This week we discuss Halloween’s origins, which date back over 2,000 years to the Celtic festival of Samhain. Josh Groban tells us scary stories from haunted hotels he stayed at while on tour. Spencer Henry from <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cult-liter-with-spencer-henry/id1436376574" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cult Liter</a> explains the origin of poisoned Halloween candy and how pixie sticks were weaponized. <a href="mailto:Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Webcrawlerspod@gmail.com</a><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/67f831cf-bed5-4281-856a-1114fa32277c/626-604-6262" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">626-604-6262</a><a href="https://discord.com/invite/VNGJnHr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/webcrawlerspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> / <a href="https://instagram.com/webcrawlerspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://www.patreon.com/webcrawlers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> / <a href="https://webcrawlerspod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Merch</a>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers">http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

MAILBAG: Mowing a Cemetery & Creepy Pale Leg

Ali Segel and Melissa Stetten discuss pop culture, TV, viral stories, unsolved mysteries, creepy cults, scammers, and everything unsettling in between. “They maintain a loose, upbeat dynamic as they fall down rabbit holes, which means listeners can comfortably dip their toes into the deeply unsettling and unexplained, but won’t walk away feeling, well, haunted.” (Vanity Fair, 2020)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.