The Keep Dancing Podcast

There’s been a lot of Events in the Strictly Universe and I guess we ought to podcast about it? It’s the second year of our Casting Predictions game, which we tried to get in before it was rendered entirely moot. Topics include: - Expressive noises - The Eastender is selected - Heads & Tails https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRY4otrYCJI - Are Icedancers Ringers? - Hot Mic Risk Factors - Naming Areas If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at https://totallyflagulous.etsy.com where there’s Strictly and Snooker and Football and Taskmaster and Christmas number one stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

Ellie, Asha and AJ get together to enjoy some festive specials of Strictly and Sewing Bee. None of it matters and there’s an extended trifle metaphor for you to enjoy. Also discussed: - A Paul Chuckle update - All the news that’s fit to repeat - Sewing Bee is Strictly adjacent and we love it - There’s so much podcast overlap this Christmas - Cheese - Make things! - The Lemmy version of Run Run Rudolph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxl3Jx6Zn9c f you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at https://totallyflagulous.etsy.com where there’s Strictly and Taskmaster and Christmas number one stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

It’s the Grand Finale, time to review the winners and the people who won without winning. Ellie is joined by a bumper crop of pod friends - AJ, Asha, Ewan, Elliot, Jo and Mark. Do *you* remember Icons Week? Also discussed: - Amber’s LinkedIn profile - A totally out of context DWTS Italy update - We bloody love Alexis and her core muscles - Masculinities in Strictly - Femininities in Strictly - Release the numbers, cowards - Change is coming but it’s ok Tour & other recommendations: - Go to the Strictly tour for all this year’s faves and Layton too! - Amber is going to be Elle Woods in Legally Blonde - La Voix is going to be Miss Hannigan in Annie - Vito is teaching around the country! - Lewis and Katya are teaching in Hartlepool? If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at https://totallyflagulous.etsy.com where there’s Strictly and Taskmaster and Christmas number one stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

It's semi-final week, and it's time for our celebrities to bring two dances to the dancefloor to gather enough points to get to next week's grand final. AJ has baton to conduct Asha, Elliot and Ewan as the music plays and a ticket to the show dance is within reach. Also discussed - Sexy toilet lady covers. - Double bubble Bublé trouble. - Theatre person or TV person. - One for Carlos, one for me. - George discovers his greatest enemy yet... a table. If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at totallyflagulous.etsy.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

The first real crying pod of the series as we lose the last of our ‘nailed on finalists’ (we were wrong, we’re always wrong) and we’re not ok. But can we make sense of why it all went down like that? Ellie is joined by Asha, Vikki, Ewan and Jo to find out. Also discussed: - We’re stanning Alexis the Fantom? - A toddler playing snooker - Voter katamari calculations - Televote suppression tactic checklist - Star showcase vs ensemble chaos - A lift we didn’t care for - Stop censoring the ladies doing murders If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at https://totallyflagulous.etsy.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

The instant dance crashes through the podcast and takes out a definitely not injured (right?) fave. Ellie is joined by Milly, Elliot, Mark and a special guest mini-lecture on variety from Ewan. Elliot’s audio is better than last time he was on, but please forgive the odd bit of hiss. Also discussed: - That time when JoJo saved a cat - George’s YouTube views - <3 Katya <3 - Dave Arch did what to Gaga - Gilkison’s week off - <3 Karen <3 - Dubious iconicity status of Proud Mary? - Who’s going to win? (Spoilers: we don’t know) - Instant dance conspiracy theories - If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at https://totallyflagulous.etsy.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

Keep Dancing Podcast S10 E10: Paul Chuckle Up Front We bid farewell to game-changing avatar of light entertainment, La Voix. Ellie is joined by Asha, AJ, and Ewan to comment on the Blackpool rock of it all. Also discussed: - Our hand in production - What is there even to say about a really good dance? - Who can’t drive a Lexus? - A modest proposal re: Strictly 2026 - Another count of the total people who enjoyed Crime Traveller - A great week for the wlw - Big soppy au revoir for La Voix If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at https://totallyflagulous.etsy.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

Keep Dancing Podcast S10 E9: Deep In The Spreadsheets Blackpool Qualification week was lovely, but it’s been rapidly overtaken by events. DIVA DOWN! PRAYER CIRCLE ROUND LA VOIX! Ellie is joined by a super size panel of AJ, Milly, Asha, Mark, Vikki and Jo to cast the runes. - Crowning the bottom two diva of all divas - Graph chat - An allegation about axe murderers in the Home Counties - Jay & Danny Mac reminiscences - Taking Alexis to British tat shops: a dream - DWTS discourse - Another stunning moment of redaction - A George Formby impression If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at https://totallyflagulous.etsy.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

KDP S10 E8: Not One Of The Big Weeks by The Keep Dancing Podcast

Ellie has gone missing! Elliot hosts the annual scream into the void about the nature of Strictly Halloween, with Asha, Milly and Ewan for moral support. Also discussed: - The lighting (cursed) - Some of the arrangements (cursed) - La Voix wrestling control of the narrative - La Voix wrestling control of the whole show tbh - Kaz Carney being very gender in a flat cap - What the future could have looked like If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at https://totallyflagulous.etsy.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

Keep Dancing Podcast S10 E6: If Dolly Can Do It Icons Week continues to make us go HMM. Ellie is joined by Elliot, AJ, Ewan and Asha to react to the news that Tessbot is going to version 2.0 at the end of the series and Claud is going to be spending more time in fingerless gloves. Also discussed: - Johnny Cash in thigh high leather boots - Mind-blowing Bob Mackie fact source https://www.patreon.com/posts/marilyns-dress-125555021 - The tie-break rules and their origin story - Rufus Hound, a reminder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvodRB4cLsc&list=RDWvodRB4cLsc&start_radio=1 - A modest proposal about Blackpool - Who has yet to cha cha? - Yeah just give it La Voix, why not If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

Once more we record and breaking news happens! We all hope Stefan’s calf gets better quickly and that he has a lovely dance with Gail. In other news, we had an unthemed week… but nobody told La Voix. Ellie is joined by Ewan, Elliot, Mark, Milly and Asha to pick holes in it all. Also discussed: - A bit of proper gender studies stuff about the Pygmalion narratives - Milly’s annual reminder to watch the dances without the audio once - How to get your own fringed trousers and why maybe you shouldn’t - When things are just Singing In The Rain - A modest proposal re: Couple’s Choice - La Voix as truth-bearing court jester If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

Cinema is dead, everything is either television or a musical! Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha, Milly, Mark and Ewan to pop the bluray of obsolescence into the player of Strictly. Also discussed: - Movies week: Less cursed than usual but also more forced? - Does the show need to have more confidence in itself? - George’s apparent lack of trauma - Ellie’s big George related reveal - Things 1st Year Strictly Pros have to learn - Studio Choom! https://www.youtube.com/@STUDIOCHOOM - A robust defence of Thunderbirds - Who is in the ‘Winner’s Slot’? - Down’s Syndrome Barbie https://ndss.org/barbie-ndss - A Watershed Clarification Cynthia Erivo was here also. If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

Eliminations begin in Strictly, but will the Paul Chuckle Update survive? Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha, Elliot, Ewan, Milly, Mark and Vikki to engage in dance themed chat. We had a problem with the recording which means the volumes for the last few sections is a bit off but everything is still there, bear with us xxx. Also we’ve got a new feed for Keep Baking and Keep Watching: Taskmaster over here! https://soundcloud.com/keep-watching-podcast/tracks Also discussed: - An alternative funding mechanism for the BBC - La Voix dismantling the format - The joy of not being exposed to current music - Lewis: pretend to be worse at dancing for a bit - Multiple references to Traitors for some reason? - Results show tinkering not so good like - A retro Thunderbirds grudge - A stealth showreel for Ballas! The musical - Tyne-related additions to the Forbidden Strictly playlist If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

We welcome all our dancers to the competitive part of the series, those we knew about already and those who have come as something of a surprise. Ellie is joined by AJ, Elliot, Vikki, Mark and Ewan to update you on all that and Paul Chuckle. Also discussed: - Hurrah for Amber and all the swings that keep the show on the road - (Another?) dramatic reading of La Bamba - <3 <3 Harry <3 <3 - People are being weird about Dianne being pregnant - Kicking! - It’s time to watch Tom Holland Umbrella again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-exSvB7Q - Seth McFarlane sings Sinatra, yes that one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xobDwKT5KYk - Links en rechts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8yCe0CDgV4 - The new dancer’s guide to how much content you need in a routine - Patter: we love it - Brucie and Norman Wisdom at the Palladium https://youtu.be/TAN4YV3_NdE?si=8wHq6nmiQsiG_XS- - Sissal does a Paso doble https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPFBGSjgLCG/?igsh=MWhuNHU4OTY0cDZ4bQ== - EVEN MORE KICKING! If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

It’s finally here, the Strictly launch show! We meet our pairs and try to work out how they’re going to get on. It’s 100% vibes based! Ellie is joined by Ewan, AJ, Asha, Elliot and Mark to revel in it all. We recorded this the day before the news about Dani’s ankle came out. UGH so sorry Dani, rest up queen x Also discussed: - Who won’t be dancing to the Book of Mormon - In Bed With The Right on MLMs https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-81-mlm-nation-with-bridget-read/id1696774612?i=1000713213383 - Local government is important! - The BBC’s legally distinct dating app - Who wants a job on Countryfile? - We literally do not care if Lewis is a ringer - Pete and Jowita’s showdance exists! - The Paul Chuckle Protocol continues (somewhere in here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002j7gm) - The film trailer we’re talking about https://youtu.be/3AHwNkf4_QI - GOLD DUST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVHW5ISfXp0 If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s things and also stuff Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

Attention citizens! Do not look directly into the brown tulle vortices! It’s the grand final and Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha, Ariadne and Elliot to congratulate all our finalists. Also discussed: - Glasgow undergraduate unwise fashion spotting - In-depth chat about French seam failure modes - Órla’s ‘flowers’ - Caz’s early trompe l’oeil Mac - Eurovision Cosplay Memories - The Bee supporting ungendered clothing - Ariadne’s Alternative Montage https://ariadnereviews.com/2025/09/17/sewing-bee-2025-the-final-youre-just-layering-buttholes/#more-58272 If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff! Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

We gather to commemorate on of the great crash outs of our time. Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha and Milly to dissect a 1920s themed semi-final shock boot for the ages. Also discussed: - We are pro-wool for everything except sportswear - The uncanny valley of pattern matching - Barnsley Market (AGAIN) and the late lamented People Tree - Hansi Sturm and the Eldorado https://adventuresintimeandgender.org/stories/the-club-history/ - Vintage machine challenge and a skills test proposition - Extensive discourse on The Edit If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s things and also stuff Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

Everything continues to be FINE just FINE in Strictlyland (another kerfuffle broke between us recording this and me fixing the edit) and we’re going to try to prepare you for it. Topics: - Yay Alex Kingston! - Who is short? - Who is just a guy? - The winner of our Low Low Scoring Predictions game - The Ultimate GirlDad - Saluting Comrade La Voix - Recommendation to watch Round The Twist - Hearteyes for Harry <3<3 - The Paul Chuckle Protocol has been engaged If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s things and also stuff Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

AJ, Asha and Jo don their aprons and dive into the UK’s favourite cake-based entertainment show for the first time! Featuring: - A plea for Fifteens sponsorship - The Yeastie Boy fanclub assembles - The producers plot arc goldmine - Technical Discourse - Hassan’s radioactive hedgehog - A Dead Nan record! Show links: Fifteens recipe https://www.tastesfromtheroad.com/post/fifteens-from-northern-ireland Jessika/Oliver Klozoffe Insta https://www.instagram.com/jesssssikka/ Blue Peter Tracy Island https://www.bbc.co.uk/videos/c511wey54g4o Jacob’s Ladder Edinburgh https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jacobs-ladder Bob Ross Joy of Painting https://www.youtube.com/@bobross_thejoyofpainting/playlists Buy Ellie’s Strictly/Eurovision things! https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/totallyflagulous Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Keep Watching Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

Smell the celluloid! It’s Movie Week! Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha, Elliot and Milly for a cinematic spectacle like no other. It’s certainly got more gussets than your average. Also discussed: - The Yellow Submarine film - Iron everything. Give them time to iron everything. - Ruby Tandon’s essay on Bake Off https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/inside-the-world-of-the-great-british-bake-off - A red carpet IS NOT THE SAME as an after party - Excellent times in Folklore Corner https://caribbeanhistoryarchives.blogspot.com/2011/08/trinidads-folklore-and-legends.html - The Golden Thread https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-golden-thread/kassia-st-clair/9781473659056 If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s things and also stuff Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

“Yes, but is it art?”, we ask as we sift through another batch of garments. Ellie is joined by Asha and Milly for a podcast which, believe it or not, has actually had the hyper-specific anecdotes edited out. Also discussed: - Reality skill TV alumni going on other reality skill shows - More gathering?! - Vorticism! https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/v/vorticism - The Golden Hare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade_%28book%29 - Deep Gaynor discourse - Art class shirt memories - Avian perch strategies - Neighbourhood Threat https://theneighbourhoodthreat.co.uk/ - A 1960s anecdote - The Bag If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s things and also stuff Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

The Sewing Bee reaches the traditional Small Mannequin Destruction point of Kids Week! Why is small so difficult? Also discussed: - The wider world of adaptive clothing - The brand semiotics of children’s prints - Gaynor’s sensible grandkids - Memphis Design https://thedesigngesture.com/memphis-design/ - Don’t let them have the trim unless you’re prepared for the consequences - Lifestyle cowboys CONTENT WARNING: Dutch people dressed in First Nations ceremonial gear in varying levels of respectfulness https://www.vice.com/en/article/western-experience-brabanthallen-netherlands-sabine-rovers-photography-876/ - Childhood ambition lightning round (nothing surprising) - Managing iron-ons (SEW THEM) - Elton John has many bangers, VPN it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2kjl8ARK2Q&ab_channel=ManOnTheMars - Jfc the absolute state of the entity currently in government - Make things from IKEA tablecloths! - Two (2) pieces of genuinely good advice - https://neotrims.com/product/snap-popper-tape-ribbon-press-stud-fastening-trim-2-5cms-spacing-distance-8-colors-pastels-brights-black-or-white/ - If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s things and also stuff Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

It’s Reduce, Reuse, Recylce week; and when the regular host is away, the class will play… AJ is joined by Ariadne, Asha, and Ewan to decide just how many reusable items makes something reused. Also discussed. - Colin Baker’s sartorial choices. - The politics of luxury communism. - Who’s holding the munch. - Finding an extra five inches. - I wish it could be Christmas another day. - and more… If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s things and also stuff Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

Korean week is here and we’re talking…. hat. Ellie is joined by Asha, Ariadne, Meg, Milly and Elliot to get that stitch well and truly in the ditch. Also discussed: - Novello’s Hat - The concept of Hallyu, which I learned about in Civ 6 - Constructing tubes technique chat - Should the party be also in the back? - Challenge variety weirdness - Go on, we’ll watch Kpop Demon Hunters - Treat yourself: Kate Bush drag show - How *is* Chaos Suzie? V&A Hanbok essay https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/hanbok-traditional-korean-dress If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s things and also stuff Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

We’re feeling iconic! It goes wrong almost immediately as we consider the semiotic journey of the wrap dress, invent Chintzpunk and develop an explicable grudge. Ellie is joined by Asha, Ariadne, Milly, Meg and Elliot to complain about fabric. Also discussed: - Walkaway dress pattern challenge reminiscences - Lamé, you say? - Sides - Trinny & Susanna & Trin-E & Zu-Zana - Chintzpunk interlude - A tremendous story about a nipple - A tremendous story about Victorian knickers - Versace vs Millennials: nah? - Made to measure budget discourse - Treat yourself: google “versace archive” and any year from the 80s - Make Patrick do Strictly for our entertainment If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s things and also stuff Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

Ellie and the Keep Sewing Crew are joined by An American, BEN! (@benmsmith.com‬ on Bluesky) to discuss Sports week with its hat-based eye crimes and stretch fabric hubris. Topics discussed: - Bagging out - Minty abomination away kits at Euro 2025 - Italy we are particularly disappointed with you - Devolved nation status for Yorkshire - Surprisingly technical hat chat - Cycling top logistics linguistics - Is Kit going to walk it? - Class dialectic in sports selection for the made to measure - A very detailed discussion of curling footwear - The proper way to alter some shorts - Busoms discourse - Are modern torsos longer than in the past? If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s things and also stuff Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

The Keep Dancing Podcast crew return to play a low scoring game of 'Predict who will be in the 2025 Strictly cast'. If you’d like to play along at home, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s things and also stuff Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

Ellie and the BIGGEST POD GANG EVER (possibly?) convene to ask each other if they wear clothes. Are ruffle blouses too difficult? Are circle skirts too round? WHAT CONSTITUTES A PLEAT? These and other questions will be asked. No answers will be given. Also discussed: - Tilly and the Buttons https://www.tillyandthebuttons.com/ - Fabric selection as a reality TV trap - The least outrageous transformation challenge in living memory - Show us the judging rubric please - Novello, high fashion big money icon of mystery - Ellie’s idea for the transformation challenge (with pockets) - Orla’s mind-warping geometrical triumph - Hot pleating content https://www.instagram.com/pleat/ - Ziggy Scarfdust https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ellielabelle/ziggy-scarfdust - At least one of us learned what a peplum is If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s things and also stuff Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

AJ is joined by Asha, Ellie, Jo, Mark and Martin for the final dive into the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show! Featuring: Murder bin day etiquette H&S in the country park A new niche life drawing idea Fizzy coleslaw trauma An epic Podmaster final showdown! Show links: That Liz Truss Rumour https://wegotthiscovered.com/celebrities/what-is-the-liz-truss-collar-conspiracy/ Stevie’s TM debrief post https://www.instagram.com/p/DLuJcxtIrfA/?img_index=1 John Kearns’s sand betrayal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEdmIgck3AU Bobby Davro stocks accident https://www.shortlist.com/news/the-day-bobby-davro-fell-in-the-stocks Adam and Joe Quantum of Solace theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6CoNUE5Zho The new Sewing Bee contestants! https://www.prima.co.uk/leisure/tv-and-film/a65331893/great-british-sewing-bee-contestants/ Buy Ellie’s Strictly/Eurovision things! https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/totallyflagulous Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Keep Watching Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

AJ is joined by Asha, Ellie, Joe, Mark and Martin to examine the penultimate episode of the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show! Featuring: Decolonialising the BM with jelly Anticarceral loos A racy Back To The Future remake Nish Kumar’s new mannequin-based home Pipe Beast live at the Fringe A Big Bodyform Conspiracy Proscribed Monologues Show links: Jason’s food poisoning https://www.instagram.com/p/DLcKgq3oF8x/?img_index=1 Scottish drawer porridge https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2497753/the-broons-put-it-in-a-drawer-why-porridge-is-the-great-scottish-staple-that-has-survived-the-test-of-time/ Taskmaster house lore https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/channel-4-taskmaster-location-taskmaster-21651426 Jason and Nish dressed as each other https://www.facebook.com/groups/celebratingbritishandirish/posts/430887643384965/ Funnybones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnybones Free sanitary products in Scotland https://www.mygov.scot/free-period-products Mat on gender and kids https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/pink-not-just-for-girls-november-2015 Word game outtake https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pftrbx1w7lc Bonekickers https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1148181/ Heated disposable eye mask https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heating-Lavender-Warming-Relieve-Fatigue/dp/B0CZNZ3WCF The Horne Section tour https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/the-horne-section Basil Brush at Glastonbury Taskmaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzIhSucRudc Aisling Bea tour https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/aisling-bea Buy Ellie’s Strictly/Eurovision things! https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/totallyflagulous Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Keep Watching Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

KWP S2 E8: Nonbinary Hobbits AJ is joined by Asha, Ellie, Ewan, Mark and Martin to pick apart the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show! Featuring: Good Housekeeping pelvic exerciser update A bowling steward’s enquiry A plea for hobby-based sponsorship Sapphic Witch King fangirling Figurative masturbation as class allegory Mark’s Turner Prize entries Show links: Rosie and her sister on ‘juices’ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLLH410shcZ/ Stevie on Mitchell and Webb’s new sketch show https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/mitchell-webb-reunite-sketch-show-channel-4-newsupdate/ Open University TV shows 70s https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmReokL5y-R-Mghk88VsoMSUhniPvDSbP Sophie Aldred Search Out Science https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_NlEHOgGaEHEfZKCuALzaWD3zR5UTEoi Horrible Science https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0026y0p/horrible-science Look Around You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBaVwwuErmU Jason interview https://pvguide.substack.com/p/hed-i-feel-like-my-best-mode-is-chaos Phil Wang’s jumpsuit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1yyQcvgUvk Glasgow’s Miles Better https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/glasgow-miles-better-advertising-campaign-14987070 Buy Ellie’s Strictly/Eurovision things! https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/totallyflagulous Support AJ’s GoFundMe! https://gofund.me/48297356 If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Keep Watching Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

AJ is joined by Asha, Ellie, Ewan, Jo, Mark and Martin to fill the leaky hot take bucket on the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show! Featuring: MI5’s role in the Big Crisp conspiracy Podcaster bag content Some very niche magazine chat Shout out to Northern Mam Humour A plea for Olympics spoon-fencing A new Keep Watching Podcast mascot! Show links: Rube Goldberg machines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pixh1vrogjE Bill and Ted Circle K https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FbYcu5NhtQ Ben Fogle on Taskmaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTBsWYTa4JA 118 118 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZw87CSV-o4 Ski Sunday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOEO_fgG3-I Apollo gift of prophecy meme https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/apollos-gift-of-prophecy-dodgeball TM editors YT chat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1vfmU9uSOw Button Moon spoonfolk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq7LmpeYARo Please support AJ’s powerlift challenge! https://gofund.me/48297356 And buy things at Ellie’s shop! https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/totallyflagulous If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Keep Watching Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

KWP May Round-Up: The Existential Horror of Rylan Is your show In Crisis? Would you know? Is it even a real thing? Ellie is joined by AJ,Asha, Ewan and Mark to chat about the choicest chunks of content. Also… introducing the concept of being Star Wars Straight Edge Kidfluencers https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81728889 Welcome to Planet Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6OzezkCzoI&ab_channel=VHSTRADERS Matlock https://www.cbs.com/shows/matlock/ Doctor Who in crisis? https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0gglvqn/doctor-who?seriesId=p0gglvqn-structural-3-m0029db6 I cannot find the piece of BSG meta that I read on Livejournal, I mean, it was 20 years ago, give me a break Strictly Come Dancing in crisis? https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006m8dq/strictly-come-dancing The Eurovision Song Contest in crisis https://escinsight.com/2025/05/20/eurovision-song-contest-basel-2025-televote-irregularities-broadcaster-question/ ITVRetro has Press Gang! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkDQN1To_Us&ab_channel=ITVRetro Goodbye Lenin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NaPk07eyAU&ab_channel=AmberBindra Years & Years https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80219056 Lazarus https://www.channel4.com/programmes/lazarus Visit your local arcade! Retrodome, Barnsley https://retrodome.co.uk/ If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where the May proceeds of the tea towels go to Medical Aid for Palestinians https://www.map.org.uk/ Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

AJ is joined by Asha, Ewan and Mark to pick apart the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show! Featuring: Fatiha’s brat top energy Easyjet dead dog policies Release the 233 Question Cut! JB Martzoukas Roofers Extraordinaire A plea for Baynton folk horror Scatological credits Show links: Matt’s Instagram Williams Syndrome auction https://www.instagram.com/p/DKkEeyFIVQv/?img_index=1 Bodyform https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwpp-THRH-4 80s PIFs https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL39Mln029cB1MKI2GH_MtA67eqzPBIJQ4 The Witchfinder General https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6AmG8AufkM Guy Montgomery’s Guymont Spelling Bee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQztsFJFWlQ MST3K https://www.youtube.com/@MST3K AJ’s powerlift challenge GoFundMe https://gofund.me/48297356 Ellie’s TotallyFlagulous shop https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/totallyflagulous If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Keep Watching Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

KWP S2 E5: All Roads Lead To Alan AJ is joined by Asha, Ewan, Mark and Martin (plus Jo in absentia) to pick apart the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show! Featuring: Bishcourse Alan Bennett’s Taskmaster Some A-level English revision tips More BBC road trip suggestions An artistic depiction of AJ’s breakdown MORSE CHAOS Show links: Send glitter to your enemies https://www.glitterretribution.co.uk/ Frasier painting episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saDZ2Ua4PUQ Alan Davies Wow Monster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBgtDJPYGcI Rob Brydon takes on Alan Bennett’s Fill Me In https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMsxs-ENfxc Chappell Roan by Alan Bennett https://www.tiktok.com/@rhizzwhizz/video/7435320000526781728 Dale Winton’s Hole in the Wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOTLKQAHIPg Joe Lycett’s book https://www.waterstones.com/book/parsnips-buttered/joe-lycett/9781473640436 If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Keep Watching Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

KWP TM E4: VISCOUNTESS MINCY TIPTOE-WALKER AJ is joined by Asha, Ellie, Ewan, Mark and Martin for an especially unhinged exploration of the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show! Featuring: A big cock debate The perfect museum heist guide Mannequin graveyard analysis Teen movie pitch corner Fond Front Ham memories A surprise podcaster race! Show links: Alex leg chat https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8PP0wXUfcZY 321 Dusty Bin https://retro-hen.com/2019/02/10/nostalgic-quiz-show-3-2-1-featuring-ted-rogers-dusty-bin/ Crodino https://www.crodino.com/en-gb/ Stevie’s Bluesky/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/5teviem/ https://bsky.app/profile/5teviem.bsky.social Stevie’s Fringe show https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/stevie-martin-clout S19 outtakes YT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z92Y_lGyjM If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Keep Watching Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

KWP TM E3: A GAGGLE OF AIRBAGS AJ is joined by Asha, Jo, Mark, with Ellie, Ewan and Martin in absentia and guest-starring a random blackbird, to pick apart the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show! Featuring: Disco lighthouse tips Passenger princess etiquette Fatiha’s murder plans An ill-advised Channel 5 show suggestion Special guest Dylan Thomas Podmaster task steward’s enquiry CHAOS Show links: Mat Baynton loo light outtake https://www.youtube.com/shorts/42-2aZj2Gqc Vitalite ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4kOj5MZlg8 S5 E2 featuring a luminous paint task https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx-L48koQY4 Electro Velvet Waffles Remix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDZFMClmP24 Michael Ball One Step Out Of Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUnwo8etJ_o Fatiha Batman outtake https://www.youtube.com/shorts/54wBf1B9Mgw Talking Pictures TV, home of Batman https://talkingpicturestv.co.uk/ If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Keep Watching Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

KWP TM E2: DON’T FURK YOUR PHALANX AJ is joined by Asha, Ellie and Mark (plus Ewan and Martin all the way from Switzerland) to yeet the hot take grape into the podcast air on the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show! Featuring: The Live Laugh Love Axis Oppidans Wall Game deep dive Stevie’s Pee Arc Reithian Corner The first Podmaster task results! Show links: After The Screaming Stops https://inews.co.uk/culture/bros-after-the-screaming-stops-the-20-most-wtf-moments-in-the-years-best-documentary-240541 Louane, Maman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPTj6zXsTMA Stevie Martin’s tour https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/stevie-martin-tickets/artist/5563854 70s PIF vibes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZWD2sDRESk Richard Herring’s Bible memory trick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ur2jyfcd8Y Bertha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH5j6f_PQbY AirPod hearing aids hack https://hackaday.com/2024/11/15/bypassing-airpods-hearing-aid-georestriction-with-a-faraday-cage/ If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Keep Watching Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

KWP TM E1: A Little Bit Of Dirt Never Killed Anyone AJ is joined by Asha, Ewan and Mark to pick apart the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin-filled reality show! Featuring: Everyone vs Jason Mantzoukas GoggleMaster Look and Read Nostalgia Corner AO3 Roundup New vegetable-based Pokemon CHAOS RAISINS Podcaster Task of the Week! Episode links: Equinox opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjKRjiIssQg Look and Read: Through The Dragon’s Eye https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqvuC-1LWuOAeRWKRcBGb8oiPG3bkW7HK Geordie Racer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To277KvvJqc Red Dwarf Backwards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-iZT3O2TKE MB Crossbows and Catapults https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2129/crossbows-and-catapults Derek in The Good Place https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBnfziw1IhM The shop: https://totallyflagulous.etsy.com If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Keep Watching Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha and Mark to discuss what we’re watching to cheer ourselves up amidst The Current Circumstances. Ellie is also joined by a creaky chair and cat. It’s cosy! Like murder! Things mentioned: - Black Mirror, passim https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/70264888 - Charlie Brooker’s games writing https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_20_November_1994/page/n105/mode/2up - Baldur’s Gate 3 https://baldursgate3.game/ - The Red Dwarf theory of sci fi - The Divorce Insurance https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-Divorce-Insurance/0LBMCDQYTTDDWA6FI1ZL39YVFV - The Loch https://www.itv.com/watch/the-loch/2a3969 - Fyne Ales https://www.fyneales.com/ - Loch Fyne Oyster Bar https://www.lochfyne.com/oyster-bar - Inverary Jail https://www.inverarayjail.co.uk/ - Interior Design Masters https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0007mmw/interior-design-masters-with-alan-carr - Glow Up https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p071fs3c/glow-up-britains-next-makeup-star - Holly Off Of Interior Design Masters has a shop https://theneighbourhoodthreat.co.uk/ - The Genius Game https://www.itv.com/watch/the-genius-game/10a5133/10a5133a0001 - Doctor Who: Blink https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074gpl - David Tennant: The Assembly https://www.itv.com/watch/the-assembly/10a6350 - Casanova https://www.amazon.com/Casanova/dp/B0D8K5FCDR - Andor https://www.disney.co.uk/disney-plus/series/andor - The general concept of Irn bru - The Sarah Jane Adventures - Two Point Museum https://www.twopointstudios.com/en/games/two-point-museum - If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

KWP S1 E12: An Unknowable Enigma AJ is joined by Asha, Jo, Mark and Martin to review the grand final and look back at the second series! Featuring: Some better star prizes The Millennial Nostalgia Hour Ol’ Horse Legs Gladiator of the Series A Butlins Electro Surprise The Big Gladiators Quiz! Episode links: Stars In Their Eyes Shirley Bassey performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn3h3gwlKRg Electric Avenue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxep-9BQ6Uo 321 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90wBwE1kw1g Basil Fawlty attacks his car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n77eoOfRPE Jodie’s coal-carrying world record https://www.instagram.com/p/DIjkkBtIZVj/?img_index=1 If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Brand-new Strictly teatowels are available! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listi ng/837928883/new-design-every-strictly-result-ever Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

KWP S1 E11: Sometimes VAR Is Just A Bitch AJ is joined by Asha, Jo, Mark and Martin to examine the last semifinal and look forward to the grand final! Featuring: Scurrilous podcaster rumours! A new northern food truck suggestion The VAR klaxon The ACL injury to ‘fund women’s football’ pipeline The tinfoil influence of arts and crafts lesbians ‘Gladiator’ of the Week Episode links: The ACL Effect https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/longform/2023/7/19/acl-injuries-womens-football-world-cup Viper AKA Quang Luong visiting Moulin Rouge https://www.instagram.com/p/DICXqOotchL/ The Flying Fish https://www.thorpepark.com/explore/theme-park/rides/flying-fish/ Sonic XL https://arcadespot.com/game/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-xl/ Fury training with her tyre and grandad https://www.instagram.com/p/DIHCZtXo5lM/ Fury training with her dad for the Coal Carrying Championships https://www.instagram.com/p/DIJaGY5INyb/ Breaking Dad S6 https://www.itv.com/watch/bradley-and-barney-walsh-breaking-dad/2a5906/2a5906a0035 If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Brand-new Strictly teatowels are available! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listi ng/837928883/new-design-every-strictly-result-ever Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

KWP March Round-up: Better Than Babylon 5 Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha and Mark for a cerebral, historical voyage into television. Also we discuss Reacher. Items discussed: - Farscape https://www.youtube.com/@FarscapeOfficial - Australians in Space 🥰 - The Devil’s Arithmetic https://youtu.be/UjzRSrOZfjc?si=nVmERat2UmTiyBW6 - That Sinking Feeling https://archive.org/details/that-sinking-feeling_202312 - BBC Le Carré adaptation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Tailor_Soldier_Spy_(TV_series) - Reacher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reacher_(TV_series) https://www.amazon.co.uk/REACHER-TV-SEASON-01/dp/B09MKZP259 - Chess Masters https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0028x4d/chess-masters-the-endgame - Cheating at chess https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/chess-sex-toy-cheating-scandal-explained-world-no-1-magnus-carlsen-hans-niemann-in-wild-sports-controversy/ - Cross https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0D6XC3DQC - Black Mirror https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/70264888 - Descent Into The Maelstrom https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8264488 If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

AJ is joined by Asha, Mark, Martin and newcomer Jo to discuss more hot semifinal action! Featuring: Fantasy Gladiator panto casting Yeetgate That Locker Room Showmance (featuring ill-advised SFX) Soft Play Bionic Barney’s villain arc Amanda of the Rovers Show links: Comic Relief sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF0NMJQhHXE Strictly Comic Relief sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmmFmnWmr4A Giant on his scooter https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9sAutSlEOPQ American Gladiators S7 opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBpCldX6WgY Chillin’ With Ice https://www.youtube.com/@chillinwithice Danish Gladiators https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHWWpP6AOo4 Kamelåså https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykj3Kpm3O0g Fury’s HSBC Insta piece https://www.instagram.com/p/DHa5hGxI2mE/ If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Brand-new Strictly teatowels are available! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listi ng/837928883/new-design-every-strictly-result-ever

AJ, Asha and Mark examine the UK’s favourite lycra-clad athletics-based pantomime, this time through the power of poetry… Featuring: Poetry Corner with Apollo Steel’s after-dark GoPro Phantom’s Philosophy Corner Nitro’s nightmare knits Athena’s Art Attack Les Gladiateurs Français Show links: French Gladiators intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxT4ms1n7yA Comic Relief sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOd0mEBlvsg Dynamite’s single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLgkO0xl7Jw Dynamite and Apollo duet https://www.instagram.com/p/DCPfaTUsvuE/ Giant and his scooter https://www.instagram.com/p/DHMNOJxoZCh/ If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Brand-new Strictly teatowels are available! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listi ng/837928883/new-design-every-strictly-result-ever Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

KWP February Round-up: We Just Want To Watch The Thing Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha and Mark for a surprise family friendly themed round up of what we’ve been watching in February. Topics covered: - Mallory Towers https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0872dbq/malory-towers - The boarding school books of Enid Blyton - The Faraway Tree Movie! - Cobra Kai https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81002370 - Cobra Kai fandom on tumblr - Netflix moneymaking BS behind drop schedules - MONKEY! https://archive.org/details/monkey_202211 - The shocking yet obvious conclusion of the Pottery Thrown Down https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-great-pottery-throw-down - Upcoming reality skill shows Recommendations: - Creeped Out https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09dh3tb/creeped-out - Best Interests https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001mwrc/best-interests - Dinnerladies https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00hw9k7/dinnerladies - People having a bad time playing Civ 7 https://youtu.be/pqGnv4QBTxg?si=tv9oZ4htDvJ4p5Y1 If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

AJ, Asha, Mark and Martin take on another quarter final of the nation’s favourite lycra-clad athletics-based pantomime! Featuring: Incredibly topical sport and gender Discourse Clattenburg’s Wheel O’ Rules Nitro’s part-time arena job A canine Crash Course suggestion The Five Stages of Legend Apollo’s secret TV binge obsession Episode links: Sarah Hadland and Bionic: https://www.instagram.com/p/DG1O1TMC47i/?img_index=1 Fury’s book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Keep-Smashing-Confident-Ounsley-Gladiators/dp/1035064049 American Gladiators: https://www.amazon.co.uk/American-Gladiators/dp/B0DNTV9P9Y Rylan On Saturday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0028l7n The One Show: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0028nvn/the-one-show-500-words-with-the-one-show Blue Peter feat. Fury: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0028pxm/blue-peter-world-book-day-fierce-females-and-climbing-challenge Legend’s Hang Tough home setup: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGMCTmqoP1H/ If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Brand-new Strictly teatowels are available! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/837928883/new-design-every-strictly-result-ever Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk

AJ, Asha, Mark and Martin dive into the first quarterfinal of the UK’s favourite lycra-clad athletics-based pantomime! Featuring: Legend’s highbrow era Apollo’s lowbrow era Welcome Hammer! Gladiators Spring plumage Standard Banana Units A Viper quiz! Episode links: Mr Bean’s Twiglets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JniNaDReqUk Gladiators Ready book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gladiators-COMPANION-FAVOURITE-Bloomsbury-Publishing/dp/152668540X Wacaday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiMSwwUSYTg If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Brand-new Strictly teatowels are available! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listi ng/837928883/new-design-every-strictly-result-ever Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

WP S1 E6: Doing Dynamite Things AJ, Asha, Mark and Martin take another dive into this week’s Gladiators action! Featuring: A collective exasperated sigh at Andy Just doing Dynamite things <3 Apollo’s scriptwriting class Hang Tough build discourse Anatomy of a tantrum Giant’s little helper Episode links: The Cool S https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_S Kiss Kiss (original Turkish version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN4Rbc6HSPY If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social. Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/