It is time for Luke and Elysia's 2025 Christmas Carol adaptation blitz to come to a close with five of the most fun movies of the bunch, from the first ever Christmas special through the Great Depression and the Old West to love in the Aussie airline air to an underexplored history of Uganda.

Watch the films yourself, or let them recap them for you, pointing out all the best and/or most ridiculous bits.

Films discussed this episode:

• Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962) – YouTube mini doc
• An American Christmas Carol (1979) 
• Ebenezer (1998) 
• Christmas Above the Clouds (2025) 
• Christmas Karma (2025)

This year's Christmas Carol classics (already released): Scrooge (1913), Scrooge (1935), The Stingiest Man in Town (1956), The Stingiest Man in Town (1975), Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009)

Dark Christmas Carols (already released):  FX's A Christmas Carol (2019) vs. Carol for Another Christmas (1964)

Catch up on the "five staves" of last year's Dickens specials...

I – It all begins with the short opening notes episode, which sets the stage for all our Dickens Christmas coverage

II – The Dickens novella A Christmas Carol, and an audio drama of his short story "The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton" (Supercast, Patreon)

III – Many of the most classic classic Christmas Carol adaptations

IV – An intermezzo on Dickens' life and the creation of this tale

V – Finally, our first round-up of cinematic twists on the classic tale

2023 holiday special: The It's a Wonderful Life / Knife multiverse

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Elysia and Luke's A Christmas Carol discussion takes a darker turn in this lore-down between the Guy Pearce-starring, BBC co-produced 2019 version – which adds some grimer touches to Scrooge's tale – and the 1964 Twilight Zone-like variation created to advertise the importance of the UN at a time when the US and world in general were on the brink of one war and fully entering another. They'll give you all the history, psychology, and sociology you need to get more out of these two tales of existential dread.

Note: Apologies for the mic issues in this episode, but we hope you enjoy the history and psychology deep dives!

Films discussed this episode:

•  FX's A Christmas Carol (2019) 
• Carol for Another Christmas (1964)

The promised links:

• Explore "hopepunk" with Elysia and Nevermind the Music
• Luke's book: The Powell Doctrine and US Foreign Policy (Military Strategy and Operational Art) (Amazon)
• Abigail Thorn reads A Christmas Carol for charity

This year's Christmas Carol classics (already released): Scrooge (1913), Scrooge (1935), The Stingiest Man in Town (1956), The Stingiest Man in Town (1975), Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009)

This season's final episode: More Christmas Carol Twists – Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962), An American Christmas Carol (1979), Ebenezer (1998), Christmas Above the Clouds (2025), Christmas Karma (2025)

Catch up on the "five staves" of last year's Dickens specials...

I – It all begins with the short opening notes episode, which sets the stage for all our Dickens Christmas coverage

II – The Dickens novella A Christmas Carol, and an audio drama of his short story "The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton" (Supercast, Patreon)

III – Many of the most classic classic Christmas Carol adaptations

IV – An intermezzo on Dickens' life and the creation of this tale

V – Finally, our first round-up of cinematic twists on the classic tale

2023 holiday special: The It's a Wonderful Life / Knife multiverse

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'Tis the season for the many flavors of A Christmas Carol to rear their heads – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Luke and Elysia sort the wheat from the chaff (and all the in betweens) in their second round of tackling the classic adaptations.

Films discussed this episode:

• Scrooge (1913) – silent short
• Scrooge (1935) – first feature-length talkie
• The Stingiest Man in Town (1956) – "lost" (and found) TV musical – album version: Spotify (without narration), Deezer
• The Stingiest Man in Town (1975) – Rankin/Bass animated short – YouTube doc short
• Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) – the animated one with Jim Carrey

Coming next episode: Dark Christmas Carols: FX's A Christmas Carol (2019) vs. Carol for Another Christmas (1964)

This season's final episode: More Christmas Carol Twists – Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962), An American Christmas Carol (1979), Ebenezer (1998), Christmas Above the Clouds (2025), Christmas Karma (2025)

Catch up on the "five staves" of last year's Dickens specials...

I – It all begins with the short opening notes episode, which sets the stage for all our Dickens Christmas coverage

II – The Dickens novella A Christmas Carol, and an audio drama of his short story "The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton" (Supercast, Patreon)

III – Many of the most classic classic Christmas Carol adaptations

IV – An intermezzo on Dickens' life and the creation of this tale

V – Finally, our first round-up of cinematic twists on the classic tale

2023 holiday special: The It's a Wonderful Life / Knife multiverse

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Ayesha from the Every Sci-Fi Film Ever podcast joins Elysia for a look at the classic Universal Monsters films Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), discussing everything from on-set drama and injuries to Hollywood's new decency codes – to, of course, how the films both do and do not adapt the book they're based on.

As they dissect the philosophy and filmmaking behind these movies, they also set the stage for that period of mad-scientist filmmaking, and give an overview of how the adaptations of this story have gone from there – up to a preview of the new Guillermo del Toro movie Frankenstein (2025) and Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming The Bride! (2026).

Frankenstein on Every* SciFi Film Ever:

• 6. Frankenstein Goes To Hollywood
• 12. Mad Scientists: Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll & Boris Karloff

The 1st Frankenstein film (1910, 13 min)

1931 & 1935 film short docs:

• "The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made A Monster"
• "She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein" 

Frankensteins on Film (Letterboxd list)

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After a brand new intro with updated information about the plans for the Dune adaptation series, revisit Elysia and Luke's 2022 episode looking at the life and career of Frank Herbert, and how that led him to create the world of Dune. The backdrop to set the stage for next week's introduction to the original novel's first 10 chapters and overall world-building.

(Note: After next week, episodes will follow every two weeks in the public feed. More often for Book Club members. Book Club members who joined since the final Silo episode will be shouted out in next week's episode.)

Coming up in this series...

• Dune, the novel, in 4 parts

• Ranking the novel's most iconic scenes

• Jodorowsky's Dune

• Dune 1984

• The Dune games

• Syfy's Dune

• Villeneuve's Dune trilogy

• Dune: Messiah

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Elysia drops an update about the Dune book breakdown series: watch the feed this Monday!

And in the meantime, enjoy this episode from Elysia's appearances on The Dune Minute Podcast this week, checking in on a pregnant Lady Jessica (Rebecca Fergusson) and her very chatty fetus.

Find the rest of Elysia's appearances (minutes 61–65) and the rest of Zach and John's very in-depth coverage of both of Denis Villeneuve's Dune films (plus lore from the Dune Encyclopedia) in The Dune Minute Podcast feed – found here (or wherever you listen to podcasts): https://open.spotify.com/show/2NuoK7kt1XLpmRX1BIM4Dt

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A special preview of the non-Silo podcasting that has been (also) keeping Elysia busy this month: get an overview of the Lorehounds' 2025 Oscars prep series, already in full swing (see links below).

This quick episode (a crossover from the Lorehounds feed with a new intro) lays out the basics: what to know about the ceremony on March 2, helpful tools, the scandals, fires, and other biggest stories of the season – setting the stage for a series designed for Oscar novices as well as geeks.

Basically: I watched all 50 Oscars movies so that you don't have to, and now you can let me and a bunch of insider guests break it all down for you, from what you might want to watch yourself to what's most likely to win.

The 97th Academy Awards airs Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 7 pm (on ABC in the US)

Check how many Oscar nominees you've seen at OscarsDeathRace.com – or with extended stats at DeathRaceTracking.com

Oscars 2025 by category

Oscars 2025 overivew (mini-episode)

Animated Features & Shorts + Oscar campaigning

Original Scores & Songs (Nevermind the Oscars Music)

Documentary Features & Shorts + BAFTAs updates

Still to come

Live-Action Shorts + the Emotion Mixer

Writing & International Awards

Blockbuster (Tech) Awards

Acting & Directing Awards

Best Picture Nominees

Deep dives into 2025 Oscar nominees

The Emilia Pérez controversy

Wicked

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Alien: Romulus

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Revisit last year's Oscar series

Oscars 2024 Overview

Best Picture Nominees, Acting, Directing, Writing

Animated, International, Documentary, Shorts

"Below the Line" (Tech) Categories

Post-Ceremony Wrap-Up

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Luke is back from battle to debrief with Elysia on the end of season 2 and all their expectations for season 3 – plus what they'll be up to in the meanwhile! With, of course, lots of help from the community, and some truly wild theories.

Spoilers for all episodes aired to date, and any book elements related to what has already been aired.

No spoilers for any book elements that have not yet appeared on screen.

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While Elysia and Luke put together the season 2 Silo wrap-up, enjoy some extra insight into the season – straight from the writer's room! Silo TV writer and co-executive producer Sal Calleros answers some of the most recurring questions from the podcast, while also offering a glimpse at the show's overall writing process and things you might not realize about writing for TV.

Spoilers for all episodes aired to date, and any book elements related to what has already been aired.

No spoilers for any book elements that have not yet appeared on screen.

Showrunner Graham Yost's S3 teases to The Wrap

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While Luke recovers from an injury, John from the Lorehounds joins Elysia to break down "Into the Fire," the season 2 finale of Silo on Apple TV+. Between recaps of the details you might have missed, we talk Lukas Quest, deliberate any deaths, and measure the Foxiness of Knox's moxie.

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Stick around after the outro music for an extra finale book spoiler section. (Or flee when the final music plays!)

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