{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6345cd91f511a80012c19893/68ab927d352b565deb7124cb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Hogswatch Special 2025","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6345cd91f511a80012c19893/1756074555361-2cfcaff4-be44-4ac7-aad1-45c740fcf66a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It's the P &amp; W Holiday Special!</p><p><br></p><p>There's a small foreword where I jabber some personal lore and propose to the 10 listeners of Hiatus Peaks, <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/poemsandwhiskeypod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">y'all know how to find me</a> ;)</p><p><br></p><p>Then, I read from <a href=\"https://archive.org/details/bagombosnuffboxu00vonn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bagombo Snuff Box</a>, another collection of Uncle Kurt's short stories, a little gem called, \"A Present for Big Saint Nick\". In which an obnoxious, manipulative, petty blowhard throws his annual hostage situation- er- Christmas party and it's one no one will ever forget.</p><p><br></p><p>I close it out with one of my poems for the end of the year. We made it, babies! We're here.</p><p><br></p><p>May we all receive what we deserve in this season of reckoning.</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you for allowing me into your life, for spending your time with me, for letting me play. I love you. Merry Happy Winter Observations to all.</p><p><br></p><p>Cheers!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Remember the turnips!</p><p><br></p><p>Good people doing good things --&gt; <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/transanta/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TransSanta</a> <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/foodnotbombshtx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Food Not Bombs</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://inara.org/gaza/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">INARA</a> <a href=\"https://ceasefiretoday.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cease Fire Today</a>, <a href=\"https://www.map.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MAP</a>, <a href=\"https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Islamic Relief for Palestine</a>, <a href=\"https://gabusittahchildrensfund.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's Fund</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.legacyofwarfoundation.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Legacy of War Foundation</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.unrefugees.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UNHCR</a>,</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://give.randomacts.org/campaign/random-acts-natural-disaster-recovery-fund/c627289\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Random Acts Natural Disaster Recovery</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>*I own and profit off nothing in this bizarre hubristic venture. It is a vehicle for expression, education, and artistic play (probably a little bit of a humiliation kink too if we're being honest here lol).</p><p>**Hey hey, btw, all those do gooders I link to? They have no idea who I am and have nothing to do with me (and I like it that way). I just think they're neat.</p><p>***OH! I finally say schadenfreude correctly! ⭐</p>","author_name":"Michael Chilcutt"}