Tis the Podcast

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Easter season! The elves are back together at last, reunited and basking in the Christmas spirit after a brief hiatus, and this week all three of them are here: Julia, Anthony, and your guest host for the evening, Thom! Before diving into the main event, the crew catches up on all things post-Easter, including the Artemis mission, “Project Hail Mary's” p...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope you all had a wonderful Easter and hope the Easter Bunny was great to you all! This week, after talking in-depth about "Project Hail Mary", HBO's upcoming "Harry Potter" series, and other films Julia and Anthony have seen recently, the duo dive in to discuss the 2025, Amazon Prime Original Christmas Film "Merv"! Can a movie about a depressed dog who can't...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! It’s been a hectic start to the year here at "Tis the Podcast" Headquarters—between kids, work, home life, accidents, and everything in between—so episodes have been a bit inconsistent this first quarter. Not wanting to miss another week, though, Anthony (sadly flying solo without Thom and Julia) invited Santa Matt from "North Pole Radio" and Ashley from "The Chri...

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Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!   This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony sit down to discuss the only Christmas episode of "St. Denis Medical" to date — Season 1, Episode 6: “Ho-Ho-Hollo!"   What do they think of this new comedy that feels reminiscent of "The Office"? You’ll have to tune in to find out! But spoiler alert: there are plenty of laughs and some truly quotable lines in this one. Trust u...

Happy Monday Christmas fanatics! Can you believe this is our last episode of February 2026? We sure can't! This year is flying! This week, Julia and Anthony return to Woodstone Manor to discuss the 2025, two part Christmas episode of CBS' "Ghosts": "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol, Parts One and Two"! Per usual when we discuss this show, there are plenty of laughs and festive cheer to go around,...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope our U.S. listeners had an amazing Super Bowl weekend! This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony got together to dive into another take on Charles Dickens’ timeless classic, "A Christmas Carol" — but one unlike any version they’ve covered before. They’re talking about 2025’s "Christmas Karma", a genre-blending Bollywood-style holiday film packed with music, comed...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics — and welcome to the first week of February! This year is already flying by! We’re back! Did you miss us? As usual, the post-Christmas season brought a whirlwind of real-life busyness, but don’t worry — your elves are back on schedule and will be with you every Monday for the rest of the year, just as promised. After a bit of catching up — including on a few of the...

Happy New Year, Christmas Fanatics! We’re back with our first full episode of 2026! We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday season and squeezed every last bit of joy out of it because wow, did it fly by!   In this episode, Julia and Anthony are flying without Thom. After catching up on the holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and the movies they’ve watched lately, they reluctantly dive into 2025’s...

Merry Christmas Eve, Christmas Fanatics! We made it! Can you believe it? Somehow, Christmas Eve is already here! This year absolutely flew by! As tradition dictates, we’re thrilled to bring you our annual Christmas Eve story, lovingly recorded by the elves just for you. This year’s tale is an original piece written by our very own Anthony, titled “’Twas the Night Before ’Tis-Mas”—a festive celebra...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe we’re just three days away from Christmas? Neither can we! This year absolutely flew by. To celebrate the moment, Julia, Thom, and Anthony come together to break down Amazon Prime’s 2025 original holiday film, "Oh. What. Fun." Does the movie live up to its clever premise and stacked cast, or does it fall completely flat? Let’s just say the elves ar...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Julia, Thom, and Anthony were supposed to record 2025's "Jingle Bell Heist" this week, but as happens sometimes - especially during this busy time of the year - life got in the way and they couldn't get their schedules to align. Not wanting to leave you hanging during the height of the Christmas season, however, please enjoy this very special episode that came tog...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony gather to discuss the long-awaited return of Wayne and Lanny in the brand new, 2025, Disney Plus original Christmas Special, "Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol".  Opinions are all over the place with this one. One elf absolutely loved it, one liked it well enough, and one is a complete curmudgeon about this one (three gu...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy December! Can you believe we're here already? Buckle-up, because the days until Christmas 2025 are going to be flying by from here! To mark the start of the final month of the year, Thom, Julia, and Anthony gathered to discuss Netflix's 2025 Original Holiday Movie, "A Merry Little Ex-Mas"!  To date, Netflix's Christmas movies have been pretty hit-or-miss...

Happy Thursday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American listeners! We hope you all have a great day filled with family, friends, loved ones, food, drinks, parades, and football! We are so thankful for the love and support you show us all year long! To show our thanks, please enjoy this special Thanksgiving Day bonus episode, in which Anthony and Julia (sans Thom, who coul...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Grab your eggnog and settle in as all three elves—Julia, Thom, and Anthony—return to break down the brand new holiday release, "A Very Jonas Christmas Movie"! Was this one a festive treat or a yuletide disaster? Let's just say opinions were... strong. From magical mishaps and celebrity cameos to two plane explosions and a holiday dash across Europe, not even the J...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We are back after a few week long hiatus due to busy schedules and sickness! And this time, all three elves are here to get back into covering Christmas films! To kick off the official 2025 season, a little later than we'd have liked, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they gather to discuss this year's Indie-Dramedy, "The Baltimorons"! Opinions range across the spe...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Halloween week!! Can you believe we've already reached the end of 2025's Spooky Season? We sure can't! To mark the occasion, the elves of "Tis the Podcast" are joined by two prolific horror aficionados to round out October by discussing 2022's franchise finale, "Halloween Ends"! The two in question? Mr. Phil Walsh, of "Phil at the Movies", and Mr. Ron Ho...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, Julia and Anthony (once again, sans Thom) are joined by Kendall Farrae of "Two Girls, One Crypt" and Matt Spaulding of "North Pole Radio" to talk the 2007 cult classic, "Trick 'r Treat"! Written and directed by the mastermind behind "Krampus", how does this one compare to the cautionary Christmas tale? You'll have to tune in to find out! But let's just...

Happy Thursday, Christmas fanatics!  You've heard us refer to it a few times already in other episodes, but it's finally here: The 2025 "Tis the Podcast" Ultimate Horror Movie Bracket! In this special, annual episode, Anthony is joined by a whole slew of special guests and self-labeled horror aficionados to determine the best horror movie amongst those listed on this year's bracket, March Madness...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!  Once again, Thom is M.I.A. (because "life - uh - gets in the way"), and Kendall and Misty of "Two Girls, One Crypt" step in to join Julia and Anthony for this very special spooky edition of "Tis the Podcast". This week, they're traveling back in time to the seventies to discuss the 2023 hit, "Late Night with the Devil"!  So settle back with your Pumpkin Spice Lat...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy October!  This week, Thom, Julia, and Anthony continue their journey through Spooky Season to discuss one of the biggest hits of 2025: Zach Cregger's "Weapons"! Those who know Cregger's work from "Barbarian" know that he's a master of balancing scares with humor, and comes up with some out there and wild set pieces and twists; does "Weapons" live up to t...

Happy Monday, Christas Fanatics! Can you believe we've reached the final episode of September 2025 already? We sure can't! And boy howdy, do we have a special surprise in store for you this week! Not only does Thom grace Julia and Anthony with his presence for the first time in a while, but the three elves are also joined by the legendary Mike Westfall of "Advent Calendar House Podcast" to discuss...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy First *official* day of Fall!  This week, Anthony and Julia continue their journey through Spooky Season, but they are not alone! They are joined by two very special guests - Kendall Farrae and Misty Hovsepian of "Two Girls, One Crypt" - to talk Robert Eggers' 2024 masterpiece, "Nosferatu"! There's a lot to dig into with this powerful film, and your four...

🎃🧙‍♀️ This week on Tis the Podcast, Thom, Julia, and Anthony descend into the magical (and divisive) world of Return to Halloweentown! Was the franchise’s final entry a treat or a trick? The hosts break down everything from recasting controversy, missing “Halloweentown vibes,” awkward production choices, the infamous Dominion cult plotline, and why the iconic Cromwell magic just didn’t sparkle t...