Tis the Podcast

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! This week, to end TV month on a high note, Julia, Thom, and Anthony gather to discuss the one Christmas episode (so far) of the 2023 Paramount Plus revival, "Frasier"! For those following along at home, that's Season 1 - Episode 10: "Reindeer Games"!  How does the revival compare to the original show? And what do the elves think of this specific holiday episode? W...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope you all had a wonderful St. Patrick's Day! This week, the elves continue their foray into television month by covering the Texas-set, early 2000's sitcom, "Reba"! For those who want to follow along, the episode they are discussing is Season 2, Episode 10, "Cookies For Santa"! Also discussed this week? This year's Oscar's ceremony, Ellie's first concert, re...

Happy Sunday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy St. Patrick's Day! As a special treat for y'all, enjoy this once Patreon-exclusive episode in which Anthony and Thom are  joined by Ron Hogan - a.k.a. President Hotdog - of "Film Strip Podcast" to discuss the 1993 horror-comedy, "Leprechaun"! Listen to them alternate between laughing at and express bemusement at this so-awful-its-actually-somewhat-enjoya...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying your extra hour of sunlight! This week, the elves are joined by Mr. Ron Hogan - a.k.a. PresidentHotdog - of "Film Strip Podcast" to discuss the one Christmas episode (so far) of Peacock's brand new original series, "Ted"! For those following along at home, that is Season 1 - Episode 6 - "Loud Night"!  What did our h...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We are officially in March, if you can believe it! We are moving fast through 2024 to get to our favorite time of year!   This month on "Tis the Podcast" has officially been deemed "TV Month" and to kick things off, the elves are joined by good friend of the show Mr. Jay Skipworth of "Film Strip Podcast" to cover the one Christmas episode of the hit TV show "Buffy...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! Can you believe we're already in the final week of February? We sure can't! Two months down on the long journey to Christmas 2024! To celebrate the occasion, Julia, Thom, and Anthony gather to cover another Hallmark Channel Original Christmas Movie: 2017's "With Love, Christmas"! How does this one compare to past Hallmark fare the elves have covered? You'll just h...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy President's Day to our American listeners! We hope you're all enjoying your long weekend! This week, the elves travel back to the land of Hallmark Channel Original Christmas movies to cover the 2015 Romantic Comedy, "12 Gifts of Christmas"!  The elves have covered quite a few Hallmark movies at this point and their reactions always span the spectrum. How...

Ho, ho, ho! In this festive edition of "Tis the Podcast", we’re bringing back the 90's to dive into the comedic chaos of the 2023 Christmas movie, "Urkel Saves Christmas: The Movie!", based on the classic TV show, "Family Matters"! Before analyzing the antics of Steve Urkel as he tries to make Christmas better (and fails on every level), the elves talk Disney World and Anthony introduces his new p...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy February! One month down on our journey to the 2024 Holiday Season! This past week, life got in the way for all of the elves and they were unable to record! But never fear, for they've decided to drop this once Patreon-exclusive episode as a sneak peek at the extra bonus content you can get for as little as $1.00 per month if you subscribe to us there! T...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe it's already the final week of January? We sure can! This month has dragged! This week, the elves gather to tackle the 2023 musical film, "Journey to Bethlehem"! All three of their opinions on this movie differ wildly: one loved it, one hated it, and one thought it was fine, but you'll just have to tune in to find out who thought what! Regardless i...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We are back - or at least two of us are - to inject a bit of holiday cheer into the doldrums of this long, bitter January! Join Julia and Anthony as they sit down to talk the critically acclaimed, 2023 film, "The Holdovers" - which has been getting a lot of awards buzz recently! Does it live up to all of the hype? You'll just have to tune in to find out what the e...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!  This week, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they cover the 2023 Peacock Original movie, "Genie", starring Melissa McCarthy. This was a weird one for the elves, and reactions are sort of all over the place. As always, however, it's a fun conversation which also encompasses talk of how your hosts spent New Year's Eve, which includes discussions about Green Day, LL...

Wishing you a joyful New Year, cherished friends of Yuletide cheer! As we bid farewell to 2023 and look back one last time, our diligent elves are already casting their gaze toward the festivities of Christmas 2024! To inaugurate the 8th annual countdown for "'Tis the Podcast", Anthony, Julia, and Thom delve into Disney Plus' new 2023 holiday offering, "Dashing Through the Snow"! After sharing sto...

Merry Christmas, holiday fanatics! Can you believe that after a tremendously long year of counting down to this day that we are finally here? We sure can't, but we're as excited to celebrate as everyone else! We hope Santa was good to all of you, but he's not the only one with a present for you this year! In this special Christmas Day episode of the show, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they gath...

Happy Christmas Eve, everybody! Can you believe tomorrow’s the big day and that Santa’s already set out on his annual trip!? To celebrate the occasion, please enjoy our annual Christmas Eve story, in which the elves read Ivan Cohen's "Batman Returns: One Dark Christmas Eve", the children's adaptation of the Tim Burton holiday classic, "Batman Returns", illustrated by J.J. Harrison! While this stor...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!  This week, the elves welcome back to the show their good friend - and OG listener - Charlyn Lewis to discuss the brand new, Amazon Prime Original Holiday movie, "Candy Cane Lane"!  Also discussed this episode: Christmas band season; Harry Potter; movie plots explained badly; movies with children that Anthony actually likes; and much, much more! So whether you're...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy First Monday in December! We're in the home stretch now, if you can believe that! To mark the occasion, Santa Claus himself - Matt Spaulding of "North Pole Radio" - joins the "Tis the Podcast" elves this week to discuss the brand new, Disney Plus original holiday film, "The Naughty Nine"! Anthony is on warpath in this episode, raging against modern-Disne...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And happy last week of November!! Can you believe how fast the holiday season is flying? We sure can't! With Thom away visiting family for Thanksgiving, it's just Julia and Anthony this week, and they gather to talk the brand-new, extraordinarily festive Apple TV holiday special, "Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas"!  We won't play coy - both Julia and Anthony...

Happy Friday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Black Friday to all of our American listeners! We hope you're enjoying your long holiday weekend and getting a jump start on all of your holiday shopping with all of the Christmas sales in effect!   As a special treat - an extra Thanksgiving treat to show all of you how grateful we are for your listenership - please enjoy this special bonus episode in wh...

Happy Thursday, Christmas fanatics! And Happy Thanksgiving!  As a special Turkey Day treat for y'all, Julia, Thom, and Anthony have gathered to discuss the 1983, Jim Henson production, "A Thanksgiving Tale"! What do the elves think of this holiday special, that is definitely a product of its time? Truth be told, they're split on it - which is quite unusual for them when it comes to anything even t...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! This week, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they journey into the realm of Netflix Original Holiday Movies to cover the 2021, stop-motion musical animated short, "Robin Robin"!  In a turn of events that doesn't often happen, Anthony and Thom find themselves on the same side of the divide in this episode against Julia, who adores this special! Why do the boys hate...

Sprinkle some tinsel onto your Tuesday folks as you join us for another festive episode of "'Tis the Podcast"! As we journey deeper into the heart of November, the magic of Christmas is growing stronger every day! Join our merry band of elves as we dive headfirst into another Christmas-filled adventure! Listen as they discuss Art the Clown’s Christmas-themed poster for the upcoming, holiday set "T...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy November! We are officially in the most wonderful time of the year! To kick off the official start of the holiday season, the elves decide to delve into the large and ever-growing world of Hallmark Christmas movies by covering the 2022 original, "Haul Out the Holly" - starring the channel's new indisputable queen, Lacey Chabert! How does this film fare t...

Hey there, festive spirits of Halloween and Christmas! 🎃 Our elfish gang is back this week and they're ready to chat about Halloween costumes, new holiday tunes 🎶, and the sneak-peek Disney released of the second season of "The Santa Clauses"! And that's all before they delve into the main topic of discussion this week: thrice-removed sequel of "Halloweentown", "Halloweentown High"! 🧙‍♀️ So, re...

Happy Tuesday Christmas fanatics! Apologies again that this episode is dropping a day late, but as you know - life gets in the way at times! Which is also the reason why Thom is absent from this episode and we had to reshuffle our schedule a bit! So while we were originally planning our return to Halloweentown this week, instead, Julia and Anthony continue the show's sojourn through Spooky Season...