Listen "93: Gef the Talking Mongoose, Origin of Haunted Houses, and Halloween Candy Myths"
Episode Synopsis
It's finally Halloween! This week we're joined by very spooky guest Alyssa Cooper as we learn about Gef, a talking Mongoose who haunted a rural home on the Isle of Man, how haunted houses share a history with Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, and how unfounded rumors about razor blades in apples continue to ruin trick or treating for everyone. A listener mail tells us about an aspiring lawyer who took a bite out of crime.Episode Tabs:The strange and deeply unlikely tale of Gef the talking mongoosehttps://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/03/the-strange-and-deeply-unlikely-tale-of-gef-the-talking-mongoose/The Great Depression Origins of Halloween Haunted Houseshttps://www.history.com/articles/halloween-haunted-house-great-depressionHalloween Sadismhttps://www.joelbest.net/halloween-sadismListener Tabs:Fabric of a Nation – American Quilt Stories at Boston MFAhttps://cottoncandyfabrics.blog/2022/01/03/fabric-of-a-nation-american-quilt-stories-at-boston-mfa/Summer Associate’s Naughty Toddler Impression Gets Her Bounced From Biglawhttps://abovethelaw.com/2025/07/summer-associates-naughty-toddler-impression-gets-her-bounced-from-biglaw/Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aGet 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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