# Very Mimetic Christmas Special 2025 Panel Discussion (THINGS HIDDEN 227)

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Podcast: [David Gornoski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/david-gornoski-348303)
Published: 2025-12-23T22:06:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5224

## Resource

David Gornoski is joined by Jean-Michel Oughourlian, Jason Jones, Jim Fitzgerald, and Shannon Braswell for a special Christmas episode of THINGS HIDDEN. What is the cause of wars in human history? Is peace possible in the Middle-East? Did Trump just call Bill Clinton an aggrieved victim? What is the anthropological significance of Christmas that we're missing? Check out Bright News here . Follow Jason Jones on X here . Follow David Gornoski on X here . Visit aneighborschoice.com for more

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