The modern Christmas meal looks very different from ages past. Peacock, anyone? <a href= "https://www.mentalfloss.com/holidays/christmas/7-christmas-foods-yesteryear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7 Christmas Foods of Yesteryear (Kirstin Fawcett, Mental Floss, Dec 3, 2025)</a> <a href= "https://www.thespruceeats.com/traditional-christmas-specialty-foods-1665645" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Traditional Christmas Foods (Miri Rotkovitz, The Spruce Eats, Aug 28, 2020)</a> Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast <a href= "mailto:condensedsoup@proton.me">condensedsoup@proton.me</a> *This episode was recorded in a cruise ship cabin.

The modern Christmas meal looks very different from ages past. Peacock, anyone? 7 Christmas Foods of Yesteryear (Kirstin Fawcett, Mental Floss, Dec 3, 2025) Traditional Christmas Foods (Miri Rotkovitz, The Spruce Eats, Aug 28, 2020) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me *This episode was recorded in a cruise ship cabin.

The modern Christmas meal looks very different from ages past. Peacock, anyone? <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/holidays/christmas/7-christmas-foods-yesteryear" rel="noopener noreferrer">7 Christmas Foods of Yesteryear (Kirstin Fawcett, Mental Floss, Dec 3, 2025)</a> <a href="https://www.thespruceeats.com/traditional-christmas-specialty-foods-1665645" rel="noopener noreferrer">Traditional Christmas Foods (Miri Rotkovitz, The Spruce Eats, Aug 28, 2020)</a> Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast <a href="mailto:condensedsoup@proton.me" rel="noopener noreferrer">condensedsoup@proton.me</a> *This episode was recorded in a cruise ship cabin.

A (Western) history of Christmas meals

Condensed Soup is your daily 10-minute dose of sharp pop culture, delightful weirdness, and deep-dive comedy — hosted by Broadway veteran, comedian, and educator Lulu Picart. It's part late-night monologue, part backstage hang — all wrapped up in a quick package you can take on your commute, your walk, or your pre-show warmup. 

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Condensed Soup is your daily 10-minute dose of sharp pop culture, delightful weirdness, and deep-dive comedy — hosted by Broadway veteran, comedian, and educator Lulu Picart. It's part late-night monologue, part backstage hang — all wrapped up in a quick package you can take on your commute, your walk, or your pre-show warmup. Come for the small talk, stay for the big talk.

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