[PAA-Discuss] [Fwd: As usual, This American Life nails it (civil war in group)]

[Wendy Schroell]

Common mission, group dynamics, factions, attempted stifling of dissent, 
censorship, the debate on videotaping, meltdown - everyone in Pacifica 
should listen to this show.  If you don't want to listen to the other 
acts, fast forward to approx 24 minutes in.  Actually, listening to the 
pitch at the beginning is useful too - probably everyone isn't as bowled 
over by Ira Glass as I am, but he did make me want to support this 
fabulous program's podcast.  Enjoy!

*Act Three. Santa Fight Club.*

A tale of two Santas. There's Tim Conaghan, a full-time professional 
Santa with a big belly and a real flowing white beard. And there's Santa 
Nick---he too has a belly and real white beard. But the story of Santa 
Tim and Santa Nick is not like most uplifting Christmas parables. 
Instead, it's about two men, very much alike, who came to lead rival 
factions in a bitter Santa civil war, and came themselves to be arch 
enemies. Josh Bearman reports on the political schism that's 
overtaken the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas. (27 minutes)

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