What are the perfect ingredients for a stress-free Christmas? How do you render the Arctic in song? And what does it sound like when we drink from each other’s teats? 
… Just three of the hot topics being debated in our annual festive knees-up! Joining Olly Mann, Alix Fox and Ollie Peart this year, we welcome back family mediator <a href="https://www.modernmann.co.uk/new/divorce">Nick Coffer</a> - who confronts the strains of a post-divorce Christmas with compassionate advice - and we enjoy extraordinary live music from cellist and poet <a href="https://www.sarahsmoutmusic.co.uk/">Sarah Smout</a>. 
Plus, fresh updates from some of our favourite guests of 2026: <a href="https://www.modernmann.co.uk/new/rebecca">Rebecca Dowdeswell</a>, the woman who took on L’Oreal; <a href="https://www.modernmann.co.uk/new/ubercheats">Armin Samii</a>, who created distance-monitoring app UberCheats; and wildland firefighter <a href="https://www.modernmann.co.uk/new/wildfires">Nathan Bell</a>.   
Until our next episode on January 10th, have a fantastic Christmas, a very Happy New Year, and - if you can afford to - remember to <a href="https://modernmann.co.uk/beer">support our independent podcast</a> to fund another great year of the show.
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Olly, Alix, Ollie and Producer Matt
P.S. Alix is running the London Marathon for Positive East. Support her <a href="https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/alix-fox">here</a>. 
Presenter: Olly Mann. Contributors: Ollie Peart, Alix Fox, Nick Coffer, Sarah Smout, Nathan Bell, Rebecca Dowdeswell, Armin Samii. Producer: Matt Hill. Theme Music: 'Skies Over Cairo' by Django Django. Artwork: Podcast Discovery. Copyright: Olly Mann / Rethink Audio 2025.
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