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Dec 16
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156. Lost Media Vol. 2: Missing Holiday ...

Heart Starts Pounding
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Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP for 15% off your next order. What happens when beloved holiday entertainment crosses the line? From Disney's The Santa Clause hiding adult Easter eggs that horrified parents, to the 1997 Macy's Day Parade disaster NBC tried to erase, to Vincent Price's final grief-stricken performance that Disney deemed "unusable". ... Show More
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