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Welcome to The Useless Hotline hosted by Max Balegde and George Clarke. A place to send your queries and dilemmas no matter how big, small, weird, or embarrassing. We can’t guarantee good advice or that you will leave a changed person, but we can guarantee that this is a useless hotline.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro to the episode and what it covers
00:20 - Tour stories and hotel mishaps in Sheffield
02:08 - Woke up hair and quarantine-style hair struggles
04:13 - Sheffield city vibe and impressions from Max
05:22 - Tour logistics: number of stops and tour crowd size
06:42 - The mysterious "six or seven" quantifier and its cultural significance
07:48 - The viral "6, 7" meme and its generational reach
08:18 - Embarrassing fan cam moments at concerts
09:02 - The rules of on-tour games and the "Johnny Johnny" challenge
10:16 - Vito’s tour vlogs and dancing obsession
11:12 - Venue sizes: from Wembley to Palladium and ticket sell-outs
12:02 - Tour marketing strategies and ticket sales insight
13:08 - Meet and greet tickets and Bristol’s special spot in the tour
14:21 - Post-Nashville night out plans and fun clips from the tour
20:02 - The innovative PlayStation Portal device and upcoming Australian tour
21:32 - Australian media appearances and pronunciation struggles
22:28 - Anxiety over international impressions and speaking nerves
24:16 - Upcoming audio cues and halftime fun during the tour
26:01 - The game: "Does George care about this?" — pop culture topics quiz
27:15 - Grammys, Bad Bunny’s power move, and celebrity moments
28:44 - Nostalgia for iconic award show moments and Twitter rabbit holes
30:24 - Nicki Minaj’s controversial hand-holding and celebrity gossip
35:16 - The Jeffrey Epstein files: celebrity involvement and conspiracy theories
39:48 - The Kia Asylum metaphor explained—artists trapped in obscurity or success
41:16 - Debating whether Sabrina Carpenter and Katy Perry are "out" or "inside" the Kia
43:39 - The episode’s closing thoughts and the audience's role in sending dilemmas
47:18 - Final call for concise, funny audience stories and instructions
48:34 - Sign-off and excitement for upcoming shows and audience meetups
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