#543 - Our Halloween Show Recap and Chuck's Big Move

Chuck and I are back! After a busy, crazy, topsy-turvy month, we are back on our respective mics! Hooray! We go through our Halloween show prep and the issues we faced there. We then break down our Halloween show itself and talk through what worked and what needed more fine-tuning. Chuck spills the beans about his move to Staten Island and what that means for the future. Don't worry! I'm still here to be pessimistic about it! - Brad
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#438 - Halloween 2019

We are joined by Ray Harrington this week, who THOUGHT he was in for a lighthearted discussion about Halloween. But conversations go where conversations go, so it was not exactly what Ray thought it would be. We start with a debriefing of our Halloween Spooktacular Show from last night - what worked and what needed improvement? We then segue into a discussion about Miller's Roast Beef (our sponsor for the show) and somehow roast beef restaurants in general. We then talk about the history of some of our favorite candy bars and THIS is where things REALLY take a turn...all based on the source of the name "Snickers!" We talk about late-stage capitalism and movie titles and movie posters and whoa mama does it get hard to follow! (you can follow it, though, because you're smart!) We briefly discuss my lack of Halloween spirit this year and try to figure out how to remedy that. We then get into what was supposed to be a lighthearted, teasing jab at Chuck about signing a card for Ray and I don't think I came across as lighthearted at all, so I'll apologize here for that. I then present Ray and Chuck with Halloween gifts to end the show.
- Brad

#386 - Halloween 2018

We are joined this year for our annual Halloween episode by our pal Ray Harrington. We open (somewhat incongruously) with a long discussion of comic strips and their appeal. We plug some upcoming shows, then Chuck recaps our Halloween season so far, including Chuck and Ray's Vermont trip and some fun movies we've seen. We segue into a discussion of horror movies and stories that have stayed with us long after the stories end. We discuss the new Halloween movie and also try to convince Ray to watch the Paranormal Activity series. After that, Chuck and Ray try to convince me to watch Eli Roth's horror documentary. Chuck tells a bizarre story from his youth that relates to a current political race in the area. Ray tells us about his experience with Halloween as a youth and how the relationship has changed up to and including fatherhood. We revisit the topic of horror stories that have stayed with us. Chuck talks about the original Pet Sematary movie and reveals Gina's amazing detective skills, then we close with a discussion about adapting novels to movies.
- Brad