Tuesday, March 13, 2007.  Twenty years ago today was a Friday the 13th; it was also the heyday of the movie series bearing that title.  I share some information about the history of Friday the 13th in folklore and superstition, and then talk about why I really don't like slasher flicks. Today's episode music is from "Weapons of Mass SIDuction," by <a href="http://www.icompositions.com/artists/djtopshelf">DJ Topshelf.</a>  Theme music composed and performed by <a href="http://">Marc Rose</a>.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007. Twenty years ago today was a Friday the 13th; it was also the heyday of the movie series bearing that title. I share some information about the history of Friday the 13th in folklore and superstition, and then talk about why I really don't like slasher flicks. Today's episode music is from "Weapons of Mass SIDuction," by DJ Topshelf. Theme music composed and performed by Marc Rose.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007.&nbsp; Twenty years ago today was a Friday the 13th; it was also the heyday of the movie series bearing that title.&nbsp; I share some information about the history of Friday the 13th in folklore and superstition, and then talk about why I really don't like slasher flicks. Today's episode music is from "Weapons of Mass SIDuction," by <a href="http://www.icompositions.com/artists/djtopshelf" rel="noopener noreferrer">DJ Topshelf.</a>&nbsp; Theme music composed and performed by <a rel="noopener noreferrer">Marc Rose</a>.

Episode #54 -- Friday the 13th

A look at the events and culture of the (relatively) recent past -- twenty, or sometimes thirty, years ago from the day of posting.  The 1980s. The 1990s.  People.  Society.  Books, movies, television and video games.  Crime and justice.  War and disasters.  It's all here, seen through the lens of my own memory.  Learn or remember about days not so long gone, and see how what happened then affects us today -- all in less than ten minutes per episode.

History

A look at the events and culture of the (relatively) recent past -- twenty, or sometimes thirty, years ago from the day of posting. The 1980s. The 1990s. People. Society. Books, movies, television and video games. Crime and justice. War and disasters. It's all here, seen through the lens of my own memory. Learn or remember about days not so long gone, and see how what happened then affects us today -- all in less than ten minutes per episode.

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Episode #54 -- Friday the 13th

Episode #54 -- Friday the 13th