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The Off Script Podcast

Dubai Eye 103.8

The UAE"s alternative take on news, entertainment and sport. With personality aplenty, this is a show designed to cross the opinion divide - whose side are you on? Join Chris, Robbie and Sonal as they cut through the clutter to bring you the news, entertainment and sport stories that actually matter. With topical talk, big name guests and a strong sideline in humour, prepare to veer Off Script on your drive home commute.

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28:00

Episode 133 - EDDIE HEARN IN THE FLESH!

The Off Script Podcast ·

2022/11/07

Chris, Sonal and Robbie finally got to sit down with Chairman of Matchroom Sports Eddie Hearn, and he was at his storytelling best. Boxing his Dad, the fight that made him and the match that nearly broke him - strap yourselves in, Eddie's in the driving seat of this brilliant conversation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:22

Episode 132 - LOGAN PAUL

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2022/11/04

Sonal chats to YouTube and social media celebrity turned boxer (sort of) and now professional wrestler with the WWE Logan Paul while he was in Riyadh for WWE Crown Jewel 2022, where he would fight in the headline bout with Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns in the headline match. The promised 5 minute chat ended up being a 20 minute conversation so Sonal was able to cover a lot of ground with the man whose Vine videos set him on a path to going toe-to-toe with Floyd Money Mayweather.See

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19:31

Episode 131 - MATT WRIGHT, CROCODILE WRANGLER

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2022/11/04

Matt Wright is National Geographic’s Outback Wrangler and the star of Netflix’s hit show Wild Croc Territory. Matt talks to Robbie about becoming the go-to Croc wrangler for any cattle farmer with a croc problem. The job is simple. Capture and contain a large saltwater crocodile (think 5 metres, 1,000 kilos), without tranquillizers. His story is equally fascinating as it is terrifying.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:47

Episode 130 - PODCAST JUSTICE

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2022/11/02

Sonal talks to Claire Harvey, Editorial director of The Australian and co-author of the podcast, The Teachers Trial, which is a follow up from the acclaimed Teacher's Pet podcast by Hedley Thomas. It seems almost inconceivable that a true crime podcast could be the catalyst for a long-term missing person case from1982 finding its resolution four decades later, in 2022, but that is exactly what has happened. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:52

Episode 129 - WRONGLY IMPRISONED FOR 27 YEARS

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2022/10/27

This is Valentino Dixon's second appearance on Off Script - this time it was in person! We spoke to him shortly after his 2019 release from prison where he spent 27 years for a crime he did not commit. During his time in prison art was his sanctuary, he began drawing beautiful pencil creations including the picturesque golf courses in Dubai, which is why our paths crossed in the first place. It was a pleasure to finally meet Valentino in person, he was able to overcome a wrongful conviction with

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31:01

Episode 128 - MARK COLBOURNE MBE

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2022/10/26

In 2009, Mark Colbourne's life changed forever following a paragliding accident. From a broken back requiring a 3-hour spinal operation to Olympic Gold and meeting Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Mark's story is spellbinding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:25

Episode 127 - COMPOSER SARAH CLASS

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2022/10/05

Frozen Planet 2 is out... and it's brilliant, if you're a fan of nature documents and the incredible scores that accompany them, you will love hearing from Sarah Class. Brit & Emmy Award nominated Sarah has become one of Britain's most sought after composers and is described as having ‘the midas touch’ when it comes to creating music and writing scores for film and television, producing innovative and emotive music of the highest quality.In 2020 Sarah made the Performing Right Society's Women

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12:44

Episode 126 - TY DELOREAN

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2022/10/01

Robbie has the pleasure of talking to Ty DeLorean, born Benjamin Granger, who claims to be the son of American engineer and inventor, John DeLorean. Delorean was the founder of the DeLorean Motor Company, Back to The Future anyone?! These days DMC is under new ownership and they took umbrage when Ty unveiled a unique creation at the British Motor Show 2021. Robbie hears about said creation and the court cases that have ensued in this fascinating chat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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30:01

Episode 125 - THE LINK BETWEEN BEN KENOBI AND BIN LADEN

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2022/09/28

Claudio Von Planta, travelled the world on two wheels with Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman as the Camera Operator/Director of the Long Way series (Long Way Round 2004, Long Way Down 2007, and Long Way Up 2019). He is that and so much more, a man with Special Forces training, who has interviewed Osama Bin Laden, and covered conflict zones since 1985. His story is fascinating and he delivers it in a wonderfully understated Swiss manner. Producer Rog caught up with him at the second Dubai

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25:15

Episode 124 - CALUM SCOTT

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2022/09/19

Chris talks to a man who has amassed over a billion Spotify plays of his back catalogue - not bad for a lad from Hull who finished 6th in 2015's Britain's Got Talent and was forced to audition just minutes after he watched his sister's BGT journey ending in front of a live audience. They talk Simon Cowell, TV talent shows and his mum's favorite video! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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19:15

Episode 123 - RIGHT SAID FRED

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2022/09/17

Chris gets a fantastic dose of nostalgia, some fascinating behind the scenes memories and an honest critique on the Hollywood lifestyle with brothers Richard and Fred Fairbrass aka. 90s pop sensation Right Said Fred. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:01

Episode 122 - NAILA KIANI

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2022/09/16

Mountaineer Naila Kiani is the second Pakistani woman (by three hours!) to summit K2 - the first to do it at the first attempt. Naila Kiani only took un mountaineering in 2018! She is a banker by profession, based in Dubai, and also a boxer! In 2021, she set a record by becoming the first Pakistani woman to climb an 8,000-metre mountain when she climbed Gasherbrum-II, the world’s thirteenth highest mountain at 8,035 metres.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:37

Episode 121 - INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WITH JONATHAN MAZOWER

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2022/09/15

Last week global headlines told of the "World's Loneliest Man" sadly being found dead in the Amazon rainforest after living in solitude, as the last of his tribe, for 35 years. We reached out to Jonathan Mazower from Survival International, who have upheld the rights of indigenous peoples since 1988, to find out more about this fascinating facet of human existence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:45

Episode 120 - THE IRRESISTABLE FORCE OF ILT20

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2022/09/14

Chris and Robbie talk about the tantalizing prospect of the UAE-based International League T20. ILT20 Head Of League Operations Mike Fordham joins them live in the studio with Phil Oliver who heads up crickets operations for private equity firm, Lancer Capital, who in turn, launched Desert Vipers - one of the six competing teams of the tournament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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35:36

Episode 119 - CHRIS VOSS

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2022/09/14

We were happy to welcome an old friend of Off Script Chris Voss into the studio, Chris spent 24 years working in the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit and was the FBI's chief international hostage and kidnapping negotiator, he also co-authored the book Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It. He was in town ahead of The Global Citizen Forum and the Annual Summit, taking place in Ras Al Khaimah bringing together business leaders around the world 16th and 17th November 2022,

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19:55

Episode 118 - IN CONVERSATION WITH JOHN BARNES

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2022/09/13

We catch up with former England and Liverpool legend John Barnes, who’s in town to watch his beloved Reds in the Merseyside derby. John offers his thoughts on Liverpool’s difficult start to the season, and England’s prospects in Qatar under boss Gareth Southgate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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14:55

Episode 117 - EDDIE HEARN

The Off Script Podcast ·

2022/09/12

Matchroom CEO Eddie Hearn joins the show from Abu Dhabi, while he was in town talking up Dmitry Bivol's November 5 clash with unbeaten Mexican Gilberto Ramirez. Eddie offers his thoughts on Canelo Alvarez' upcoming trilogy fight with bitter rival Gennady Golovkin, reveals where Anthony Joshua's headspace is at as he ponders his next move and offers his thoughts on a possible undisputed heavyweight bout between Oleksander Usyk and Tyson Fury. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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45:04

Episode 116 - TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS WITH MUSIC...

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2022/09/02

Robbie's in conversation with the award-winning author and former Rolling Stone magazine senior writer, Anthony Bozza, who gained unique access into Eminem’s inner circle as the rapper rose to superstardom in the late 1990s. As well as Marshall Mathers, Anthony has worked with and alongside some of the biggest names in the industry including AC/DC, Slash, INXS, and Tommy Lee - bringing their amazing stories to life on the page.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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18:05

Episode 115 - PRO BIG WAVE SURFER ANDREW COTTON

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2022/08/26

Andrew Cotton, professional big wave surfer, features in Garrett McNamara's HBO Max docuseries 100 Foot Wave. Sonal catches up with him to get the measure of a man who rides waves the size of a 5 storey building and to hear what it's like when things don't go to plan, which happened to Andrew during a dramatic wipe out in 2017.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:47

Episode 114 - RARE INTERVIEW: FROM SNEAKERS TO SUCKER...

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2022/08/08

From pioneering YouTuber to being called out by his idol Floyd Mayweather, 20-year-old Emirati Rashed Belhasa aka "Moneykicks" has always done things a bit differently. Here, he opens up on his unlikely journey to the undercard of Usyk-Joshua 2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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