It's finally Halloween! This week we're joined by very spooky guest Alyssa Cooper as we learn about Gef, a talking Mongoose who haunted a rural home on the Isle of Man, how haunted houses share a history with Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, and how unfounded rumors about razor blades in apples continue to ruin trick or treating for everyone. A listener mail tells us about an aspiring lawyer who took a bite out of crime.
Episode Tabs:
The strange and deeply unlikely tale of Gef the talking mongoose
https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/03/the-strange-and-deeply-unlikely-tale-of-gef-the-talking-mongoose/
The Great Depression Origins of Halloween Haunted Houses
https://www.history.com/articles/halloween-haunted-house-great-depression
Halloween Sadism
https://www.joelbest.net/halloween-sadism
Listener Tabs:
Fabric of a Nation – American Quilt Stories at Boston MFA
https://cottoncandyfabrics.blog/2022/01/03/fabric-of-a-nation-american-quilt-stories-at-boston-mfa/
Summer Associate’s Naughty Toddler Impression Gets Her Bounced From Biglaw
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