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Allusionist 90. Dear Santa - transcript

December 1, 2018 The Allusionist
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JIM GLAUB: To be honest, these letters have been coming in as long as I've lived in that Chelsea apartment. And even before that, the gentleman that lived before us had been getting the letters, only about four or five a year. And then they had told me that the guys before them had been getting the letters.

HZ: This is Jim Glaub. He and his husband Dylan Parker were living in an apartment on West 22nd St in Manhattan. And every year, these letters would arrive there, addressed... to Santa.

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In transcript Tags words, language, linguistics, education, comedy, entertainment, society & culture, arts, literature, Helen Zaltzman, Christmas, Xmas, festive, letters, writing, Santa, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, St Nicholas, gifts, presents, giving, Jim Glaub, Dylan Parker, Miracle on 22nd Street, NYC, New York City, Manhattan, Chelsea, Clement Clarke Moore, reindeer, A Visit from St Nicholas, poems
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