The Keep Dancing Podcast

Korean week is here and we’re talking…. hat. Ellie is joined by Asha, Ariadne, Meg, Milly and Elliot to get that stitch well and truly in the ditch.

Also discussed:

- Novello’s Hat

- The concept of Hallyu, which I learned about in Civ 6

- Constructing tubes technique chat

- Should the party be also in the back?

- Challenge variety weirdness

- Go on, we’ll watch Kpop Demon Hunters

- Treat yourself: Kate Bush drag show

- How *is* Chaos Suzie?

V&A Hanbok essay

https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/hanbok-traditional-korean-dress

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We’re feeling iconic! It goes wrong almost immediately as we consider the semiotic journey of the wrap dress, invent Chintzpunk and develop an explicable grudge. Ellie is joined by Asha, Ariadne, Milly, Meg and Elliot to complain about fabric.

Also discussed:

- Walkaway dress pattern challenge reminiscences

- Lamé, you say?

- Sides

- Trinny & Susanna & Trin-E & Zu-Zana

- Chintzpunk interlude

- A tremendous story about a nipple

- A tremendous story about Victorian knickers

- Versace vs Millennials: nah?

- Made to measure budget discourse

- Treat yourself: google “versace archive” and any year from the 80s

- Make Patrick do Strictly for our entertainment

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Ellie and the Keep Sewing Crew are joined by An American, BEN! (@benmsmith.com‬ on Bluesky) to discuss Sports week with its hat-based eye crimes and stretch fabric hubris.

Topics discussed:

- Bagging out

- Minty abomination away kits at Euro 2025 - Italy we are particularly disappointed with you

- Devolved nation status for Yorkshire

- Surprisingly technical hat chat

- Cycling top logistics linguistics

- Is Kit going to walk it?

- Class dialectic in sports selection for the made to measure

- A very detailed discussion of curling footwear

- The proper way to alter some shorts

- Busoms discourse

- Are modern torsos longer than in the past?

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The Keep Dancing Podcast crew return to play a low scoring game of 'Predict who will be in the 2025 Strictly cast'.

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Ellie and the BIGGEST POD GANG EVER (possibly?) convene to ask each other if they wear clothes. Are ruffle blouses too difficult? Are circle skirts too round? WHAT CONSTITUTES A PLEAT? These and other questions will be asked. No answers will be given.

Also discussed:

- Tilly and the Buttons https://www.tillyandthebuttons.com/

- Fabric selection as a reality TV trap

- The least outrageous transformation challenge in living memory

- Show us the judging rubric please

- Novello, high fashion big money icon of mystery

- Ellie’s idea for the transformation challenge (with pockets)

- Orla’s mind-warping geometrical triumph

- Hot pleating content https://www.instagram.com/pleat/

- Ziggy Scarfdust https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ellielabelle/ziggy-scarfdust

- At least one of us learned what a peplum is

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AJ is joined by Asha, Ellie, Jo, Mark and Martin for the final dive into the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show!

Featuring:

Murder bin day etiquette

H&S in the country park

A new niche life drawing idea

Fizzy coleslaw trauma

An epic Podmaster final showdown!

Show links:

That Liz Truss Rumour https://wegotthiscovered.com/celebrities/what-is-the-liz-truss-collar-conspiracy/

Stevie’s TM debrief post https://www.instagram.com/p/DLuJcxtIrfA/?img_index=1

John Kearns’s sand betrayal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEdmIgck3AU

Bobby Davro stocks accident https://www.shortlist.com/news/the-day-bobby-davro-fell-in-the-stocks

Adam and Joe Quantum of Solace theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6CoNUE5Zho

The new Sewing Bee contestants! https://www.prima.co.uk/leisure/tv-and-film/a65331893/great-british-sewing-bee-contestants/

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AJ is joined by Asha, Ellie, Joe, Mark and Martin to examine the penultimate episode of the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show!

Featuring:

Decolonialising the BM with jelly

Anticarceral loos

A racy Back To The Future remake

Nish Kumar’s new mannequin-based home

Pipe Beast live at the Fringe

A Big Bodyform Conspiracy

Proscribed Monologues

Show links:

Jason’s food poisoning https://www.instagram.com/p/DLcKgq3oF8x/?img_index=1

Scottish drawer porridge https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2497753/the-broons-put-it-in-a-drawer-why-porridge-is-the-great-scottish-staple-that-has-survived-the-test-of-time/

Taskmaster house lore https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/channel-4-taskmaster-location-taskmaster-21651426

Jason and Nish dressed as each other https://www.facebook.com/groups/celebratingbritishandirish/posts/430887643384965/

Funnybones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnybones

Free sanitary products in Scotland https://www.mygov.scot/free-period-products

Mat on gender and kids https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/pink-not-just-for-girls-november-2015

Word game outtake https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pftrbx1w7lc

Bonekickers https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1148181/

Heated disposable eye mask https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heating-Lavender-Warming-Relieve-Fatigue/dp/B0CZNZ3WCF

The Horne Section tour https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/the-horne-section

Basil Brush at Glastonbury Taskmaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzIhSucRudc

Aisling Bea tour https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/aisling-bea

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KWP S2 E8: Nonbinary Hobbits

AJ is joined by Asha, Ellie, Ewan, Mark and Martin to pick apart the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show!

Featuring:

Good Housekeeping pelvic exerciser update

A bowling steward’s enquiry

A plea for hobby-based sponsorship

Sapphic Witch King fangirling

Figurative masturbation as class allegory

Mark’s Turner Prize entries

Show links:

Rosie and her sister on ‘juices’ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLLH410shcZ/

Stevie on Mitchell and Webb’s new sketch show https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/mitchell-webb-reunite-sketch-show-channel-4-newsupdate/

Open University TV shows 70s https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmReokL5y-R-Mghk88VsoMSUhniPvDSbP

Sophie Aldred Search Out Science https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_NlEHOgGaEHEfZKCuALzaWD3zR5UTEoi

Horrible Science https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0026y0p/horrible-science

Look Around You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBaVwwuErmU

Jason interview https://pvguide.substack.com/p/hed-i-feel-like-my-best-mode-is-chaos

Phil Wang’s jumpsuit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1yyQcvgUvk

Glasgow’s Miles Better https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/glasgow-miles-better-advertising-campaign-14987070

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AJ is joined by Asha, Ellie, Ewan, Jo, Mark and Martin to fill the leaky hot take bucket on the UK’s favourite task-based chaos gremlin show!

Featuring:

MI5’s role in the Big Crisp conspiracy

Podcaster bag content

Some very niche magazine chat

Shout out to Northern Mam Humour

A plea for Olympics spoon-fencing

A new Keep Watching Podcast mascot!

Show links:

Rube Goldberg machines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pixh1vrogjE

Bill and Ted Circle K https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FbYcu5NhtQ

Ben Fogle on Taskmaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTBsWYTa4JA

118 118 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZw87CSV-o4

Ski Sunday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOEO_fgG3-I

Apollo gift of prophecy meme https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/apollos-gift-of-prophecy-dodgeball

TM editors YT chat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1vfmU9uSOw

Button Moon spoonfolk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq7LmpeYARo

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KWP May Round-Up: The Existential Horror of Rylan

Is your show In Crisis? Would you know? Is it even a real thing? Ellie is joined by AJ,Asha, Ewan and Mark to chat about the choicest chunks of content. Also… introducing the concept of being Star Wars Straight Edge

Kidfluencers https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81728889

Welcome to Planet Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6OzezkCzoI&ab_channel=VHSTRADERS

Matlock https://www.cbs.com/shows/matlock/

Doctor Who in crisis? https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0gglvqn/doctor-who?seriesId=p0gglvqn-structural-3-m0029db6

I cannot find the piece of BSG meta that I read on Livejournal, I mean, it was 20 years ago, give me a break

Strictly Come Dancing in crisis? https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006m8dq/strictly-come-dancing

The Eurovision Song Contest in crisis https://escinsight.com/2025/05/20/eurovision-song-contest-basel-2025-televote-irregularities-broadcaster-question/

ITVRetro has Press Gang! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkDQN1To_Us&ab_channel=ITVRetro

Goodbye Lenin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NaPk07eyAU&ab_channel=AmberBindra

Years & Years https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80219056

Lazarus https://www.channel4.com/programmes/lazarus

Visit your local arcade! Retrodome, Barnsley https://retrodome.co.uk/

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