<p>Discover student living that's more than a room with Student Roost. </p><p>Visit studentroost.co.uk to find the room that's right for you.</p><br><p>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.</p><br><p>Subscribe and join us every Sunday as we tackle your problems head on and on occasion will be helped by some faces you may recognise on a trial shift.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Submit your queries/ dilemmas here:</p><br><p>[email protected]</p><br><p>OR </p><br><p>Send a voice note to our Instagram:</p><br><p>https://instagram.com/theuselesshotli... </p><br><p><br></p><p>You can also listen here:</p><br><p>Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... </p><br><p>Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5zHCHHf... </p><br><p><br></p><p>Why not follow our socials so you don’t miss out on any of the latest news?</p><br><p>Tiktok: </p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@theuselesshot... </p><br><p>Instagram:</p><p>https://instagram.com/theuselesshotli... </p><br><p>Hosts Socials:</p><br><p>Max’s YouTube: </p><p> / @max_balegde </p><p>George’s YouTube: </p><p> / @georgeclarke </p><br><p>Max’s TikTok: </p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@max_balegde?_... </p><p>George’s TikTok: </p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@georgeclarkee... </p><br><p>Max’s Instagram: </p><p>https://instagram.com/max_balegde?igs... </p><p>George’s Instagram: </p><p> / georgeclarkeey </p><br><p>George’s Twitter:</p><p> / clarke13george</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>00:00 – Kicking Things Off + My TikTok Hot Take</strong></p><p><strong>03:02 – Wild Tour Stories &amp; Behind-the-Scenes Moments</strong></p><p><strong>05:53 – How I Ended Up Dancing on <em>Strictly</em> (and What Went Down)</strong></p><p><strong>08:55 – TV Life: Live Shows, Chaos &amp; Unexpected Moments</strong></p><p><strong>12:03 – Strictly Secrets: Food, Backstage Routine &amp; More</strong></p><p><strong>15:03 – The Emotional Side of Performing (Yep, I Nearly Cried)</strong></p><p><strong>18:05 – What You DON’T See: Production Tricks &amp; Crowd Reactions</strong></p><p><strong>29:26 – Handling Curveballs in Dance Competitions</strong></p><p><strong>32:43 – Public Voting: The Stress, The Drama, The Reality</strong></p><p><strong>35:11 – Dealing With Online Hate (and Staying Sane)</strong></p><p><strong>38:00 – How Content Creators Actually Shape These Shows</strong></p><p><strong>42:40 – More Strictly BTS: The Stuff Nobody Talks About</strong></p><p><strong>45:29 – How Dance Styles &amp; Performances Have Evolved</strong></p><p><strong>51:26 – Where Content Creation in Entertainment Is Heading</strong></p><p><strong>56:40 – Why Good Partnerships Make or Break a Dance</strong></p><p><strong>01:01:10 – Looking Back: What the Whole Experience Taught Me</strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>