Ep. 146: Hot time Halloween

Anyone else out there over this summertime nonsense? If you’re like us, you’re already ready for spooky season, so we’re just gonna pretend it’s here already by discussing some Halloweentime things like ouija boards, adult Halloween traditions, and some of our new go-to Halloween flicks. Turn the AC up, grab a cup of cider, and let’s all pretend together. (Also, I have a cold so apologize if any sick sounds made it in. I did my best.)

Highlights:

[0:00] CoRri and Anna discuss whether they’d utilize the Talk To Me hand
[19:02] We’re done talking about the Talk To Me question!
[19:03] Ouija boards! Are they a portal to hell?
[58:19] The enshittification of everything, including the internet, plagues us, but CoRri read Dracula and needs to tell you all about it
[70:00] We’re sick of summer and the noticeable effects of climate change and la niña
[78:30] What we watched! (The Fall, Barbie, Haunted Mansions ’03/’23/Muppet, The Invitation, Becky, Face/Off, Thunder Road, Kuso)
[108:14] Anna gives some Halloween history and explains how it came to be such an American holiday
[117:00] We talk about Halloween traditions we aspire to and how we celebrate as adults
[129:30] Our newfound Halloween movie watches — not your standard Hocus Pocus or, y’know, Halloween, but things we’ve discovered totally fit the vibe

Stuff we referenced:

• Eleven children collapse at school after playing ‘Ouija board game’
• 28 girls hospitalized with ‘anxiety’ after playing with Ouija board
• 10 Chilling Crimes Involving Ouija Boards
• 10 Terrible Crimes Connected To Ouija Boards
• The Ouija board murder: Tricking tribal healer Nancy Bowen to kill
• The Strange and Mysterious History of the Ouija Board