The Great Holiday Crafting (And Drinking) Episode

About this episode

The episode features crafting and drinking while answering listener questions about holiday traditions and gift ideas.

On this episode: Lucy Lopez , Elizabeth Newcamp , and Zak Rosen are drinking, crafting, and answering listener questions. Find out how to make a Gin Snowball, learn Elizabeth’s surprisingly easy paperbag snowflake method, and learn who Ray Keith is. While getting festive, they talk about toys of yore that changed their lives, ponder how necessary Santa is to Christmas magic, and throw out ideas for teen stocking stuffers. Watch us on YouTube! Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Video production by Micah Phillips. Join us on Facebook and email us at careandfeedingpod@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding . Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…

People in this episode

Host: Zak Rosen

Guests: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp

Topics covered

• holiday crafting
• listener questions
• festive drinks
• Christmas magic
• teen stocking stuffers

Keywords

• holiday crafting
• Gin Snowball
• paperbag snowflake
• Santa
• stocking stuffers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Slate Podcasts

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