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November 5, 2025 39 mins

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Welcome to The Useless Hotline hosted by Max Balegde and George Clarke. A place to send your queries and dilemmas no matter how big, small, weird, or embarrassing. We can’t guarantee good advice or that you will leave a changed person, but we can guarantee that this is a useless hotline.


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00:00 Kicking Things Off (and Dealing with Tech Chaos)

02:54 Health Scares and Random Life Struggles

05:49 Dance Outfits and Performance Disasters

08:37 Vegas Madness and Gambling Gone Wrong

11:23 What Gambling Taught Us (Yes, Really)

12:19 The Rollercoaster of Vegas Wins and Losses

15:24 Wild Encounters in Sin City

16:56 Celebrity Spotting — Our Brush with Fame

18:38 Beating Self-Doubt on the Strictly

20:49 The Pressure of Song Choice

24:02 Competition Life: Finding the Right Style

27:25 The Art of Moving Without Looking Weird

28:37 Dealing with Being Watched Constantly

29:32 When Privacy Isn’t Private Anymore

31:43 The Messy Morals of Paparazzi Culture

33:24 Meeting Fans and Feeling the Love

34:50 The Crumbl Cookie Situation Is Crazy

37:23 What’s Coming Next on The Useless Hotline


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