Have you been rejected? Maybe your submissions to Series 30 of Breaking the News or Series 4 of DMs Are Open were unsuccessful?

Give them a second chance by sending to The Reject Pile at RejectPilePod@gmail.com!

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Cheers Tom, you too. All the best for the year ahead ✊️

Here's a little Wrapped video from me about my 2024, inspired by a post from @tomworsley1984.bsky.social on X.com a year ago today. Happy New Year and wishing you all a prosperous 2025!
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Hampshire pupils 'sob' as vicar discusses existence of Santa The vicar told children that Father Christmas did not exist during a Religious Education lesson.

Imagine how he'll feel when he finds out about the big man in the sky!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A selection of artworks are to go on show in Bradford next year to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the government's private collection. At least it's not the government's collection of privates.
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Animal rescuers in Washington state have rescued a cat after it spent five days stranded in a tree. This is not to be confused with Washington DC, where it's the Presidents that are out of their tree.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer will make a major speech on what he calls a "plan for change" for Britain. The economy might be bad, but I don't think spare coins are the solution.
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France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier tendered his resignation today, hours after being ousted in a no-confidence vote. Imagine how bad a job he must be doing to elicit more than a shrug. #BTNNB #BTNRejects

A serial world record-breaker from Germany reclaimed two of his former titles in a single day by drinking litres of lemon juice and lime juice. It's good to see he passed the acid test. #BTNNB #BTNRejects

A thread of submissions to this week's #BreakingTheNews

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"The approach we've taken with the production of the sketches is to try and capture the live energy of a first read-through. “Deliberately, there was no rehearsal; it's a sight-read to capture that response in the moment and get that authentic laughter."

“Deliberately, there was no rehearsal; it's a sight-read to capture that response in the moment and get that authentic laughter." @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social

Listen now wherever you get your #podcasts, or via our Linktree: linktr.ee/RejectPilePod

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ICYMI our Pilot episode is out now! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or via the links in our Linktree (link in bio)! In this episode, we welcome Rob Smyth and his submission 'PC Who': a miscellany of moniker madness set in a police station. We also hear host Luke Edwards' submission to the first episode of the third series of BBC's DMs Are Open with a sketch called 'Brand New': a ridiculous romp of record shop repetition.

ICYMI our Pilot episode is out! See our Linktree for links: linktr.ee/rejectpilepod!

In this episode, we hear Rob Smyth's 'PC Who': a miscellany of moniker madness set in a police station, along with host @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social's 'Brand New': a ridiculous romp of record shop repetition.

Excited (and relieved) to be bringing this into the world after a lot of effort this year!

If you feel so inclined, please:
- give it a listen,
- give us a follow,
- help spread the word,
- send your own content and/or any feedback to RejectPilePod@gmail.com

Thanks so much!

Headshot and blurb of Luke Edwards. The text reads: "LUKE EDWARDS: Comedy drama writer and performer from Berkshire. No stranger to rejection and a proponent of the DIY ethic, hence The Reject Pile. Find Luke's socials on Linktree: @ThatLukeEdwards."

Meet the #host - introducing #writer, #performer and, now, #podcaster Luke Edwards (@thatlukeedwards.bsky.social)!

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Cocaine overtakes heroin as the most used drug by those starting rehab. Well, if you spend long enough chasing the dragon, you're bound to overtake it eventually. #BTNNB #BTNRejects

A butchers in Lancashire has secured the Argyll Golden Haggis Award for 2024/25 after a member of the team undertook a more than five-hour trek, braving Storm Bert, to ensure the haggis reached the judges on time. That must have taken a lot of pluck. #BTNNB #BTNRejects

Major supermarkets and food industry leaders have backed calls for the Government to ban cages for egg-laying hens. They insist it would be better for them to fight in a ring instead.
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Throwback to the origins of the idea for the pod! Looking forward to sharing the pilot with you. Please help spread the word and let us know what you think when it drops! #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #writing #writers #writer #comedy #sketch #sketchcomedy #jokes #audio #rejection #failure #diy

Give us a follow and keep your eyes peeled for our pilot episode COMING SOON, featuring rejected #DMsAreOpenBBC comedy sketch submissions by @thatlukeedwards.bsky.social and Rob Smyth, along with development and analysis with Phil Stewart! #comedy #writing #Podcast #podcasts #DMRejects #BTNNB