It's Christmastown

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Journalists Jeb Lund and David J. Roth step away from real world anxieties and step into the gentle, cornball, consequence-free world of the Hallmark Channel. Each time, we discuss a different Hallmark original movie—from Christmas cheer, to wedding jitters, to junk-store detectives—and break it down into recognizable components of angels, moms, moppets, sugary foods and themed sweaters, and try to make sense of when the stories veer away from comfort films and land in the uncanny valley. Welcome to a sweet, stilted vision of the world—not an escape from modern life, but a relaxing trip to an alternate universe where everyone is silly, chaste, nice, and mostly doing fine.

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  • KFaulhab
    Just two good fellas
    Their patreon is A+!
  • Def a banana
    Just Sublime
    Untouchable greatness. Listen if you like joy
  • Djjdjsjdjfjfnd
    !
    Simply delightful.
  • @onlinezilch
    Such a good podcast
    Even if you don't like Hallmark movies you will want to watch them and see how crazy an 82 minute movie can be when they only have 65 minutes to film it. Jeb and Dave and friends are so funny and smart and the show is just the best.
  • JAndrew_C
    Mounds of dinner rolls for as far as the eyes can see
    This is my favorite podcast to hear former Sec. Robert McNamara, shirtless-man/brain pill salesman Alex Jones, Angry DJ Casey Kasem, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, and sports knower Mike Francesa come together to discuss Canadian character actors fall in love with former child actresses while saving hotels and bringing back festivals outside of Vancouver and Ontario, CA.
  • jblatron
    Never Seen a Hallmark Movie
    I’ve never actually seen a Hallmark movie, but I can say with some certainty this is the top notch analysis of the oeuvre available in podcast form. Twitter’s Jeb Lund and David J Roth break down the fundamentals: tropes, performance reviews, and most importantly the relationship of the films to food. They also appreciate the nuanced performances and finer plot points that only experienced analysts would notice. These are 9 to 5, lunchpail Hallmark guys, not flashy hip-hop Hallmark guys. And I should add this is very funny and the chemistry between Jeb and David, and occasional color commentator Sara Kate makes it a joy to listen to. Highly recommended and worth supporting thru Patreon for bonus content.
  • Big Joe D.
    This podcast makes me happy.
    That’s it. That’s the review. ~Big Joe D
  • BrokenBrik
    Love these guys
    Love em
  • Blanche Du Boix
    Dave and Jeb are the best
    This podcast is a must listen! Dave, Jeb, and guests are fantastic and hilarious. From Sara Kate’s sweet southern charm, Jeb’s Macho Man Randy Savage impression, the great folks from Extra Hot Great, Dave’s Casey Kasem impression, Karen Geier criticizing Hallmark baking techniques, this podcast is everything you are looking for and more! No need to watch the movie but if you do it’s like MST3K for the movies made for the gentlest of people.
  • gabe burke
    Always funny
    I just enjoy this podcast so much. Thank you Jeb and Dave and guests.
  • Robert Strange McNamara
    You gotta do it. It’s the right move.
    Dave and Jeb are genuinely the two smartest guys on the web and they ought to be on every podcast. Alas we’ll settle for this and a few others. But this is the keystone.
  • Elle L. M.
    A genuine delight
    I’ve never seen a Hallmark film and I never intend to, but these guys are smart and sweet and funny and it’s just surprisingly nice to hear them be smart, sweet, funny friends with each other within the framework of reviewing these movies.
  • sophie famous
    when Dave is Dave?
    he’s Jeb
  • using ffypdkgxkgx
    Re: Episode 116
    It’s Novichokolate.
  • momilli_
    The perfect podcasting
    Longtime viewer of these films and the Simpsons episodes that the hosts quote, but only now came to the pod for the twitchy force of nature that is the venerable Bl. Pat Blanchfield - helluva toboggan ride! The hosts’ riff on Diane’s token emotional labor in “A/The Perfect Pairing” speaks to so much else, and so precisely.
  • StickLane
    Hallmark Voight-Kampff Test
    If this podcast doesn't put a smile on your face, you're a replicant.
  • mattdrwen
    Battleship Potemkin Village
    Love this show. Let it fill your homes, cars, and EarPods with gentle ribbing as you bake dinner rolls and drive back home to fall in love with your high school boyfriend. There are two types of live fiction TV that Americans watch: CBS shows called like “FBI: Tampa” and Hallmark. No one understands the second like my two beautiful sons, Jeb! and Dave, and their more accomplished guests.
  • T-RexAwesomeSauce
    Love Hallmark, Love This!
    If you shamefully love Hallmark than you will absolutely love this!
  • bbbbbbbbbb?
    But for real
    This podcast has no business being this good
  • Efarz
    My Quarantine Savior
    This podcast has single handedly made my quarantine mildly bearable. I feel like I’m laughing about dumb movies with my buddies Dave and Jeb which makes the work from home isolation slightly less terrifying.
  • erica.hassink
    A gentle, silly delight
    I love listening to goofballs take dumb TV too seriously and tell me about it, so this Hallmark movie discussion podcast is perfect for me. Without this podcast I never would have seen Pumpkin Pie Wars, the best worst movie of all time.
  • Grob427
    Hallmark Hall Of Very Good
    Just an absolute delight to listen to two of the funniest people on the planet review movies I’ve never seen, and will definitely never see.
  • Tinytanks44
    So so good
    Two of my favorite internet people together. Absolutely love it
  • lazarillo de tucson
    Ya gotta listen, Mike! Mike: Ya gotta do it.
    It’s real funny, folks.
  • Anabcs1985
    Dave and Jeb Aren’t Mean
    If you love to watch Hallmark movies you must listen to Dave and Jeb as they analyze these nonsensical, unrealistic, yet highly addictive movies! They are hilarious!
  • lawguy2020
    It’s good
    Dave sometimes responds when I dm him on twitter. I’ve been following jeb’s writing since he was anonymous as mobutu sese seko and had a “blog.” Who would have thought it would have come to this? Anyway the pod is good
  • Bipilo97LL
    Jave and Deb
    The boys, we love them don’t we? And Sara Kate? Wonderful. And so many people are saying it to me. Many people. They say, “The segments are so strong. We’re all spotting angels and dinner rolls.” And I tell them it’s something we’re looking into more and more. But you really are hearing it, folks. Thank you. Enjoy yourselves.
  • Fearravine
    Very funny
    It’s very funny and they host have good chemistry
  • Slark1984
    didnt laugh
    i tried an episode based on good reviews. i dont know where these reviews come from but its not funny i didnt laugh at all and ended it way early due to bordom.
  • KoolWhp
    This podcast rules
    There is something so wholesome about two friends making each other laugh about the banalities of weird and/or bad Hallmark movies. Bravo.
  • thelowmans
    Mike and Mike
    Please an entire ep as the pair we all love.
  • R-Pro Dart
    Indeed, it's Hallmark Hall of Fame
    It's better than to end up in the Hallmark Hall of Very Good. All the best assessments of the political economy of Hallmark channel Christmas movies. Non-stop Christmas-town.
  • KelvInAZ
    You gotta download it Mikey! Gotta do it!
    It's like Mike and the Mad Dog, only with 100% more Christmas, 80% more self-awareness, and 20% more Candace Cameron-Bure.
  • andreainoly
    A podcast for the whole family
    Finally, a podcast both my husband and I enjoy. He explains the NFL references, I dive deep on Hallmark… Match made in heaven.
  • A Squid Eating Dough
    You gotta hear it, dog
    The podcast is good, folks. It's soothing.
  • Mogadishu Steve
    A podcast for the gentlest of people
    The most pure podcast you no longer have to buy
  • thingsittingonmydesk
    Be grateful
    This used to be pay-only Patreon content but now it’s free and we have to share it w you regular people, so ... fine. Enjoy it, jerks
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