Candy Claus, Private Eye

Santa's bastard daughter solves hardboiled Christmas crimes on the North Pole in this half-hour audio comedy. Candy is a death-metal-loving, peppermint-schnapps-swilling PI trying to solve the North Pole’s first murder in 500 years without learning the true meaning of Christmas. A sendup of toxic positivity and prodigal homecomings, the show introduces characters like SANTA BLOB (a deformed snowman built as a surrogate Santa Claus), MOPPET (a gingerbread man baker conscripted as a pathologist) and GUMDROP THE WINTER SQUID (a Krampus-esque calamari committing unspeakable acts on the seafloor).

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Christmas Special Part 2: The Really, Really, Really Big Chill

Enjoy the finale of the two-part Candy Claus Christmas Special! Minty convinces Candy not to investigate the dead body in Corn Syrup Lake until after her sister's big wedding. But that's going to be tough after the groom dies. Who would want to silence those wedding bells? We hope you enjoy the special, and we'll see you next year! Merry Christmas! Writer and director: Ella Gale Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Tangerine Crisp: Tal Minea...

Dec 30, 2024•32 min•Season 2Ep. 2

Christmas Special Part 1: The Wages of Cinnamon

Enjoy part one of the two-part Candy Claus Christmas Special! After getting a mysterious phone call from Minty, Candy heads out to a wedding at the new gingerbread castle on Corn Syrup Lake. Writer and director: Ella Gale Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Mrs. Berrybell: Maggie Maye Tangerine Crisp: Tal Minear Crackle: Walter Mack Lolly Crisp: Kezia Norton CJ Crisp: Zach L. Wilson Post sound by Chapter Four Sound supervision and sound des...

Dec 23, 2024•27 min•Season 2Ep. 1

Candy Claus Presents: Hannahpocalypse

Today, we're excited to bring you a Christmas episode of a terrific zombie show. HANNAHPOCALYPSE is a hopepunk comedy/horror series by Red Fathom Entertainment. The show follows the last zombie, Hannah; who’s ‘living’ her best life over 150 years after the zombie apocalypse has come and gone. All the while Cali, a scout for a thriving settlement, looks to make a mark on the world but is coming up bust. Destined to collide, zombie and human will be forced into an unlikely friendship amid a wastel...

Dec 21, 2024•21 min

Candy Claus Presents: Forgive Me!

Candy Claus writer/director Ella Gale here, bringing you a special early Christmas present---a charming Christmas episode of a show I've loved for years: Forgive Me! Forgive Me! tells the story of Father Ben, a try-hard young Catholic priest recently reassigned to a new parish under mysterious circumstances. Each episode follows Ben into the confessional with another eccentric parishioner from around town, exploring the intertwined lives of this new community and the funny, sad, and sometimes pa...

Dec 19, 2024•25 min

Presenting: Josie's Lonely Hearts Club

It's Christmastime, and love is in the air. Candy Claus is pleased to present a funny and heartfelt show from our friends at Good Story Guild. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Josie's Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show. On-air, Josie Heller mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners get to eavesdrop on the life of Josie’s secret identity: timid, unassuming ...

Dec 17, 2024•34 min

Season One Bonus Behind-the-Scenes

Hear all about the story behind the story in this festive conversation between Candy Claus writer/director Ella Gale, Producer Dillon Magrann-Wells, voice actor Aly Dixon, and friend of the show/voice actor Katie Stone. Learn about favorite show moments, Christmas traditions, and why it's totally not weird to sing Happy Birthday to Jesus on December 25th.

Mar 02, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Episode 6: Sugar and Spice and Everything Vice (season 1 finale)

Candy and Tinfoil must break out of captivity in the old rock candy mines to save Minty. Written and directed by Ella Gale. Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Narrator: John Ennis Sugarplum: Erin Lampart Tinfoil: Ella Gale Freezerburn: Owen Egerton Gumdrop the Winter Squid: Jordan Doll Dasher: Josh Simpson Dr. Claus: Shana Merlin Additional so...

Dec 23, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 5: Baking Bad

Candy, Minty, and Tinfoil dive deeper into the Christmas conspiracy, and track down Yuli's murderer. Written and directed by Ella Gale. Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Narrator: John Ennis Sugarplum: Erin Lampart Tinfoil: Ella Gale Comet: Sanjay Rao Freezerburn: Owen Egerton Moppet: Aaron Brooks Wobble: Aaron Urist Bunting: Will Weldon Elf ...

Dec 15, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 4: The Maltese Fa La La La Lalcon

Candy and Minty head to the Tannenbaum to search for the Bethlehem Star. Written and directed by Ella Gale. Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Narrator: John Ennis Pinecone: Katie Stone Advent: Jordan Maranto Powder: Erin Lampart Comet: Sanjay Rao Santa Blob: Rudy Schultz Air traffic control: Dillon Magrann-Wells AVW: Shana Merlin Additional s...

Dec 08, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3: Snowman Is an Island

Candy and Minty track down a carrot that may have been used in illicit snowman creation. Written and directed by Ella Gale. Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Narrator: John Ennis Dr. Claus: Shana Merlin Freezerburn: Owen Egerton Bobsled: John Ennis Santa Blob: Rudy Schultz Dasher: Josh Simpson Comet: Sanjay Rao Additional sound editing: Natha...

Dec 01, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2: Behind Candy Bars

Candy and Minty interrogate a prisoner at the candy cane jail. Written and directed by Ella Gale. Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Narrator: John Ennis Trolley elf: Erin Lampart Licorice Pig: Sara Sabzi Yuli: Jordan Doll Guard: Sanjay Rao Additional sound editing: Nathalie Escudero, Natalie Cordero, and Zachary Spiezer Dialogue editing: Ella...

Nov 24, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1: For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls

Santa's bastard daughter is a Christmas-hating private eye who stumbles into investigating the North Pole's first murder in 500 years. Written and directed by Ella Gale. Producer: Dillon Magrann-Wells Sound supervision and sound design: Sarah Gibble-Laska Composer and musician: Gillian Beth Durkee Candy: Aly Dixon Minty: Moujan Zolfaghari Santa: Kyle Kinane Narrator: John Ennis Police Officer: Rudy Schultz Marmalade: JoAnn Schinderle Yuli: Jordan Doll ATC: Dillon Magrann-Wells Additional sound e...

Nov 24, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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