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IT'S A CHRISTMAS EPISODE, Y'ALL! That means- Keaton's Greetings to you, and you, and you, and YOU!

We're headed deep into the sewers beneath Gotham City to uncover not only the Christmas spirit, but the dirty politics that keep billionaires on top and penguins on the bottom. 30 years ago, Tim Burton released Batman Returns (1992) and the film now serves as an eerie prediction of elections seasons past (2016 and 2020, specifically) and a Christmas movie. Won't you come on a batmobile ride with us through the snowy scene that is Gotham at Christmastime?

We are joined in conversation by the one and only Christopher Rhodes who is a political science scholar and lecturer at Boston University and Harvard University. Christopher is also an author and recently published the first issue to his comic, TEN, that is a sci-fi political thriller with superheroes! Christopher has been listening to our show since the very beginning and we cannot be more excited to bring him on to discuss the commonalities between characters like Max Shreck (played by Christopher Walken) and DJT. You can find Christopher on Twitter and Instagram at ten_comics.

Outro: "East Meets West" by Rex Mac

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