Standing By: The Terry and Ted Podcast · Terry and Ted

Christmas-y episode

December 11, 2024·1 hr 17 min·5 clips

A bus driver refused to board Betty O'Reilly because “the black girl’s not getting on.”

1. Standing By: The Terry and Ted Podcast uses “Christmas-y episode” to mix Montreal commentary, holiday memories, and family calls. 2. Terry and Ted host the episode, Jess joins for holiday-travel talk, and Terry’s parents appear on the phone to discuss Christmas plans and aging. 3. The episode asks what changes when a December show turns into a holiday sendoff, and it answers with local news, music jokes, and family logistics. 4. Terry says Angela’s Pizzeria is closing after 54 years, calling it an “iconic place” for people who studied near Concordia. 5. The hosts talk about downtown Montreal, with St. Catherine Street closures near Concordia and McGill and the creation of new “plazas.” 6. Terry says merchants were not consulted, and he frames the changes as part of a city that now looks unfamiliar when he comes up from the métro. 7. The episode also mentions the post office strike, and Terry says the UPS Store Canada is an alternative for shipping Christmas cards and presents. 8. Terry reads an email from Mitch thanking them for supporting Montreal’s Jewish community during recent anti-Jewish and Israel-related protests. 9. Ted then pivots to Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” saying he hears “Later, we'll have some fucking pie.” 10. The song bit becomes a repeated joke, with Terry and Ted testing the line aloud and treating “fucking pie” as a seasonal earworm. 11. Terry shows a Christmas-morning photo from 1964, wearing an Argyle sweater, a yellow bow tie, a plastic ammunition belt, and a toy grenade. 12. He says the picture reflects a time when boys received military-themed toys, including G.I. Joe, Secret Sam, toy guns, and Hot Wheels. 13. Jess joins to describe a holiday trip to England that includes Liverpool, Manchester, London, and a Manchester United game. 14. Jess says she is following Paul McCartney around on the trip, and the plan includes four McCartney shows over roughly 10 days. 15. The conversation turns to the atmosphere at English football, with Jess comparing Premier League crowds to Montreal hockey and describing children swearing at players. 16. Ted adds a hockey contrast by recalling a Canadiens-Bruins event where Bruins alumni such as Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, Cam Neely, and Rick Middleton drew long lines. 17. Terry’s parents join by phone, and the audio repeatedly cuts out as the family moves between rooms to improve the connection. 18. Terry’s mother says Christmas will be held at granddaughter Kayla’s place, with Donna cooking and the family staying at a hotel. 19. The episode feels loose, domestic, and conversational, with live interruptions, sponsor reads, and long stretches of back-and-forth banter. 20. It will suit listeners who like Montreal talk, family radio, and holiday nostalgia, and it will probably skip people who want tightly edited interviews.

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A loose December hang built on easy banter, local detail, and a warm, wandering back-and-forth.

Standing By opens on easy back-and-forth: Terry and Ted talk about the day, the timing of the podcast, a stop at Cafe Gentile, and the beige corduroy Peter Sellers-style shirt that gets noticed.

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Press play for a relaxed holiday-season hang that drifts from Cafe Gentile to comedy-show chatter.

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