Matt and Gillian roll the dice on fresh multiplayer board and card games they hope will be perfect for your next family game night. They also reminisce about their favorite childhood board games, decoding the glittery psychology of Pretty Pretty Princess and some life lessons no one asked The Game of Life to teach.

• Tea Time
  • Chai and pumpkin chai drink bombs
  • Trader Joe's Maple Espresso Black Tea
    • Utopian Scholastic Atmospheric Music
    • Utopian Scholastic aesthetic
• Gillian's Cozy Game Picks:
  • Classic Games
    • The Game of Life
    • Old Maid
    • Pretty Pretty Princess
    • Don't Wake Daddy
    • Uno
  • New(er) Games
    • A Game of Cat and Mouth
    • The Hygge Game - Cozy Conversation In Pleasant Company
    • Check Your Shelf: A Literary Trivia Card Game
• Matt's Cozy Game Picks:
  • Classic Games
    • Don't Break the Ice,
    • Labyrinth
    • Stratego
    • Risk
  • New(er) Games
    • Exploding Kittens
    • Code Names
    • The Chameleon
    • Mind the Gap
    • Boop
    • Wavelength
• Candle Review
  • New Board Game Smell by CMYK Games

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Gillian and Matt unwrap their seventh annual cozy gift guide!

• Cozy in the News
  • Cup Noodles New Turkey Dinner and Pumpkin Pie Flavors
  • The Rabbit with Crocheted Ears.
• Gillian's Cozy Gift Ideas:
  • Constellation T-Light Holder" from The Unemployed Philosophers Guild
  • Books Read This Year Counter
  • 2026 'Slow Living' Calendar
  • The Wolf and I Puzzle
  • Mackenzie Childs Cat Love 2 Quart Tea Kettle
• Matt's Cozy Gift Ideas:
  • Paint Your Own Bookmarks
  • Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas by Alonso Duralde
  • Levain Cookie Tin Gift Set
  • Acorn TV subscription
  • Matcha Tea Set
• Candle Review
  • Glass House's Gingerbread House Candle

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Matt and GIllian get cozy at Dracula's castle and sink their fangs into a vampire movie marathon with frights for the whole family. They also take a bite out of vampire-themed snacks and cocktails that will have you coming back from the dead for more.

• Vampire-themed Bite & Drink
  • Gillian's Vampire Greek Yogurt Dip with Strawberry "Blood" Sauce
  • Vampiro Mexicano
• Cozy Vampire Movies
  • Dracula (1931)
  • The Little Vampire (2000)
  • Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
  • Twilight (2008)
• Creepy Candle Review
  • Interview with the Vampire Candle by Serpent & Flame

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Gillian and Matt share low-effort ways to enjoy the fall season without the pumpkin-spiced pressure. From glue ghosts to virtual autumn ambiance, they savor the spirit of October the easy way.

• Lazy Fall Decorations
  • Glittery glue ghosts
  • Tissue paper ghosts
  • Paper bag puppets
• Low-Effort Eats
  • Ghost iced coffee cups
  • Spider Web Guacamole
• Cozy Autumn Activities
  • Knock Knock Cozy
  • Leaf By Leaf
  • Pumpkin Patch
  • Emily Lex's Fall Watercolor Book
  • The Comfy Fall Coloring Book
  • Enchanted Creatures Coloring Book
  • The Pumpkin Spice Cafe Coloring Book
• Simple Fall Sounds
  • Make Your Own Autumn Walk Ambient Sound from MyNoise.net
  • A video of a rainy October night while vintage music plays in another room
• Candle Review
• • Mise en Place Gourmand Golden Maple Pumpkin Ceramic Candle

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Matt and Gillian celebrate the coziness of cats, from the feline friends in their own lives to the glamour pusses of pop culture. They also share their experiences at CatCon and Fierce! The Story of Cats, a special exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

• Cozy in the News
  • The National Cat Award 2025 nominees
  • Vote for the Stamp You Want to Bring Back
• CatCon: The Convention With Cattitude
• Fierce! The Story of Cats
• Candle Review
  • Autumn Harvest by Pet House

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Gillian and Matt cuddle up with plushies past and present, from the Beanie Babies of their youth to the Build-A-Bear they birthed in the Glendale Galleria. They also stuff in facts about the history of stuffed animals and weigh-in on trending plushies like Labubu, Squishmallows, and JellyCat.

• Tea Time
  • Autumn Mist Green by Adagio Tea
  • Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso by Dunkin'
• Candle Review
  • Bear-Shaped Scented Candle by T-Shin

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Matt and Gillian try to make fetch happen with a double feature of Freaky Friday (2003) and its long-awaited sequel Freakier Friday (2025) before whipping out their Blockbuster cards to revisit formative teen classics like Clueless, The Princess Diaries, and more. It's all that and a complimentary bag of popcorn from IPIC.

• Cozy in the News
  • Every Day Action Turns Movie Set Leftovers Into Life-saving Meals
  • Amsterdam Prevents Cat Drownings
• Matt's Teen Movie Picks
  • Clueless
  • Never Been Kissed
  • Drop Dead Gorgeous
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower
  • Love, Simon
  • Eighth Grade
  • Bottoms
• Gillian's Teen Movie Picks
  • 13 Going on 30
  • Saved
  • The Princess Diaries
  • She's the Man
  • You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
  • To All the Boys I've Loved Before
  • Booksmart
• Candle Review
  • Asian Boba Girl's Fortune Cookie Candle

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Gillian and Matt take a walk to remember what fall felt like in the aughts, reminiscing about the millennial music, movies, TV shows, fashion, and trends that had them fallin' like Alicia Keys from 2000 to 2009.

• Tea Time
  • Strawberry Matcha Strato Frappacino
  • Adagio Tea's Autumn Sampler
• Autumn in the Aughts Spotify Playlist
• Candle Review
  • Big Shiny Tunes by Playwick Candles

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Before the credits roll on this season and they head off on their summer hiatus, Matt and Gillian go to the movies and revist their favorite cozy hits with all the excitement and fun of a summer movie marathon. They share which blockbuster films they think provide the kind of comfort that deserves a sequel along with which movies always make them cry (in a good way).

• Cozy in the News
  • Ronin, the Rat Who Finds Landmine
  • Goodbye to Garbage Man
• Summer Blockbusters Picks
  • The Lion King
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
  • Notting Hill
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
• Candle Review:
  • Heretic Blueberry Pie Candle from A24

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Gillian and Matt embark on an odyssey through the world of cozy myths and legends. They spill the ambrosia on heartwarming tales like the hospitable Baucis and Philemon and the gift-giving goodness of Italian legend La Befana. They also dream up TV shows based on cozy legends like the Washington D.C. Demon Cat and reveal which mythological universe they'd happily move into.

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• Cozy Myths and Legends
  • Baucis and Philemon
  • La Befana
  • The Cloak of St. Brigid
• Candle Review:
  • Thymes' Olive Leaf Candle

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