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It's almost time for the New Year, which means it's almost time for New Year's Resolutions. You know, those promises you make to yourself and break within about three days. The most popular of which is to lose weight. But what's the best way to go about it? Which diet is best? Is their an easy way to shed your timber?

Fitness enthusiast and martial arts expert Archie Ackerman has amassed a social media following of hundreds of thousands of viewers with his no-nonsense approach to wellness. Here we get his tips on how to shed the pounds in 2022.

You might of heard of NFTs recently and wondered what on earth they are. Don't worry, you're not alone. We sat down with NFT seller Kram, owner of KramVisuals, to talk us through what on earth an NFT actually is and how people are making millions from them. 

Education is at the forefront of every political campaign in almost every country. It's something that affects all of our lives. But is this country getting education right? What could we do to be better? What sort of changes do the people who are at the heart of the profession feel we need to make?

The Ten Commandments. We've all heard of them, and we can all name about four of them. They're the cornerstone of the Christian faith and, as George Carlin once put it, "essentially a marketing ploy". But if you had to set up your own religion from scratch, what would your ten commandments be? And what rules would you set that would make the religion seem palatable to others? This week comedians Adam Hughes and Sam Serrano discuss exactly this, dissecting the current ten commandments and then putting our own in place. This episode was inspired by a question sent in from one of our listeners. If you'd like to send in a question for us to answer, email [email protected] Pigoted podcast is made possible by our Patreons and sponsors. If you'd like to join patreon and get access to a ton of extra content, check out www.patreon.com/pigoted

Jack Hunter-Spivey is a professional table tennis player and won a bronze medal at the Paralympics in Tokyo 2020. Joining him is Tom Solan, a TV producer who has worked on the Olympics.

Back when I was at school, my classroom was full of children who wanted to grow up to become football players or singers. But nowadays, if you ask a kid what they want to be when they're older, they're more likely to tell you they want to be an influencer. There's an obsession over going viral and making your career creating content, but what's it really like?

Comedian Dean Coughlin and podcaster Amy Le Owens are co-hosts of The Mild High Podcast and we decided to do a crossover where we appear on each other's shows! Amy herself is a keen tarot card enthusiast and we discuss whether tarot card readings have any value beyond novelty purposes, as well as the ethics behind tarot card readers who charge for their services. Then later on we decide to put tarot card reading to the test as Amy gives Freddy a LIVE tarot card reading on the show! Enjoy the podcast? Why not subscribe! Really enjoy it? Become a patreon and help support us, plus you get access to a ton of extra benefits and loads more!

MMA fighter Dean Garnett has some strong views on the COVID vaccine, in particular whether or not we should be putting it into our bodies. Being an elite athlete, any altering effects of the vaccine could catastrophically affect his career and as such, he's incredibly cautious about the 'untested' nature of the vaccine.

You probably haven't ever stopped to consider this, but not all animals procreate in the same way. Take, for example, the leopard slug. They will vomit out their reproductive organs, mesh them with the organs of a mate, and then ingest them again.  Or the fact that slugs and snails are hermaphrodites. Not every animal does it like a human, by which I mean drinking two bottles of Blossom Hill wine and lighting some scented candles.

Squid Game is the hit Netflix show that's taken the world by storm, smashing all previous records for viewing figures across the globe. The show is steeped in allegory and pulls no punches when it comes to criticising the unfairness of a capitalist society. But what is the message that Squid Game is trying to get across? Does capitalism work or is there a better way? Our expert for this episode is science fiction writer Sam Fennah, and our comedian is Justin Moorhouse. Like the show? Why not subscribe!