In this episode, the derailment begins before we’ve even settled in — welcome back to Out of Context Weekly Scenarios. This week’s curiosities arrive in two equally baffling flavours: Imran finds himself holding a baby for the very first time, rigid with the kind of terror usually reserved for defusing a bomb, while everyone around him insists he’s “a natural.” Meanwhile, Shaun is fake-orgasming in a Dunnes Stores car park for reasons even he can’t fully explain, questioning at what point in life you simply accept that you’ve become your own cautionary tale.

Our Topic of the Week circles something a little more universal: Long Distance FOMO. We explore why watching your friends live their lives through screens can feel like both connection and punishment, how the world keeps spinning without you, and the weird ache of being present but not there — half-included, half-forgotten, and trying to make sense of it.

Then, in Pop Culture & Current Affairs, we turn our attention to all things Christmas — the good, the chaotic, and the quietly stressful. From the pressure cooker of gift-giving to navigating expectation, tradition, and the annual performance of festive cheer, we unpack why this season can feel like both a hug and a headache.

And finally, we close with Your Distance Dilemmas — real listener stories of friendship, communication, and the blurry terrain between drifting apart and circling back.

As always, it’s just the two of us — chatting nonsense, diving into the serious moments, and tracing that winding line between laughter and the things that hold us together.