Episode 93: The Christmas Quest (2024)

Happy Holidays! To celebrate the season we’re reviewing The Christmas Quest (2024), a brand-new Hallmark movie starring Lacey Chabert as an archaeologist searching for the lost treasure of Iceland’s Yule Lads. Josh regales us with stories of his Icelandic/Canadian heritage, from prune cake to giant classist cats to the witch living in his grandmother’s attic.

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In this episode:

• Gryla and the Yule Lads

• Icelandic patronymic surnames

• Icelandic Runic Alphabets

• The Galdrabók (Icelandic Book of Magic)

• Necropants

• The Rosetta Stone

• Geographic coordinate system

• Jólabókaflóðið

• One in ten Icelanders will publish a book in their lifetime

• Snowmance (2017) trailer

• Hot Frosty (2024) trailer

• Kilchurn Castle, Scotland

• Kæstur hákarl (fermented shark)

• Harðfiskur (hard fish)

• Vinarterta

• Pönnukökur

• Dimmuborgir

• UK Escalator PSA