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podcast. My name's Richard Porre and I'm joined by Matt Withers. Hello there. And Cash Boyle.

Hello.

Now then, it's been a long time, isn't it?

It seems like eons ago.

A lot has happened.

But firstly, Cash, how was your Christmas?

It was fine.

I mean, I'm not like the biggest Christmas lover anyway.

So for me, it was just kind of regular, I'm not like the biggest Christmas lover anyway. So for me, it was just

kind of regular. I spent it sort of here, obviously in London, and had like a bubble with a

couple of pals who were in a similar boat. And we actually perversely kind of enjoyed it. But at the

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