{"id":209228,"date":"2025-12-24T16:52:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T22:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=209228"},"modified":"2025-12-24T16:52:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T22:52:41","slug":"alan4ls-prowres-paradise-christmas-party-pt-2-the-annual-joe-gagne-christmas-draft-92-min","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/alan4ls-prowres-paradise-christmas-party-pt-2-the-annual-joe-gagne-christmas-draft-92-min\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan4L&#8217;s ProWres Paradise &#8211; Christmas Party, Pt. 2: The Annual Joe Gagne Christmas Draft (92 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2505536135\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>SHOW SUMMARY: <\/strong>In our latest episode of Alan4L&#8217;s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by the great Joe Gagne for the traditional Joe Gagne Christmas Draft! 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