Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 576 of the podcast that doesn’t mince pies!

This week: technically speaking; baffling; earwig defense system; negative negative results; secret cafeteria; the rub-it-in building; joke annotation; yolk annotation; double turkey; paying friends; the salad controversy returns; solid salads; disappointing meal; the great Cardini; competitive food; too much news; home movies; Harold heralds; comedy is serious business; banjo forewarning; miss management; the man with the black moustache; aggressively passive aggressive; dualling citizenships; submarine parents; out-out-out-outfielders; fucking up fuck ups; pain management; love connections; invisible man; excitable boy; secret life; hapless wonder; the avid listener; grumpy adulting; Harvey shit; Top 5 Songs – Bad Christmas; a Carol-ling we go again; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; interrejections; emotional touchstones; Ian bumbles; and, finally, a sound blanket of snow.

Top 5 Songs (as suggested by Louise) – Bad Christmas

* The Youngsters – “Christmas in Jail” – Empire Records single b//w “Dreamy Eyes”, 1956 – 2:29:45

* The Emotions – “What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas?” – Volt Records single, 1978 – 2:34:42

* Sufjan Stevens – “That Was the Worst Christmas Ever” – Ding! Dong! Songs for Christmas, Vol. 3, 2006 – 2:41:05

* No Fun – “No Fun at Christmas” – No Fun at Christmas, 1985 – 2:48:41

* The Sonics – “Don’t Believe in Christmas” – Etiquette Records single b/w The Wailers “Christmas Spirit?”, 1965 – 2:52:52

Question of the Week: What do you plan to do between Christmas and New Year’s?Sub-question of the Week: Who helped you along in your life?

Thanks for listening.