The government has dropped it's house building targets during a housing crisis. Meanwhile Labour have gone on the attack, pledging to prioritise house building and Ben is a bit excited. We also discuss Mat's news, mental health check-in and some jokes.

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Ben and Mat chat to writer and broadcaster Sam Delaney about his book 'Sort Your Head Out: Mental health without all the bollocks'. They discuss the value of recognising your own trauma, how to share your mental health struggles with others, the stresses of modern fatherhood and plenty more other shit.

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Ben tells Mat why he should read 'Sort Your Head Out: Mental health without all the bollocks' by Sam Delaney and trails some exciting future podcast news!

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Back after a break, Ben and Mat catch up for the benefit of the dear listeners. Ben's been using his gardening leave wisely and we revisit the epic saga that is Bengeons and Dragons.

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The Retained EU Law Bill is passing through its final stages in the Commons. Ben gives us the lowdown on what he thinks is "the last reckless and desperate move from the Brexit headbangers that have done so much to derail their own political project due to their own dogmatism and ignorance." He has a monologue and everything. Plus the usual other shit.

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Ben and Mat catch up after the festive period, including a truly traumatic pantomime experience for Mat and the value of setting realistic goals for the year ahead for your MENTAL HEALTH. Also some fart talk.

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Merry Christmas! Ben and Mat step into Christmas with an update from Ben on his son's fluctuating belief in Santa, conversing with strangers in the pub, film recommendations for this year's festive period and a Christmas quiz. Ben and Mat also exchange gifts.

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Ben and Mat discuss their Christmas trees this year before revisiting another of 2021's popular Christmas episodes, this time running down their top 5 Christmas songs whilst even more drunk than they were on the films one.

Ben's frankly excellent Christmas Spotify playlist for your Christmas pleasure:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5RIBFoxICRcZqzgVo3B6ps?si=26a2c9ab6acb4933

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Ben and Mat check in on each other in the lead up to Christmas and listen back to last year's well loved, though a tad excitable Top 5 Christmas Films episode.

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Freddie Poser from PricedOut and particle accelerator physicist Luke Dycks join Ben and Mat to discuss the perennial political hot potato that is housing and the NIMBYism that keeps the fire burning. Also it's Ben's birthday and this is what he's chosen to do to celebrate.

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