Episode 38 is our Halloween episode! We discuss our histories with this favorite holiday and trick-or-treat adventures along with spooky and spooky-adjacent films. We digress into conversations about movie soundtracks and how Bonnie Tyler goes so hard it’s amazing. To stay on brand, we head back to talking about all kinds of fancy dildos beyond the world of silicone. Finally, it’s time to talk about fanfiction and our own love of this oft-maligned genre. It’s a wild ride this week! Thanks for hopping aboard.
Show Notes
Trick or Treating
Story behind those terrible orange and black peanut butter kisses
The Teal Pumpkin Project for food allergies and sensitivities
My son shouldn’t have to carry a blue pumpkin (Washington Post article that agrees with us)
The Oatmeal’s comic about the pressure to speed through airport security
Father kills child with poisoned candy (warning — this is a dark read)
Halloween and Halloween-Adjacent Movies
Experience the terrifying Universal Studios King Kong ride for yourself:
Tim Burton Content
Pervasive whiteness in Tim Burton movies (Washington Post article; it has a different title)
Goose Creek Candles
Bonnie Tyler
You must experience this video.
Holding Out For A Hero:
Soundtrack Songs
The Shrek 2 Version:
The Never-Ending Life of Smash Mouth’s “All Star” – The Ringer
How Kenny Loggins Ended Up Recording “Danger Zone” for Top Gun – UCR
In this interview, Kenny Loggins talks about choosing to submit a song for the volleyball scene – Local10
Over the Garden Wall
Chapter One Full Preview:
Watch on Hulu
Over the Garden Wall perfectly captures the loneliness of autumn – Vox
Fancy Dildos
The Witch Dick – Norwegian Moonstone
SheVibe NobEssence line (affiliate link)
Geeky Sex Toys (affiliate link)
Fanfiction
Elia’s Ted Lasso Rope Dom fanfic series
