North Pole Radio
Each week podcaster, life long Christmas nerd and professional Santa Matt sits down with one of his fellow Santa performers or Christmas lovers and talks about all things Christmas including the art of representing Santa, movies, music, decorations and more.
Episodes
89 episodes
"The Unofficial 'Elf' Cookbook" With Bryton Taylor
On this episode, Matt is happy to have on Bryton Taylor, who has crafted 75 recipes based on the Christmas classic, "Elf", and published them all in her new book "The Unofficial 'Elf' Cookbook".
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Episode 82
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45:06
"The Alamo City Santa" With Jeremy Phelps
It's been a bit since the last episode, but Matt is back with his buddy Jeremy Phelps, who, interestingly, became Santa by way of wrestling!
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Episode 81
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57:10
"Christmas Story" With Robert Baker
This episode, Matt is joined by Robert Baker of the "Festive Foreign Film Fans" podcast to discuss the Finnish Santa origin film "Christmas Story". Not to be confused, of course, with "A Christmas Story".
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Episode 80
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1:18:27
"The Legacy of 'The Santa Clause'" With Stuart Deacon Jr.
This episode, Matt is joined once again by his friend Stuart Deacon Jr. This time, they discuss the legacy of "The Santa Clause" and its impact on our art form!
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Episode 79
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1:02:33
Bonus Episode: "Reading From My Brand New Book!"
I published my Christmas book, "Santa In His Own Words" and I'm reading a few excerpts from it to grab your attention, then telling you where you can get it if you're interested!
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40:11
"Holiday Photo Magic" With Jessica Rosa
Matt is joined this episode by one of Santa's favorite photographers, Jessica Rosa! Hear her journey and learn about how you, too, can get magical photos for your Christmas performer business!
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Episode 78
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1:48:48
"Mrs. Claus Vintage" With Shawn White
This episode, Matt is happy to welcome Shawn White to talk about being a working solo Mrs. Claus.
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Episode 77
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1:02:45
"Santa and Phineus" With David Milmine and Myke Hutchings
Matt is joined this week by returning guest Myke Hutchings and new guest David Milmine to discuss working as a duo as Santa and elf Phineus!
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Episode 76
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41:13
"A Clausing Couple" With Kelly and Anita Ford
This week, Matt is joined by another wonderful Santa and Mrs. Claus as part of his "couples who work together" series.
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Episode 75
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46:08
"Be Kind To Your Costumer" With Angie Landerman and Barbara Emery
In this "tough love" episode, Matt is joined by seamstresses Angie Landerman and Barbara Emery to discuss the rough treatment the costumers in the Claus community have been experiencing from Christmas performers.
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Episode 74
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1:11:20
"The Clauses Down Under" With Neil and Keryn Bower
Matt is joined by another fabulous Claus couple who live and work in Australia!
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Episode 73
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56:15
"Meet The Clauses" With Bruce and Kathy Norred
This episode, Matt is joined by Bruce and Kathy Norred, who have been portraying Santa and Mrs. Claus together since the beginning of their performing journey. They share their story and their views on the strengths of working together.
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Episode 72
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50:49
"The Business Side of Things" With Dan Greenleaf
This episode, Matt is joined by Dan Greenleaf to discuss the thing every Christmas performer wants to talk about but no Christmas performer wants to talk about: business. How to market, what to charge, etc. Dan ran a Santa agency and he knows h...
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Episode 71
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1:25:16
"Turning Hate Into Joy" With Chris Kennedy
This episode, Matt is joined by Chris Kennedy, who responded to a hateful letter from a neighbor by becoming Santa and spreading unconditional love and joy.
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Episode 70
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47:11
"Coke's 2023 Santa" With Kevin Curtin
On the first episode of 2024, Matt is joined by a very special guest, Kevin Curtin, who stared as Santa in Coke's very popular "Anyone Can Be Santa" ad.
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Episode 69
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55:21
Christmas Performers Workshop Vermont
North Pole Radio is sponsoring Christmas Performers Workshop "Performing Fundamentals" in South Burlington, VT March 8-10
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Episode 68
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4:35
Christmas Eve Bonus Episode: "Reading From Matt's Books"
Merry Christmas Eve! Can't believe it's here already! On this bonus episode, I read a few chapters from the book I wrote this year, "Santa In His Own Words". I only get to three different chapters, but I just wanted to share a little bit of wha...
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Episode 68
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54:26
"'The Santa Clauses': Season 2, The Rest of the Episodes" With Anthony Caruso
Matt and Anthony are back after life got in the way to finish reviewing season two of "The Santa Clauses"! What did we think overall? What parts did we like? What didn't we like? It's all here as we talk about the remaining four episodes.
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Episode 67
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38:13
"The Reverse Interview" With Stuart Deacon Jr.
Matt is joined once again by his friend Stuart Deacon Jr., but this time Matt is the one being interviewed! Stuart asks Matt all about his Santa journey and a few other fun things!
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Episode 66
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1:23:06
"'The Santa Clauses': Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2" With Anthony Caruso
"The Santa Clauses" is back on Disney+, so Matt and Anthony are back to review it just like they did last year! Hear what we think of the first two episodes: "The Kribble Krabble Clause" and "Floofy".
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Episode 65
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53:39
Christmas Podcast Day Special: "The Muppet Christmas Carol" with Gerry, Ashley and Robert!
Happy Christmas Podcast Day! This year, the shows of The Christmas Podcast Network are celebrating Christmas Podcast Day by cover different versions of "A Christmas Carol"! So, on this special bonus episode, Matt is joined by Gerry of "Totally ...
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Episode 64
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1:05:27
"Garfield's Halloween Adventure" With Mike Westfall
It's the second annual North Pole Radio Halloween Special! This year, Matt is joined by returning guest, "Advent Calendar House" host Mike Westfall, to discuss the classic special, "Garfield's Halloween Adventure"!
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Episode 63
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44:15
Christmas Podcast Day Is November 1!
Just a quick ad for Christmas Podcast Network's "Christmas Podcast Day" event.
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1:35
"We Don't Know What We Don't Know: Expanding Your Horizons" With Ed Taylor
This week Matt is joined once again by Ed Taylor, this time to discuss the idea of "we don't know what we don't know" in an attempt to give Christmas performers new ideas of types of jobs they can do, skills they can learn, etc.
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Episode 62
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1:20:32
"Digital Fruitcake: Underappreciated Christmas Songs" With Ramsay Cowlishaw
This week Matt is delighted to be joined by Santa and Christmas music collector Ramsay Cowlishaw, who curates a Spotify playlist titled "Digital Fruitcake" which collects all sorts of underappreciated and forgotten Christmas songs!
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Episode 61
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1:30:53