Hallmarked Up with Mary and Sarah

17/12/2023

A bit late with this one, but hope those of you celebrating had a nice Hanukkah that didn’t involve a magic dreidel that put you in a time loop, cause that seems stressful.

Mary and Sarah join in the Hanukkah fun this week with ROUND AND ROUND. Marlin joins for some Jewish insights to see what happens when you ...

04/12/2023

It's finally here! The Thanksgiving long weekend AND of course, A Biltmore Christmas. Mary and Sarah sit down to chat through the most antic...

23/11/2023

Hallmark’s bringing feudalism back

Guest Host Bettina joins Mary and Sarah to see what Scotland is like at the holidays and create a rewrite that will surely have bagpipes in ...

16/11/2023

Turns out there’s a Christmas Island in Canada. Who knew?

Sarah is back to rejoin Mary while they discuss CHRISTMAS ISLAND. When a snowstorm diverts Kate’s first private flight en route to Switzerla...

06/11/2023

New episode, with two of our favorite returning guests, Michelle and Matt! Will Abigail and Bo (sic) flip for Christmas? Find out!

While Sarah is away, Mary hosts an episode with some very special guests on this pseudo-crossover HGTV/Hallmark, sure to be an instant class...

29/10/2023

We’re baaaaaacccck.

“Where Are You, Christmas?” Only two months out, that’s where it is. LET’S GO.

Mary and Sarah are back with guest Connor to open the season with Where Are You Christmas? Find out what happens on this Christmas take on ...

02/01/2023

Final episode of season 4. Happy new year!

Mary and Sarah are back to go over season 4, their fav moments and what they are looking forward to next season. Sarah is going to attempt ...

27/12/2022

Last hallmark movie of the season! Special thanks to guest Ben for this episode.

Sarah is off for a week, but Mary gets together with Ben to discuss this week's non-Christmas themed movie, HANUKKAH ON RYE! A matchmaker co...

14/12/2022

🚨🚨THE FIRST GAY HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIE IS HERE! THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨🚨 Hear our review! Special thanks to guests Matt, Jonathan, and Chris.

A GAY HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIE?!?!?! Could it be real? How exciting!!!! Mary and Sarah are joined by LGBTQ+ friends Matt and Jonathan (a c...

11/12/2022

Hallmark remake of The Bodyguard, anyone?

Could this one be a Christmas version of THE BODYGUARD?!?!?!? Mary and Sarah are joined by Connor and Elizabeth to hash through this latest...

04/12/2022

Christmas Cookie Catastrophe or Great Hallmark Bake-Off? Which would you rather watch?

Mary and Sarah watched a few over the Merry Thanksgiving weekend, but chose to only pay attention to A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe. Joined...

21/11/2022

What’s that? You need more HallmarkedUp for your drive this holiday weekend? Wish granted. Featuring special guests Bettina and Missy.

Mary and Sarah are excited for this one (well, at least Sarah is). Bettina and Missy guest host (Sarah's roommates from college) on this ep...

20/11/2022

New episode. Give it a listen.

Week number four already?!?! Mary and Sarah invite an actual Italian, Giovanni and his wife Sarah on to discuss the Movies & Mysteries OUR ...

18/11/2022

Almost forgot to share last week’s new episode, featuring special guest Tedd Hawks, author and book coach. Find out what we had to say about this Christmas movie with a Christmas movie, or Hallmark Does Inception.

Mary and Sarah are back - this week watching Lights, Camera, Christmas with book coach, Tedd. We continue with our regular segments, Christ...

31/10/2022

Happy Christmaween.

Special thanks to our guest, Aaron, for helping us turn this one into something a little more seasonally appropriate.

Mary and Sarah have invited guest host Aaron to watch this week's installment, A COZY CHRISTMAS INN. Sadly, it does not feature Kristoffer ...

27/10/2022

We're back. There are llamas. And Polaha. And Polaha as a llama.

Mary and Sarah are back for Season 4. A bit burned out so potentially less Hallmark than usual, but looking forward to seeing a few this se...

14/12/2021

We're excited to have book coach Tedd Hawks join us on this one. Hear what a pro has to say about Hallmark's plot and characters. https://www.hallmarkedup.com/2021/12/season-3-episode-7-dickens-of-holiday.html

Mary and Sarah are joined by a book coach, Tedd to advise on how to improve upon this week's feature A DICKENS OF A HOLIDAY! But there is a...

13/12/2021

New episode, featuring special guest Fran, who reminded us just how much Hallmark loves hot cocoa. Listen on all the usual channels.
https://www.hallmarkedup.com/2021/12/season-3-episode-6-sister-swap-hometown.html

Mary and Sarah are joined by Fran to discuss this week's half of an upcoming double feature, SISTER SWAP: A HOMETOWN HOLIDAY. Jennifer and M...

06/12/2021

New episode. Cat movie starring Superman guy and a Hallmark regular and 11 cats. Our review? Less Superman guy, more kittens.

https://www.hallmarkedup.com/2021/12/season-3-episode-5-nine-kittens-of.html

Mary and Sarah are joined by cat foster mom, Michelle to discuss their views on THE NINE KITTENS OF CHRISTMAS. Cat lovers Zachary and Marile...

24/11/2021

Taking a break from Hallmark this week to review and rewrite a Netflix holiday movie. Joined by special guests. Tune in on the usual channels for lots of hot takes.

https://www.hallmarkedup.com/2021/11/season-3-episode-4-love-hard-netflixed.html

Mary and Sarah are joined by Jonny and Chris from the snow capital of the USA, Minneapolis as they watch the first Netflix Holiday movie of ...

16/11/2021

New episode, out on all the usual channels. This time featuring a special guest and train expert.
https://www.hallmarkedup.com/2021/11/season-3-episode-3-next-stop-christmas.html

Mary and Sarah have train and Back to the Future enthusiast, Matt, join them to discuss what appears to be a movie about both, NEXT STOP, CH...

03/11/2021

New episode. Listen in all the usual places: Spotify, Apple podcasts, etc.
https://www.hallmarkedup.com/2021/11/season-3-episode-2-christmas-in-harmony.html

Mary and Sarah are excited at the possibility of an actual musical for Hallmark. Will their dreams come true? Find out in this episode fea...

30/10/2021

We all know that your average Hallmark Christmas movie features either a Mr. Suit or a Mr. Flannel. This one refuses to choose, and throws in a Mr. Denim for good measure.

https://www.hallmarkedup.com/2021/10/season-3-episode-1-boyfriends-of.html

First episode of the year, Mary and Sarah watch BOYFRIENDS OF CHRISTMAS PAST, a full week before halloween. Leading up to Christmas, market...

28/10/2021

We're back. Because, yes, Christmas movies are back. Check out our preview episode, and stay tuned for our review and rewrite of "Boyfriends of Christmas Past." Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
https://www.hallmarkedup.com/2021/10/season-3-preview-episode.html

Mary and Sarah are back taking a look at what's in store for this season of & on our favorite (in...

23/01/2021

Look I know I didn’t update the page all season but Sarah made this and I had to. -M

08/05/2020

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29/03/2020

We're going to write and record our own "Hallmark movie" for your listening pleasure during quarantine. Help us decide which title, proposed in our last regular-season episode, we should make reality:
Season's Meetings
Christmas in Paris
Holly and Ivy
Tinder All the Way
A Christmas for Carol

Sound off in the comments!

29/03/2020

We're back with a special episode out-of-season. More to come.

So Mary and Sarah have decided to talk you through their bracket for March Merry Madness while they . So have a li...

08/01/2020

One of our two hosts has launched a new blog. So if you like books and enjoyed our podcast this season, check it out and like her page.
https://talkinglitwithauntmary.blogspot.com/

A blog about literature. Non-academic. Sometimes snarky. New posts every other Friday.

08/01/2020

Our last episode of the season! Thanks for listening and see you next year! By which I mean in like October cause that’s when Hallmark Christmas movies start. 😂

So Mary and Sarah have arrived at the sad end of COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS. Let's relive some of their favorite Hallmark Christmas Bingo...