Two sisters with years of team sports under their belts - and A LOT to say about it. Join us as we discover and unpack the lessons that sports have taught us over time.
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The Fig Sisters are two sisters who love Christmas movies and competition. Join us as we search for the most epic Holly Jolly Christmas movie of the year! Have a Holly Jolly Day!
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We're Sarah Samuel, Natasha Milner, Chelsea Hogan, three friends who live in LA and love to talk. Each season of our podcast is different, depending on what we want to talk about! In the past we've joined our friends Brian & Phil to talk about Reality TV, but this season it's just the three of us and we're exploring the topic of friendship!
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Welcome back sport lovers near and far. This week's episode is an old recording during the Olympic Games. We discuss some track and field drama, our thoughts on beach versus indoor volleyball, and why the heck there were events in the Seine River. So if you're not over the Olympics, settle down and listen to the Fig Sisters share their thoughts on …
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Welcome sport fanatics and drama enthusiasts! In today's episode, we will dig deep into the drama that is the 2024 Olympics. You will hear our thoughts and opinions on the Women's Gymnastics individual finals. We compare 3x3 basketball and traditional basketball. You also might hear us call out some famous names as well as shout out some unsung her…
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Welcome back Olympic and sports fanatics! In this episode, we (The Fig Sisters) get deep and personal with our concerns and frustrations that arose with these olympic trials. You will passionate stances on all things from team sports to sportsmanship to accountability. Get out there and challenge the current sport culture!…
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Hello Olympic Games Lovers! What better way to kick off this podcast than with coverage of the greatest global sporting event, The Olympic Games! In this episode we go over our highlights and observations of the Olympic Trials. Get out there and challenge the current sport culture!By The Fig Sisters
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Hello sports fanatics! We are the Fig Sisters and we are here to talk all things sports! In this episode, we cover what you should expect from this podcast and our own individual histories within the realm of sports. Be ready for some passionate speeches and many, many tangents! Get out there and challenge the current sport culture!…
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Hello Holly Jolly Fam! We are back with a much overdue episode (as you will hear because we did record over Memorial Day weekend). Come with us as we journey to the small town of Miracle for our last movie in our Carol of the Bells category. This week we are looking at Christmas Harmony. Sit back get cozy and enjoy our take on this Christmas musica…
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Happy Thursday Holly Jolly Fam! We are back with another Christmas musical. Come with us as we journey to a small Appalachian town where a girl dreams of being a country music star! We are looking at A Country Christmas Story. This is the third movie in our Carol of the Bells category. So, grab a blanket and get cozy! Movie Category: Carol of the B…
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Episode 40 - The Nightmare Before Christmas
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Happy Wednesday Holly Jolly Fam! We are back with another musical episode for you. Follow us as we journey to the spooky town of Halloween Town where one lonely skeleton falls in love with Christmas. This is The Nightmare Before Christmas. This is the second movie of our Carol of the Bells category. So, cozy up and grab your favorite comfy cozy dri…
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Happy Tuesday Holly Jolly Fam! We are ringing in a new category this week with our Carol of the Bells category. If you love musical numbers that come out of nowhere and cheesy Christmas fun filled with music, then you will love the first movie of the category, Mistletones. So, settle in and get ready to have Christmas songs ringing in your head! Mo…
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Episode 38 - Better Watch Out (**TW: DARK THEMES)
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Happy Thursday Holly Jolly Fam! It is time to get spooky with our last movie of our Krampus is Coming to Town category. Get cozy with your favorite comfort blanket, turn the lights down low, and joy the Fig Sisters for Better Watch Out. Stay tuned for the end of the episode where we see which movies are moving onto playoffs. **Trigger Warning: This…
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Happy Thursday Holly Jolly Fam! We are back with another spooky Christmas movie for you! Close up your shutters and gather your loved ones as we journey to the English countryside as an impending poisonous gas clouds approaches. This is Silent Night. This is the third movie of our Krampus is Coming to Town category. Get ready for an apocalyptic Chr…
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Happy Tuesday Holly Jolly Fam! Grab a blanket and get cozy because it is about to be scary! The Fig Sisters are journeying to a family in deep trouble and Santa comes to save them leading to a pretty gruesome night (you have been warned!). This episode we are looking at Violent Night. This is the second episode of our Krampus is Coming to Town cate…
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Happy Monday Holly Jolly Fam! It is time scary and jolly all at the same time! That's right, we are in a new category, Krampus is Coming to Town. We are kicking this category with its namesake movie, Krampus. So, you better watch out,; you better not cry; you better not pout, I'm telling you why Krampus is coming to town! Movie Category: Krampus is…
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Happy Saturday Holly Jolly Fam! Grab your favorite iced coffee and join us as we discover what happens when Santa loses his Christmas Spirit. In this episode, we are looking at the Disney+ original, Noelle. This is our last movie in our Streaming of a White Christmas category. Stay tuned for the end of the episode where we find out which movies are…
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Happy Monday Holly Jolly Fam! Come take a journey with us to Atlanta as Santa is being chased around the city streets by Christmas dressed goons, a Scrooge-y father and his Christmas-y daughter, and a family of Santa enthusiasts. In this episode we are covering Dashing Through the Snow and Disney+ original and our third movie in our Streaming of a …
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Happy Wednesday Holly Jolly fam! We are a little late but we are back with another movie! Join us as we dodge flying Geese-a-laying and a spiteful elf. In this episode, we are covering Candy Cane Lane. This Amazon Prime original is our second movie in our Streaming of a White Christmas category. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy our thoughts on Candy …
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Happy Saturday Holly Jolly Fam! It is officially game time and the Fig Sisters are back with our first movie of 2024! Join us as we go for a joy ride all the way to Chicago as Santa searches for his reindeer and his sack of presents. Today, we are covering The Christmas Chronicles. This is the first movie in our Streaming of a White Christmas categ…
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Happy Saturday Holly Jolly Fam! Welcome back to our final installment of Preseason Prep. In this episode, we will discuss the in-season schedule for our 2024 season. You will find out which categories we are covering from March through October. Movie Category: PRESEASON Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @hollyjollychristmaspod for more updates and …
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Happy Saturday, Holly Jolly Fam! We are still are in preseason but the competition is starting very soon! In this episode, we will build our roster of movies for each of the categories we developed in the last episode. Sit back and enjoy as the Fig Sisters scour the internet for potential movies for our next season of The Most Epic Holly Jolly Chri…
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Happy Saturday Holly Jolly fam! Today is the second installment of our Preseason Prep for 2024. In this episode we, The Fig Sisters, are looking at the categories of movies for 2024. In competition speech, we are creating our teams for this upcoming season. We are revisiting our 5 categories from last season and creating new categories for a bigger…
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Happy Sunday Holly Jolly fam and welcome back to a whole new season of The Most Epic Holly Jolly Christmas Showdown. It has been a nice break but the Fig Sisters are back and ready for more Christmas fun! This episode is one of four episodes where we brainstorm and discuss the upcoming season. Because, what would a competition podcast be without pr…
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Episode 26 - HOLLY JOLLY CHAMPIONSHIP
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Happy Saturday Holly Jolly Fam! Today is the day! We will find out which movie is The Most Epic Holly Jolly Christmas movie! This episode is special because frequent guest viewers: our mom, our dad, and Adriana's husband, will be on this episode in real time with us! Stay tuned and listen to our thoughts on the movie and finally see which movie wil…
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Episode 25 - ROUND THREE (FINAL FOUR)
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Happy Thursday Holly Jolly fam! Grab a hot cocoa and a cozy blanket because we are covering our final four movies! We are one round away from our Holly Jolly Championship! As always, we will give a brief summary of each movie and our scores. The movie with the highest score in each showdown will move on! Movie Category: PLAYOFFS Movie(s): A Charlie…
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Episode 24 - ROUND 2 (ELITE 8) PART 2
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Happy Thursday Holly Jolly Fam! It is four days until Christmas so what better way to enjoy these next few days than with The Most Epic Holly Jolly Christmas Showdown. This episode, we will look at the final four movies in our elite 8. As always, we will give a brief summary and our scores for each movie. The winners from each showdown will move on…
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Episode 23 - ROUND TWO (ELITE EIGHT) PART 1
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Happy Thursday Holly Jolly Fam! Here it is the first part of our elite eight. Get you score sheets ready and your peppermint mochas or your hot chocolates because we are getting into it. Like before, we will give a brief summary of each movie and then score each movie along with a guest viewer! Stay tuned until the end to see which movie moves on t…
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Episode 22 - PLAYOFFS ROUND 1 (TOP TEN)
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Happy belated Sunday Holly Jolly fam! The Fig Sisters had a frosty time with this episode but here it is ready for y'all! This episode we will look at two showdowns. Showdown #1 is Naughty or Nice vs. Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas. Showdown #2 is Catering Christmas vs. Small Town Christmas. We will give a short summary for each movie and …
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Episode 21 - UPDATES FOR PLAYOFFS AND BEYOND
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Hello holly jolly fam! So sorry for being MIA but we fell victim to the flu. This episode is our little informational segment on how playoffs is going to go and what our plans are for the new year! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok for updates and fun Christmas videos @hollyjollychristmaspod! Have a holly jolly day!…
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Happy Monday Holly Jolly Fam! It's that time again so grab your hot cocoa and your favorite Christmas blanket as we journey to a small town in Wisconsin in Small Town Christmas. This is the final movie in our Miracles of Christmas category. Tune in next week as we begin playoffs! Movie Category: Miracles of Christmas Movie: Small Town Christmas Whe…
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Episode 19 - Christmas Bedtimes Stories
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Happy Sunday Holly Jolly Fam! On these cold rainy days a good mystery is just what you need and we have it for you! Join us as we discuss our third movie in our Miracles of Christmas category, Christmas Bedtime Stories. As always we will give a detailed summary and score the movie based on our five categories: plot, main character, aesthetic, overa…
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Hello Holly Jolly Fam! It's Sunday Funday and we are back with some more Christmas commentary. Sit back in your favorite Christmas Sweater and your favorite holiday drink as we unravel a Christmas mystery that starts with a note in The Christmas Note. This is the second movie in our Miracles of Christmas category. Only two more to go until our Holl…
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Episode 17 - Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas
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Happy Tuesday Holly Jolly Fam! It's really starting to feel like Christmas! Join us as we journeying on an adventure to deliver a message in the movie Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas. This is the first movie of our Miracles of Christmas category. This is our last category before we hit bracket play! We are one step closer to finding the Mos…
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Happy Saturday Holly Jolly Fam! You better watch out, you better not cry, because Krissy Kringle will know why! Today, we will cover our last movie in our Countdown to Christmas category: Naughty or Nice. We will give you all the details on this Hallmark original and our thoughts of the movie. Stay tuned until the end where we will share the rankin…
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Episode 15 -'Twas the Night Before Christmas
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Happy Saturday Holly Jolly Fam! It is time to get cozy and grab your favorite holiday drink as we cover the third movie in our Countdown to Christmas category. We will give our thoughts and opinions on the Hallmark original, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, so sit back and enjoy! Movie Category: Countdown to Christmas Movie: 'Twas the Night Before…
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Happy Monday Holly Jolly Enthusiasts! Join us, the Fig Sisters, as we take a journey to Manhattan in the 50's. We will be reviewing the Hallmark Original movie, A Holiday Spectacular. As always, we will summarize the movie and give our thoughts on the movie. Movie Category: Countdown to Christmas Movie: A Holiday Spectacular Where to Watch: Hallmar…
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Happy Sunday Holly Jolly fam! Get cozy and saddle up with your favorite fall beverage because today's episode is a long one. We are journeying to Evergreen Lane in the Hallmark original Haul Out The Holly. This is the first movie in our new category Countdown to Christmas. As always, we will summarize the movie and give our two cents on what we tho…
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Episode 12 - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
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Happy Monday Holly Jolly Fam! Forgive us for our late upload! Technology can be a menace sometimes but at least we have cozy Christmas movies to lift our spirits! Join us with some cocoa (or coffee in our case) as we journey through the world of Santa Claus is Coming to Town. This is the last movie in our Christmas Reanimated category. We will shar…
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Happy Saturday Holly Jolly Fam! Here is our second release of the day! Join us as we venture into the world of Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas. As always, we will share our thoughts on everything from the plot to the overall Christmas cheer of the movie so get cozy with a Pumpkin Spice latte and enjoy! Movie Category: Christmas Reanimate…
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Episode 10 - Veggietales: The Toy Who Saved Christmas
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Happy Saturday Holly Jolly Fam! The Fig Sisters are back and ready to explore a new Christmas world with you! Grab some hot cocoa and snuggle up in your favorite Christmas blanket as we enter a world where vegetables can talk and a toy tries to discover the true meaning of Christmas in Veggietales: The Toy Who Saved Christmas. We will share our tho…
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Episode 9 - Barbie in The Nutcracker
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Hello Christmas lovers! The Fig Sisters here! Forgive us for the delay technical issues arose but the showdown has continued. Grab a cozy blanket and some hot cocoa as we journey to the magical world of Parthenia in the movie Barbie in The Nutcracker. This is the first movie in our Christmas Reanimated category. Follow us as we give our take of the…
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Hello all you tinsel lovers! We have a fun episode awaiting you so grab a blanket and some hot chocolate as we look at Christmas at the Drive-In. This is the last movie in our Great American Christmas category. As always, we will discuss the plot, characters, aesthetic, and the overall Christmas cheer of the movie. We will also find out in this epi…
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Episode 7 - Christmas on Candy Cane Lane
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Hello and welcome to all things Christmas! Grab yourself a cozy blanket and a cup of hot chocolate as the Fig Sisters journey through the elaborate story that is Christmas on Candy Cane Lane. This is the third movie in our Great American Christmas category. Join us as we give our take on this new Christmas movie. Movie Category: Great American Chri…
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Hello Christmas movie lovers! Join the Fig Sisters as we journey into another GAC original movie where a striving artist pursues her dream... or so she thinks it's her dream. This is Art of Christmas. Grab a cup of hot chocolate and a blanket as we discuss our thoughts on this movie! Movie Category: Great American Christmas Movie: Art of Christmas …
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Hello fellow Christmas movie lovers! Journey with us as we enter a new Christmas movie category, Great American Christmas, with the first movie of the category, Catering Christmas. We will explore a world of magical cuisine and a budding Christmas romance and give our take on the movie! Category: Great American Christmas Movie: Catering Christmas I…
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Hey all of you Christmas lovers! Fig Sisters here! Join us as we venture through Christmas with Luther and Nora Krank in Christmas with The Kranks. As always, we will summarize the movie and give our input and scores for this movie. We will also give the final movie rankings for our It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas category. Reminder that…
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Hello fellow Christmas lovers! In this episode, the Fig Sisters journey to the world of Jingle Jangle, the third movie in our most recent category. We will explore the magic of this world and give our rankings for the movie. Come join us for this Christmas adventure! Movie Category: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Movie: Jingle Jangle W…
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Hey Christmas movie watchers! Today we will travel to the wintery land of Aldovia in the Netflix film, A Christmas Prince. As always, we will give our thoughts and opinions on the film as well as rank various aspects of the movie on our Candy Cane ranking system. Come and listen and see where A Christmas Prince lands in our It's Beginning to Look A…
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Hi everyone! It's Amanda and Adriana. On today's episode of The Most Epic Holly Jolly Christmas Showdown, we will discuss the rules and scoring of this tournament-style Christmas movie podcast. Then, we will begin scoring our first movie in It's Beginning To Look Alot Like Christmas category. Join us as we discuss Miracle on 34th Street. Movie Cate…
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In this episode, we talk about the childhood classic The Sandlot! We compare the friendships in the movie to our own friendships, identify which of the characters we relate to the most, and try to imagine what the movie would be like with girls instead of boys.By The Nosh Podcast
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In this episode, we interview Natasha's friend and former roommate, Christine! They tell us how they met through their college best friends, how they became close as roommates in Los Angeles, and how they've kept in touch after Christine moved to D.C.We also get to hear about Christine's approach to friendship, why she likes to meet new people, and…
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In this episode we interview Sarah and one of her best friends from college, Jess! Sarah and Jess talk about the weird and windy connections that led to them meeting, the special day they spent going on adventures, their weird similarities, the period of time that their friendship and communications started breaking down, and how they've stayed con…
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