Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas (originally published in 5 parts-December, 2020) is a scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all--including an inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance'--until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop.

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Written, directed, produced, and edited by Ben Wietmarschen.

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Starring:

Kelly Hudson as Christopher Christopher & Whitney Witherspoon

Featuring:

Ben Wietmarschen as Wint Ergreenmintz

Dan Klein as Garrett Neville

Kassia Miller as Mom

Arthur Meyer as Dad

Pat O'Brien, Matt Klinman, and Ben Wietmarschen as Partners

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To contact the creator of this podcast, email: [email protected]

Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest, wildest, and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "Saying Yes To Christmas" a 2022 Lifetime Original Christmas movie.

From Lifetime: "A magical Christmas wish makes a career-obsessed June (Erika Prevost) say “Yes” to every invitation while she’s home for the holidays. But when an old flame, Blake (Romaine Waite) joins her hectic schedule of Christmas activities, past feelings are reignited. June must choose between saying yes to her career and life in the city or to her heart in her hometown."

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Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest, wildest, and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "Falling For Christmas" a 2022 Netflix Original Christmas movie.

From Netflix: "After losing her memory in a skiing accident, a spoiled heiress lands in the cozy care of a down-on-his-luck widower and his daughter at Christmastime."

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Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest, wildest, and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "#Xmas," a 2022 Hallmark Original Christmas movie.

From Hallmark: "When Jen gets the chance to enter a brand’s design contest, she poses a family influencer, enlisting the help of her best friend, Max, and her baby nephew. When her video is selected as a finalist, Jen is torn on whether to go on with her perfect “family” or reveal the truth. Starring Clare Bowen and Brant Daugherty."

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Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest, wildest, and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "Serving Up the Holidays," a 2022 Lifetime Original Christmas movie.

From Lifetime: "Scarlett is an incredible chef and co-owner of an upscale restaurant. But every year, her too sophisticated and unique holiday dishes never sell because they are not considered festive enough. To shake things up this year, her best friend and co-owner buys her a ticket to a holiday cooking getaway in a beautiful villa where Scarlett will re-learn festive cooking from the bottom up, maybe find love with a handsome rival chef from her past, and regain the Christmas spirit her food–and her life– truly needs. Stars Britt Irvin and Zach Roerig (2022)."

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Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest, wildest, and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we THROW IT BACK 7 YEARS when we recap and review "Angel Of Christmas," a 2015 Hallmark Original Christmas movie.

From Hallmark: "A holiday Grinch ever since her boyfriend dumped her on Christmas, newspaper staffer Susan gets her first big break to write her own headline story -- but ironically, the story is a Christmas-themed account of her own family's carved wooden Christmas Angel -- an angel that supposedly has magical properties to bring true lovers together. Stars Jennifer Finnigan and Jonathan Scarfe and Holly Robinson Peete."

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Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest, wildest, and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "Christmas On Mistletoe Lake," a 2022 Lifetime Original Christmas movie.

From Lifetime: "Every Christmas, Reilly Shore picks a random spot on the map to take an adventurous trip. This year, that destination is the quaint hamlet of Mistletoe Lake. As she arrives, Reilly discovers that the town’s lone bed & breakfast is full due to the town’s annual Christmas Harbor Festival. When twelve-year-old Emma invites Reilly to stay on her dad’s boat, she learns that Emma’s dad Raymond Mitchell is selling his boat and can’t participate in the festival. Saddened, Emma enlists Reilly’s help to convince Raymond to enter into the festival so they can have one last perfect Christmas on Mistletoe Lake. Stars Genelle Williams, Corey Sevier, Hattie Kragten, and Robin Dunne (2022)."

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After a THREE YEAR hiatus, Christmas Borts is back!

Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest and wildest and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "Lights, Camera, Christmas," a 2022 Hallmark Original Christmas movie.

"When a holiday rom-com movie shooting in her town needs a costume designer, Kerry, a local shop owner, steps into the role. While working on the movie, she rediscovers her passion for costume design and finds herself falling for Brad, the film’s famous leading man."

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After a THREE YEAR hiatus, Christmas Borts is back! 

Christmas Borts is an offshoot of the Sports Borts Podcast where Ben Wietmarschen and Ashley Chavez recap and review the weirdest and wildest and stone-cold wackiest straight to tv and straight to streaming Christmas movies of the year.

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This week we recap and review "Well Suited For Christmas," a 2022 Lifetime Original Christmas movie. 

"Fashion designer Rachel Rocca (Mercedes de la Zerda) lands a spot in a design competition to create a tuxedo for one of the city’s most eligible bachelors, Brett Stone (Franco Lo Presti), for a Christmas charity gala. As Rachel begins to unthread his well-spun public image, she discovers the true reason behind his Christmas charity, and find themselves falling in love."

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Ever since his carefree days playing Little League Baseball, Ezekial Stanton has dreamed of becoming a Major League second baseman. The one thing that's kept him from achieving his dream is his inability to turn a double play. Always slipping, falling over, and eating shit before he could throw the ball to first. This inability led to opposing teams giving him an unfortunate nickname, "Butterfeet," that haunted him as he grew older and got more fucked up into adulthood. Now, 36 years old and stuck in Triple A, Ezekial faces pressure from his ex-wife to pay his back alimony and he fears she might come after his most prized possessions: his dragon figurines. Can Ezekial find a way to overcome the distractions and finally get past his butterfeet issues? Or will he fold under the pressure, give up his precious dragon figurines, and succumb to the life of a deadbeat, unloveable dirtbag?

Unearthed by a lovely old librarian, The Second Baseman Has Butterfeet audiobook is a fake unpublished sports chapter book for adults by Matt Christopher, the acclaimed author of dozens of iconic sports chapter books for kids. Books like The Kid Who Only Hit Homers, Tough To Tackle, and Catcher With A Glass Arm. Books that I, Ben Wietmarschen who made this podcast, loved reading as a child and thought, wouldn't it be funny if Matt Christopher wrote a sports book for adults that had sex, bathroom humor, and swears in it? I hope you enjoy!

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Written, Directed, Produced, and Edited by Ben Wietmarschen.

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Cast

"Read by" - Ben Wietmarschen

"Dr. Cox" - Kelly Hudson (What Are You Into? Podcast)

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To contact the creator of this podcast, email: [email protected].

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If you enjoyed this podcast, consider checking out "Me And My 5 Ex-Girlfriends' Dads" and "Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas" on The Borts podcast feed.