Deathly Afraid Necklaces and the Origins of Dueling Dragons (Ep. 66)

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Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Jim Hill and Eric Hersey return with another packed episode of the Epic Universal Podcast, diving into the latest Universal news, fan reports, and theme park history. Highlights this week include: Firsthand impressions of Universal Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas, thanks to listener John T. – from house walkthroughs to surprisingly short wait times. A look at Universal Orlando’s new “Deathly Afraid” necklace option at Halloween Horror Nights and the debate it’s sparked online. News from the West Coast, including the Slash Bar pop-up at HHN Hollywood and the arrival of Chainsaw Man. Updates on the new Museum of Antiquities Tribute Store packed with Easter eggs for longtime fans. Breaking down NBC’s Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe TV special and Steven Spielberg’s surprising connection to Dark Universe. Jim kicks off a new multi-part feature on the history of Dueling Dragons and whether Disney’s never-built Beastly Kingdom really influenced Universal’s iconic coaster. As always, Jim and Eric mix news, rumors, and personal stories—including Eric sending his son off to college and Jim recalling how he helped break Disney’s Animal Kingdom news decades ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Why are businesses like Hello Vet choosing Apple products and services?
0:20.4	So we started the business two years ago.
0:22.5	We had a few people who were used to PCs
0:24.8	and this was their first foray into Macs.
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0:30.9	and everyone seems really, really happy.
0:33.4	Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business
0:36.5	at Apple.com forward slash hello vet.
0:41.3	Welcome back to the Epic Universal podcast. I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and this is the podcast
0:47.8	where we cover the latest universal news, rumors, and histories. And as always, I'm joined by Eric Hersey, though this time around, it's like, what, we got a third
0:59.7	Stoge joining us, right?
1:01.9	We got, well, Stu, no, that's offensive.
1:05.6	I'm sorry.
1:06.4	You know, we shouldn't call John T.
1:08.5	a Stoge.
1:09.3	John T. has actually been incredibly generous.
1:11.9	He shared his impressions of, what is it, universal horror unleashed out in Vegas.
1:18.3	Is that correct?
1:18.8	Right.
1:19.4	Yeah.
1:19.9	Yeah.
1:20.2	So we had conversation last week.
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