The Incomparable Holiday Box
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAn advent calendar in podcast form, full of assorted holiday stuff picked by the people who bring you The Incomparable.
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Episodes
Bonus Track 173z: The Compleat "Human Santapede"
December 15, 2013 21:18 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBRecorded December 14, 2013, this is the unedited version of the session that became Incomparable 173, our holiday music episode. Host Jason Snell.
The Incomparable 173: Santa-Based Christmas
December 14, 2013 21:00 - 1 hour - 91 MB‘Tis the season for holiday music! Unfortunately, while we unabashedly love the holidays, only some holiday music strikes our fancy. Join us as we talk about what makes a good holiday song and then stick around (if you dare) as we complain about some of the worst the season has to offer. Happy holidays, folks! (This is a remastered version of the episode. The bonus track, “Human Santapede”, is appended at the end of the regular episode.) Host Jason Snell with David J. Loehr, Erika Ens...
The Incomparable 172: The Incomparable Holiday Vault 3
December 07, 2013 21:04 - 1 hour - 36.9 MBHoliday TV: There’s a lot of it, and some of it is good. A lot of it is bad. We talk about classics great and not-so-great and induct some very special shows into the Incomparable Holiday Vault. Also, Steve reveals a deep, dark secret. Host Jason Snell with David J. Loehr, Monty Ashley and Steve Lutz.
Not Playing with Lex and Dan 2: Die Hardy Boys
November 30, 2013 00:15 - 20 minutes - 9.67 MBWhat better way to kick off the holiday season than with Bruce Willis’s star-making turn as an everycop? Dan introduces Lex to the best Christmas movie ever, 1988′s Die Hard. Hot topics include Alan Rickman’s death scene, expletives in movies, and the many lives of Alexander Godunov. Host Lex Friedman and Dan Moren.
The Incomparable 118: The Incomparable Holiday Vault 2
December 09, 2012 03:00 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBTrim the tree, wrap the presents, and watch out for the killer in your attic! It’s time for us to place five new gems into the Incomparable Holiday Vault! We discuss some beloved holiday classics and offer a few surprise choices. This is a darker installment, as we uncover the racism in some holiday staples, and then Steve inducts a horror movie. And can a talk show really be a holiday special? You’re gonna shoot your eye out with that thing! Host Jason Snell with Andy Ihnatko, Dan More...
Bonus Track 118b: I'm Batman
December 09, 2012 02:22 - 23 minutes - 11.2 MBJason, Dan, Lisa, Glenn, Andy, and Steve before, during, and after The Incomparable #118. We are horrible, horrible people. Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Lisa Schmeiser, Glenn Fleishman, Andy Ihnatko and Steve Lutz.
The Incomparable 71: The Holiday Movie Vault
December 18, 2011 20:30 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBGrab some eggnog and hitch up your reindeer! It’s time to put six holiday films in the Incomparable Film Vault! We discuss some beloved classics and offer a few surprise choices that redefine what “holiday” and “film” actually mean. What is a realistic depiction of Santa? Is Bill Murray’s best Scrooge not actually in “Scrooged”? Has Clarence the angel left a trail of dead bodies behind him? Is Kris Kringle the original Apple Genius? Happy holidays, everyone! Host Jason Snell with Andy I...
The Incomparable 17: We're Going to Need Some More Christmas Movies, I Guess
December 22, 2010 22:00 - 56 minutes - 19.5 MBIs “Die Hard” the greatest Christmas movie ever made? Dan Moren thinks so. Others are less sure, but there’s no denying how great this seminal ’80s action flick is. We discuss John McClane’s adventure at Nakatomi Plaza, as well as other Christmas movies and TV shows we have loved. Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Greg Knauss and Steve Lutz.
The Incomparable 16: If You Love an Autobot, Set it Free
December 19, 2010 22:00 - 52 minutes - 18.2 MBHappy holidays from everyone at The Incomparable. In this pre-Christmas edition we talk about beloved gifts from our childhood, and discover a strange collection of cruel parents as well as a Transformer tragedy. Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Greg Knauss and Serenity Caldwell.