Why do we trick and/or treat? Why are black cats so big this time of year? Why do we even have halloween in the first place? We answer all the questions you were too afraid to ask about Halloween because, frankly, you're kind of a baby.

Episode 301 - A Brief History of Halloween

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Sure, Osama Bin-Laden was popular in some quarters in the early 2000s, but action figure popular? And would the CIA make that Osama action figure? And send them to kids in Afghanistan? There has to be more to that story. There is.

Weird Bit 62 - Osama Bin Laden Action Figure!

He has a receding hairline over a round face and thick dark eyebrows. You don't know him and have never seen him - except in your dreams. He is "This Man," the dream invader who might calm you or guide you - or terrify you. And thousands of others have seen the same man in their dreams too.

Episode 321 - Mr. Dreamy

Episode 320 - Vampire Dog of Cumberland

George Kenney was a school principal who thought he could help troubled kids through hypnosis. If that sounds like a bad idea you're wrong. It was a horrific idea.

Episode 319 - George Kenney and the Principles of Hypnosis

In 1968, the Fausto and its crew disappeared on a routine run between two Canary Islands.  Their rescue four days later was a miracle.  But that was just the beginning of the inexplicable saga of the boat that was found, lost,  found, and finally lost again.

Episode 301 - A Brief History of Halloween

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