EPISODE · Dec 10, 2024 · 1H 2M
What The Factual? Series 3 - Episode 1 - Halloween
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Gill and Pete are back!!!Series 3 kicks off with a bang. Well, some fire, some welcoming passed souls and general Halloween history starting with Samhain (Pronounced Sow-in). They delve into Stingy Jack's fraternising with the Devil, Día de los Muertos and all it's traditions and how Queen Victoria set a trend that would eventually lead to Halloween being far too sexy for it to make sense anymore.Follow us on Social Media:Threads: @WhatTheFactualpodInstagram: @whatthefactualpodEmail us..: [email protected]...: https://www.youtube.com/@whatthefactualpodWhat The Factual? is written and presented by Gill Smith & Pete Moor.Subjects & Research by Gill Smith.Sound, Editing & Music by Pete Moor.References used in this episode:https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/elephants-panic-brooklyn-bridge-1883https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glynn_Wolfe?fbclid=IwAR0g7jzLbS8AoT3Znx-qCCQTjr7-odfdDlgmZBtW_Ftoo_q4UoBkxeVg9Hw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gill and Pete are back!!!Series 3 kicks off with a bang. Well, some fire, some welcoming passed souls and general Halloween history starting with Samhain (Pronounced Sow-in). They delve into Stingy Jack's fraternising with the Devil, Día de los Muertos and all it's traditions and how Queen Victoria set a trend that would eventually lead to Halloween being far too sexy for it to make sense anymore.Follow us on Social Media:Threads: @WhatTheFactualpodInstagram: @whatthefactualpodEmail us..: [email protected]...: https://www.youtube.com/@whatthefactualpodWhat The Factual? is written and presented by Gill Smith & Pete Moor.Subjects & Research by Gill Smith.Sound, Editing & Music by Pete Moor.References used in this episode:https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/elephants-panic-brooklyn-bridge-1883https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glynn_Wolfe?fbclid=IwAR0g7jzLbS8AoT3Znx-qCCQTjr7-odfdDlgmZBtW_Ftoo_q4UoBkxeVg9Hw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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