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Here’s a MP3 clip of a zesty December 12th interview on the Good American radio show<\/a>\u00a0talking about my gig\u00a0as a Santa Claus<\/a>.\u00a0 The host was Charles Rivers<\/a> and it was broadcast on Cambridge\/Boston’s\u00a0WEMF Radio<\/a>. We had a fine durn time.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/GA-12-12-14-podcast-Part.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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