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Episode Synopsis
Ethan is here to talk all things spooky!
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0:00 Intro
2:18 Ghosts are a shared delusion that we experience because we EXPECT to experience them
5:24 Ghosts are echoes from the past
6:41 Generational trauma and cultural context heavily influences your attitudes about ghosts, how you perceive them, and how you explain their existence
9:32 Spirits just like to be silly and pull pranks on the living xP
11:35 Most hauntings are the result of bad interior design
15:23 The scariest thing you could do is drink a potion at 3am
16:08 If the government actually had alien specimens, we would have seen them by now
18:10 All cryptid sightings are simply people not knowing the animal they’re seeing
25:51 Halloween is good
26:40 Trick-Or-Treating should be more accessible for adults to participate in
30:16 Chanse and Angela are both giving the vibe they still trick-or-treated well into their teens
34:42 On Halloween, if it’s a work day at Smosh, everyone comes dressed as something
36:23 Halloween was specifically made for us gays
37:58 Shayne has unironically gone trick-or-treating or to a Halloween party as The Chosen
40:39 Milky Way is the worst candy bar
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WHO YOU HEAR
Shayne Topp // https://www.instagram.com/shaynetopp/
Chanse McCrary // https://www.instagram.com/phatchanse/
Angela Giarratana // https://www.instagram.com/angelagiovanagiarratana/
Ethan Nestor ( @ethan ) // https://www.instagram.com/ethannestor/
WHO YOU DON’T HEAR (usually)
Executive Producer: Anthony Padilla
Executive Producer: Alessandra Catanese
Executive Vice President of Production: Amanda Barnes
Channel Director/Creative Director: Mike Criscimagna
Producer/Director: Nicole Blacklock
Senior Production Manager: Alexcina Figueroa
Production Manager: Jonathan Hyon
Operations & Production Coordinator: Oliver Wehlander
Director of Photography: Matthew Faulkner
Camera Operator: Macy Armstrong
Director of Social Media: Erica Noboa
Social Media Manager: Kim Wilborn
Social Media Coordinator: Margaux Bernales
Director of Post Production: Luke Baker
Editor: Patrick Horba
Sound Mixing: Lila Rowel
Sound Editor: Gareth Hird
DIT: Beni Kimuene
Senior Manager, Channel & Strategy: Lizzy Jones
Channel Operations Coordinator: Audrey Carganilla
Channel Operations Coordinator: Sabrina Lieberman
OTHER SMOSHES:
Smosh: https://smo.sh/Sub2Smosh
Smosh Pit: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshPit
Smosh Games: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshGames
SmoshCast: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshCast
FOLLOW US:
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PODCASTS:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/assumptions/id1752744811
https://open.spotify.com/show/5RalNkXyU7lQNpnZkD7IyV
0:00 Intro
2:18 Ghosts are a shared delusion that we experience because we EXPECT to experience them
5:24 Ghosts are echoes from the past
6:41 Generational trauma and cultural context heavily influences your attitudes about ghosts, how you perceive them, and how you explain their existence
9:32 Spirits just like to be silly and pull pranks on the living xP
11:35 Most hauntings are the result of bad interior design
15:23 The scariest thing you could do is drink a potion at 3am
16:08 If the government actually had alien specimens, we would have seen them by now
18:10 All cryptid sightings are simply people not knowing the animal they’re seeing
25:51 Halloween is good
26:40 Trick-Or-Treating should be more accessible for adults to participate in
30:16 Chanse and Angela are both giving the vibe they still trick-or-treated well into their teens
34:42 On Halloween, if it’s a work day at Smosh, everyone comes dressed as something
36:23 Halloween was specifically made for us gays
37:58 Shayne has unironically gone trick-or-treating or to a Halloween party as The Chosen
40:39 Milky Way is the worst candy bar
SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/Sub2SmoshAlike
WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com
WHO YOU HEAR
Shayne Topp // https://www.instagram.com/shaynetopp/
Chanse McCrary // https://www.instagram.com/phatchanse/
Angela Giarratana // https://www.instagram.com/angelagiovanagiarratana/
Ethan Nestor ( @ethan ) // https://www.instagram.com/ethannestor/
WHO YOU DON’T HEAR (usually)
Executive Producer: Anthony Padilla
Executive Producer: Alessandra Catanese
Executive Vice President of Production: Amanda Barnes
Channel Director/Creative Director: Mike Criscimagna
Producer/Director: Nicole Blacklock
Senior Production Manager: Alexcina Figueroa
Production Manager: Jonathan Hyon
Operations & Production Coordinator: Oliver Wehlander
Director of Photography: Matthew Faulkner
Camera Operator: Macy Armstrong
Director of Social Media: Erica Noboa
Social Media Manager: Kim Wilborn
Social Media Coordinator: Margaux Bernales
Director of Post Production: Luke Baker
Editor: Patrick Horba
Sound Mixing: Lila Rowel
Sound Editor: Gareth Hird
DIT: Beni Kimuene
Senior Manager, Channel & Strategy: Lizzy Jones
Channel Operations Coordinator: Audrey Carganilla
Channel Operations Coordinator: Sabrina Lieberman
OTHER SMOSHES:
Smosh: https://smo.sh/Sub2Smosh
Smosh Pit: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshPit
Smosh Games: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshGames
SmoshCast: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshCast
FOLLOW US:
TikTok: https://smo.sh/TikTok
Instagram: https://instagram.com/smoshalike
Facebook: https://facebook.com/smosh
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