Totally Rad Christmas!

What's up, dudes? I’ve got vocalist extraordinaire and lead singer of The Rebel Pebbles Rachel Murray with me to talk about their holiday hit “Cool Yule” from the 1990 compilation album by I.R.S. Records, “Just In Time for Christmas”! It’s got everything you want from an alternative Christmas song! Killer guitar riff? Yep! Sleighbells? Definitely! Pink baby pig? No. Doubt. About. It! It’s a d...

What’s up, dudes? I've got Anthony Caruso from 'Tis the Podcast with me to break down all things 1979 Rankin Bass special  "Jack Frost"! We also create an aural red yarn line conspiracy-style graphic trying to untangle the very loose continuity of the R/B universe! Or is it multiverse? Is Kubla Kraus the Burgermeister's ancestor? Is Father Winter the Snow Miser's fath...

What’s up, dudes? Ed Daly, author of The Christmas Book: The Ultimate Guide to Your Favorite Holiday , and I compare our top 10 '80s TV Show Christmas episodes! From the depressing "ALF's Special Christmas" to the macabre "Tales from the Crypt: And All Through the House", we cover it all as we list our holiday favorites! Do we get into "St. Elsewhere"? Yup....

What’s up, dudes? Great Scott! I’ve got Lucky and Joe from the Now Watch This podcast here to talk the paradoxically awesome “Back to the Future” series and its cartoon Christmas episode, “Dickens of a Christmas”! We get into all of it! Time travel, narrating carolers, hover boards, pick pockets! It’s all in there! Oh, and it’s not Christmas without a savage Godzilla attack! Yes, the shark still l...

What’s up, dudes? It's a LOST EPISODE! Recorded back in February of 2021, Ray Rojas from the Christmas Carols Blog and I talk chorales and choral pieces from various ‘80s (and some classics shown throughout the ‘80s) Christmas movies and tv specials. From “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” to the 1984 “A Christmas Carol”, from "Somewhere In My Memory" to "The Ice Dance", we go in...

What’s up, dudes? Totally Rad Christmas All-Star Benji Pearson joins me on this Epiphany Octave day to talk about ‘80s Christmas decorations, specifically those from a 1981 JCPenney catalog! There are satin baubles! There are velvet bows! There are all sorts of bells! We cover all of it! So turn on your Time Life Treasury of Christmas, make some hot chocolate and M&M cookies, and leave those d...

What’s up, dudes? Let’s celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany by dancing to a Lionel Richie song! Kriss Kringle from Kringle Talks Kristmas talks UK star Cilla Black and her 1983 Christmas show! Are there special guests? Uh, yeah! The BeeGees, George Benson, Julio Iglesias, and more! Is there singing? For sure! There’s even a medley of lesser known Christmas tunes! So sit back, give your best one-li...

Merry Christmas, dudes! Listen to me try to herd cats in this very special Chattin’ with the a littles episode! Not much else to say except that I hope your Christmas is bodaciously, totally rad!! Give us a buzz! Send a text, dudes! Check us out on  Facebook , Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade , Teepublic.com , or TotallyRadChristmas.com !  Later, dudes!

What’s up, dudes? Remember those classic Christmas commercials from when we were kids? Lyle Perez from It’s A ‘90s Christmas Podcast and I dive into Cheerio’s Scrooge, Fruity Pebbles Santa, McDonald’s Ice Skating, and more! The Hershey’s Kisses Bells are an annual favorite! We even talk about the first commercial and the longest running ones too! Don’t fast forward through these! So grab a bowl of...

What's up, dudes? I've got Shawn, Jaime, and Pax from the Cult Film Club with me here to dive into the 1984 sci-fi flick "Trancers"! We really get into it because this one's got it all!  The evil killer psychic Whistler has a unique power: he can turn the weak-willed into zombie-like creatures called trancers! When he travels to the past to murder the ancestors of the coun...

What's up dudes? “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is one of my all time favorites! It’s so amazing I had to have some extra special guests on to talk about it! I’m joined by Julia and Anthony from ‘Tis the Podcast to wax poetic about this nostalgia-filled triumph that almost didn’t happen! We talk about the score, the sound effects, and the grown up  dialogue! Yes, this one’s got it all! So grab y...

What's up, dudes? The legendary Brian Earl from the Christmas Past Podcast sat down with me to talk the 1984 TV movie adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” starring George C. Scott! Do we talk about Christmas pudding? Maybe. Do we discuss accurate book-to-movie portrayals of the various Spirits of Christmas? Perhaps. Do we analyze the chord progressions and lyrics of the original song composed fo...

What’s up, dudes? Don Ames from the Even the Score podcast joins me to delve into the music of the 1988 dark comedy Christmas classic “Scrooged”! We talk about Danny Elfman’s progression from Oingo Boingo to Batman! We get into his choral motif, low brass theme, and chord progression! We even talk about unusual string techniques and how they create atmosphere and add to the mood! Then we talk Anni...

What’s up, dudes? I’ve got AA and CM Chuck from Just Another Friday Night here to talk the remarkably well written Robotech! For a kids show, it tackled some pretty adult themes! There’s a love triangle, civilian casualties, and a successful villain mission? What?! It’s true!  It’s Christmas time, and Khyron is out for protoculture! This means he plans to lead a raiding party to take some by force...

What's up, dudes? It was Christmas Eve in the drunk tank with Anthony Caruso from 'Tis the Podcast, and we talked all about the Pogues UK hit "Fairytale in New York"! We dive into the music and lyrics! Irish pub song? You betcha! Christmas song? Listen to find out! So put on some Sinatra, grab your partner, and dig into this episode! 'Tis the Podcast Website: tisthepodcast...

 What’s up, dudes? There’s more than meets the eye today! I’ve got Gaz and Dange from the Insanely Dangerous Retro Podshow here to talk all things Transformers! The toys! The traumatic movie deaths! The Marvel UK c omics!! It's a Transformers Christmas bonanza, and we get into all of it!   In the 1985 "Christmas Breaker" story from issue #41, Optimus Prime, dressed like Santa, throw...

What's up, dudes? It's the Feast of St. NIcholas, and I'm joined by Scott Leopold from Holly Jolly X'masu and Anthony Caruso from 'Tis the Podcast to discuss the 1985 Spielbergian Amazing Stories episode "Santa '85"! It's got all the Santa tropes! Does he get arrested? Yep. Does he give a kid a ride in his sleigh? Check. Does he drop the present the ant...

What’s up, dudes? Robbie Sherman from Conversations with Robbie Sherman and Sherman Sux at Sonic joins me to talk the creative genius of Ralph Bakshi! It’s the weird 1988 Nickelodeon junk town special with ratty Christmas trees and wreaths and Ren & Stimpy-like animation! Ahead of its time? Maybe, but it’s still quite a trip! So throw away your trash and old possessions, go to war with your fa...

What's up, dudes? Author extraordinaire Alonso Duralde from the Linoleum Knife podcast and I dig deep into this 1984 made-for-TV movie starring Jaclyn Smith and Art Carney as a grumpy yet gentle Santa! We get into Paul Williams’s muttonchops and rouge cheeks! There’s an evil oil tycoon and an ‘80s robot, too! It’s bonkers but charming! So grab your dynamite, load up your sled, and enjoy this...

What’s up, dudes? It’s the First Sunday of Advent, and I’ve got Mike Westfall from Advent Calendar House and Matt Eurich from TGIPodcast here to talk the Rankin Bass special “Frosty the Snowman” for my 100th episode! Is Prof. Hinkle really Sideshow Bob? Does Santa only have four reindeer with him because this is just a side quest? What is Christmas snow? Oatmeal?!?! So grab your magic hat and broo...

What's up, dudes? Long time listener Josh Allen and I talk the Thanksgiving/Christmas classic "Rocky"! You know, if you ever are in a quandary about what to do on Thanksgiving night, remember that taking a date ice skating is in the realm of possibilities! We talk about Sylvester Stallone's knuckles, punching frozen carcasses, and how the makeup artist tried to fool us into thi...

What's up, dudes? Chuy from Exploring the Myths Behind the Legends podcast joins me to talk the 1984 slasher "Silent Night, Deadly Night"! We really get into it! There's repressed trauma, crazy serial killers, strict nuns, and more! Oh, a catatonic grandpa somehow revives long enough to lucidly instill the fear of Santa into a young child! Definitely not a movie for the kiddies...

What's up, dudes? Kelly McMillan from the Canadian SPIRIT podcast and the Supernatural/Paranormal Investigations and Research Institute joins me to dive into the Rendlesham Forest Incident! Late night Christmas/early morning Boxing Day in 1980, a possible UFO sighting created a big stir in for a few USAF staff in the UK! Strange markings? Check! Unusual light events? Got ‘em! Unexplained craz...

What’s up, dudes? Jeff Loftin from The Lost Christmas podcast joins me to talk the trippy and chompy “Christmas Comes to Pac-Land”! We get into the game, the special, and all things Pac! Do we speculate about the previous lives of ghosts? Yep. Do we theorize how Santa could get to Pac-Land? You got it. Do we say the word ‘chomp’ a lot? Most definitely! So grab your scarves, load up on some power p...

What’s up, dudes? Adam Parker Sibun from Merry Britsmas joins me to talk all things Spider-Man, especially The Amazing Spider-Man #314 by Michelinie and McFarlane! It’s got action, it’s got heart, it’s got…Peter and MJ getting evicted on Christmas Eve?!?? Curse that Parker luck! Could there be an Xmas miracle in store for everybody's favorite wall-crawler? So fill up your web shooters, grab y...