{"podcast":{"title":"Life's a Pitch Podcast","slug":"life-s-a-pitch-podcast-773","podcast_index_feed_id":773,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:140240683/sounds.rss","website_url":"http://www.patreon.com/lifesapitchpodcast","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-ZfFXyPwJqmvEGeDa-AeHCuA-original.jpg","author":"Matt and Tom","episode_count":500,"summary":"Life's a Pitch brings together bizarre, strange a…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T20:17:19.180968+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-s-a-pitch-podcast-773"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 546: Where Did That Receipt Go","slug":"episode-546-where-did-that-receipt-go","published_at":"2026-01-04T13:26:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-s-a-pitch-podcast-773/episode-546-where-did-that-receipt-go","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-s-a-pitch-podcast-773","url":"https://soundcloud.com/lifesapitchpodcast/episode-546","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2241328835-lifesapitchpodcast-episode-546.mp3","summary":"The hosts pitch absurd, low-budget Christmas horror movie concepts, ranging from Rudolph-inspired monsters to psychological thrillers about unwanted gifts. The episode explores the tension between holiday cheer and genre-based dread through improvised movie trailers.","meta_description":"Explore bizarre Christmas horror movie pitches, from headless Santa dolls to psychological thrillers involving Jim Carrey and unwanted holiday gifts.","key_points":["Main idea: Pitching high-concept, low-budget holiday horror films","Main idea: Using seasonal tropes like Secret Santa to drive psychological tension","Failure mode: The logistical nightmare of returning unwanted, 'haunted' holiday gifts","Practical takeaway: How to turn mundane holiday frustrations into cinematic horror plots","Main idea: Reimagining classic characters like Rudolph through a monster lens"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"Rudolph's Red Eye Horror","summary":"A pitch for a Christmas horror movie featuring a monster with a glowing red nose."},{"start_ms":420000,"title":"The Twelve Days of Bosses","summary":"An idea for turning the Twelve Days of Christmas into a Dark Souls-style boss rush."},{"start_ms":720000,"title":"A Dog is for Death","summary":"A pitch for a bleak, evocative holiday film involving a lonely puppy."},{"start_ms":1080000,"title":"The Unwanted Gift","summary":"A psychological thriller about the obsessive need to return a disturbing holiday present."},{"start_ms":1260000,"title":"The Headless Faberge Doll","summary":"A pitch involving a priceless, headless Santa doll and a high-stakes museum setting."},{"start_ms":1920000,"title":"Podcast Updates","summary":"A brief discussion on the future recording schedule and upcoming breaks."},{"start_ms":2280000,"title":"Midwinter Sequel","summary":"The final pitch: a pitch-black sequel featuring Florence Pugh in tactical gear."}],"topics":["Christmas Horror","Movie Pitches","Psychological Thriller","Holiday Tropes","Improvisational Comedy","Pop Culture Parody"],"duration_seconds":2339,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/life-s-a-pitch-podcast-773/episodes/episode-546-where-did-that-receipt-go/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-s-a-pitch-podcast-773/episode-546-where-did-that-receipt-go.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}