EP 225: Justin Fixes Christmas (Feat. Justin of Generation WHY)

Episode Summary

This Christmas special is coming at you with three hos , as we’re joined by one of the original true crime podcasters. Justin Evans from Generation WHY stops by to reminisce about his early podcasting days, survive a round of unhinged holiday dilemmas, and—most...

No murders, just bad decisions.

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What This Episode Covers

• This Christmas special is coming at you with
• , as we’re joined by one of the original true crime podcasters.
• Justin Evans from Generation WHY
• stops by to reminisce about his early podcasting days, survive a round of unhinged holiday dilemmas, and—most importantly—
• fix Christmas once and for all
• Trevin reveals a dirty little corporate secret after buying men’s “pull-up” pants on clearance and wearing them to work—drawstring and all.

Why Listen?

If you like true crime but think most true crime got a little too murdery, this episode brings petty crimes, dumb criminals, and dramatic storytelling without the heavy stuff.

Original Episode Description

This Christmas special is coming at you with

three hos

, as we’re joined by one of the original true crime podcasters.

Justin Evans from Generation WHY

stops by to reminisce about his early podcasting days, survive a round of unhinged holiday dilemmas, and—most importantly—

fix Christmas once and for all

.

But first:

dilemmas.

Trevin reveals a dirty little corporate secret after buying men’s “pull-up” pants on clearance and wearing them to work—drawstring and all. Amanda gives her Santa house a red light bulb, accidentally turning her festive décor into something vaguely satanic. And Justin visits an ear, nose, and throat doctor, only to leave feeling violated, furious, and emotionally prepared for revenge.

Then, things get serious.

🎄 Justin Fixes Christmas

Christmas didn’t used to be this sanitized. Long before it became a hyper-profitable, aggressively cheerful machine, the winter holiday was packed with strange, feral, and genuinely cool traditions pulled from cultures across the world. In this original game, Justin is given the rare opportunity to

replace modern Christmas staples

with forgotten—or deeply questionable—alternatives.

Across

six core pillars of Christmas

, Justin must answer trivia rooted in real holiday history, folklore, and chaos. Replace four or more pillars and he officially

Fixes Christmas

, creating a new holiday in his image:

Justinmas

. Fail, and Christmas remains broken forever… which feels fair.

Santa & Christmas Mascots

— featuring the Yule Goat, Krampus, and other unsettling holiday figures

Decorations

— including cursed spiders, suspicious pickles, and traditions no one can fully explain

Music & Anthems

— spanning Rage Against the Machine, Miley Cyrus, and heavy metal Christmas covers recorded by Christopher Lee

Movies & Specials

— from Victorian-era Christmas ghost stories to a deep dive on

A Christmas Story

and its far darker, largely forgotten sequel

Food Traditions

— including international customs involving live animals temporarily housed in bathtubs before becoming Christmas dinner

The Spirit of Christmas

— from chaotic bar crawls to alternative interpretations of what the holiday is actually supposed to mean

If Justin wins, we debut a

Justinmas Mad Lib

to celebrate his newly fixed holiday.

If he loses, Christmas stays broken—and we underscored that failure with traditional Christmas music played gently beneath fart noises.

Holiday magic, but make it petty.

Follow and listen to Generation WHY at

https://genwhypod.com/

Purchase Justin's shirts at

https://offbrandhumor.com/

Find more about Peripheral Podcast at

https://genwhypod.com/pages/the-peripheral-podcast

Take a break from the heavy and get petty.