Reflecting on Strictly Finale and 2026 Predictions!
The Useless Hotline
Max Balegde & George Clarke
4.8 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2026
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Reflecting on Strictly Finale and 2026 Predictions!
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Welcome to The Useless Hotline hosted by Max Balegde and George Clarke. A place to send your queries and dilemmas no matter how big, small, weird, or embarrassing. We can’t guarantee good advice or that you will leave a changed person, but we can guarantee that this is a useless hotline.
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Chapters
00:00 Swinging into Predictions
05:02 Christmas Reflections and Generational Wealth
10:08 P Diddy and the Documentary Revelations
15:07 Pop Culture Predictions for 2026
23:23 Navigating Personal Expectations and Relationships
26:28 The Quirky World of UK Pantomimes
27:44 Reality TV: The Traitors and Its Social Commentary
41:15 The Future of Reality Shows and Predictions
47:33 Marvel's Evolution and Fan Reactions
48:50 Stranger Things Finale: Expectations vs. Reality
52:35 The Impact of Streaming on Content Creation
55:14 Predictions for American Politics and Global Events
56:58 New Year's Resolutions: Reflections and Aspirations
01:01:01 Engagement Talks and Relationship Dynamics
01:08:27 Betting on Reality Shows: Risks and Rewards
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| 0:00.0 | Have you ever been swinging? |
| 0:02.2 | Do you know the concept of like swingers? |
| 0:04.5 | This woman that I kind of like knew growing up kept repeatedly coming over to me and going, |
| 0:09.9 | promise me you won't go to any of P Diddy's parties. |
| 0:13.2 | So I was like, I don't know what world you believe I'm in. |
| 0:15.7 | Like I'm in North London. |
| 0:17.9 | We have predictions for 2020s. Oh yeah, mine is that JLS are going to come back under the nickname JZ and B. Oh, they already came back last year, so that chance of that loser. Another prediction that I have, Tricia Paitis will star in a huge TV show or a movie. I predict Craig Revel Horde is going to be... I'm watching it. |
| 0:37.7 | Are you actually watching it? |
| 0:38.9 | Really? |
| 0:39.4 | For the first fucking time? Jeez, well done, bro. You've actually getting educated. I don't really understand that. Remember, I can't talk about this anymore. I'm going to lose my mind. I'm going to lose my mind. But the other thing is, it doesn't matter if... The other thing is, it doesn't... we move on. |
| 0:52.7 | It won't be |
| 0:53.5 | a shorter season though |
| 0:54.4 | because it doesn't matter |
| 0:55.4 | if they work it out. |
| 0:56.1 | George, |
| 0:56.1 | I'm going to a row. |
| 0:56.8 | Can I just please make my point |
| 0:58.1 | because It doesn't matter if... The other thing is... Please, can we move on? Please. It won't be a shorter season, though, because it doesn't matter if they work it out. |
| 0:56.0 | George, I'm going to a rope. |
| 0:56.8 | Can I just please make my point? |
| 0:58.2 | Because I let you make your point. |
| 0:59.2 | Oh my God. |
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