a radio-dramatic podcast that celebrates and produces short horror stories by BIPOC authors. Ignyte Award Winner 2023
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Bold individualists the world over believe that scary stories are best told over a roaring fire with a bottle of wine. Join horror host Edward October by the fireside to enjoy a curated selection of true, true-ish, and classic tales of horror and the paranormal ... all told with a retro/vintage aesthetic, reminiscent of old time radio. For retro horror of impeccable taste, choose Octoberpod. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/octoberpod-am--5482497/support.
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Life presents enough challenges, from inevitable death and illness to man-made strife like poverty, inequality, and war. In the face of human suffering, sexuality is an incredible outlet for joy, healing, pleasure and connection. Yet, social norms make accessing this simple joy harder than it needs to be. In this podcast, we unpack junk narratives about which bodies, identities, relationship styles, or sexual activities are considered acceptable and reclaim the power of sexual freedom. Recen ...
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Here on the Automated Up Podcast, we cover all things sales funnels, automation, email marketing solutions, and entrepreneurship for Black women bosses who are ready to organize their businesses, reclaim their time, and increase their profit. Join us for discussions, interviews, and commentary as we navigate the ins and outs of leveraging automation and sales funnels to establish healthy businesses.
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What up Doc?! Welcome to THE HIGH-TICKET DOC™ podcast, formally known as the Productive on Purpose Podcast. Are you a woman doctor who wants to start a coaching business, but you don’t know how to get started? Does the idea of coaching others seem exciting and completely scary at the same time? Do you want to learn how to show up powerfully online, sell with confidence, and make your 1st 100K, even if you’re brand new?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are in the right p ...
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This show is a collection of real, honest, and sometimes messy conversations between two friends. We’ll explore racism, antiracism, interracial friendship, activism, books, films, and more through our different lived experiences. We’ll offer questions and actions to help you go deeper into your exploration of race & culture, find your own inner disruptor, and be a part of the solution. Occasionally, we’ll bring you interviews with others who are experts in this work so we can learn together ...
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My podcast is about Politics, Sports, Entertainment, and everyday living. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mark-cohens/support
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Sex and Slutting During Pregnancy - with Anna
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If you Google “sex during pregnancy”, you’ll get a lot of results about whether sex is OKAY, and the general consensus is you and your partner can go for it. Fewer articles explore the experience of having multiple partners during sex and loving it. Vanessa and Anna, two pornstars and slutty people in their personal lives, share this lived experien…
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The Spooky Season Intermission Show
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Greet the start of Spooky Season on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with special guest host and friend of the show, Tara Voshell (TikTok's Spooky Sleuth & co-host, 3 Spooked Girls podcast). Your substitute horror host, Tara, kicks off the spooky season as we share a bumper crop of Octoberpod's best intermissions segments, as we…
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Cliff Media's Response to Age Verification Laws
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We love you! But if you're in one of the states that has passed age-verification laws, Cliff Media, our women and queer-led porn production company, can't share our content with you anymore :( Usually, we love sharing sexy, silly videos that make viewers smile, feel loved, welcome, and seen. Unfortunately, today we have to share some tough news, an…
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Starring in a Gangbang as a Trans Woman - with Roxie Valentine
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If you’ve ever fantasized about being at the center of a gangbang, you’re certainly not alone! A study released by PornHub found that “gangbang” was the 7th most popular search term for women. Turns out a lot of us want to get fucked by a horny crowd. Roxie Valentine, a leader with Cliff Media, a women and queer-led porn production company, dishes …
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Questions from Our Listeners on Sex and Relationships - with GeeGee
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In this light-hearted episode, two long-term slutty queerdos - GeeGee and Vanessa - respond to listener questions about sex, kink, dating, relationships, gender identity, and desire. GeeGee and Vanessa are both involved in kink and swinger communities, star in and direct porn, and have had partners of all genders. Yet, their answers to many of the …
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Get ready for an out-there, "real gone" horror movie trivia quiz show on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with special guest contestants Our True Crime Podcast and Spine Chillers & Serial Killers. Also featuring the comedy stylings of our resident foul-mouthed misanthrope, Rollo (the possessed ventriloquist dummy). Your horror h…
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Soft Cocks and Life Beyond Erectile Dysfunction - with Steph Takaya
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Have you ever struggled to get or stay hard during sex? Loved or dated with someone whose dick stays soft? Been in a swinger situation where people with dicks in the room are embarrassed when they don’t get it up? Both cocks that sometimes stay soft depending on the situation (e.g. with a new partner or during group sex) and cocks that are chronica…
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Entering Group Sex as a Young Single Guy - with David
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The average age of attendance at group sex events is typically higher than the average in the general public. It takes some bravery and self-confidence to step so far outside social norms and share sexuality in front of other people. Even for older adults, group sex can be intimidating at first. David shares how he grew after his first experience w…
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The Unknown Undead // Zombies Vampires UFOs & Ghost Women
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We've worked ourselves up into a paranormal panic on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with our friends from the podcast Twisted & Uncorked. Your horror host Edward October will introduce you to ghouls, bloodsuckers, infected flesh eaters & unquiet spirits as we count down lesser-known "undead" films. First up: Twisted & Uncorked…
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Hyper-sexuality After Sexual Assault - with GeeGee
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“Complex personhood”, a concept from sociologist Avery Gordon, refers to the truth that we are all full of contradictions, neither victim nor perpetrator, neither fully wounded nor fully healed, always somewhere in between and both, stumbling as we search for ways to survive and thrive. Sexuality is a huge part of our complex personhood. It can be …
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Developing Personal Power through Sex Work - with Pixie Mae
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Porn and full-service sex work are often described as demeaning professions, something a person would do only out of financial desperation, trauma, addiction or coercion. Pixie Mae presents a more nuanced perspective. Many sex workers have spoken out against policies meant to “rescue” them from their chosen profession. Indeed, “the right to not be …
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Bride of Neanderthal, an Occult Thriller
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Our month of Caveman Horror continues on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with an old-school occult thriller! Your horror host Edward October takes you on a globe-trotting adventure with two paranormal researchers as we encounter a cult of cave-people in rural Spain. First up: Ripped from the pages of Niteblade Magazine, it's BR…
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Kink and Relationships on the Autism Spectrum - with Steph Takaya
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In mainstream media, autism is often depicted as a deterrent to successful romantic or sexual relationships. Steph presents an alternate perspective: autism is a different way of thinking and being that can be harnessed as interpersonal superpowers. For example, autistic people are often highly empathetic, have a strong moral compass and are more c…
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Accessing Preventive Sexual Healthcare - with Madame Law
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STI testing is the bedrock of a sustainable sex life, for everyone and especially for happily slutty adults. Most STIs today are easily identified and cured or treated. However, without easy access to testing and early detection, STIs can have devastating life consequences. Stigma, discrimination, fear, and lack of financial investment in preventiv…
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The Caveman Murders & Freaky Real Life Haunted Locations
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Edward October goes primal on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with a bloody "caveman vs. hillbillies" hootnanny! Your horror host Edward October thaws out a prehistoric "Liver King" while driving over a treacherous mountain road on a dark and stormy night. First up: Edward October & friends unravel the mystery of THE CAVEMAN MU…
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Entering the Dating World as a Baby Queer - with Orion Pax
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Dating in the straight world often comes with a lot of gendered assumptions about who takes initiative, in what ways, and what sexual interactions look like. Unlearning these assumptions can be tough when beginning to pursue dates or relationships with queer folks. Although Orion has had anonymous gay sex for two decades, he is just beginning to ex…
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BDSM Kink as Silly Adult Play - with T.Max
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Being silly is often dismissed as frivolous, inappropriate and childish, incompatible with adult responsibilities. But a lot of research shows that silly play can be a life-giving activity, increasing creativity, reducing anxiety, and deepening social connections. While T.Max has always enjoyed being silly in playful hobbies like snowboarding and s…
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We know all your dirty secrets on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast, thanks to the creepy man who eats your sins. Your horror host Edward October does some urban exploring as we narrate a haunting tale of forbidden love & dark secrets at an abandoned shopping center ... during one magical summer when everything changed for a teen…
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Couples Transitioning from Monogamy to Polyamory - with Adrian Martin
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For many people, polyamory offers a host of benefits, like sexual and emotional freedom, deep connections with multiple people, and an abundance of love. However, it’s not without challenges, like balancing time between partners and managing jealousy and expectations. The transition from monogamy to polyamory can be rocky for people new to an idea …
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Negotiation and Boundaries in BDSM and Porn - with Hazel Havoc
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When filming porn or exploring kink, like impact play, bondage, or humiliation, consent becomes more complex and nuanced than off-camera or vanilla sex. Hazel Havoc, a long-time pro-domme, pornstar and personal life kinkster, explains methods to ensure that all participants are experiencing BDSM and porn in a way that is positive and desirable. Haz…
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We've gone to the birds with fowl feathered fiends on this edition of the classic horror podcast, Octoberpod AM! Your horror host Edward October gets lost in the woods as we narrate tales of cosmic horror and existential dread … all involving birds! First up: THE BIRD HIVE, an original story of backyard brood parasites by Annie Morgan (The Podcast …
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Please note that this episode includes discussion of rape and sexual assault. Everyone processes relationship jealousy and traumatic experiences, like sexual assault, differently. Some people find that avoiding situations that cause jealousy and avoiding situations that remind them of their past experiences of assault help them remain emotionally h…
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Pursuing Loving Relationships with Slutty Women - with Orion Pax
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Society’s dominant cultural narratives suggest that most couples would prefer the security of monogamous marriage. However, the explosive popularity of hotwife and swinger porn genres makes it clear that many couples, even straight married couples, have an interest in exploring more slutty, open relationship styles. Orion Pax takes us on his journe…
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Black Magic & Rainy Night Horror Stories with Carissa Vickis
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We unlock the secrets of the mad necromancer, Bram Caligular, on this edition of Octoberpod AM classic horror podcast with a little help from a cursed grimoire. Your horror host Edward October dabbles in forbidden, arcane knowledge as we narrate conjure up something truly … unholy! First up: Edward October's adventure in necromancy, THE MAGYCKS OF …
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Surviving Conservative Rural America as a Closeted Queer Teenager - with T.Max
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Coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer was a lot harder several decades ago. Many people coped with the fear of unsafety by staying in the closet, resulting in the less often discussed experience of coming out in middle age or later in life. While there’s more acceptance and support of queer lives today that makes it a little ea…
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It’s super important to discuss regular testing and easy access to treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), but conversation about STIs usually stops there. Common medical advice usually directs you to abstain from sex for the treatment period. What they should really be saying is abstaining from genital-to-genital and genital-to-mouth…
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Death on the Links: Ghostly, Ghoulish Golf Stories
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Join Edward October and his caddy, Rollo (the possessed ventriloquist dummy) as they play 9 ghoulish holes at Mariner's Family Golf Links & Adventure Park ... the Mount Everest of haunted abandoned golf courses. Along the way, they'll share 4 true tales of horror and the paranormal from The World of Golf. Now watch this drive! // PROMOS Tis Yoursel…
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The Underground World of Anonymous Gay Sex - with Orion Pax
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Self-reported studies suggest that less than 5% of men identify as either gay or bisexual. However, these studies depend on men openly communicating about their homosexual desires. Real-world experience indicates that there’s a much greater proportion of the male population interested in or actively engaged in sucking or fucking other men, despite …
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Doing Porn with your Romantic Partner - with Hazel Havoc and her Husband
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It’s a common misconception that starting porn - whether that’s performing in professional shoots or producing your own content - is a death toll for romantic relationships or future dating prospects. Like any new relationship experience, stepping into porn can require some emotional work and communication, but it can also be a great source of inti…
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Edward October presents the most shocking and controversial Octoberpod yet! Nothing can prepare you for the dark secret of DEATH STORY! Plus! During the intermission Ed shares a memoir of The Omen series, including his review of The First Omen. // PROMOS Spine Chillers and Serial Killers Uy Que Horror Twisted and Uncorked Become a supporter of this…
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Queer Inclusion in Sex-Positive Community - with Adrian Martin
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Beautiful social movements have seen the growth of positive social spaces for both queer and swinger or polyamorous communities. While many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer spaces are sexually open, not all sex-positive swinger or polyamorous spaces feel safe and welcoming to queer participants. In this episode, Adrian Martin, a long-t…
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Undoing the Shame Attached to Masturbation - with Orion Pax
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Everybody’s doing it, almost nobody’s talking about it, and when it is discussed, it’s rarely in a positive light. Yet, science confirms what common sense suggests: masturbation is beneficial for physical and emotional health, as well as sex and intimacy with others. Unfortunately, the shame and silence surrounding masturbation can turn this health…
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Edward October is joined for this episode with special guest Nikki Young (Serial Napper podcast), who will share with us the case of true witch & a cursed video from Japan. PLUS! Edward October ranks a genre icon. // PROMOS Our True Crime Podcast The Podcast Inside Your House Social Detective podcast Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.…
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Light Me Up - Energy and Impact Play - with Hazel Havoc
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Impact play is a sexual kink that involves hitting someone with hands or instruments like flogs, whips, or paddles to cause consensual pain or sensation. Although this is a well-known form of BDSM, representations of this kink often leave out the complex energy exchange that takes place between participants and the mental and emotional health benef…
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Walking Through Fear and Shame to Share Your Truth
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You can fit in the box society gives us, conforming to expectations about how we should love, have sex, raise families, work, dress, and behave. Or, if you dare to step outside the box, and you continue accepting yourself when other people tell you to get back in the box, you might find that there’s so much more room to play, room for freedom, expl…
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Hanging with the Horror Chick (ft. Heather Wixson)
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Hey, man! Dig this "real gone" new Octoberpod, guys! NEW INTERVIEW: Edward October & special guest, Heather Wixson chat about horror, monsters, makeup effects, and set the record straight about who directed POLTERGEIST! GUEST HOST Jen (Our True Crime Podcast) spends the hours after midnight in Ed's Attic of Haunted Toys with potty-mouthed co-host R…
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Is It Folk Horror? (ft. Heather Wixson)
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Listen to IS IT FOLK HORROR? The World's First FOLK HORROR Game Show! Two podcasts clash in a battle of wits to claim a kingly prize of cosmic proportions! Old ways & new clash as the ladies from Spine Chillers & Serial Killers take on the Witches Talking Tarot in "Is It Folk Horror?" PLUS! Encore presentations of 3 of Octoberpod's best folk horror…
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Meet horror novelist, Claire Tobyn. She has everything ... a successful writing career, a glamorous home, and a beautiful daughter. But the magic ritual that brought her fame and success threatens to strip her over everything ... including her very soul! THE GHOST WRITER, written by Jennifer Hotes (Curious Cat Podcast) & starring Nikki Young (Seria…
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Life presents enough challenges, from inevitable death and illness to man-made strife like poverty, inequality, and war. In the face of human suffering, sexuality is an incredible outlet for joy, healing, pleasure and connection. Yet, social norms make accessing this simple joy harder than it needs to be. In this podcast, we unpack junk narratives …
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IT BEGAN with a plane crash... IT BECAME a force of vengeance... DRIVEN by the souls of the DAMNED! Can horror host Edward October stop it before it destroys DOLLYWOOD?!?! Octoberpod AM presents THE POSSESSION OF FLIGHT 666 with special guests Jen & Cam of Our True Crime Podcast // PROMOS 3 Spooked Girls A Little Wicked Spine Chillers & Serial Kill…
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This episode, we travel to an island resort for a tale of marital strife, forbidden love, and an evil that lurks in the deep. We call it THE STONE MAN ... it was written by Jennifer Hotes (host, Curious Cat podcast) and stars Actually Olga, Mike (Brew Crime Podcast), YouTube's Lady Spookaria, Jen and Cam (hosts of Our True Crime Podcast), and Adam …
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Haunted Attractions & Analog Delights
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Edward October goes analog, to record his promo for the current season on cassette tape ... using a cursed tape recorder! Will he unleash demons in the Octoberpod studios? Will Ed need to exorcise his audio equipment before the show can go on? Then Mike and JT from Brew Crime stop by to pour some pints and spin some yarns about curse and haunted am…
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Edward October's Big Bad Bloodsucking Vampire Bundle
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Today Edward October gets himself trapped in one of Count Dracula's abandoned torture dungeions! While he's looking out for his neck & dodging thirsty vampire bats looking for a nightcap ... he tells 4 bloodcurdling tales of bestial bloodsuckers told the Octoberpod way! PLUS: Ed discusses Francis Lederer's brief (but impactful) run at playing Dracu…
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The Gardener: An Octoberpod Ghost Story for Christmas
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Get yourslef a slice of boozy fruitcake and find a cozy seat between the fireplace and the Christmas tree & listen as Edward October narrates this year's ghost story for Christmas: The Gardener, by E.F. Benson // PROMOS Our True Crime Podcast: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas Social Detective Horrifying History // WATCH OUR COMPANION YOUTUBE CHANNEL,…
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Pour yourself a boozy eggnog and find a cozy seat between the fireplace and the Christmas tree & listen as Edward October narrates Christmas ghost stories from seasons past. PLUS! During the Intermission, Ed shares with you his favorite holiday themed old time radio horrors! // PROMOS Our True Crime Podcast: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas Misty Mys…
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Panic! at the Holiday Ghost Party (or Joy to the Smurl)
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Edward October is missing, and so special guest host Aileen Clark (!Uy Que Horror!) gets called upon to host the holiday ghost story party at the Octoberpod Ranch. Will she be able to "ghost-proof" the property before someone reads from the Ancient Egyptian Scroll of the Dead?!?! Find out! PLUS! Tara & Jessica of 3 Spooked Girls take us on an in-de…
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Thanksgiving / Black Friday Haunted Mall Walk
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Join horror host, Edward October, as he pushes himself away from the Thanksgiving dinner table to burn some calories on a mall walk ... through the Mount Everest of haunted shopping malls! Ed takes listeners on a tour of locations within the late, great (now greatly haunted) Vista Del Rey Mall. Along the way, he'll narrate 6 true Thanksgiving/Black…
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It's Election Day! Edward October has gone missing while canvassing and getting out the vote for Cuthbert The Junkyard Ghoul. While he's away, journalist and friend of the show Chauncey K. Robinson, attempts to hold down the fort while Autumn of Autumn's Oddities presents the strange case of the Barney and Betty Hill UFO Abduction. Will this Octobe…
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Tune in to our special Halloween episode with Steven Broadnax III, author of the Black horror play "Bonez", as we discuss magic, men, and Black folx. Stream this incredible play at People's Light until Nov. 3rd and check out the supporting podcast The Boneyard. This amazing work is part of the Queerways Residency hosted at People's Light Theater. S…
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8 seasons, 51 raw, awkward & brave conversations later, we've arrived at our finale. This is definitely not the end of us using our voices to speak up against injustice & work for radical change, just the end of our podcast. We are so grateful for all of you being with us in this work; listening, learning and acting. Be brave & keep it up ya’ll. Li…
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