…
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S6 E1 Kronenbourg and Croissants it is
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1:04:24In this summer special edition of the W12 lads podcast, we unpack everything QPR from the past month - especially after an action-packed last week. We cover: •The end of an era with Marti’s departure •The beginning of a new chapter as Juillian Stephens joins •Reactions to Jimmy Dunne’s new contract •New deals all around •Reflections on the players …
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10% tariffs + 15% exchange rate hit = economic carnage?.
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34:41UK's Labour goes from bad to worse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Irish politics today: paralysed by indecision. But is that what we want?
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26:00We begin with a slightly idiosyncratic - and highly stylised - discussion of how Ireland went from a nation of farmers to a high-tech economy, missing out on industrialisation. Our focus is on one very simple question: Having got Ireland to ‘here’, why is the current crop of leaders incapable of dealing with known problems that have known solutions…
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Who Is This Keith Andrews Bloke? Is He The Right Man for the Brentford Manager's Job?
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1:01:19With rumours intensifying that Keith Andrews is set to be unveiled as the new Head Coach of Brentford, long-time fans and Beesotted podcasters Billy ‘The Bee’ Grant and Dave ‘Laney’ Lane felt compelled to call an emergency podcast — not quite full-blown 999, but certainly a 111-level situation. For a club that prides itself on a data-led, carefully…
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Are house prices really that high? Stagflation, interest rates and Switzerland
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Is there a good rationale for bombing Iran? All the latest data. More totalitarian steps in the US
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32:00The truth is out there Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What's Next For Brentford? The Thomas Frank Therapy Edition Podcast
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50:59With Thomas Frank having now left Brentford, a wave of emotion has swept through the fanbase. His departure marks the end of an era that saw the Bees rise to the Premier League and earn respect across English football for their style, spirit, and smart recruitment. Understandably, fans are feeling a mixture of gratitude, sadness, and anxiety about …
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War and the world economy. The UK's sordid service sector. Is 'progressive' pejorative?
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America's big birthday approaches. But is that Republic going the way of the Romans?
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33:05Rent controls don't work. They usually make things worse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thomas Frank's Tottenham Hotspur Departure Emergency Podcast
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44:33With Thomas Frank’s departure to Tottenham Hotspur all but confirmed Billy The Bee Grant and Dave Laney Laney got together in the Beesotted Emergency Bunker to discuss the head coach situation at Brentford Football Club. The press has been in overdrive the past few days and the inevitablity of Frank’s move from West to North London seems a matter o…
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The economy is going gangbusters. Or not. Dublin & London subsidise everybody else. Why?
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32:19"Empathy will destroy Western civilisation" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ireland & the UK: 2 countries, 1 rich, 1 not so much. 3 crises & neither doing anything about them
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34:30Transatlantic betrayal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Trump family enriches itself. In plain sight
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32:08No outrage, not even surprise Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Trump creates a new unregulated banking system. What could possibly go wrong?
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30:53Harvard and Apple complete the trifecta of destruction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Wolves 1 Brentford 1 - Post-Match Podcast from the Stands
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26:01Final match of the season. Brentford need win plus a miracle to qualify for Europe. In the end they had to settle for a draw but in the comfort that Chelsea's win against Forest meant that they would have not have qualified anyway We spoke to Bees and Wolves fans in the stands and the streets straight after the match Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/…
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No big tariff consequences in the data - yet. Ireland still going gangbusters?
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28:35How many words for unceratinty are there? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bees Visit Last Chance European Saloon - Wolves v Brentford Preview Podcast
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1:02:33After a disappointing loss to Fulham, Brentford enter the last weekend of the season clinging on to faint hopes of European qualification A win against Wolves plus a catalogue of other results elsewhere in the league and in Europe are required for Brentford to pack their bags for a European tour next season Billy Grant and Dave Lane hooked up to ta…
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MAGA split. Fiscal crisis brewing in the US? Brexit boredom in the UK
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31:53Immigration redux. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Money for nothing. 'More': is that really what gives us meaning?
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Post-Player of the Year Awards Podcast From The Pub
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1:00:07The Beesotted crew sauntered down to the swanky Player of the Year Awards show at Richmond Theatre Who won what? They recapped on the awRd show and all things Brentford in the pub after the event Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In the final podcast of the season, the lads look back on another rollercoaster campaign and dive into everything that’s been happening in W12 over the past few weeks. We cover: •Development Cup triumph •Eze’s continued rise •Contract updates •Marti’s reflection •The manager rumour mill •End-of-season player rankings Wrap up the season the right wa…
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Brentford 2 Fulham 3 - post-match podcast from the stsnds
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24:33Bees lost to Fulham. That is all we spoke to fans in the stands straight after the match Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What, exactly, is wrong with immigration? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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All Mouth No Trousers - Brentford v Fulham Preview Podcast
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1:28:44Bees beat Ipswich at the weekendto keep the European Tour dream alive. Next up - West London rivals Fulham BillyTheBee Grant, Dave Laney Lane and Matt The Allard Allard hooked up by the river in Richmond to shoot the breeze chatting losing ones trousers, end of season player awards, when Canos lost his shirt against Leeds, the last time Brentford p…
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Trump chickens out. Starmer veers right and loses middle England.
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30:00Time to welcome foreigners to our universities Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ipswich 0 Brentford 1 - post match podcast from the stands
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30:49The European tour is on. Schade’s one goal at Portman Road was good enough to keep Bees European tour dreams alive we spoke to bees and ipswich fans straight after the match Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Performative trade deals. The UK pays protection money to the Mob.
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34:24Gates skewers Musk. And much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tractors Plan to Block Bees Road to Europe - Ipswich v Brentford Preview Podcast With TWTD
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1:13:44After the drubbing of Manchester United (the 4-3 scored flattered them), the Beesotted crew of BillytheBee Grant, Dave Laney Lane and Matt The Allard Allard decided to head BACK to Ted Lasso-land in Richmond where they had so much fun last week and record this week's podcast This week they discussed the big non 1st team match just been or coming up…
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Meme coins and property deals provide no clues about Trump's values
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34:42Irish Exchequer returns and the sound of weeping from Downing Street Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Brentford 4 Man United 3 - post-match podcast from the stands
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39:41Brentford beat Man United Bees were 4-1 up then gave United something to get excited about we spoke to Bees snd United fans in the stands & pubs after the gdme Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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