Toy Riots (Rerun)

Toy Riots (Rerun)

Tickle Me Elmo, Beanie Babies, Cabbage Patch Kids, Pokemon cards. These trendy toys all inspired parental parking lot brawls and suburban shadow economies. For our Christmas hangover, we revisit the outrageous toy riots that marked the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, many of which flared up around the holiday season. Includes a little interview with my Grannie about her experience securing a Tickle Me Elmo AT ALL COSTS. Become a Patron of our show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS

HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS

Today we'll be talking about the fake-blood-covered history of Haunted Attractions, their raucous origins wrangling violent pranksters, the gory charity haunts that once ruled the scene, and the extre...

18 Okt 202148min

Context Clues: Talking to the Dead

Context Clues: Talking to the Dead

This ghostly re-release (with a new introduction) is here to help us fit next week's brand-new episode 'Haunted House Attractions' into a larger American haunted history. Re-listen or listen for the f...

11 Okt 202135min

We're Baaaaack: 'Haunted House Attractions' Coming October 18th

We're Baaaaack: 'Haunted House Attractions' Coming October 18th

Join us October 18th for our spooky season premiere on Haunted House Attractions and learn a little more our show's new structure. Click here to become a Patron!  Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

4 Okt 20212min

#ELSAGATE

#ELSAGATE

In 2017, YouTube Kids was embroiled in a major scandal when it was discovered that a dark underbelly of inappropriate cartoons, computer animations, and live action videos were lurking just under the ...

16 Aug 202147min

Rewind: The Mandela Effect

Rewind: The Mandela Effect

In preparation for our upcoming *Weirdest Episode of All Time*, we are rereleasing this minisode on a mysterious phenomenon where large numbers of people remember an event or cultural detail different...

9 Aug 202114min

Talking to Strangers with Comedian Chris Gethard (Part Two)

Talking to Strangers with Comedian Chris Gethard (Part Two)

(Make sure you listen to part one first!) Today, Chris shares his experience becoming a sudden villain in the fringe conspiratorial zeitgeist, and then we move gracefully on to sharing the value we ha...

19 Jul 202128min

Dangerous Attractions with Comedian Chris Gethard (Part One)

Dangerous Attractions with Comedian Chris Gethard (Part One)

Chris Gethard is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, actor, filmmaker and author of Weird New York as well as an editor at Weird New Jersey and Weird US, all of which cover local ghost stories, urban lege...

12 Jul 202156min

Gender Lies and Liberation with Trans Historian Susan Stryker

Gender Lies and Liberation with Trans Historian Susan Stryker

Susan Styker is the author of Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution as well as a filmmaker, distinguished professor, and longtime activist for the LGBTQ community. She began transitioni...

28 Jun 202147min

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