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Chilling Pop Culture Curses, from ‘Poltergeist’ to Drake
Manage episode 183131173 series 1000387
A look at hexes floating around Hollywood, a twisted tale from the 1700s, a warning about catacombs, and — to lighten the mood — an ode to onion rings and fries.
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.kqed.org/.stream/mp3splice/radio/thecooler/2017/06/Curses.mp3Drake has a lot more in common with doomed horror movies than you’d think.
The 18th century wasn’t a great time to be a sex-positive woman. Just ask Margaret Dickson, who was hanged for some bullshit.
Two French teens recently learned that age-old maxim: it’s all fun and games until you get lost in the Paris catacombs for THREE DAYS!
Scientists claim that eating french fries will lead us all to early graves.
And we ride out on “Don’t Kill My Vibe” by finger-dancing enthusiast Sigrid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzonQoON9eo
Until next week! Subscribe and rate us in iTunes! And find us on Facebook and Twitter!
183 episodes
Manage episode 183131173 series 1000387
A look at hexes floating around Hollywood, a twisted tale from the 1700s, a warning about catacombs, and — to lighten the mood — an ode to onion rings and fries.
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.kqed.org/.stream/mp3splice/radio/thecooler/2017/06/Curses.mp3Drake has a lot more in common with doomed horror movies than you’d think.
The 18th century wasn’t a great time to be a sex-positive woman. Just ask Margaret Dickson, who was hanged for some bullshit.
Two French teens recently learned that age-old maxim: it’s all fun and games until you get lost in the Paris catacombs for THREE DAYS!
Scientists claim that eating french fries will lead us all to early graves.
And we ride out on “Don’t Kill My Vibe” by finger-dancing enthusiast Sigrid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzonQoON9eo
Until next week! Subscribe and rate us in iTunes! And find us on Facebook and Twitter!
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