There.

Is nothing more joyous than the holidays.

Joyous?

Did you say joyous? There is nothing joyous about Christmas.

Anyways, I have such great memories with my family, decorating, listening to holiday music and watching Christmas movies.

Sounds like a.

Lot of noise, noise, noise to me.

Oh, hey. Well, he's already interrupted my interest, so I guess I can reveal our next guest, The Grinch. Anything you want to tell our listeners?

Well, yes, actually.

I have a new podcast. From Wundery, Tiz the Grinch holiday talk show is a pathetic attempt by the people of Hooverville to use.

My situation as a teachable moment. So join me, The Grinch. Listen as I launch a campaign against Christmas cheer. Like grilling celebrity guests like.

Chestnuts on an open fire.

Your family will love the show.

As you know, I'm famously great with kids.

I'm about to play a clip from Tiz the Grinch holiday talk show. Follow Tiz the Grinch holiday talk show on the Wundery app or wherever you get your podcasts.

From Wundry and Dr. Suez, broadcasting all the way from Mount Crubid Studios. Let's hope the equipment stays dry. Tiz, the Grinch holiday talk show. And of course, Grinch's Dog Max. But first, he's greener than a Tesla parked outside of Greta Thunberg's house, and more bitter than a school bus full of sour gummy worms, here he is, your host, The Grinch.

Welcome to The Grinch Show, why? Why is there a Grinchow? Well, because if you steal Christmas, even if you end up joining in on the festivities at the end, you have to pay the price. This is my community service. It's the brainchild of the Hooverill Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and based on how much I want to be here, they came up with a pretty good punishment. They think it will help improve my interpersonal skills to schmooze it up with the cells. But guess what? I'm not interested in celabs and I refuse to talk to them.

Really? You not interested in celebrities.

I forgot you had a microphone. Everybody, this is my court-ordered kid producer, 12-year-old Cindy Lou Who... You might remember as the little tattle tail that sold me out to the whole town of Whoville about my little Christmas practical joke.

Sorry to interrupt, but you did try to steal Christmas.

Cindy, who? Ladies and gentlemen, apparently they don't have child labor laws in Whoville. Okay, fine, I'll talk to cells, but good luck buttering me up, beautiful people. I'm The Grinch, the Grand Pouba of Bahamba. A man who looks at the oncoming Christmas season like someone tied to train tracks would look at an oncoming train with razor blades for wheels. But look, I'm not a bad guy. And for instance, kids, I'm going to take your side on something.

Hold onto your seats. Keep on your pants. The Grinch is going on one of his rants.

I sure am. Parents are putting you to bed too early. In downtown, Hooville, I overheard a family who apparently has a bedtime for their eleven-year-old son of 9:00 PM. 9:00 PM. That's like late afternoon. 9:00 PM? Let me tell you something. Your parents.

Not prison guards. It's not fair. Don't get me wrong, kids, for the.

Most part, I think of you as feral, fiendish.

Foes, rambunctious.

Revolting, rug-rat, reprobates.

But on this bedtime issue.

I'm with you.

What is with your parents? Pj's on in 10 minutes. Be in bed by 9:00, brush your teeth by 8:00, no sweets after 7:00.

What is this? The military? How are kids going to learn to take care of themselves when they're older? If all you do is boss them around like some crazy gym teacher? How are they supposed to sleep with the PTSD of having you as a parent? I say let kids go to bed when they want. Let them develop their own sleeping habits. Banishing them to their beds when they aren't tired just guarantees they'll lie in bed staring at the ceiling. Have you seen a ceiling recently? Pretty boring. I can't stand lying in bed awake at night when I can't sleep, especially since I've seen every episode of Elf Fights on YouTube. Kids, stay up as late as you want. Except for you, Cindy-Loo-hoo, on Christmas Eve, you don't need to know what's going on in your house at that time.

Ha-ha! Good one, Mr. Grinch. But actually, what you're telling our listeners isn't exactly the best advice. Okay, here we go. According to the American Academy of Sleep Science, kids in the age group you're referring to need between 9-12 hours of.

Sleep each night. Good thing the fun police are here. Point taken, Cindy-Lue, boo. But parents just, I don't know, turn it down a notch over the bedtime thing. All your rules are giving kids nightmares.

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