Its the end of the year and Mike is joined by this week's NotBaz, Laurie Knox.

Mike announces the Best and Worst Adverts of the Year, The Most Pointless Product of the Year and the best news stories of the year.

Laurie gets controversial, TWICE, and it's not even MILDLY!

In this Christmas special episode of the Mildly Controversial podcast, Mike is joined by this week's NotBaz, guest co-host Anneka Panicker. They discuss various overrated aspects of Christmas, including traditional meals, songs, and advertising. They share personal anecdotes and opinions on what makes Christmas special and the challenges of adulthood during the holiday season.

CHAPTERS

06:04 Christmas Special: Overrated Traditions

09:08 The Turkey Debate

12:04 Christmas Meal Critique

15:04 Desserts and Sweet Treats

18:01 Alternative Christmas Dinner Ideas

20:22 The Joy of Traditional Breakfasts

26:00 Favourite and Least Favourite Christmas Songs

35:31 The Struggles of Adult Christmases

37:43 The Challenge of Gift-Giving

40:04 Overrated Christmas Traditions

42:44 Christmas Movies: A Personal Touch

47:36 The John Lewis Advert Phenomenon

We are back for SERIES 6!

This series, Baz is taking a sabbatical after 5 years of loyal service to the podcast so each week will feature a guest co-host (or NotBaz, as we like to call them!)

This week, our NotBaz is friend of the show, Dayna Pereira! Since our last podcast, Mike & Baz have met Dayna IRL as Dayna and her family travelled through the UK and Ireland. Dayna reveals her best and worst bits about the UK whilst Mike shares stories about making a rude American woman furious and being fat-shamed by cabin brew (he thinks).

If you want to catch Dayna's new podcast, Loreplay, it's available on all good streaming platforms, and probably some rubbish ones too!