Holiday Special 2025: Hemsworth With a Vengeance (Part 1)

About this episode

The crew returns to Hemsworth for the Holiday Hamboree, facing a mystery that threatens the holiday season.

Ho ho ho! We return, once again, to the idyllic town of Hemsworth as it prepares for the 414th annual Holiday Hamboree. But after someone close to the festivities goes missing, our crew gets pulled back in for One Last Job—this time with the entire holiday season at stake. Starring: Jon Ossip as Dana Lin Lauren Wilbanks as Beth Juniper Michael Morales as Harry Finklestein Mo Shatara as Carol Anne Walters and special guest star Grant Hamersma as Simon Alexander Squatch Gamemaster: Helie Dharia Game System: Never Stop Blowing Up by Brennan Lee Mulligan & Carlos Luna “Shchedryk,” written by Mykola Leontovych, kazoo version arranged, produced, and performed by Jon Ossip Full credits available at: worldsawaypod.com/convergence

People in this episode

Guests: Jon Ossip, Lauren Wilbanks, Michael Morales, Mo Shatara, Grant Hamersma

Topics covered

• holiday special
• mystery
• adventure
• games
• fiction
• festivities

Keywords

• Holiday Hamboree
• Hemsworth
• mystery
• adventure
• games
• fiction
• Jon Ossip
• Lauren Wilbanks
• Michael Morales

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: worldsawaypod.com

Books & works: Never Stop Blowing Up, Shchedryk

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