Happy Holidays from Your Favorite Weirdo
End of the year wishes, entertainment recommendations, and early 2026 schedule of events
As we ease into the final days of 2025, I wanted to pause and say something simple: thank you.
Thank you for reading these posts/emails. Thank you for showing up as your whole, weird, wonderful self. Thank you for trusting me with your brands, your questions, and your brilliant ideas. Whether you’re a client, a workshop participant, a podcast listener, or just someone who occasionally opens these when the subject line catches your eye, you matter to me.
This year has been a wild ride. I’ve had the privilege of working with some genuinely extraordinary humans who are building businesses that refuse to be boring. Watching you claim your space and make noise in your own unique way is the gift that keeps on giving.
Whatever you’re celebrating this season (or not celebrating, I see you too), I hope you find moments of genuine joy, rest, and connection. I celebrate Christmas, but my wish for you is universal: may your days be filled with warmth, your stress be minimal, and your weird be celebrated.
Speaking of celebration, I present my unhinged holiday entertainment recommendations.
If you’re looking for something to watch between now and the new year, here are my personal recommendations for delightfully unconventional holiday viewing:
🎄 Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special - Wonderfully weird and packed with absolutely bonkers celebrity cameos. It’s chaotic joy in its purest form.
🚀 Santa Conquers the Martians - The epitome of Atomic Age cinema. This 1964 masterpiece is filled with wry humor and the kind of earnest absurdity that makes it impossible not to love.
👻 Scrooge (1951) with Alastair Sim - My favorite version of A Christmas Carol, hands down. Sim’s absolutely unhinged behavior when he wakes up Christmas morning is unmatched. Pure manic joy.
🎵 My Xmas Background Playlist - 18+ hours of holiday LoFi, ambiance, classics, ending with a cozy yule log. Perfect to have on in the background on Christmas Day (or any day you want that warm, festive vibe without the overwhelm).
What Are You Doing New Years?
I’m hitting the podcast conference circuit in early 2026, and I’d love to connect in person if you’re planning to be at any of these:
🎙️ Podfest Expo - podcast conference in Orlando, FL
🏆 The Ambies - The Podcast Academy’s annual awards
📻 On Air Fest - Media conference in Brooklyn, NY
If you spot me at any of these events, please come say hi. I promise I’m exactly as weird in person as I am online (maybe more so).
In Keeping With The Situation
Here’s to closing out this year with gratitude, good entertainment, and the people who make our weird worlds feel a little less lonely.
May your holidays be exactly what you need them to be. ❤️
With genuine appreciation,
Robyn 🤘✨