Bonus Minisode - The Candyman

The Conspirators Podcast

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Today is Halloween, my favorite holiday of them all. So in honor of the occasion, I'm releasing this bonus mini episode to all my listeners. You've probably heard the urban legends about sinister adults poisoning trick or treaters with tainted candy. This is the real story. Notes: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-equation/201510/the-men-who-murdered-halloween https://historythings.com/halloween-twisted-history-ronald-obryan/ https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/30/health/halloween-candy-panic-conversation-wellness/index.html Music: Kevin MacLeod “Heartbreaking", "Measured Paces", "Cryptic Sorrow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You escaped the war?
0:01.2	A hand the whip.
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0:04.6	Starring David Yello, Donald Sutherland, and Dennis Quaid.
0:08.5	I took an oath to take care of one.
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0:19.0	I'm Bass Reeves and I'm the Lord this lamb.
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0:25.2	cancelled.
0:26.2	Currently 699 per month, new and eligible former subscribers only, 18 plus, Tees and sees apply. It should probably come as no surprise that I love Halloween.
0:47.0	It's my favorite time of year because, and again this should come as no shocker, if you've been listening to this show, I love
0:55.7	spooky things.
0:58.9	When I was a kid I loved watching scary movies or The Great pumpkin Charlie Brown on TV.
1:04.0	I love dressing up and trick-or-treating,
1:07.0	and of course, I loved getting all the candy.
1:11.0	But if there's one thing we all know that's pretty much an unwritten rule of Halloween,
1:16.0	it's that you always need to check your candy before you dig in.
1:20.0	This hasn't always been the case though.
1:25.0	There have been urban legends surrounding razor blades being hidden in apples, or needles hidden in candy bars, or other deadly tricks being hidden in children's
1:35.1	Halloween candy around for decades.
1:39.1	The urban legends have tainted Halloween candy all stem from a 1970 op-ed in the New York Times, in which the author
1:46.0	discussed the possibility that a stranger might attempt to harm your children through
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