<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>john gluck Archives | Pretend Podcast</title> <atom:link href="https://pretendradio.org/tag/john-gluck/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://pretendradio.org/tag/john-gluck/</link> <description>Serialized podcast about deception, con artists, and people pretending to be someone else.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:37:24 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <image> <url>https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-cropped-Pretend-Logo-New-3000px-32x32.png</url> <title>john gluck Archives | Pretend Podcast</title> <link>https://pretendradio.org/tag/john-gluck/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>S509: The Santa Claus Man</title> <link>https://pretendradio.org/episode/s509-the-santa-claus-man/</link> <comments>https://pretendradio.org/episode/s509-the-santa-claus-man/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Javier Leiva]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 04:36:22 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Episodes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Season 5]]></category> <category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Con Artist]]></category> <category><![CDATA[john gluck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[santa claus]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://pretendradio.org/?p=1283</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A con artist saves Christmas. Brian Earl with the Christmas Past podcast shares a Christmas story you’ve probably never heard […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://pretendradio.org/episode/s509-the-santa-claus-man/">S509: The Santa Claus Man</a> appeared first on <a href="https://pretendradio.org">Pretend Podcast</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <h2 class="wp-block-heading">A con artist saves Christmas.</h2> <p><iframe src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV4820008495" width="100%" height="200" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p> <p>Brian Earl with the Christmas Past podcast shares a Christmas story you’ve probably never heard before. In the early 1900s, children’s letters to Santa Claus never made it to the North Pole. They landed in the dead letter office and were eventually destroyed.</p> <p>But along came John Gluck, a hustler who took these letters to Santa and turned it into an opportunity to get rich and famous.</p> <p>It’s the strange and true story of government agents, spies, an art thief, U.S. presidents, and gun-toting boy scouts.</p> <p>Check out “My Dear Santa” with Brian Earl from the Christmas Past podcast</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-christmas-past"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">https://christmaspast.media/my-dear-santa/</div> </figure> <p>The post <a href="https://pretendradio.org/episode/s509-the-santa-claus-man/">S509: The Santa Claus Man</a> appeared first on <a href="https://pretendradio.org">Pretend Podcast</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://pretendradio.org/episode/s509-the-santa-claus-man/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>