About this podcast
Two regular American guys explore other people and cultures through the common holiday experience of Christmas. They enjoy festive movies and music, and look at both of these topics and feature a different country each episode. It’s like a global Christmas party! Bob Baker, of Trout Valley, is an attorney for a Chicago tech company, and Mark Chandler, of Cary, is a vice president for an IT management company. On their podcast, they talk about a different Christmas movie from around the world. They also listen to a song and discuss the holiday customs from each country.
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- Season 2, Episode 5 – Memory Box (Lebanon)by e_xander on September 6, 2024
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) If you want to enjoy a true Middle Eastern Christmas, one with diverse religions and languages, but also filled with […]
- Season 2, Episode 4 – Tudo Bem No Natal Que Vem (Brazil)by e_xander on August 25, 2024
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) How do you want to spend Christmas? If you like to celebrate in a warm and colorful locale with incredible natural […]
- Season 2, Episode 3 – Himmelfall (Norway)by e_xander on August 6, 2024
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) Put on your Gjermundbu helmet, grab your tunic and don’t forget the woolen underwear. We are off the coolest country […]
- Episode 28: The December Boys (Australia)by e_xander on July 25, 2024
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) G’day Mate! We’re so stoked. The Festive Fans are firing the barbie today for holiday tucker — heaps of […]
- Season 2, Episode 1 – Let There Be Light (Slovakia)by e_xander on July 6, 2024
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) So it’s Season 2. We are older and wiser. Or, with all the traditional food and drink from last season, maybe […]
- Episode 26: It’s Our Anniversary Show! (Part 2)by e_xander on June 25, 2024
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) This episode is our longest and most special. It is Part 2 of our anniversary show. We welcome our first guest, […]
- Episode 25 – It’s Our Anniversary! (Part 1)by e_xander on June 6, 2024
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) One Year! Wow, it seems like just last June we were in the street markets of Ancient Baghdad on a flying carpet with […]
- Episode 24: Rak haeng Siam or “The Love of Siam” (Thailand)by e_xander on May 25, 2024
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) OK, Festive Fans, pour yourselves a Mai Thai and get ready for the last episode of our first season! We are heading […]
- Episode 23: Alles is Liefde (Netherlands)by e_xander on May 6, 2024
The boys are going Dutch this episode and exploring Christmas in the land of tulips, windmills, and hole-y dykes. Grab your wooden shoes, we are heading to […]
- Episode 22: Skenbart (Sweden)by e_xander on April 25, 2024
In today’s episode, we enjoy Skenbart or “IIlusive Tracks” a black and white Swedish film set in 1945. It is a comedy, thriller, drama and love story, […]
