We’ve just launched our new Patreon, where you can get access to monthly bonus episodes, music that we record, stickers, our print zines, exclusive CD releases, and more!
We’ll be back on this feed with our regular Christmas episodes starting in November. But if you’re looking for fun bonus content each month until then, join us at the Patreon!
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In our summer 2022 episode, we review Holiday Inn (1942). We also discuss the projects we’ve been working on, along with things like prank calls, The Outsiders, and of course, Christmas and summer. Background music includes songs by Weezer and the Beach Boys. Look for some summer content on the blog, and we’ll be back with the podcast for Season 4 in November.
Show notes:
King Richard from Another Prank Call Show recently used our Easter episode for a couple of calls. Check out his show here.
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In this episode, we review It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976). We also discuss this article, which ranks all 45 Peanuts specials, and we each rank our top 10 holidays.
Thanks to everyone who checked out our April Fool’s Day episode last week. Sorry for any confusion. Send all angry messages to Rusty via our Facebook page, and send us money to make the imaginary film that we discussed.
Our fake movie inspired some fun moments on the most recent episode of Another Prank Call Show, titled Papaw Maloney’s Discount Furniture.
You can download our tribute to The Sandlotfor free here.
Show art is courtesy of Rusty, making fun of Mike’s favorite band.
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Spring is here, and we’re back with a quick episode to review the recent indie holiday film, Christmas at Easter (2022). Look for another new episode coming soon!
Happy Thanksgiving! People keep saying there are no Thanksgiving songs, so we decided to share a few of the tracks that we like to listen to this time of year. Be sure to check out our Awful Christmas Movies episode from a couple of days ago, and we’ll be back after Thanksgiving to discuss ’80s TV specials.
Thanksgiving 2021 Playlist
Nicole Westbrook – It’s Thanksgiving
Jay & the Techniques – Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
Natalie Merchant – Kind and Generous
Third Eye Blind – Thanks A Lot
Vista Blue – 1621
Abba – Thank You for the Music
Little Eva – Let’s Turkey Trot
Parry Gripp – Mister Bug’s Thanksgiving
The Cranberries – Ode To My Family
Big Star – Thank You Friends
Reviews: Elmo and Patsy “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Yogi Yorgesson “I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas,” and Allan Sherman “The Twelve Gifts of Christmas.”
Also discussed: Blondie, Pawn Stars
Show notes:
If this form is still open, then we still have zines available. They’re free but are limited to 50. This form will be closed when they’re gone. (There are five left as I post this!)
It’s finally November, and we’re back with Season Three! This season, each episode will feature a new theme, and we’re kicking things off with Rankin Bass.
Reviews: The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974), and The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975)
Also discussed: the Yule Cat, Rankin Bass auctions
Show notes:
If this form is still open, then we still have zines available. They’re free but are limited to 50. This form will be closed when they’re gone.
Don’t forget to check out #ChristmasPodcastDay on social media to find lost of cool shows being released and/or shared today (November 1st).
We have a couple of mugs and some playing cards in our Zazzle store. We may add a few items throughout the season. Let us know if there is anything specific that you want us to make available.
It’s now October, and that means our Christmas podcast will return in about a month! But first, here’s a Halloween treat.
Growing up, I’d spend a lot of time each Halloween season at Kmart, and I always bought whatever Halloween cassettes they had for sale. Most were terrible, aside from a few classics that still remain on my shelf. But this episode features one of my favorites, The Old Gray Goose.
This tape was released in 1999. It features a guy (the Gray Goose) who tells stories and sings songs. Most of the stories were familiar tales that we’d been telling each other for years, but I hadn’t heard a few of these. Overall, it’s just a really cool collection and is something I still listen to every year.
A few years ago, I hooked up a cassette player to my computer to create these files; however, it seems this was also released on CD, so I really should just track that down. This cassette rip is pretty rough. Still, the times I’ve checked, it hasn’t been the easiest thing to find online, so I figured it’d make a cool podcast post, even with the tape noise.
I didn’t record an intro or anything. I figured people may want to play this with family or at a party, and you don’t need my voice on here messing it up. So it’s simply the two sides of the tape. Here’s the track list:
1 Goose Introduction
2 Shipwreck
3 Medical College
4 Oscar, The Lightheaded Pumpkin
5 The Graveyard
6 The Hike
7 The Passing Of David Holt
8 Ride Of Terror
9 The Butcher
10 Emily’s Nightmare
11 39 Steps & The Blue Room
12 Mystery Church
13 Graveyard Song
14 Goose Farewell
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Once again, we’ve compiled all of our Something Weird segments from last year.
In these clips, we discuss saying “Christmas gift,” K-mart’s Christmas programming, the science behind Rudolph’s red nose, Vic Berger’s Paula Deen Christmas edits, Christmas Movie Bot on Twitter, the Christmas sandwich, Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas, and Frosty the Slaw Man.
The segments here are not complete, so be sure to check out the episodes in Season Two to hear Something Weird in its entirety.
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It’s Leon Day 2021, and we watched My Summer Story, the original sequel to A Christmas Story. We also talk about our upcoming zine, some new art/stickers, a podcast format change, and some projects we’ve been working on. We’ll be posting some fun stuff on the blog over the next couple of weeks to celebrate Leon Day.
The Christmas prank call at the end of the show is from Another Prank Call Show. Thanks to King Richard.
“I Just Want To Wear Long Sleeves” is by Braithwaite and can be found at our bandcamp on this free Christmas comp, which also includes songs by Mike and Rusty
We’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and the return of spring with a special podcast episode. We discuss Leprechaun’s Christmas Gold (1981) and briefly compare and contrast it to the Leprechaun horror series. Also: telling your friends to “go,” backing into parking spots, and allowing your kids to get hit in the head with flying vegetables.
The background music includes songs from Altan’s The Red Crow, Bing Crosby, Dennis Day, and the Rankin Bass film. We’ll be back for Leon Day!
