211: A Christmas Carol (with Emily VanDerWerff)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A year ago, we said we’d have Emily VanDerWerff on to talk about</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A Christmas Carol</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and damn it, we delivered! We talk cozy ghost stories, bringing back the tradition of wrecking the homes of the rich, and how trickle down economics ruined</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A Christmas Carol</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, social inequality, trauma, Covid-19, capitalism, politics, cultural erasure, religious persecution, and depression.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emily VanDerWerff is Critic at Large for</span> <a href="https://www.vox.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Vox</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and co-creator of the podcast</span> <a href= "https://www.ardenpodcast.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Arden</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Follow her on Twitter</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/emilyvdw"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@Emilyvdw</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Amanda recommends The Great Pottery Throw-Down on HBO Max. Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a href= "http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.com/books</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Merch</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Check out our digital merch, including the Cool Cryptid Compendium, at</span> <a href="http://spiritspodcast.com/merch"><span style= "font-w