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250 to 1.5K🎙 Weekly cadence·102 episodes·Last published 5d ago - Monthly Reach
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Recent episodes
"Behind the Beard" with Brandon Rice
May 15, 2026
58m 29s
"Santa and the Driver" With Steve and Deb Gillham
Apr 28, 2026
1h 18m 30s
"A Supportive Santa" with Glenn Hamilton
Apr 9, 2026
1h 02m 26s
"Meet the Kringles" with Doug and Jenny Vanderweide
Mar 1, 2026
1h 05m 32s
"Let's Learn Together" With Chris Terry
Feb 20, 2026
1h 07m 21s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/15/26 | "Behind the Beard" with Brandon Rice | This episode, Matt welcomes documentary filmmaker Brandon Rice, whose upcoming film, "Behind the Beard: Making Santa Real", explores some of the heart and motivation of the people who make Christmas magic. | 58m 29s | ||||||
| 4/28/26 | "Santa and the Driver" With Steve and Deb Gillham | This episode, Matt is so excited to welcome some of his most requested guests, Steve and Deb Gillham! We talk all about storytelling and teaching and some of the most unique Christmas traditions ever! | 1h 18m 30s | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | "A Supportive Santa" with Glenn Hamilton | On this episode, Matt is joined by one of the most supportive and nicest guys in the Christmas performing community, Glenn Hamilton. | 1h 02m 26s | ||||||
| 3/1/26 | "Meet the Kringles" with Doug and Jenny Vanderweide | Matt welcomes his friends Doug and Jenny Vanderweide who share their story of becoming Christmas performers and talk about their new show "Santa's Workshop". | 1h 05m 32s | ||||||
| 2/20/26 | "Let's Learn Together" With Chris Terry | This episode, Matt welcomes Chris Terry, whose upcoming show, "Santa's Workshop," aims to provide an interactive learning experience where the hosts and the audience can learn things together and show that, as a community, we can all help each other no matter how novice or experienced we are. | 1h 07m 21s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 | "Santa Saved Me" With Duane Bailey | Matt sits down with another brand new Santa, this one all the way from New Zealand, Duane Bailey, who recaps how becoming Santa dragged him out of a dark place, brought him newfound joy, and what his first season was like. | 2h 11m 41s | ||||||
| 11/14/25 | "North Pole General Store" with Jeremy Phelps | Jeremy Phelps returns to the show to tell us about his new online shop. | 34m 30s | ||||||
| 11/8/25 | "The Boy Who Became Santa" with Brendan Low | This episode, Brendan Low returns to talk about his new children's book "The Boy Who Became Santa", a wonderful book to help explain why so many Santas are around at Christmas time. | 58m 01s | ||||||
| 10/9/25 | "A Bit of Christmas History" with Pamela McColl | This episode, Matt chats with author Pamela McColl, author of "Twas the Night" and "Wondrous Mrs. Claus", and the co-author of "What Would Mrs. Claus Do?" | 1h 02m 50s | ||||||
| 10/1/25 | "What Would Mrs. Claus Do?" With Lindsay Stewart | After a long hiatus, Matt's back! This time he is joined by the bubbly, creative Lindsay Stewart who talks about being Mrs. Claus and her brand new book! | 1h 02m 02s | ||||||
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| 4/24/25 | "Santa Spectacular, Bolivia!" With Italo Badani | This episode, Matt is joined by his first guest from Bolivia, Italo Badani! | 1h 26m 49s | ||||||
| 4/18/25 | "Rise of the Guardians" With Gerry and Jeff | This episode, Matt welcomes Gerry from Totally Rad Christmas and Jeff from Lost Christmas to talk about the film "Rise of the Guardians". | 59m 39s | ||||||
| 3/19/25 | "Santa of Oxley" With Brendan Low | Matt welcomes back his good friend Brendan Low, who has been on his Santa journey the past few years and has talked about it before on the show. Now he's here to talk about a lot of the fun and exciting things he has done in the last couple of seasons! | 1h 26m 44s | ||||||
| 2/25/25 | "Santa Claus Suits & Equipment Company" With Chris Parada | On this episode, Matt welcomes back returning guest and recent Santa Claus Hall of Fame inductee Chris Parada to talk about his new company, Santa Claus Suits & Equipment Company, which is offering new versions of the classic, nostalgic Charles Howard suit from the original pattern! | 49m 38s | ||||||
| 2/21/25 | "Santa Takes You Places" With Lincoln Crum | On this episode, Matt welcomes his friend Lincoln Crum, who talks about the opportunities being Santa can open up in life as well as about his children's book. | 53m 42s | ||||||
| 10/28/24 | "The Unofficial 'Elf' Cookbook" With Bryton Taylor | On this episode, Matt is happy to have on Bryton Taylor, who has crafted 75 recipes based on the Christmas classic, "Elf", and published them all in her new book "The Unofficial 'Elf' Cookbook". | 45m 06s | ||||||
| 10/22/24 | "The Alamo City Santa" With Jeremy Phelps | It's been a bit since the last episode, but Matt is back with his buddy Jeremy Phelps, who, interestingly, became Santa by way of wrestling! | 57m 10s | ||||||
| 9/10/24 | "Christmas Story" With Robert Baker | This episode, Matt is joined by Robert Baker of the "Festive Foreign Film Fans" podcast to discuss the Finnish Santa origin film "Christmas Story". Not to be confused, of course, with "A Christmas Story". | 1h 18m 27s | ||||||
| 8/23/24 | "The Legacy of 'The Santa Clause'" With Stuart Deacon Jr. | This episode, Matt is joined once again by his friend Stuart Deacon Jr. This time, they discuss the legacy of "The Santa Clause" and its impact on our art form! | 1h 02m 33s | ||||||
| 8/7/24 | Bonus Episode: "Reading From My Brand New Book!" | I published my Christmas book, "Santa In His Own Words" and I'm reading a few excerpts from it to grab your attention, then telling you where you can get it if you're interested! | 40m 11s | ||||||
| 7/12/24 | "Holiday Photo Magic" With Jessica Rosa | Matt is joined this episode by one of Santa's favorite photographers, Jessica Rosa! Hear her journey and learn about how you, too, can get magical photos for your Christmas performer business! | 1h 48m 48s | ||||||
| 6/28/24 |  "Mrs. Claus Vintage" With Shawn White | This episode, Matt is happy to welcome Shawn White to talk about being a working solo Mrs. Claus. | 1h 02m 45s | ||||||
| 6/17/24 |  "Santa and Phineus" With David Milmine and Myke Hutchings | Matt is joined this week by returning guest Myke Hutchings and new guest David Milmine to discuss working as a duo as Santa and elf Phineus! | 41m 13s | ||||||
| 5/31/24 |  "A Clausing Couple" With Kelly and Anita Ford | This week, Matt is joined by another wonderful Santa and Mrs. Claus as part of his "couples who work together" series. | 46m 08s | ||||||
| 5/10/24 | "Be Kind To Your Costumer" With Angie Landerman and Barbara Emery | In this "tough love" episode, Matt is joined by seamstresses Angie Landerman and Barbara Emery to discuss the rough treatment the costumers in the Claus community have been experiencing from Christmas performers. | 1h 11m 20s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.