Alain de Botton on the joy of being average (E218)

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On this weeks episode Jake and Damian mark Movember by taking on one of the biggest threats to men’s health: loneliness.We recently interviewed Kevin Sinfield about his relationship with Rob Burrow which inspired this week’s question: what does it really take to be a better mate? ...  Show more

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