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slash mom and dad. The following podcast contains explicit

language.

Hello and the mom of Harry six, Sam three, and Wally one.

I'm also an editor at Slate, and I'm the dad of Lyra, who is nine,

and Harper who is seven.

Hey Dan, happy Hanukkah.

Hello, Allison, Merry Christmas.

On today's show, we are joined by esteemed colleague and father of two, John Dickerson, to talk about

Santa.

How best to lie about him, when to give it up, and what we all thought of the dude when we were kids. Then is it possible to get your kids gifts

that they will love that don't involve screens?

John Dickerson will give us some tips.

Plus parenting triumphs and fails, recommendations,

and a listener call about what to do when

mom and dad are really fighting.

And for our special Sleep Plus segment, John will stick around to tell us about his greatest

recent triumph or fail in the parenting department.

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