Tis the Podcast

Happy Thursday, Christmas Fanatics! To kick off our month of bonus episodes in which we cover movies the entire family can enjoy, in honor of it being Thanksgiving month and to express our thanks for you, Julia and Anthony gather to discuss 2026's hit film, "Project Hail Mary"! A story about found family, discovering new worlds, the incredible things we can accomplish when we put aside our differences, and extraordinary empathy, sacrifice, and love, we could think of no better film to kick off this string of bonus episodes meant to celebrate Thanksgiving! It's no surprise both elves love this one, so trust us when we say this is one episode you want to be sure not to miss, filled with tons of behind-the-scenes insight and filled with spoilers for Andy Weir's book in addition to the movie! 
And yes, we forgot to post this last Thursday, but that just means you'll get *two* bonus episodes the week of Thanksgiving itself! 
Also of note: This is "Tis the Podcast's" 500th episode! And while it feels weird that it's not a Christmas episode being dropped to mark the occasion, we can think of no better movie outside of the genre with which to mark the milestone! Thanks to all of you for an amazing 500 episodes, and almost ten years! We couldn't have reached this one without you!
So settle back with your favorite holiday beverage, relax, and enjoy our discussion! And, as always-as we've been for the previous 499 episodes and will be for the next 500-thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatic!
We are *back* with our first episode of the 2026 Christmas Season! To kick-off the celebrations, we decided to revisit one of our few, infamously lost episodes in which the elves gather to discuss the 2016, Disney Christmas special, "Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special"! Does the ugly animation of this show fit the Christmas season? Does it throw out decades worth of lore regarding Donald Duck and the Duck family? And is Daisy Duck as insufferable as Miss Piggy? You'll just have to tune in to find out! Trust us when we say, though, this is one fun, festive episode you want to make sure not to miss!So, settle in with your favorite holiday beverage, relax, and enjoy! And, as always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe we've reached the final episode of Spooky Season 2026? We sure can't!To celebrate the occasion, Julia and Anthony welcome back Misty Hovsepian of "Two Girls, One Crypt" to talk about the 2026 film, "Hokum!" Did the trailers mislead us about the type of movie this would be? Is there enough Irish/witch folklore in it satisfy our needs? Does the story actually happen, is it a near death experience, or just a psychedelic hallucination? And did the movie deserve a better fate than coming and going quickly because it opened right before "Obsession," which became a smash hit and overshadowed it? All of this, and much more, is discussed in this fun episode!So settle back with your Pumpkin Spice lattes, relax, and enjoy! And get excited - because we're officially entering the 2026 Christmas season next week! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🍂🎃🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🔔🚂 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! Can you believe we've already reached our penultimate episode of Spooky Season 2026? We sure can't! Where has the time come?
This week, Julia and Anthony are joined by two of their favorite recurring guests, Kendall and Misty of the excellent "Two Girls, One Crypt," to talk the 2026 smash-hit, "Obsession!" The four dive-deep into this timely horror-film about consent and autonomy, and there's a lot of great insight into one of the year's best films -which, spoiler alert, all four of your hosts loved- in this episode! Trust us when we say this is definitely one you do not want to miss! 
So settle back with your pumpkin spice lattes, relax, and enjoy! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🍂🎃🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!
During Spooky Season 2026 here on "Tis the Podcast," we've made a conscious effort to pepper in a few undisputed horror classics in our lineup, and that trend continues tonight as Julia and Anthony sit down to discuss Sam Raimi's beloved 1981 film, "The Evil Dead." Often considered one of the best scary movies of all time - and the beginning of the most consistently well received horror franchise - does this movie live up to its reputation for the two elves? You'll just have to tune in to find out in a wide-ranging discussion in which they talk about everything from the amateur, low-budget filming of this movie to Sam Raimi's inability to write women. Trust us when we say, this is one episode you don't want to miss!So settle back with your pumpkin spice lattes, relax, and enjoy while you can, because Spooky Season is nearly over and Christmas is just about upon us! Get excited!As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🍂🎃🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!
This week, as Spooky Season continues, the incredible Kendall Farrae of "Two Girls, One Crypt" joins Julia and Anthony to discuss the 2019 horror-comedy, "Ready or Not!" Anyone who's listened to the show before knows this is a favorite of Anthony, Julia, and Kendall, so you can bet this is one fun, laugh-out-loud episode as they discuss this hilarious and hilariously violent film! 
Also discussed: Anthony's birthday, the musical Puffs, Kendall's book club picks, Anthony, Kendall, and Misty's upcoming Halloween Horror Nights meetup, and much, much more! Trust us when we say this is one episode you want to be sure not to miss! 
So settle back with your pumpkin spice lattes, relax, and enjoy! And, as always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🍂🎃🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!
This week, as Spooky Season continues, Matt Spaulding of "North Pole Radio" and "2 Broke Geeks" joins Julia, Anthony, and Thom to discuss the 2023 slasher film, "Scream VI" - a.k.a. "Ghostface Takes Manhattan!" 
Everyone knows Anthony is the "Scream" fan on this show, so how does this one stack up against the rest of the franchise in his mind? And is Ghostface's murder spree in New York more or less successful than Jason's was in the "Friday the 13th" franchise? You'll just have to tune in to find out! 
So settle back with your pumpkin spice lattes, relax, and enjoy! And, as always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🍂🎃🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!
Spooky Season continues this week as Julia, Anthony, and Thom are joined by Gathering of the Geek's Chris Evans (not the Chris Evans, but that Chris Evans), who makes his triumphant return to the show to talk 2025's horror-comedy, The Monkey, based on the 1980 Stephen King short story of the same name! Trust us when when we say this is one fun, funny episode you want to be sure not to miss!
So settle back with your favorite Autumnal drink from Starbucks, relax, and enjoy! And, as always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🍂🎃🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Wednesday, Christmas Fanatics!
We are back with what is becoming a favorite staple of our annual Spooky Season celebrations: 2026's Tis the Podcast Ultimate Horror Movie Bracket!
This year, Anthony is joined by: Kendall and Misty of Two Girls, One Crypt, Matt of North Pole Radio, and Ron, Lindsey, and Ryan of Film Strip Podcast for the ultimate championship bracket to debate, argue, and ultimately figure out which horror movie will take the crown of what we deem 2026's ultimate horror film!
We're switching things up a bit this year though! Instead of Anthony choosing all of the movies for the competition, each show gets their own devision! So North Pole Radio picked all of the films to face off against one another in the Northwest Division, Film Strip Podcast all of the movies in the Southwest Division, Two Girls, One Crypt the Northeast Division, and Tis the Podcast the Southeast Division! It makes for a wide, eclectic range of movies that are definitely representative of the tastes of each show, and makes for some epic debates as the competition gets whittled down!
As always, this episode is an absolute marathon, clocking in at over eleven hours so it'll definitely keep you occupied for a few days at work and a few commutes in the lead up to Halloween! But we promise that, as always, it's filled with laughs, good-natured ribbing, and tons of excellent insight and opinions on some of the greatest(?) films in horror movie history. Trust us when we say this is one you definitely do not want to miss!
We poured a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into this one and appreciate you not only listening, but sharing it too! So settle back with your pumpkin spice lattes, hit that share button, press play, relax, and enjoy! As always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🍂🎃🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics!
After catching up Colburn family reunions, talking about Anthony's experience at Halloween Horror Nights 35, catching up on movies, and giving their reaction to HBO's latest trailer for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Julia and Anthony continue this journey through Spooky Season 2026 by discussing a bonafide Halloween classic: 1980's, Friday the 13th. Another first time watch for Julia, and one that's been part of Anthony's life for the majority of it, how does this one compare to A Nightmare on Elm Street? And does it even resemble whatsoever the franchise it would eventually become? Tune in to find out! Trust us when we say this is one episode you wanna be sure not to miss! 
So settle back with your pumpkin spice lattes, relax, and enjoy! And, as always, thanks for your love and support, y'all! ❤️🍂🎃🎅🏻🎄🎁 🦌🦉⛄️🚂🔔 🤶🏻 🎀 ❄️