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Totally Rad Christmas

What’s up, dudes? Remember “A Mouse, a Mystery, and Me?” Ed Daly, author of “The Christmas Book” certainly does, and he’s here with me to talk all about it! Is there a mystery? Yep. Is there a renowned mystery author who solves it? Yep. Is that mystery writer also a cartoon mouse? Of course!! Oh, yeah, and Dick Van Patten is there. So grab your copy of  “The Christmas Book,” find a ghost writing cartoon mouse and stuff him in your purse, and go solve this episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Ed Daly
Title: A Mouse, a Mystery and Me (w/ Ed Daly)

What’s up, dudes? It’s all about WWF Prime Time Wrestling from Christmas 1988, battle royale style with Ron from Film Strip, AA and CM Chuck from Just Another Friday Night, Joe from Now Watch This, Manny from Feliz Christmas, Merry Navidad, Kevin from Talkin’ ‘Bout Things, and CJ from Christmas Conversations! We talk Bobby the Brain and Gorilla! We dive into Hogan and Savage! We body slam the Red Rooster and Ted Dibiasi! This episode has it all! So grab your belt, get on the ropes, and backflip o to this episode!

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Just Another Friday Night
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Now Watch This
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Feliz Christmas, Merry Navidad
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Author: Gerry D / Wrestling Bros
Title:

’80s Wrestling pt2 (w/ The Wrestling Bros)

Totally Rad Christmas

What’s up, dudes? We were visited by the Ghost of Christmas Rad to take us back to our very first episode! We relive the magic of my first ever episode where I’m joined by my two brothers, David and Danny to talk 1986/7’s Time Life Treasury of Christmas. Crooners? Yup. Strings and brass? Definitely. Synths? To the max! So grab a hold of the Miami Vice-style jacket of the Ghost of Christmas Rad, jump in his Knight Industries Time Traveling Two Thousand (K.I.T.T.T.T.) Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, and drive to the past blasting this episode!

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Author: Gerry D
Title: Ghost of Christmas Rad: Time Life Treasury of Christmas

What’s up, dudes? It’s all about Pound Puppies! Julia from ‘Tis the Podcast and Kim from Planning for Christmas join me to dive into all the Tonka and Hanna Barbera fluffy goodness! There’s a nightmare sequence, a caroling dirge, and fairy dogmother! What?! Oh, and a Christmas album with barking dogs! Does it ripoff Disney’s arrangements? Grab your squooshy puppy and tune in to find out!

Tis the Podcast
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Planning for Christmas
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Author: Gerry D / Julia Colburn, Kim Cooper
Title: Pound Puppies (w/ Julia and Kim)

Totally Rad Christmas

Thank you for the memories and the magic!

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Author: Gerry D
Title: In Memoriam – Paul Coker Jr.

What’s up, dudes? I’m here with the most magical guest I’ve ever interviewed: Rad Santa! That’s right! It’s the Santa from Earth-80S in the multiverse, where it’s always the ’80s! He told me all about his robotic eye, his solar shades, his keytar, and his sleigh! And then, he let me know which of us Christmas podcasters are naughty and which were nice! Great news: even the naughty ones are now on the nice list! Plus, we have a special Christmas in July mega Gag Me with a Spoon! Listeners, All-Stars, and friends of the show all contributed for an extra special segment! So grab your Hawaiian shirt, grab a fruity cocktail, and swing in your hammock to this episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Rad Santa
Title: Conversation with Rad Santa for Christmas in July

Totally Rad Christmas

What’s up, dudes? It’s a spin-off episode! Yep, Duane and Scott from Tinsel Tunes did a Little Drummer Boy episode, and it inspired me to cover a cool version by Joan Jett! It’s very classic rock, with the I-bVII-I progression up front in the quasi-bridge section. It also leaves a lot of room for the drummer to…well, drum!!! Electric guitars, rolled “r’s”, and pull-offs! Oh my! So turn up your amp, engage your overdrive pedal, and let the drummer play fills all over this episode!

Tinsel Tunes
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Christmas Morning
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Author: Gerry D / Duane Bailey, Scott Newman
Title:

Joan Jet “Little Drummer Boy” (w/ Duane and Scott)

What’s up, dudes? How did an Emmy winning special become an album? I’m joined by Patric J Miller, the composer and arranger of the music from the special and the album, to talk all things “Claymation Christmas Celebration!” We really get into it! Find out about the singers and musicians hired to perform on the record, the gear used, and the inspirations behind some of the musical selections and arrangements! We get it all straight from the man himself, Pat Miller! So grab your wassail and waffles, put on the album, and waddle your way into this episode!

Listen to the album!

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Author: Gerry D / Patric J Miller
Title: Claymation Christmas Celebration: the Album (w/ Patric J Miller)

Totally Rad Christmas

What’s up, dudes? Lani (the comedian formerly known as Holli) Cuomo of NetfliXmas stopped by to mail her letter to Santa for Letter Day! That’s right! We talked all about the 1986 TV movie “The Christmas Gift!” Is John Denver in it? Yep. Is it set in Colorado? Of course. Does he sing to the mom from “Malcolm in the Middle?” Definitely! So grab your letter to Santa, hop in a sleigh, and ride to the foreclosed ranch that is this episode!

Lani Cuomo
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NetfliXmas
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Author: Gerry D / Lani Cuomo
Title: The Christmas Gift (w/ Lani Cuomo)

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What’s up, dudes? Punk rock and synth pop legend Captain Sensible of The Damned joins me to talk his UK holiday hit “One Christmas Catalogue!” We get into how he got started as a solo artist and how he composed the song! Citizen Kane Christmas scene? Yup. Fairlight digital workstation? You bet! Wishbooks and catalogues? Definitely! A fantastic guitarist, vocalist, and composer, Captain Sensible is just super rad and enjoys the paradoxical complexity of writing songs with simple form and harmonic structure. So grab your electric guitar and synth, put on your red beret, and dive into this episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Captain Sensible
Title: “One Christmas Catalogue” (w/ Captain Sensible)

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What’s up, dudes? It’s June 25, which means we’re halfway to Christmas! Scott Newman from Tinsel Tunes, Jingle Jank, and Christmas Morning is here with me to go through this 1987 Warner Bros Christmas promo album! There are Christmas IDs, tunes you’ve never heard, and red vinyl albums! Madonna, Prince, BeeGees, Randy Travis, Los Lobos…and those are just the ones know! Who is the mysterious voice of Santa? Why do so many artists mention responsible drinking? Who are some of these artists? So grab your jean jacket and jelly bracelets, rock that side pony, and rock out to this episode!

Tinsel Tunes
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Jingle Jank
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Christmas Morning
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Author: Gerry D / Scott Newman
Title: Yulesville (w/ Scott Newman)

Totally Rad Christmas

What’s up, dudes? Ron, Jay, and Lindsey from the Film Strip podcast join me to talk about the classic “Death Wish 3!” Charles Bronson becomes Rambo as he takes on a violent gang in New York! Menorah? Check. Christmas lights? Yup. Wildey .475 hand cannon? Only if he can blow away some punks! So grab your Browning 1919A4 machine gun, buy a decoy car, and jump into this episode!

Film Strip Podcast
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Author: Gerry D / Ron, Jay, Lindsey
Title: Death Wish 3 (w/ Ron, Jay, and Lindsey)

Totally Rad Christmas

What’s up, dudes? There’s been a crime, and only Art Kilmer from A Cozy Christmas and I can solve it! It’s the mystery of why the Hardy Boys are awesome! We dive into the Super Mysteries where the boys team up with Nancy Drew! Is there a Christmas tree in their hotel? Yep! Do they go ice skating? Uh huh. Does someone get dunked in a vat of chocolate? You bet! So grab your magnifying glass and junior detective kit, hop in your jalopy, and get on the trail of this episode!

A Cozy Christmas
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Bookshelf Odyssey

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Author: Gerry D / Art Kilmer
Title:

Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew Super Mysteries: A Crime for Christmas (w/ Art Kilmer)

Totally Rad Christmas

What’s up, dudes? I’ve got the Hallmark Dream Guys here to talk the 1984 Hallmark Dreambook—all 16 pages of it! Anthony Caruso of ‘Tis the Podcast, Todd Killian of Christmas Clatter, and CJ Bélanger of Christmas Conversations join me to talk  baubles and Muppets and cameos! Oh my! We talk our personal collections and which ones from 1984 we own! Spoilers: I have the entire Norman Rockwell cameo set from 80-89! Or do I? Guess you’ll have to listen to find out! So bust out your tree and ornaments, put on the Time Life Treasury of Christmas, and travel back to 1984 with this episode!

‘Tis the Podcast
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Christmas Clatter
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Christmas Conversations

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Author: Gerry D / Anthony Caruso, Todd Killian, CJ Bélanger
Title: Hallmark Dreambook 1984 (w/ Hallmark Dream Guys)

Totally Rad Christmas

What’s up, dudes? Tim Babb from Can’t Wait for Christmas joins me to dive into the bonkers special “Andy Williams & the NBC Kids Search for Santa!” Is there kidnapping? Sort of. Is there a funky “Jingle Bells?” Definitely! Does Santa explode? Absolutely! So grab your snow shoes, search for clues, and follow Santa’s mailman to this episode!

Can’t Wait for Christmas
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Check out Tim live at the Back Room June 9 and a the Washington Inn June 10!!

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Author: Gerry D / Tim Babb
Title:

Andy Williams & the NBC Kids Search for Santa (w/ Tim Babb)

Totally Rad Christmas

What’s up, dudes? Glen Warren from Season’s Eatings and I dive into synth pop giant Erasure and their Christmas song “She Won’t Be Home!” We talk chord progression, lyrics, and rhythmic patterns! Of course we also talk dance and synths! Oh yeah, and we talk their version of “Silent Night!” How does their uptempo rhythm-driven style mesh with the lullaby composition of that Christmas classic? Find out here in this episode!

Season’s Eatings
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Author: Gerry D / Glen Warren
Title: Erasure “She Won’t Be Home” (w/ Glen Warren)

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What’s up, dudes? It’s a LOST EPISODE! Recorded in August 2020, my brother Danny joined me to talk “The Muppet Christmas Carol!” After disappearing into Zoom archive obscurity, this recording was finally found and dusted off so that you can hear my brother and I really get into it! There’s impressions, there’s singing, there’s tons of nostalgia as we reminisce about watching this every Christmas in our living room! “Marley & Marley? Check! Creepy Ghost of Christmas Past muppet? Got it! Good times to the max? For sure! So lay a big ol’ blanket on the floor, get your popcorn and hot chocolate ready, and dig into this muppety episode!

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Author: Gerry D / Danny Davila
Title: The Muppet Christmas Carol (w/ Danny Davila)

Totally Rad Christmas

What’s up, dudes?  Robbie Sherman from Conversations with Robbie Sherman and Sherman Sux at Sonic is here with me to talk about the Sega Genesis game Sonic the Hedgehog! We also venture beyond the confines of this show to dive into its cartoon “Sonic Christmas Blast!” We really get into it! From the graphics to the speed, we geek out over the gameplay and design and then contrast it with the cartoon design! Oh, and if you’re wondering if Sonic taps into the Speed Force…he does! He also turns Super Saiyan! So rent a Santa suit 5 sizes too small, grab your power rings, and speed into this episode!!

Conversations with Robbie Sherman
Sherman Sux at Sonic

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Author: Gerry D / Robbie Sherman
Title: Sonic the Hedgehog (w/ Robbie Sherman)