{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep.9-Santa","description":"Possibly one of the most iconic beards in the history of beards, I was joined by Santa Clause!  A few months of rest makes this jolly fella hungry for some perfectly toasted bread and leads him to Morgan's On The Square in Chardon, Ohio, and to me.  What a perfect time I had asking Santa the "hardball" questions and finding out some cool history of Christopher Kringle.  Possibly one of the most interesting individuals I have ever met, Santa discussed some interesting topics.  We discussed his immense knowledge of UFO lore, Viking beard history, Amish culture, and making children happy.  Old St. Nick was full of fun stories about beards and other assorted historical facts such as his possible influence of Thomas Edison and thirst of money and power.  Sometimes giving coal to those who are all about "power" causes them to turn lemons into lemonade.  Santa talks about the imposters found at the local malls and their lack of commitment to the true spirit of what he is about.  The Beardcaster is all about promoting good people who have good messages who do good.  It was a dream come true to interview the most pure soul around.  Take a listen and share with those that you love, Santa isn't perfect-he is just like us.  Santa reminds us of the true spirt of Christmas and importance of being good to our peers and family and making children happy.  Our children are our future and the love and support we give them help mold them into loving and caring adults, the future of our world.   We are currently gearing up for The 5th Annual Great Lakes Beard and Mustache Championship which is located at the world famous, Cleveland Agora.  It is our second year hosting the event and the charity we will be working with is called Youth Challenge.  You can click the link for more information on all the wonderful things they do!!!  You can also make a donation to them by clicking this------->DONATE!!!!!  Thank you to everyone that supports us!!!   5TH ANNUAL GREAT LAKES BEARD AND MUSTACHE CHAMPIONSHIPS YOUTH CHALLENGE MORGAN'S SMOKEHOUSE ON THE SQUARE CLEVELAND AGORA WAFFEN DER WHISKERR OIL THE DRUNKEN BEARDSMAN PODCAST BEARDED MEN OF UFOLOGY ","author_name":"Talking Beards","author_url":"http:\/\/www.talkingbeards.com","html":"