Airlines vs. Bigger Bodies: Should Fat Travelers Pay More? Airlines vs. Bigger Bodies: Should Fat Travelers Pay More? | Karel Cast  Holiday travel is here — and Southwest Airlines is back in the spotlight for its “customer of size” policy. If you’re considered too large for a single seat, they require you to buy two. Sure, you might get a refund later… but will you? And is this policy fair? Let’s be honest: airplane seats are shrinking while Americans are getting larger. Should heavier passengers be financially penalized — or should airlines be held accountable for designing seats that barely fit anyone? And what does this say about how society treats bigger bodies? Plus: As we wrap up the year, Karel dives into the best movies, best music, and standout cultural moments of 2024 — the hits, the surprises, and what’s absolutely worth your time this holiday break. And finally: What would your perfect Christmas gift be this year? Let’s talk joy, wishes, and what really matters as we close out the year. The Karel Cast is supported by your donations at patreon.com/reallykarel. Please like, subscribe, and share at youtube.com/reallykarel. Stream The Karel Cast Monday–Thursday at 10:30am PST on Apple Music, iHeart Media, Spotify, Spreaker, TikTok, and Instagram. #KarelCast, #HolidayTravel, #AirlinePolicies, #SouthwestAirlines, #BodyPositivity, #FatShaming, #TravelNews, #AirlineSeats, #AviationIssues, #HolidaySeason2024, #MovieRecommendations, #BestMusic2024, #PopCultureNews, #Christmas2024, #GiftIdeas2024, #NewsCommentary, #ProgressiveTalk, #SocialIssues, #LGBTQVoices, #LasVegasCreator https://youtube.com/live/cJnWWycOc_I

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💥 Pentagon Pete Accused of WAR CRIMES? | Karel Cast 25-159 💥 Pentagon Pete Accused of WAR CRIMES? | Karel Cast 25-159 Today’s show dives into a breaking and explosive question: Did Pentagon Pete commit a war crime after a strike that killed innocent civilians on a foreign ship? And even if he did… would Trump ever allow him to be prosecuted, or will loyalty override justice yet again? Then we shift to something more personal: The holidays are here, and while the decorations are up, something feels heavier this year. Is the season losing its joy because the world feels so dark right now? You’re not alone if you feel it. Plus: Did you shop this weekend, or has consumerism lost its sparkle? And in honor of World AIDS Day, the U.S. government will no longer commemorate it — a disturbing sign of the times. I also learned about Allen R. Schindler, Jr., a name every American should know. The truth is clear: the state of being gay in the USA is not in a good place. Support the show at patreon.com/reallykarel Watch, like, and subscribe on youtube.com/reallykarel The Karel Cast streams Monday–Thursday at 10:30am PST on all platforms: Apple Music, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Spreaker, TikTok, Instagram, and more. Karel is a history-making broadcaster and entertainer based in Las Vegas with his service dog Ember. #KarelCast, #WarCrimes, #PentagonPete, #WorldAIDSDay, #AllenRSchindler, #LGBTQNews, #GayRightsUSA, #HolidaySeason2024, #TrumpNews, #USPolitics, #GlobalNews, #BreakingNews, #AIDSHistory, #QueerVoices, #LasVegasLife, #PoliticalCommentary, #NewsAnalysis, #MediaCritique, #HumanRights, #CurrentEvents https://youtube.com/live/vY8lhXewRLk

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Just dropped “The Magic of Christmas at Home” 🎄
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Today is the soup day...
🐦 remains boiling down.
Can't wait...
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UK travel blogger posing near bee exhibition light display at Delapre Abbey winter light trail 2024, Northampton, UK.

𝓦𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓲𝓭𝓪𝔂 𝓼𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓸𝓷! Happy weekend, everyone 😍❤.

📍Bee Exhibition, Delapré Abbey, Northampton

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Happiest of holidays to all the @bsky.app folks out there! And all the best for a great 2025! #garygoldsteinla #holidayseason2024

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Dec 24: Today’s Silver Screeners holiday countdown photo has Danny Torrance of 1980’s The Shining haunted by those two “devoted sisters,” Betty and Judy Haynes of 1954’s White Christmas. #holiday #holidayseason #Holidayseason2024 #holidaycountdown

We would like to express our gratitude to all customers, partners, colleagues, and collaborators for their continued support.
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The Reindeer Hunter: When all the reindeer are abducted from his sleigh, Santa Claus recruits the help of Ace Ventura to find the culprit!

Santa Mask: When the lowlives of Edge City cause a Nationwide Santa Ban, leaving the real Santa in prison, it's up to Staney Ipkiss to don The Mask and deliver the gifts in his place!

Santa Klutz: In order to afford each other Christmas Gifts, Harry and Lloyd get part-time jobs at a local mall with Harry being recruited as a Mall Santa, leaving Lloyd under the assumption his best friend is Santa Claus!

As The Holiday Season approaches, friendly reminder that all three Jim Carrey-based cartoons from 1995 have Christmas Specials.

You're Welcome.

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Share the love and find the perfect gift this holiday season at Raquel Roche'
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Happy Holidays to those wrapped up in something sexy this Christmas.

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Dec 23: Today’s Silver Screeners holiday countdown photo brings a 1978 ad for instant Kodak cameras starring beloved song and dance comedian Dick Van Dyke! #holiday #holidayseason #Holidayseason2024 #holidaycountdown #marypoppins #chittychittybangbang #MaryPoppinsReturns

Dec. 21: Today’s holiday countdown photo brings a young Liza Minnelli in 1948 enjoying some Christmas treats at a children's party. Cuz life is a cabaret, old chum. #holiday #holidayseason #Holidayseason2024 #holidaycountdown

Dec. 20: Today’s holiday countdown photo has the OG child star, Shirley Temple, in 1935. Always ready to sing, to dance, to show spunk, to sail away on the good ship lollipop. #holiday #holidayseason #Holidayseason2024 #holidaycountdown

See the Grinchmas Who-liday Spectacular in full! 🎄✨

Relive the Grinch’s heartwarming holiday story at Universal Studios Florida!🎅

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See the full Universal's Holiday Parade featuring Macy's! 🎄✨ Watch all the floats, balloons, and holiday magic from Universal Studios Florida. 🎅

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It never fails - I buy gift tags for the holidays. I put them somewhere safe because I’m not ready to start wrapping gifts yet. Then when I’m ready to start wrapping gifts, I cannot find the gift tags. #HolidaySeason2024

Dec. 16: Today’s holiday countdown photo has the great Louis Armstrong in 1956 donning a wool beret as he wrapped up his European tour in Glasgow, Scotland before returning to the U.S. for the holidays. #holiday #holidayseason #Holidayseason2024 #holidaycountdown

Dec. 15: Today’s holiday countdown photo brings on Jane Russell in 1941 hiding a present with a sly wink while showing some leg. But then, who among us hasn’t? #holiday #holidayseason #Holidayseason2024 #holidaycountdown

Celebrate Me Home Kenny Loggins · Celebrate Me Home · Song · 1977

Decking our halls today,

and so… #YachtRock!!!!!!!!!

#musicsky 🎧

#NowPlaying #HolidaySeason2024

Dec. 14: Today’s holiday countdown photo has Natalie Wood with Santa Claus years after Macy’s first brought them together in 1947’s Miracle on 34th Street. Photo date is unknown … probably the 1970s? #holiday #holidayseason #Holidayseason2024 #holidaycountdown

Dec. 13: Today’s holiday countdown photo brings Joan Crawford in her silent film days as Santa Claus in 1926. You have to wonder if she’s got coal for Bette Davis. #holiday #holidayseason #Holidayseason2024 #holidaycountdown

Dec. 12: Today’s holiday countdown photo has Janet Leigh and Robert Mitchum in a publicity photo for 1949’s Holiday Affair … 11 years before she would spend a different kind of December night at the Bates Motel in Psycho. #holiday #holidayseason #Holidayseason2024 #holidaycountdown

Jingle Bells A Holiday Medley is on all streaming platforms
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Music production / Engineering @apmgllc
videographer @agldnbrand
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Dec. 11: Today’s Silver Screeners holiday countdown photo has the married powerhouse couple (and occasional co-stars) Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in front of a tree. Simply because they’re the in-freaking-credible Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. #holiday #Holidayseason2024 #holidaycountdown

A couple days late but it was a BLAST! Toy Party 2024… all for the the kids #holidayseason2024

A black-capped chickadee has landed on my lidded mug. 🌲🐦‍⬛🎄
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Dec. 10: Today’s Silver Screeners holiday countdown photo finds Ingrid Bergman (Casablanca, Gaslight, The Bells of St. Mary’s) by the tree with her then-2-year-old son Renato Roberto Rossellini in 1952. #holiday #holidayseason #Holidayseason2024 #holidaycountdown