# Reform Are Over Here... Joining Our Spin Classes?! | Cody Dahler | Five Brilliant Things

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How did Cody go from working for Matt Hancock to being one of the sharpest satirists online? And what has it all got to do with a pub in Cyprus? It’s all in this delightful podcast with comedian and writer Cody Dahler who takes you on a ride through the hills of Cyprus to Spanish Music Festivals and a recommendation of the book that changed Cody’s life (love a good book recommendation!)

And while we’re on the subject of book recommendations, one of the hottest upcoming books is The State of This!: A Thicky Thicky Dumb Dumb's Guide to British Politics. It’s Cody’s debut book it explores the most pertinent political head-scratchers affecting us all: Why are people voting for Reform UK?; why did we Brexit?; what is the House of Lords and is everyone in there an arsehole?; why are our rivers full of shit?; what's to stop us becoming like America?; why do our PMs change so often; and why do we use a lettuce to measure their success? Go can pre-order it at your local independent bookshop or online! . Welcome to the official Russell Howard channel! Be sure to subscribe to watch the very best Russell Howard stand up clips, and clips from his brand new podcast Five Brilliant Things.

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0:00 Intro 4:02 Social media as a career 10:05 The role of algorithms 14:23 Navigating online feedback 17:17 The magic of festivals 21:47 The crowd dynamic 25:58 Childhood roots in Cyprus 37:20 Finding meaning in books 43:29 Fitness and mental health

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