Listen to the writers of The San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog and guests of the podcast as they talk about the latest SDCC news, share opinions on the movies, tv shows, comics and more that make up the con, and provide valuable tips and info to make your SDCC experience the best one yet! SDCCBlog.com
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To challenge and rethink our paradigms for understanding society, by applying Reformed theology and philosophy to politics, religion, and culture, in order to encourage individual freedom and responsibility within our own spheres of influence. Mere Liberty is about liberty at its most fundamental core. It’s stripping away the rhetoric that we’ve become accustomed to hearing and challenging the paradigms that face us today. Mere Liberty is not about politics per se, rather it’s about the phil ...
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Big name interviews, and a weekly fix of Friends Round Friday, all in one place! Zoe speaks to some of the world’s most loved movie stars, singer-songwriters, performers, and all-round icons in special one-off interviews exclusive to the Breakfast Show. Plus, there’s all the best bits from a fabulous trio of showbiz guests on Friends Round Friday.
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This Food Thing is hosted by Jemma Richards. Jemma suffered with eating disorders for years. Now she’s out the other side she wants to open up the conversation. In each episode, she invites a special guest to join her to discuss their relationship with food, whether it is easy or less so, and how it affects their behaviour. Jemma takes a light approach but she believes if this area of our lives is skewed, then so is the rest. It’s never just about food. This podcast is a series of conversati ...
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Friends Round Friday... with Bill Bailey, Mel Giedroyc and Harry Hill!
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28:37We say goodbye to Friends Round Friday, with a hilarious trio, a huge trombone and a leaf blower!By BBC Radio 2
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Friends Round Friday... with Jack Whitehall, Diane Morgan and Lloyd Griffith
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28:08There’s talk of proper sausages… salt and vinegar crisps… and being ghosted by Paul Heaton!By BBC Radio 2
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Friends Round Friday... with Michael Fassbender, Susan Wokoma and Trevor Noah
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27:56There's talk of Cheaters, MI5 and... do you make your bed?By BBC Radio 2
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SDConCast 11/23/2024 – SDCC 2025 Open Registration Redo
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2:28:33Let’s try this again! After last month’s Open Registration had issues and ended early, it’s time for the San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Open Registration sale…Part 2, where anyone with a member ID can participate. Will the problems resurface? Will it run smoothly? Tune in and find out. We’ll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog …
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Friends Round Friday... with Jude Law, Kerry Godliman and Luke Evans
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29:39Luke's written his first book, Kerry's run out of Bandwidth... and Jude ruins the magic of 'The Holiday'!By BBC Radio 2
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Overcoming Eating Disorders with Lisa Marie
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48:35Season 8 concludes with Lisa Marie who recently returned to day treatment for anorexia. “I’ll be trying to get a meal deal in my half hour lunch break and half an hour will go by because I’m stood there, staring at everyone else watching them pick out the first sandwich they see. I’m like, should I have this one, should I have that one, what’s got …
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“I can really remember that the relationship with self was difficult. If I trace back to that growing, lovely young girl at 7/8/9 there was a little shift in body shape. I could see she wasn’t happy with herself…. I noticed a lot of self loathing creeping in. I used to really worry. I remember going into her room once and she was hitting her stomac…
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Friends Round Friday... with Damian Lewis, Sara Pascoe and James Norton
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28:18There’s talk of herding sheep… the comedian’s group chat… and late night phone calls!By BBC Radio 2
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Swear jars, Princess Diana and Robert De Niro singing… the world famous comedian pops by to talk about his new psychological thriller ‘Before’ and ‘When Harry Met Sally’. This is when Zoe met Billy!By BBC Radio 2
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Relapsing and Recovery with Prue [Part 2]
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53:55“Initially it didn’t look like a relapse. My frame of mind was, I exercise a lot, I’m in a place where I’m eating well. I feel a lot stronger, physically and mentally. I felt in such a good place I thought I would really like to lose some weight. I just wanted to feel I had some control over my body and the way it looked!” Welcome back to Prue Part…
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Friends Round Friday… with Hugh Bonneville, Alex Hassell and Ellie Taylor
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28:04Hugh jets off to Peru... or does he? Alex reveals more than we bargained for and Ellie’s baby goes wild!By BBC Radio 2
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SDConCast 10/26/2024 – SDCC 2025 Open Registration
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1:16:02Hot off the heels of Returning Registration last month, it’s time for the San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Open Registration sale, where anyone with a member ID can participate. How did it go? Tune in and find out. We discuss the sale as it happens... or doesn't. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we cover the second and (no longer) final badge sale for San …
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Horror movies, tequila shots and mischief… an unmissable interview with the legendary Hugh Grant!By BBC Radio 2
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After her GUTS World Tour arrives on Netflix, there's another chance to hear Zoe's interview with the Grammy-winning pop star from August 2023!By BBC Radio 2
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Inherited Trauma Release Therapy with Jonathan Meenagh
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50:45“We’re not just a product of our parents, but all our ancestors who came before us and what happened to them. We get an inheritance when we’re born into a family, the difficulties, events and patterns of how these people felt. What doesn’t get resolved in a family in the generation it happens is then passed onto the next generation that comes into …
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Friends Round Friday... with Josh Widdicombe, Richard Ayoade and Jacob Collier
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28:21There’s poems that don’t rhyme… a jam to Jingle Bells… and an honest review of Rob Beckett’s new hairstyle!By BBC Radio 2
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Healing Anorexia and Binge Eating Using the Law of Attraction with Amanda Dixon
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46:51Amanda never imagined that she’d ever recover after 25 years of eating disorders and exercise bulimia. “The final turning point was when I had a huge binge one day and was extremely underweight. I went to exercise for four hours. My son was in daycare. I felt so much shame and guilt for eating so much I thought I’m going to make myself throw up. I’…
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Friends Round Friday... with Rick Astley, Daisy May Cooper and Peter Capaldi!
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29:45It’s another Friends Round Friday… Rick’s saying NEVER… Daisy’s getting witchy… and Peter’s putting the bins out.By BBC Radio 2
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Del Boy, Jack Frost, Granville, Pop Larkin… Sir David Jason is responsible for some of the most iconic TV characters. He joins Zoe for a chat about his legendary on-screen career, and his brand new memoir ‘This Time Next Year: A Life Of Positive Thinking’.By BBC Radio 2
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Healing From Abuse and Starvation with Alix Nugent
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49:38Alix was punished with starvation and isolation by some of the nuns at her Catholic Boarding School. “I remember being locked in the attic looking out the window and one of the girls said, there’s Alix. I shouted down, I’ve had no food and these girls who weren’t normally nice to me - they used to call me orphan - opened up their lunch boxes and th…
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Friends Round Friday… with Simon le Bon, Stephen Fry and Jessie and Lennie Ware!
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28:00Simon gets scary, Jessie and Lennie talk the next series of Table Manners... and it’s all Greek to Stephen.By BBC Radio 2
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Anorexia Recovery and Nutritional Wellness with Anne Richardson
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52:48“It was just a sense of not being good enough. Not good enough because I’m a girl and boys are better. At school I wasn’t good enough. I had everything I needed but my house wasn’t good enough. I lived in quite a messy house. A bit dirty really… I remember watching a film about a little girl doing ballet, and I did ballet and she ended up with an e…
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SDConCast 9/21/2024 – SDCC 2025 Returning Registration
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2:14:14It’s that time again, the annual ritual of anxiety. It’s the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for returning attendees. How will it go? Tune in and find out. We’ll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we kick off the first event for San Diego Comic-Con 2025!
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Friends Round Friday with Craig David, Greg Davies and Jenny Eclair!
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29:53Craig's got new music, Greg Davies wants a hug and Jenny Eclair will happily wee in a sink!By BBC Radio 2
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Bulimia and Alcohol Recovery with Ross Beckley
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51:31During the 1980’s Ross grew up in, “quite a chaotic household and bulimia was my bit of privacy. I’d go and lock myself in the bathroom - there was a big ritual around it, eating, feeling overly full and horrible, and then wanting to be sick. But I had the secrecy of the bathroom, like this is my little secret, which fed into the shame.” She felt p…
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Friends Round Friday with Kylie Minogue, Joe Lycett and David Mitchell
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31:40Friends Round Friday is back with a superstar trio of Kylie Minogue, Joe Lycett and David Mitchell! Kylie brings us a new pop treat, Joe gets creative and David WILL NOT DANCE!By BBC Radio 2
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Orri: A Place of Sanctuary, Safety and Shelter with Kerrie Jones
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49:57Kerrie is a leading Psychotherapist in the treatment of eating disorders and the founder and CEO of Orri, the Eating Disorder Treatment Clinic. “I think I knew from the age of twelve or thirteen that I would do something to help people. It felt really, really important to me and I know it’s a bit of a cliché but I always felt like I was somebody pe…
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Overcoming Food and Alcohol Addiction with Victoria Palmer
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49:59Victoria is an award-winning Certified Reiki Master Teacher & Practitioner, Coach, Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, Guide & Moonologer. “I would stop at the garage on the way back from work and buy sandwiches and crisps and chocolate and eat those in the car on my way home. I was in a very destructive relationship at the time. I got bigger and bigge…
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Why Women Struggle to be Embodied with Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray
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58:25Dr Fiona Vera-Gray is one of the UK’S leading feminist academics working on violence against women and girls. She is also the author of Women On Porn, her first book for a mainstream audience. “There’s research that’s been done about how girls' bodily capacity starts to change at around twelve, it’s not to do with puberty, they start to learn to re…
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Another chance to hear when Peter Kay dropped into Wogan House to co-host the Breakfast Show, prior to his huge comeback tour!By BBC Radio 2
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A special treat... an exclusive chat with 'It Ends With Us' star Blake Lively.By BBC Radio 2
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Twenty years since they left Radio 1, Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley join Zoe to celebrate all things Mark and Lard!By BBC Radio 2
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The hilarious James Corden joined Zoe in June 2024, to talk about his starring role in his London play 'The Constituent’ and the return of Gavin and Stacey!By BBC Radio 2
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SDConCast 7/31/2024 – Pack Up The Leftovers And Go Home
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1:16:48Another San Diego Comic-Con is over and we’re doing one more SDConCast to wrap up the 2024 season. We’ll go over the highlights, regular lights, surprises, and possibly some lowlights from SDCC. Join us for a fun and marginally coherent show.
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The pop megastar hosts an exclusive listening party for 'My Oh My', the morning after the Euros semi-final. Plus, she plays Jay's Quiz... on her own terms!By BBC Radio 2
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When Zoe Met… Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman
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17:19Two Hollywood superheroes descend on The Breakfast Show to chat about the new Deadpool and Wolverine film, and plenty more!By BBC Radio 2
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SDConCast 7/16/2024 – Dessert Is A Dish Best Served
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1:31:49The time has come! Welcome to the final episode of SDConCast before we head to San Diego Comic-Con next week. We’re going to cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives as well as answer common questions. Join us for a fun and informative show.
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SDConCast 7/14/2024 – Breaking Down The 2024 Schedule – Part Two
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1:55:18Welcome to a special episode of the 2024 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part Two of our annual “Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule” podcasts. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when t…
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SDConCast 7/12/2024 – Breaking Down The 2024 Schedule – Part One
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2:11:50Welcome to a special episode of the 2024 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part One of our annual “Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule” podcasts. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday, and Friday; give insight and analysis on room…
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Friends Round Friday… with Jenna Coleman, Layton Williams and Cat Burns
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22:30Jenna Coleman arrests Cat Burns, in another hilarious Friends Round Friday!By BBC Radio 2
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SDConCast 7/8/2024 – Goldman Brand Frozen Dinner
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1:44:33This week on the show we are welcoming back television critic Eric Goldman to talk about the TV shows of San Diego Comic-Con; which ones may or may not show up, the likelihood of a return to normal, and more. We’ll also cover all the latest SDCC news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.…
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Friends Round Friday... with Sananda Maitreya, Olivia Dean and DJ Spoony
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23:42It's a Jazz Special... on Friends Round Friday! Sananda Maitreya, Olivia Dean and DJ Spoony join Zoe Ball as we mark this weekend's Love Supreme Festival!By BBC Radio 2
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SDConCast 7/2/2024 – We Didn’t Plan For The Popcorn Bucket War
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1:40:21This week on the show we are joined by two returning special guests. First up we will welcome back Germain Lussier, Senior Reporter covering entertainment for Gizmodo and io9. We’ll talk about the movies of San Diego Comic-Con; which ones may show up, or won’t, and more. Then Tom Vargas from Factory Entertainment will join us to talk about their ex…
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The ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’ singer chats to Zoe ahead of her Pyramid Stage performance at Glastonbury 2024. Hear Cyndi share stories about seeing The Beatles touch down in New York, her musical influences, life before being a star, and how she exploded onto the pop scene in the 80s.By BBC Radio 2
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SDConCast 6/26/2024 – We Want What You’re Cooking
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1:58:04This week on SDConCast we are joined by Ryan Coan, CEO and Founder of Creative Riff, the company that has put together wonderful offsites at San Diego Comic-Con, including Abbott Elementary, Disney Plus, and many years of FX. We’ll talk with him about what it takes to create these activations and events. We’ll also cover all the latest news, exclus…
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Zoe, Richie and Tina take the Breakfast Show to Worthy Farm, and meet Emily Eavis, Nick Grimshaw, James, The Mary Wallopers, Basil Brush, Shaun Keaveny and Maisie Adam!By BBC Radio 2
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Friends Round Friday... with Rob Brydon, Paul Heaton and Johannes Radebe
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27:10A hilarious trio of Rob Brydon, Paul Heaton and Johannes Radebe join Zoe for another Friends Round Friday!By BBC Radio 2
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SDConCast 6/18/2024 – Mix Ingredients For Best Results
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1:51:48This week on SDConCast we are joined by two special guests. Up first will be Rick Geary, award-winning artist and illustrator and creator of the Toucan (“Stan”), the San Diego Comic-Con mascot. Then we’ll be joined by Experience Level Entertainment (XLE Productions), the company behind last year’s “Best Party at SDCC”, to discuss this year’s themed…
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Friends Round Friday... with Boy George, Meghan Trainor and Kit Harington
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24:26Boy George celebrates his birthday on Friends Round Friday, alongside Meghan Trainor and Kit Harington.By BBC Radio 2
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SDConCast 6/11/2024 – Seasoned Just Right
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1:25:32This week on SDConCast we are joined by Maija Gates, current Event Director at ReedPop and former CCI Chief Experience Officer who also worked in Industry Registration, Talent Relations, and more in her 22 years with Comic-Con International. We’ll talk with her about what it’s like working for, and growing up in, the world of conventions. We’ll als…
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