• Summer Solstice 2025: Let's Get Stonehenged
    Jun 17 2025

    In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the wonders of Stonehenge and investigates its mysterious creation and significance during the Summer Solstice.


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    Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!

    Thank you to Pete Byrnes for composing the theme song!

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    18 mins
  • National Gingerbread Day 2025: Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice?
    Jun 3 2025

    In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the extensive history of Gingerbread, speculates on how National Gingerbread Day came to be, and ties the treat to Hansel and Gretel and beyond!


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    Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!

    Thank you to Pete Byrnes for composing the theme song!



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    16 mins
  • National Missing Children's Day 2025: Never Stop Searching
    May 20 2025

    In this episode, Kristin uncovers the mission behind National Missing Children's Day and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The infamous cases of the abductions of Adam Walsh and Etan Patz are also explored.


    Get more info about NCMEC here.

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    Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!

    Thank you to Pete Byrnes for composing the theme song!

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    19 mins
  • Star Wars Day 2025: May the 4th Be With You
    May 6 2025

    In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the pop culture phenomenon "Star Wars Day" and the history behind its famous slogan "May the 4th be with you".


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    Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com.

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    Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!

    Thank you to Pete Byrnes for composing the theme song!

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    17 mins
  • Holidays Unfiltered: A Conversation with CJ
    Apr 22 2025

    For the 80th episode of Holidays After Dark, Kristin sits down with the host of The Rose Suchak Ladder podcast, CJ, to chat about the complexities of holidays, our mutual love for Christmas, and how tattoos and mental health can play a role in all of this.


    Listen to The Rose Suchak Ladder podcast here.

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    Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!

    Thank you to Pete Byrnes for composing the theme song!

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    1 hr
  • Easter 2025: Spooks and Sweets
    Apr 8 2025

    In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores a witchy Swedish Easter tradition and uncovers the complex history behind two Easter candy classics...Peeps and Jelly Beans!


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    Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com.

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    Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!

    Thank you to Pete Byrnes for composing the theme song!

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    20 mins
  • Spring 2025: Don't Waffle on Listening!
    Mar 25 2025

    In this episode, Kristin recaps her recent trip to Nashville, recognizes the start of Spring, and explores the unexpected history behind International Waffle Day!


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    Email your holiday stories to kristin@holidaysafterdark.com.

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    Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!

    Thank you to Pete Byrnes for composing the theme song!

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    15 mins
  • St. Patrick's Day 2025: Irish Headless Horseman
    Mar 11 2025

    In this episode, Holidays After Dark turns St. Patrick's Day into an unexpected Halloween celebration by uncovering the Irish history behind the tale of the Headless Horseman known as Dullahan!

    Washington Irving's interpretation, as seen in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", is also discussed.


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    Special thanks to Night Owl Productions for producing and editing the podcast!

    Thank you to Pete Byrnes for composing the theme song!

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    18 mins