Look at us talking about current affairs! Yes in this episode of how to be an icon we look at the current Fifa situation and break it down as to why it could be disastrous for the game of football, we also have the latest Katy Perry News and Katy Perry index! We also look at the ongoing feud between the two big dogs of the Great British Bake Off between Paul Hollywood and Nigella Lawson. We also give our very fun recommendations and talk about our upcoming summer book club for for 2026, so get comfy and don't get stuck in a plastic bottle on this weeks episode of How to be an Icon!

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🍼Katy Perry Water Bottle: https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/30/katy-perry-gets-stranded-inside-a-giant-water-bottle-concert-stunt-goes-wrong-29261255/

⚡An Uncomplicated Man Emily Wilson: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man

🎵🎥👠 Charli XCX latest album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyEFDYzRYRg

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Right Here, Right Now, we're taking a look at one of biggest dance music DJ's of all time Norman Cook AKA Fatboy Slim. Some people called him the band of the 90's "The band of the nineties, if you wanna call it a band, because it’s a one man name".- Brad (1997) with songs like Praise You, Gangsta Trippin, Weapon Of Choice, Right Here Right Now and The Rockefeller Skank. From his start with Paul Heaton in The Housemartains, his dance rap collective Beats International and becoming the worlds most well known DJ and Brighton's biggest export across the world. How tremendous is Fatboy Slim? Well listen to this weeks episode of How To be an Icon to find out!

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On todays episode we take a look at the domestic goddess Nigella Lawson! From writing newspapers columns to becoming the national treasure and host of the Great British Bake Off, and beyond. We explore her beginnings in Wandsworth England getting a start from the help from her journalist and politician farther Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby and mother Vanessa Salmon heiress to the J. Lyons and Co. fortune, getting her start at the Spectator, becoming a radio host (for 1 week), making her TV debut, becoming a best selling author, cooking for world leader, becoming best friends with Anthony Bourdain and becoming the nations sweetheart. So get your silky dressing gown on and get something extra naughty from the fridge as we take a look at Nigella Lawson!

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Today we take a look at the director of some the biggest movies of the past 20 years; The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2009) , Batman Begins (2005) and Oppenheimer (2023). That's right we take a look at the auteur Christopher Nolan the power house director. With his upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey on the way starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Elliot Page, Zendaya, Anna Hathaway and Travis Scott, we thought now would be a good time to take look back at some of works and discus what it take to be true directing genius in this current world of Hollywood blockbusters. So grab some popcorn and make sure you're watching in the best possible cinema conditions and preferably listening to this podcast in IMAX as we take a look at Christopher Nolan!

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Weird Val Kilmer Giant Bat scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-ssaFJZLUU

Doodlebug (1997): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07rI45N-nMI&t=1s

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We have to start with one of biggest mistakes that we've ever made! One of our most amazing listeners is an actual bonified expert and we totally forgot to ask her about our episode topic! We are very very sorry! We also talk about our thought on the World Cup, our reaction to the Jackass press tour plus the latest Katy Perry new and deciding how Iconic she really is with the Katy Perry index, is she more Iconic then Status Quo? Listen to this episode of How to be an Icon to find out more!

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We're going on a journey home, or at the very least a journey through the classics. This week we take a look at Homers Odyssey the ancient Greek epic poem. This is your cheat sheet so that you can claim to know all about The Odyssey before the Christopher Nolan film comes out, you get sound super smart and well cool and not cringe because you know all about this story. This also does count as a translation of the Odyssey so it very official, we said so. Odysseus travels back to his wife Penelope with the help of Athena and Travis Scott, something like that? With Matt Damon and Spiderman? All I'm saying is that if he'd have just sent a text letting her know he was on his way back a lot of this could have been avoided. Anyways get yourself to Argos, get yourself a nice glass of wine and a Greek salad with plenty of Feta Cheese and Olives and enjoy our translation of the Odyssey!

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It's coming home! Football is coming home but is it iconic? Well this week take a look at the beautiful game and the most watched sporting competition that has been enjoyed by over a tenth of the entire world population as we look at the FIFA World Cup. This year the tournament comes to us from the USA, Mexico and Canada so in honor of this we look at the cup competitions history, the failed attempts by others to make their own world cup style tournament, the stolen trophies and the weird rules around the trophy, we also look at some of the icky aspects of the branding, bribery and corruption that surrounds the world of Football. So settle down grab a Budweiser and lets all watch the beautiful game!

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The following show features stunts performed either by professionals or under the supervision of professionals and should not be attempted or recreated by anyone under any circumstances. As we take a look at Jackass, the stunts, the really stupid stunts and the really really stupid stunts! The history of the show and how it came to be starting in the 90's skater magazines and VHS tapes to become MTV's most popular show with five feature length movies! Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Chris 'Party Boy' Pontius, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, Dave England ,Ehren "Danger" McGhehey and Preston Lacey come together to create some beautiful and awful and hilarious! Welcome to How to be an Icon on Jackass

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Its another episode of How To Be an Icon Addition, Amendments, Extras and etc. This week we look at the UK's most abysmal 2026 Eurovision entry that scored a grand total of 1 points. We talk about the death of working class art and how we're actually sick of people claiming to have come from poverty when really they came from the 1%. Talk about the Met Gala, Jeff Bezos and his tasteless wife Lauren Sanchez. Plus we got a round up of Katy Perry news and the Katy Perry index! So get yourself a summer drink and slap on some cream and enjoy this weeks How to be an Icon

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Good Evening Vienna this is London Calling with How to be an Icon on Eurovision! In this weeks episode we talk all bout the history of the competition that started all the way back in 1956! we look at some of biggest successes from Abba to Celine Dion and some of the biggest flops like Scooch and Andy Abrahams (you know the bin man). The many rivalries and interesting voting patterns and surprising in-depth and fascinating geo-political ramifications that this silly singing competition has on a continent. The musical show that everyone loves to hates and hates to love! The original European Grand Prix. So grab yourself a glass of wine.... and another.... and another.... and maybe just finish off the bottle as we take a look at Eurovision!

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Dschinghis Khan - Moskau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyuFLU2Zqz0&list=RDlyuFLU2Zqz0&start_radio=1

(🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 FACTUAL POLICE HERE!👮‍♂️ Moskau by Dschinghis Khan not actually a Eurovision entry but is often incorrectly sighted as one. The band did enter the 1979 Eurovision song contest for Germany with the song "Dschinghis Khan" not "Moskau" 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨)

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