Hello, this is Daniel Hines, the writer-creator of StorySpotGast.

This episode, the President's New Suit, is an episode from earlier this year.

In light of everything that's been going on around the election and the candidates,

we're re-releasing the episode, and we hope that you take advantage of it to spark

conversation with your children about the qualities we look for in a leader,

and our responsibility as voters in selecting someone to represent our country

and ourselves on the world stage. Thanks for listening.

The President's New Suit.

A few years ago, in a country very close to home, we won't say which one.

There was a President who loved New Suit so much that he spent all of his money on being well-dressed.

He didn't care about the army, he didn't care about the economy or his approval rating.

All that he cared about was showing off his New Suites.

In fact, he spent so much time being measured and fitted and dressed

that instead of saying the President's in a meeting, like a normal country,

his assistants would have to say the President's in his dressing room.

The President lived in the capital city, of course, and it was a very busy city indeed.

All manner of craftsmen and artists came through the town,

but the town also drew its fair number of swindlers.

The title of swindler comes from the word swindle, which means to trick someone out of their

money or things. So, as you can imagine, swindlers had to move around an awful lot to avoid

getting caught and big cities made big targets.

Two swindlers in particular were very interested in the capital and very, very interested in

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