In this episode, Dara has thoughts on December coming round so quickly and the accompanying temptation to collapse in a heap. Does the festive season differ in any significant way from the rest of the year? Christmas really did used to be something special and genuinely indulgent - but does that still land when the rest of the year seems to involve frequent indulgence too?

The popularity of a new masculinity book has Dara scratching his head - are the apparent insights remotely new or insightful? Does the millionaire author have anything substantively useful to share other than 'make money' and 'be kind'? At least he has learned how to cry at the ripe old age of 61! For some, the learnings come later in life. The masculinity crisis remains unsolved for now...

Dara is more concerned by growing wealth and opportunity inequality and he argues for a type of radical thoughtfulness that chooses not to focus on gender or identity, but rather on an understanding of shared resources and mutual consideration. What an idiot!

Maybe bartering is the way to go. Why did that nice man give Dara cakes in the car park? Positive impulses were followed and reciprocated (That's not a euphemism!).

Scott Galloway's masculinity tips: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/03/scott-galloway-masculinity-crisis-notes-on-being-a-man

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