web02.fireside.fm Sun, 24 May 2026 19:32:12 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) IMMP - Episodes Tagged with “Holiday” https://www.immproject.com/tags/holiday Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium? Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this. <sub>(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)</sub> en-us episodic The Inter-Millennium Media Project, where a GenX dad subjects his Millennial son to 20th century media. Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium? Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this. <sub>(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)</sub> no TV, media, comedy, talk, family, father and son, Porter, television, pop culture,retro,twentieth century,GenX,Generation X,Millennial,1960s,1970s,1980s,movies,cinema,1950s,1940s,1930s Matthew Porter and Ian Porter immpcast@gmail.com 186: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG https://www.immproject.com/186 e2e1954a-7a25-4559-83a9-d6864f168642 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 186 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter The IMMP 2025 Holiday Road Trip continues with CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, a children's adventure from the mind of .... Ian Fleming? 1:10:00 no <p>The IMMP 2025 Holiday Road Trip continues with a tale of danger, intrigue, espionage, violence, regime change, and romance ... in the form of a movie for children.</p> <p>A kid's movie from the mind of Ian Fleming.</p> <p>It's the beloved Dick Van Dyke (Happy 100th Birthday, sir!) in <strong>CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG</strong>.</p> The IMMP 2025 Holiday Road Trip continues with a tale of danger, intrigue, espionage, violence, regime change, and romance ... in the form of a movie for children.

A kid's movie from the mind of Ian Fleming.

It's the beloved Dick Van Dyke (Happy 100th Birthday, sir!) in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG.

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A kid's movie from the mind of Ian Fleming.

It's the beloved Dick Van Dyke (Happy 100th Birthday, sir!) in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG.

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]]> 160: DIE HARD https://www.immproject.com/160 b9e1ffab-d3e7-42a4-8336-dfd70ed2572f Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 160 DIE HARD full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter A Christmas Classic from 1988 - DIE HARD! 1:03:20 no <p>For Christmas week, Ian and Matthew discuss a holiday classic from 1988 - Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman in John McTiernan's DIE HARD. </p> For Christmas week, Ian and Matthew discuss a holiday classic from 1988 - Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman in John McTiernan's DIE HARD.

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]]> 134: THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS by Rankin/Bass https://www.immproject.com/134 37909c9c-01fc-4bb1-96f2-a641f7251d02 Sun, 24 Dec 2023 22:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 134 THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS by Rankin/Bass full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Christmas 2023 at the IMMP wraps up with one of the weirdest of all Rankin/Bass Christmas specials: THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS. 48:25 no <p>Christmas 2023 at the IMMP wraps up with one of the weirdest of all Rankin/Bass Christmas specials: <strong>THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS</strong>. Listen for tales of elemental magic with the Miser Brothers, the terrible power of Mother Nature, and speculation about the abyssal Lovecraftian horrors that lurk in Santa Claus' dreams. </p> Christmas, holiday,Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth Christmas 2023 at the IMMP wraps up with one of the weirdest of all Rankin/Bass Christmas specials: THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS. Listen for tales of elemental magic with the Miser Brothers, the terrible power of Mother Nature, and speculation about the abyssal Lovecraftian horrors that lurk in Santa Claus' dreams.

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]]> 133: Rankin/Bass’ SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN https://www.immproject.com/133 7933ceed-048e-4533-900e-f80d67bf7820 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 133 Rankin/Bass’ SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter The IMMP Rankin Bass Christmas continues with the sprawling Santa Claus fanfic SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN. 54:33 no <p>The IMMP Rankin Bass Christmas continues with the sprawling Santa Claus fanfic <strong>SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN</strong>. Which leads in turn to talk of Adventure Time, creepy 70s musical numbers, and a Game of Thrones for Sombertown. </p> Christmas, stop motion animation,Fred Astaire,Paul Frees The IMMP Rankin Bass Christmas continues with the sprawling Santa Claus fanfic SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN. Which leads in turn to talk of Adventure Time, creepy 70s musical numbers, and a Game of Thrones for Sombertown.

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]]> 132: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER from Rankin/Bass https://www.immproject.com/132 f398d6f1-edd4-46ac-99bd-ae2ba7742a52 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 132 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER from Rankin/Bass full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter We kick off the holiday season at the IMMP with a Rankin/Bass Christmas classic: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER. 54:46 no <p>We kick off the holiday season at the IMMP with a Rankin/Bass Christmas classic: <strong>RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER</strong>. And some detours into human (and elf) dignity, identity, the biology and diet of Abominable Snow Monsters, and psychotherapy for toys. </p> Christmas, holiday, classic,stop-motion,animation, We kick off the holiday season at the IMMP with a Rankin/Bass Christmas classic: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER. And some detours into human (and elf) dignity, identity, the biology and diet of Abominable Snow Monsters, and psychotherapy for toys.

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]]> 108: CONAN THE DESTROYER https://www.immproject.com/108 c1c6a209-33d8-488b-a425-ae172456c1f6 Mon, 26 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 108 CONAN THE DESTROYER full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Christmas with Conan continues! Right on the tail of 1982's CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Raffaella De Laurentiis produced 1984's CONAN THE DESTROYER. New villain. New sidekicks. New director. New tone. Same Conan? 1:20:58 no <p>CHRISTMAS WITH CONAN continues!</p> <p>Right on the tail of 1982's CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Raffaella De Laurentiis produced 1984's <strong>CONAN THE DESTROYER</strong>. New villain. New sidekicks. New director. New tone. Same Conan? </p> Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Fleischer,Wilt Chamberlain,Tracey Walter, CHRISTMAS WITH CONAN continues!

Right on the tail of 1982's CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Raffaella De Laurentiis produced 1984's CONAN THE DESTROYER. New villain. New sidekicks. New director. New tone. Same Conan?

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Right on the tail of 1982's CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Raffaella De Laurentiis produced 1984's CONAN THE DESTROYER. New villain. New sidekicks. New director. New tone. Same Conan?

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]]> 107: CONAN THE BARBARIAN starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (1982) https://www.immproject.com/107 c6faca2c-9954-4e41-9513-da01ff39853e Mon, 12 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 107 CONAN THE BARBARIAN starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (1982) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Happy Hyborian Holidays! Our December theme is Christmas with Conan, starting with 1982's CONAN THE BARBARIAN starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. 1:16:05 no <p>Happy Hyborian Holidays! Our December theme is <strong>Christmas with Conan</strong>, starting with 1982's <strong>CONAN THE BARBARIAN</strong> starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. </p> Schwarzenegger,Conan,Robert E Howard, Happy Hyborian Holidays! Our December theme is Christmas with Conan, starting with 1982's CONAN THE BARBARIAN starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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]]> 082: THE STARLOST starring Keir Dullea https://www.immproject.com/082 077b7126-ffc7-4087-a353-967384b23528 Tue, 28 Dec 2021 21:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 082 THE STARLOST starring Keir Dullea full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter It’s Keir Dullea versus the perils of a large spaceship with a faulty computer. No, it’s not 2001. It’s THE STARLOST. 49:20 no <p>Just in time for New Year's, the IMMP Holiday in Space ends with a saga starring Keir Dullea as an adventurous young man navigating physical and existential perils aboard a dangerous spacecraft with a faulty computer.</p> <p>So sure, it's kind of like <strong>2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY</strong>. But it's not. It's the 1973 Canadian TV series <strong>THE STARLOST</strong>.</p> Keir Dullea,space,Canadian TV,Harlan Ellison,Ben Bova Just in time for New Year's, the IMMP Holiday in Space ends with a saga starring Keir Dullea as an adventurous young man navigating physical and existential perils aboard a dangerous spacecraft with a faulty computer.

So sure, it's kind of like 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. But it's not. It's the 1973 Canadian TV series THE STARLOST.

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]]> Just in time for New Year's, the IMMP Holiday in Space ends with a saga starring Keir Dullea as an adventurous young man navigating physical and existential perils aboard a dangerous spacecraft with a faulty computer.

So sure, it's kind of like 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. But it's not. It's the 1973 Canadian TV series THE STARLOST.

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]]> 081: 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT starring Roy Scheider https://www.immproject.com/081 a559068b-efe5-4c08-bee5-f8b6875cbf45 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 081 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT starring Roy Scheider full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Maybe 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY didn’t need a sequel. But it got one. So Ian and Matthew are back to discuss the 1984 film 2010. 50:58 no <p>The IMMP Holiday In Space continues!</p> <p>Maybe <strong>2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY</strong> didn’t need a sequel. But it got one. So Ian and Matthew are back to discuss the 1984 film <strong>2010: THE YEAR ME MAKE CONTACT</strong>. </p> Space, Stanley Kubrick, Peter Hyams,Arthur C Clarke, 2001,2010,Roy Scheider,John Lithgow,Helen Mirren The IMMP Holiday In Space continues!

Maybe 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY didn’t need a sequel. But it got one. So Ian and Matthew are back to discuss the 1984 film 2010: THE YEAR ME MAKE CONTACT.

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Maybe 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY didn’t need a sequel. But it got one. So Ian and Matthew are back to discuss the 1984 film 2010: THE YEAR ME MAKE CONTACT.

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]]> 080: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY https://www.immproject.com/080 20dcc70f-c279-4628-8321-8fb2065a8493 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 080 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter In the year 1968, Stanley Kubrick offered a vision of what life would be like in the year 2001. And that vision was "very bright, very glossy, very high tech, very trippy." This week the IMMP addresses 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. 58:15 no <p>In the year 1968, Stanley Kubrick offered a vision of what life would be like in the year 2001. And that vision was "very bright, very glossy, very high tech, very trippy." This week the IMMP addresses <strong>2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY</strong>. </p> Kubrick,Arthur C Clarke,Keir Dullea,MGM,space,HAL9000,Discovery In the year 1968, Stanley Kubrick offered a vision of what life would be like in the year 2001. And that vision was "very bright, very glossy, very high tech, very trippy." This week the IMMP addresses 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.

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]]> Bonus Show - FROZEN HOLMES https://www.immproject.com/b-03 40799e1a-4f1c-49ae-8e2a-1b3be3ff1dbc Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter bonus Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Free bonus show featuring 1987’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and the cartoon Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century 26:25 no <p>Why do people keep wanting to freeze Sherlock Holmes? Or more to the point, why do people want to thaw him out in the future — his future, or ours?<br> Ian and Matthew explore this in their discussion of 1987’s <strong>The Return of Sherlock Holmes</strong>, and the cartoon <strong>Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century</strong>. </p> Sherlock Holmes,mystery,tv,cartoon Why do people keep wanting to freeze Sherlock Holmes? Or more to the point, why do people want to thaw him out in the future — his future, or ours?
Ian and Matthew explore this in their discussion of 1987’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and the cartoon Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century.

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Ian and Matthew explore this in their discussion of 1987’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and the cartoon Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century.

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]]> 056: Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes https://www.immproject.com/056 7dcfff84-56fb-482d-a4a5-1c6ae70446ac Mon, 28 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 056 Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Our HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS series concludes with what for some is the canonical screen adaptation of the character: the 1984 - 1994 Grenada TV series starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. 44:08 no <p>Our <strong>Holmes for the Holidays</strong> series concludes with what for some is the canonical screen adaptation of the character: the 1984 - 1994 Grenada TV series starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. </p> TV,mystery,Sherlock Holmes,UK,British Our Holmes for the Holidays series concludes with what for some is the canonical screen adaptation of the character: the 1984 - 1994 Grenada TV series starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes.

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]]> 055: Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes https://www.immproject.com/055 ea677cc1-fef4-4353-afc7-2a69766420d4 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 055 Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter The IMMP “Holmes for the Holidays” series continues with the most famous 20th century adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's characters: the 1939 film series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. 43:34 no <p>The IMMP <strong>Holmes for the Holidays</strong> series continues with the most famous 20th century adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's characters: the 1939 film series starring <strong>Basil Rathbone</strong> and <strong>Nigel Bruce</strong>. </p> Movies,Sherlock Holmes,Basil Rathbone,Nigel Bruce,mystery The IMMP Holmes for the Holidays series continues with the most famous 20th century adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's characters: the 1939 film series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.

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]]> 054: A STUDY IN SCARLET by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.immproject.com/054 35804ce0-8bc6-45ba-9db3-7786c5d04895 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 054 A STUDY IN SCARLET by Arthur Conan Doyle full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Our first HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS episode starts at the beginning: the first Sherlock Holmes story, A STUDY IN SCARLET. 58:57 no <p>It's the most wonderful time of the year. A time of magic, wonder, and the foiling of crime through incisive deduction. IMMP presents HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS!</p> <p>For our first episode we start at the beginning: the story that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel <strong>A STUDY IN SCARLET</strong>.</p> <p>Audio excerpts are from the AmazonClassics Kindle edition, and are used for purposes of critique and analysis. </p> Novel,book,Sherlock Holmes,mystery,England,literature,crime,fiction It's the most wonderful time of the year. A time of magic, wonder, and the foiling of crime through incisive deduction. IMMP presents HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

For our first episode we start at the beginning: the story that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel A STUDY IN SCARLET.

Audio excerpts are from the AmazonClassics Kindle edition, and are used for purposes of critique and analysis.

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For our first episode we start at the beginning: the story that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel A STUDY IN SCARLET.

Audio excerpts are from the AmazonClassics Kindle edition, and are used for purposes of critique and analysis.

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]]> 005: Guy Lombardo's New Year's Rockin’ Eve https://www.immproject.com/005 9902806c-1a4a-4c06-8100-fbddf78ed51e Fri, 28 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 005 Guy Lombardo's New Year's Rockin’ Eve full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter It’s Guy Lombardo versus Dick Clark, as the IMMP looks at icons of New Year’s Eve television. 45:56 no <p>For almost 50 years, until 1976, <strong>Guy Lombardo</strong> defined New Years Eve broadcasting. For almost as long, and still going today, <strong>Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve</strong> has worn that mantle for later generations.</p> <p>Join Ian and Matthew as they analyze the Dead-Eyed Camera Stare, survive the Cola Wars, and talk about TV no one likes to admit watching.</p> NYE,New Year’s Eve,Guy Lombardo,Dick Clark,holiday For almost 50 years, until 1976, Guy Lombardo defined New Years Eve broadcasting. For almost as long, and still going today, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve has worn that mantle for later generations.

Join Ian and Matthew as they analyze the Dead-Eyed Camera Stare, survive the Cola Wars, and talk about TV no one likes to admit watching.

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Join Ian and Matthew as they analyze the Dead-Eyed Camera Stare, survive the Cola Wars, and talk about TV no one likes to admit watching.

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