WEBVTT - Episode 5: The Skeptic

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Santa gust a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Well hello there. As you know by now, the most

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

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<v Speaker 1>time of the year for Santa and his elves at

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<v Speaker 1>the North Pole. But he's made some upgrades, a new

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<v Speaker 1>jingle jangle technology and a new podcast to get the

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<v Speaker 1>word out. Let's check it. So this is it, you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>It's Christmas Eve already in the podcast is totally taken off,

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<v Speaker 1>like I'm about to. Before you do your thing, we

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<v Speaker 1>really should read some fan mail. Oh fan mail. You

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<v Speaker 1>know I love getting letters. Oh yeah, and they are

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<v Speaker 1>coming in hot. We got one here. This one's fresh

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<v Speaker 1>off the Jangle Jangle. Her name is Marston and she

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<v Speaker 1>lives in Chicago. Dear Santa, I love the podcast. It's

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<v Speaker 1>great to hear you answer questions from kids. But I

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<v Speaker 1>have a question for you, and he needs to be

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<v Speaker 1>honest with me. Are you real? Well? I wish I

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't heard that the belief for meter is dropping and fast.

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<v Speaker 1>This just isn't working, and I'm I'm afraid that Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>is say this machine, you know, I think this is

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<v Speaker 1>just a glitch. Santa. This who is me? Woe is me?

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<v Speaker 1>Draft fooie heck darn shoote double shoot poop. Look, enough

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<v Speaker 1>is enough? Guys. You two are my most trusted elves,

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<v Speaker 1>and I thought this was a really good idea. We

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<v Speaker 1>gave it our best, but it's just not working. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got to get out there and get going before

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<v Speaker 1>it's too late. We've got to load the sleigh, hitch

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<v Speaker 1>up the range. None of that stuff matters. If the

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<v Speaker 1>belief ometer is in the red, you won't even gain

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<v Speaker 1>enough altitude to stand back. What is happening? A glitch?

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<v Speaker 1>Huh my, dear els, I am sorry, but this is

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<v Speaker 1>not working. But it's Santa. Wait. Oh what are we

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do? Oh? Step out of it and breathe every

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<v Speaker 1>We've we've got to keep it together. Okay, but what

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<v Speaker 1>do we do now? Well? I think I figured something out.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah anything, okay, stick with me. Okay, So Christmas magic

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<v Speaker 1>runs on the joy of children. Okay? What if the

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<v Speaker 1>meter wasn't measuring joy? No, No, it's measuring doubt. Every

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<v Speaker 1>time someone doubts something, the meter drops, and Santa has

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<v Speaker 1>been doubting himself. We've been going about this all the

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<v Speaker 1>wrong way. We thought we had to get kids to

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<v Speaker 1>believe in him. But that's not quite right. No, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>We've got to get Santa to believe in himself. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what I've been trying to do. You know, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>been too easy with all these little awesome boys and

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<v Speaker 1>girls who believe in Santa. About that little girl that

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<v Speaker 1>just came in off the jingle jangs, Yes, she's a

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<v Speaker 1>true skeptic. Absolutely. We gotta get Santa to talk to

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<v Speaker 1>her and convince her that he's real. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>talk to a nonbeliever. That's kind of crazy and risky.

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<v Speaker 1>What if it goes totally wrong and the belief of

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<v Speaker 1>meter just I don't know, implodes on itself. We can't

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<v Speaker 1>take that risk. We can't not take that risk. He sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>just forgot my cookies. Let me just reach across here

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<v Speaker 1>and uh no, no, no, I'm not staying. There's no ball.

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<v Speaker 1>I just came back from my cookies. Oh yes, you

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<v Speaker 1>are Santa ever Green? What's going on? Franche's right, Santa,

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<v Speaker 1>We can't let you leave. You gotta face your fears.

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<v Speaker 1>That's funny. I'm Santa Claus. Santa Claus isn't afraid of anything,

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<v Speaker 1>but you are Santa you're afraid that there are children

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<v Speaker 1>out there who don't believe you're real. Don't believe I'm real?

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<v Speaker 1>What I think I'm real? I mean this table feels real.

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<v Speaker 1>The hot chocolate you knocked over on your hand feels real.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, Santa A. The belief of meter is

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<v Speaker 1>dropping to critical levels right now. Quick, Snowball tug my beard?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh oh, this always works with the kids at the mall.

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<v Speaker 1>Als if they tug my beard, do they know I'm real? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>But Santa, Marston's not tugging at your beard. Snowball is.

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<v Speaker 1>And Marston can't see you because this is a podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>She's gonna need something deeper than that. Yeah, well, put

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<v Speaker 1>in a sound effect. She'll be able to hear it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just not the same the kids at them all,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, they believe in you. You're right there in

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<v Speaker 1>front of them. She has to believe in something a

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<v Speaker 1>little deeper than that. I think you need to call

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<v Speaker 1>her and quick. Your belief a meter is dropping dangerously low,

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<v Speaker 1>and if it drops any lower, your sleigh won't get

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<v Speaker 1>off the ground. But but I can't talk to a nonbeliever.

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<v Speaker 1>That's like crossing the stream. But Santa that's part of

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<v Speaker 1>the problem. People aren't talking to each other anymore, and

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<v Speaker 1>so you have to talk to this little girl. If

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<v Speaker 1>anybody can renew Marston's faith, it's you. Boy. This is

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<v Speaker 1>making me who where? What is this feeling? I've never

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<v Speaker 1>felt this before. Maybe we shouldn't do this call. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just a b a fat No, you're not Santa, and

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<v Speaker 1>quit criticizing your rakes believe a meter plunging because you

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<v Speaker 1>aren't believing in yourself. Santa. Oops, I've already down the

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<v Speaker 1>number and she's about to pick up. Well, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>you've left me no choice. Hello Seasons, Greetings from the

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<v Speaker 1>North Pole. This is Evergreen, y elf? Who am I

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<v Speaker 1>speaking with? WHOA? What a day for Santa Claus. He

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<v Speaker 1>knows he's real, We know he's real, But he's about

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<v Speaker 1>to talk to a little girl who isn't so sure.

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<v Speaker 1>What will he say? What will she say? Tune into

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow Santa Cast to find out the gosh honest truth

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<v Speaker 1>about Christmas. This episode of Santa Cast was recorded in

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<v Speaker 1>the North Pole by Evergreen and Snowball with your host

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<v Speaker 1>Santa Claus. Special thanks to our friends Brad Brinkley, Hannah Feerman,

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