This week we're talking about how having people in your life who want to control everything can be incredibly irritating if reasonably harmless at one end of the spectrum but turn into something altogether more sinister, frightening and abusive at the other.

Martin is grateful for strong glue, we examine the ways in which Brexit has deprived animals of sex, and I get into a bit of a batter about Yorkshire puddings.

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This week we're talking about why we feel overwhelmed, what causes it, and what we can do about it.

Martin comes up with a novel use for a yoga mat if you find that you don't like yoga after all, we go misty-eyed for pick & mix, and we talk about our own favourite "comfort TV".

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This week we're talking about how we propel ourselves towards what we want to achieve.

Martin has a tale about ghosts in the toilet and discloses a lack of enthusiasm for marshmallows, while I lament the lack of fondue in my life. We both praise the undoubted qualities of a long-handled teaspoon.

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This week we're talking about motivation.

What causes us to feel demotivated, how do we increase our motivation, and what is the difference between motivation and willpower?

In an extraordinary turn of events we also find out that Martin does not own a juicer.

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This week we're trying to help you through the dark days of midwinter by exploring the feeling of emptiness that often accompanies the days of January.

We bemoan the winter virus we're both experiencing, reminisce about pet tortoises, find the son of God in the unlikeliest of places, and wonder who first had the idea of gifting apples to teachers.

Happy New Year to all of our listeners. Let's get through it together.

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This week Martin uses the well-known Christmas song as a thin veil for twelve benefits gained from sobriety.

It's really quite uplifting.

We wonder why Holst was never on Top Of The Pops, discuss the way in which Santa Claus gets into houses without chimneys, and disagree about the joys of the humble Brussels sprout.

Wishing you a happy Christmas or whatever else you might be celebrating (or not) this weekend.

We'll be back in two weeks.

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This week we're talking about how we change, why it's inevitable and how personality is not a fixed point. 

Martin is concerned about some frogs but not as worried as Taylor Swift ought to be, we exchange stories of odd LPs we had in the house as we grew up, and argue about the merits of a bagel.

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If you've ever avoided talking about something that clearly needs talking about you will be failing to address the "elephant in the room" and we're determined not to in this episode.

Martin tells us where the phrase comes from and what an epigram is.

We hear about some Tibetan monks who got high on something other than their own inner peace, and we wonder what on earth Frank Zappa was thinking of when he named his kids.

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What factors contribute to feeling disrespected, overlooked, and undervalued? 

This week we're looking at how we become marginalised and the part we can play in our own invisibility.

After 147 episodes Martin picks up on the snooker connection and tells us about Bill Werbeniuk and his astonishing capacity for drinking lager.

We also remember with great fondness the habit we had in the 70s and 80s for making mix tapes, a joy essentially lost on the streaming generation.

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This week we're talking about why we hold grudges for so long, why it isn't good for us,  and what it takes to let go of them.

Rod Stewart kicks a football into a fan's face, someone wants to marry an alien, and we discuss things we loaned out but never got back.

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