With tourism more or less cancelled in New York City this summer, and the Bermonths right around the corner, Chris and Kris take a trip down memory lane and talk about the history of Coney Island. Chris makes a “chilling” announcement. In the News, they talk about the closing of the Rockettes show and the […]
Our August episode brings a new website, a new logo and a World Cup of Dr Who Christmas Episodes that you can vote for on Twitter! Oh and I talk about festive Him & Her, the wonderful world of Xmas Markets, and explore some British versions of Silent Night! Background Music: Wish by Kevin MacLeod […]
What’s up, dudes? This week I’ve got Mike and Rusty from the Snow in Southtown podcast talking Will Vinton! Yep, it’s the Claymation Christmas Celebration breakdown. We get into the rights issues, the composer, the waffles and waddles. Oh yeah, and the California Raisins come out! Check out the latest episode, and don’t forget to […]
The Victorian Christmas is named after England’s Queen Victoria. Victoria very famously and quite unexpectedly became Queen around the age of 18 or so. She was young, pretty and different compared to England’s royalty of the past. Her coronation took the world by storm and was big news, especially in America. She was an iconic […]
Scott and Jay discuss Ska-Punk Christmas songs from the type of bands that were popular in the mid-1990s. Songs featured: Joy to the World by The O.C. Supertones Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer by Reel Big Fish White Christmas by Goldfinger Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by The Holophonics Feliz Navidad by […]
Todd answers your questions in this second installment of Clatter Chatter. Listen to this episode of Christmas Clatter Author: Todd Killian Title: Clatter Chatter Vol 2
Happy August everyone! In today’s episode I talk Christmas. Obviously. Also, I will be focusing on Charles Dickens this month and to start off I will be giving you a brief intro to his early life. Then I read his first Christmas story, A Christmas Dinner! In the next episode, we’ll talk more about the […]
The Victorian Christmas had it all. In this episode, it takes a dark turn thanks to the powerful lessons brought on by the American Civil War. Is it wrong to say this is an important episode? Candidly, I tell you few episodes have affected me as emotionally as this one did. It was necessary to […]
Patch vaguely answers Claus’ questions from last week. Donner finally settles down to eat. The next morning, the elves awaken and prepare for work. We spend way too much time trying to figure out how an Elf clock works and wonder when the elves had a chance to get in their clothes. Join us as […]
What’s up, dudes and dudettes? It’s the second mini episode (minisode?)! After every 10 episodes we’ll toss in one of these in to keep things fresh and lively. Again we look into Santa’s mailbag via S.D. Kluger, take some suggestions, and decide which Christmas movie has the best intro! Oh yeah, there’s also a rad […]
After a much needed (though unwanted!) week off, the elves are back, and they’re once again journeying across the pond to cover the 2009, Holiday-Comedy film, Nativity! There’s plenty of love for this movie to go around this week – how could there not be when it stars Martin Freeman? – and there are laughs-a-plenty […]
While it’s still summer, we’re looking ahead to Christmas plants that may be in the ground this very minute being grown & prepared for the upcoming season. Vikram Baliga of the Plant-thropology Podcast joins us to talk about Christmas Botanicals. And here’s a disclaimer… Rikki takes no pride in admitting the fact that she knows […]
The Victorian Christmas is defined by many diverse things over a 60-year period of the 19th century. In this episode of the Merry Little Podcast we explore the struggle the media had in defining the very face of Christmas during the Victorian Era – Santa Claus. Moore’s poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas, made very […]
In this ‘ber episode of Season’s Eatings Side Dish we’re getting into the sticky, sweet history of the combination of fluffy white marshmallow with the sugary orange tuber. We’re talking about sweet potato casserole. https://www.seasonseatingspodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/seasonseatingspodcast Insta: @seasonseatingspod Twitter: @seasonseatpod Email: seasonseatingspodcast@gmail.com Sources for this episode: http://science.unctv.org/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/ https://www.bostonmagazine.com https://www.npr.org/
I could not wait to get this episode to you! I share with you some exciting Christmas online resources to help bring some jolly to your summer months – as well as a website that will help organize your Christmas plans. Then I share a Christmas memory from the 1920s. Finally, Gracie and I head […]
The Victorian Christmas is a complex thing. In this merry episode we pull back the layers to expose great music, great events and great traditions of the time. Not surprisingly much of it has survived and it influences our Christmas today. For example, one of the great traditions of the era was sleigh rides. This […]
Scott and Jay discuss Christmas songs from popular cartoons in the 1980s. Songs featured: Smurfing Bells Christmas Song We Wish You a Turtle Christmas The Ten Bears of Christmas It’s a Pony Kind of Christmas Listen to this episode of Jingle Jank Podcast Author: Scott Newman and Jay Lachapelle Title: Episode 2 – 80s Cartoon […]
It’s episode 10 of The Total Christmas Podcast and do we have a show for you? Do we? I don’t know, you be the judge. First we look at Christmas in Australia thanks to our listener from Perth, Rachel Teasdale, she shares a look at the delights she serves up each year for Christmas dinner. […]
