Hey listeners, quick question. Do you know what extraterrestrial radio signals and a mushroom from

Texas have in common? Or what a number station is and why it's so haunting and creepy? If you're

intrigued by those questions, Midnight Facts for Insomniacs has the answers. Join us, Duncan and Shane,

hosts, comedians, and best friends on hilarious deep dives into obscure facts from science, history, and pop culture.

So whether you're nocturnal or just a fan of laughing and learning, we'll keep you entertained.

Find Midnight Facts for Insomniacs wherever you're listening to this show. Welcome to Pop Pantheon, the podcast where we completely overanalyze all of your favorite pop stars and then rank them in the official Pop Pantheon.

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Our dance party, main pop girls, showgirl edition is happening on October 3rd at the Parkside

Lounge in the East Village. I'll be there playing songs by all your favorite girlies all night,

including the woman of the hour, Taylor Swift, whose album The Life of a Showgirl, will be dropping

that very day. Grab your tickets in the show notes of this episode or by going to pop pantheonpod.com.

Also, my queer pop party, gorgeous, gorgeous, is having dual Halloween events on both coasts

in New York on October 25th and LA on October 31st, the day, the big day.

Grab your tickets for both in the show notes of this episode.

I'm also putting out a call here for Taylor Swift mailbags from you all.

We're going to be doing a mailbag about Taylor,

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