He knows when you've been naughty and he knows when you've been nice. Perhaps you didn't know it before this episode but Mel Gibson is the Santa Clause you didn't know you needed until Fatman. In the first, of many, Christmas crossover(s) with our friends in Collateral Cinema (http://bit.ly/352guest) we're discussing the gritty approach to the jolly icon of Christmas. Side note, be sure to check out the other half of the crossover where we are discussing the cult classic Silent Night, Deadly Night. Fatman reinforces the reason for the season and how that has changed in our modern climate. Chris (Gibson) has become a guy who feels like he just continuously lets everyone down. How does that affect your mental health? How does the death of someone close to you affect your mental health? Christmas is normally viewed as this jolly time of the year but sometimes that's not the case for everyone. What the holidays mean for some, won't be the case for all. Happy Holidays! Enjoy this social Christmas single from Sofia Talvik (https://bit.ly/mg311) as well.

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This episode of Victims and Villains was written and produced by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) & Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms).

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