Welcome to Six Degrees of Rumination's "Non-Christmas Christmas episode!"  It's co-host Reno's revenge on co-host Nina and producer Mike, for all the Christmas specials they made him record over the years.  This episode is short and sweet, but spans over thousands of years of history as Reno takes us on a journey from the ancient Mayan pyramids to present day pagan customs.  Also included are the "anti-gift list" and how weird it can be visiting other people's houses.
 
<a href='https://www.iflscience.com/the-earliest-winter-solstice-rituals-go-all-the-way-back-to-the-stone-age-81961'>The earliest winter solstice rituals</a>
 
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia'>Saturnalian traditions</a>
 
<a href='https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-makes-anti-christmas-gift-list-to-stop-loved-ones-gifting-things-she-doesnt-want-sparking-debate'>One woman's anti-list for Christmas gifts</a>
 
<a href='https://www.buzzfeed.com/ravenishak/super-strange-house-rules'>Visiting other people can be weird</a>

<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Welcome to Six Degrees of Rumination's "Non-Christmas Christmas episode!"  It's co-host Reno's revenge on co-host Nina and producer Mike, for all the Christmas specials they made him record over the years.  This episode is short and sweet, but spans over thousands of years of history as Reno takes us on a journey from the ancient Mayan pyramids to present day pagan customs.  Also included are the "anti-gift list" and how weird it can be visiting other people's houses.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.iflscience.com/the-earliest-winter-solstice-rituals-go-all-the-way-back-to-the-stone-age-81961'&gt;The earliest winter solstice rituals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia'&gt;Saturnalian traditions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;a href='https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-makes-anti-christmas-gift-list-to-stop-loved-ones-gifting-things-she-doesnt-want-sparking-debate'&gt;One woman's anti-list for Christmas gifts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.buzzfeed.com/ravenishak/super-strange-house-rules'&gt;Visiting other people can be weird&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Welcome to Six Degrees of Rumination’s ”Non-Christmas Christmas episode!”  It’s co-host Reno’s revenge on co-host Nina and producer Mike, for all the Christmas specials they made him record over the years.  This episode is short and sweet, but spans over thousands of years of history as Reno takes us on a journey from the ancient Mayan pyramids to present day pagan customs.  Also included are the ”anti-gift list” and how weird it can be visiting other people’s houses.

Six Degrees of Rumination

Episode 116 - The non-Christmas Christmas episode - 12/22/25

Episode 116 - The non-Christmas Christmas episode - 12/22/25

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