The 2025 SWR Holiday Special

It's the final episode of 2025, and we're wrapping things up with our 3rd annual Secret Santa book exchange! Join Bella, Emma, Jason, and Laura for our coziest, messiest holiday tradition as we exchange books, hot takes, and answer the following questions: Did the right books go to the right recipients this year? Which one of us didn’t finish their book, and what went wrong? Which host picked their Secret Santa book during an active criminal investigation? And which current Emma obsession led us on a ten-minute tangent?

Thank you so much for listening and supporting us this year. We’re endlessly grateful for you. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and we’ll see you in 2026!

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• Jason’s Book: Amazon.com | Libro.fm
• Laura’s Book: Bookshop.org | Libro.fm
• Bella’s Book: Bookshop.org | Libro.fm
• Emma’s Book: Bookshop.org | Libro.fm

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
• Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
• The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
• And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
• Warehouse 13
• The SCP Foundation
• The City We Became by NK Jemisin
• The Magnus Archives Podcast
• House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
• Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

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