Hot John Hates Holidays

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Everly Heights Tales

Bill Meeks

19 episodes

5 days ago

Everly Heights, Ohio—where the past clings like smoke, and every escape route loops you back to Main Street. In each standalone episode of this scripted anthology, you'll hear stories set in Everly Heights about growing up, breaking down, and being pulled back to where it all began. Equal parts quirky and tender, these stories drift between the uncanny and the everyday—haunted theaters, fractured families, strange friendships, and the kind of hometown lore that follows you long after you’ve left. Everly Heights Tales is funny until it’s tragic, ordinary until it’s not, and always ready to remind you that leaving doesn’t mean you won't be back.

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Hot John Hates Holidays

Everly Heights Tales

32 minutes

3 weeks ago

Hot John Hates Holidays

Experience the infamous broadcast that allegedly got Dogboy Adventures cancelled, presented exactly as it aired following WART-TV's Festive Greetings Holiday Parade. In the shadow of the rusted Curleyworld theme park, former carney Jon "Hot John" Pyre and his son Scotty scrape by in a freezing Winnebago, surviving on cold beans and hard truths. Desperate to give his son a better future, John concocts a yuletide lie to drive Scotty away, all while secretly selling his muscle to the Guild of Thieves. A gritty, tear-stained holiday noir about sacrifice, "bad" dads, and the lies we tell to protect the ones we love. Once thought lost, the episode was recovered in a YouTube video featuring the full parade, an interview with Full House's Jodie Sweetin, and the only known recording of "Hot John Hates Holidays."

In the aftershow, Bill Meeks reunites with Nathan Beatty, the original "voice of Colta City" who narrated the Dogboy audiobook series a decade ago. Nathan shares what it was like stepping back into the cowl after all these years and debates which character is more fun to play: the gruff Hot John or the verbose Osbert. Plus, Nathan shares his own most memorable Christmas in this special look behind the mask of Everly Heights’ favorite pulp hero. Includes several promotional video clips for the original book series.

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CAST LIST

Nathan Beatty – Dogboy / Bronson Black / Hot John / Osbert Collingwood
Bill Meeks - Mr. Matheson / Scotty / Curleyworld Announcer
Jodie Sweetin - Herself (via archival footage)

Archival footage of the the 1992 Wheeling, WV Christmas Parade sourced from YouTube.

LINKS

Everly Heights
Infinite Tina: Worlds Apart
Join the EVERLY HEIGHTS ARTS BOARD and support the show
Dogboy Adventures Audiobook/Ebook Collection
1992 Christmas Parade Wheeling WV Presented By Elbys Big Boy
Beyond the Deck Box
Everly Heights Tales Merch
Subscribe on YouTube
Universe Box - Theater