The Couch Podcast
Conversations about pop culture and why it matters
The Couch Podcast #96: Reba McEntire’s Christmas in Tune with Laura Tremaine
Laura Tremaine joins me this week to share her experience watching her very first Lifetime holiday movie, and it’s both exactly what we expected and a whole lot of fun! Laura is the author of Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First, the creator of the #onedayHH Instagram campaign, and the host of the 10 Things to Tell You podcast. She’s also a complete newcomer to the world of holiday movies. Though she’s married to an actual movie director, Laura admitted to me last fall (when I was a guest on her podcast) that she’s never watched a made-for-TV holiday movie. So this year, I asked if she’d be willing to give one a try—and she said yes! In the language of TikTok and good students everywhere, Laura understood this assignment.
The Couch Podcast #95: A Castle for Christmas & An Unexpected Christmas with Meg Tietz of Sorta Awesome
Can I convince a holiday movie skeptic to give holiday movies a try? (Spoiler alert: I can!) Meg Tietz is the host of the Sorta Awesome Show and the creator of the Sorta Awesome Hangout Community, and I adore her and both of those things so much! Last December I was on an episode of Sorta Awesome with Meg, in an attempt to convince her to try watching holiday movies. I have finally succeeded, and she’s here today to talk about the movie she watched and one I watched as well.
The Couch Podcast #94: The Best Christmas (& Hanukkah) TV Episodes with Kathi Lipp
Is anything better than watching our favorite characters in our favorite shows engage in holiday hijinks? Or learning something brand-new about those characters when they go home for the holidays or attempt to roast a turkey or win the ugly sweater contest? I don’t know for sure, but I do know that I love a good holiday episode of my fave TV shows. And that’s why my friend and friend of the show, Kathi Lipp, is here to help me make a list of the best (or, at least, our favorite) holiday TV episodes.
The Couch Podcast #93: My Christmas Family Tree & One December Night with Kristen Strong
What do we do when our holiday movies are wholly holey (but—don’t get confused—not holy)? This week my friend Kristen Strong is here to chat with me about a couple of new original holiday movies, including one that requires so much suspension of disbelief that we just don’t even know how to rate it!
The Couch Podcast #92: Gingerbread Miracle & Next Stop Christmas with Aliza Latta
Time travel: yay or nay? And does it belong in our holiday movies? Join my friend, Aliza Latta, and me as we discuss this and so much more in this week’s holiday movie recap episode. We’re talking about two of the new Hallmark movies we watched last weekend: Gingerbread Miracle and Next Stop, Christmas.
The Couch Podcast #91: Coyote Creek Christmas & The Santa Stakeout with Tori Rask
It’s happening! The Christmas Couch is back as my friends and I sit down each week to talk about the holiday movies we watched—the good, the bad, and the so bad they’re good! This week I’m so excited to be here with my friend and friend of the show, Tori Rask, for the first holiday movie recap of the season!
The Couch Podcast #90: 2021 Holiday Movie Preview with Anna Rendell
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—holiday movie season! Today I’m with my good friend and friend of the show, Anna Rendell, to preview our picks for the best movies of the coming season on the Hallmark Channels, Lifetime, and other channels.
The Couch Podcast #89 – Gearing Up for Holiday Movie Season with Brandon Gray of Deck the Hallmark Podcast
Holiday movie season is almost here, so let’s talk made-for-TV holiday movies! What do Lifetime movie fans think when the station switches from killer cheerleaders to stars from the 90s having snowball fights? What’s the best way to watch a holiday movie—while doing laundry or while taking notes because this is serious business? And when, for the love, will Hallmark release their full holiday movie schedule?! One of my favorite podcasters and now, friend of the show, Brandon Gray is here to address all these questions and more.
The 15 Books That Have Changed My Life (So Far)
Can a book change your life? This is a question I asked in episode 88 of The Couch Podcast. In a conversation with my friend Shannan Martin, we decided that we think yes, books can change our lives. But sometimes they change our lives for a season and sometimes they change them forever. Sometimes they change our hearts but it takes a few more steps or resources or years before our lives are tangibly changed. Here’s a longer list of books that have changed my life (so far).
The Couch Podcast #88 – The Books That Have Changed Our Lives (with Shannan Martin)
Can a book change your life? That’s what my good friend Shannan Martin and I are talking about this week! Join us as we share the books that have changed our hearts and our lives—and the ones we’re hoping to read next.
The Couch Podcast #87 – 12 Book Recommendations Based on Your New Favorite TV Shows
Planning to watch the new Wonder Years? Can’t wait to see Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell in a drama? Already hooked on The Big Leap? We’ve got book recommendations based on your favorite new fall shows, so get ready to watch your TBR list grow!
The Couch Podcast #86 – Writing, the Importance of Fiction, and Female Detectives (with Patricia Raybon)
Why do we love mysteries so much? Why is fiction so important? And who are our favorite female detectives? Today I’m talking all of that and more with my friend, Patricia Raybon. Patricia is an award-winning Colorado author who writes about faith, race, and grace, and she’s also on the (in)courage writing team with me. And, as you’ll see in this episode, she’s a Jesus writer by day but a mystery writer by night!