<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1" style= "color: #ffffff; background-color: #57a148;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;  THE SHOW NOTES  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Saga of the Risotto&lt;br /&gt; Intro&lt;br /&gt; Writing for the Follies&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Interesting Fauna &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      - Megachile Lucifer Bee&lt;br /&gt; Christmas Trees&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Ask George&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      - Tipping? &lt;em&gt;from Jeff in IL&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Christmas Sweaters&lt;br /&gt;      - &lt;em&gt;John The Christmas Hero&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Tell Me Something Good&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      - Superman No.1&lt;br /&gt; Bandcamp Friday “geoxmas” save 20%!&lt;br /&gt; The Christmas Sweaters Show Dec.18th&lt;br /&gt; Christmas City Follies  Dec. 4th thru 21st&lt;br /&gt; Show Close&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; .........................&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #57a148;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff;"&gt;  MENTIONED IN THE SHOW  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://touchstone.org/events/christmas-city-follies/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #57a148;"&gt;Touchstone Theater&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://touchstone.org/events/christmas-city-follies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #57a148;"&gt;Christmas City Follies XXVI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; RUNS DECEMBER 4-21, 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Thursdays - Saturdays @ 8 pm, &lt;br /&gt; Sundays @ 2 pm&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;With additional shows on&lt;br /&gt; Saturday, December 13 &amp; 20 @ 2 pm, &lt;br /&gt; and Wednesday, December 17 @ 8 pm&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alex Radus &amp; George Hrab present:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://thechristmassweaters3.eventbrite.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #57a148;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Christmas Sweaters&lt;br /&gt; Holiday Extravaganza*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;(*now with 12% more ‘vaganza!)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Thursday, December 18th at 7:30 pm&lt;br /&gt; The Icehouse&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style="color: #57a148;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bandcamp Friday&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://georgehrab.bandcamp.com/album/stocking-stuffer" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Use “&lt;span style= "color: #57a148;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;geoxmas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;” for 20% off!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;.........................&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #57a148;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #ffffff;"&gt;  UPCOMING SCHEDULE  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Geo &amp; SGU: Extravaganza &amp; Private Show&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Seattle, Washington&lt;br /&gt; Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.ticketweb.com/event/the-skeptics-guide-to-the-washington-hall-tickets/14640733?pl=crocodile" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;TICKETS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;George Hrab solo acoustic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 / 8 pm-10 pm&lt;br /&gt; The Red Stag, Bethlehem, PA&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;George Hrab’s&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Occasional Songs for the Periodic Table&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 118 Elements • 118 Songs • 90 Minutes&lt;br /&gt; Saturday, March 7th, 2026&lt;br /&gt; The Icehouse Bethlehem, PA&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Geo &amp; SGU: Extravaganza &amp; Private Show&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Madison, Wisconsin&lt;br /&gt; Saturday, May 16, 2026&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/39159822/skeptics-guide-to-the-universe-madison-atwood-music-hall" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;TICKETS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://csiconference.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CSICON&lt;br /&gt; Center for Inquiry&lt;br /&gt; 50th Anniversary Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Geo &amp; SGU: Extravaganza &amp; Live Podcast&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Awards Dinner &amp; Variety Show&lt;br /&gt; Buffalo, New York&lt;br /&gt; June 11-14th 2026&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://csiconference.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;csiconference.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Geo &amp; SGU: Not-A-Con Sydney / NZ Skeptics Conference&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; July 2026 Australian &amp; New Zealand&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 1000 of The Geologic Podcast&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Saturday, January 9, 2027&lt;br /&gt; The Icehouse Bethlehem, PA&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;.........................&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "background-color: #57a148; color: #ffffff;"&gt;  SUBSCRIPTION INTERFACE  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; You can now find our subscription page&lt;br /&gt; at &lt;a href="https://www.georgehrab.com/#7" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;GeorgeHrab.com at this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Many thanks to the sage &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.evoterra.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Evo Terra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; 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Geologic Podcast

George Hrab

The Geologic Podcast Episode #944

DEC 4, 202552 MIN
Geologic Podcast

The Geologic Podcast Episode #944

DEC 4, 202552 MIN

Description

  THE SHOW NOTES  

The Saga of the Risotto Intro Writing for the Follies Interesting Fauna       - Megachile Lucifer Bee Christmas Trees Ask George      - Tipping? from Jeff in IL The Christmas Sweaters      - John The Christmas Hero Tell Me Something Good      - Superman No.1 Bandcamp Friday “geoxmas” save 20%! The Christmas Sweaters Show Dec.18th Christmas City Follies  Dec. 4th thru 21st Show Close .........................

  MENTIONED IN THE SHOW  

Touchstone Theater Christmas City Follies XXVI RUNS DECEMBER 4-21, 2025 Thursdays - Saturdays @ 8 pm,  Sundays @ 2 pmWith additional shows on Saturday, December 13 & 20 @ 2 pm,  and Wednesday, December 17 @ 8 pm

 

Alex Radus & George Hrab present: The Christmas Sweaters Holiday Extravaganza* (*now with 12% more ‘vaganza!) Thursday, December 18th at 7:30 pm The Icehouse Bandcamp Friday Use “geoxmas” for 20% off!

 

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  UPCOMING SCHEDULE  

Geo & SGU: Extravaganza & Private Show Seattle, Washington Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 TICKETS

George Hrab solo acoustic Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 / 8 pm-10 pm The Red Stag, Bethlehem, PA

George Hrab’s Occasional Songs for the Periodic Table 118 Elements • 118 Songs • 90 Minutes Saturday, March 7th, 2026 The Icehouse Bethlehem, PA

Geo & SGU: Extravaganza & Private Show Madison, Wisconsin Saturday, May 16, 2026 TICKETS

CSICON Center for Inquiry 50th Anniversary Conference Geo & SGU: Extravaganza & Live PodcastAwards Dinner & Variety Show Buffalo, New York June 11-14th 2026 csiconference.org 

Geo & SGU: Not-A-Con Sydney / NZ Skeptics Conference July 2026 Australian & New Zealand

Episode 1000 of The Geologic Podcast Saturday, January 9, 2027 The Icehouse Bethlehem, PA

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  SUBSCRIPTION INTERFACE   You can now find our subscription page at GeorgeHrab.com at this link.

Many thanks to the sage Evo Terra for his assistance.

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  Get George’s Music Here 

https://georgehrab.hearnow.com https://georgehrab.bandcamp.com

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SUBSCRIBE! You can sign up at GeorgeHrab.com and become a Geologist or a Geographer. As always, thank you so much for your support! You make the ship go. ................................... Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo!

Check out Geo's wiki page, thanks to Tim Farley.

Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too!