#487 - We Invented Chill!
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We ring in the new year by raiding the fridge for some holiday leftovers. It's become an annual tradition on this podcast to try to extract ideology from Tim Allen's "Santa Clause" franchise. With THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE (2006), we hit the motherlode. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus
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