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Hospital Podcast with Degs #458

·1 hr 23 min·5 clips

Degs plays an unreleased track live, telling fans they're special enough to hear it early.

Podcast 458 starts mid-tangle. The new host introduces himself as the new permanent host, gives London Electricity a huge 16-year and 400-episode salute, then gets on with it before the moment can turn stiff. Big shoes, bigger grin. Makoto's Explorer, featuring himself, gives the session its first shove while the chat proves the broadcast is truly live. He keeps checking the comments. Shoutouts go to Sniffle Blocks, King K, merch watchers, and anyone close enough to shout back through the stream. The tone is loose, noisy, and happy to wander. He keeps promising structure, then lets the hour stretch because he knows he will talk for ages once the tunes start moving. Bristol gets its plug. The hospitalitydnb.com push comes with Hybrid Vines, Kings of the Rollers, High Contrast, Graphics, Flavor D, Etherwood, and New Tone on the lineup. Then one unclear name turns into a gag about a collection of puppies being there, which pretty much explains the show's new rhythm. Listener ideas start nudging the format. He talks up polls on his YouTube community, asks whether people want guests, guest mixes, or interviews, and wisely backs away from one terrible drinking idea. The music keeps pulling him back. He plays Camo and Crooked with Fade Black's remix of Lower, shouts pride for Ellen's mixtape, and turns the moment into an after-work drink-along. Then the Dexclusive lands. Listeners can send dubs to dubs4degs at gmail.com, and his favorite dub of the week gets the new slot. He starts by picking himself. Self-centered? He says so first, which makes the bit work while he keeps asking producers to send music. The ending stays sweaty and communal: air-conditioning complaints, love for Crate Classics and Catching Cairo, a soulful lead-out, and a Hospital-family sendoff for everyone listening worldwide.

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A lively handoff episode that trades polish for presence and keeps the dnb room feeling live.

Hospital Podcast 458 feels like a live handoff with its sleeves rolled up. Dex steps in as the new permanent host, salutes London Electricity for a 16-year, 400-episode run, and keeps the momentum up with track talk, comments, merch mentions, event news, and the launch of the…

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Dex takes the Hospital mic and keeps the live comments, shoutouts, and records moving.

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