Description

It's the Halloween episode! Fear is always a hot topic this time of year, so Ty, Meredith and Jay will tackle it head-on. This year, the gang will bring in the spooky season by talking about what they are afraid of now that they are all middle-aged. Conversely, they will also discuss what they feared in their early adult years but no longer bothers them today. Fear is always in us, but changes over time.

(0:00:00) Intro (News update, the gang goes to the symphony, "history" of Nosferatu, Jay is going to Florida)

(0:19:07) Sounds of the Week:

• Freedom From Religion Foundation ad
• Seinfeld walks it back

(0:44:04) Fear

Songs:

"Lost Boys" by The 69 Eyes

"Nosferatu" by Blue Oyster Cult

"Night of the Vampire" by Roky Erickson

Notes:

• Americans are addicted to gambling on the election because it's finally legal, sort of (0:03:40)
• Nosferatu themes (0:07:45)
• Nosferatu, Blood Libel, and the Jews (0:07:45)
• Racially profiled?: 'Jewish' vampirism in Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's Nosferatu (0:07:45)
• Exploring Nosferatu's Complex Relationship With the Rise of Nazism (0:07:45)
• 17 facts that sound fake, but are actually true (0:10:30)
• Shadow of the Vampire (0:11:55)
• 8 facts about atheists (0:23:30)
• Religious 'Nones' in America: Who They Are and What They Believe (0:24:00)
• Holy shit! Ron Reagan of the Freedom From Religion Foundation is in fact former president Ronald Reagan's son! He's actually an honorary director of the foundation. (0:26:00)
• Freedom From Religion Foundation J6 Christian Nationalism ad (0:27:00)
• We've Got A File On You: Insane Clown Posse (0:35:15)
• Dracula vs. Hitler (0:44:44)

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