Spring is springing ahead, hope is (hopefully) blooming, and it's the perfect time to return for a warm-weather check in! In this episode, Erika, Dory, and Mel set Hallmark aside to discuss two recent cultural milestones: Oprah's interview with Meghan & Harry, and the Hulu documentary "Framing Britney Spears". Family drama, spirals, and sadness abound...and a bit of Hallmark talk at the end because we all just need a warm Hallmark hug right about now.

Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special -

https://www.cbs.com/shows/oprah-with-meghan-and-harry-a-cbs-primetime-special/

The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears -

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/insider/framing-britney-spears-faq.html

It's Christmas, (Eve) and the final match-up is here! After Hallmark's Love, Lights, Hanukkah! competes against Lifetime's A Christmas Exchange, a 2020 Holiday Movie Bracket winner is crowned! And man, what a hard, hard choice it is to make in such a truly standout year. Dory, Erika and Mel also discuss highs and lows of the season, Hallmark movies of the past that we just can't get enough of, and the things that are giving us joy outside of the Christmas movie onslaught. Thanks for joining us for another year of bracket madness, see you all on the other side of 2020! WE DID IT!

Our 2020 All The Feels Holiday Movie Bracket Challenge is almost over, and Lifetime gave us two strong contenders this week: The Christmas Setup vs. A Sugar & Spice Holiday. Both movies were groundbreaking in their own ways and both gave us all the feels, but only one could come out on top. Listen now to find out which movie won the weekend in our second to last matchup of the year.

It's Hallmark vs Lifetime in the 6th match-up of the season as Christmas in Evergreen 4 battles Christmas Ever After. On one side, we got our favorite new Hallmark couple in our #1 Christmas town with its (perhaps) magical red truck. And on the other, we have a romance novelist who heads to her favorite Christmas lodge only to see the leading man from her books staring her right in the face!

Who will move ahead? Tune in to find out!

Mel returns to the pod after a long journey East, just in time to pit the bananas 90s fever dream Dear Christmas against the strait-laced, Tiger-cruisin' USS Christmas. Mysteries of true love lost versus a podcaster's accidental true love found...which will take the Round 5 crown? Also, a Judds family history lesson, just because. Only three more match-ups left!

Our friend Antonio Cayonne is back again! And this time, he’s here to talk about his first ever LEADING ROLE in a Hallmark movie. In this episode, Dory and Erika chat with Antonio about COVID craziness, our wild presidential election in the States, the strides Hallmark is making to prioritize diversity and inclusion, his part in Christmas in Evergreen: Bells are Ringing, working with his friend and colleague Rukiya Bernard, his experience on the upcoming Mighty Ducks series for Disney+, and so much more. Enjoy!

Dory and Erika are joined by special guest Ryan to review quite possibly the toughest match-up ever!  Listen as A Nashville Christmas Carol goes up against The Christmas House. We talk Christmas magic, a fantasy Judd family Hallmark movie, and trolling Treat Williams on twitter!

Who wins this week battle? It was hard to choose, so tune in to find out!

Christmas in Vienna takes on The Christmas Doctor in round 3 of the Holiday Movie match up - and while one of these movies had the ladies in tears, the other just had them wishing for desserts. Wave hello to your nearest symbolic cardinal, abandon your date on the fancy champagne-ferris wheel, and join us for another Christmas movie breakdown!

In this episode, we talk about the never-ending election that was and celebrate our first female VP before getting into our second bracket matchup: The Christmas Yule Blog vs. Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater.

Which of these movies led to a rant of epic proportions? Listen to find out!

We also chat about One Royal Holiday, On the 12th Date of Christmas, Holly & Ivy and A Welcome Home Christmas.

And if you're over any and all election talk (we get it) skip ahead to 18:49 where we begin our bracket discussion.

As the world burns and the election turns, the Holiday Movie Bracket makes a most triumphant return! It's week one in the bracket match up, in which Hallmark's Jingle Bell Bride takes on Lifetime's Christmas Unwrapped. Week one gifts us rare Alaskan flowers, an evil Cheryl Ladd, and Santa's sexy right hand man. Plus, spirited discussions of other off-bracket offerings - including Netflix's Holidate. Take cover with us in our TV Christmas bubble and we'll ride this week out, together.