Tracking Santa with NORAD & Christmas NBA with Rich Kleiman 12/24/25

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4.2 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Two holiday traditions, this Christmas Eve: NORAD’s Santa Tracker and the NBA Christmas Games. First, CNBC’s Steve Liesman shares a Christmas movie ranking, according to respondents of CNBC’s All America Economic Survey. Then, longtime Kevin Durant agent Rich Kleiman chats through the five NBA matchups planned for Christmas Day. Finally, U.S. Air Force NORTHCOM Commander General Gregory Guillot explains how NORAD tracks Santa Claus along his journey around the globe on Christmas Eve. Turns out, Rudolph’s nose does help navigation. Plus, a U.S. judge rejected a challenge to President Trump’s $100K H1-B visa fee, and golfer Brooks Koepka has left Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Happy Holidays! Steve Liesman - 11:20 Rich Kleiman - 19:13 Gen. Gregory Guillot - 28:52 In this episode: Steve Liesman, @steveliesman Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:03.0	This is Squawk Pod, and I'm CNBC producer Cameron Costa.
0:08.0	Merry Christmas.
0:10.0	First, the hard news.
0:12.0	If the tariffs don't ruin the economy, you think the left is not going to be disappointed.
0:17.0	Updates from the Saudi Live Golf League and the president's $100,000 charge for H-1B visas.
0:25.1	And then the holiday fun.
0:27.1	Whether you have a wonderful life and spend Christmas with family or your home alone,
0:31.2	everyone has a favorite Christmas movie unless, of course, you're a Grinch.
0:34.5	Steve Leesman has a ranking of Christmas movies from his latest economic survey.
0:40.1	And for those of us who prefer sports on Christmas Day,
0:43.1	Rich Climann, sports entrepreneur and longtime agent for Kevin Durant.
0:47.9	I mean, these are five incredible games.
0:50.1	It's like 13 hours of NBA.
0:52.6	Finally, it is a busy day for Santa.
0:57.0	Our holiday tradition here at CNBC is we ask the North American aerospace defense to help us track St. Nick on his global journey.
1:05.9	General Gregory Gio, the Air Force's U.S. Northcom commander, is watching the skies.
1:11.6	Rudolph's with his shiny nose and the infrared sensors is helpful.
1:15.6	It is Wednesday, December 24th, 2025.
1:19.6	Wish everyone a very happy holiday and Merry Christmas and thank you.
1:25.6	A very merry squawk Pod begins right now.
1:30.4	Stand to enter by in three, two, one, cue, Andrew.
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