// glow shortcut
		var $ = glow.dom.get;
		
		// the show and hide functions
		function podcastsShowMore(desc_id) {
			$('#podcast-cta-series-description-' + desc_id + ' .shorten-ellipsis').css('display', 'none');
			$('#podcast-cta-series-description-' + desc_id + ' .podcast-cta-series-description-more').css('display', 'inline');
		}
		function podcastsShowLess(desc_id) {
			$('#podcast-cta-series-description-' + desc_id + ' .podcast-cta-series-description-more').css('display', 'none');
			$('#podcast-cta-series-description-' + desc_id + ' .shorten-ellipsis').css('display', 'inline');
		}

		glow.onDomReady( function() {
			
			// the following sets up the links and can be pulled out and placed in an existing onDomReady function
			
			// ### FROM HERE ###
		 	$('.shorten-ellipsis').css('display', 'inline');
		 	var descriptions_more = $('.podcast-cta-series-description');
		 	if (descriptions_more.length > 0) {
				// if js descriptions is in effect
		 		$('.podcast-cta-series-description-more').css('display', 'none');
		 		var descriptions = $('.podcast-cta-series-description');

		 		descriptions.each(function(i){
					// get the id of the description
		  			var description_id 	= 	descriptions[i].id;
					var description_split	=	description_id.split('-');
					var description_id 	= 	description_split[description_split.length-1];

					// check if there is a more description available
					var description_extra = $('#podcast-cta-series-description-' + description_id + ' .podcast-cta-series-description-more');
					if (description_extra.html().length > 0) {
						$('#podcast-cta-series-description-' + description_id + ' .shorten-ellipsis').append(' (<a href="#" onclick="podcastsShowMore(\'' + description_id + '\');return false">More</a>)');
						$('#podcast-cta-series-description-' + description_id + ' .podcast-cta-series-description-more').append(' (<a href="#" onclick="podcastsShowLess(\'' + description_id + '\');return false">Less</a>)');
					}
				});
			}
			// ### TO HERE ####
			
		});