All Things Cozy

It's an All Things Cozy feast for the ears when Dave White (@dlelandwhite), film critic and host of the Linoleum Knife podcast (@linoleumcast), joins Matt and Gillian to share his cooking expertise and Thanksgiving traditions. Dave is thankful for his L.L.Bean flannel shirt, Gillian is thankful for her new cats, and Matt is thankful for a game everyone else stopped playing in 2016. Happy Thanksgiving!

Gillian and Matt determine if Death on the D-List by Nancy Grace, the second installment in the Hailey Dean Mystery series, qualifies as a cozy mystery. Matt tries to feed boiled egg to a stray cat, Gillian apologizes to Henry Winkler, and both are impressed by the quality of Trader Joe's candles.

Michael Varrati (@MichaelVarrati), host of the podcast Dead for Filth, emerges from the darkness to talk chillingly classic black and white horror films with Matt and Gillian. Matt is haunted by Hill House, Michael uses every part of the pumpkin, Gillian is now Gillain, and everyone disapproves of pumpkin launches. Happy Halloween!

On All Hallow's Eve when the moon is round, a virgin summons Matt and Gillian to discuss Hocus Pocus & The All New-Sequel. Matt goes nuts for Buffalo cuisine, Gillian misses the lesbian subplot, and both can't remember the names of things. Thanks to Jason, Jana, and Katy for the candle and check out our social media (@allthingscozypodcast) for more information about our Fall Givaway!

Sarah and Thia Schuessler (@thiaschuessler) join us to prepare Halloween costumes and discuss the Olsen Twins TV movie Double, Double, Toil and Trouble. Gillian becomes a cat mom, Sarah works out to Call Me By Your Name, Thia listens to French Harry Potter ASMR, and Zendaya is Meechee. Thia's IG: @thia_schuess Thia's Films: vimeo.com/shyruby Sarah's Pinterest: pinterest.com/sschuessler/

Matt and Gillian travel to Cabot Cove for the second time this month to discuss the Murder, She Wrote novels by Donald Bain. Gillian doesn't have two nickles to rub together, Matt gets admonished at a winery, and both think abs are violent.

Ben and Marissa from the Murder, We Spoke podcast (@MurderWeSpoke) guide Gillian and Matt through the legendary TV series Murder, She Wrote. Gillian chats with Silly Willie Geist on Twitter, Matt spoils the first episode of Making It, Ben bakes banana bread, and Marissa starts her day with Fireball in her Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Gillian and Matt chat about the first of Kate Carlisle's Fixer Upper Mysteries: A High-End Finish. Matt reads the Sunday Funnies, Gillian murders a lobster, and both attempt to play a game of Teri Polo.

Writer and Tinglehead Sean Brewster (@theseanbrewster) stimulates Matt and Gillian's scalps with information about Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). Sean gets messages directly from Ariana Grande, Matt works up the courage to visit a comic book store, Gillian gets some help from her neighbors, and everyone enjoys harmless grumps.

Matt and Gillian take Judy Blume's Summer Sisters to the beach. Matt thinks Won't You Be My Neighbor? can usher in world peace, Gillian worries about Randy Fenoli, and both hate swimming. If you've read the book or don't mind spoilers, stay tuned through the end of the episode for a spoiler-ridden discussion of the book's ending.