WheezyNews Podcast
By Craig Benzine
WheezyNews PodcastMay 17, 2023
My Favorite Podcasts
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com
LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys
LETTUCE SHORT https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OFfbbVEPBgU
STORY NOT STORY PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storynotstory
STORY NOT STORY YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@UCnoqYjJBh8bMXkvl3jBOKnQ
MAIN CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezywaiter
How Zelda Taught Me to Face My Fears
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com
LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys
LETTUCE SHORT https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OFfbbVEPBgU
STORY NOT STORY PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storynotstory
STORY NOT STORY YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@UCnoqYjJBh8bMXkvl3jBOKnQ
MAIN CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezywaiter
Don't Forget to Plan Your END POINT to Get Stuff Done
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com
LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys
LETTUCE SHORT https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OFfbbVEPBgU
STORY NOT STORY PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storynotstory
STORY NOT STORY YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@UCnoqYjJBh8bMXkvl3jBOKnQ
MAIN CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezywaiter
My Great Weakness: Scheduling (but also, kryptonite)
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com
LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys
LETTUCE SHORT https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OFfbbVEPBgU
STORY NOT STORY PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storynotstory
STORY NOT STORY YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@UCnoqYjJBh8bMXkvl3jBOKnQ
MAIN CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezywaiter
Tears of the Craigdom
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com
LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys
LETTUCE SHORT https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OFfbbVEPBgU
STORY NOT STORY PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storynotstory
STORY NOT STORY YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@UCnoqYjJBh8bMXkvl3jBOKnQ
MAIN CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezywaiter
We Found a SNAKE!
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com
YOUTUBE VERSION https://youtu.be/sotUNPJVo_c
LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys
LETTUCE SHORT https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OFfbbVEPBgU
STORY NOT STORY PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storynotstory
STORY NOT STORY YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@UCnoqYjJBh8bMXkvl3jBOKnQ
MAIN CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezywaiter
I'm Sorry
LETTUCE SHORT https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FrOim7uyMe4
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com
YOUTUBE VERSION https://youtu.be/sotUNPJVo_c
LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys
LETTUCE SHORT https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OFfbbVEPBgU
STORY NOT STORY PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storynotstory
STORY NOT STORY YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@UCnoqYjJBh8bMXkvl3jBOKnQ
MAIN CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezywaiter
AI is Not Going to Hurt Me (and thoughts on trying to be original)
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com
YOUTUBE VERSION https://youtu.be/sotUNPJVo_c
LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys
LETTUCE SHORT https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OFfbbVEPBgU
STORY NOT STORY PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storynotstory
STORY NOT STORY YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@UCnoqYjJBh8bMXkvl3jBOKnQ
MAIN CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezywaiter
How to Lose Weight (for me at least)
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com
YOUTUBE VERSION https://youtu.be/CNShwbV2Lp8 LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys LETTUCE SHORT https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OFfbbVEPBgU STORY NOT STORY PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storynotstory STORY NOT STORY YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@UCnoqYjJBh8bMXkvl3jBOKnQ MAIN CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezywaiter
4 Months With "No Smartphone" (and many other random thoughts)
YOUTUBE VERSION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wotneloWS8A
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com/
LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys
MAIN CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/wheezywaiter
10 Ways You Can Feel Better Right Now
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/craig-benzine LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys MAIN CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezywaiterPATREON http://patreon.com/wheezywaiter
Stop Giving a S#%&
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/craig-benzine LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys MAIN CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezywaiterPATREON http://patreon.com/wheezywaiter
I Wish I Cared About Sports, Here's Why
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/craig-benzine LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys MAIN CHANNEL http://youtube.com/wheezywaiterPATREON http://patreon.com/wheezywaiter
How to Get Things Done: A Little Bit at a Time
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com
VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/XfqNnyny2as
LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys
How to Overcome Procrastination: Set Limits
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com
VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/XfqNnyny2as
LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys
The Problem With Sticking to a Formula (Creativity Advice)
I'm going to start posting episodes here every Friday! But this isn't a FORMULA! It's a release schedule!
In this episode, I gush over the show Taskmaster and talk about how their ability to maintain flexibility around a loose formula is partially what makes them so damn entertaining. Then I talk about how I have always avoided (intentionally or otherwise) sticking to a formula. But that's not a bad thing!
NEWSLETTER https://wheezywaiter.substack.com
VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/T4Mp161chng
LETTUCE PODCAST https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lettuceguys
DAY 29 of 20,000 Steps a Day
No Coffee, No Alcohol, No Smartphone (How's it going so far)
My newsletter! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/wheezywaiter
The Hood Internet!
The video I watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHGO-V0-ZBY
Their channel https://www.youtube.com/user/thehoodinternet
Their website http://www.thehoodinternet.com
ME OTHER PLACES
Newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/wheezywaiter
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DAY 31 of No Coffee
Previous No Coffee Adventure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slp7N6NK0CE
4 Months of No Alcohol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGE_XWGKfW4
That podcast we have a hard time updating
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi3cYnUiCYc&list=PLoSKjPtLb-Y2MjDNpMl550sm9aHfVdk-e
My Newsletter
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/wheezywaiter
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Merch https://store.dftba.com/collections/craig-benzine
Where I Found Inspiration
The Ze Frank bustin' cycles video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pvQgd8eHGE
The Song video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjbqp1wyfic&list=PLoSKjPtLb-Y1hSjV4eNJBypiJ8gDyUO8e&index=8
The livestream edits
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoSKjPtLb-Y37XeY2Fq-iEFZoFApo0GYI
Chyna and my Podcast we're failing to update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi3cYnUiCYc&list=PLoSKjPtLb-Y2MjDNpMl550sm9aHfVdk-e
MOVIED! Podcast with Jake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtVE1zPJCQ
ME OTHER PLACES
Newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/wheezywaiter
Twitter http://twitter.com/Wheezywaiter
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wheezywaiter
Patreon http://patreon.com/wheezywaiter
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Reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/BeardLovers
Facebook http://facebook.com/wheezywaiter
Merch https://store.dftba.com/collections/craig-benzine
We Actually Watched MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET!
We finally did it! We watched 20 Christmas movies! This time it’s the classic classic claaaaaassic MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
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MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
In this Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day parade. Kringle proves to be such a hit that he is soon appearing regularly at the chain's main store in midtown Manhattan. When Kringle surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine his mental health and, more importantly, his authenticity.
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All the movies we watched:
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
SCROOGED (1988)
8-BIT CHRISTMAS (2021)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
CAROL (2015)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
SINGLE ALL THE WAY (2021)
GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW HOLIDAY (2020)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
TANGERINE (2015)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
TANGERINE certain had a lot of screaming in it
We're watching 25 of the best Christmas movies that we haven't seen, according to the internet (sort of) and this time it’s a little acclaimed indie film shot on an iPhone, TANGERINE!
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TANGERINE (2015) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
After hearing that her boyfriend/pimp cheated on her while she was in jail, a hooker and her best friend set out to find him and teach him and his new lover a lesson.
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order) (and a few of them won’t make the cut because we watched different ones)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
SCROOGED (1988)
8-BIT CHRISTMAS (2021)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
CAROL (2015)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
SINGLE ALL THE WAY (2021)
GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW HOLIDAY (2020)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
TANGERINE (2015)
LITTLE WOMEN 2019 hit us with the emotion hammer in the brain feels
We're watching 25 of the best Christmas movies that we haven't seen, according to the internet (sort of) and this time it's LITTLE WOMEN. "What!?! Little Women again?!?!?" you say. First of all, calm down. Secondly, this is the newer 2019 version directed by Greta Gerwig. Her second movie and both of her movies were nominated for best picture!!!! Jeez. She's good. Let's see if this movie is good.
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LITTLE WOMEN (2019) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
In the years after the Civil War, Jo March lives in New York and makes her living as a writer, while her sister Amy studies painting in Paris. Amy has a chance encounter with Theodore, a childhood crush who proposed to Jo but was ultimately rejected. Their oldest sibling, Meg, is married to a schoolteacher, while shy sister Beth develops a devastating illness that brings the family back together.
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order) (and one of them won’t make the cut because we added 8=Bit Christmas)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
TANGERINE (2015)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
SCROOGED (1988)
8-BIT CHRISTMAS (2021)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
CAROL (2015)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
SINGLE ALL THE WAY (2021)
GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW HOLIDAY (2020)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF: HOLIDAYS is totally a Christmas Movie
We're watching 25 of the best Christmas movies that we haven't seen, according to the internet and this time well, we're just gonna watch what we want, OKAAAY?!?!
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THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF: HOLIDAYS (2020) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Matt Lucas, and Tom Allen are joined by past bakers -- Rosie, Jamie, James, and Ruby -- to celebrate Christmas in the tent; singer Alexandra Burke performs "Silent Night."
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order) (and one of them won’t make the cut because we added 8=Bit Christmas)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
TANGERINE (2015)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
SCROOGED (1988)
8-BIT CHRISTMAS (2021)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
CAROL (2015)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
SINGLE ALL THE WAY (2021)
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF: HOLIDAYS (2020)
SINGLE ALL THE WAY brought out Negative Craigative
We're watching 25 of the best Christmas movies that we haven't seen, according to the internet and this time, well, it's a split decision.
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SINGLE ALL THE WAY (2021) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
Desperate to avoid his family's judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter (Michael Urie) convinces his best friend Nick (Philemon Chambers) to join him for the holidays and pretend that they're now in a relationship. But when Peter's mother (Kathy Najimy) sets him up on a blind date with her handsome trainer James (Luke Macfarlane)--the plan goes awry.
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order) (and one of them won’t make the cut because we added 8=Bit Christmas)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
TANGERINE (2015)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
SCROOGED (1988)
8-BIT CHRISTMAS (2021)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
CAROL (2015)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
SINGLE ALL THE WAY (2021)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984) was a fantastic movie
We're watching 25 of the best Christmas movies that we haven't seen, according to the internet and this time it's a Scottish film about the seedy underbelly of the Ice Cream trade and we loved it. Especially Craig, who is writing this description. Craig LOVED it.
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COMFORT AND JOY (1984) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
A Glasgow disc jockey becomes entangled in a war between rival mobs for control of the ice cream trade.
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order) (and one of them won’t make the cut because we added 8=Bit Christmas)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
TANGERINE (2015)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
SCROOGED (1988)
8-BIT CHRISTMAS (2021)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
CAROL (2015)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
CAROL made us melodramatically gaze into each others' eyes
We're watching 25 of the best Christmas movies that we haven't seen, according to the internet and this time it's the Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara 2015 drama CAROL
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CAROL (2015) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara) spots the beautiful, elegant Carol (Cate Blanchett) perusing the doll displays in a 1950s Manhattan department store. The two women develop a fast bond that becomes a love with complicated consequences.
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order) (and one of them won’t make the cut because we added 8=Bit Christmas)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
TANGERINE (2015)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
SCROOGED (1988)
8-BIT CHRISTMAS (2021)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
CAROL (2015)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE made us break out into songs about nothing
We're watching 25 of the best Christmas movies that we haven't seen, according to the internet and this time... it's Zombie time.
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ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order) (and one of them won’t make the cut because we added 8=Bit Christmas)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
TANGERINE (2015)
CAROL (2015)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
SCROOGED (1988)
8-BIT CHRISTMAS (2021)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
WHITE CHRISTMAS was full of sings, Bings, dance, military, and a classic case of misunderstanding
We're watching 25 of the best Christmas movies that we haven't seen, according to the internet and this time it's White Christmas. Much more of an ode to the military than we realized. And we liked it.
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WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys' commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing. So what's the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that's sure to put Waverly and his business in the black!
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order) (and one of them won’t make the cut because we added 8=Bit Christmas)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
TANGERINE (2015)
CAROL (2015)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
SCROOGED (1988)
8-BIT CHRISTMAS (2021)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
8-BIT CHRISTMAS made us long for the 80s
We're watching 25 of the best Christmas movies that we haven't seen, according to the internet. Well, this time we just added 8-Bit Christmas to the list because it's brand new and we heard good things about it. Plus, the plot is basically the plot of my childhood.
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8-BIT CHRISTMAS (2021) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
A humorous and heartfelt look back at the adventures of childhood. Set in suburban Chicago in the late 1980s, the story centers on ten-year-old Jake Doyle's (Winslow Fegley) herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order) (and one of them won’t make the cut because we added 8=Bit Christmas)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)
TANGERINE (2015)
CAROL (2015)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
SCROOGED (1988)
8-BIT CHRISTMAS (2021)
SCROOGED turned us into Scrooges about the movie SCROOGED
We're watching 25 of the best Christmas movies that we haven't seen, according to the internet and this time, well, I'm sorry. Scrooged just doesn't hold up. Not sure it ever did.
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SCROOGED (1988) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
In this modern take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, Claire Phillips (Karen Allen). But after firing a staff member, Eliot Loudermilk (Bobcat Goldthwait), on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)
TANGERINE (2015)
CAROL (2015)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
SCROOGED (1988)
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THE BISHOP'S WIFE was odd and uncomfortable and fine
We're watching 25 of the best Christmas movies that we haven't seen, according to the internet and this time Cary Grant is our guardian angel and he performs a LOT of miracles. Too many really.
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THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
Dejected by his efforts to raise money to build a cathedral, Bishop Henry Brougham (David Niven) beseeches heaven for guidance, and is visited immediately by Dudley (Cary Grant), who claims to be an angel. Henry is skeptical, then annoyed when Dudley ingratiates himself into the household as his assistant -- and worse, wins the attentions of Henry's long-suffering and kindly wife (Loretta Young). When Dudley continues to intervene in Henry's struggles, the bishop decides to challenge heaven.
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
SCROOGED (1988)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)
TANGERINE (2015)
CAROL (2015)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL gave us that Scrooge feeling, and Ada sort of watched this one with us
We're watching 25 of the best Christmas movies that we haven't seen, according to the internet and this time we are returning to a glorious film of my childhood, MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL. Ada is joining us! (sort of)
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MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale with Disney's classic characters.
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
SCROOGED (1988)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)
TANGERINE (2015)
CAROL (2015)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
We Watched THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER with My Parents and Sister
We ventured in a one horse open Prius to my parents house for Thanksgiving and wouldn't ya know it? They have a TV and the internet! And we could watch a Christmas movie. THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER
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THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
Alfred Kralik (James Stewart) and Klara Novak (Margaret Sullavan) are employees at Matuschek and Company, a general store in Budapest. Klara and Alfred are constantly at odds with each other, butting heads and disagreeing on almost everything. Both are enamored of their respective pen pals, who serve as welcome distractions in their lives. Little do they know, they are each the other's pen pal and, despite outward differences, have unwittingly fallen in love through their letters.
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
SCROOGED (1988)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)
TANGERINE (2015)
CAROL (2015)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
We Watched LITTLE WOMEN (1994) and We Got the Feels
We are going to be watching 2 LITTLE WOMEN! (movies) This is the 1994 version with Susan Sarandon and Winona Ryder and others. It's a bit of a tonal shift from Bad Santa. We'll see how we handle it.
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LITTLE WOMEN (1994) synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:
In this 1994 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic, the March sisters confront growing pains, financial shortages, family tragedies and romantic rivalries in mid-19th-century Massachusetts. Jo (Winona Ryder) struggles for independence and sometimes clashes with her beloved mother and her sisters Meg, Amy and Beth. She also contends with their cranky Aunt March, their impulsive neighbor Laurie (Christian Bale) and kindly linguistics professor Friedrich Bhaer (Gabriel Byrne).
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The movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
THE PREACHER’S WIFE (1996)
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)
BEST MAN HOLIDAY (2013)
SCROOGED (1988)
JOYEUX NOËL ("Merry Christmas") (2005)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
WHITE REINDEER (2013)
A CHRISTMAS TALE (2008)
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (1934)
REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)
TANGERINE (2015)
CAROL (2015)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
Movies watched so far (in a particular order)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH (2018)
HOLIDAY INN (1942)
LET IT SNOW (2019)
BAD SANTA (2003)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
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Twitter http://twitter.com/Wheezywaiter
Reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/BeardLovers
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We Tried to Watch BAD SANTA, It Didn't Go Well
BAD SANTA, a 2003 dark comedy starring Billy Bob Thorton. Craig saw it and liked when it came out (a time which he refers to as his adolescence, even though he was 23). Does it hold up?
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BAD SANTA synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes: In this dark comedy, the crotchety Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) and his partner (Tony Cox) reunite once a year for a holiday con. Posing as a mall Santa and his elf, they rip off shopping outlets on Christmas Eve. This year, however, Willie is falling apart. He's depressed and alcoholic, and his erratic behavior draws the suspicion of mall security (Bernie Mac). But when befriending a small boy brings out his kinder side, Willie begins to wonder if there is still some hope for him.
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The rest of the movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
THE PREACHER’S WIFE
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
BEST MAN HOLIDAY
SCROOGED
MERRY CHRISTMAS
WHITE CHRISTMAS
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE
THE BISHOP’S WIFE
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT
WHITE REINDEER
A CHRISTMAS TALE
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS
REMEMBER THE NIGHT
TANGERINE
CAROL
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER
ME OTHER PLACES
Patreon http://patreon.com/wheezywaiter
Twitter http://twitter.com/Wheezywaiter
Reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/BeardLovers
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LET IT SNOW is a Teen Christmas Movie That Helped Us Settle Our Differences & Brought Us Together
You can also listen to this podcast style
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The rest of the movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
THE PREACHER’S WIFE
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
BEST MAN HOLIDAY
SCROOGED
MERRY CHRISTMAS
WHITE CHRISTMAS
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE
BAD SANTA
THE BISHOP’S WIFE
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT
WHITE REINDEER
A CHRISTMAS TALE
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS
REMEMBER THE NIGHT
TANGERINE
CAROL
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER
ME OTHER PLACES
Patreon http://patreon.com/wheezywaiter
Twitter http://twitter.com/Wheezywaiter
Reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/BeardLovers
Facebook http://facebook.com/wheezywaiter
Merch https://store.dftba.com/collections/craig-benzine
HOLIDAY INN is a very problematic movie & Chyna isn't excited about old movies, but here we go
We're watching 25 of the "best" Christmas movies according to Rotten Tomatoes (& some other lists)
The rest of the movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
THE PREACHER’S WIFE
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
BEST MAN HOLIDAY
SCROOGED
MERRY CHRISTMAS
LET IT SNOW
WHITE CHRISTMAS
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE
BAD SANTA
THE BISHOP’S WIFE
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT
WHITE REINDEER
A CHRISTMAS TALE
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS
REMEMBER THE NIGHT
TANGERINE
CAROL
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER
They Remade THE GRINCH AGAIN and We Watched it and had Opinions
We're watching 25 of the "best" Christmas movies according to Rotten Tomatoes (& some other lists)
The rest of the movies we're going to watch, probably (in no particular order)
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
THE PREACHER’S WIFE
MICKEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
BEST MAN HOLIDAY
SCROOGED
MERRY CHRISTMAS
LET IT SNOW
WHITE CHRISTMAS
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE
BAD SANTA
THE BISHOP’S WIFE
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT
WHITE REINDEER
A CHRISTMAS TALE
COMFORT AND JOY (1984)
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
LITTLE WOMEN (2019)
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS
REMEMBER THE NIGHT
TANGERINE
CAROL
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER
HOLIDAY INN
We're Watching 25 Christmas Movies. Up First, WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
We're watching 25 Christmas movies again! (we did it last year) This time I'm going to upload our entire reaction to each movie podcast style (and on my 2nd YouTube channel, WheezyNews) and then the final, coherently edited, full video of EVERY movie on the main channel, WheezyWaiter. Happy holidays!
Thoughts on Writing a Song Every Day & My Experience with the 2nd Moderna Shot
SO, I've been making a song every day this month and I'm going to talk a lot about that today. I also share my experience getting the 2nd shot of the Moderna vaccine if you're curious about that. There's also a blog post on my website about and a twitter thread if you're interested in what I did to prep for it and how I felt after.
Why Quantity is Better Than Quality (or Why the Whole Argument is Stupid)
Click here within a week of this upload and get a 14-day Free Trial of Deltatrainer and from then on the discounted $59 per month rate (instead of $100) http://bit.ly/train_wheezy_style Treat creating like exercise, too. This episode I talk about forcing my way through the songwriting process as I write a song every day for a month. Sometimes they're hit or miss but I'll be uploading them all to YouTube. I've changed my mindset to focus on the process more than the product. Quantity over quality.
Beware of the Sunk Cost Fallacy
Go to https://brilliant.org/WheezyNews/ to sign up for free. And also, the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium membership. Today I'm talking about YouTuber burnout and the sunk cost fallacy. Is what I'm doing worth the cost? How am I doing right now, what is in my control in this moment? Let's talk about the value of being in the moment and breaking the cycle of continually making stuff just because it's what we do.
I Got my First Dose of the COVID Vaccine and "The Infinite Game" Book Review
Today I got my first dose of COVID vaccine and I talk about bigger plans for YouTube. You'll also hear my book review for Simon Sinek's The Infinite Game, and how that is impacting my thoughts for future projects and corporate Clone.
My Favorite Type of Exercise is...
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Good shoes, wear clothes, and get out there and move forward! Today I'm talking about my favorite form of movin' my body and why I think you'd like it, even though a lot of people hate it. It's running, you guys. Also, skin care is important and I talk about that too.
Day 8 of Posting Only Compliments Online
The first 100 people to go to http://blinkist.com/wheezynews are going to get unlimited access for 1 week to try it out. You'll also get 25% off if you want the full membership.
Hey, you look nice today. Now that we've gotten that out of the way let's talk about compliments and why you should give them more often. Stop with all the ME ME MEEEE and focus more on what else is out there and how you can verbally appreciate it. Right? Time to get out of your own head, think about why you like what you like, and share it with that person or thing.
6 Worries That Keep You From Starting That Project
Day 53 of Bullet Journaling
The Value of Saying "No"