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Christmas and Commerce

Stories about the intersection of Christmas and retail, originally broadcast in 1996 when our show was only a year old. Including David Sedaris's "Santaland Diaries" about the seasons he spent working as an elf at Macy's.

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  Kid Logic

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  Kindness of Strangers

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  What Is Your Emergency?

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  Try a Little Tenderness

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  A Christian and a Muslim Walk Into a Bar

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  The Americans Outside My Window

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  New Lore Drop

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  The Making Of

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  Bigger Than Me

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  I Hate Mysteries

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  Under One Roof

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  An Update from Ira

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  Watch Out for That Tree

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  Bonus: Nancy's Deep Cuts

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  A Big Announcement