John and Craig are joined by the ghosts of Scriptnotes past and present (Megana and Drew) for a festive competition: discussing the perils of studio bake-offs — pitting writer against writer for one coveted job — while simultaneously judging three of LA’s finest holiday cookies. We also look at Netflix’s recently released viewership data, follow up on homonyms, AI coverage and voting, and answer a listener question on the definition of a drafts. But first, we investigate the origin of a very useful word that’s new to John and Craig. In our bonus segment for premium members, we travel to holidays past to discuss the best presents we ever received — and the gifts that got away. Links: <ul> <li><a href= "https://about.netflix.com/en/news/what-we-watched-a-netflix-engagement-report"> Netflix Viewership Data</a></li> <li><a href= "https://qz.com/india/380388/the-absolutely-legitimate-incredibly-useful-indian-english-word-youre-not-using"> The absolutely legitimate, incredibly useful Indian English word you’re not using</a> by Diksha Madhok</li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homograph">Homographs</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.theverybestcookieinthewholewideworld.com/">The Very Best Cookie In The Whole Wide World</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.delusciouscookies.com/">DeLuscious Cookies</a></li> <li><a href="https://levainbakery.com/">Levain Bakery</a></li> <li><a href="https://hasbropulse.com/products/clue-conspiracy">Clue Conspiracy</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.dessertperson.com/dessert-person-cookbook">Dessert Person</a> by Claire Saffitz</li> <li><a href= "https://pureenrichment.com/products/puresteam-pro-upright-garment-steamer-with-4-steam-levels"> Upright Steamer</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/the-kelly-clarkson-connection">The Kelly Clarkson Connection</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://inneresting.substack.com/">Check out the Inneresting Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription</a> or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">treat yourself to a premium subscription!</a></li> <li>Craig Mazin on <a href= "https://www.threads.net/@clmazin">Threads</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/clmazin/">Instagram</a></li> <li>John August on <a href= "https://www.threads.net/@johnaugust">Threads</a>, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/johnaugust">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://mastodon.art/@johnaugust">John on Mastodon</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Matthew Chilelli (<a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>)</li> <li>Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/machelli">Matthew Chilelli</a>.</li> </ul> Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/623standard.mp3">here</a>.

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