Across the UK, across continental North America, at around the world, on the internet, by webcast,

and by podcast, my name is Howard Hughes, and this is the unexplained.

Well, I hope the first couple of weeks of January are treating you well.

Here in the UK, it seems that we're about to descend and slide into a period of freezing cold weather.

You know, I think if you're a regular listener, I've been dreading this,

but in the coming week they're saying that we're going to go to about sort of minus three or even lower overnight.

And in some parts of the UK, way up in the far cold north,

the newspapers yesterday were talking about minus 13,

but sometimes the newspapers predict things that actually don't come to pass.

But we'll see. And you know where?

Where hardy wee brits will just have to tolerate it, won't we?

I keep thinking that spring is about two months away, and everything will improve then.

Thank you for all of the emails. I'm not going to do any shout outs on this edition.

I'll do them on the next edition, but just to say that David Ike,

who was the guest on the last show whose book is literally drew out within days,

of course, elicits all sorts of polarized opinion.

Now, an old radio boss of mine once told me that if you divide opinion,

it means you're doing your job and you're doing it well.

If people don't particularly feel anything about you, then you're bland.

And you're not succeeding because you're not getting through, you're not making an impact.

Well, on those terms, David Ike has succeeded and the emails I've had range from the David Ike fans

who say, fantastic to hear David on your show.

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