S3 Ep243: The BBC Show That Spooked a Generation + Rapid Fire Advice!

An Acquired Taste Podcast

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Philosophy, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Relationships

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🗓️ 2 April 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Looking for a creepy distraction? Bethany talks about the '90s BBC special “Ghostwatch,” a show that terrified a generation of kids, caused The BBC to bury it, and inspired tv and movies like “The Blair Witch Project." Then, Kathleen dips into the Facebook page to help you all out with your problems! From being stuck at home with parents to losing your bra tissues, Kathleen and Bethany try to sort out some of your tricky situations. And, as always, your voicemails!

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RESOURCES FOR STAYING SAFE DURING COVID-19 from the NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE:
- https://www.thehotline.org/2020/03/13/staying-safe-during-covid-19/
- National Domestic Violence Hotline-- (1−800−799−7233) -or- (1−800−787−3224)
- https://www.safehorizon.org/get-help/domestic-violence/
- https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/get-updates-information-covid-19/

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Bethany’s Sources:
- “Ghostwatch: the Halloween hoax that changed the language of television” by Kate Mossman https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2017/10/ghostwatch-halloween-hoax-changed-language-television
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Volk
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Waite
- “Ghostwatch” final scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QGpEqlmZW0
- Stephen Volk’s TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBqIpjTDlzU&list=PLaukiTt7wl8CjpDhP-oae6UV--tqLIW0Q&index=7

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0:00.0	Presenting Hop On Board, a podcast series by Southeastern, six podcasts, six celebrity
0:06.2	hosts, taking you on a whistle-stop tour of some of the best places to explore by rail
0:10.8	on the Southeastern network.
0:12.4	Join Greg Wallace as he tucks into delicious food and drink, rave-wilding, uncovering
0:17.2	unsolved mysteries and spooky happenings, and Miranda Sawyer getting Artie on the Ken
0:21.9	Coast.
0:22.9	Get the inside track on Kenton East Sussex with Hop On Board, listen now wherever you
0:27.2	get your podcasts.
0:30.0	Stop laughing, this is erotic.
0:32.0	I'm unannue medication and you think it's making me hallucinate?
0:36.9	I would have been a Ted Bundy victim.
0:38.5	Yeah, I had no idea that so many people out there felt the same way I did.
0:43.4	Now I want a peanut colada.
0:45.8	An acquired taste.
0:48.7	This is an acquired taste podcast.
0:50.5	I'm Bethany, your eBay shopping, house cleaning, saving money by finally getting to do my own
0:55.8	laundry friend.
0:57.5	And I'm Kathleen, your soup every day eating, can't stop binging lawn-water SVU, I probably
1:03.4	have COVID friend.
1:05.6	And every week Kathleen and I meet up to discuss our lives and what's weird in the world
1:09.6	and we invite you to join us.
1:11.2	Kathleen, what are we talking about this week?
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