Americans spend a trillion dollars on Christmas. Billions of it goes to one thing: pretending Santa is real. This is the Santa Industrial Complex. And it only exists because every parent in America agreed to tell the exact same lie.

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Timestamps:

00:12 — Christmas rant

03:01 — Thanksgiving and Christmas in America compared to Australia

08:12 — The "Santa Industrial Complex"

12:44 — Christmas photos with Santa

18:52 — Digital Santa manipulation

26:26 — Reindeer rentals are real?

34:50 — New business ideas for Christmas?

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The Billion Dollar Business of Lying to Children — Ep. 14