Gastropod: Trick or Treat: Soul Cakes, Candy Corn, and Sugar Skulls Galore!

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News, Society & Culture, History, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

This week, Heather and Joanne appeared on the food podcast Gastropod, hosted by journalists Cynthia Graber and Nicky Twilley, to discuss the history of Halloween candy, trick-or-treating, and poison candy paranoia. Listen and subscribe to Gastropod at gastropod.com or wherever you get podcasts! Happy Halloween! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, happy Halloween weekend!
0:04.3	Today we've got something special for you.
0:06.9	Joanna and I recently appeared on Gastropod,
0:10.5	a podcast hosted by food journalist Cynthia Graber
0:13.5	and Nikki Twilly that looks at all things food
0:16.5	through the lenses of history and science.
0:19.4	We talked with Cynthia and Nikki
0:21.0	about the history of Halloween,
0:23.0	its origins in America,
0:24.9	the growth of trick-or-treating,
0:26.7	and the economic and cultural history of Halloween candy.
0:30.6	It was a fascinating and a totally fun conversation
0:33.6	that we think you'll really enjoy.
0:35.6	So we're sharing that Gastropod Halloween episode
0:38.6	with you today.
0:40.0	Listen now and then subscribe to Gastropod
0:42.8	wherever you listen to your podcasts
0:44.7	or at Gastropod.com.
0:47.7	And keep an eye out for a new now and then episode
0:50.8	next Tuesday.
0:52.3	We're gonna just drop a little hint here.
0:54.5	We'll be talking about an institution
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