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Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest, wildest, and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "Saying Yes To Christmas" a 2022 Lifetime Original Christmas movie.

From Lifetime: "A magical Christmas wish makes a career-obsessed June (Erika Prevost) say “Yes” to ...

Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest, wildest, and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "Falling For Christmas" a 2022 Netflix Original Christmas movie.

From Netflix: "After losing her memory in a skiing accident, a spoiled heiress lands in the cozy care ...

Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest, wildest, and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "#Xmas," a 2022 Hallmark Original Christmas movie.

From Hallmark: "When Jen gets the chance to enter a brand’s design contest, she poses a family influencer, enlisting...

Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest, wildest, and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "Serving Up the Holidays," a 2022 Lifetime Original Christmas movie.

From Lifetime: "Scarlett is an incredible chef and co-owner of an upscale restaurant. But every ye...

Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest, wildest, and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we THROW IT BACK 7 YEARS when we recap and review "Angel Of Christmas," a 2015 Hallmark Original Christmas movie.

From Hallmark: "A holiday Grinch ever since her boyfriend dumped her on C...

Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest, wildest, and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "Christmas On Mistletoe Lake," a 2022 Lifetime Original Christmas movie.

From Lifetime: "Every Christmas, Reilly Shore picks a random spot on the map to take an advent...

After a THREE YEAR hiatus, Christmas Borts is back!

Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest and wildest and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "Lights, Camera, Christmas," a 2022 Hallmark Original Christmas movie.

"When a holiday rom-com movie shooting in ...

After a THREE YEAR hiatus, Christmas Borts is back! 

Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest and wildest and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "Well Suited For Christmas," a 2022 Lifetime Original Christmas movie. 

"Fashion designer Rachel Rocca...

Ever since his carefree days playing Little League Baseball, Ezekial Stanton has dreamed of becoming a Major League second baseman. The one thing that's kept him from achieving his dream is his inability to turn a double play. Always slipping, falling over, and eating shit before he could throw the ball to first. This inability led to opposing teams giving him an unfortunate nickname, "Butterfeet," that haunted him as he grew older...

Kevin is just a normal guy trying to watch a basketball game and yearning to find THE ONE when his ex-girlfriend's dad, Frank, rings the doorbell, air mattress in hand. "Me And My 5 Ex-Girlfriends' Dads" is a scripted sitcom pilot podcast that introduces the story of Kevin, Frank, and 4 more Dads of Kevin's Ex-Girlfriends that are having trouble in their lives for one reason or another and have made their way to Kevin's (rental) ho...

Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas (originally published in 5 parts-December, 2020) is a scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all--including an inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance'--until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop.

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Written, directed, produ...

Chapter 5 - "Whitney, Let's Get The Heck On Outta Here..."

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Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas is a 5-part scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all (inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance') until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop.

"It's like if a chee...

Chapter 4 - "Whitney, I Failed You"

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Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas is a 5-part scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all (inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance') until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop.

"It's like if a cheesy Hallmark Christmas m...

Chapter 3 - "Whitney, I Exist!"

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Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas is a 5-part scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all (inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance') until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop.

"It's like if a cheesy Hallmark Christmas movie...

Chapter 2 - "Whitney, Come Back Home!"

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Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas is a 5-part scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all (inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance') until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop.

"It's like if a cheesy Hallmark Christma...

Chapter 1 - "Whitney, Where Is Your Head?"

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Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas is a 5-part scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all (inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance') until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop. 

"It's like if a cheesy Hallmar...

To kick off the new and improved channel for The Borts Podcast, here's a trailer for "Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas," a scripted Christmas movie podcast that will be released into this feed November 30th, the Monday after Thanksgiving aka PRIME Christmas movie time! It will be released in 5 short chapters, all of which will be available to listen to bright and early on the morning of November 30th. 

"Dreaming Of A Whitney Ch...

The calendar has turned to December and the BORTS have turned into CHEESY MOVIE WATCHING MACHINES. Throughout the yuletide month, we'll be watching our favorite made-for-tv Christmas movies from Lifetime, Hallmark, and MarVista and recapping them (sometimes with guests!). And if you're a good boy or girl, the Xmas Borts Elf will deliver a message at the end of the episode.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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