Happyish Holidays 2025

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Feelings & Co.

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🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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It’s time for Happyish Holidays, 2025 edition! Though we might not see you in person this year, Nora’s still here to listen to and tell your holiday stories gone awry. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll remember that the holidays don’t have to be happy all the time – happy-ish is the best we can ask for. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Listen to Secret Audio on Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get your creatine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All-in-one nutrition for daily performace at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkAg1.com/THANKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.7	Shopify.com.uk slash Spotify.
0:32.6	Hi. Hi. Hi. How you there?
0:37.2	Hi. Hi. Hi. How are you there? Hi.
0:38.3	Hi.
0:39.3	Hey, Nora.
0:40.3	I'm Nora McInerney, and this is thanks for asking, a call-in show about what matters to you. It's the most okayest time of the year.
1:05.0	It's the most okayest time of the year.
1:13.6	Everybody is yelling, the ice caps are melting and end times are near.
1:21.6	It's the most okayest time of the year
1:34.3	It's a half happyish season at best
1:42.3	Christmas cards are a lie because when your mom dies that just thumbs out your guess
1:49.0	It's a half-happiest season at best. There are parties for hosting or maybe for ghosting and family drama galore.
1:58.0	Who could forget when your great uncle chat called your sister a liberal war
2:06.6	it's the most okayest time of the year there'll be reflux and panic where I put the Xanax.
2:21.3	My loved ones are here.
2:23.3	It's the most okayest time.
2:27.3	It's the most okayest time.
2:31.3	It's the most okayest time of the year. Look at, when I'm left to my own devices,
2:47.1	I will create a parody Christmas song, and I will force my friends to produce it for me.
2:53.5	I'm Nora McInerney and this is Happyish Holidays. This is our ninth annual happyish holidays episode,
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