It's that time of year again! Time to get cozy and tuck in with Josh and Chuck as they spread glad tidings and warm Christmas cheer. Tune in to hear about Letters to Santa, A Christmas Story, mulled wine and more neat stuff.
AI Summary
In this festive SYSK Christmas special, Josh and Chuck dive into the beloved holiday classic "A Christmas Story," sharing fascinating behind-the-scenes facts about how director Bob Clark turned Jean Shepherd's radio stories into the movie that wouldn't go away. They also explore fun Christmas traditions like the surprisingly respectable history of writing "Xmas," share a mulled wine recipe for your holiday gatherings, and tell the incredible true story of two brothers-in-law who spent over 20 years pranking each other with increasingly elaborate ways to gift the same pair of unwanted pants.
A Christmas Carol
2009
1h 36m
★ 6.9
"Charles Dickens put it in a Christmas story. I'm sorry, Christmas Carol — Josh corrects himself when discussing how Charles Dickens popularized mulled wine in his famous story."
— Josh
A Christmas Story
1983
1h 33m
★ 7.2
"You have seen the great, great movie, A Christmas Story — Josh is discussing one of his favorite Christmas movies as part of their Christmas special episode."
— Josh
Better Off Dead...
1985
1h 37m
★ 6.6
"He actually went on to become the $2 paper boy in Better Off Dead — Josh is discussing what happened to the child actor who played Grover Dill in A Christmas Story."
— Josh
Flash Gordon
1980
1h 51m
★ 6.2
"including one with Flash Gordon — Josh mentions Flash Gordon as one of the fantasy sequences shot but deleted from A Christmas Story."
— Josh
Ghostbusters
1984
1h 47m
★ 7.5
"I think Ghostbusters quickly dwarfed it — Josh mentions how Ghostbusters surpassed Porky's as a top-grossing comedy."
— Josh
"stars of the cult classic show HeyDude — This is mentioned multiple times in advertisements for a podcast hosted by the show's stars."
"The traditional Dickensian microwave featured so prominently in Oliver Twist — Josh is making a joke about how a pub uses microwaves to heat mulled wine, contrasting it with Dickensian tradition."
— Josh
Poltergeist
1982
1h 54m
★ 7.2
"Do you remember AOL Instant Messenger and the dial-up sound like poltergeist? — This is mentioned in an advertisement for the Hey Dude podcast about 90s nostalgia."
Porky's
1982
1h 34m
★ 6.4
"he finally made a blockbuster movie known as Porky's — Josh explains how Bob Clark's success with Porky's allowed him to make A Christmas Story."
— Josh
The Dukes of Hazzard
2005
1h 44m
★ 5.6
"He got a big fat settlement when they released that Dukes of Hazard movie recently — Josh mentions Bob Clark's settlement from the Dukes of Hazzard movie because it was based on his earlier film Moon Runners."
— Josh
The Wizard of Oz
1939
1h 42m
★ 7.6
"the guy who wrote the gold standard classic Wizard of Oz — Josh mentions L. Frank Baum as the author of The Wizard of Oz before discussing his Christmas story."
— Josh
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