In Episode 7, we introduce two new guests, and tackle the strange transitional era we seem to be living in. As the shared rituals and cultural moments we grew up with quietly disappear, we ask: are we the last generation to experience television and media as a collective event?

From the staggering 37 million people tuning into the Queen's funeral to the frustrating modern reality of being 30 seconds behind your mates on a live sports stream, we explore how algorithmic, on-demand content is fragmenting our viewing habits.

Along the way, we dive into the bewildering world of modern teenage communication - trying to decode Snapchat, TikTok, and algorithm-driven endless scrolling -and debate whether it's possible to step back from being perpetually online.

Plus, a £5,000 car test that reveals more than expected, a dive into the controversial world of predictive policing in Conspiracy Corner, a Project Hail Mary Prediction and a nostalgic look back at the lost art of the first date car music choice.

Welcome to Last Of The Line.
A podcast before the end.

(00:00) Introduction

(03:33) Last Generation: to watch TV at the same time

(29:46) Tech: Should social media be banned for under-16s

(58:26) Cars: Tea boy at motoring magazine

(01:34:20) Conspiracy Corner: Operation Sentinel

(1:51:37) Predictions: Project Hail Mary

(2:09:44) Music: First teenage date

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Episode Six begins with rain. Not light rain. Not passing showers. The kind that makes you question where you live, and whether it has always been like this.

Dan and Adie join the group, and things start with a simple question about instruction manuals. Whether people still read them. Whether they ever did. And whether we were the last generation to at least pretend before immediately turning to YouTube.

The conversation moves on to cash. Or more specifically, its gradual disappearance. Where it still exists, why it matters, and whether the next generation will understand it at all. It is part nostalgia, part economics, and part suspicion that something is being lost.

Only then do cars arrive. With £25,000 to spend, what do you turn up to a school reunion in if you want to say something about yourself without actually saying anything? The answers are revealing. Some thoughtful. Some less so. All slightly influenced by ego.

Elsewhere, there is a brief but committed discussion about whether cats are, in fact, part of a wider intelligence network. A Six Nations prediction that is treated with unnecessary seriousness. And finally, an unexpectedly considered look at funeral songs, memory, and the last thing you would choose to leave behind.

Welcome to Last Of The Line.
A podcast before the end.

(01:07) Introduction

(03:03) Last Generation: Instructions

(32:59) Last Generation: Cash

(51:53) Cars: School Reunion

(01:46:03) Conspiracy Corner

(01:59:21) Predictions: Six Nations

(02:17:26) Music: Funeral Song

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February Next, Urgh ☔

This week, we begin somewhere unexpected. We pay tribute to Hannah Corne — a woman who chose to live bravely, publicly and generously in the face of terminal illness. Her story cuts straight to the reason Last Of The Line exists: because later isn’t guaranteed, and conversations matter.

From there, as ever, things escalate quickly.

We ask whether we’re the last generation to be fat — or simply the first with access to pharmaceutical “off switches.” With Ozempic, Mounjaro and wearable tech reshaping bodies and habits, is this about health, aesthetics, social pressure… or control?

We then turn to parenting in the age of tracking apps. Are we raising safer kids — or just more monitored ones? Did freedom make us resourceful… or just lucky?

Have cars stopped being objects of desire and become glorified washing machines? Is design dead? And are younger generations simply priced out of caring?

In Conspiracy Corner, we test whether ambiguity is the most powerful weapon modern militaries possess.

Finally, predictions: Bitcoin fallout, Winter Olympic bravado, and a music segment that may have produced the worst playlist ever assembled.

As ever: friendship, disagreement, mild self-incrimination, and the comforting sense that none of us fully know what we’re talking about.

Welcome to Last Of The Line.

A podcast before the end.

(00:00) In Memory of Hannah Corne

(02:43) New Year Resolutions and Personal Reflections

(05:37) The Obesity Epidemic: Are We the Last Generation to be Fat?

(08:16) The Role of Medication in Weight Management

(10:50) Personal Experiences with Weight Loss Drugs

(13:57) Social Implications of Weight Loss Medications

(16:43) The Future of Weight Management and Societal Norms

(31:10) Body Positivity and Aspirational Standards

(36:09) Parenting in the Digital Age

(53:31) The Evolution of Car Culture

(01:06:05) The Evolution of Car Design

(01:09:37) The Balance Between Beauty and Utility in Cars

(01:11:28) Generational Shifts in Car Culture

(01:14:32) Conspiracy Corner: Operation Borrowed Flag

(01:22:57) Predictions and Reflections on Bitcoin

(01:23:53) Betting on Confidence: Predictions and Outcomes

(01:25:55) Winter Olympics Predictions: Who Will Dominate?

(01:33:20) Music Preferences: Songs We Love That Others Don't

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