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André Loesekrug-Pietri

June 29, 2026 · 23 min
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Selected 011 – Matt Navarra

Selected 011 – Matt Navarra

Topics Discussed:A long list of impressive jobsBoris and Patrick are viciousAndy Grignon and the story of FuckchopBlursday, the fortyteenth of MaprilayCardiff sucksDan is avoiding the newsDon't do anything,…
January 28, 2021
56 min
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Selected 010 – Christoph Sollich – Part 2

Selected 010 – Christoph Sollich – Part 2

Topics Discussed:He's not THE he's A.Christoph thinks Robin Wauters is a horrible, horrible person.Posters on the ceiling.Two martini lunch.Let's call Robin.Comedy is an artform. And an emotional tool.Product…
January 22, 2021 · with Christoph Sollich
36 min
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Selected 010 – Christoph Sollich – Part 1

Selected 010 – Christoph Sollich – Part 1

Topics Discussed:It was a big day for full sentences at The White House.Comedians are out of material.Adidas. Uh dee dus? Adi Daßler. And Puma.How to piss off Adidas.…
January 22, 2021
51 min
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Selected 009 – Lubomila Jordanova

Selected 009 – Lubomila Jordanova

Topics Discussed:Dan gets some further lessons in pronunciation.Lockdown carries on. In Berlin too.If you've been in this pool ...Lubomila bakes bread. Once. And candles.Watch Fight Club. It'll make…
January 13, 2021
46 min
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Selected 008 – Robin Wauters

Selected 008 – Robin Wauters

Additional topics discussed:Robin's hobbies (that appear to be work, but Robin views as hobbies).The rollout of vaccines.Robin's 40th Birthday party (That's been postponed, but you all are invited).Is…
January 5, 2021
40 min
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Selected 007 – Ben Costantini

Selected 007 – Ben Costantini

An end of the year special, I sat down with Ben Costantini to talk about the origins and the future of Sesamers and how it relates to the…
December 19, 2020
46 min
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Selected 006 – Raph Crouan

Selected 006 – Raph Crouan

Venture capitalist and Intrepid traveller Raph Crouan hops on board this week. He outlines his recent trip to Dubai and what it was like to attend GITEX in…
December 13, 2020
39 min
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Selected 005 – Joanna Kirk

Selected 005 – Joanna Kirk

Joanna Kirk, a seasoned PR professional, joins us this week to discuss the current state of affairs when it comes to the European Press Circuit. More specifically, she…
December 4, 2020
35 min
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Selected 004 – Paul Papadimitriou

Selected 004 – Paul Papadimitriou

Papa Paul joins us in the (virtual) studio to record episode 4.1. Freeware came back to bite Dan in the ass this week, and the spinning beachball of death…
November 27, 2020
1h 22m
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Selected 003 – DanRam

Selected 003 – DanRam

It's Dan and DanRam rockin' an' clockin' on the microphones! DanRam is an international MC and Speaker, who over the past 7 weeks has visited 20 cities and hosted…
November 18, 2020
47 min
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