Dr. Xand van Tulleken
speaker
1,476 appearances
9 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 2d ago
Dr. Xand van Tulleken’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 9 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 5.
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A nice piece about sport caught my eyes on.
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Are you aware of street racing office chairs?
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So this has been reported quite widely because it's taken off in Japan.
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It's a great idea.
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Well it's 'cause it's Because as soon as you say it, you go, the thing that I've always wanted to do in an office chair is properly see how fast you can go.
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So the sport started in Germany, two thousand and eight, I think.
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Teams of three compete to finish as many laps around a circuit as possible in two hours.
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The sport spread around the world, but it's really taken off in Japan, whether it's the Grand Prix.
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They cover up to twelve miles.
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So I watched some videos of this and they're in office chairs with what are they called, like casters on a Yeah, so the chair can go in any direction.
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Yeah.
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People are wearing helmets and bibs.
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Yeah, you would want a helmet.
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And they're pushing themselves backwards like scooting.
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Oh, you're not allowed to push your colleague in the chair.
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No, no, you're in the chair, you're propelling yourself backwards, looking backwards.
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Oh, well, I guess that's right.
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Kicking yourself along, looking backwards over your shoulder.
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Do they wear office clothes?
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No.
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