{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcult-liter-with-spencer-henry.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fsanta-was-a-cult-leader-_7P0nB21","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Santa Was A Cult Leader","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3c9c3c2a-a53f-40bd-9d24-bdb387b03fb1/ad7b5751-bdd0-4a82-80c4-f75bf93bef53/sxm-cover-morbid-cult-liter-3000x3000-final.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/bebede2b-ecb2-42aa-bce5-36f4251ec7fd\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Santa Was A Cult Leader\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Ho! Ho! Ho! This week on Cult Liter we’re talking about Mnason Huntsman, well that was one of his names, and how the Santa-esque muse kept the Christ in Christmas. A truly bizarre tale from beginning to end, and a face you won’t forget. You better watch out…you better not cry…you better not pout…I’m telling you why, Santa Claus is startinnnnnng a cult. \n\n\nWrite me: spencer@cultliter.com\n\n\n\nFollow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast\n\n\n\nCheck out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! \n\n\nSponsors: \n\n\nBetterHelp: Visit betterhelp.com/spencer to save 10% on your first month!\n\n\nHello Fresh: Visit hellofresh.com/cultliter14 for up to 14 free meals + 3 free gifts!  \n\n\nSources: \nhttps://www.coca-colacompany.com/au/news/definitive-history-of-santa-claus\nhttps://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2021/12/santa-insanity-how-self-proclaimed.html\nhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2266951.The_Quest_for_Utopia_in_Twentieth_Century_America\nhttps://publicdomainreview.org/collection/a-pictorial-history-of-santa-claus\nhttp://www.lone-star.net/mall/main-areas/Night_B_Xmas.html\nhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/20318752/?terms=angel%20dancers%20put%20in%20jail&match=1\nhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/504957801/?terms=Mnason%20Hunstman&match=1"}