Exploring & analyzing the many aspects of life in Bexley through interviews, local news, and events. We share the experiences of our many different neighbors. Join us and learn more about the community we share.
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Hello I’m Sophie Ellis-Bextor and this is my new series Spinning Plates where I speak to busy working women, who also happen to be mothers, about how they make it work. I am a singer and have released 7 albums in-between having my 5 sons who are aged between 1 and 16 so I spin a few plates myself. Being a mother can be the most amazing thing.. but it can also be hard to find time for yourself and your own ambitions. I want to be a bit nosy and see how other people balance everything. Join me ...
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Average joes here to talk about anything and everything puro San Anto
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Welcome to The Bexceptional Podcast, where we are Champions for ALL Kids, Better Together, Committed to Excellence, and Directors of Hope.
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This podcast’s here in the hope that people all over the world will get to know Yahveh, the Living God, and Jesus Christ his son. That people will learn aboout the promised Kingdom on Earth, get baptised, and be saved.
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Podcast by Rebecca Barlow
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No re-reads here - we're discussing all of our favorite characters and moments from whatever book-verse we're obsessing over these days. Right now, we're hooked on all things SJM - and taking recs for our next immersion. So, if wingspans and hot tea are your thing, you've found your new happy place!
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Every week, Ames Beckerman (Mister Bex) brings you a special guest to talk about sex and gender! Guests include sex educators, sex workers, porn stars, kink enthusiasts, and members of the LGBTQ community. Topics pertain to love, sex, gender and LGBT issues!
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Bex and Rob spend too much time together while stuck together in Antarctica, especially for two people that dont get along. During isolation on the lonely continent their bright idea was to make a show on the local Antarctic radio station so that everyone else can experience their disdain for each other too. So they sit down and talk about the events of today, tomorrow, and yesterday. They give you what they call information, and what other people might call audio nonsense. Because now that ...
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Episode 140: Anna Williamson
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Anna Williamson is a presenter, podcaster, author, psychotherapist, relationship counsellor and life coach. She told me how she suffered with poor mental health in her 20s and after the birth of her first child. These experiences really shaped her and helped form one of the best marriages in her professional life: being a psychotherapist on Celebs …
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Ep 15 - Unpacking the Election (through Civil Conversation)
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Following a particularly divisive election cycle, we take some time to speak with Bexley neighbors on each side of the aisle to hear about what about their selected candidates spoke to them. We hope that this kind of open sharing can help bring some understanding and, ultimately, healing as all move forward as a community and part of a nation.…
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Lliana Bird is a writer, broadcaster and co-founder of the charity Choose Love. She describes herself as a butterfly flitting from flower to flower. She was also the longest employed female DJ - for 16 years - at Xfm and then Radio X as it is now called. Lliana and her partner Noel Fielding have two girls, Dali and Iggy, aged 2 and 4, and Lliana to…
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Sara Pascoe is a stand up comedian who I particularly love. She now has two little boys after a long period of trying for a baby, including IVF. She spoke honestly to me about how she can remember being in a liminal head space for a long time while trying for a baby, and acknowledges she was 'horribly spiky' about parenthood before she had her boys…
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Hollie McNish is a poet who tours the country performing her poems. She says the whole of the UK is full of amazing theatres and bookshops. I love Hollie's writing, the way she looks at motherhood, and how she always stand up for her small person, which I feel is empowering for them both. I was delighted when she offered to read one of my favourite…
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Steph Douglas is a mum of three who founded the gift company Don't Buy Her Flowers ten years ago. I’m a repeat customer of the website when I want to send a friend some TLC if they don’t live round the corner. Steph explained how the idea for her company came about when she received 8 well-meant bouquets following the birth of her first child - and…
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Ashley James is a presenter and DJ who first made her name appearing briefly in Made in Chelsea. On instagram @ashleylouisejames has a huge following amongst 25-35 year old women and she frequently posts about being a mum of two little ones, and about other women's issues. Originally from the North East, you would never know that from Ashley's acce…
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Ayalah Bentovim - known as Sister Bliss - is the woman behind Faithless, which she created in 1995 with Rollo Armstrong, Jamie Catto, and the legendary Buddhist rapper Maxi Jazz. Maxi died in 2022 and Ayalah talked to me about how she’s managing to keep him as part of the show, as they prepare to go on tour for the first time in 8 years. We also ta…
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Episode 133: Reshmin Chowdhury
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Reshmin Chowdhury is a sports broadcaster who’s had a love of football since she was a little girl. Growing up in a large and close Bengali community, she told me her childhood memories are of being the only girl, surrounded by boys, watching football on TV. Reshmin’s drive to break into the world of sports presenting was very strong - much to the …
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Ep 14.5 - Issue 36 - BCS Levy (Feat Ted Cahill & Patrick King)
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Part 2 of our episodes on upcoming ballot issues. This episode address the Bexley City Schools operating levy. Come hear how it works, why it's being requested, and what the impact of voting for or against would be. Committee for Bexley Excellence - Our local group supporting the levy Bexley City Schools Levy Info - From BCS itself Levy Cost Estima…
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Ep 14 - Issues 1, 46, & 47 (Feat. Millie Hurtt)
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Learn about the ballot issues we'll be voting on this November. Here we address issues 1, 46, & 47 - with issue 36 being in part 2 (Ep 14.5). Issue 1 - Full text, bullet points, and endorsements Issue 46 - Franklin County Children's Services Levy Issue 47 - Central Ohio Transportation Authority Expansion - Dispatch article on this levy…
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Nina Tame is a counsellor and a content creator. I started following her on Instagram because I love the way she educates non-disabled people in a light-hearted way. Nina was born with spinal bifida, and has four children. Her third child was also born with spina bifida. His arrival helped Nina accept her own disability much more, and also helped h…
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Episode 131: Joanne Hardcastle
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I first came to follow Joanne Hardcastle (@hardcastletowers) when she was a contestant on the fourth series of Interior Design Masters, which is one of my favourite TV shows. Joanne's husband Tim encouraged her to apply for the show and she says it was the first time she had ever put herself first, and she loves her new found 'me-time'. Joanne lost…
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Your chance to get caught up on all your Bexley goings on this summer and going into the fall. Learn more about many of our topics today: Bexley City Schools Levy; Bexley Mural Festival; Columbus Restore; Newfangled Kitchen; Columbus dipping into reserve water supply amid drought drying out Ohio; The Lion; Katalina's; Excel Karate; Bexley Citizen's…
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S01, E11: The One with the LOTR References (A Court of Silver Flames 2 of 2)
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It's part 2 of Silver Flames and we're debating whether twirling is seductive, if Rhys would've cut in like Cassian did, and the believability of the Valkyries winning the Blood Rite - among other things. Shoot us an email with your thoughts at BetweentheLineswCCandBex@gmail.com. Every episode features one of our signature sketches in the form of f…
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Kirsten Lane is a freelance music supervisor who negotiates the deals that make it possible to put music into films, TV and adverts. She was the music supervisor for Saltburn and so that is how we met. She is now part of Murder on the Dancefloor’s journey and helped make its inclusion in the film’s soundtrack possible, naked dance and all! We talke…
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Ep 12 - Supporting our Transgender Community (Ft. Micah Mitchell & Danny Hurley)
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As we step into pride month, we take a look at anti-transgender Ohio legislation affecting and targeting our community and how you can get involved to support your friends and neighbors. Raise your awareness, then raise your voice. Bexley City Schools Statement of Support - Equality Ohio - Trans Ohio - Bexley City Council…
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Anne Twist is a first time writer and a long-term philanthropist who has two very succesful grown up children. Her eldest is podcaster and writer Gemma Styles, and her youngest is the singer, Harry Styles. I spoke to Anne, not long after she’d become a grandmother for the first time, which sounds like a very special feeling indeed. She’d also just …
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Rachel Jackson is a jewellery designer whose work I particularly love. We even collaborated with on a necklace design once. She discovered her passion for her career while solo travelling in South America where she made a good friend Ali in Brazil and then spent 2 months living with his mum Cinderela (yes that really was her name!) who taught her h…
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Episode 127: Natalie Cassidy
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Natalie Cassidy is familiar to us all from EastEnders where she's been playing Sonia since the age of 10! When we met she told me about her love of growing up on a TV set, where age meant nothing and her best friend was June Brown, who was 50 years older than her! Natalie is a mum of two daughters, Eliza and Joanie. My heart melted when she describ…
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Episode 126: Natasha Khan aka Bat for Lashes
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Bat For Lashes aka Natasha Khan is a singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and a mum to a three year old. She has just brought out her 6th album and this one is inspired by the birth of her daughter and is called The Dream of Delphi. She was pregnant in LA during Covid and the album recalls how she reconnected with nature during that …
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S01, E10: The One with 50 Shades of Fae (A Court of Silver Flames 1 of 2)
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FINALLY. 50 Shades of Fae is upon us, fae-riends! We're talking all things A Court of Silver Flames and you've guessed it - it'll take more than one episode to get through it all. It's Nesta. It's Cassian. It's the Nesta-vention debate. It's the shield debate. It's the RHYS debate. Every episode features one of our signature sketches in the form of…
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Vicky Gill is the Wardrobe Lead for Strictly Come Dancing, amongst many other things! We first met when I appeared on the show in 2013. She is passionate about merging fashion and performance. I can vouch for the fact that she is supremely talented at making costumes that people can dance in - and her sparkly leotards are still part of my onstage e…
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Episode 124: Michelle Ogundehin
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Michelle Ogundehin is best known as the head judge of Interior Designs Masterclass on BBC 1. It’s a programme I am utterly addicted to, and I was therefore delighted to have been asked to join as a guest judge for semi finals week, this week (TX 23/4/24). I have been a fan of Michelle’s expert eye when it comes to interiors for a long time, having …
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Heather James is best known to us all as the mum of Deborah James, the beautiful bowelbabe, who I interviewed for Spinning Plates 3 years ago. That was the year before her premature death at the age of 40, from bowel cancer. Heather explained how she is grieving but working. Not only working in her day job as a gymnastics teacher, but also doing ev…
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Episode 122: Natasha Bedingfield
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Natasha Bedingfield is a New Zealand-UK singer and songwriter who started out in the business at a similar time to me. Another shared link is that we are both currently on a new adventure with songs we brought out originally in our early 20s! How's that for a coincidence? We've each been on an unexpected and exciting journey with our old songs... b…
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S01, E09: The One with All the Idle Circles (A Court of Frost & Starlight Wrap-up) Mini-Sode
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That's right - we made the novella into 2 episodes - but really it's a short mini-sode where we're talking through a lot of ACOTAR tidbits we just haven't gotten to yet on the show before we dive into the beastly Silver Flames. This episode is super nerdy - going into names and details of the books that probably only interest the super readers but …
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Ep 11 - Development Update (Feat. Mayor Kessler)
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Update on the development process regarding the proposed housing on Livingston and N. Cassidy by The Community Builders and the Trinity Apartment Redevelopment on Main Street. The lawsuits are done, zoning changes are in discussion, and we are looking to see what the future holds for Bexley.Av Bexley DEI & Neighbors
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S01, E08: The One with the Moist Cave (A Court of Frost & Starlight 1 of 2)
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People have mixed feelings about reading the longest epilogue ever, but we are here for all of A Court of Frost & Starlight. We got a lot of character info here and build up for Silver Flames. In fact, we would posture Silver Flames doesn't make sense without it. So, love it or hate, chat it out with us! Every episode features one of our signature …
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Trinny Woodall is the CEO of the beauty brand Trinny London - she's an entrepreneur, businesswoman and author. She became a household name in the late 90s when she teamed up with Susannah Constantine to present the TV makeover show What Not to Wear. Last year she published her book Fearless about how to find your style and boost your confidence. Sh…
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Episode 120: Michelle Kennedy
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Michelle Kennedy is a tech entrepreneur and businesswoman. She is CEO of Peanut App, and mum to two young children, Finlay and Nuala. Michelle started her working life as a corporate lawyer and became interested in tech when she worked for Badoo and then Bumble. She set up Peanut after she gave birth to her first child and felt lonely and isolated.…
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Kelly Hoppen is an interior designer who is renowned for working with big celebrity names and is known for her signature neutral palette. Kelly started her business aged 16 and a half, just afer her father died unexpectedly, and she told me that the feeling she wants to create for her clients is the one she had from her grandmother's home where she…
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S01, E07: The One with the Callouses (Wings & Embers)
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Our first attempt at a mini-sode ever was pretty much as long as a regular episode, but hey - we have a podcast because we talk too much - it is what it is. We're diving into the sexy little bonus chapter given to us at the end of ACOWAR between Nesta & Cassian - Wings & Embers. Support the show via PayPal: @bekybabs Find us on Patreon: www.patreon…
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Episode 118: Sophie Darlington
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Sophie Darlington is a wildlife cinematographer for shows such as David Attenborough's 'Planet Earth'. She regularly gets up way before dawn in places such as Sri Lanka or East Africa, and sits for over 12 hours a day watching the animal she’s filming, often for weeks at a time. She says it’s the best job in the world but you come back 'rinsed'. Wh…
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Ep 10 - Rising Antisemitism (Feat. Rabbi Skolnik & Chief Lewis)
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Join us to hear about how rising antisemitism is impacting our community and how our community is responding. The link to the town hall event being hosted through Jewish Columbus, which Chief Lewis talks about.Av Bexley DEI & Neighbors
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Amy Hart is a social media influencer, former reality TV star and podcast presenter. She appeared in Love Island in 2019 (Richard and I are avid viewers!) and she now has an adorable little baby called Stanley. Amy is the only Love Island contestant to have appeared on Question Time and she is a big food bank supporter. Amy worked as cabin crew bef…
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Gabby Logan is best known as a BBC sports presenter but has also turned her hand to stand up comedy for Sports Relief (2012), to writing her memoir called The First Half, and to ice baths on Freeze Your Fear (2022). She hosts an excellent podcast called Mid-Life in which she, a guest and an expert explore how to navigate the mysterious territory of…
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S01, E06: The One with the Wrongful Deaths (ACOWAR 3 of 3)
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Our final episode of the epic A Court of Wings and Ruin talking through the wonders of Cassian and our issues with the book. Every episode features one of our signature sketches in the form of fake commercials for fictional products we call ACOmmercials. They're fake and humorous, so take them for the joke they are and enjoy! The Starlight Stay ACO…
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Alex Head is the founder of Social Pantry which runs food events with the wow factor, as well as a restaruant, and a cafe. I first met Alex this Summer where she was rustling up a banquet twice a day, in a tent at Latitude Festval. Two of the banquets featured food from 'Love, Food, Family' and Richard and I had the much easier job of meeting and g…
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Sandra Igwe decided to turn a painful experience into purpose. When we spoke recently she told me about some of her difficult experiences both during childbirth and afterwards. These led her to become the founder of The Motherhood Group which supports the Black maternal experience. Sandra has also written My Black Motherhood which demands that Blac…
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Ep 9 - Year In Review, Drexel, Marijuana, Policing, Anti-Semitism, & Trinity Development
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Time for our year in review with quick talks about various issues in our community over the last year or so.Av Bexley DEI & Neighbors
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Julia Bradbury is a TV presenter and an author with a passion for the outdoors. She has a 12 year old son, and 8 year old twin daughters who she had through IVF. Her motto to them is: 'Be good, be strong, be kind'. We met at Julia's London West London home and talked about how in 2021, she and her husband had the nightmare task of breaking the news…
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S01, E05: The One with the Well-earned Climax (ACOWAR 2 of 3)
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This episode we're back into A Court of Wings and Ruin talking out the epic High Lords meeting. Every episode features one of our signature sketches in the form of fake commercials for fictional products we call ACOmmercials. They're fake and humorous, so take them for the joke they are and enjoy! Mate Meals ACOmmercial written by Bex and performed…
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Presenter Helen Skelton has been a familiar and much-loved presence on our TV screens since she presented Blue Peter (2008-2013) and then Countryfile. Famous for her can-do attitude to life she still has several Guinness World Records under her belt, she’s run a Namibian ultra-marathon (which is 3 marathons back to back), kayaked the entire length …
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Ep 8 - City Council Candidates Markham, Saad, & Klingler + Issues 1 & 2
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Info on City Council Candidates Troy Markham, Jessica Saad, & Matt Klingler plus a rundown on ballot issues 1 & 2. Have your voice be heard on November 7th. Troy Markham - Facebook & Full Q & A Jessica Saad - Facebook & Website Matt Klingler - Facebook & WebsiteAv Bexley DEI & Neighbors
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S01, E04: The One Where We ALMOST Feel Bad for Tamlin (ACOWAR Part 1 of 3)
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This episode jumps head first into A Court of Wings and Ruin featuring an ACOmmerciaL for the estate sale Tamlin would eventually have upon the dismantling of the Spring Court. Imagine old yelly car commercial vibes for Tam Tam's Estate. Every episode features one of our signature sketches in the form of fake commercials for fictional products we c…
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This is an extra special bonus episode in partnership with the lovely team at Clarks. Thanks to Clarks, I have brought my mum, Janet Ellis, back for this special shoecentric chat! We talked about the excitement of buying your child’s first pair of shoes, and we happily admit that we very much share the sentimental gene, as we have kept all our chil…
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"Look What You Made Me Do, FEYRE" - Every Tamlin Ever (A Parody Song)
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What happens when you combine the goddess Taylor Swift with the ACOTAR realm? Hilarity. And to be clear, we'll do an episode on our love for good 'ole Tam Tam, but for now - this one goes out to all those Tamlin haters out there. See if you can catch all those references we put in just for you. Lyrics by CC, performed by Bex, edited/produced by Edd…
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Dilly Carter is an expert in decluttering who presents the TV show 'Sort Your LIfe Out' alongside Stacey Solomon. Born in Sri Lanka, she was adopted and then brought up in the UK, and is very positive about the cards she was dealt. However, her childhood home was chaotic, with her parents at work all hours, and when Dilly was 11 her mum was diagnos…
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Ep 7 - School Board Candidate Victoria Powers
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Meet and learn about Victoria Power candidate for Bexley Board of Education (and current BOE member). She shares what she see as the future for our schools and her role in guiding us in that direction. Learn more and follow Victoria at https://powersforourschools.org/ Or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Powersforourschools/ Remember to vote …
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