Mike Jeffreys is joined by Brendan O’Neill, journalist & Editor of Spiked / Host of the Spiked podcast & author of ‘After the Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and the Crisis of Civilisation’, to dissect the stories making headlines in the U.K. & the world over the past week.

You can keep up to date with Brendan’s most recent work by visiting the ‘Spiked’ website www.spiked-online.com

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Listen to the full show podcast - Friday - 20th December

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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Elf, Love Actually, It’s a Wonderful Life -
who doesn’t love a Christmas movie?

Some are tear-jerkers, some are love stories, and some are a little bit corny… but
we love them all the same.

By design, Christmas movies have strong themes that tell the audience everything is
going to be just fine.

They often share a ‘hero’s journey’ and show that despite the hardship the main
character goes through, everything will be okay in the end.

In addition, the messages of caring, love, hope, community, and forgiveness are
always intertwined into the stories, all of which are central to good mental health in
our own personal realities.

Mike is joined by Dr Marny Lishman, Health & Community Psychologist & Author of ‘Burnout to Brilliant’ who shares her thoughts on why you should enjoy your
festive favourites guilt free and often.

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