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The Blindboy Podcast

How Hyper Capitalism has made Halloween more terrifying than its Pagan beginnings

The Blindboy Podcast

Blindboyboatclub

Arts, Philosophy, Art, Fiction, Factual, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.97.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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How Hyper capitalism has made Halloween more terrifying than its Pagan beginnings 

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0:00.0

Pierce Ehrlow, Bue Groney Bronese,

0:04.0

Welcome to the Blind By podcast.

0:07.0

If this is your first podcast, consider going back to an earlier episode

0:12.0

to familiarize yourself with the law of this

0:14.4

podcast. Thank you all for the wonderful feedback for last week's

0:18.8

podcast. Last week's podcast I kind of pulled it out on my whole. It was... I did a walking tour. I did a walking tour of Limerick City and I freestyestyled I just freestyled because I've been away in Spain I went for a little

0:38.0

holiday in Spain at a wonderful time but I needed to have I needed two podcasts pre-recorded before I left for Spain.

0:46.5

I didn't have enough time ready to put out two podcasts so I freestyle last week's

0:51.8

podcast rather than put out nothing.

0:55.0

I didn't want to miss a week, I didn't want to miss a week.

0:58.0

So I put out last week's podcast and the feedback was fantastic. You really liked it so I'm thrilled that that's the case

1:06.3

so I might do more walking tour podcasts if the fancy takes me I'd like to do a Halloween podcast this week.

1:14.8

I think I'd do a Halloween podcast each year.

1:18.4

I'm fascinated with Halloween. It just it stands out from all the other holidays because

1:30.0

it's it's an Irish it an Irish, Iron Age festival that we still celebrate.

1:39.0

But what we understand to be Halloween now is completely disconnected from its roots.

1:45.0

Like we speak about the Irish cultural footprint around the world,

1:50.0

like St. Patrick's Day.

1:52.0

That's kind of unique, that's fairly unique and strange.

1:57.0

That Ireland has a national holiday, St. Patrick's Day,

2:01.0

and it's celebrated all around the world even if you're not Irish.

2:07.1

When it's Patty's Day no matter where you are in the world people are just going to go out and

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