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Dec 2023
25m 32s

Matt's pick: Is Santa Claus a bad person...

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Imagine if you were being watched every second of the day to make sure you behaved well. And then you got rewarded or punished depending on how you acted? In this episode, we take a long hard look at Santa Claus, because news flash, we are told he's watching you day and night. 
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