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Annie announces a change for Changes

This week, Annie has some news. Changes is changing! Annie talks through how she has come to the decision to pause this podcast and shift the Changes conversation onto Substack.You can now find Changes with Annie Macmanus here: https://anniemacmanus.substack.com/p/welcome-to-chang ...  Show more

DJ Fat Tony on why music is better than any drug and the moment of empathy that changed his life

DJ Fat Tony is one of the most iconic figures of London’s nightlife scene. Tony’s extraordinary four-decade career at the heart of music and clubbing has seen him spinning tracks for everyone from Madonna to Prince, but his rise to stardom was paired with a drug addiction that al ...  Show more

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