39: Halloween

39: Halloween

Oct 25, 1996

This week: A show for Halloween. Stories of things that are supposed to be scary, but aren't.

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Prologue
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Host Ira Glass talks to people who gather every week to watch the TV show Dark Shadows. (1 minute)Television
- Ira Glass
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Act One

Dark Shadows
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Ira continues his story. (10 minutes)Friendship • Funny • Television
- Ira Glass
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Act Two

Scientists in a Haunted House.
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An excerpt from Your Radio is Haunted. (6 minutes)Children • Family • Housing • Mothers • Paranormal
- Ira Glass
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Act Three

Vampire Girl.
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An interview with Vampire Girl. (6 minutes)Jobs/Employment • Sexuality • Theater
- Ira Glass
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Act Four

Discovering Evil
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Julie Showalter, on a costume she wore as a kid. (11 minutes)Childhood • Education • Family • Holidays • Mothers
- Julie Showalter
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Act Five

Gang Girl.
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Gang Girl, on a body they thought was fake that turned out to be real. (10 minutes)Childhood • Crime
- Ira Glass
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Act Six

Screams.
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Greg Whitehead, with screams from the This American Life audience. (7 minutes)Holidays
- Gregory Whitehead
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