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December 24th, 2025

Episode 123: The Origin Story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

  1. Episode 123: The Origin Story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Evergreen Podcasts 33:33

We have one more Christmas gift for our listeners! Today we’re going to be talking about a holiday icon that began as a marketing stunt. (Let’s be honest. Sometimes it feels like Christmas is just one big marketing stunt.) But we’re with friends, so we’re getting into the Christmas spirit. (Or spirits!)

Today we’re going to be talking about everyone’s favorite red-nosed reindeer, Rudolph, and his origin story from a Retail store’s marketing department to being the guide at the front of Santa’s sleigh.

So ask the bartender for a couple of Rudolph’s Tipsy Spritzers because it’s the holiday season back here in the bar.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/episodes/episode-123-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer

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Two Designers Walk Into a Bar is a podcast about iconic design and popular culture.

Hosted by graphic designers and collectors Todd Coats and Elliot Strunk, the podcast is constantly looking at pop culture and thinking about how it influences us and what we do for a living. Starting with a theme, we choose iconic work that we find meaningful and use humor and insight to break it down, turn it inside out and try to understand why it has stood the test of time. Two Designers Walk Into a Bar encourages listeners to dive into their libraries, mini storage units or memories with us.

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