The Keep Dancing Podcast

AJ is joined by Asha, Mark, Martin and newcomer Jo to discuss more hot semifinal action!

Featuring:

Fantasy Gladiator panto casting

Yeetgate

That Locker Room Showmance (featuring ill-advised SFX)

Soft Play Bionic

Barney’s villain arc

Amanda of the Rovers

Show links:

Comic Relief sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF0NMJQhHXE

Strictly Comic Relief sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmmFmnWmr4A

Giant on his scooter https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9sAutSlEOPQ

American Gladiators S7 opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBpCldX6WgY

Chillin’ With Ice https://www.youtube.com/@chillinwithice

Danish Gladiators https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHWWpP6AOo4

Kamelåså https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykj3Kpm3O0g

Fury’s HSBC Insta piece https://www.instagram.com/p/DHa5hGxI2mE/

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AJ, Asha and Mark examine the UK’s favourite lycra-clad athletics-based pantomime, this time through the power of poetry…

Featuring:

Poetry Corner with Apollo

Steel’s after-dark GoPro

Phantom’s Philosophy Corner

Nitro’s nightmare knits

Athena’s Art Attack

Les Gladiateurs Français

Show links:

French Gladiators intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxT4ms1n7yA

Comic Relief sketch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOd0mEBlvsg

Dynamite’s single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLgkO0xl7Jw

Dynamite and Apollo duet https://www.instagram.com/p/DCPfaTUsvuE/

Giant and his scooter https://www.instagram.com/p/DHMNOJxoZCh/

If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social.

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KWP February Round-up: We Just Want To Watch The Thing

Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha and Mark for a surprise family friendly themed round up of what we’ve been watching in February.

Topics covered:

- Mallory Towers https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0872dbq/malory-towers

- The boarding school books of Enid Blyton

- The Faraway Tree Movie!

- Cobra Kai https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81002370

- Cobra Kai fandom on tumblr

- Netflix moneymaking BS behind drop schedules

- MONKEY! https://archive.org/details/monkey_202211

- The shocking yet obvious conclusion of the Pottery Thrown Down https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-great-pottery-throw-down

- Upcoming reality skill shows

Recommendations:

- Creeped Out https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09dh3tb/creeped-out

- Best Interests https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001mwrc/best-interests

- Dinnerladies https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00hw9k7/dinnerladies

- People having a bad time playing Civ 7 https://youtu.be/pqGnv4QBTxg?si=tv9oZ4htDvJ4p5Y1

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AJ, Asha, Mark and Martin take on another quarter final of the nation’s favourite lycra-clad athletics-based pantomime!

Featuring:

Incredibly topical sport and gender Discourse

Clattenburg’s Wheel O’ Rules

Nitro’s part-time arena job

A canine Crash Course suggestion

The Five Stages of Legend

Apollo’s secret TV binge obsession

Episode links:

Sarah Hadland and Bionic: https://www.instagram.com/p/DG1O1TMC47i/?img_index=1

Fury’s book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Keep-Smashing-Confident-Ounsley-Gladiators/dp/1035064049

American Gladiators: https://www.amazon.co.uk/American-Gladiators/dp/B0DNTV9P9Y

Rylan On Saturday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0028l7n

The One Show: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0028nvn/the-one-show-500-words-with-the-one-show

Blue Peter feat. Fury: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0028pxm/blue-peter-world-book-day-fierce-females-and-climbing-challenge

Legend’s Hang Tough home setup: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGMCTmqoP1H/

If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social.

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AJ, Asha, Mark and Martin dive into the first quarterfinal of the UK’s favourite lycra-clad athletics-based pantomime!

Featuring:

Legend’s highbrow era

Apollo’s lowbrow era

Welcome Hammer!

Gladiators Spring plumage

Standard Banana Units

A Viper quiz!

Episode links:

Mr Bean’s Twiglets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JniNaDReqUk

Gladiators Ready book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gladiators-COMPANION-FAVOURITE-Bloomsbury-Publishing/dp/152668540X

Wacaday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiMSwwUSYTg

If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social.

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Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

WP S1 E6: Doing Dynamite Things

AJ, Asha, Mark and Martin take another dive into this week’s Gladiators action!

Featuring:

A collective exasperated sigh at Andy

Just doing Dynamite things <3

Apollo’s scriptwriting class

Hang Tough build discourse

Anatomy of a tantrum

Giant’s little helper

Episode links:

The Cool S https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_S

Kiss Kiss (original Turkish version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN4Rbc6HSPY

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AJ, Asha and Mark dive into another hour of the UK’s favourite lycra-clad athletics-based pantomime, this time with 50% more innuendo!

Featuring:

A dinnerlady spy adventure coming to Netflix soon

Apollo image rehabilitation

Floppy doodah physics

Pottery Throwdown sponge crossover

Giving the BBC socials folk their flowers

Gladiators Epic Pranks

Episode links:

The People’s Friend https://www.thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/

Epic Pranks https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002850k/gladiators-epic-pranks

Bart Simpson sponge/rag on a stick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEWO1_-2iRU

Beadle’s About greatest hits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zYdzEaFrsg

If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social.

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KEEP WATCHING PODCAST E4: WE’RE JUST NORMAL GLADS, INNOCENT GLADS

AJ, Asha, Ellie and Mark [with a bonus voice note Martin] take a look at the latest episode of the UK’s favourite lycra-clad athletics-based pantomime.

Featuring:

Deconstructing the circular brilliance of dad jokes

Apollo, at least you tried

AO3 shipping update

VAR the panto villain

A plea for Junior Gladiators

Fury’s detective spinoff show

Sign of the Week!

Episode links:

Hacker T Dog Normal Men https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr_vl62JblQ

Krypton Factor assault course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiHWs0QsSyk

Junior Gladiators AKA Train 2 Win https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLUuJlUCkVQ

Speed Climbing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjB-hV3at0s

AO3 Gladiators https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Gladiators%20(UK%20TV%202024)/works

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AJ, Ariadne, Asha, Mark and Martin take on the second episode of the UK’s premier lycra-clad athletics-based light entertainment show!

Featuring:

Cyclone fangirling

Alan Bennett-esque Walsh fanfic

The referee monastic tradition

A sensation of pizza

Giant’s 4 Lads Outside All Bar One tribute

Viper job of the Weeeek!

Episode links:

Crowdfunder for Carel Struycken https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-carel-and-tracey-after-eaton-fire

Skytrak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1NDLbDZ7SU

All Bar One lads and their statue https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-62693971

Curtis Pritchard’s awkward charity standup comedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBfAZ-IHXo8

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We Keep Watching Gladiators! AJ is joined by Asha and Mark to give you the rundown on our Saturday teatime demigods.