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We would love to hear from you. Send us your thoughts or suggestions. Lacey Chabert kicks off her new six-episode Hallmark+ series, Paris Is Always a Good Idea, and Eric and Andrea have very different takes on episode one, "Paris Revisited." Andrea's all in on the sibling storyline and the slow burn with Jason. Eric read the book. He has notes.What You'll Hear:Why the library lost Andrea's copy of the book before she could read itWhat changed between the novel and the TV adaptation, and why it mattersThe sibling storyline between Chelsea and Annabelle, and the weight of losing their momBarbara Niven's role as the dad's new girlfriend, and why the restraint worksThe casting age debate around Chelsea's characterThe Chelsea/Jason enemies-to-lovers setup and where it's headedWhat Eric and Andrea want to see more of in episode twoChapters (estimated from the conversation flow — swap in your real cut timestamps before publishing) 0:00 Intro 1:35 Meet Eric and Andrea, the missing library book 3:10 Episode 1 synopsis, from the Hallmark app 4:20 What Andrea loved: sibling dynamic and mom's notes 7:10 Eric's take: the book vs. the show 10:20 The age casting debate 12:15 What didn't work 13:40 Standout scene: the dance club moment 15:10 The Chelsea/Jason romance 16:40 What's next in episode two 18:10 Sign-offDid you read the book first? Tell us if the show lived up to it, or if you're Team Andrea and loved it either way.New episode breakdowns drop every week. Subscribe so you don't miss episode two.#ParisIsAlwaysAGoodIdea #LaceyChabert #HallmarkPlus #HallmarkChannel #HallmarkMovies #ScottMichaelFoster #HallmarkSeries #ParisRevisitedFollow us on social media: Instagram and TikTok: @hallmarkmysteriesandmoreYoutubeOr visit our website. This podcast was created by fans for fans and is NOT affiliated with or sponsored by Hallmark or the Hallmark Channel. 

Another month, another batch of Hallmark movies!  Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode Notes S7E25 - Join us as we dive into the mind of Radio Personality & Author of Pet World Steve Dale. He'll be in the house talking all things from pets to being a talent on WGN radio and much more. Steve Dale, certified animal behavior consultant (CABC), has reached more pet owners over the past few decades than any other pet journalist in America. Steve's TV appearances include the The Oprah Winfrey Show, National Geographic Explorer, Good Morning America; Pets: Part of the Family (PBS), Fox News, various Animal Planet shows, Daytime Chicago (WGN-TV) and countless others including The Pet Project and Balance TV (Canada) and TV shows in England, Australia, Japan, Peru and elsewhere. For several years, Steve was a regular contributor to Superstation WGN-TV morning news, then appeared regularly on WMAQ-TV, Chicago. Steve was a contributor to nationally syndicated HouseSmarts TV and for two years announcer for Hero Dog Awards on Hallmark. HELPFUL LINKS: VETERANS: https://www.va.gov/.../mental-health/suicide-prevention/ ADDICTION: https://lp.recoverycentersofamerica.com/.../continuum-of.../ Due you know someone that has lost their lives due to addiction? Or even someone that has made a full recovery? Reach out to Johnny Whitaker so they can help to celebrate the lives lost/ lives recovered at overdoseawareness0831@gmail.com ___________________________________________ Follow our guest https://stevedalepetworld.com/about-steve/ ______________________________ Toking with the Dead: https://www.stilltoking.com/ ————————————— Follow Still Toking With and their friends! https://smartpa.ge/5zv1 ————————————— Produced by Leo Pond and The Dorkening Podcast Network MORE ABOUT THE GUEST: Steve's also been a frequent host of satellite media tours and has his own YouTube channel. Steve currently is currently host (since 1997) of Steve Dale's Pet World, WGN Radio. And since 2020 is also host of a general Sunday afternoon talk show at WGN Radio. He was host of syndicated Animal Planet Radio and then a national version of Steve Dale's Pet World and The Pet Minute, syndicated Black Dog Radio Productions (2005 to 2024). This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Most filmmakers wait until after production to identify their audience and develop a distribution strategy. In this partner episode, GG Hawkins speaks with Greenlight Coverage founder Jack Zhang and Level 33 Entertainment Vice President Andreas Olavarria about evaluating a screenplay's commercial potential before production begins. They explain how AI-assisted script coverage can support—not replace—human decision-making, what distributors look for when assessing independent films, and how the Greenlight List gives screenwriters a path toward $100,000 in equity financing and guaranteed distribution. In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins and guests Jack Zhang and Andreas Olavarria discuss... Why filmmakers should consider their target audience, key art, trailer, genre, and distribution strategy while developing the screenplay How Greenlight Coverage uses data science and AI-assisted analysis to evaluate screenplays How Jack developed the platform using data from thousands of films and hundreds of millions of audience data points Why AI script coverage should function as an initial evaluation tool rather than a replacement for human readers How the Greenlight List combines an algorithmic first pass with evaluation by experienced industry professionals What separates a well-written screenplay from a commercially viable independent film Why contained concepts can be more practical for independent filmmakers and investors How originality, plot construction, character development, theme, and audience positioning affect a project's score Why low-budget horror still requires a specific audience and marketing strategy The built-in audiences for horror, thrillers, romance, and Hallmark- or Lifetime-style films How theatrical, TVOD, SVOD, and AVOD distribution windows affect independent film development Why filmmakers may need to hook viewers within the first five minutes on ad-supported streaming platforms How cast members, executive producers, and creators with established audiences can strengthen a film's marketability How the Greenlight List offers its grand prize winner $100,000 in equity financing and guaranteed distribution through Level 33 Entertainment Why writers should use submission deadlines as concrete milestones for completing their screenplays Memorable Quotes: “I think it's so important that filmmakers look at what the end product will be and how they're going to connect that film, that story, with a target audience.” “It has to have a specific audience itch that you're trying to scratch, or it's just going to be one of the thousands of films produced out there sitting on the shelf, unfortunately.” “The film itself should hook the audience in whatever genre in the first five minutes.” “Don't miss a deadline. Hit the submit button. Don't miss the deadline.” Guests: Jack Zhang — Founder of Greenlight Coverage Andreas Olavarria — Vice President at Level 33 Entertainment Resources: The Greenlight List Greenlight Coverage Level 33 Entertainment Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web: No Film School Facebook: No Film School on Facebook Twitter: No Film School on Twitter YouTube: No Film School on YouTube Instagram: No Film School on Instagram

Today Molly joins me to talk about the underrated film from director Richard Linklater- SubUrbia Follow Molly https://x.com/RasberryRazz Make sure to enter the From Mailbox to Movie Set" Sweepstakes, where one lucky winner will receive a walk-on role in an upcoming Hallmark original movie, plus a behind-the-scenes set experience and travel for themselves and a guest. Also don't miss an exclusive Hallmark+ offer: one year for $39 (over 50% off) with promo code VALPAKPARIS at hallmarkplus.com. Learn more at https://www.valpak.com/walkon Pick up Paris is Always a Good Idea on amazon https://amzn.to/4vLFDsd (ad Order a #animationjunkie shirt and more from our merch store! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?ref_id=8581 Please support my content on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Listen to Hallmarkies Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288 Follow Rachel's Reviews on Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rachels-reviews/id1278536301?mt=2 Follow my blog at https://rachelsreviews.net Follow me on twitter https://twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow me on facebook https://www.facebook.com/smilingldsgirlreviews/ Find the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Halmarkies Podccast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We met Dan Jeannotte at Trek Long Island, and one conversation was all it took to know we wanted him on the podcast. Whether you know him as George "Sam" Kirk on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Arno Dorian from Assassin's Creed: Unity, or from his Hallmark fan favorites, Dan has done it all. In this episode, we talk about Star Trek, Assassin's Creed, Hallmark, theater, voice acting, and the craft of storytelling. Along the way, Dan shares what it's like joining the Star Trek family, why Sam Kirk has become a fan favorite, and how one of gaming's most beloved characters earned him both an ACTRA Award and a Funko Pop.
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Today Molly joins me to talk about the underrated film from director Richard Linklater- SubUrbia Follow Molly https://x.com/RasberryRazz Make sure to enter the From Mailbox to Movie Set" Sweepstakes, where one lucky winner will receive a walk-on role in an upcoming Hallmark original movie, plus a behind-the-scenes set experience and travel for themselves and a guest. Also don't miss an exclusive Hallmark+ offer: one year for $39 (over 50% off) with promo code VALPAKPARIS at hallmarkplus.com. Learn more at https://www.valpak.com/walkon Pick up Paris is Always a Good Idea on amazon https://amzn.to/4vLFDsd (ad Order a #animationjunkie shirt and more from our merch store! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?ref_id=8581 Please support my content on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Listen to Hallmarkies Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288 Follow Rachel's Reviews on Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rachels-reviews/id1278536301?mt=2 Follow my blog at https://rachelsreviews.net Follow me on twitter https://twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow me on facebook https://www.facebook.com/smilingldsgirlreviews/ Find the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Halmarkies Podccast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We would love to hear from you. Send us your thoughts or suggestions. Love Under the Mistletoe, also released as Operation Mistletoe, brings back high school crushes Grace and Ryan to revive a charity fundraiser and, conveniently, keep ending up under the mistletoe. Eric and Andrea sat through it in installments and break down the budget, the chemistry, and one sleeve-rolling continuity error that neither of us can unsee.What You'll Hear:- Why the outdoor scenes gave away a not-so-cold shoot- The meddling best friend character we could not get behind- A continuity error in the cookie-baking scene- Where Jen Lilley carried the movie almost single-handedly- A blooper about mistletoe that is not actually mistletoe- Five thumbs-up-or-down verdicts on August's new Hallmark releasesChapters:0:00 Cold Open3:45 Meet the Movie: Love Under the Mistletoe5:10 First Impressions: A Slow Burn7:30 What We Didn't Like14:15 Standout Scene: Cookie Baking14:45 Romance and Chemistry Check16:30 Comparable Movies Worth Watching19:10 Trivia and Bloopers21:45 August Movie Preview: Thumbs Up or Down25:15 Wrap-Up and Next WeekDid Ryan and Grace feel like a real couple to you, or more like siblings? Let us know in the comments.New Hallmark reviews drop every week. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one.#HallmarkMovies #LoveUnderTheMistletoe #OperationMistletoe #JenLilley #HallmarkReview #ChristmasInJuly #HallmarkMoviesAndMysteriesFollow us on social media: Instagram and TikTok: @hallmarkmysteriesandmoreYoutubeOr visit our website. This podcast was created by fans for fans and is NOT affiliated with or sponsored by Hallmark or the Hallmark Channel. 

This edition of The Neil Haley Show opens with a Total Celebrity conversation with Today Show weatherman Al Roker, who walked Neil through the pre-dawn routine behind live morning television. He is up around 3:45, on the phone with his meteorologist comparing models, maps, and notes before heading to the studio by about 5:45 for the two-hour broadcast, and he admitted he never quite manages to get to bed on time. Roker turned to his Hallmark Movies and Mysteries film, The Morning Show Mystery: Murder on the Menu, part of a series drawn from his own mystery novels, in which his chef and morning-show-host character Billy Blessing, reimagined for the screen and played by Holly Robinson Peete, is pulled into clearing a rival celebrity chef accused of murder while navigating a will-they-won't-they with a homicide detective she once dated. He praised Hallmark's family-friendly throwback tone, a nod to Matlock and Murder She Wrote, talked up live-tweeting alongside viewers, and, writing his recent books on an iPad in airports and on planes, reflected on how reading and writing became twin passions. The film airs Sunday at 9 p.m. Eastern.Neil then welcomed physician and author Dr. Paul Corona, known as the Doctor for Depression, whose Mind and Body Healing approach argues that mental and physical health are inseparable. He laid out the principles at the heart of his Corona Protocol: recognizing the mind-body connection, and how stress surfaces as real physical symptoms; reading the full spectrum of conditions such as bipolar disorder rather than the popular caricature of it; and aiming for genuine remission, patients feeling fully like themselves again, rather than settling for Band-Aid symptom relief. Corona stressed careful history-taking over rushed prescriptions, close individualized follow-up, and getting to root causes, and he addressed the criticism his outspokenness draws by framing his stance as pro-patient rather than anti-medication. His books range from the Healing the Mind and Body trilogy to The Corona Protocol and its Prescriber's Guide for clinicians, and his reality series The Dr. Paul Show streams on Roku, Amazon Fire, and YouTube. He can be found at drpaulcoronamd.com, and Neil floated featuring the show on Rayd8 Television.The hour continued with author and coach David Chametzky, host of Peace, Love and Bring a Bat, who returned with a health-driven update. What he assumed was simple extra weight turned out to include serious heart blockages, a wake-up call that has him twenty pounds down and refocused on wellness. A ghostwriter with a stack of finished manuscripts now in the edit queue, Chametzky made the case for authenticity over shiny-object promises, urging people to build their own book and brand rather than chase compilation projects and hollow bestseller badges, and framing real leadership as leaving an impact even after you have left the room. He described relaunching his podcast with thirteen episodes at once, partnering with Neil's Media Giant operation, and offering anyone who reaches out a free half hour to map out speaking, a book, or a podcast of their own.The hour also carried a Wounded Sisters simulcast with bestselling author and nurse Mary Shearer Eckert, who encouraged listeners not to let the past define them, to forgive themselves and move forward, chase their bucket lists as she did by skydiving at seventy, and find joy in the journey rather than the destination. Her novel Wounded Sisters, set in the rugged beauty of West Texas, has a sequel she expects to finish by the end of summer. The program closes with a Singularity simulcast where host and author Gary Lyon Otto explored where computing heads next, contrasting digital, quantum, and analog systems and marveling that the human brain does holographic, analog work on a tiny fraction of the power a data center demands.

Sheinelle shares her tips for creating an “outdoor oasis” no matter the space — backyard, balcony or patio — with advice to maximize and transform any area. Plus, Jenna and Sheinelle catch up with Hallmark Channel queen Lacey Chabert about her new series, “Paris Is Always a Good Idea.” And the pair surprises a lucky health care worker with another edition of “Pop-Up Makeover,” complete with celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton and lifestyle contributor Melissa Garcia. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today Rachel is joined by the cast of Paris is Always a Good Idea including Lacey Chabert Our interview with Jenn McKinley author of Paris is Always a Good Idea https://youtu.be/zb2zXZCOUQs Make sure to enter the From Mailbox to Movie Set" Sweepstakes, where one lucky winner will receive a walk-on role in an upcoming Hallmark original movie, plus a behind-the-scenes set experience and travel for themselves and a guest. Also don't miss an exclusive Hallmark+ offer: one year for $39 (over 50% off) with promo code VALPAKPARIS at hallmarkplus.com. Learn more at https://www.valpak.com/walkon Pick up Paris is Always a Good Idea on amazon https://amzn.to/4vLFDsd (ad For the classics episode https://youtu.be/YkczcdFd9o0 Here is the short list we were working from https://boxd.it/rjjQi Please support the podcast on patreon and be part of these ranking episodes at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Terry on twitter https://twitter.com/flurryheaven Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Get some of our great podcast merch https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?ref_id=8581 Please support the podcast on patreon and be part of these ranking episodes at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews Follow Rachel on facebook www.facebook.com/smilingldsgirlreviews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's show featured yet another celebrity who got drunk and didn't hire a driver, an Allentown video game developer has released another game with a local twist, it's Shark Week on Discovery but Dave is more partial to Christmas In July on Hallmark, a message in a bottle was found from 53 years ago, and a new study says men are twice as likely to flirt with ChatGPT! Is that considered cheating?? The audience weighed in...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Tuesday which means there's a new Hallmark movie to review! ABOUT LOVE UNDER THE MISTLETOE Interior designer Grace runs a business with her best friend and her brother in the quaint town of Ivy Glen but is too busy for a real relationship. Ryan, a successful New York City financial advisor and Grace's former high school crush, returns home planning to sell his grandmother's historic St. Nicholas House. The mayor convinces him to revive the holiday tradition, setting the stage for an unexpected reunion. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR LOVE UNDER THE MISTLETOE 2026 | Hallmark CAST & CREW OF LOVE UNDER THE MISTLETOE Director: Bradley Walsh Writers: Ansley Gordon, Kathleen Knox, Bob Sáenz Cast: Jen Lilley as Grace Rankin Nick Bateman as Ryan St. Nicholas BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS We meet Grace. She's hanging out with Quinn who is really into her. Grace is really excited to be in charge of decorating the town Christmas tree. Her main goal? Getting the contract to decorate the entire town! We then meet Ryan. He's a big city finance boy who is trying to figure out what to do with his grandmother's historic St. Nicholas House. He's planning on listing it but gets a call from the mayor. The mayor calls him to see if he'd be interested in reviving the beloved Ribbons and Bows charity fundraiser. He's not so sure about this. So he heads back to his hometown and is pumped to bump into Grace. The sparks are flying. The mayor comes by Grace's office to see if she'd be willing to talk to Ryan and convince him to do the fundraiser. If she does this for her, she'll move to the top of the list of potential decorators to decorate the town next year. Grace's bff Melanie is pumped about this because they're both single and ready to mingle. Quinn goes to the St. Nicholas House to talk to Ryan to try to find out about what his plans are for the house since Quinn is a real estate agent and he has a very interested buyer. Ryan says if he decides to sell, he'll call him first. As Quinn goes to leave, Grace shows up. Ryan asks Grace if there's something going on with her and Quinn. She's like oh it's nothing, we just hang out sometimes. She convinces him to move forward with the fundraiser and that she'll do all the heavy lifting! Maggie starts hanging up mistletoe around town to help make sure that Ryan and Grace get together. They start hanging out a ton. She even tells Quinn that it's just not going to work out between them. Everything is working out great aside from not being able to find a 14 foot Christmas tree. But he surprises her by finding one! But Quinn ruins everything by telling Grace about his plans to buy the St. Nicholas House. He decides ultimately he's not going to sell. The party happens. And they end up kissing under the mistletoe. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join Creative Manifestation: https://www.skool.com/sarahprout/aboutThe Lion's Gate FREE Meditation: https://youtu.be/Ue31FRa8X1oDo this meditation to manifest your dreams and open your portal for miracles. The Lion's Gate Portal Is Open — And it's not what you thinkEvery year on August 8th, something powerful happens in the cosmos and in the world of self help people — a phenomenon known as the Lion's Gate Portal. It's the Hallmark holiday for manifestation teachers that only our spirit guides can really confirm.

Join Creative Manifestation: https://www.skool.com/sarahprout/aboutThe Lion's Gate FREE Meditation: https://youtu.be/Ue31FRa8X1oDo this meditation to manifest your dreams and open your portal for miracles. The Lion's Gate Portal Is Open — And it's not what you thinkEvery year on August 8th, something powerful happens in the cosmos and in the world of self help people — a phenomenon known as the Lion's Gate Portal. It's the Hallmark holiday for manifestation teachers that only our spirit guides can really confirm.

  This is a preview of our latest Patreon episode. Get this and more at https://hellofawayto.dad/  And you thought the stores were putting out Halloween candy early. This month Francis and Beth ignore the heatwave and watch the new Christmas in July movies released on Hallmark. First up is Christmas under construction, featuring a reality show couple who fix your home and your relationship. Next is O Little Christmas Market where the talented architect and the midrange diorama builder save the Christmas market. Finally we watch Snowbound for the Holidays to save the run down ski lodge from the evil developers next door. Our favorites, our most disliked, and our recommendations are waiting for you. Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates  https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ See our favorite books and explore some of the authors featured on the show - https://bookshop.org/shop/hellofawaytodad BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/whatahellofawaytodad.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/ 

Today Rachel is joined again by actor Will Kemp to talk about Seeking Persephone and his latest Hallmark film Toast to Italy Pick up Paris is Always a Good Idea on amazon https://amzn.to/4vLFDsd (ad For our Will Kemp movie ranking https://youtu.be/qwn66ZWuhxE Follow Will on all the socials at @iamwillkemp For our interview with Will from 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sv5Qrtt9aA Our first interview with Will at the height of the pandemic in 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCvH-hYfG1Y For our 1960-1970s ranking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE7iRyUtzZw For the classics episode https://youtu.be/YkczcdFd9o0 Here is the short list we were working from https://boxd.it/rjjQi Please support the podcast on patreon and be part of these ranking episodes at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Terry on twitter https://twitter.com/flurryheaven Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Get some of our great podcast merch https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?ref_id=8581 Please support the podcast on patreon and be part of these ranking episodes at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews Follow Rachel on facebook www.facebook.com/smilingldsgirlreviews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BMI songwriter and Country Soul artist, Karen Waldrup. She has more than 1.3 million social followers and over half a billion online video views. As a Top 5 finalist on Season 25 of NBC's The Voice, she captured national attention and has been featured in Rolling Stone, People, Netflix, Hallmark, Bravo, CMT, Fox, and more.  Her live credits range from NASCAR ESPN Live to the Super Bowl 48 NFL Experience. She spent a record 21 weeks at No. 1 on Taste of Country's Top Music Videos in 2025 with “Blue Cowboy Boots”—the longest run any artist has had atop that chart. She has won 12 Nashville Industry Music Awards and the 2019 Torch Award from the Keith Whitley Fingerprint on Country Music Awards. #countrymusic #music #sou;music #countrymusic #thevoice #NBC  Her next album, No Way Back, produced and mixed by Grammy winner Jeff Huskins and mixed in Dolby Atmos, is set for release in 2026.

Hallmark's final Christmas in July premiere comes with a twist: It isn't actually new.Love Under the Mistletoe has been available elsewhere for two years under a different title, and after watching it... we may understand why.Join us for another fun recap, plenty of laughs, and our Gold or Coal verdict as we close out Christmas in July.

Charli XCX's new album ends with David Cronenberg saying, over and over, that no one lasts forever. I appreciate the honesty. A critic called it a litany for an afterlife-free church. Romans 8 is the response. Not a Hallmark card, not death-denial, but the promise that God makes a way out of no way. That nothing is lost. That everything bad will be undone.

BMI songwriter and Country Soul artist, Karen Waldrup. She has more than 1.3 million social followers and over half a billion online video views. As a Top 5 finalist on Season 25 of NBC's The Voice, she captured national attention and has been featured in Rolling Stone, People, Netflix, Hallmark, Bravo, CMT, Fox, and more.  Her live credits range from NASCAR ESPN Live to the Super Bowl 48 NFL Experience. She spent a record 21 weeks at No. 1 on Taste of Country's Top Music Videos in 2025 with “Blue Cowboy Boots”—the longest run any artist has had atop that chart. She has won 12 Nashville Industry Music Awards and the 2019 Torch Award from the Keith Whitley Fingerprint on Country Music Awards. #countrymusic #music #sou;music #countrymusic #thevoice #NBC  Her next album, No Way Back, produced and mixed by Grammy winner Jeff Huskins and mixed in Dolby Atmos, is set for release in 2026.

The Hallstars are here to talk about Christmas at Sea s2 Make sure to enter the From Mailbox to Movie Set" Sweepstakes, where one lucky winner will receive a walk-on role in an upcoming Hallmark original movie, plus a behind-the-scenes set experience and travel for themselves and a guest. Also don't miss an exclusive Hallmark+ offer: one year for $39 (over 50% off) with promo code VALPAKPARIS at hallmarkplus.com. Learn more at https://www.valpak.com/walkon Our Christmas podcasts are at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4f2KtBPzUE&list=PLXv4sBF3mPUDo41tHqhkjHCvedmZwLzHx Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Support the podcast with our City Girls Pod merch! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29520645-city-girls-pod-logo-sex-and-the-city-podcast?ref_id=8581&store_id=192534 Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews Follow Rachel on facebook www.facebook.com/smilingldsgirl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tracey and Sally begin Hallmark's 2026 Christmas in July lineup. Listen in for conversations about what constitutes a surprise reveal and the proper amount of Christmas decorations!

We would love to hear from you. Send us your thoughts or suggestions. Kimberley Sustad, Andrew Walker, and Ben Ayers sit down to talk dream bucket-list vacations, life on a Hallmark cruise, and a hypothetical all-star Hallmark murder mystery - including who gets killed off first and who they'd cast as the killer (hint: it's Tyler Hynes). Plus: Christmas movies vs. non-holiday rom-coms, Ben's case for more Curious Caterer, and Kimberley's pitch for her own murder mystery show.00:00 Dream bucket list vacations — Greece, and Andrew's Dolomites ski story02:15 Pitching an all-star Hallmark cruise murder mystery03:45 Who's the killer? (it's Tyler Hynes)04:30 Life behind the scenes on the Hallmark cruise06:30 Christmas movies vs. regular rom-coms08:00 Curious Caterer, Aurora Teagarden & Kimberley's murder mystery pitch09:00 Wrap-upSubscribe for more Hallmark stars, movie news, and mystery content.#Hallmark #HallmarkChannel #KimberleySustad #AndrewWalker #BenAyersFollow us on social media: Instagram and TikTok: @hallmarkmysteriesandmoreYoutubeOr visit our website. This podcast was created by fans for fans and is NOT affiliated with or sponsored by Hallmark or the Hallmark Channel. 

Visit Ely, Minnesota for fun things to do year-round! Whether you are looking for a place to stay, a delicious meal, a hiking trail, or an immersion experience, we have businesses ready to meet your needs.Stephanie Hansen (00:00:00)Hello, everybody, and welcome to Dishing with Stephanie's Dish, the podcast where we talk to people in the food space typically, but also in the wellness spaces and all the beautiful spaces. I'm here today with Kate Kalan and she is with Etoile du Nord, which is a new spa that is located in Ely, Minnesota. And many of you know Ely is my second home. it is the home of the True North Cabin Cookbook where I wrote the books. And also I have a cabin here.And it's been kind of a summer. So I typically go back and forth between the twin cities and here. And Kate, you and I have never met, but I'm really excited about your new spa. You guys opened, was it last summer?Kate (00:00:43)Last spring, yeah, Earth Day we opened. So we're on summer number two now. ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:00:46)So so Kate, tell me about how you found yourself in Ely.Kate (00:01:40)So I was born and raised here. ⁓ I left to go to school, work in the cities for many, many years. ⁓ and then COVID happened ⁓ and I decided to come home. ⁓ So ⁓ I work remotely ⁓ up here ⁓ and I don't know, I think it was about a year ⁓ working remotely that I ⁓Don't know Stephanie decided to do something different. ⁓ And ⁓ it was yeah, it was one summer my mom and I were were I was trying to get us a pedicure appointment and it was impossible. So ⁓ I was like, I I don't know, let's do this. I don't know what sparked it. I think you know, my parents ran small businesses here when I grew up andStephanie Hansen (00:02:10)Ha ha ha ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:02:32)Yeah.Kate (00:02:35)I think I had just been talking to like a lot of entrepreneurs at the time. I don't I don't even know, but ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:02:40)It it it makes sense though, because ⁓ what I noticed during COVID, we would come up in the winter and stay ⁓ we actually spent kind of a lot of time up here that winter ⁓ of the first year of COVID, just probably out of boredom more than anything else. ⁓ And we had free time. So, you know, the Northwoods was so gorgeous and so beautiful. I think that a lot of people came to this area.Kate (00:02:48)Yeah.Stephanie Hansen (00:03:08)In the COVID times, people came from other parts of the country. There were a lot of houses that were purchased. A lot of entrepreneurs came in. And for a town like Ely that has so much of its historical roots in mining, it was pretty neat to see all these entrepreneurs coming to town. So I when you opened your spa, I was like, hooray. And at that time too, another spa, the pebble spa, that was here closed. So people really, I think, appreciated that. opportunity to ⁓ welcome you in. And it started just primarily as nails, but I've noticed you're doing more things now.Kate (00:03:45)Yeah. ⁓ we do manicures, pedicures. ⁓ this summer we brought on an esthetician. So she's doing facials and like light chemical peels. ⁓ and then just recently this month we welcomed ⁓ massage therapists. So Jessie Brooks massage is working out of our our cozy little space. ⁓ so yeah, people are people are excited and so that makes me excited.Stephanie Hansen (00:04:12)So in the summer the population here swells, ⁓ up to like six thousand people. So it grows by like six to sevenfold really. ⁓ is ⁓ like if you and you've only been doing this this is your second year, I would imagine summer is a big part of the business or not.Kate (00:04:25)yeah. ⁓ we made it through ⁓ the winter, ⁓ but summer's a completely different animal. I mean, the girls are are pretty booked and it's wonderful. You know, we have so many seasonal people, just even from last summer who are excited to come back, which is ⁓ awesome to see. ⁓ you know, and then just the regular tourists and visitors, obviously this summer's a little bit different. ⁓ but happy to say we're we're pretty steady, which has been awesome.Stephanie Hansen (00:04:59)It's pretty interesting. I mean, I feel like the city of Ely and the folks in Ely have done a lot to spur winter tourism. I mean, snowmobiling is a big thing. We've got great cross-country ski trails. I mean, there's things like Beard Fest ⁓ and they have the movie festival now. There's also a winter festival, ⁓ ice sculptures, snow sculptures. ⁓ What do you think it would take in your opinion to get more people interested in Ely in the winter?Kate (00:05:31)I mean, I keep saying they should film a Hallmark movie up here. Like ⁓ it's so, you know, it's so cozy in the winter and it's such ⁓ a special place to spend Christmas. ⁓ I just I always say this town has Hallmark vibes and so I really think they should come up here. But ⁓ you know, like you said, there's stuff going on throughout the year. Fall is a beautiful time to visit. We'll have the harvest moon hopefully this year, which will hopefully be bigger than ever. ⁓ they'll have the art walk during that time. Like you said, we have the winter festival, the film festival. We have a new dark sky festival. I mean, they're, you know, we're really trying to get people up here year round. ⁓ obviously it's beautiful right now and and wonderful. So I hope people still ⁓ you know, with respect to the firefighters and everything. ⁓ Yeah.Stephanie Hansen (00:06:20)Yeah, let's talk about that for a second because this will air in the next couple of weeks. And ⁓ on July, what was it, 7th, I believe, ⁓ there was a reignition of an older fire that had started through lightning called the campfire. But also concurrently, there were 14 other fires that were going in the Boundary Waters Canoe area has been really impacted. The small business in particular, they closed the boundary waters for it looks like it'll be a minimum of two weeks and probably a little bit longer. They are starting to open for single day permits near kind of the Tofty Lutzen area, which is ⁓ pretty far from us, about 90 minutes. ⁓ when it it's so hard to balance because I know you live here. I have a home here we have people that are friends we have that are evacuated and then are waiting to get back to their cabin spaces. And yet it's like you're living in this weird universe because I look outside. It's a gorgeous, beautiful day. It feels fine. This is supposed to be the start of the blueberry festival. But I also as I promoted art festivals myself for 25 years. And I know, you know, to bring 40,000 people to town during this whole crisis when you've got 850 fire people on the line trying to protect the town could be seen as irresponsible. It's a very mixed soup of feelings. What are your feelings as we're going into week two of this? ⁓ basically evacuation all around the town of Ely.Kate (00:07:58)Yeah, it's hard. Like you said, I mean, there were a few days where it has never felt like that here with the smoke and ⁓ it it was eerie. ⁓ but it it's beautiful now. The sky is clear. That's not to say we don't still have wildfires happening up there. Like you said, there's like 800 firefighters in town. We have to respect their space, ⁓ we have to respect, you know, the officials' orders.⁓ we have to make sure they have lodging and all of that. And it's it's a shame that Blueberry had to be canceled. But, you know, like you said, bringing thirty, forty thousand people into town on top of that. ⁓ just I understand why that decision was made. ⁓ I just hope we can make up for it, you know, like like you can visit Ely now. ⁓ I mean, the town the town is welcoming you very much so. ⁓And and I hope like I said in the fall and just when things calm down a little bit, ⁓ people will kind of make more of an effort and and think to to come up here and enjoy the leaves and ⁓ and plan some fall activities up here.Stephanie Hansen (00:09:13)We're getting good vibes, I think, from the city folks and the people in the surrounding areas. A lot of people wanna know what they can do to help. Is there something specific to you and your business that people could do to help?Kate (00:09:26)Come visit us, come make appointments. ⁓ yeah, our nail girls are are booking out and we're trying to fill up our esthetician schedule. ⁓ but yeah, we're lucky to have a lot of local clients ⁓ who are very loyal and and just summer visitors who haven't had to evacuate, thankfully. ⁓ but there's a lot of stuff going on in town. The Ely Community Response has a growing list of ways to help. I just saw right before we hopped on actually, ⁓ there's like a fund that that people are working on United Way, I think. ⁓ Yeah.Stephanie Hansen (00:10:03)Yeah, the United Way of the Northeast has established a fund that is accepting donations. I'll put a link to it in the show notes. There's three kind of pillars, and you can ⁓ sp specify your donation to go to one of the pillars, one being the small businesses in Ely, one being ⁓ nonprofits, and then the other one to wildfire fighting in the area. So that's pretty cool that they've established a line directly to small businesses.I know a lot of people are ⁓ encouraging gift cards. Do you have gift cards that people can purchase too?Kate (00:10:34)Yep. Yep. Yep. Online a lot of businesses do.Stephanie Hansen (00:10:38)Can you tell me three businesses ⁓ in Ely that you feel like you'd like people to know about?Kate (00:10:47)man, Stephanie, that's hard. ⁓ shoot. ⁓ let's see. I I love Insula. I I that's yeah, I figured you would. ⁓ I love Burnside Lodge. I think you would probably love that too. ⁓ I yes.Stephanie Hansen (00:10:48)⁓ I know it's like saying here, pick three of your friends.Stephanie Hansen (00:10:57)I do too.Stephanie Hansen (00:11:05)I do. Burntside Lodge is a historic lodge and you can eat there for dinner. They have a walk in bar area, gifts, and you can lodge there. It's historic lodges, they're very beautiful. Insula is a restaurant right in town.Kate (00:11:20)Yeah. ⁓ I have a friend who owns Five Pines Candle Company. She just moved into the new carbonation Ely space, which was the old pebble space. ⁓ I love this. ⁓ They are they have like arcade games, they have a co-working space, they are eventually gonna have, I think, like dirty sodas, which are all the rage. ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:11:32)What is carbonation ely?Kate (00:11:45)The state theater I love. That's newly renovated. We have current movies playing, you know. I mean, just take a walk down Sheridan and Chapman Street. Like we're open and and everyone would be very thrilled ⁓ to see you. ⁓ So ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:12:00)Yeah.Well, I'm looking forward to see you. If I showed you my ⁓ toenails or my nails right now, you'd be horrified. ⁓Kate (00:12:10)No. Me too. I tell my girls like I am a horrible spokesperson because I'm I talk like this. ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:12:17)Yeah, ⁓ same. Like, please do not look. And I have a TV show that I do and I'm holding food all the time. So I really have to have my nails done. So like in this two week reprieve where I haven't had to do it, it's like, ⁓ it's so great. But they just look terrible. So ⁓ I appreciate you. And I also appreciate massage. ⁓ I am someone that really believes in the power of massage. I get massage every week when I'm home.And I just feel for like lymphatic purposes and just overall stress and well being it's really important. ⁓ And so I'm looking forward to visit with Jesse at some point.Kate (00:12:55)Yes, yes. And same with facials. I just, ⁓ you know, and I don't we try and take a really just kind of like holistic self-care approach. Like all of our products are non toxic, cruelty free, nearly everything is vegan. ⁓Our space is just like cozy and welcoming. Like we just want people to take a little bit of time for themselves. Obviously, there's crazy, crazy things going on in the world. And it's just like you said, that is ⁓ really important ⁓ just to kind of level set and and take an hour for yourself or whatever it may be. So yeah. ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:13:33)Yeah, I love it. Well, I am a huge fan of what you're doing. I'm a huge fan of Ely and all the new small businesses that have opened up in the last five years since COVID. Can you believe it? ⁓ and there's just so many there's so many great things about Ely. I'm a I'm a big supporter and I'm hopeful that I in some ways I wonder if kind of looking at the positive side of things, that all of this wildfire activity will sign will bring a shine a light.on the community and how amazing it's been, how supportive of the firefighters, how the Ely community's response really mobilized. There what impressed me about them so much is everybody talks about like, let me know what I can do or how can we help. And they just like got a Google spreadsheet, got a substack going, got a Facebook page, like people just started matching literal needs with people that needed them. So if someone needed a place to stay, they found it. If someone needed a mattress for the back of a truck, because that's where they were going to be, they found it. They really talked about how you can build an inexpensive air filter for your home. It it was so just impressive how fast and how real the response and help was.Kate (00:14:50)Yeah, and social media, man, our WhatsApp Ely Facebook group is like ⁓ it's a godsend in in some ways, you know. ⁓ but yeah, so there's there's a lot available for people to do in town right now. And and I think that's important for for everyone to know. Yeah.Stephanie Hansen (00:15:10)Yeah, come visit Ely. There's whether you come spring, summer, winter, or fall, outside of there's beautiful lakes, ⁓ lots of lodging. ⁓ there's pickleball, there's gonna be a new brewery in town, there's entertainment in the park, ⁓ there is the big festivals, there's just so much happening all the time. So thanks for talking to me, Kate. I will come in and see you soon next time I swing through town. Okay.Kate (00:14:50)Thank you, it was great to finally meet you. Okay. Okay. Bye.Stephanie Hansen (00:15:39)Yes, you too, and we'll talk soon. Okay. Bye bye.Stephanie Hansen's @StephaniesDish Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephaniehansen.substack.com/subscribe

Visit Ely, Minnesota for fun things to do year-round! Whether you are looking for a place to stay, a delicious meal, a hiking trail, or an immersion experience, we have businesses ready to meet your needs.Stephanie Hansen (00:00:00)Hello, everybody, and welcome to Dishing with Stephanie's Dish, the podcast where we talk to people in the food space typically, but also in the wellness spaces and all the beautiful spaces. I'm here today with Kate Kalan and she is with Etoile du Nord, which is a new spa that is located in Ely, Minnesota. And many of you know Ely is my second home. it is the home of the True North Cabin Cookbook where I wrote the books. And also I have a cabin here.And it's been kind of a summer. So I typically go back and forth between the twin cities and here. And Kate, you and I have never met, but I'm really excited about your new spa. You guys opened, was it last summer?Kate (00:00:43)Last spring, yeah, Earth Day we opened. So we're on summer number two now. ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:00:46)So so Kate, tell me about how you found yourself in Ely.Kate (00:01:40)So I was born and raised here. ⁓ I left to go to school, work in the cities for many, many years. ⁓ and then COVID happened ⁓ and I decided to come home. ⁓ So ⁓ I work remotely ⁓ up here ⁓ and I don't know, I think it was about a year ⁓ working remotely that I ⁓Don't know Stephanie decided to do something different. ⁓ And ⁓ it was yeah, it was one summer my mom and I were were I was trying to get us a pedicure appointment and it was impossible. So ⁓ I was like, I I don't know, let's do this. I don't know what sparked it. I think you know, my parents ran small businesses here when I grew up andStephanie Hansen (00:02:10)Ha ha ha ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:02:32)Yeah.Kate (00:02:35)I think I had just been talking to like a lot of entrepreneurs at the time. I don't I don't even know, but ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:02:40)It it it makes sense though, because ⁓ what I noticed during COVID, we would come up in the winter and stay ⁓ we actually spent kind of a lot of time up here that winter ⁓ of the first year of COVID, just probably out of boredom more than anything else. ⁓ And we had free time. So, you know, the Northwoods was so gorgeous and so beautiful. I think that a lot of people came to this area.Kate (00:02:48)Yeah.Stephanie Hansen (00:03:08)In the COVID times, people came from other parts of the country. There were a lot of houses that were purchased. A lot of entrepreneurs came in. And for a town like Ely that has so much of its historical roots in mining, it was pretty neat to see all these entrepreneurs coming to town. So I when you opened your spa, I was like, hooray. And at that time too, another spa, the pebble spa, that was here closed. So people really, I think, appreciated that. opportunity to ⁓ welcome you in. And it started just primarily as nails, but I've noticed you're doing more things now.Kate (00:03:45)Yeah. ⁓ we do manicures, pedicures. ⁓ this summer we brought on an esthetician. So she's doing facials and like light chemical peels. ⁓ and then just recently this month we welcomed ⁓ massage therapists. So Jessie Brooks massage is working out of our our cozy little space. ⁓ so yeah, people are people are excited and so that makes me excited.Stephanie Hansen (00:04:12)So in the summer the population here swells, ⁓ up to like six thousand people. So it grows by like six to sevenfold really. ⁓ is ⁓ like if you and you've only been doing this this is your second year, I would imagine summer is a big part of the business or not.Kate (00:04:25)yeah. ⁓ we made it through ⁓ the winter, ⁓ but summer's a completely different animal. I mean, the girls are are pretty booked and it's wonderful. You know, we have so many seasonal people, just even from last summer who are excited to come back, which is ⁓ awesome to see. ⁓ you know, and then just the regular tourists and visitors, obviously this summer's a little bit different. ⁓ but happy to say we're we're pretty steady, which has been awesome.Stephanie Hansen (00:04:59)It's pretty interesting. I mean, I feel like the city of Ely and the folks in Ely have done a lot to spur winter tourism. I mean, snowmobiling is a big thing. We've got great cross-country ski trails. I mean, there's things like Beard Fest ⁓ and they have the movie festival now. There's also a winter festival, ⁓ ice sculptures, snow sculptures. ⁓ What do you think it would take in your opinion to get more people interested in Ely in the winter?Kate (00:05:31)I mean, I keep saying they should film a Hallmark movie up here. Like ⁓ it's so, you know, it's so cozy in the winter and it's such ⁓ a special place to spend Christmas. ⁓ I just I always say this town has Hallmark vibes and so I really think they should come up here. But ⁓ you know, like you said, there's stuff going on throughout the year. Fall is a beautiful time to visit. We'll have the harvest moon hopefully this year, which will hopefully be bigger than ever. ⁓ they'll have the art walk during that time. Like you said, we have the winter festival, the film festival. We have a new dark sky festival. I mean, they're, you know, we're really trying to get people up here year round. ⁓ obviously it's beautiful right now and and wonderful. So I hope people still ⁓ you know, with respect to the firefighters and everything. ⁓ Yeah.Stephanie Hansen (00:06:20)Yeah, let's talk about that for a second because this will air in the next couple of weeks. And ⁓ on July, what was it, 7th, I believe, ⁓ there was a reignition of an older fire that had started through lightning called the campfire. But also concurrently, there were 14 other fires that were going in the Boundary Waters Canoe area has been really impacted. The small business in particular, they closed the boundary waters for it looks like it'll be a minimum of two weeks and probably a little bit longer. They are starting to open for single day permits near kind of the Tofty Lutzen area, which is ⁓ pretty far from us, about 90 minutes. ⁓ when it it's so hard to balance because I know you live here. I have a home here we have people that are friends we have that are evacuated and then are waiting to get back to their cabin spaces. And yet it's like you're living in this weird universe because I look outside. It's a gorgeous, beautiful day. It feels fine. This is supposed to be the start of the blueberry festival. But I also as I promoted art festivals myself for 25 years. And I know, you know, to bring 40,000 people to town during this whole crisis when you've got 850 fire people on the line trying to protect the town could be seen as irresponsible. It's a very mixed soup of feelings. What are your feelings as we're going into week two of this? ⁓ basically evacuation all around the town of Ely.Kate (00:07:58)Yeah, it's hard. Like you said, I mean, there were a few days where it has never felt like that here with the smoke and ⁓ it it was eerie. ⁓ but it it's beautiful now. The sky is clear. That's not to say we don't still have wildfires happening up there. Like you said, there's like 800 firefighters in town. We have to respect their space, ⁓ we have to respect, you know, the officials' orders.⁓ we have to make sure they have lodging and all of that. And it's it's a shame that Blueberry had to be canceled. But, you know, like you said, bringing thirty, forty thousand people into town on top of that. ⁓ just I understand why that decision was made. ⁓ I just hope we can make up for it, you know, like like you can visit Ely now. ⁓ I mean, the town the town is welcoming you very much so. ⁓And and I hope like I said in the fall and just when things calm down a little bit, ⁓ people will kind of make more of an effort and and think to to come up here and enjoy the leaves and ⁓ and plan some fall activities up here.Stephanie Hansen (00:09:13)We're getting good vibes, I think, from the city folks and the people in the surrounding areas. A lot of people wanna know what they can do to help. Is there something specific to you and your business that people could do to help?Kate (00:09:26)Come visit us, come make appointments. ⁓ yeah, our nail girls are are booking out and we're trying to fill up our esthetician schedule. ⁓ but yeah, we're lucky to have a lot of local clients ⁓ who are very loyal and and just summer visitors who haven't had to evacuate, thankfully. ⁓ but there's a lot of stuff going on in town. The Ely Community Response has a growing list of ways to help. I just saw right before we hopped on actually, ⁓ there's like a fund that that people are working on United Way, I think. ⁓ Yeah.Stephanie Hansen (00:10:03)Yeah, the United Way of the Northeast has established a fund that is accepting donations. I'll put a link to it in the show notes. There's three kind of pillars, and you can ⁓ sp specify your donation to go to one of the pillars, one being the small businesses in Ely, one being ⁓ nonprofits, and then the other one to wildfire fighting in the area. So that's pretty cool that they've established a line directly to small businesses.I know a lot of people are ⁓ encouraging gift cards. Do you have gift cards that people can purchase too?Kate (00:10:34)Yep. Yep. Yep. Online a lot of businesses do.Stephanie Hansen (00:10:38)Can you tell me three businesses ⁓ in Ely that you feel like you'd like people to know about?Kate (00:10:47)man, Stephanie, that's hard. ⁓ shoot. ⁓ let's see. I I love Insula. I I that's yeah, I figured you would. ⁓ I love Burnside Lodge. I think you would probably love that too. ⁓ I yes.Stephanie Hansen (00:10:48)⁓ I know it's like saying here, pick three of your friends.Stephanie Hansen (00:10:57)I do too.Stephanie Hansen (00:11:05)I do. Burntside Lodge is a historic lodge and you can eat there for dinner. They have a walk in bar area, gifts, and you can lodge there. It's historic lodges, they're very beautiful. Insula is a restaurant right in town.Kate (00:11:20)Yeah. ⁓ I have a friend who owns Five Pines Candle Company. She just moved into the new carbonation Ely space, which was the old pebble space. ⁓ I love this. ⁓ They are they have like arcade games, they have a co-working space, they are eventually gonna have, I think, like dirty sodas, which are all the rage. ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:11:32)What is carbonation ely?Kate (00:11:45)The state theater I love. That's newly renovated. We have current movies playing, you know. I mean, just take a walk down Sheridan and Chapman Street. Like we're open and and everyone would be very thrilled ⁓ to see you. ⁓ So ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:12:00)Yeah.Well, I'm looking forward to see you. If I showed you my ⁓ toenails or my nails right now, you'd be horrified. ⁓Kate (00:12:10)No. Me too. I tell my girls like I am a horrible spokesperson because I'm I talk like this. ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:12:17)Yeah, ⁓ same. Like, please do not look. And I have a TV show that I do and I'm holding food all the time. So I really have to have my nails done. So like in this two week reprieve where I haven't had to do it, it's like, ⁓ it's so great. But they just look terrible. So ⁓ I appreciate you. And I also appreciate massage. ⁓ I am someone that really believes in the power of massage. I get massage every week when I'm home.And I just feel for like lymphatic purposes and just overall stress and well being it's really important. ⁓ And so I'm looking forward to visit with Jesse at some point.Kate (00:12:55)Yes, yes. And same with facials. I just, ⁓ you know, and I don't we try and take a really just kind of like holistic self-care approach. Like all of our products are non toxic, cruelty free, nearly everything is vegan. ⁓Our space is just like cozy and welcoming. Like we just want people to take a little bit of time for themselves. Obviously, there's crazy, crazy things going on in the world. And it's just like you said, that is ⁓ really important ⁓ just to kind of level set and and take an hour for yourself or whatever it may be. So yeah. ⁓Stephanie Hansen (00:13:33)Yeah, I love it. Well, I am a huge fan of what you're doing. I'm a huge fan of Ely and all the new small businesses that have opened up in the last five years since COVID. Can you believe it? ⁓ and there's just so many there's so many great things about Ely. I'm a I'm a big supporter and I'm hopeful that I in some ways I wonder if kind of looking at the positive side of things, that all of this wildfire activity will sign will bring a shine a light.on the community and how amazing it's been, how supportive of the firefighters, how the Ely community's response really mobilized. There what impressed me about them so much is everybody talks about like, let me know what I can do or how can we help. And they just like got a Google spreadsheet, got a substack going, got a Facebook page, like people just started matching literal needs with people that needed them. So if someone needed a place to stay, they found it. If someone needed a mattress for the back of a truck, because that's where they were going to be, they found it. They really talked about how you can build an inexpensive air filter for your home. It it was so just impressive how fast and how real the response and help was.Kate (00:14:50)Yeah, and social media, man, our WhatsApp Ely Facebook group is like ⁓ it's a godsend in in some ways, you know. ⁓ but yeah, so there's there's a lot available for people to do in town right now. And and I think that's important for for everyone to know. Yeah.Stephanie Hansen (00:15:10)Yeah, come visit Ely. There's whether you come spring, summer, winter, or fall, outside of there's beautiful lakes, ⁓ lots of lodging. ⁓ there's pickleball, there's gonna be a new brewery in town, there's entertainment in the park, ⁓ there is the big festivals, there's just so much happening all the time. So thanks for talking to me, Kate. I will come in and see you soon next time I swing through town. Okay.Kate (00:14:50)Thank you, it was great to finally meet you. Okay. Okay. Bye.Stephanie Hansen (00:15:39)Yes, you too, and we'll talk soon. Okay. Bye bye.Stephanie Hansen's @StephaniesDish Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephaniehansen.substack.com/subscribe

We would love to hear from you. Send us your thoughts or suggestions. Hotel manager Cassidy Evergreen is sent to evaluate a cozy ski lodge — but between the Christmas magic and its charming owner, Trey Sanderson, a simple work assignment turns into a heartfelt choice between duty and love. Eric and Andrea dig into SNOWBOUND FOR THE HOLIDAYS, starring Marcus Rosner and Vanessa Lengies, as Christmas in July rolls on.In this episode: an honest review of Snowbound for the Holidays (originally titled "Uphill for Christmas"), the standout line that gave us the feels, why the manufactured conflict didn't land, on-location filming trivia, similar-movie recommendations, and a Murder, She Wrote pairing for the mystery fans.MOVIE: Snowbound for the HolidaysSTARRING: Marcus Rosner, Vanessa LengiesDIRECTOR: Christopher JaraczIF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH:• Holiday Crashers• Let It Snow (Candace Cameron Bure, Jesse Hutch, Alan Thicke)• Take Me Back for Christmas (Vanessa Lengies)• By Mount Rushmore One Winter Weekend (Taylor Cole)• Checked In for Christmas (Rachael Boston)• Murder, She Wrote — S5E4, "Snow White, Blood Red"NEXT WEEK: We wrap up Christmas in July with Love Under the Mistletoe, starring Jen Lilley and Nick Bateman.Follow us on social media: Instagram and TikTok: @hallmarkmysteriesandmoreYoutubeOr visit our website. This podcast was created by fans for fans and is NOT affiliated with or sponsored by Hallmark or the Hallmark Channel. 

In this episode of the ICONIC Hour Podcast, actor, author and cancer survivor Colin Egglesfield joins Dr. Alan Bryce, Chief Clinical Officer at City of Hope Cancer Center Phoenix, for an inspiring conversation about resilience, breakthrough cancer care and finding hope through life's most difficult moments. BACK STORY Colin Egglesfield is an actor, bestselling author, entrepreneur and three-time cancer survivor. Best known for his roles in All My Children, Melrose Place, Something Borrowed and numerous Hallmark films, Egglesfield has built a career inspiring others through his personal story of resilience. After overcoming both testicular cancer and later prostate cancer, he has become an advocate for men's health, early detection and living with purpose. His book, Agile Artist, encourages readers to embrace adversity as an opportunity for growth and transformation. Dr. Alan Bryce serves as Chief Clinical Officer at City of Hope Cancer Center Phoenix and is a nationally recognized medical oncologist specializing in genitourinary cancers. Throughout his career, Dr. Bryce has led groundbreaking clinical research and helped bring innovative cancer therapies to patients across the country. Known for combining cutting-edge science with compassionate patient care, he is dedicated to advancing precision medicine and expanding access to world-class cancer treatment while helping patients and their families navigate every stage of the cancer journey. Website: cityofhope.org Instagram: colinegglesfield cityofhopephx SUBSCRIBE TO ICONIC HOUR If you enjoyed today's podcast, I'd be so appreciative if you'd take two minutes to subscribe, rate and review ICONIC HOUR. It makes a huge difference for our growth. Thanks so much!   ICONIC LIFE MAGAZINE  Stay in touch with ICONIC LIFE magazine. We invite you to join our digital VIP list and SUBSCRIBE!   JOIN OUR ICONIC COMMUNITY Website: iconiclife.com Instagram: @iconiclifemag Facebook: Iconic Life YouTube: ICONIC LIFE     Thanks for being a part of our community to Live Beautifully.

Today Rachel is joined by Joe from Christmas Aficionado to talk about his Top 100 Hallmark Christmas movie series and what movies he thinks are overrated and underrated Check out Christmas Aficionado https://www.youtube.com/@ChristmasAficionado Make sure to enter the From Mailbox to Movie Set" Sweepstakes, where one lucky winner will receive a walk-on role in an upcoming Hallmark original movie, plus a behind-the-scenes set experience and travel for themselves and a guest. Also don't miss an exclusive Hallmark+ offer: one year for $39 (over 50% off) with promo code VALPAKPARIS at hallmarkplus.com. Learn more at https://www.valpak.com/walkon Here is all of our Christmas podcasts https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUDo41tHqhkjHCvedmZwLzHx For all our interviews https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUA_0JZ2r5fxhTRE_-RChCj5 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Check out lots of Hearties inspired merch https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?utm_campaign=Hallmarkies&utm_medium=8581&utm_source=affiliate Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam is desperate for a little cool down so he brings us the holidays in July with the 2021 Hallmark movie The Santa Stakeout. Tanya is a newly minted detective having recently moved to a suburb of Denver. She's facing the ghastly prospect of spending Christmas alone, but fortunately there has been a series of art heists that coincided with Christmas parties around town. Unfortunately, Tanya is put on the case with the person she hates most, Detective Anderson, and they're going to have to share a house while staking out the prime suspect: A Santa actor known only as Mr. Christmas. Somehow, Tanya turns this into an excuse to create a winter wonderland in stakeout house, while both she and Anderson completely ignore or, at best, botch the case. Seriously, these two are such lousy detective that Tanya can't find a Christmas present at a holiday market, and Anderson loses track of the suspect because he's too busy baking gingerbread men. Things get worse when they immediately and unilaterally turn their stakeout into an undercover operation to infiltrate the most dangerous organization in the country: The Christmas Committee. Will our two terrible cops crack the case? More importantly from Hallmark's perspective, will they go from enemies to lovers? We don't think you need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure that out.

It's Tuesday which means there's a new Hallmark movie to review! ABOUT SNOWBOUND FOR THE HOLIDAYS A ski lodge owner faces financial ruin and possible loss of his family's mountain retreat. As he grapples with mounting debt, a savvy hotel executive arrives to assess the property, setting the stage for an unexpected holiday adventure. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR SNOWBOUND FOR THE HOLIDAYS July 18, 2026 | Hallmark Channel CAST & CREW OF SNOWBOUND FOR THE HOLIDAYS Director: Christopher Giroux Writers: Courtney McAllister, Tim Stubinski Cast: Vanessa Lengies as Cassidy Evergreen Marcus Rosner as Trey Sanderson BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS Trey Sanderson runs a ski lodge but still finds time to get out there on the slopes. Trey is a unique fella who still prefers to listen to his tunes with a Walkman and crappy headphones. We then meet Cassidy Evergreen who helps run hotels with her bossy mom. She wants to be VP of Operations. Her mom is like nah. You don't have what it takes. You're not tough enough. Plus, she spends money on custom ornaments. That's not what executives do. Cassidy says well how about I go assess a property and show you I have what it takes to make big decisions. Of course, that property happens to be a certain ski lodge. Trey's father-in-law, Sam, who Trey runs the lodge with, tells him that he's ready to retire and he thinks they should consider selling to a dude named Asherton. Trey isn't having it. He's not ready to give up on this place. Cassidy shows up and checks in and is immediately charmed by Trey's daughter, Lilly. Speaking of Trey, the lights flicker and he ends up bumping into Cassidy, spilling her hot chocolate all over the floor. Talk about a meet cute! It doesn't take Cassidy long to realize that this place is struggling. The snowmobiles aren't working. And to make matters worse, the power goes out. And we're only a few days from Christmas Fest! Trey realizes who Cassidy is and is quickly annoyed by how much she pipes in with her thoughts and opinions. She overhears him talking to Sam about how he doesn't want to sell. She says I want to help you save your lodge by making Christmas Fest bigger and better than ever and maybe get it into some new technology in the process. She starts opening up to him about how she feels like her mom doesn't really believe in her. And he opens up to her about the loss of his wife. She tells him that if he does need to sell, he could also work into the deal that he needs to stay on and keep the staff. They go out tubing together and when they get back to the lodge, she's shocked to see that her mom showed up. Clearly she doesn't trust her to do this on her own! Her mom hears about what she's doing and tells her if you're banking on Christmas Fest saving the day, you're setting yourself up for disappointment. Turns out, her mom actually went to the lodge as a kid, every year for 10 years. That explains why she and Sam were flirty flirty the night before. After dancing to some music on his tape player the night before she's supposed to leave, they end up ALMOSTTTT kissing, but are interrupted by his daughter. They go to a Christmas lantern event and almost kiss again. They say their goodbyes and it's very sweet but she ends up missing her flight! So she gets to stay a little longer which gives her this idea - Evergreen should buy the lodge. She knows that this Asherton guy is a bad guy. Before she can talk to them, Asherton shows up and is like the mountain is mine baby! Cassidy runs in and is like no it's not, cuz we just bought it! Trey does not take any of this well. She goes after him and is like I know it looks like I went behind your back but I promise we just wanted to save the lodge. But Trey isn't having it and storms off, saying she obviously only cares about trying to get a promotion. She needs to find him to talk to him but he's on the slopes. So she has to conquer her fear of skiing and find him. She crashes into him and they laugh. She pitches what their plan really is which honestly sounds like a really bad business plan for the Evergreen family. The deal is a go! And Cassidy is going to stay!!! And they end up kisssingggggg! Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Patrick and Mark log into the world wide web to prepare for the upcoming network tests of two major Switch 2 games: The Duskbloods and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Plus, a new update for Mario Tennis Fever and Nintendo's evolving strategy for game updates, Hasbro and Nintendo team up for toys based on the Zelda series, and more.The guys also talk about:The joys of Game Share.Castlevania: Belmont's Curse has a confirmed release date on Switch.Level-5 teasing a thoughtful ending for Professor Layton and the New World of Steam.Hallmark reveals their 2026 Nintendo-themed holiday ornaments.SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/nintendocartridgesocietyFRIEND US ON SWITCH / SWITCH 2Patrick: SW-1401-2882-4137Mark: SW-8112-0583-0050

Today Terry joins me to talk about what I've been watching stage and screen including my recent trip to Southern Utah and Utah Shakespeare Festival Make sure to enter the From Mailbox to Movie Set" Sweepstakes, where one lucky winner will receive a walk-on role in an upcoming Hallmark original movie, plus a behind-the-scenes set experience and travel for themselves and a guest. Also don't miss an exclusive Hallmark+ offer: one year for $39 (over 50% off) with promo code VALPAKPARIS at hallmarkplus.com. Learn more at https://www.valpak.com/walkon Get all our movie and theatre inspired merch at https://hallmarkies.dashery.com/ read my theatre reviews at rachelsreviewstheatre.comFollow Terry on twitter https://x.com/flurryheavenFollow Rachel on twitter https://x.com/rachel_reviewsFor bonus rankings and more with 2 join the patreon!! https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-more-108973387?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkFor our bonus episode ranking episode of hidden Christmas movies! https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-ranking-108096268?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_crea Check out OnStage Blog https://www.youtube.com/@onstageblog8213 Please support us and help us make more podcasts at our patreon. Cool benefits! https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel Reviews on Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rachels-reviews/id1278536301?mt=2 To see all my Family Movie Night reviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py6obIJMCfE&list=PL7wz447AgL4yAT7WALhqQASaJPunxdFoW Follow my blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow me on twitter http://www.twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow me on facebook http://www.facebook.com/smilingldsgirlreviews Listen to Hallmarkies Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288

Charlene is widely known for playing Lucy Ewing on the CBS prime time soap opera Dallas. She had earlier roles on Happy Days and Eight is Enough as well as the movie Freaky Friday with Jodi Foster.  She also appeared on game shows such as Battle of the Network Stars, Family Feud, Hollywood Squares, Circus of Stars, and Match Game to name a few. She has also appeared in Malcolm in the Middle, the Dallas revival series, movies for Hallmark and Lifetime, and has been in stage productions across the USA and in London.

We would love to hear from you. Send us your thoughts or suggestions. Jen Lilley returns to the podcast to talk about her new Hallmark movie, Love Under the Mistletoe, and her return to the Hallmark Channel. In this conversation, Jen opens up about her acting journey — from playing Maxie Jones on General Hospital and Theresa Donovan on Days of Our Lives, to her breakout moment in the Oscar-winning film The Artist, to becoming a Hallmark leading lady and executive producer. She shares stories from favorite movies like Paris Christmas Waltz and Dash of Love, talks about how she memorizes scripts so quickly, and gives a behind-the-scenes look at what it's really like making a Hallmark movie. Jen also shares what's coming up next, including her role in the Jimmy movie, in theaters November 6 alongside Sarah Drew.Whether you know Jen from Hallmark, General Hospital, or Days of Our Lives, this is a fun, honest conversation that gives fans a closer look at who she really is.00:00 Welcome Back, Jen Lilley 03:54 The Movie She Wishes More People Had Watched (Love on Repeat) 05:24 Her Most Fun Movie to Make: Paris Christmas Waltz 09:14 Her Career Pinch-Me Moment: Booking The Artist 16:36 Funny Stories from On-Screen Kisses 19:58 Life as Maxie Jones on General Hospital 21:05 Playing Theresa Donovan on Days of Our Lives 24:10 Hallmark Fans vs. Soap Opera Fans 25:50 How She Memorizes Scripts So Fast 30:03 A Hilarious Blooper Story from Dash of Love 35:14 Introducing Love Under the Mistletoe & Her Favorite Rom-Coms 36:07 Acting Hot in Summer, Cold in Winter 39:22 "Christmas Sugar Cookies" Said 4 Different Ways 40:26 A Hallmark Secret Most Fans Don't Know 41:33 What She Does as Executive Producer on Love Under the Mistletoe 43:21 How Love Under the Mistletoe Went from Hulu to Hallmark 46:00 Would She Ever Write a Hallmark Movie? 47:14 Her Favorite Part of Filming: Working with Bradley Walsh 48:41 What a Stand-In Really Does + Her Advice for Aspiring Actors 53:19 What's Next: The Jimmy Movie with Sarah DrewFollow us on social media: Instagram and TikTok: @hallmarkmysteriesandmoreYoutubeOr visit our website. This podcast was created by fans for fans and is NOT affiliated with or sponsored by Hallmark or the Hallmark Channel. 

This week we're heading to the mountains for Snowbound for the Holidays! We recap the entire movie, unpack what worked (and what didn't), and debate whether this Hallmark romance deserved a spot on your holiday watchlist, or if it's destined to disappear into the snowdrift of forgettable Christmas movies.As always, we wrap things up with our Gold or Coal verdict!Grab your hot cocoa and join us!

Today Terry joins me to talk about what I've been watching stage and screen including my recent trip to Southern Utah and Utah Shakespeare Festival Make sure to enter the From Mailbox to Movie Set" Sweepstakes, where one lucky winner will receive a walk-on role in an upcoming Hallmark original movie, plus a behind-the-scenes set experience and travel for themselves and a guest. Also don't miss an exclusive Hallmark+ offer: one year for $39 (over 50% off) with promo code VALPAKPARIS at hallmarkplus.com. Learn more at https://www.valpak.com/walkon Get all our movie and theatre inspired merch at https://hallmarkies.dashery.com/ read my theatre reviews at rachelsreviewstheatre.comFollow Terry on twitter https://x.com/flurryheavenFollow Rachel on twitter https://x.com/rachel_reviewsFor bonus rankings and more with 2 join the patreon!! https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-more-108973387?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkFor our bonus episode ranking episode of hidden Christmas movies! https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-ranking-108096268?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_crea Check out OnStage Blog https://www.youtube.com/@onstageblog8213 Please support us and help us make more podcasts at our patreon. Cool benefits! https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel Reviews on Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rachels-reviews/id1278536301?mt=2 To see all my Family Movie Night reviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py6obIJMCfE&list=PL7wz447AgL4yAT7WALhqQASaJPunxdFoW Follow my blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow me on twitter http://www.twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow me on facebook http://www.facebook.com/smilingldsgirlreviews Listen to Hallmarkies Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288

"It was just as important for me to write a love story where the woman falls back in love with herself as much as falling in love with a man." — Julee Balko Julee Balko is a returning guest — an author, poet, and freelance writer whose third novel, Square Hearts, dropped this past May from Black Rose Writing. Mike and Julee pick up where they left off two years ago (her last visit was for The Me List) and dig into how grief becomes creative fuel, why she gave five chapters to a neurodivergent child's point of view, and what happens when your neighbor turns out to be a narcissist. They also swap stories about losing parents, the dietary habits of grieving fathers, and why Hallmark movies are basically therapy. Plus: Julee teases a fourth novel about a woman whose romance-novel obsession starts to wreck her marriage. Key Takeaways: 1. Teachers can decide your career. Julee traces her entire writing life back to her fourth and fifth grade teachers who made a big deal about her writing. That early encouragement became identity — she never stopped thinking of herself as a writer. 2. Grief got her to the page. Her debut, The Things We Keep, was written after her mother passed — during the sleep-deprived early days of raising twins. Square Hearts revisits grief not as a wound to process but as something you learn to carry while opening yourself to love again. 3. Neurodivergent daughters inspired neurodivergent representation. Julee has three neurodivergent daughters and noticed that girls with autism are underrepresented in fiction. She interviewed multiple children to build the character of Daisy, who gets five chapters from her own point of view. Readers with autistic children have told her she got it right. 4. The narcissist next door came from real life. After a friendship with a narcissist ended, Julee became fascinated not by the narcissist's behavior but by how her own behavior changed in response. That observation became the character Mave — a cautionary take on "found family" gone wrong. 5. Square Hearts is a love story with a twist. It's a second-chance romance, but the real love story is Nicola falling back in love with herself. The title comes from the idea that every heart has four sides — and after loss, you have to figure out how to put those sides back together. 6. Book four is underway. Julee is about halfway through a novel about a woman obsessed with romance novels whose lofty expectations start undermining her marriage. She describes it as snarky — comparisons between steamy book boyfriends and the reality of heating pads in a long marriage. Connect with Julee: Website: https://juleebalko.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juleebalko/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juleebalko Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Julee-Balko-author-101311256267474 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@juleebalko Twitter: https://twitter.com/misplacedcomma2 Connect with Mike: Website: https://uncorkingastory.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@uncorkingastory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncorkingastory TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uncorkingastory Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncorkingastory If you like this episode, please share it with a friend. If you have not done so already, please rate and review Uncorking a Story on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EP 297: What if your greatest calling isn't found on a movie set—but in simple obedience to God?This week on Revival Town Podcast, we're joined by beloved Hallmark actress, producer, singer, author, and advocate Jen Lilley for one of our most inspiring conversations yet.Jen shares her powerful faith journey, what it's really like following Jesus in Hollywood, and how she has remained grounded in an industry that often challenges biblical convictions. We also talk about some of her favorite films and how she prayerfully chooses the roles she accepts.We dive into her devotional Wake Up Your Faith, where she encourages readers to encounter Jesus every day, and spend significant time discussing her heartfelt new book, Called to Foster? Jen opens up about the joys, challenges, and life-changing lessons she's learned through foster care, while offering practical ways every church and every believer can support vulnerable children and foster families.Whether you're a Hallmark fan, someone exploring foster care, or simply looking for fresh encouragement to trust God's leading, this conversation will inspire you to live with greater faith, compassion, and purpose.

Today Rachel is joined by very special guest reality show contestant and podcaster Rob Cesternino of Rob Has a Podcast Check out all of Rob's podcasts at https://robhasawebsite.com/ Pick up Rob's book The Tribe and I Have Spoken with our affiliate link https://amzn.to/3RK3zOI (ad) Make sure to enter the From Mailbox to Movie Set" Sweepstakes, where one lucky winner will receive a walk-on role in an upcoming Hallmark original movie, plus a behind-the-scenes set experience and travel for themselves and a guest. Also don't miss an exclusive Hallmark+ offer: one year for $39 (over 50% off) with promo code VALPAKPARIS at hallmarkplus.com. Learn more at https://www.valpak.com/walkon For all our interviews https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUA_0JZ2r5fxhTRE_-RChCj5 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Check out lots of Hearties inspired merch https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?utm_campaign=Hallmarkies&utm_medium=8581&utm_source=affiliate Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Rachel got the chance to talk to the stars of new movie Snowbound for Christmas starring Vanessa Lengies and Marcus Rosner Make sure to enter the From Mailbox to Movie Set" Sweepstakes, where one lucky winner will receive a walk-on role in an upcoming Hallmark original movie, plus a behind-the-scenes set experience and travel for themselves and a guest. Also don't miss an exclusive Hallmark+ offer: one year for $39 (over 50% off) with promo code VALPAKPARIS at hallmarkplus.com. Learn more at https://www.valpak.com/walkon Follow Vanessa at https://www.instagram.com/littlelengies/ Follow Marcus https://www.instagram.com/marcus_rosner/ Here is all of our Christmas podcasts https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUDo41tHqhkjHCvedmZwLzHx For all our interviews https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUA_0JZ2r5fxhTRE_-RChCj5 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Check out lots of Hearties inspired merch https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?utm_campaign=Hallmarkies&utm_medium=8581&utm_source=affiliate Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We would love to hear from you. Send us your thoughts or suggestions. Snowbound for the Holidays sounds cozy. Filming it wasn't. Vanessa Lengies and Marcus Rosner sit down to talk about shooting a Hallmark Christmas movie in an actual blizzard, and why Vanessa keeps getting cast in the summer instead.What you'll hear:•       Why Vanessa Lengies calls herself Hallmark's unofficial "Queen of Christmas in July," now three movies into the bit•       Marcus Rosner's account of the freezing five-hour drive north of Toronto, where the crew shoveled out their trailers every morning•       The real temperature on set in Mattawa, Ontario (near minus 40 Celsius) versus the usual 109-degree Salt Lake City summer shoots•       Marcus's on-set music obsession with singer Steven Wilson Jr., and why it drove Vanessa up the wall through the lodge walls•       Vanessa's honest answer on whether she'll watch Snowbound for the Holidays when it airs, and how becoming a mom changed her answer•       The cold-or-hot debate: Marcus wants snow, Vanessa wants sand, and neither one is backing downChapters:0:00 – Vanessa Lengies & Marcus Rosner: Beach Girl vs. Snow Guy1:15 – Marcus Rosner's On-Set Playlist Obsession2:40 – Vanessa Lengies, Hallmark's Queen of Christmas in July4:30 – Will They Watch Snowbound for the Holidays When It Airs?6:00 – Filming Snowbound for the Holidays in a Real Blizzard7:45 – Cold or Hot? Vanessa and Marcus Pick a SideTeam snow like Marcus Rosner or team beach like Vanessa Lengies? Tell me your pick in the comments.New Hallmark interviews and deep dives drop every week. Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss one.#HallmarkChannel #HallmarkMovies #SnowboundForTheHolidays #VanessaLengies #MarcusRosner #ChristmasInJuly #HallmarkChristmas #HallmarkPlus #ChristmasMovies #HallmarkFans #CozyTV #HolidayMovies #BehindTheScenes #HallmarkInterviewFollow us on social media: Instagram and TikTok: @hallmarkmysteriesandmoreYoutubeOr visit our website. This podcast was created by fans for fans and is NOT affiliated with or sponsored by Hallmark or the Hallmark Channel. 

Welcome to worship at UCC Southbury. Today's message, “Found in the Search,” reflects on Luke 15:1–10, the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin. These are not just Hallmark card stories but living images that reveal how God searches for us and how Scripture can act as a mirror to our souls.We will explore what it means to notice what is missing in our lives, to let the light of God's Word shine on us, to patiently sweep through the clutter of our hearts, and to rejoice when even the smallest part of us is found. Pastor Shawn also shares his own story of going after the “one” that felt lost and how the Spirit continues to guide that search.Wherever you are on your journey, whether wandering, weary, or feeling found, this service is for you. Join us as we worship, pray, and celebrate the God who never stops searching until we are home.

We would love to hear from you. Send us your thoughts or suggestions. O Little Christmas Market puts Katherine Barrell and Stephen Huszar in a battle to save a small town's beloved Christmas market, and Eric and Andrea are split on whether it delivers. Eric gives it three stars and calls it middle-of-the-road. Andrea says this is Stephen Huszar's best performance yet. We break down the whole movie, the good, the bad, and the trivia you didn't know you needed.What You'll Hear:•       Why Andrea rated O Little Christmas Market three stars while Eric says it's one of her favorite watches this month•       Eric's case for why this is Stephen Huszar's best performance since Ruby Herring•       The Christmas market shopping scene where Katherine Barrell drags Stephen Huszar booth to booth for fudge and scarves•       The evil dad subplot both hosts agree is one of the worst redemption arcs of the year•       Two similar Hallmark movies to watch next: Melt My Heart This Christmas and Christmas Incorporated•       Cast trivia on Katherine Barrell and Stephen Huszar, including his Hungarian and Transylvania roots and his surprising pre-acting career in finance and condo development Chapters:0:00 – Intro: Garage Sale Mystery Revival & Christmas in July Chat4:30 – O Little Christmas Market Synopsis & Star Ratings9:00 – What We Liked: Katherine Barrell & Stephen Huszar's Chemistry13:00 – What We Didn't Like: Zero Originality & The Worst Dad Subplot16:30 – Standout Scene: The Christmas Market Shopping Spree19:00 – Similar Movies to Watch If You Loved This One20:30 – Cast Trivia: Stephen Huszar's Surprising Real-Life Career21:30 – Next Week Preview: Snowbound for the Holidays Team Andrea's three stars or Team Eric's all the feels, who's right about O Little Christmas Market? Drop your rating below.#OLittleChristmasMarket #HallmarkChannel #ChristmasInJuly #KatherineBarrell #StephenHuszar #HallmarkMovies #HallmarkReview #ChristmasMovies #HallmarkPlus #CozyMovies #RomanceMovies #HallmarkFans #EnemiesToLovers #MovieReview #HallmarkMysteriesAndMoreFollow us on social media: Instagram and TikTok: @hallmarkmysteriesandmoreYoutubeOr visit our website. This podcast was created by fans for fans and is NOT affiliated with or sponsored by Hallmark or the Hallmark Channel. 

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Caroline Chambers built the number-one food and drink newsletter on Substack, What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking, on one radical premise: most of us don't want to cook, and that's fine. Her debut cookbook became an instant New York Times bestseller. Her follow-up, Make It Fast, was written with the help of reader feedback and organized around a new concept: the “walk away” recipe. It's like millennial “set it and forget it,” if you will. In this episode, Caroline talks about the community-sourced cookbook, Substack as a business, and how she writes about products she likes, not always the ones that pay her. It's a refreshing conversation, and we love having Caro in the studio. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multi-hyphenate actor, producer, writer, and director, Sarah Drew is best known for playing 'Dr. April Kepner' for nine seasons on the hit ABC series "Grey's Anatomy" and Hannah Rogers in Warner Bros' "Everwood". Her recent TV credits include Freeform's hit series "Cruel Summer" which was the recipient of the Hollywood Critics Association Award for Best Cable Drama Series, and the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series "Amber Brown," written, directed and produced by Bonnie Hunt. Sarah released four films in 2023, producing and starring in Lifetime's "The Girl Who Caught a Killer", Sony Affirm's "Birthright Outlaw", and starring in Hallmark's "Guiding Emily". "A Cowboy Christmas Romance" marks Sarah's second feature film that she's written and executive produced for Lifetime, in 2022, Sarah produced and starred in her writing debut "Reindeer Games Homecoming" as part of Lifetime's holiday slate. Sarah made her directorial debut in "Grey's Anatomy: B-Team the Webisodes" which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Awards for an Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. She recently directed a radio play for LA Theater Works called "Fever Syndrome" which is set to be released later this year. In film, some notable projects include her debut in Columbia Picture's "Radio" alongside Ed Harris and Cuba Gooding Jr., as well as the lead in the hit Sony comedy "Moms' Night Out" alongside Patricia Heaton and Sean Astin. In 2022, she received a Canadian Screen Award Nomination for her lead role in Lifetime's "Stolen By Their Father". She began producing with Provident Films' "Indivisible," in which she starred alongside Tia Mowry. Sarah got her start in the arts at a young age before booking the lead role of the critically acclaimed production of Romeo and Juliet at McCarter Theatre Center, an award winning regional theater, in her fourth year of university. The opportunity catapulted her career, opening doors thanks to rave reviews by critics. She went on to make her Broadway debut in Vincent and Brixton, a classic play based on Vincent van Gogh, at the Lincoln Center Theater, then London's West End, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in television and film. From stage to screen, Sarah emphasizes the importance of leading with your strengths by sharing a story of how a last-minute gut decision to perform a monologue instead of a musical number at a casting director workshop launched her career. You won't want to miss this episode as Sarah discusses how she approaches text, what makes for a dynamic self-tape, and the love she's found for producing, writing and directing. These are the unforgettable stories that landed Sarah Drew right here. Credits: The Stars Between Us Mistletoe Murders Grey's Anatomy Birthright Outlaw Guiding Emily How She Caught a Killer Reindeer Games Homecoming Cruel Summer Glee Everwood Mad Men Amber Brown Private Practice Mom's Night Out Radio Guest Links: IMDB: Sarah Drew, actor, producer, director, writer Instagram: @thesarahdrew THAT ONE AUDITION'S LINKS: For exclusive content surrounding this and all podcast episodes, sign up for our amazing newsletter at AlyshiaOchse.com. And don't forget to snap and post a photo while listening to the show and tag me: @alyshiaochse & @thatoneaudition THE BRIDGE FOR ACTORS: Become a WORKING ACTOR (50% off special) THE PRACTICE TRACK: Membership to Practice Weekly CONSULTING: Get 1-on-1 advice for your acting career from Alyshia Ochse COACHING: Get personalized coaching from Alyshia on your next audition or role INSTAGRAM: @alyshiaochse INSTAGRAM: @thatoneaudition WEBSITE: AlyshiaOchse.com APPLE PODCASTS: Subscribe to That One Audition on Apple Podcasts SPOTIFY: Subscribe to That One Audition on Spotify STITCHER: Subscribe to That One Audition on Stitcher EPISODE CREDITS: HOST/PRODUCER: Alyshia Ochse WRITER: Maddie McCormick WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings SOCIAL: Alara Cerikcioglu