Welcome to Hardly Holidays 🎁
For the next 10 days, we’re dropping 10 special holiday episodes to give you something comforting, chaotic, and familiar to hang onto during the season.

Day 1 officially kicks off “Kellie’s Crazy Christmas.”
Kellie quizzes SP on moments from Hardly Working throughout the year.
✔️ Get it right? He earns a treat.
❌ Get it wrong? He takes a holiday-inspired shot.

What SP doesn’t know yet…
👉 this game continues across all 10 episodes.
Things are about to get sloppy.

To start things off, SP and Kellie play a festive game called “Where Did It Come From?” — breaking down classic Christmas traditions and guessing what part of the world they originated from.

It’s cozy.
It’s nostalgic.
It’s already a terrible idea.

Welcome to Hardly Holidays 🎄🍷

🎄 SEGMENTS IN THIS EPISODE

🎅 Kellie’s Crazy Christmas — Day 1

SP is tested on Hardly Working moments from this year.
Treats vs. holiday shots are officially on the table.

🌍 Game: Where Did It Come From?

Christmas traditions from around the world —
Can SP and Kellie guess their origins, or will history humble them?

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This week on Hardly Working Podcast, we’re asking the big questions that quietly run your life.

What subscriptions are 100% not worth it anymore?
What random foods hit way harder than they have any right to?
And what “harmless” habits slowly ruin people’s lives while nobody notices?

Plus, December 19 is an absolute movie-history powerhouse — from Titanic becoming a cultural phenomenon to the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy basically claiming this date as its own.

We also talk:

• Why DVDs and CDs are somehow becoming cool again
• Netflix quietly losing over 100 Originals
• The Oscars ditching ABC and moving to YouTube
• A couple who won the lottery twice
• And yes… what’s being called “Viagra for women”

It’s reflective, unhinged, nostalgic, and exactly what your brain needs right now.

💬 QUESTIONS WE DISCUSS

What subscription is 100% not worth it anymore?

What random food hits harder than it should?

What’s a habit that looks harmless but slowly ruins people’s lives?

📆 THAT HAPPENED TODAY?! — DECEMBER 19

🎬 MOVIE HISTORY MOMENTS

Titanic (1997)

• Expanded wide release on Dec 19
• Became the highest-grossing film of all time
• Won 11 Oscars
• Permanently rewired pop culture

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

• Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Two Towers (2002)
• The Return of the King (2003)
  All released on December 19 — with ROTK tying Titanic for 11 Academy Awards
  December 19 = officially LOTR Day

🕯️ CELEBRITY PASSINGS (Dec 19)

• Rob Reiner & Michele Reiner
  This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally
• Jeff Garcia
  Voice roles including Jimmy Neutron and Barnyard
• Jim Ward
  Voices of Chet Ubetcha and Doug Dimmadome (Fairly OddParents)

🎂 CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

• Jake Gyllenhaal (1980)
• Alyssa Milano (1972)

📰 STORIES

• The Oscars are moving from ABC to YouTube, streaming free worldwide
• Oscar shortlists are out
  https://www.goldderby.com/film/2025/2026-oscars-shortlists-announced-in-12-categories/
  
  
• DVDs & CDs are becoming cool again
  Gen Z is collecting physical media for nostalgia, ownership, and escaping algorithms
• Over 100 Netflix Originals are leaving Netflix in 2026, including:
  • Arrested Development
  • She-Ra
  • The End of the F**ing World*
  • Mob Psycho 100
• A Welsh couple won the lottery twice
  Odds: roughly 24 trillion to one
• A so-called “Viagra for women” hits shelves
  (Cream version… yes, really)

🔥 UNPOPULAR OPINIONS

• Soup should be normalized as a savory everyday drink
• Being alone is way better than people admit
• Road work should happen 24/7 until finished
• Elderly drivers should have their own plates
• Speeding punishments should be community service, not fines

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This week on Hardly Working, SP and Kellie recap one of BMBL’s busiest seasons ever — 10 gigs in 8 days — including major activations for NBC, HBO’s I Love LA, and L’Oréal.

It’s also Kellie’s birthday, and she shares the words of wisdom she wishes she’d known in her 20s — the stuff you only learn by living it.

🗓️ That Happened Today?! — December 12

🎬 New Film Releases (Dec 12, 2025)

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Benoit Blanc returns in a brand-new holiday-set whodunit starring Daniel Craig, releasing in theaters and on Netflix.

📺 Streaming & Pop Culture Premieres

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era
A six-part docuseries chronicling Taylor Swift’s historic tour debuts on Disney+, with the first two episodes dropping December 12.

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show
A full concert film capturing the final Eras Tour performance also premieres on Disney+.

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (25th Anniversary)
A special theatrical re-release celebrating the holiday classic.

🎂 Celebrity Birthdays — December 12

• Frank Sinatra (1915) — Legendary singer and actor
• Bob Barker (1923) — Iconic game show host
• Dionne Warwick (1940) — Grammy-winning singer
  “I Say a Little Prayer,” “What the World Needs Now”
• Jennifer Connelly (1970) — Actress
  Labyrinth, Requiem for a Dream, A Beautiful Mind, Top Gun

📰 Stories

🎬 It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. ($82.7 Billion)

Major Movie Franchises & Studios

• Warner Bros. Pictures & New Line Cinema
• Harry Potter universe
• DC Universe (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman)
• The Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit
• The Matrix, Mad Max, Conjuring Universe, MonsterVerse
• Classic Warner films (Casablanca, Citizen Kane, The Wizard of Oz)

TV Shows & Series Libraries

• HBO / HBO Max programming (Game of Thrones, Succession, The Last of Us)
• Friends, The Big Bang Theory, and more

Games & Interactive Entertainment

• Wizarding World / Hogwarts Legacy-style titles
• Mortal Kombat (NetherRealm Studios)
• Batman: Arkham series
• LEGO games, Scooby-Doo, TT Games catalog

Not Included (At Least Initially)

• CNN
• TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim
• Discovery / HGTV / Discovery+

🍔 Fast Food News

In-N-Out has officially removed the numbers 67 and 69 from their order call-out system.
For once… not great In-N-Out news.

🥪 Japan Meets America

U.S. 7-Eleven locations are starting to roll out a Japanese-style egg salad sandwich.
Price: $5.19
Reaction: Looks… questionable.

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