About this podcast
All things holly, jolly, and odd-ly. Strange history, Christmas media you’ve never seen/heard, and all things “fringe” about the holidays. I also run an annual flash fiction contest (with real cash prizes) for some of the strangest Christmas stories you’ve ever heard.
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- 2020 Weird Christmas Flash Fiction Contest Results Showby Christmas Podmaster on December 23, 2020
Full text of all the winners are at WeirdChristmas.com along with bios, information, and links for all the authors. All... read more 2020 Weird Christmas Flash […]
- Philosophy, Christmas, and Does Santa Exist by Eric Linus Kaplan who wrote Big Bang Theory which I mentioned here totally for clicksby Christmas Podmaster on December 21, 2020
Sometimes when you have a podcast, you talk to people who interest you and you don’t worry so much about... read more Philosophy, Christmas, and Does Santa […]
- The Ghost Story of Christmas 2020 “Between the Lights” by EF Bensonby Christmas Podmaster on December 15, 2020
This year’s ghost story is “Between the Lights” (1912) by E.F. Benson. It’s not technically a Victorian ghost story, and... read more The Ghost Story […]
- Weird Christmas Food with Glen Warren of the Season’s Eatings Podcastby Christmas Podmaster on December 5, 2020
Time to destroy your appetite! I talk to Glen Warren from the Season’s Eatings Podcast about weird Christmas food throughout... read more Weird Christmas […]
- Santa is NOT St Nick – Tom Jerman and Santa Claus Worldwideby Christmas Podmaster on November 26, 2020
As a Thanksgiving treat, enjoy a deep dive down the rabbit hole of Santa history with Tom Jerman, author of... read more Santa is NOT St Nick – Tom Jerman […]
- Mumblecore Christmas with Stefanie Davis about her film The Christmas Rideby Christmas Podmaster on November 18, 2020
I’m not usually your go-to source for new movies. But this one is worth your time. The Christmas Ride is... read more Mumblecore Christmas with Stefanie […]
- Krampus with Al Ridenourby Christmas Podmaster on October 31, 2020
Krampus. Seems like I should have done a show on Krampus years ago, but I was waiting for the right... read more Krampus with Al Ridenour
- Christmas Werewolves with Benito Cerenoby Christmas Podmaster on October 15, 2020
Christmas werewolves are a thing. I mean, I don’t know if they’re REAL real. But people really used to believe... read more Christmas Werewolves with […]
- Halloween Postcard Collecting with Eric Hintonby Christmas Podmaster on October 2, 2020
The first podcast episode of the 2020 {shiver} season. We do a bit of deep diving into the world of... read more Halloween Postcard Collecting with Eric Hinton
- Christmas and Zen Buddhism, a talk with Brad Warnerby Christmas Podmaster on May 14, 2020
A talk with Brad Warner, author of the new book Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen. How Buddhism can... read more Christmas and Zen Buddhism, a talk with Brad […]
