Hear Me Out: Be The Holiday A--hole

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… thanks, but no thanks.
Americans are anxiously awaiting their Thanksgiving celebrations
this week – for many, with some trepidation. Polls suggest we all
know we don’t want to talk about politics around the table… but
that most of us will anyway.  With keeping the peace at the
front of many minds — and civility always at the front of ours —
our guest this week proposes an alternative: be a little bit of a
jerk, if you need to. And, if you can… it’s okay to avoid the
festivities altogether.  Our returning guest is H. Alan Scott
– comedian, podcaster, and self-described a--hole. Get your gift
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want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can
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