Trick or Treating: A Brief History

The History of Fun

Vox Media Podcast Network

Film Reviews, Tv & Film, Hobbies, Video Games, Leisure

4.8 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Chris Plante dives deep into the fascinating origins of Trick or Treating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to the History of Fun, where we explore the hidden back stories behind the things you love to do.
0:14.2	My name is Russ Frustick, and today I'm joined by Allegra. Frank. Hey, Allegra.
0:17.8	What's up, Russ? Not much, not much.
0:21.3	We're also joined by Christopher Thomas Plant, lover of holidays and all things festive.
0:28.6	And he has a very special holiday to talk about.
0:30.8	Well, an activity, a holiday tradition, if you will.
0:33.7	Sure.
0:34.9	Talk to us, Chris Platt.
0:35.9	If people listen to the last episode, they already know what it is. So, I'm not going to do an elevator pitch. No? No, I'm going to do something. What if I don't remember what it is? I am going to paint a scene for you. A pastiche. Are you ready? That's not what this is, but that's definitely a word.
0:55.0	Okay.
0:56.5	Amilu.
0:57.0	Okay.
0:59.5	It's ancient Greece.
1:00.5	You can close your eyes.
1:03.7	Unless you're driving and you're listening to this, don't close your eyes.
1:04.7	Yeah, don't close your eyes. Okay.
1:05.1	That's bad.
1:05.7	It's an ancient, you're in ancient Greece.
1:08.2	You live on an island.
1:11.2	You can hear the ocean laughing against the shore.
1:15.6	I'm lost in a maze.
1:16.9	Most of the time, you don't see many folks because it's ancient Greece and you live on island.
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