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target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1942620070322061747</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1950139618667475215\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1950139618667475215</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1953062680396193804\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1953062680396193804</a></li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1956495364967510023\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1956495364967510023</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1956495661781684633\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1956495661781684633</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1957066444941795454\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1957066444941795454</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1957064312012374363\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1957064312012374363</a></li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1949545050704117913\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1949545050704117913</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1949908779799109900\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1949908779799109900</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1950159083249537345\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1950159083249537345</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1939309125395267590\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1939309125395267590</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1939238108165280037\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1939238108165280037</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1939601241883165181\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1939601241883165181</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1939608828539965539\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1939608828539965539</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/i/status/1955239005890466030\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/i/status/1955239005890466030</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://youtu.be/M2lX9XESvDE?list=RDM2lX9XESvDE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/M2lX9XESvDE?list=RDM2lX9XESvDE</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Contact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit<a href=\"http://www.thesmart7.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> www.thesmart7.com</a>&nbsp;or find out more at<a href=\"http://www.metro.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> www.metro.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Voiced by Ciara Revins, written by<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/maxliam\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Liam Thompson</a>, researched by<a href=\"https://twitter.com/LucieEmLewis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Lucie</a> Lewis and produced by<a href=\"https://www.daftdoris.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Daft Doris</a>.</p>","author_name":"Daft Doris"}