The Tale of Laughing in the Dark (Are You Afraid of the Dark?)

It was Friday night, and Playland was jammed. For thousands of kids, it had everything they wanted. But for one kid, it had just a little too much.Randy and Kris are joined by the hosts of the Not Couple Goals podcast, Allie Nelson and Tyler McCarthy, to revisit their shared childhood trauma from watching the formative horror stories of Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark? television series. Together, they confront personal demons ranging from clowns & balloons to isolation and home invasion. They also explore how these same stories helped them forge important relationships in their lives.Of course, they also spend plenty of time critiquing low-budget acting, questionable 90’s fashion, and egregious fire code violations. Before wrapping up, the panelists explore which members of The Midnight Society they’d most like to hang out with, and conversely, which ones they’d love to cast into that iconic campfire. Finally, everybody takes home a prop from the episode. After all:It’s the most fun in the park, when you’re laughing in the dark!Want to get in touch? Visit our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow us on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@media.lit.pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Bluesky:⁠ ⁠⁠@media-lit.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠, and Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@MediaLitPod⁠⁠⁠! Also, hit us with your questions, comments, and episode requests at [email protected].