{"id":281,"date":"2014-12-22T12:01:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T17:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=281"},"modified":"2014-12-18T22:10:23","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T03:10:23","slug":"episode-09-the-christmas-sweater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-09-the-christmas-sweater\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 09 &#8211; The Christmas Sweater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmassweater.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-282 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmassweater-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmassweater-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmassweater.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is it: Kait, Renata, and their guest Caitlin have found the very worst bestseller. It&#8217;s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/141659485X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=141659485X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=7LUXMCEX3TAZU6EH\">The Christmas Sweater<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/141659485X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=141659485X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=7LUXMCEX3TAZU6EH\"> by Glenn Beck<\/a> and it is truly terrible on every level. Listen now to hear our spirits get fully crushed by this holiday story of a young boy who loses everything because he selfishly wanted a bicycle for Christmas. Or you could spend an hour appreciating your family, so you won&#8217;t be wracked with guilt when they die. The choice is yours!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers advisory<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-09-the-christmas-sweater\">Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Footnotes:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/ideas\/2013\/08\/09\/little-libertarians-prairie-little-libertarians-prairie\/DrtramwsrcrdTTIFvdzkOO\/story.html\">Little Libertarians on the Prairie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Candy pairing: <\/strong>Caitlin says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003MUHDF0\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B003MUHDF0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=LMBYVAUX6UCQIRX5\">Violets<\/a>, Kait says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00JBV0BQM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00JBV0BQM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=GR434DVEEDZ3Z2ZI\">Werthers Originals<\/a>, Renata says no candy, get a job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coming up next: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0440212561\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0440212561&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=ULLP4BQUAQUQEEPR\"><em>Outlander<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0440212561\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0440212561&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=ULLP4BQUAQUQEEPR\"> by Diana Gabaldon.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_303\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-281-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/09ChristmasSweater.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/09ChristmasSweater.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/09ChristmasSweater.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/09ChristmasSweater.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?powerpress_pinw=281-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/09ChristmasSweater.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"09ChristmasSweater.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is it: Kait, Renata, and their guest Caitlin have found the very worst bestseller. 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