Kevin Ryan: Screw the Kids, We're Kidnapping Santa!

This week on 5 Random Questions, podcaster and improv comedian Kevin Ryan expands on why Santa needs to be kidnapped, why his fiancee would go to war with Australia, his beef with elephants, and more.

Answering the questions this week: Kevin Ryan

Kevin Ryan is the host of the Tyrant In Training podcast which is an improv comedy podcast where creative guests live out their power fantasies. Every week, Kevin is joined by a new guest to find out exactly what kind of absolute ruler they’d be if they were given total control of their very own country. Kevin is also a regular on the actual play Alien RPG podcast Facehuggers and Friends as the chain smoking, dedicated employee of Weyland-Yutani Tamura Lucky Saburo. Finally, Kevin is the spirit human to most animals

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Further reading for this episode

• Facehuggers and Friends: An Alien RPG | Podcast on Spotify
• Balderdash The Hilarious Bluffing Game 1995 Edition, Board Games
• Shen Yun Official Site
• Welcome to The Friendship Bench | raising awareness around youth mental health
• Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial
• The Tragically Hip
• Runrig | Official Website
• Aslan - Instagram
• Roachford Cuddly Toy Original Video - YouTube
• Aqua - Doctor Jones - YouTube
• Elon Musk new haircut - Who's gonna tell him : r/Productivitycafe on Reddit
• Michael D. Higgins | Biography, Facts, Party, & Age | Britannica
• Dumb-Dumbs and Dice | An Actual Play D&D Podcast and TTRPG Network

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