One of Santa Claus' helpers joins us on Christmas to talk about how he gets so much joy from giving back to his community. He provides us with tips on being Santa Claus, and inspiration to keep the generous spirit alive throughout the whole year. We then unmask the man behind the beard, Ken Creighton, and reveal lots of other wonderful, charitable activities he has done in his community to become Honorary Mayor of San Pedro, a Los Angeles neighborhood. We learn all about the best pizza in Connecticut, and we end with an inspirational memory from the White House Christmas in 2024.

Political Psychiatrist Dr. Karin Tamerius joins the podcast to help us get through the holidays with tips to communicate and plant seeds with our family and colleagues on the other side of the political aisle. The trick is to tread gently and with respect and not to hope for a major change right away.

We also discuss retribution lawsuits and how "obeying in advance" is the wrong way to go in this political climate. This is a must-listen episode to help get through the holidays!

Karin's substack is The Smart Politics Way: https://karintamerius.substack.com/
The article referenced is "How to Tame a Trump Troll": https://open.substack.com/pub/karintamerius/p/how-to-tame-a-trump-troll/
Karin's upcoming book is "How to Move an Elephant" - her website for more info: https://www.karintamerius.com/
To donate to the fund to support victims of SLAPP lawsuits: https://www.defendspeechnow.org/

OG Empathy Avengers Fred Silverman and Spocko join the podcast to discuss disinformation and sanitization of the mainstream media and what we can do about it.

'We the People' can influence corporations like Disney to do the right thing, like putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air (they shouldn't have removed him in the first place, but we pushed back and they put him back within a week.

Don't let them obey in advance and punish them economically when they cave to fascist demands. Learn tactics on how to fight back by voicing concerns to advertisers to influence their $ spend. The "Spocko method" took Glen Beck off the air.

Resources mentioned:
Matt Binder's podcasts - Doomed: https://doomed.simplecast.com/
Scam Economy: https://scameconomy.com/
Cory Doctorow's new book - Enshittification:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374619329/enshittification/