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This week, Dan is joined by Hannah Busby to discuss turning fandom into a hobby. They discuss recreating challenges from The Great British Bake Off, being introduced to new fandoms, the rise of Booktok, and lots of other pop culture goodness.

Dan is joined by Em Wallbank for some honest opinions on Wicked, from the stage show to the movie adaptations.

This week, Dan & Phil confirm that they're dating and Kiera Knightley has the worst response to a question ever. Plus, the Kardashians are back on the PR machine, Louis Tomlinson sat down for a podcast interview, and not everyone is a Swiftie.

Jonathan (Jon Jon) Miller is a very special guest on this week's episode of Dan's Dump. We talk about The Life Of A Showgirl and its successes, how social media facilitates fandom, and of course the upcoming Eras Tour documentary. It's a big Swiftie dump - enjoy!

Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl, and people have OPINONS. This episode of Dan's Dump talks about the reception from fans, my own thoughts, and a track-by-track breakdown.

Also, Louis Tomlinson is promoting his 3rd album and we're not ready, I fear.

00:00 Louis Tomlinson

06:40 The Life Of A Showgirl reception

20:11 Track by track breakdown of TLOAS

34:59 My Swiftie history

Tihs week we had a mammoth new music Friday, a tease of the Scrubs reboot, and Selena Gomez's wedding. Bad Bunny has signed up for the Super Bowl halftime show, Dua Lipa covered Ariana Grande, and Heartstopper volume 6 has a release date.

It wouldn't be Dan's Dump without talking about Louis Tomlinson's new single Lemonade, and Taylor Swift's upcoming album The Life Of A Showgirl.

Plus, Alchemised was published which has stirred up some controversy around fanfiction being reworked and released into the mainstream.

All this and more! Enjoy :)

This week, Ariana Grande tickets went on sale and fans fought in yet another Ticketmaster war. Louis Tomlinson shared his recipe for lemonade, and Zayn joined him on a rickshaw while Harry Styles ran another marathon. Taylor Swift announced The Release Party Of A Showgirl, plus her lead single from TS12. The Summer I Turned Pretty came to its conclusion, and Wicked: For Good shared the track titles for two brand new songs.

In a week filled with big news stories, social media is overrun with hot takes and people cancelling themselves. From real world issues to the Emmys, new music and TV chat, this week's episode of Dan's Dump is a wild ride. Enjoy...

What were the highlights of the 2025 VMAs? Have Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik reconciled? Have concerts become totally inaccessible due to the price of tickets? And why is Jonathan Bailey leaving our screens?! All questions asked in this week's dump, plus lots more pop culture opinions!

Some highlights in this week's pop culture roundup include Ariana Grande announcing the eternal sunshine tour... remember when buying tickets used to be fun!? Also, Sabrina Carpenter unleashed her new album, Man's Best Friend. Does it follow in the footsteps of Short n Sweet?

And of course, Travis Kelce knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said, "Marry me, Taylor, you'll never have to be alone. I love you and that's all I really know. I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress, it's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes".

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