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'Hold the Line'

Season 3, Ep. 10

Once again our intrepid HAALO podcast team, tell it how it is, including:


Is 3i/Atlas a comet or a spaceship?

Why are ‘peas’ no longer ‘green’, and what do two staircases have to do with it?

Who said ‘give construction the tools and we will build the future’ – it certainly isn’t Rachel?

How did ‘The Line’ become just a ‘dot’?

How not to tackle EV fires – Fred finds out?

What are the latest BSR stats – Peter gets on his soapbox yet again?


The return of Simon!


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