Hello and welcome to A Christmas Binge, your new favourite Christmas listening tradition.
The mince pies have been in the supermarket since October, maybe you've been Christmas shopping since August, but it's we're into the second week of December so we're getting into full festive swing.
My name is Brittany Stewart, I'm a Melbourne-based journalist, host of another podcast, Beauty Island, and an absolute Christmas obsessive. Last year, as a podcast fanatic, I desperately wanted to find something festive to add to my podcast rotation in December to get me in the mood. I couldn't find anything, so this year I made the decision to make it myself. Christmas goodwill or purely selfish, you decide.
A Christmas Binge is all about celebrating the spirit of the season by chatting to interesting people to find out how they celebrate. Each episode in the lead up to Christmas, I sit down with someone and ask them about their favourite Christmas films and music, the food that fills their Christmas table in terms of what goes on the dinner table and of course, their unique Christmas traditions.
This week, I'm joined by two guests. If you're a podcast fan, you likely already know them. Today I'm celebrating Christmas with Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald of the insanely popular Shameless podcast. Pop Culture journalists, hosts and founders of Shameless Media, they've built a media empire that counts three generations among its loyal fans. Their flagship podcast Shameless has been downloaded more than six million times. And they also just so happen to be my former colleagues at Mamamia.
I headed to Shameless HQ, donned festive hats and chatted to the pair about the Aussie Christmas TV show they're obsessed with, our theory on why there are so few new good Christmas movies, a rant about Michael Buble and a controversial opinion on Christmas cake.
Listen to Shameless: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/shameless/id1352875216
Follow Shameless: @shamelesspodcast @michelleandrews1 @zamcdonald
Follow host Brittany Stewart: @achristmasbinge @brittanybeautybts
Subscribe to Beauty Island: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/beauty-island/id1429274511
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Now just a word for this episode and the whole season; I am so privileged to have had family and Christmas experiences that make it a time of year that I love. I know for many people, for many different reasons, find Christmas a very difficult period. So I just wanted to flag that this podcast largely deals with the positive and often indulgent side of Christmas, and we're very lucky to have the privilege and freedom to talk about things like the food we're eating and the way we...
