North Pole Radio

Each week podcaster, life long Christmas nerd and professional Santa Matt sits down with one of his fellow Santa performers or Christmas lovers and talks about all things Christmas including the art of representing Santa, movies, music, decorations and more.

"Meet The Clauses" With Bruce and Kathy Norred

This episode, Matt is joined by Bruce and Kathy Norred, who have been portraying Santa and Mrs. Claus together since the beginning of their performing journey. They share their story and their views on the strengths of working together.

04-20
50:49

"The Business Side of Things" With Dan Greenleaf

This episode, Matt is joined by Dan Greenleaf to discuss the thing every Christmas performer wants to talk about but no Christmas performer wants to talk about: business. How to market, what to charge, etc. Dan ran a Santa agency and he knows his stuff!

04-11
01:25:16

"Turning Hate Into Joy" With Chris Kennedy

This episode, Matt is joined by Chris Kennedy, who responded to a hateful letter from a neighbor by becoming Santa and spreading unconditional love and joy.

03-18
47:11

"Coke's 2023 Santa" With Kevin Curtin

On the first episode of 2024, Matt is joined by a very special guest, Kevin Curtin, who stared as Santa in Coke's very popular "Anyone Can Be Santa" ad.

02-29
55:21

Christmas Performers Workshop Vermont

North Pole Radio is sponsoring Christmas Performers Workshop "Performing Fundamentals" in South Burlington, VT March 8-10

01-26
04:35

Christmas Eve Bonus Episode: "Reading From Matt's Books"

Merry Christmas Eve! Can't believe it's here already! On this bonus episode, I read a few chapters from the book I wrote this year, "Santa In His Own Words". I only get to three different chapters, but I just wanted to share a little bit of what I have been working on and the lore I have created. Have a fantastic Christmas!

12-24
54:26

"'The Santa Clauses': Season 2, The Rest of the Episodes" With Anthony Caruso

Matt and Anthony are back after life got in the way to finish reviewing season two of "The Santa Clauses"! What did we think overall? What parts did we like? What didn't we like? It's all here as we talk about the remaining four episodes.

12-10
38:13

"The Reverse Interview" With Stuart Deacon Jr.

Matt is joined once again by his friend Stuart Deacon Jr., but this time Matt is the one being interviewed! Stuart asks Matt all about his Santa journey and a few other fun things!

11-21
01:23:06

"'The Santa Clauses': Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2" With Anthony Caruso

"The Santa Clauses" is back on Disney+, so Matt and Anthony are back to review it just like they did last year! Hear what we think of the first two episodes: "The Kribble Krabble Clause" and "Floofy".

11-13
53:39

Christmas Podcast Day Special: "The Muppet Christmas Carol" with Gerry, Ashley and Robert!

Happy Christmas Podcast Day! This year, the shows of The Christmas Podcast Network are celebrating Christmas Podcast Day by cover different versions of "A Christmas Carol"! So, on this special bonus episode, Matt is joined by Gerry of "Totally Rad Christmas", Ashley of "Magic of the Season" and Robert of "Behind the Bells" to discuss the classic film "The Muppet Christmas Carol"!

11-01
01:05:27

"Garfield's Halloween Adventure" With Mike Westfall

It's the second annual North Pole Radio Halloween Special! This year, Matt is joined by returning guest, "Advent Calendar House" host Mike Westfall, to discuss the classic special, "Garfield's Halloween Adventure"!

10-31
44:15

Christmas Podcast Day Is November 1!

Just a quick ad for Christmas Podcast Network's "Christmas Podcast Day" event.

10-17
01:35

"We Don't Know What We Don't Know: Expanding Your Horizons" With Ed Taylor

This week Matt is joined once again by Ed Taylor, this time to discuss the idea of "we don't know what we don't know" in an attempt to give Christmas performers new ideas of types of jobs they can do, skills they can learn, etc. 

09-29
01:20:32

"Digital Fruitcake: Underappreciated Christmas Songs" With Ramsay Cowlishaw

This week Matt is delighted to be joined by Santa and Christmas music collector Ramsay Cowlishaw, who curates a Spotify playlist titled "Digital Fruitcake" which collects all sorts of underappreciated and forgotten Christmas songs!

09-22
01:30:53

"Elfing Around" With Myke Hutchings

Matt is joined this episode by the first elf he has had on the show, Myke Hutchings, Phineas the elf, who tells him all about what it is an elf does and how it helps Santa.

09-16
43:33

"All About Reindeer" With Matt Feeney

Get your notebooks ready, this week Matt is joined by Matt Feeney of Reindeer Acres farm who teaches us all kinds of facts about the amazing creatures that pull Santa's sleigh!

09-07
01:13:23

"Nurse Claus" With Robin Ferra

Matt is joined by Mrs. Claus Robin Ferra this week who tells him about being a solo Mrs. Claus who does a lot of work in a hospital!

08-27
34:32

"Kringle University" With Jeff McMullen

Matt is joined by the wonderful Jeff McMullen who talks about clowning, building a Santa house, and his Kringle University.

08-17
50:50

"Love, Joy and Respect" With John Schimmel

This week Matt is joined by John Schimmel to offer some tough love to the Christmas community by addressing the problem of LGBTQ+ intolerance. It's a touchy subject for some, but I promise you we come at with all the respect and love in the world.

08-11
59:44

"Making Dreams Come True" With Allan Siu

This week Matt is joined by Allan Siu, who talks about becoming Santa after being raised by Chinese immigrants who didn't celebrate Christmas, working at the Mall of America, and how Santa being diverse really does make a difference.

08-04
39:22

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