Hey guys, before we dive into our coverage on It's a Wonderful Life, a brief disclaimer. As it is a key

component of today's movie, we will be discussing suicide. Suicide came up during our coverage of the Iron

Giant, and after we released that episode, we got some really thoughtful emails educating me on

stigmas around the term to commit suicide. The correct term, the preferred term, is to die by suicide.

I want to apologize for any distress that this may have caused anybody,

and sincerely, I appreciate the correction.

The holidays are a really tough time for many, many people.

If you are struggling or are worried about a loved one who may need crisis

support, remember that you can always call or text 988 or chat 988 lifeline.org to connect with a

trained crisis counselor who can help. These services are free, confidential, and they are available

to anybody 24-7.

I want to say thank you again to our listeners.

I learn probably as much from you as I do from our researchers.

And with that, we bring you.

It's a wonderful life.

Cut, can, khan, khan, khan. And action, Hello and Hello and welcome back to your favorite podcast full stop

that just so happens to be about movies and how it's nearly impossible to make them, let alone a good one, let alone a loose retelling of the cautionary Christmas tale of all ages that would become a miraculous holiday classic all on its own. I am your host, Lizzie Bassett here, as always, with Chris

Winterbauer. And Chris, what do you have for us today? Well, it's a wonderful life, Lizzie,

unless you're married to George Bailey, in which case, it's probably kind of miserable a lot

of the time. And it's difficult to pin down, and there's a lot of highs and a lot of lows.

But we are discussing the 1946 Christmas movie.

We'll get into whether or not that was the filmmaker's intent.

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