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The Debrief with Lucy & Dane is your daily dose of entertainment and information! The show brings you the day's magazine news, quirky stories from around the world, and big interviews with fascinating guests. Catch up with the latest news updates from the ARN news centre, while enjoying a mix of entertainment and insightful conversations.
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Episodes
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Inside the mind of Winnie Ruth Judd : The "Trunk Murderess"
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Dane and Lucy take you back to the 1930s and delve deep into the life of one of the 20th century’s most notorious and mysterious killers. Author and journalist Laurie Notaro tells us the story of Winnie Ruth Judd and why she decided to write a book about her crimes.Plus, we look back at the life of the Roberta Flack, the voice of Killing me softly…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Why biopics are seemingly the new blockbusters
Monday, 24 February 2025
Robbie Williams, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, there’s Michael Jackson on the way; biopics are becoming more popular these days. Dane and Lucy speak with senior film critic Garry Maddox about the most memorable ones and why some aren’t too powerful for the audience.Plus, listen to the story of a theft victim’s unusual proposition to his robbers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Pirates in the high seas
Friday, 21 February 2025
Dane and Lucy take you back to 2009 during a hijacking of a US container ship while en route to Kenya. There's been mixed comments about the leadership on board. Is Captain Phillips a hero or was he reckless? Plus, we tell you about the mugging incident that led to a global ad campaign.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Date night with a humanoid robot
Thursday, 20 February 2025
Almost everyone has this certain relationship with AI, be it as help on email, texts and so on. But what if it becomes deeper than that?Some get involved with AI and robots for friendship and some for partnership. Dane and Lucy get the take of AI tech expert Lydia Kostopolous. And did you know there are countries that will pay you to relocate to their cities?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Surviving the jaws of a grizzly bear
Thursday, 20 February 2025
An annual sheep hunt in Canada turned into a nightmare for Jeremy Evans in 2017 when he was attacked by a female grizzly bear. He tells Dane and Lucy the blow-by-blow account of what happened that day and the lessons he learned from the incident. Plus, have you ever bought something that didn’t live up to your standards? Felt like you’ve been duped? Check this winter wonderland that you probably won't want to visit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Deciphering the code of the Zodiac Killer
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
An unidentified serial killer murdered victims in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s. Has the case been solved?Find out on Dane and Lucy's interview with Tom Voigt, the man who's often said to be one of the world's leading experts on the Zodiac Killer mystery. Plus, have you ever done something to make your own life easier, even if it's a bit of a naughty shortcut? A CEO reportedly did just that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Trapped 60 feet under snow
Monday, 17 February 2025
Dane and Lucy speak with 62-year-old mountaineer Dan Wenker who survived after falling into an ice moat in 2022. He was hiking down from the Grand Teton in Wyoming with his friend Jim, when he slid and dropped sixty feet, landing on a small three-foot ledge under the ground. Plus, YouTube just turned 20! We take a look back at its history and the videos that won’t leave your memory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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V-DAY: Love it OR hate it
Friday, 14 February 2025
Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with your partner, kids or celebrating SAD (that's Singles Awareness Day), The Debrief is here giving you information on how this all began, together with spending stats and some love songs that you’d like or not like to associate with this day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Diddle! Diddle: The world championships you've never heard of
Friday, 14 February 2025
Chess boxing, Tunarama, Hobbyhorsing to name a few… and today on our Throwback Thursday, Dane and Lucy take you back to 1974 on the World Diddling Championship. Can’t figure out what it is? Clue: Lucy gives you a wonderful renditionPlus, find out why a man who's been on sick leave for 15 years is still suing his employer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Taxidermist to the stars
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Have you lost a family pet? What did you do with it? Would you ever consider having it stuffed/ preserved? Our guest today has one of the most uncommon jobs in the world. Amber Maykut is one of the US’ leading taxidermists and she joins Dane and Lucy to talk about her unique career and why stuffed raccoons dressed as cowboys have become her most popular item. Plus, we talk Ed Sheeran and why you still buy that burger even if it seems out of your budget!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Investigation on the Madeleine McCann case
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
The Debrief speak with former police, private investigator and journalist Mark Williams-Thomas about his career and the high-profile cases he’s handled, including that of Madeleine McCann. Does he think she will still be found after nearly 18 years since disappearing in Portugal? Plus, who do you think will be the next James Bond? Dane and Lucy shares a guide list.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Debrief speaks with ‘The Good Nurse’ Amy Loughren
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Dane and Lucy speak with ‘The Good Nurse’ herself, Amy Loughren, who became hugely instrumental in capturing and putting behind bars one if not the America’s biggest serial killer. Amy details her first impression of former nurse Charlie Cullen, to the time that she convinced him to confess his murders. Plus, Dane educates us on the history of the very famous Super Bowl half time show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Social media platforms throughout the years
Friday, 7 February 2025
Facebook just turned 21 years old this week so we look back on how it all started – from Mark Zuckerberg’s uni days to FB having 3 billion monthly active users. Dane and Lucy list your most beloved social media platforms, lots of which aren’t active anymore, but still bring back good memories. Plus, we talk food too after a mayor in Croatia has been detained on suspicion of buying 1.5 tonnes of a famous local sausage with public money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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£ 10,000 or a book?
Thursday, 6 February 2025
British entrepreneur and content creator Simon Squibb joins Dane and Lucy on The Debrief just a month after he won $1 million in the UAE's One Billion Award. He tells us the story of how he’s made this far from being a homeless teen. Plus, get your tissues ready… you’ll meet the loveliest 92-year-old crooner here! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Twelve days of terror on the US border
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Dane and Lucy speak with journalist and author of The Devil Behind The Badge, Rick Jervis. He tells the story of how four women were brutally murdered over the span of 12 days in Laredo, Texas in 2018. The scarier part is nobody suspected the serial killer… but why? Plus, what’s Joe Biden up to now after his presidency?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Reality: Not all sports superstars earn millions
Monday, 3 February 2025
We're used to seeing tennis players in the limelight and wonder how much they're earning and what perks they get for their status. But what if you're not in the absolute top? Dane and Lucy speak with Marina Yudanov who made it roughly to the top 500 players in 2019. She takes us to her experiences from rushing and jumping into a train in Japan to worrying if she could catch her flight. Plus, Know It All, Mastercard, dozer, 2 watt... we get your entries for hilarious workplace nicknames! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A delicious chat with Garron Noone
Friday, 31 January 2025
Irish funnyman and musician Garron Noone treated Dane and Lucy to a visit, chatting the best of Irish culture and what makes a good disgusting food review. (Rule #1: meat pies don’t belong on sandwiches.) Dane schools Lucy on the law of “ancient light” and the most insane laws from around the world. Plus, clairvoyant Clinton Baptiste popped into the studio to give his predictions for 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Five hurricanes, four cyclones, one shark: Michelle Lee's Pacific row
Thursday, 30 January 2025
When life all feels a bit bland, why not shake things up and row across an ocean - or two? That's exactly what Michelle Lee did, soon rowing solo, unassisted across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Dane and Lucy caught up with the adventurer on The Debrief. They also chatted about the best and worst nicknames for one's significant other (Lucy gave hers away). Plus they had a new update on the story of James Howells, who accidentally sent 8000 bitcoin to the rubbish dump.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The song you haven't heard yet in your life
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Dane and Lucy are introducing to you the song called Prisencolinensinainciusol (can’t read it properly? well, we can’t too!) by Italian singer Adriano Celentano. Try to uncover the lyrics!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Becoming Jerry Springer's 70-pound baby
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Once described as "the worst show in television history," Jerry Springer transformed television over more than 3,900 episodes. One man who experienced the show's power first hand was Zach Strenkert. He told Dane and Lucy about his experience as the show's infamous 70-pound baby. They also hear about one man's ultimate revenge after he was pickpocketed in Europe. Plus is your job on the list of 2025's sexiest professions? (Regrettably, Dane and Lucy's isn't.)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Deep Dive on The Menendez Brothers case
Monday, 27 January 2025
The opinions are so varied so Dane and Lucy give you details about this case where the two siblings were convicted of killing their parents. The team also get the take of former homicide prosecutor and 'The Book of Murder' author Matt Murphy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This podcast title was written by ChatGPT
Friday, 24 January 2025
Jokes. But just imagine... Dane and Lucy experiment with the AI platform as they discuss the major AI whoopsie when she accidentally printed a ChatGPT prompt into the pages of her latest romance novel. They even try a live reading of some of her work. Plus they catch up with former YouTube star Caspar Lee about why he famously quit the platform after becoming one of the biggest content creators in the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Killer cops on the Mafia payroll
Friday, 24 January 2025
Journalist and author Michael Cannell tells Dane and Lucy about the two of the most notorious LOUIS EPPOLITTO and STEPHEN CARRACAPPA - two ruthless New York cops who acted as double agents for the Mafia. Plus, would you swap your annual rent for a year on the water? That's the reality for many people today - swapping land for water.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Man with No Fear
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Dane and Lucy chat with the man who was diagnosed with a one-in-a-million rare disease - not feeling nervousness nor terror.Jordy Cernik has done some hair-raising things and for the past decade, he's turned into a medical guinea pig for fear. Plus, we're joined by a lady who is currently deep in the UK rap battle scene.. and she's almost 70. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Rodney Alcala: The serial killer who talked his way onto a dating game show
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Rodney Alcala left a trail of murder across the US in the 1970s, even landing himself on a dating game show in the thick of his killing spree. Dane and Lucy speak to Matt Murphy, the District Attorney who helped keep Alcala behind bars, about his extraordinary decades-long career as a homicide investigator and what makes a serial killer. Plus, they count down their best, worst and most bizarre moments of Donald Trump’s inauguration and discuss the no-frills Paris Olympic medals that have already lost their shine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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When you accidentally send 8,000 bitcoins to the rubbish dump
Monday, 20 January 2025
What valuable item did you accidentally threw away?Yours can be money, passport, diamonds... But for James Howell, it's worth millions of dollars. He's still trying to recover his hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins after 12 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What ever happened to Pablo Escobar's private jet?
Friday, 17 January 2025
Dane and Lucy go on a virtual tour inside the plane which was allegedly once owned by Pablo Escobar. PYTCHAir owner Johnny Palmer tells us the story why and how he bought the somewhat controversial jet. Plus, artist LAERZ formerly Box of Beats joins us live in the studio and makes music exclusively for Dubai Eye.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The art of the prank
Thursday, 16 January 2025
The Debrief team is joined by Charlie Todd, the man behind the world's most viral pranks and stunts. And why has Dane suddenly become so businessy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Real Truman Show in Japan
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
"The world's most insane reality TV show" hit screens in Japan in 1998, telling the extraordinary tale of one man's survival locked in a room naked. His only way out: to win ¥ 1,000,000 in magazine sweepstake prizes. Dane and Lucy speak with documentary filmmaker Clair Titley about her 2024 film The Contestant charting the stunning tale of Nasubi, which became a cultural phenomenon across Japan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Freezing yourself for the afterlife
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Allan Pease and his wife Barbara are approaching their end of life a little differently than most - to be frozen in liquid nitrogen and woken up again in bionic form (whatever that means!). Dane and Lucy discuss their plans for cryonic afterlife. Plus, why more than 200 people took their pants off on the London tube.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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