Miniature golf with giant ambitions - the Swingers golf club chain hopes for a hole-in-one as it expands from London to the US and beyond, raising $52 million to fund a third franchise expansion. The question is, can it win over the high-rollers in Las Vegas? Swingers’ co-founder and co-CEO Matt Grech-Smith joins to discuss his company’s ambitious plans for the future.
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Featured interview: Matt Grech-Smith of Swingers golf club chain

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Donald Trump's claims of presidential immunity are in focus at the Supreme Court today as justices hear from his legal team. This is playing out as Trump sits in a courtroom in New York where his hush money trial is continuing. All of that and the latest on the pro-Palestinian college protests which continue to spread, and why Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting China. A busy hour of news brought to you by Julia Chatterley.
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Featured interview: Matt Grech-Smith of Swingers golf club chain

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