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EPISODE · Dec 20, 2021 · 52 MIN

Making the Modern Christmas

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Christmas wouldn't be the same without Dickens. And, the railroads changed Christmas forever. Guests: Lucinda Hawksley, art historian, public speaker broadcaster, and great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens. Learn more about Lucinda's writing at her website: https://www.lucindahawksley.com/ Ainissa Ramirez, P.h.D and award-winning scientist. She has written for Forbes, The Atlantic, and the American Scientific, and is the author of "The Alchemy of Us." Visit her website to learn about her other writing: https://www.ainissaramirez.com/books 00:00:00 - Our Obsession with Christmas 00:35:09 - Railroads and the Modern Christmas

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