{"podcast":{"title":"1999: The Podcast","slug":"1999-the-podcast-5273048","podcast_index_feed_id":5273048,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/1999","website_url":"https://www.cageclub.me/1999","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d0064978-a2db-11ec-a3d7-ff9be675552e/image/87ed8bb1b40c97b52fb71552c29afb28.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"John Brooks and Julia Sirmons","episode_count":114,"summary":"Was 1999 the best year in movie history? We think it might be! John Brooks, Julia Sirmons, and special guests work their way through all the year has to offer, one movie at a time, and we’ll ask special guests to share their memories of this amazing year and the movies that made it unforgettable. Unfortunately, nobody can be told what 1999: The Podcast is… you have to hear it for yourself!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T16:22:53.358332+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1999-the-podcast-5273048"},"episode":{"title":"See Also: A VERY ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS","slug":"see-also-a-very-alternative-christmas","published_at":"2025-12-24T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1999-the-podcast-5273048/see-also-a-very-alternative-christmas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1999-the-podcast-5273048","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CCPN9644256222.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CCPN9644256222.mp3","summary":"Merry Christmas and happy every other holiday! In this episode, John and Julia each recommend five of their favorite \"alternative\" Christmas movies. The like of It's a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Love Actually, Miracle on 34th Street, and, yes, even Die Hard are off-limits. Instead, we present 10 movies that are maybe not in your annual Christmas rotation but ought to be! Enjoy! Julia's picks: The Ref (1994) Carol (2015) The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) A Christmas Tale (2008) The Shop Around the Corner (1940) John's picks: Rare Exports (2010) A Midwinter's Tale (1995) 8-Bit Christmas (2021) About A Boy (2002) Little Women (1994)","meta_description":"Merry Christmas and happy every other holiday! In this episode, John and Julia each recommend five of their favorite \"alternative\" Christmas movies. The l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5170,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/1999-the-podcast-5273048/episodes/see-also-a-very-alternative-christmas/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1999-the-podcast-5273048/see-also-a-very-alternative-christmas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}