By Pumpkin's Light

We’re REAL professional over here! Mike and Miranda might seem like they have it together when it comes to podcasting, but there have been plenty of blooper moments since starting By Pumpkin’s Light. Sit back, relax, and enjoy these slips and flubs sure to haunt our hosts for the rest of their podcasting days…

We aren’t ready to let Halloween go just yet in the By Pumpkin’s Light lair. Join Mike and Miranda for a guest-less episode where they share the highlights of their 2024 Halloween season…

We’re closing out October with a King Size episode with a killer creative guest: Brandon Hardy. He shares how his love of Halloween started — building haunted houses in his childhood garage — and how that eventually led him to becoming an artist working on Broadway. Brandon also shares some behind-the-scenes stories on making his iconic flying Sanderson Sisters and gives us a first peek at his plans for Halloween 2025.

Don’t let trick-or-treating become a thing of the past! It’s a rallying cry we hear often in the Halloween community…but is trick-or-treating dying? (And is trunk-or-treat killing it?) We’ve invited Danielle Gonzalez from Verona Black and Lindsay Keating from Cabinet of Curious Clay and Darksome Art and Craft Market back for a roundtable discussion about the state of trick-or-treating.

Looking to plan a trip to Salem during spooky season? Start now! Alyse Grimm from ThingsToDoInSalem.com joins us today to talk about all things Witch City, from how she started her resource website by chance to her favorite hidden gems around town. She also shares her favorite way to spend Halloween night in Salem.

Have we hit the ceiling when it comes to Code Orange season? And…did it happen TOO early this year? We’ve invited Sam Stair from Halloween Happy and Lauren Kula from The Punkin Shop back into the lair to share their thoughts in this first-ever roundtable discussion episode.

We’re kicking off October with Halloween royalty today! Lisa Morton — author, screenwriter, and Halloween expert — joins Mike and Miranda to talk about growing up loving Halloween in the 1960s, shares her favorite misconceptions about the holiday, and even gives us a hint at a new project she’s hoping to start.

There’s no way you love “Hocus Pocus” as much as today’s guest, Wil Cuthbert. Better known as Spooky Wil to the online Halloween community, Wil joins Mike and Miranda to share what Halloween looks like in the UK, how his online shop, October 31st, got started, and all the details on his newest “Hocus Pocus” fan project, The Sanderson Witch Museum.

Wondering how to make this year the best Halloween ever? We’re betting today’s guests can help! Devin Przygoda and Andrew Noles are the Halloween lovin’ duo behind the blog Your Best Halloween Ever. Get to know them by learning about their own best Halloween nights as kids, what’s ahead in year 7 of their blog, and see who wins our first-ever dueling Lightning Round.

Today we’re chatting with the ghoul behind your favorite spooky cute brand—Kimmy Perez of SpooksieBoo! We hear how SpooksieBoo got started, how Kimmy grew her business and took on the event world, and get a sneak peek of some of the exciting projects she’s working on right now.