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Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe we've already reached our last episode of April 2026? We sure can't! This year is flying by!

This week, Julia and Anthony sit down to discuss 2002's "The Mothman Prophecies"! Is this a Christmas film or a film merely set at Christmas? You'll have to tune in to find out! Besides the legend of Mothman, the two catch up on what's been going on in their lives as well as discuss all of t...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Easter season! The elves are back together at last, reunited and basking in the Christmas spirit after a brief hiatus, and this week all three of them are here: Julia, Anthony, and your guest host for the evening, Thom!

Before di...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope you all had a wonderful Easter and hope the Easter Bunny was great to you all!

This week, after talking in-depth about "Project Hail Mary", HBO's upcoming "Harry Potter" series, and other films Julia and Anthony have seen recently, the duo dive in to discuss the 2025, Amazon Prime Original Christmas Film "Merv"!

Can a movie about a depressed dog who can't handle his owners' break-up put you...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!

It’s been a hectic start to the year here at "Tis the Podcast" Headquarters—between kids, work, home life, accidents, and everything in between—so episodes have been a bit inconsistent this first quarter. Not wanting to miss another week, though, Anthony (sadly flying solo without Thom and Julia) invited Santa Matt from "North Pole Radio" and Ashley from "The Christmas Chapters Podcast" to join him...

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That's right, folks! Julia and Anthony are sans Thom this week, but despite his absence, their spirits are buoyed due to the fact that they are covering the Christmas episodes and shorts of the hit chil...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!   This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony sit down to discuss the only Christmas episode of "St. Denis Medical" to date — Season 1, Episode 6: “Ho-Ho-Hollo!"   What do they think of this new comedy that feels reminiscent of "The Office"? You’ll have to tune in to find out! But spoiler alert: there are plenty of laughs and some truly quotable lines in this one. Trust us when we say this is an ...

Happy Monday Christmas fanatics! Can you believe this is our last episode of February 2026? We sure can't! This year is flying!

This week, Julia and Anthony return to Woodstone Manor to discuss the 2025, two part Christmas episode of CBS' "Ghosts": "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol, Parts One and Two"! Per usual when we discuss this show, there are plenty of laughs and festive cheer to go around, so trust us when we say this is one...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! We hope our U.S. listeners had an amazing Super Bowl weekend!

This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony got together to dive into another take on Charles Dickens’ timeless classic, "A Christmas Carol" — but one unlike any version they’ve covered before. They’re talking about 2025’s "Christmas Karma", a genre-blending Bollywood-style holiday film packed with music, comedy, drama, and modern flair. It’s a ...

Happy Monday, Christmas fanatics — and welcome to the first week of February! This year is already flying by!

We’re back! Did you miss us? As usual, the post-Christmas season brought a whirlwind of real-life busyness, but don’t worry — your elves are back on schedule and will be with you every Monday for the rest of the year, just as promised.

After a bit of catching up — including on a few of the movies Anthony recently watched — ...

Happy New Year, Christmas Fanatics! We’re back with our first full episode of 2026! We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday season and squeezed every last bit of joy out of it because wow, did it fly by!   In this episode, Julia and Anthony are flying without Thom. After catching up on the holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and the movies they’ve watched lately, they reluctantly dive into 2025’s "A Winnie the Pooh Christmas"...

Merry Christmas Eve, Christmas Fanatics!

We made it! Can you believe it? Somehow, Christmas Eve is already here! This year absolutely flew by!

As tradition dictates, we’re thrilled to bring you our annual Christmas Eve story, lovingly recorded by the elves just for you. This year’s tale is an original piece written by our very own Anthony, titled “’Twas the Night Before ’Tis-Mas”—a festive celebration of "Tis the Podcast", all the ...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe we’re just three days away from Christmas? Neither can we! This year absolutely flew by.

To celebrate the moment, Julia, Thom, and Anthony come together to break down Amazon Prime’s 2025 original holiday film, "Oh. What. Fun." Does the movie live up to its clever premise and stacked cast, or does it fall completely flat? Let’s just say the elves are not exactly in agreement. (What e...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Julia, Thom, and Anthony were supposed to record 2025's "Jingle Bell Heist" this week, but as happens sometimes - especially during this busy time of the year - life got in the way and they couldn't get their schedules to align.

Not wanting to leave you hanging during the height of the Christmas season, however, please enjoy this very special episode that came together super last minute in which...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!

This week, Julia, Thom, and Anthony gather to discuss the long-awaited return of Wayne and Lanny in the brand new, 2025, Disney Plus original Christmas Special, "Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol". 

Opinions are all over the place with this one. One elf absolutely loved it, one liked it well enough, and one is a complete curmudgeon about this one (three guesses who) - but that just makes fo...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy December! Can you believe we're here already? Buckle-up, because the days until Christmas 2025 are going to be flying by from here!

To mark the start of the final month of the year, Thom, Julia, and Anthony gathered to discuss Netflix's 2025 Original Holiday Movie, "A Merry Little Ex-Mas"! 

To date, Netflix's Christmas movies have been pretty hit-or-miss for the elves. How does this one, ...

Happy Thursday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American listeners! We hope you all have a great day filled with family, friends, loved ones, food, drinks, parades, and football! We are so thankful for the love and support you show us all year long!

To show our thanks, please enjoy this special Thanksgiving Day bonus episode, in which Anthony and Julia (sans Thom, who couldn't make his schedule work) sit do...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!

Grab your eggnog and settle in as all three elves—Julia, Thom, and Anthony—return to break down the brand new holiday release, "A Very Jonas Christmas Movie"! Was this one a festive treat or a yuletide disas...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!

We are back after a few week long hiatus due to busy schedules and sickness! And this time, all three elves are here to get back into covering Christmas films!

To kick off the official 2025 season, a little later than we'd have liked, join Julia, Thom, and Anthony as they gather to discuss this year's Indie-Dramedy, "The Baltimorons"! Opinions range across the spectrum with this one, but one things...

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy Halloween week!! Can you believe we've already reached the end of 2025's Spooky Season? We sure can't!

To mark the occasion, the elves of "Tis the Podcast" are joined by two prolific horror aficionados to round out October by discussing 2022's franchise finale, "Halloween Ends"! The two in question? Mr. Phil Walsh, of "Phil at the Movies", and Mr. Ron Hogan - a.k.a. President Hotdog himse...