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Katrina quizzes Ian about the awards he has supposedly won. Ian would rather talk about the Darwin Awards, which go to individuals who have contributed to the world's gene pool by removing themselves from it.

Are you superstitious? Black cats. number 13, stepping on cracks, walking under ladders, broken mirrors? Oh!!! Don't open that umbrella inside!

A hoover by any other name would suck. This podcast is about eponyms - things that have been named after people... quick quiz: Adophe Sax, Joseph Lister, Frank Mars, Lazlo Biro, Jules Leotard, Amelia Bloomer, Granny Smith and Mae West.

Phobophobia is a fear of phobias and this podcast with Katrina is all about phobias – there are some weird ones out there. Did you know that some people have a fear of peanut butter, belly-buttons, knees, milk and being without their mobile phone? 

 Where does 'mind your Ps and Qs come from? Which side of a lady should a man walk on? Do you use a napkin or a serviette? Do you send thank-you cards? Manners have certainly changed. Language has also changed. Does an extra thirsty person who gets crunk have manners? Translation: Does an over-the-top person craving to be the centre of attention who gets 'crazy-drunk' (as in intoxicated and stoned) have manners? 

Thanks to a fabulous podcast called Something Rhymes with Purple with Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth, Ian has been boning up on new words. He has discovered that Katrina is a tidsoptimist and a scurryfunger who is capable of groaking with a fanny-flutter but who has no time at all for ultracrepidarians. 

Here we are, two weeks into 2024 and Katrina is still pondering her NY resolutions.

Today’s podcast is a bit weird… the ups and downs of theme parks and a stroll down sideshow alley with a bunch of old-time radio commercials. 

 With Australia potentially becoming a cashless society, will all the history and biography currently depicted on banknotes also disappear? 

Well, it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas so Katrina and Ian reminisce about their Christmases as kids, the Christmases with their kids and 97-year old-Florence drops in to recall a special present she got... in 1929!