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“Love in the Dark”

Ep. 22
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The team breaks down a glorious weekend (Doherty news aside). How dirty were Villa or should we not get too The Arsenal about it? Just how much does Tom love Kulu? Is this the very best we've seen of Sonny and H? And should we be worried about Royal now playing every week—and where the hell was his highlights video? We take a check on how we're all feeling about the top four race, mark Hugo's incredible performance with Billie T's Rolling In the Tweets (and talk about our own favourite Spurs keeper performances) before looking to Brighton (warning: there's worrying news about Rosa's attendance). Oh, and don't worry: there are plenty of lovely culture picks for you, too.


If you fancy skipping to certain bits:

00:00 — Villa

31:00 — Billie T's Rolling In the Tweets

42:20 — The top four race

50:00 — Brighton preview

59:00 — Culture recommendations (Charlie: Cash Romantic by Overmono, Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story [Netflix] and House of Maxwell [BBC iPlayer]; Charlie and Rosa: The Split [BBC iPlayer]; Tom: Severance [Apple TV+], Dragon's Den [BBC iPlayer], Grammar by Floating Points and Combat Rock: The People Hall Special Edition by The Clash; Ash: Atlanta [Disney+] and Moon Knight [Disney+]; Rosa: Hacks [Amazon Prime Video]; Billie: I Go (Remixes) by Peggy Sou and Flee [Amazon Prime Video])

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