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The Christmas Collection
In lieu of a new podcast, let’s look back on the classics. A huge burning goat, Japan’s holiday KFC rituals, the man who poops twelve feet from Jesus, and, of course, Santa Claus.
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The Christmas Truce
This Christmas, a break from war.
Every Christmas, Catalonia prides itself on being fun, festive, and full of shit.
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Christmas with the Colonel
For some, Christmas is time to eat cookies, candy canes, and gingerbread. For 3.6 million families in Japan, ’tis the season for Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat
For the people of Gavle, a town in northern Sweden, it’s a Christmas tradition to build a 42 foot tall goat out of straw. For some of the people of Gavle, it’s tradition to try to burn it down.
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Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat
For the people of Gavle, a town in northern Sweden, it’s a Christmas tradition to build a 42 foot tall goat out of straw. For some of the people of Gavle, it’s tradition to burn it down. Music (Shchendryk) by Jason Shaw@ audionautix.com
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Cold as Dickens
Dickensian London is iconic, but its plentiful snowdrifts bear little resemblance to the modern city. Is this artistic license? Or are Tiny Tim’s environs evidence of a centuries-long frosty period that gave us Frankenstein, witchcraft, and America?
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The King and Queen of Sikkim
Part three: Wedding bells and drums of war.
The organizers of the Tokyo Olympics added six new sports to the existing lineup. Let’s add some more.