It's Friday, November 27th, 2015, and you're listening to Inquiring Minds.

I'm Injavis Gantis.

And I'm Kishore Hari.

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This episode is sponsored by Mac Weldon.

When I think about what it is that I need to get my loved ones over the Christmas holidays,

the one thing I don't usually think about is underwear.

But I have to say that I had a pretty good time on the Mac Weldon site,

searching for men's underwear. For one thing,

their models are very good looking, but there are also lots of nice options. And why you might ask,

would I even consider Mac Weldon holiday packs for my loved ones? Well, it turns out that the

company believes in smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping.

So I'm not a huge fan of shopping, just being able to go on their website and pick some essentials

that I know my loved ones will use and enjoy.

Makes the experience pretty easy.

Now, all of their products are naturally antimicrobial, which means they're not stinky, which is

awesome, because of course I want to be close to my loved ones and not stinky loved ones.

And if you don't like your first bear, you can keep it and they'll still refund you, because

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