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This episode of The Wirecutter Show is called How to Ace Thanksgiving.

This is my first year hosting Thanksgiving.

Welcome to the club.

I'm so psyched.

We used to go to my Memay and Pepe's house as kids.

But now that we live farther away, my wife and I and our kids are developing some of our own traditions.

It's a big step.

And it's kind of nerve-wracking since this is your first time.

I'm pumped.

Yeah? Honestly, I've never first time. I'm pumped.

Yeah?

Honestly, I've never hosted Thanksgiving.

I've lived on the East Coast for 20 years, and so I usually am at Friendsgiving,

and I'm just bringing things to Friends' houses.

I love that, too.

Yeah.

I come from a really big family, so usually every Thanksgiving, I will help my parents host at their house down in D.C. And it's probably like 15 to 20 people every year. So it's kind of like a coordinated event at the Blackwell House. That's intense. Well, doing my own thing this year being in the driver's seat means I have to think about all of the things. All of the things one could possibly need to do, have, and prepare to host a holiday event, particularly one like Thanksgiving where there are lots of expectations. What are the traditions? What are we doing like we did last year? And lots of opinions on maybe how things ought to be cooked or tastes or prepared. I mean, I recommended that we skip both sweet potato recipes, and they almost rioted.

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