Cozy Comfort Club Podcast

🎄 Spoiler Note Today’s episode includes light spoilers for Mistletoe Murders Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2 , but no major reveals. We’ll discuss the setup, characters, clues, suspects, and overall mystery without revealing the killer or ending. This week, we’re kicking off Christmas in July with Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2 of Mistletoe Murders ! When a local banker dies after eating a Christmas cookie at...

In this week’s TV Tuesday , we’re kicking off a brand-new series with The Other Bennet Sister , covering Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2 . Based on Janice Hadlow’s bestselling novel, this BritBox series reimagines Pride and Prejudice through the eyes of Mary Bennet, the quiet, bookish middle sister who has spent her life standing in the shadows of her family. These opening episodes explore Mary’s first st...

Spoiler Note Today’s episode includes light spoilers for The Marlow Murder Club Season 2 Episodes 5 & 6 , but no major reveals. I’ll discuss the setup, characters, suspects, clues, and overall mystery without revealing the killer or ending. In today’s Cozy Mystery Thursday episode, we’re wrapping up our deep dive into The Marlow Murder Club Season 2 with Episodes 5 & 6, Sailing Close to the Wind....

In this week’s TV Tuesday, I’m looking back on All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 and sharing my final thoughts after completing the entire season. Instead of recapping another episode, I’m handing out Cozy Comfort Club superlatives, including my favorite episode, favorite character, favorite animal, funniest moment, most emotional scene, and more. I’ll also share my final season ratings, a qu...

This month on Read It & Watch It , we’re heading to Victorian England to compare Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer with the 2020 Netflix adaptation starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, and Helena Bonham Carter. When Enola Holmes wakes up on her birthday to discover her mother has disappeared, she sets out to solve the mystery herself. Along the way...

Spoiler Note Today’s episode includes light spoilers for The Marlow Murder Club Season 2 Episodes 3 and 4, but no major reveals. I’ll discuss the setup, characters, suspects, clues, and overall mystery without revealing the killer or ending. In today’s Cozy Mystery Thursday episode, we’re returning to Marlow for The Marlow Murder Club Season 2 Episodes 3 and 4, “Death on the Close Parts 1 and 2.”...

Countdown to Christmas: The Holiday Sitter | Pride Spotlight In this month’s Countdown to Christmas: Cozy Edition, we’re celebrating Pride Month with The Holiday Sitter (2022), Hallmark’s groundbreaking holiday romance starring Jonathan Bennett, George Krissa, and Chelsea Hobbs. When workaholic businessman Sam unexpectedly finds himself caring for his niece and nephew just days before Christmas, h...

In this week’s TV Tuesday episode, I’m discussing All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 7, “The Night Before Christmas.” As Christmas arrives in Darrowby, James is called away on an emergency house call with Helen just before her wedding to Hugh. Meanwhile, Tristan anxiously awaits his exam results, Mrs. Hall hopes for a Christmas reunion with her son Edward, and Siegfried finds himself n...

Spoiler Note Today’s episode includes light spoilers for The Marlow Murder Club Season 2 Episodes 1 & 2, but no major reveals. I’ll discuss the setup, characters, suspects, clues, and overall mystery without revealing the killer or ending. In today’s Cozy Mystery Thursday episode, we’re heading back to Marlow for The Marlow Murder Club Season 2 Episodes 1 & 2, Death Comes to Marlow . When Sir Pete...

In this week’s TV Tuesday episode, I’m discussing All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 Episode 6, “A Cure for All Ills.” James finds himself consumed by worry over a sick cow named Strawberry while trying to enjoy his birthday celebrations. Meanwhile, Tristan struggles with exam anxiety, Siegfried is sidelined with the flu, and Mrs. Hall once again becomes the glue holding everyone together. We...

Spoiler Note Today’s episode includes major spoilers for The Marlow Murder Club Season 1 Episodes 3 & 4. Since we are wrapping up the first mystery of the series, I’ll be discussing suspects, clues, motives, and the Season 1 finale reveal. In today’s Cozy Mystery Thursday episode, we’re heading back to Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England for Episodes 3 and 4 of The Marlow Murder Club , the PBS Master...

In today’s TV Tuesday, we’re heading to the Darrowby Show in All Creatures Great and Small season 1, episode 5, where James is thrilled to serve as the attending veterinarian for the day. What starts as an exciting opportunity quickly turns into one of his biggest challenges yet as he discovers that the people at the fair may be far more difficult to manage than the animals. This episode focuses h...

Spoiler Note Today’s episode includes light spoilers for Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Key to the Castle , but no major reveals. I’ll discuss the setup, characters, suspects, and overall mystery without revealing the killer or ending. In today’s Cozy Mystery Thursday episode, we’re heading back to Dunmullagh, Ireland for Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Key to the Castle , the latest Hallmark mystery starr...

In today’s TV Tuesday, we’re discussing All Creatures Great and Small season 1, episode 4, “A Tricki Case,” where Tricki Woo moves into Skeldale House, Tristan tries to prove he’s capable of taking on more responsibility, and James continues to find himself drawn into Helen Alderson’s world. This episode balances humor, heart, and character growth beautifully. We spend a lot of time with Tristan t...

This month on Read It & Watch It, I’m comparing The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman with the 2025 Netflix adaptation. Set in the retirement community of Cooper’s Chase, this story follows four retirees who meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes. But when a real murder lands on their doorstep, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim find themselves investigating a mystery that becomes far more com...

Spoiler Note Today’s episode includes light spoilers for True Justice: Eye for an Eye , but no major reveals. I discuss the overall setup, characters, cozy atmosphere, suspects, and themes without revealing the ending or the final solution to the mystery. In today’s Cozy Mystery Thursday episode, we’re heading into snowy Schuylkill County for True Justice: Eye for an Eye, the newest Hallmark myste...

In today’s TV Tuesday, we’re heading back to the Yorkshire Dales for All Creatures Great and Small season 1, episode 3, titled “Andante”, and I think I’ve officially reached the point where I’m completely invested in this series. This episode expands the world in a way that feels deeper emotionally. We spend more time understanding Siegfried beyond his difficult personality, we see James face one...

In today’s Countdown to Christmas: Cozy Edition, we’re discussing Christmas at the Golden Dragon, the Hallmark holiday movie centered around a Chinese restaurant in Wichita, Kansas that connects multiple families, friendships, and lives during the Christmas season. What begins as a story about a restaurant closing slowly becomes a larger story about community, grief, family expectations, missed op...

Spoiler Note This episode is mostly low spoiler. I discuss the setup, atmosphere, characters, cozy elements, and overall thoughts on Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery along with a review of Dim Sum of All Fears by Vivian Chien. I avoid major ending spoilers and final reveals. In today’s Cozy Mystery Thursday, we’re heading back to Lake Eden for Best Served Cold , the newest Hallmark Myste...

In today’s Rom-Com Wednesday, we’re having a cozy movie chat about Silver Linings Playbook starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Chris Tucker, and Julia Stiles. This was my second time watching this movie, but it affected me very differently as an adult. What I remembered as a quirky romance years ago now feels much more like a layered story about mental illness, grief, emoti...

In today’s TV Tuesday, we’re heading back to the Yorkshire Dales for All Creatures Great and Small season 1, episode 2, “Another Farnon?,” on PBS Masterpiece, and honestly… I’m officially falling in love with this series. This episode introduces us to Tristan Farnon, Siegfried’s younger brother, whose chaotic arrival completely shifts the energy of Skeldale House. While episode 1 focused heavily o...

Spoiler Note This episode is mostly low spoiler. I discuss the setup, characters, atmosphere, suspects, and overall thoughts on episodes 1 and 2 of The Marlow Murder Club, along with a mini review of A Taste for Murder. I avoid major reveals and ending spoilers. In today’s Cozy Mystery Thursday, we’re heading to the beautiful village of Marlow to talk about the first two episodes of The Marlow Mur...

In today’s Rom-Com Wednesday, we’re celebrating AAPI Heritage Month with Always Be My Maybe (2019), the Netflix rom-com starring Ali Wong and Randall Park. This story follows childhood best friends Sasha and Marcus as they reconnect years after a painful falling out, only to realize their chemistry never fully disappeared. What begins as a funny, nostalgic friends-to-lovers story slowly becomes so...

In today’s TV Tuesday, we’re officially beginning our journey through All Creatures Great and Small season 1 on PBS Masterpiece with episode 1, and you know what? I already understand why this has become such a beloved comfort show for so many people. This first episode introduces us to James Herriot, a young veterinarian from Glasgow who arrives in the Yorkshire Dales for a job interview with the...

In today’s episode of Cozy Comfort Club, I’m sharing my thoughts on True Justice: Family Ties , a Hallmark Mystery released in 2024 that trades small-town cozy settings for law school classrooms, courtroom conversations, and a murder investigation rooted in grief, justice, and family loyalty. Spoiler Note This is a spoiler-light review and contains light spoilers, so you can decide if you want to...