WEBVTT - Episode 1: What Happened To The Mail Room?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Santa Cast, a production of I Heart Radio. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>hello there, it's that time of year again. But the

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<v Speaker 1>most wonderful time of the year can be the toughest

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<v Speaker 1>time of the year for Santa Claus. Think about all

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<v Speaker 1>the toys he has to make and all the places

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<v Speaker 1>he has to travel too. Don't get me wrong, there's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing Santa loves more than making and giving gifts. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's not easy, and this year is especially tough. Times

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<v Speaker 1>have changed, there's more children than ever before, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>harder than ever to keep up. Santa may need to

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<v Speaker 1>upgrade his approach, develop a whole new outreach program. And

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<v Speaker 1>nobody knows this better than Evergreen and Snowball, Santa's two

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<v Speaker 1>chief operations specialists. Okay, things are coming along. Here in

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<v Speaker 1>the workshop, we got toys being made. Got that glue

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<v Speaker 1>spill cleaned up there in sector? Oh oh uh, hey, Snowball,

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<v Speaker 1>come here, Hey, every what's up? Hey, We've got a

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<v Speaker 1>serious problem. Do you take a look at this, Oh, cold, wet,

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<v Speaker 1>slushy sucks. The sants of believ a meter, yeah, the

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<v Speaker 1>belieful meters dipping down. It's it's down below. Okay, breathe

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<v Speaker 1>just breathe, just breathe, don't spiral away on me. Here,

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<v Speaker 1>we're Santa's elves, and for the love of Nickerdoles, we

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<v Speaker 1>gotta keep it together. Ah evergreen, How are the wooden

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<v Speaker 1>toys coming ahead of schedule? Santa? Of course, we don't

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<v Speaker 1>get too many requests for wooden toys these days. Good good.

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<v Speaker 1>How about the dolls ready to load on the sleigh?

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<v Speaker 1>And what's happening with the bikes. We should have them

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<v Speaker 1>done in about three days. Let me see the work schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>Three more days, three more days. Let's see that leaves

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<v Speaker 1>six days till Christmas, six days till Christmas. Oh, no,

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas snuck up on me again? Why does this happen

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<v Speaker 1>every year? No worries Santa. I know it can be stressful,

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<v Speaker 1>but we always get the gifts out on time. True,

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<v Speaker 1>but I haven't as much mail as I'm used to.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all emails and texts these days, Santa. Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>just can't risk leaving anyone out. Let's just let's just

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<v Speaker 1>go by the mail room to you know, see if

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<v Speaker 1>any last minute letters have come in. I know you

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<v Speaker 1>like those handwritten letters were doing all right? Let's walk

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<v Speaker 1>and talk here Santa, let's walk and talk mail room.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't been there in a long time. Ho Ho ho,

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<v Speaker 1>what happened to this place? I guess it's been a

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<v Speaker 1>while since you've been back here, has Santa? Quite essentially?

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<v Speaker 1>At least we had to expand. There are one point

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<v Speaker 1>nine billion children in the world now, and we have

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<v Speaker 1>some serious competition. Competition. People order gifts online, they send

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<v Speaker 1>emails and set of letters. They have changed, Oh, they

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<v Speaker 1>sure have. You know, Zach Lahanski only played with the

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<v Speaker 1>truck I gave him last year for five minutes and

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<v Speaker 1>then left it in the backyard all year long. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Ron in Careerra never touched the doll I gave her.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what kids want anymore. I'm wondering if, if, well,

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<v Speaker 1>if I'm losing my touch, losing your touch? You're Santa Clause.

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<v Speaker 1>How could you ever lose your touch? Santa? If you

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<v Speaker 1>don't believe in yourself, how can you expect all the

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<v Speaker 1>children to well? You know, the world is changing so much.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes I feel like I'm just a fat old man. Santa.

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<v Speaker 1>You are a fat old man, but you just need

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<v Speaker 1>a new way to connect with the kids, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>get with the times. You know what. You're right, I

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<v Speaker 1>need to get out there with the kids, get more

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<v Speaker 1>kids on my knee. Maybe no, no, no, you've done

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<v Speaker 1>enough mall gigs, Santa. I think what you really need

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<v Speaker 1>to stick with me on this. It's a podcast, a

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<v Speaker 1>pod cast. Oh like stuff you should know with Chuck

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<v Speaker 1>and Josh. Yes, exactly like stuff you should know. We

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<v Speaker 1>listen to that while we're working. It really made working

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four hours in the shoes shop tolerable. Podcast. M hmm, No, No,

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas is upon us and you want me to do

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<v Speaker 1>a podcast to that? I say, I say, bah humbu Santa, Santa.

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<v Speaker 1>Current word? The belief meter just dropped again? Yeah fraid so, Santa. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>everyone's doing a podcast these days, everybody but you, Santa.

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<v Speaker 1>Children around the world love you, Santa, and they want

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<v Speaker 1>to hear from you. Oh, I don't know. It's our

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<v Speaker 1>best chance to get the belief meter up, Santa. Yeah

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<v Speaker 1>you're needed, Santa. Just listen to what we picked up

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<v Speaker 1>on the jingle Jangle last night. You lost your Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>list to Santa Claus and that makes you sad? Is

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<v Speaker 1>my best business? What was? Why was it so good?

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<v Speaker 1>Because Bubby and you can't remember what you want? Now?

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<v Speaker 1>She lost her Christmas list? Oh no, I've got to

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<v Speaker 1>help that poor kid. Is there any way I can

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<v Speaker 1>talk to her? I'm sure you can on the podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Step right this way. What a cute little room, my wow, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>my voice sounds nice in here. And what are these

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<v Speaker 1>little egg cartons on the wall. Yeah, well, me and

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<v Speaker 1>the fellows got together last night and built you this

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<v Speaker 1>little sound booth. Oh hey, look there's Rudolf. No, that's

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<v Speaker 1>not Rudolph, that's the record light. Surprise, we're on the air,

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<v Speaker 1>on the air. What does that mean? Oh well, that's

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<v Speaker 1>actually just kind of podcast talk Santa for like, we're

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<v Speaker 1>recording the show right now. Really? Yeah, um, is this

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<v Speaker 1>thing working? So let's call some kids and find out

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<v Speaker 1>what they're all about in Oh okay, bring me my

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<v Speaker 1>list and some cookies. You and the cookies. I like cookies.

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<v Speaker 1>Santa's feeling a little of whelmed, and we think you

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<v Speaker 1>can help him out. He's going through his list and

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<v Speaker 1>he's checking it twice. He's gonna find out who can

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<v Speaker 1>give him advice. So if he calls, what will you

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<v Speaker 1>tell him to cheer him up? And what will you

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<v Speaker 1>ask him? Do you have any questions about how things

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<v Speaker 1>are done on the North Pole. It's only a few

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<v Speaker 1>days till Christmas, so you don't want to miss a

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<v Speaker 1>single episode of the special Santa Cast. Merry Christmas, and

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<v Speaker 1>who knows, maybe tomorrow he'll be calling me you. This

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<v Speaker 1>episode of Santa Cast was recorded in the North Pole

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<v Speaker 1>by Evergreen and Snowball with your host Santa Claus. Special

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<v Speaker 1>thanks to our friends Brad Brinkley, Hannah Feerman, Matt Stanton,

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Bush and Brent Dye. Santa Cast is a production

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