S611: The Santa Claus Man (Rebroadcast)

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Javier Leiva

Society & Culture, True Crime, Technology

4.7 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Brian Earl with the Christmas Past podcast shares a Christmas story you’ve probably never heard before. In the early 1900s, children’s letters to Santa Claus never made it to the North Pole. They landed in the dead letter office and were eventually destroyed. But along came John Gluck, a hustler who took these letters to Santa and turned it into an opportunity to get rich and famous. It’s the strange and true story of government agents, spies, an art thief, U.S. presidents, and gun-toting boy scouts. Check out “My Dear Santa” with Brian Earl from the Christmas Past podcast My Dear Santa: A True Crime Christmas Caper ------- Story idea? If you have a story to share, email Javier a voice memo or short written description at info@pretendradio.org. For more episodes like this visit pretendradio.org. To get early releases and bonus episodes go to pretendradio.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Creative Babel.
0:06.0	On BBC A Player.
0:08.0	I am doing life.
0:10.0	A few more years means nothing to me. I'm pregnant.
0:14.0	Dredge go easy, I'm pregnant women.
0:16.0	I've been old my electricity, that's all.
0:19.0	I don't think I should even be in here.
0:20.0	A new series of the Bafter Award winning Time.
0:24.0	You tell anyone, and I mean anyone, about me, I will kill you.
0:29.0	Starring Jody Whitaker, Tomorrow Lawrence and Bella Ramsey. Time. Watch on BBC Eye Player.
0:36.2	Hey everyone, it's me, Javier. Today I have a rebroadcast of an episode that I played last Christmas.
0:44.9	It's called The Santa Claus Man, and it was a collaboration with my friend Brian Earl
0:49.7	with the Christmas Past Podcast.
0:52.0	Now if you haven't heard this episode in a while it's just
0:55.8	as good the second time and if this is your first time you are in for a treat.
1:01.0	But remember some of the things that we talk about in this episode may not be suitable
1:06.7	for younger years, so keep that in mind. Okay, everyone have a happy new year and I hope 2021 will be much brighter.
1:18.6	Here is a rebroadcast of the Santa Claus man.
1:28.8	Journalist Tristan Redmond, the host of the new podcast,
1:31.8	Ghost Story,
1:33.0	goes where no son-in-law should ever go,
1:35.8	deep into his wife's family history,
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