<p>Join our Patreon!!! - https://www.patreon.com/TheUselessHotline</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/theuselesshotlinepod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= </p><br><p><br></p><p>You can also listen here:</p><br><p>Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-useless-hotline/id1656588234 </p><br><p>Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5zHCHHfKk6b3m2VLJA0tIl </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/@theuselesshotlinepod?_t=8XhEHip5lET&amp;_r=1 </p><br><p>Instagram:</p><p>https://instagram.com/theuselesshotlinepod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= </p><br><p>Hosts Socials:</p><br><p>Max’s YouTube: </p><p>https://youtube.com/@max_balegde </p><p>George’s YouTube: </p><p>https://youtube.com/@georgeclarke</p><br><p>Max’s TikTok: </p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@max_balegde?_t=8XhDjkFsoX0&amp;_r=1 </p><p>George’s TikTok: </p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@georgeclarkeey?_t=8XhDmpUzS21&amp;_r=1 </p><br><p>Max’s Instagram: </p><p>https://instagram.com/max_balegde?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= </p><p>George’s Instagram: </p><p>https://www.instagram.com/georgeclarkeey/ </p><br><p>George’s Twitter:</p><p>https://twitter.com/Clarke13George</p><br><p>Chapters</p><br><p>00:00 Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump: A Political Shift</p><p>03:00 Life in the Spotlight: Touring and Hosting Events</p><p>05:52 Olympic Aspirations: From Bobsled to Curling</p><p>09:06 Figure Skating and Curling: Behind the Scenes</p><p>11:59 The Evolution of Music and Celebrity Culture</p><p>14:57 The Price of Fame: Ticket Prices and Fan Reactions</p><p>17:58 The Changing Landscape of Rap and Rivalries</p><p>31:03 The Evolution of TikTok Personalities</p><p>34:58 Nostalgia for Viral Moments</p><p>38:53 The Rise and Fall of Internet Fame</p><p>41:01 The Business of Cameo and Monetization</p><p>56:51 Reflections on the Cameo Experience</p><br><p><br></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>