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Comedians Chris Spencer, Al Madrigal and Maz Jobrani all have kids. They also have wonderful wives, friends and neighbors who sometimes drive them to the brink of insanity. If it matters, none of them own a minivan - which doesn’t mean they don’t necessarily want one. Enjoy.

Check out The Christmas Collection which is out now on iTunes!

Andre Mieux aka A.M.X. is an innovative, deeply creative young talent poised to make further strides along the career path begun when he was in elementary school. His music is R&B/Pop for the 2012 listener, peppered with hints of the past, with an eye and ear for the future.

Morning Ireland is the flagship news and current affairs radio programme of the Irish national broadcaster, RTÉ. Find us at www.rte.ie/morningireland

Nerd Hurdles — the podcast that helps you overcome your geek prejudices... with snark 

Nerd Hurdle - nerd hur'dle - (nûrd hûr'dl) n., v. -dled, -dling -n. a barrier or blockade of 'nerdiness' that an individual not of the nerd persuasion must metaphorically 'leap' over in order to enjoy or fully appreciate a given experience or situation. She loves Mel Gibson but the aliens were just too big a nerd hurdle for her to really enjoy Signs. -v. to successfully overcome a nerd hurdle. 

Each week one of geekdom's sacred cows is put on the chopping block as Jakob and Mandi dissect it with an irreverent and ruthlessly critical eye. Occasionally the cow makes it out unscathed, but even when when the blood of your favourite movie, TV show, book, comic, game, character or pastime is spilled, there's something to laugh about (as they twist the knife).

Desert Island Discs Archive: 1986-1991
Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website.

More or Less: Behind the Stats

Tim Harford investigates numbers in the news. Numbers are used in every area of public debate. But are they always reliable? Tim and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us.

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