Tis the Podcast

It's the return of Spooky Month and, while we're short one elf this week, have no fear! The ever ebullient Charlyn Lewis joined Anthony and Thom to cover the 2001, Disney made-for-tv movie, "Halloweentown 2"! Gather 'round with your favorite goblins and ghouls for a fun-filled (albeit late) episode this week!

Happy Wednesday, everybody!   Due to life getting in the way, we know you haven't had a new episode from us in a few weeks. Don't worry, though - that will be rectified next week in which a new episode will be in your podcast feeds Monday morning, per usual! Having said that, we wanted to make it up to you for missing the past few weeks! So, enjoy this special once-Patreon exclusive episode in whi...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, travel to the midwest with the elves as they gather at Hoover International Airport to discuss the infamous 2006 film, "Unaccompanied Minors"! While Julia, Thom, and Anthony all come in rather close when it comes time to ranking this film, their opinions and mileage vary and span the spectrum! Who liked it the most? Who loathed it with every fiber of th...

Happy Sunday, Christmas Fanatics! As a special end of the weekend treat, please enjoy this Emergency Episode in which Julia, Thom, and Anthony gather to discuss two trailers dropped by Disney + this weekend - those for "Hocus Pocus 2", a sequel 29 years in the making, and "The Santa Clauses", the miniseries that will serve as the end of Tim Allen's tenure as Santa Claus!  The elves have been looki...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy September! We are finally in the 'Ber Months! We made it! We hope that all of our American listeners are enjoying their long, Labor Day weekend! This week, gather 'round to listen to the elves discuss the final three Christmas episodes of the beloved sitcom, "The Big Bang Theory"! If you want to follow along at home, the episodes in question are: - Seaso...

Happy Monday to all of the friends of "Tis the Podcast"! We can hardly believe it, but we enter the 'Ber months THIS WEEK! Welcome Fall, one of the greatest times of the year!  To get you in the Autumnal spirit, the elves tackle Francis Ford Copalla's timeless classic, "The Godfather"! "Is it a Christmas movie", you may ask - well, you'll have to listen to find out!  In addition to this star-studd...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe that we only have one full week left of August before we are finally in the 'Ber Months? How exciting is that?! This week, gather 'round to listen to the elves discuss the first three Christmas episodes of the beloved sitcom, "The Big Bang Theory"! If you want to follow along at home, the episodes in question are:  - Season 2, Episode 11: The Bath...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!  Kick off your week the right way and journey with Julia, Thom, Anthony, and first time guest, the incredible Natalie Bickel - author of "The Christmas Clue" - to the magical land beyond the Wardrobe to discuss the 2005 adaptation of C.S. Lewis' classic, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe"!  While in the story the White Witch may have...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy August! We're in the final stretch before we reach the Ber Months! How exciting is that? Also exciting - this week, the elves are joined with Mr. Ron Hogan - a.k.a. President Hotdog - of "Film Strip Podcast" to discuss the 1984, B-Movie Classic, "Silent Night, Deadly Night"! Where does this fall amongst other Christmas horror fare for the four hosts? You...

Happy Tuesday, Christmas Fanatics! This is a special week, as we're celebrating our 5th Anniversary here at "Tis the Podcast"! We hope you enjoyed the bonus "Spectacular" episode yesterday, which was full of music, movie clips, and lots of special guests!  This week, we're joined by our dear friend (and biggest Muppet fan we know!), Mike Westfall, of "Advent Calendar House Podcast" to discuss the...

Happy Christmas in July, fellow holiday fanatics!  Can you believe how close we are getting to the most wonderful time of the year? The year is flying! In fact, the past few years have flown by for us because, if you can believe it, "Tis the Podcast" is turning 5 years old!  To mark the occasion, and celebrate Christmas in July, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they host this very special, Christm...

Happy Tuesday, Christmas fanatics! Apologies for the belated drop! This week, the elves take a trip down memory lane to visit three of our favorite Christmas-loving rodents, Alvin, Simon, & Theodore as they cover the 1981 Christmas Special, "A Chipmunk Christmas". So, find a cool spot to cozy up and join us as we talk "Harry Potter" (yet again), our histories with the Chipmunks, and this timeless...

Happy Monday, y'all! After a week off due to circumstances beyond our control, we are back! Journey with Thom, Julia, and Anthony to Smurf Village to discuss the 1982 TV Show, "The Smurfs Christmas Special"! Listen as they discuss their histories with this race of blue people, three apples high, and pose a question to the listeners about what each of their Smurf names would be! This is a fun, fest...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope you had a fantastic weekend and a great Leon Day! Can you believe we're officially closer to Christmas 2022 than we are to Christmas 2021? How exciting is that! Time is flying!  This week, join the elves of "Tis the Podcast" for a spirited holiday journey as they dive into the four Christmas episodes of the Fox sitcom "New Girl": Season 1 - Episode 9 - The...

Happy Leon Day, Christmas Fanatics! That's right - we are officially halfway to Christmas 2022! Can you believe it? Where has the time gone? It's all down hill from here! So, buckle in, because time is only going to speed up from this point out! As a special treat to celebrate the occasion, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they break format a little bit and just talk in a free-for-all type of mann...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! To all of the Father's out there, we hope you had a wonderful Father's Day! And to all of our American listeners, we hope you took a moment to reflect on Juneteenth yesterday and are enjoying your long weekend. Today, listen in to the story, all about how, Our three elves' lives got turned upside down, When they invite Matt of TGIPod to share the air, And join the...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!  This week, the elves are joined by Brother Christmas himself, Todd Killian of "Christmas Clatter", to discuss the questionably Christmassy movie, "L.A. Confidential" - starring Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, and Kevin Spacey! Listen in to the joyful debate as to whether or not this movie should be classified as a holiday one, discuss our individual take...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And Happy June! We are *less than twenty days away* from the halfway point to Christmas 2022! How insane is that? This week, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they metaphorically drop some acid to travel back to the world of Rankin/Bass and cover the 1979 holiday (?) special, "Jack Frost"! Even by Rankin/Bass standards this one is...*trippy*. But, as the past has s...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And Happy Memorial Day! We hope that as you're all enjoying your barbecues this long weekend you take a moment to reflect on all of those who died during active military service.  To celebrate the end of May (if you can believe we're there already!), Julia, Thom, and Anthony journey back to 1947 to discuss the holiday classic, "The Bishop's Wife"! How does it comp...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, the elves start off by talking graduations, Marvel's "Moon Knight", and recently announced release dates for films that get them even more excited for 2022 to begin speeding up (hello, "Hocus Pocus 2"!) before jumping into the 2009 Macy’s staple, CBS' animated special: "Yes, Virginia". Listen in as they look at the true story behind the legend and discu...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! Can you believe that we're already over halfway through May?! Where is time going?!  Journey back 30 years through time with the elves, all the way to the year of 1992, to discuss the Romeo Muller Christmas special, "Noël", which was marketed as "a Christmas story for all generations"! Does the little red Christmas ornament, who has a happiness, live up to the ta...

Happy Monday, friends! This week, the elves dive into the Underunderstood podcast , label May 6th as both "Revenge of the Sixth" and "Festivus in May", and the "Jaws" franchise as they dive into the fourth movie of the franchise, 1987's "Jaws: The Revenge - This Time it's Personal". Also, get ready for a hot take from one of the elves on Quentin Tarantino!  Let us know what you think about this mo...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And Happy May! Can you believe we're in month five of the year already? We are officially over Halfway to Halloween, which means we're over Halfway to our beloved 'Ber Months! On top of which, we're just under two months from the Halfway point to Christmas - Leon Day! This year is flying, so make sure to enjoy every second of it because we'll be on that official d...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! We are BACK after a long two week hiatus! Welcome to our final episode of April 2022! Can you believe it's already May next week?! We can't! But we're not complaining! We're officially more than halfway until Halloween, which means Christmas is coming up fast! This week, the elves are joined by Gerry D. of "Totally Rad Christmas" to discuss the 2021, Disney+ Origi...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope y'all had a fantastic Easter and hope the Easter Bunny was good to every single one of you!  Once again, life got in the way for the elves this past week. But, not wanting let two weeks go by without an episode dropping in your feeds, they pulled this once Patreon exclusive, Easter-themed episode from 2021 to share with you all!  Journey back into the past...