A Note on Christmas...
From the Useful Idiots
Hi there, Useful Idiots,
At noon on Christmas Eve, we posted our episode with veterans Matthew Hoh and Danny Sjursen. Since it was Christmas Eve, we worried a little that no one would watch the episode, but we recorded and edited and posted anyway.
And then we read some of your comments.
There was one story we saw recurring again and again: “Hey Matt and Katie, my Christmas got cancelled because of Covid and our family can’t be together. However, I’m happy to be able to laugh along with you today.”
In 2021, Useful Idiots took a big step and went independent. We couldn’t have imagined how incredible, interactive, and fun our audience would become. We had thousands join us for live shows, we hit new listener records, and we donated a ton of money to the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press. All thanks to useful idiots around the world.
So we wanted nothing more than to spend Christmas Eve with you.
Thanks to all for a great year. And whatever sucky, weird, and terrible things 2022 brings us, let’s just keep being Useful Idiots together.
Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, whatever else you celebrate.
Love,
Matt, Katie, and Wilson
LOVE YOU TWO! I'm not exaggerating here -- you lovely children (and Krystal and Saagar and my Chapo boys) have been the bedrock of my sanity for the past two years. Thank you!
Couldn't agree more. Just tested positive here in Chiraq with my wife and daughter, so now starting the quarantine, and have to postpone heading back to our primary residence in Houston. Having my subscription to Useful I and TK has been awesome for 2021. I am actually really looking forward to 2022. I am cup half full about the human race, and your reporting helps fortify my positive feelings. All the best.