Tis the Podcast

Greetings, festive pals! In this week's episode, our merry elves gather to discuss their spring break experiences, delve into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and catch up on Anthony's Yuletide news! And, of course, they also review the final trio of "Black-ish" Christmas episodes! For those who want to watch and follow along at home, they are: Season 5 - Episode 8 - Christmas in Theater Eight Seaso...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics!  This week, travel with Julia, Thom, and Anthony to Philadelphia to discuss the one - and, so far, only - Christmas episode of ABC's hit comedy, "Abbott Elementary"! If you want to follow along at home, the episode they dive deep on is Season 2's Episode 10: "Holiday Hookah"! Not only do they rave about this holiday episode, and the show overall in general, but th...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! We hope you all had an excellent weekend! This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony continue TV month by gathering to discuss the two-part Christmas episode of CBS' "Ghosts"! For all of those following along at home, that would be Season 2's Episodes 9 and 10: "The Christmas  Spirit"! Listen to them fawn about this American remake, which they adore, gush over the pletho...

Happy March, Christmas friends! This week, we've got a great show for you, in which we cover the first three seasons worth of Christmas episodes from the hit comedy, "Black-ish"!  If you want to follow along at home, they are: - Season 1 - Episode 10 - Black Christmas/White Santa - Season 2 - Episode 10 - Stuff - Season 3 - Episode 10 - Just Christmas, Baby Per usual, the elves chase multiple tang...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe we're already at the end of February? Time is flying - which means we are well on our way to the most wonderful time of the year! In April, Hallmark releases their 2023 Dream Book; then Leon Day is two months later, which is quickly followed by the Fourth of July; at which point, we're on the downward slope! So hang in there, because we'll be there...

Happy President's Day to our American listeners, Family Day to our Canadian listeners, and Monday to the rest of the world! The elves spent a very romantic Valentine's Day evening together recording this episode in which they discuss the Netflix original 2019 series "Merry Happy Whatever"! In addition, the elves talk about the Super Bowl, upcoming Comic Book movies, and much, much more to avoid di...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope you all had a great Super Bowl Sunday! This week, Gerry D. of "Totally Rad Christmas" joins Julia, Thom, and Anthony to discuss the 2020 film, "Fatman" starring Mel Gibson. There are comparisons to 2022's "Violent Night" galore in this one, but as to which the elves and their guest preferred - and which film they believe executed the holiday violence bette...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! Since we've been on hiatus recently, due to vacations, we wanted to drop a once Patreon-exclusive episode for y'all to keep you satiated until we return to our regular programming next week! So, to brighten your Monday commute, enjoy this special blast from the past bonus episode in which Anthony and Julia sit down to talk A24's excellent, action-packed, hilarious...

Happy Monday, Christmassy friends! As hard as it is to believe, we are now less than 11 months until Christmas 2023, and the elves are so excited! This week, the elves talk about vacations, how long they keep up their Christmas trees, trashy tv, and the entertainment recommendations we have for y'all while we're on a short hiatus before we dive into Netflix's 2022 original, "Scrooge: A Christmas C...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day to all of our American listeners! To all of you lucky enough to be off today, we hope you're enjoying your long weekend! This week, take trip to the Wonderful World of Disney with Julia, Thom, and Anthony to cover the brand new, stop motion animation special, "Mickey Saves Christmas"! With all three elves being fans of Disney,...

Happy 2023, Christmas Fanatics! We are back after a much needed week off! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year! To kick of this year right, Julia, Thom, and Anthony gather to discuss the 2022 action-comedy Christmas film, "Violent Night"! What do they think of David Harbour's turn as Jolly Old St. Nicholas and how his powers are portrayed? Does the idea of meeting th...

Happy Boxing Day, Christmas Fanatics! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day yesterday with your loved ones and hope that Santa Claus brought you everything that you wanted!  This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony journey back to a North Pole they haven't visited on this show in quite some time, to spend time with a specific Santa Claus they haven't seen in just as long a time. That's right! This...

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 Tim Burton's famous poem "The Nightmare Before Christmas", which went on to inspire the film of the same name! So take a break from the wrapping, settle back with your favorite ho...

Happy Tuesday, Christmas Fanatics! Sorry we're a day later with this final Pre-Christmas episode of 2022, but better late than never, right? This week, journey "back to the rock" with Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they cover the brand new Apple TV holiday special, "Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock - Night of the Lights"! We know the elves are enormous fans of The Muppets proper, in addition to Sesame...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe we're under two weeks away from the big day itself? We sure can't! To mark the occasion, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they cover yet another version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", this time in the form of the 2022 Apple TV Original, "Spirited", starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds!  We're not going to beat around the bush here: all...

What's this? A bonus episode on a Sunday? What's going on? Well, as you can tell from the fact that the only elf present on this episode is Anthony (sorry, y'all!) and the intro to the episode itself, this was originally meant as a bonus, Patreon-exclusive! However, we wanted our good friend Natalie Bickel to be able to spread the word about her amazing children's book, "The Christmas Clue", as fa...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! Can y'all believe Christmas is so close? We sure can't! This week, we were lucky to get Gerry D. from "Totally Rad Christmas" and CM Chuck from "Just Another Friday Night" to join us to cover Disney Plus' brand new "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special". Spoiler alert, *EVERYONE* was a fan. This episode is not only an excellent one, but a heck of a lot of f...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! And welcome to our last episode of November 2022! We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Can you believe that we only have three more new episodes left in the lead-up to Christmas this year? We sure can't! This week, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they discuss the 2022 Netflix original film, "Falling for Christmas", which serves as a starring vehicle for...

Happy Thanksgiving, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe it's Turkey day already? We certainly can't! This year is flying by! But, we didn't want to let this oft-overlooked holiday pass without expressing our gratitude to each and every one of you for all of the love and support you show our little show all year 'round! As such, we present to you this special bonus episode in which Julia, Thom, and...

Happy Thanksgiving week, Christmas fanatics! We can't believe November is always over! Now is the time of year we wish time would slow down a bit! Nevertheless, we are in the midst of the holiday season and we couldn't be happier about that! This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony are joined by Jay Skipworth, of "Film Strip Podcast", and April Ryley to discuss the highly anticipated legacy sequel to t...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics! While Spooky month was tons of fun, the elves are so excited - and more than ready - to return to Christmas movies this week, especially since it means kicking off 2022's official holiday season! So, join your hosts as they talk the Muppets and Christmas in New York as they discuss this made-for-TV movies for the early aughts, "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Sant...

Happy Halloween, Christmas Fanatics! And welcome to the final Spooky Month edition of "Tis the Podcast" for 2022! To mark the occasion, "Den of Geek"'s and "Film Strip Podcast"'s Ron Hogan - a.k.a. President Hotdog himself - joins Julia and Anthony to discuss one of the direct sequels to the 1978 classic, "Halloween" - "Halloween 2018"!  Listen as the three break down the plot of this requel, expl...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!  Our journey into Spooky Season continues this week! And while Anthony is missing, Julia and Thom are joined by the incredible Mike Westfall of the always amazing and informative "Advent Calendar House" to discuss the 2021, Disney + original, "Muppets Haunted Mansion"! Is there anyone better than Mike to have on an episode dealing with not only Jim Henson's iconic...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And welcome to another Spooky Season edition of "Tis the Podcast"!  This week, the elves are joined by Jay Skipworth of "Film Strip Podcast" to discuss "Scream 2"! He and Anthony, both of whom have seen this movie many times, are on opposite sides of the spectrum when it comes to determining its quality - and both have #Thoughts - but where do Julia and Thom fall...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And welcome to the second Monday of Spooky Month! To mark the occasion - and mark the fact that all three hosts are back together for the first time in weeks! - Julia, Thom, and Anthony gather to discuss the number one Disney Plus debut ever, and long awaited sequel to the beloved 1993 classic, "Hocus Pocus 2"! That's right! Not only are the elves finally back tog...