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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How does Santa keep his energy up? Red Bull

    Becoming Mr. Claus is a complete mental and physical transformation -- beard dyeing, special shampoos, backstories about reindeer. The top Santas can command a few hundred dollars per hour. We hear from one professional Santa from Los Angeles. Santa Claus, Mike Uva, comes to KCRW!  Photo by Amy Ta

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 21, 2016 • 1 min read

    Becoming Mr. Claus is a complete mental and physical transformation -- beard dyeing, special shampoos, backstories about reindeer. The top Santas can command a few hundred dollars per hour. We hear from one professional Santa from Los Angeles.

    Santa Claus, Mike Uva, comes to KCRW! Photo by Amy Ta

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    2. 9:04New laws coming to California in 2017
    3. 17:07New rules for journalism in a new era
    4. 27:16How warring with neighbors over chickens is a metaphor for the country
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      Madeleine Brand

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    5 of 5
    California vows to defend undocumented immigrants
    1. 0:00Understanding the $10 million legal defense fund for undocumented immigrants
    2. 9:04New laws coming to California in 2017
    3. 17:07New rules for journalism in a new era
    4. 27:16How warring with neighbors over chickens is a metaphor for the country
    5. 40:53How does Santa keep his energy up? Red BullYou’re reading this
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