George Luke
@georgeluke.bsky.social
Writer, author and #UKARIAS winning radio and podcast producer. Host of 'Around the World with George Luke' on Chiltern Voice 107.4FM
Writing portfolio: https://bit.ly/glukeportfolio
Audio showreel: https://bit.ly/glshowreel1
Writing portfolio: https://bit.ly/glukeportfolio
Audio showreel: https://bit.ly/glshowreel1
How much psychology went into those 'Spotify listening age' calculations?
December 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
How much psychology went into those 'Spotify listening age' calculations?
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I don't think we were meant to have all the music, all the time tbh
December 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I don't think we were meant to have all the music, all the time tbh
Dear AI slop purveyors: Mr T is not 97.
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Dear AI slop purveyors: Mr T is not 97.
In my research for tomorrow's Around the World show on @chilternvoice.bsky.social, I learnt that Jimmy Cliff was the second youngest in a family that had nine children - which would make him 'Eight of Nine' in #StarTrek mythology. #RIPJimmyCliff
November 29, 2025 at 8:57 AM
In my research for tomorrow's Around the World show on @chilternvoice.bsky.social, I learnt that Jimmy Cliff was the second youngest in a family that had nine children - which would make him 'Eight of Nine' in #StarTrek mythology. #RIPJimmyCliff
I’m beginning to think that there are two Pharrell Williamses: the socially conscious one who scores civil rights-based films like Hidden Figures, and the other one who writes ‘Blurred Lines’ and talks crap about politics and race.
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I’m beginning to think that there are two Pharrell Williamses: the socially conscious one who scores civil rights-based films like Hidden Figures, and the other one who writes ‘Blurred Lines’ and talks crap about politics and race.
RIP Dharmendra. The news of the deaths of both him and Jimmy Cliff today has triggered loads of memories of growing up in Sierra Leone in the 70s, where we were constantly exposed to Bollywood films and reggae music. Thank you both for the way you enriched our lives.
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
RIP Dharmendra. The news of the deaths of both him and Jimmy Cliff today has triggered loads of memories of growing up in Sierra Leone in the 70s, where we were constantly exposed to Bollywood films and reggae music. Thank you both for the way you enriched our lives.
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Pump up the Jam is definitely one of my top 5 songs about fruit preservation methods though admittedly, introducing pneumatics contravenes most health and safety protocols.
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Pump up the Jam is definitely one of my top 5 songs about fruit preservation methods though admittedly, introducing pneumatics contravenes most health and safety protocols.
The number of far-right nasties and Turning Point wannabes that flooded my FB feed with ads this weekend is mad. Is “binge blocking” a thing? ‘Cos if it is, that’s what I’ve been doing these past few days.
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The number of far-right nasties and Turning Point wannabes that flooded my FB feed with ads this weekend is mad. Is “binge blocking” a thing? ‘Cos if it is, that’s what I’ve been doing these past few days.
On the one hand, I commend Santa on taking due diligence seriously (double-checking his list). On the other hand - dude, mind your own business!
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
On the one hand, I commend Santa on taking due diligence seriously (double-checking his list). On the other hand - dude, mind your own business!
And next week, it’s off to school to watch the kids in ‘The Story of Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the Wee Donkey’ (I think that’s what it’s called).
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
And next week, it’s off to school to watch the kids in ‘The Story of Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the Wee Donkey’ (I think that’s what it’s called).
Have they stopped teaching biology in schools or something? The species of tree that are mostly used as Christmas trees are all evergreens. What's the crime in Tesco pointing that out when they're selling them?
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Have they stopped teaching biology in schools or something? The species of tree that are mostly used as Christmas trees are all evergreens. What's the crime in Tesco pointing that out when they're selling them?
No, not now. Please stop.
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
No, not now. Please stop.
There’s something rather Don Corleone-ish about that ‘pastor’ who called the baby formula woman a witch. Like seriously, you’re standing IN THE PULPIT making those low-level death threats?
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
There’s something rather Don Corleone-ish about that ‘pastor’ who called the baby formula woman a witch. Like seriously, you’re standing IN THE PULPIT making those low-level death threats?
I didn't have "K-pop triggers the next Satanic Panic" on my bingo card for 2025. But if some of the news stories I've seen shared on social media today are true, that could be where we're heading.
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I didn't have "K-pop triggers the next Satanic Panic" on my bingo card for 2025. But if some of the news stories I've seen shared on social media today are true, that could be where we're heading.
My five-year-old just said “Six seven”. Should I be worried?
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
My five-year-old just said “Six seven”. Should I be worried?
The young’uns are watching Frozen - again. I still think “the Duke of Weaseltown” sounds like the title of a song that didn’t make it onto Steely Dan’s ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’ album.
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The young’uns are watching Frozen - again. I still think “the Duke of Weaseltown” sounds like the title of a song that didn’t make it onto Steely Dan’s ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’ album.
Dear Michael Ball - on what planet is Bob Marley’s ’Could You Be Loved’ a love song? Are you just picking songs with the word ‘love’ in the title? #BBCRadio2
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Dear Michael Ball - on what planet is Bob Marley’s ’Could You Be Loved’ a love song? Are you just picking songs with the word ‘love’ in the title? #BBCRadio2
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
Busy going through the transcript of an interview I did yesterday. Apparently, the orchestra I was interviewing will be hosting an event with "nine lessons and carrots" next month. 🤣
Thanks for that laugh, Descript...
#AIfail #amwriting
Thanks for that laugh, Descript...
#AIfail #amwriting
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Busy going through the transcript of an interview I did yesterday. Apparently, the orchestra I was interviewing will be hosting an event with "nine lessons and carrots" next month. 🤣
Thanks for that laugh, Descript...
#AIfail #amwriting
Thanks for that laugh, Descript...
#AIfail #amwriting
Anyone else get strong ‘Incredibles’ vibes while watching the new Fantastic 4 film?
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Anyone else get strong ‘Incredibles’ vibes while watching the new Fantastic 4 film?
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Breaking 1980s football news: Yourname Acrossmyheart has been signed just in time to feature in the Terence/Trent Derby
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Breaking 1980s football news: Yourname Acrossmyheart has been signed just in time to feature in the Terence/Trent Derby
Take That’s ‘Relight My Fire’ is way more disco than Dan Hartman’s original. It just bombards you with sounds.
November 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Take That’s ‘Relight My Fire’ is way more disco than Dan Hartman’s original. It just bombards you with sounds.
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Help me out here. An ad features music that came out of America's gay club scene, sung by a black woman; the whole theme of the ad is men being vulnerable... and yet all the right-wingers on X are going on about how "non-woke" this ad is?!?
a white cat is sitting on a box with the words `` make it make sense '' written above it .
ALT: a white cat is sitting on a box with the words `` make it make sense '' written above it .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Help me out here. An ad features music that came out of America's gay club scene, sung by a black woman; the whole theme of the ad is men being vulnerable... and yet all the right-wingers on X are going on about how "non-woke" this ad is?!?