Finally, on the Empire Podcast this week, we see in 2017 with a series of fortunate

events, as Neil Patrick Harris drops by to tell us about the new Lemony Snicket TV show,

plus usual news and nonsense on the movie podcast at Ass Santa for some great new Adam

Santa films this year. He said, Chris, I can deliver presents to billions of children

across the world a single night, but come on, keep it real.

Hello pod, I'm Chris Hewitt, welcome to the Empire Podcast. The first of the new year,

very, very exciting. Hope you had a cracking Christmas and Huton Annie folks joining me this

week this year, this week, this week, are three colleagues of such lethal cunning.

First ups are Geek Queen, a lady who chained through nine by deed pole over Christmas

summer, I'll be informed. Please welcome Hamilton, no Hamilton.

I'm very well. Thank you Chris. What were you formed? You know,

what is formerly Helena Winchester? Wow, that's so weird. Yeah.

But now you're Hamilton, no Hamilton. Hamilton, no Hamilton.

Did you watch Hamilton over Christmas? No, I didn't fly to New York to see Hamilton

over Christmas. Call yourself a fan. I know. Next up, making his customary annual appearance

on the podcast is our man in LA, the mysterious stranger, you'll know only as Jaime Blanco

or also his real name, James White. Hello. Good morning. How are you?

I am very well apparently. I've been away for two weeks and I just don't know.

I've been up north in Sheffield visiting my mother's homeland and I've basically slept

and read books. So I don't actually know how I am because I don't know what's going

on. That's good. Good. Yeah. Yeah. Did you do anything Hamilton related? I listened

to it a lot and really? I got the Alexander Hamilton biography for Christmas and I read

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