12 Days Pod
By 12 Days Pod
12 Days PodDec 08, 2023
56. Hanukkah on Rye: Happy Challah-Days
In the fifty-sixth episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss deli meat jump scares, all things Hallmark, and the parallels between Winnipeg and New York.
55. Chicken Soup for the Princess Switch Soul: Romancing the Star
54. Billy Bad Santa
In the fifty-fourth episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss Armageddon, Lauren Graham’s lackluster performance, and Billy Bob Thornton’s love life.
53. Spirited... You mean like the Dickens novel??
52. Frosty the Snow Wrist
In the fifty-second episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss motivational speed painting, Duolingo’s sordid affairs, and Dan ranks his favorite frosted things.
51. The Family Stone(d)
In the fifty-first episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss doobies, their large adult son, and how deranged classic Christmas tropes are.
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50. Violent Night, Harbour's Delight
49. A Christmas Story Christmiss
In the forty-ninth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss all the wrong ways to measure fish, their love of Kieran Culkin, and Ralphie’s surprisingly interesting writing career.
48. Jack Frost and the Magic Harmonica
47. Shop Around the Corner? I barely know her!
46. The Kurt Russell Christmas Chronicles
45. T(h)rees and Trilogies, Season Three Recap
In the forty-fifth episode and season three recap of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss dating Jason Schwartzman, if they should launch a Succession podcast (12 Roys of Christmas), and urge you to flag any emergency Christmas movies you want covered this season.
44. Santa Clause 3: There’s No Escape... Clause
In the forty-fourth episode and Season 3 Finale of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan mourn Martin Short’s mid-career crisis, question once again, who this movie is for, and Cara has some bones to pick with the listeners.
43. Little Women, Little Christmas
In the forty-third episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara share which Little Women they identify with most, Cara longs for sisters, and they discuss their apathy towards certain subjects in school.
42. Jingle Jangle and Magical Math
In the forty-second episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss Dan’s mid-movie IMDB habits, their love for Keegan-Michael Key and Forest Whitaker, and the importance of The Greatest Showman.
41. The Princess Switch: 2 Many Switches
In the forty-first episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss Vanessa Hudgens’ life, the absolute chaos of the Princess Switch universe, and Cara slowly loses her mind.
40. Falling for Christmas... KA-CHOW
In the fortieth episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan strike a chord with Chord Overstreet, discuss the excellence of the Cars trilogy, and learn that E! News is still in the interview game.
39. Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and Actual Actor Kevin Bacon
In the thirty-ninth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss the unreleased four hour version of this film, John Candy and Steve Martin’s chemistry, and how inconvenient it would be to live in the 80’s.
38. Applaus(e) for Klaus!
In the thirty-eighth episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss how Toy Story 4 is overrated, the importance of cool animation styles, and Dan tries his hand at a J.K. Simmons impression!
37. Jingle All the Way Back to the Mid-90s
In the thirty-seventh episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss winter parades in Minnesota, fake movies based on Christmas songs, and say hi to Chris Columbus yet again.
36. Santa Claus is Coming to Town? In this economy??
In the thirty-sixth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara do an official Santa Claus-themed draft, Dan falls asleep, and Cara rekindles her childhood crush of ginger Santa.
35. Big Daddy Krampus
In the thirty-fifth episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss the lore of Krampus, where Krampus ranks among classic horror movies, and get excited about spooky Christmas.
34. Happiest Season: Make the Yuletide Gay (idk lol)
In the thirty-fourth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss difficult family dynamics, Victor Garber’s astounding career, and Aubrey Plaza’s sexual energy. Cara also provides an update on her choral ambitions!
33. A Christmas Prince 2: Unions
In the thirty-third episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss different subplots and episode titles, the re-casting of Amber’s Dad, and how more really always is more.
32. Meet Me Just Outside of St. Louis
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31. Home Alone 3: This Time WE Lost Kevin
In the thirty-first episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss midwestern public school vaccination requirements, John Hughes scraping the bottom of the barrel, and Dan manages to bring up A Cinderella Story again.
30. Rings and Things, Season Two Recap
In the thirtieth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss signing contracts, sweet little doohickey monkeys, and about the wildest Christmas parade suburban Virginia has to offer.
Friends, we've missed you so much. We hope you love this episode as much as we love our silly podcast.
29. Elmo Saves Christmas in July (Ahem... August)
In the twenty-ninth episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss with you how weird Elmos' legs are, the connection between Grover and Gonzo, and how Big Bird is the best Sesame Street character. We also all pretend that this episode was uploaded last week in July like we originally intended and act cool about it.
28. It's Time for Our Own Christmas Vacation
In the twenty-eighth episode and Season 2 finale of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss how Christmas Vacation stacks up against the Godfather, Cara finds another bone to pick with Chris Columbus, and they share an update about Season 3 of 12 Days Pod.
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27. The Santa Clause 2: Chekhov's Toy Helicopter
Still a heckuva lot of parenting flaws in this one from good ol' Santy Claws.
In the twenty-seventh episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss Charlie's extraordinary artistic ability, a fascist robot, and they bid farewell to a fan favorite.
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26. Charlie Brown? More like Charlie Red and Green
Good grief, it's our softest episode yet and Dan is feeling the effects of his booster shot! So sit back, relax, and let this episode get you in the holiday spirit!
In the twenty-sixth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss the androgyny of Snoopy, their favorite newspaper comic strips, and how the Vince Guaraldi Trio Christmas Album is perfect.
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25. A Princess Switch: Baker? I Hardly Know Her!
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24. When Harry Met Sally: A Palate Cleanser
If you're loving this second season of the podcast, be sure to screenshot where you are listening to it from and post it on your socials! You can tag us at @12dayspod on both Instagram and Twitter. Sharing your love for the pod means so much to us and we can never thank you enough.
23. To Heck with Deck the Halls!
In the twenty-third episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss the similarities between Deck the Halls and the 2016 election cycle, the mental state of the cast during the filming of this movie, and question the very ethos of their podcast.
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22. The Year Mrs. Claus Should Have Just Taken Over
In the twenty-second episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss their reimagined versions of this movie, Santa Claus' troubling lore, and their childhood fear of dog catchers.
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21. A Christmas Wince
A Christmas Prince? More like a Christmas Wince!
In this twenty-first episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss stereotypical New York accents, the literary allusions that inspired this film, and how much they both rather be watching Princess Diaries 2.
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20. Gremlins: Gimme the Grimmies
Can you believe it? We've made twenty episodes. Wow.
In this twentieth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss sweet baby Gizmo, drunk naked turkeys, and how much time Billy should have served in jail over the destruction of his town. Happy Halloween all you ghouls out there!
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19. Despicable Me's The Grinch
In the nineteenth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss the need, or lack thereof, for more Grinch movies, Dan delivers his best Smaug impression, and Cara figures out how many ways you can mispronounce Benedict Cumberbatch.
18. Merry and Bright, White Christmas Sure Is White
In the eighteenth episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss whether it’s dancing or choreography, Corbin Bleu's Holiday Inn, and Dispatch’s “The General.”
17. Die Hard? More Like Live Soft
In the seventeenth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss Bruce Willis' sex appeal, the continuity of dirty t-shirts, and settle the debate: Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?
16. Home Alone 2: Too Many Pigeons
In the season two premiere episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss the Son of Sam, Joe Pesci keeping Macaulay Culkin honest, and how New York is always the third character.
15. It's Christmas in July, Season One Recap
In the fifteenth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss the game "Who Me?," agree that Yesmare Before Christmas would be an excellent title for an episode, and share a very special voicemail from Ron Howard.
Friends, we've missed you so much. We hope you love this episode as much as we love our silly podcast.
14. Last Christmas, I Literally Gave You My Heart
**If you've never seen 2019's Last Christmas - don't let that stop you from listening, you don't need to have seen it to enjoy this episode.
Yes, spoilers abound. No, you should not care. Listen to this episode.**
In the fourteenth episode and season finale of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss Henry Golding, the origin story of 12 Days Pod, and Cara pitches her very own Christmas song-based movie.
13. The Muppet Christmas Carol is Absolute Perfection
In the thirteenth episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan are visited by a few very special guests! They also discuss the reincarnation of Jim Henson and the mistreatment of Miss Piggy.
12. The Santa Clause? More Like Parenting Flaws!
In the twelfth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss the mystical powers of elves, shocking alternate castings, and Cara's skepticism of the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile.
11. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Had a Very Toxic Dad
In the eleventh episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss the appeal of Yukon Cornelius, how Queen Elizabeth could be embedded into this North Pole adventure, and discuss the programming of their own Reindeer Games.
10. Elf: Big Man, Small Shower
In the tenth episode of 12 Days Pod, Dan and Cara discuss Zooey Deschanel's hair, how New York City is the best part of New York City, and why this movie is for soft boys™
9. Miracle on 34th Street: A Courtroom Musical
In the ninth episode of 12 Days Pod, Cara and Dan discuss the musical adaptation of Miracle on 34th Street, Cara's love for courtroom dramas, and how the marketing team conned everyone.
8. Love Actually is fine. Love, actually is good.