{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"116 - Christmas Cocoa with Coach Cuckoo","description":"ANDY LEVY comes out of retirement and needs A CHEERFUL CHRISTMAS with THE CHRISTMAS COACH (2022), all that plus:&amp;nbsp; Highlights and analysis from Cousin Peter. THEME: &quot;Fuck&amp;nbsp;You&amp;nbsp;If&amp;nbsp;You&amp;nbsp;Don't&amp;nbsp;Like&amp;nbsp;Christmas,&quot; from Crudbump, by Drew Fairweather PART ONE&amp;nbsp; The New Abnormal, an unserious podcast ... Pink Slime Concentrate Christmas ... Treacly AND bland ... Cast Rundown ... The Expositional Challenge ... Plot Mop-Up ... Evading all tension ... Rent snowmaker, get eggnog ... Spot the Angel: A film without God; Colleen should've been dead; charity dad; Joyce, the Alfred ... Charity? Drink! ... The real Santa Claus is an aristocrat ... Break: Original music by Chris Collingwood PART TWO &amp;nbsp; Eat Your Heart Out: Thermos of VX; open eggnog pushing; rock-crushing cookie foley; blueberry pancakes or RASPBERRY?; Haunting of Hill House gravel\/rat plate; cabbage rolls; plain crackers, crackers with yellow; cartoon-red wine; punching whipped cream ... Resting &quot;who tf is this face&quot; ... Erica Deutschmann's surreally stoned choices ... The Hallmark Expanded Universe:&amp;nbsp;Christmas Train Appreciation Station; Patreon plug; Shoe Addict's Christmas nostalgia; Episodes 33, 44, 48, 58, 113 ...&amp;nbsp; Break: Original music by Chris Collingwood PART THREE&amp;nbsp; Overdetermined: What's the theme?; Christmas spirit soliloquies; everything or nothing; Christmas wish swap ... Get her dad! ... Breathe app ... Edward G. Robinson ... Crossover: Films in asylums; Joyce on Frasier; Christmas coaching Team Foxcatcher; Tyne Durden ... The Hallmark Bechdel Test: A big no ... The Hallmark Voight-Kampff Test: All characters but maybe James; Maryam; Lauren, verbal diarrhea, party in the house, and Christmas College ... Rebekah Mercer's Snow Polo for Noobs 2019 ... Break: Original music by Chris Collingwood PART FOUR&amp;nbsp; Who's the Real Villain: No; personal charity vs. group charity; still not a villain; Maryam's collapsing villainy; America's mental healthcare ... Not dunking on mental illness ... Title\/Sequel: &quot;Christmas Coach&quot; is MUCH better; The Christmas Clubber; Colleen's functional alcoholic masterminding ... Rating: 1.5 ... Erica Deutschmann Exculpation Station ... These don't have to be bad but this was ...&amp;nbsp; Break: Original music by Chris Collingwood PART FIVE&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The Leftovers: Chad Connell in The Retreat ... IMDB Dive: Hearts of Spring ... Kymlicka on the Deutschmann account ... Too many kiss fakeouts ... Instant Bluetooth ... Shovel-handing collapse\/fling ... Jeterian shortstoppage ... One hour, 30 pieces of cashmere ... Personification Hut ... Plugs! ... Merry Christmas!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; All other music by Chris Collingwood of Look&amp;nbsp;Park and Fountains&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Wayne, except: &quot;Orchestral Sports Theme&quot; by Chris Collingwood and Rick Murnane and &quot;Crazy Train&quot; by Ozzy Osbourne. Follow Andy on Twitter: @AndyLevy Listen to The New Abnormal here. ","author_name":"It's Christmastown","author_url":"http:\/\/itschristmastown.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23600516\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/131046719"}