Lifetime Uncorked

Michelle Marquardt (Hallmark expert) is back and joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Cooking with Love. (Starring: Ali Liebert & Brett Dalton) and also talk about an article in Parade Magazine. (Which has Candace Cameron Bure on the cover!)

Megan Powell (our Winnie Cooper expert.) is back and joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Very, Very, Valentine. (Starring: Danica McKellar, Cameron Mathison, & Damon Runyan) Will they pour it up or put a cork in it?

Happy Valentine's Day! (Or Galentine's Day, amiright ladies?) Sarah Reed joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's My Secret Valentine. (Starring: Lacey Chabert & Andrew Walker) and Candace Cameron Bure's nail care routine.

Season 2 kicks off with Lifetime's Simone Biles: Courage to Soar (Starring: Jeanté Godlock, Tisha Campbell-Martin, and Julius Tennon). Sarah Reed joins Patrick Serrano to discuss the movie, the Larry Nasser sex scandal, and 2018 winter olympics.

Happy Holidays! Sharla Beaver and Drew Current (of Universehead, The Not Safe For Work Podcast) are BACK! They help Patrick Serrano wrap up the holiday season. Discussing Patrick's top 3 and bottom 3 Hallmark movies, Christmas movie ratings recap, and a special reading of Hallmark Movie Screenplay: Christmas for Christmas by WILLIE VERSTEEG

Elisabeth Olson (Make a Wish Foundation and Chicago Comedian) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Christmas Connection. (Starring : Brooke Burns and Tom Everett Scott.) Will they pour it up or put a cork in it?

Alli Braun & Becca Duff (Chicago Actors and recently engaged couple!) join Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Romance at Reindeer Lodge. (Starring Nicky Whelan and Josh Kelly). and just enjoy each others company. Will they pour it up or put a cork in it?

Ron & Maureen (Mo) Watson (A real life married couple) join Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Christmas Next Door. (Starring: Jesse Metcalfe & Fiona Gubelmann), and the impracticality of it all! Has Hallmark just given up?

Steve Hund and Chris Tourre (Inferior Men Podcast & Univershead network podfriends!) join Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's & Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Miracle (Starring Jill Wagner & Luke Macfarlane), and the Inferior Men give Patrick some business advice on online bullies, trolls, haters! (Producer Drewbear will beat them up.)

Kayce Alltop (Actress, VO Artist, Improvisor, and new Mom) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Sharing Christmas. (Starring :Ellen Hollman, Bobby Campo, and musician Dave Koz.) Will they pour it up or put a cork in it?

Tristan Tanner (Chicago Improvisor and new Mom!) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Christmas in Encore. (Starring Maggie Lawson & Brennan Elliot), how it is being a new Mom, and also geeking out on theatre. Will they pour it up or put a cork in it?

Rich Hanson (Pat's friend) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's The Christmas Cottage. (Starring: Merritt Patterson & Steve Lund), and Christmas music!

Julie Heinzel (Office Manager for a Law firm) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Magical Christmas Ornaments (Starring Jessica Lowndes & Brendan Penny), the dangers of bottomless mimosas, and and producer Drewbear apologizes to Moms!

Matthew Ek (Chicago writer) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Christmas at Holly Lodge. (Starring : Alison Sweeney, Jordan Bridges and Sheryl Lee Ralph) and also the amazing You Tube video "Patti LaBelle- Where are my background singers."

Johnnalee Kutzke (Cool Person) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Christmas in Angel Falls. (Starring: Rachel Boston, Paul Greene and Beau Bridges), Brunch, and angel movie tropes! Will they pour it up or put a cork in it?

Ian Watts (Writer/Editor) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Christmas in Evergreen. (Starring Ashley Williams, Teddy Spears, Barbara Niven, and Holly Robinson-Peete) Will they pour it up or put a cork in it?

Rebekah Frese (Chicago Actress and LifetimeUncorked.com blog editor.) & Justin Wheeler (Of Chelusier Band and Lifetime Uncorked Theme Song Composer) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's A Joyous Christmas. (Starring Natalie Knepp and Michael Rady), actor body doubles, and producer Drewbear comes hard or Candace Cameron Bure!

Mary Budd (Real Estate Extraordinaire) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Switched for Christmas. (Starring Candace Cameron Bure AND Candace Cameron Bure.) Can they keep the twins straight? Is Candace better than Lindsey Lohan/Hayley Mills? Listen to find out!

Jamie Jirak (Buzzfeed Writer/NYC Comedian) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Hall of Fame's The Christmas Train. (Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Danny Glover, Joan Cusack, Kimberly Williams-Paisley.) Will they pour it up or put a cork in it? AUDIO NOTE: This week's guest called into the podcast. Please excuse the echoey/quieter phone audio. It isn't the normal high quality you've come to expec...

Jamie Jirak (Buzzfeed Writer/NYC Comedian) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Finding Santa. (Starring Jodie Sweetin and Eric Winter.) Will they pour it up or put a cork in it? AUDIO NOTE: This week's guest called into the podcast. Please excuse the echoey/quieter phone audio. It isn't the normal high quality you've come to expect...but, have some chill!! Producer Drewbear is doin...

Amy Couey (Artist and co-host of Doc Hard, a Universehead Podcast) is BACK! She joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's The Mistletoe Inn. (Starring: Alicia Witt, David Alpay, and Casey Manderson.) and also the plight of aging as a woman in the acting/Hollywood industry.

Amy Couey (Artist and co-host of Doc Hard, a Universehead Podcast) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's With Love, Christmas. (Starring: Emilie Ullerup and Aaron O'Connell), office Christmas parties, and inappropriate outerwear. Will they pour it up or put a cork in it?

Bev Bailey (LA Actress) returns! (With less sound issues) and joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's A Bramble House Christmas (Starring Autumn Reeser, David Hayden-Jones, and Teryl Rothery.) Also, getting into a heated Christmas music discussion featuring Gwen Stefani and People' Sexiest Man Alive, Blake Shelton... (and also a little bit of Jessica Simpson Christmas.)

Michelle Marquardt (Brand/Social Media Consultant) joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's A Gift to Remember. (Starring Ali Liebert and Peter Porte.) They also preview Candice Cameron Bure's upcoming movie Switched for Christmas. Will they pour it up or put a cork in it?

Brett Mannes (Co-host of Comic Book Queers : Legacy, a Universehead Podcast ). joins Patrick Serrano to discuss Hallmark Channel's Christmas Homecoming. (Starring: Julie Benz and Michael Shanks.) They also discuss the parallels between comics and TV movie tropes.