{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ellen Won\u2019t Say Gay on Christmas","description":"\u201cEllen\u2019s First Christmess\u201d (December 17, 2001) Yes, we\u2019re closing 2025 with a lump of coal rather than a sugarplum fairy. Believe it or not, Ellen Degeneres had a second sitcom between her first one and her reign as the iron-fisted queen of daytime. It\u2019s mostly lost in the shuffle today, but we\u2019re taking a look at her Christmas episode to point out how she chose to shut up about her sexuality this time around. Was it worth it? No. See you in hell, 2025. We have&amp;nbsp;episode transcripts&amp;nbsp;courtesy of&amp;nbsp;Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by&amp;nbsp;Rob Wilson. This episode\u2019s art was designed by&amp;nbsp;Ian O\u2019Phelan. Sound cues for this podcast were composed by&amp;nbsp;Meika Grimm. ","author_name":"Gayest Episode Ever","author_url":"https:\/\/www.gayestepisodeever.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39522260\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196849505"}