Santa Land Podcast

Chapters Thirty Three and Thirty Four: Open Sesame / Queen Bee in Time Saves Nine. In episode Thirty Three of the Santa Land Podcast Tom drifts off to sleep after discovering a pocket watch in an old pair of pants where he unlocks the portal to Santa Land for the first time. Later in episode Thirty Four the house is a buzz in anticipation for Meredith's visit; later Tom turns to an old friend for...

Chapter Thirty Two: Bitz Blitz on a Cracker In this important episode we get a cricket's view of Meredith and her friend and colleague Bitz D' LeCourt who questions Meredith about her relationship with Tom and cautions her about getting too involved. Meredith reveals a part of herself to Bitz that few rarely see. 🎧 Listen on Apple | Spotify 📚 Learn about the book: www.santalandpodcast.com Subscr...

Chapters Thirty and Thirty One: The Emancipation of Wendy / Badger Me Once, Beg Me Twice In these episodes of the Santa Land Podcast Tom retells a story of family legend regarding the emancipation of Wendy, later Meredith calls again to demand an update on the progress of his novel. 🎧 Listen on Apple | Spotify 📚 Learn about the book: www.santalandpodcast.com Subscribe and follow for new episodes...

Chapter Twenty Nine: A Few Sparks Start to Fly In this episode of the Santa Land Podcast Tom wonders why Wendy said the word prudence to him when she died. But before he can delve deeper the phone rings with a demand from his editor and the cricket narrowly escapes harm. Later Tom contemplates the concept of perspective and how each of us is a vital part of the whole. 🎧 Listen on Apple | Spotify...

Chapter Twenty Eight: Spin Creates Gravity and Gravity Creates Spin In this episode of the Santa Land Podcast Tom explains to David the sacred act of just going outside and how it relates to gravity, spin, frequency and the creation of Santa Land. Later Tim joins Tony for a discussion about the magical vortex and a visit from an old friend that unveils a secret behind the mystery of Santa Land 🎧...

Chapter Twenty Seven: A Boat, Some Flowers & Some Flames In this episode of the Santa Land Podcast Tom continues his walk on the beach and imagines putting a part of himself in a boat and sending it off to Valhalla. "Maybe grief causes us to rip ourselves open and look at the pieces of ourselves, just like desk toys," he wonders aloud. www. santalandpodcast .com #SantaLandPodcast #GrownUpFairyTale...

Chapter Twenty Six: Perception is Only Nine Tenths of Reality In this episode of the Santa Land Podcast; in the season of Independence Day we find Tom walking on the beach contemplating the relevance of perception and observation. He recalls a conversation with Mary about the connection between perception (the instant of existence) and the forming of a sentence and why words matter. It's a quantum...

Chapter Twenty Five: A Cricket & A Cursor In this episode of the Santa Land Podcast , The cricket makes an appearance to a sleepy Tom, too caught in the web of memory to notice. We go backwards to a trip to a vineyard where Tom discovers the difference between signs and sanity and for the first time in more time than he can remember Tom had the time and the privacy to finally grieve Wendy. www. sa...

Chapter Twenty Four: The Path of Sorrows In one of the most personal chapters of Santa Land , Tom journeys into a memory long buried—one shaped by silence, innocence, and unimaginable sorrow. Through the quiet guidance of the cricket and the soft unfolding of truth, we are invited to witness not the trauma itself, but the resilience it forged. This episode explores the tender intersection of grief...

Chapter Twenty Three: Three Thirty Three We learn the mystery of 333 and why it means magic for Tom and David. www.santalandpodcast.com #SantaLandPodcast #CreativeProcess #PhilosophyAndFiction #AudioNarrative #ASMRStorytelling #GriefJourney #PodcastLife #ConsciousCreativity #TimAndTony #WriterLife #HealingThroughStory #FoundFamily #SpiritualPodcast  

Chapter Twenty Two: She had the kind of face that invited conversations about the weather. In this chapter, we find David on the beach collecting debris and collecting sentence for Tom. As he navigates his way, he reflects on the value that such things have on their lives. www.santalandpodcast.com #SantaLandPodcast #CreativeProcess #PhilosophyAndFiction #AudioNarrative #ASMRStorytelling #GriefJour...

Life's a beach and then you try. David takes a visit to the beach with the dog, where he ponders the nature of belief and his purpose in the story of Tom. On his walk he meets a neighbor who's toddler reminds him of the simple joys of living. www.santalandpodcast.com #SantaLandPodcast #CreativeProcess #PhilosophyAndFiction #AudioNarrative #ASMRStorytelling #GriefJourney #PodcastLife #ConsciousCrea...

Chapter Twenty: Pieced Together from Sentences As the story of Tom unfolds, we learn more about David's role and we discover the beauty of truly listening. David recount's his own story of Tom's love of letters, more specifically the metaphor and the poetry of things that exist in that space between letters that become words. Words become alchemy for Tom, and sentences restore his faith in the wor...

Chapter Nineteen: Angels and Monsters The ticking of the bookshelf grows louder, and with it, Tom's sense that something is coming undone. A glance at the titles he's written becomes more than pride—it becomes a reckoning. In this pivotal chapter, Tom remembers how Meredith entered his life, orchestrated by Maria, his first editor and quiet guardian. The encounter is electric, fateful—and laced wi...

Chapter 18: David's Point Exactly Tom feels the mounting weight of expectation as a moment with David becomes unexpectedly charged with memory, tension, and legacy. A simple glance at the bookshelf—once a source of pride—now ticks like a clock, reminding Tom of the pressure to deliver something greater than before. But as the memory of a chance meeting with Meredith resurfaces, we discover the inv...

Chapter 17: Just Another Chicken Dance. Tom reflects on the weight of expectations, the haunting pull of unfinished work, and a family legend involving a stubborn chicken, a roadside fair, and the search for deeper meaning. As Meredith calls from across the ocean, David watches, worried that Tom is about to lose himself in yet another obsessive quest. Featuring a heartfelt post-reading conversatio...

Chapter Sixteen - David Out of Sorts The second part of our story introduces David and his own brand of magic. We learn more about his devotion through his thoughts and actions culminating in a magical moment where a wolf eats the moon. Double Slit Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kfGRO6msQw Sodium and Potassium's relationship to sparks in the brain. https://kids.frontiersin.org/articl...

Chapter Fifteen - E Equals Em See Squirreled. At Memorial Day, Tom ponders the idea of two palms touching. One hand representing the known, the other the unknown. By delving into the space between those two states, Tom get's closer to the book's central idea. Meredith enters the scene by proxy, when Tom pulls a postcard off the bulletin board and part of an easter egg is revealed.

Chapter Fourteen: Like Teenagers Run Amok Chapter 14 takes us on a poetic journey of the existential nature of time. Written as a journal entry by Tom for David, it illuminates more about Tom's creative process as well as the depth of their relationship.

Chapters Twelve and Thirteen - Faith Under Soft Morning Light / A Chirp in Time In Chapter Twelve, Tom writes a poem inspired by a walk on the beach—an exploration of faith's dual nature: its flexibility and its rigidity. He reflects on what it means to know who you are in the face of loss, cruelty, and the hypocrisy of those who "prey and pray" on the light. In Chapter Thirteen (at minute 6:33),...

Chapters Ten and Eleven - Play Something Christmassy Jason / Gravity is a Beyotch. Excuse the Language.   In Chapter 10, After writing "What I learn about I want, What I want I already have," and speaking out loud as he typed, David stops sweeping and they have an insightful discussion about closure.   What does it feel like to be so loved you can be yourself?   Chapter 11 - Gravity is a Beyotch....

In this harrowingly heartbreaking chapter, we revisit Wendy's deathbed only to discover a miracle, that would bring Tom a sentence, far greater than the one he seeks.   What does it mean to let go of a wish in order to receive a greater miracle instead?   Stay tuned, the first part of the book becomes a fairy tale at the end. And you don't want to miss that.   (Note: previous upload contained miss...

In this episode of The Santa Land Podcast: After Chapter Eight, in the stillness left by loss, comes a spoken word piece. A meditation. A transmission. A love letter to the nature of being.   The Poetry of Existence is not just language—it's feeling, breath, ether. In this special two-part episode, Tony invites us into a space beyond narrative and memory. Here, time folds. Grief echoes. Wonder ris...

In this beautiful, lyrical journal entry, Tom discloses to David some insight into his heart and sets the stage for a terror yet to be described.   What does it mean to bring out all of your truths under observation of one who loves you?   To evolve before their very eyes is perhaps the greatest act of love. 

In this heart wrenching episode Tom rushes to his mother Wendy's side. Tom hopes for a moment to ask his mother a pivotal question. Will he make it in time?   A quiet reflection on what it takes to love fearlessly.