You might remember a few weeks ago when I told you about the guy who set the new record for largest pumpkin in the U.S. Well, naturally we carved it up in hopes to have the largest JACK-O-LANTERN in the U.S. too.
His design is a bald eagle and super impressive. You can see it here
He’s still waiting to hear back from the Guinness World Record people on if it’s official. Either way, that’s A LOT of pumpkin guts.
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Happy Halloween! I’m sure tonight you’ll either be heading out with the kids or handing out candy from your front door. But why do we do this tradition every year anyway?
Trick-or-treating was supposedly inspired by something called “mumming” which people used to do back in the Middle Ages. They would dress up as ghosts and demons then go door-to-door performing songs and scenes from plays hoping people would give them food and drinks as a thank you. It sounds a lot like Christmas caroling actually. You had to work for your candy. Then over the years it evolved into the modern version we know today.
Here in the U.S. back in early 1900s the other thing that was popular were Halloween cards. Families would send them out like we do with holiday cards. That’s actually a good idea I’d be into bringing back. Whole family in their costumes and then send them out. I might do that next year!
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We had Halloween fanatic Sue in today to ask horror themed Can’t Beat Raven questions, and she shared something so sweet and amazing about how special Halloween is to her and her husband Morgan.
#halloween #wedding #happyhalloween🎃
There are over 5,000 self-proclaimed vampires that live amongst us! How do you know someone is a vampire!? Joseph Laycock is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and vampire expert; he joined Anna and Raven to help identify whether your neighbor is a vampire.
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Something about this Halloween feels a little bit off, and Anna thinks she’s figured out what it is… (:30)
Jack-o’-lanterns are fun, but have you ever considered making one out of something that wasn’t a pumpkin? (3:42)
Having an obscure costume can be fun, but if you keep getting mad that nobody recognizes you, that’s all I need to know about you! (7:24)
Are you up to date on this week’s biggest news stories? Anna and Raven will get you caught up on what’s trending, including the reason the Kardashians have taken over Halloween! (10:52)
Have you ever wondered how the people you’ve lost are doing? Medium Anna Raimondi is in the studio with Anna and Raven taking your calls! (14:32)
Ghosts, ghouls and Goblins are just made up right? According to author Joseph Laycock, one particular Halloween monster is very real! (18:30)
What’s the worst thing you can get when you go trick or treating? Anna and Raven turned to the experts (kids!) to find out! (22:28)
Could you guess a candy bar just by hearing the ingredients? If you can do it, Anna and Raven have a $75 Target gift card for you! (26:01)
You’ve hear about Werewolves and Vampires, but author and monster expert David Weatherly knows about some terrifying creatures from local folk-lore that you may have never heard of, including the terrifying Pig Man! (28:38)
After having the whole show to work on them, Anna, Raven and Producers Sean and Jon are ready to reveal their non-pumpkin Jack-o’-lanterns! (36:34)
Henry and Gina allowed their son to invite his friends over for Halloween. Turns out most of his football team is coming over, almost thirty of them! Henry says since it’s so many, they should send a message to the parents to have the teens come over with $10 each to cover pizza costs. Gina disagrees, how do you invite a bunch of people over for a Halloween party then charge for food? What do you think? (39:58)
The Can’t Beat Raven jackpot is $2400 and today there is a special guest asking the questions! Can Charlie beat Raven in pop culture trivia and win all that money? (47:34)
With Halloween coming up next Monday I figured it was a perfect time to hook you up with $100 gift cards to Stop & Shop! So you can get that last minute candy, spooky decorations, or just this week’s groceries.
Play trivia every day at 4pm to win. Would you have got today’s question right?
Q: According to teenagers, this is the number 1 trick to play if they don’t get a treat
A: Making silly faces to the doorbell camera.
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Check out the creepy crawlers we had in the studio today! Would you have the courage to hold ether one?!
What if your spouse gave you a grade on how you behaved that week? That’s exactly what Raven’s wife does. Costume contests, haunted trails, a wedding, and more. With such a busy week and weekend, was Raven able to keep himself in his wife Alicia’s good graces? Find out in the podcast!
These are the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week, voted by you! Listen to the Shooting Stars Countdown every weeknight at 8pm.
5 Post Malone (feat. Doja Cat) – I Like You (A Happier Song)
4 Sam Smith & Kim Petras – Unholy
3 Steve Lacy – Bad Habit
2 OneRepublic – I Ain’t Worried
1 Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
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Every Thursday in The Feed Kevin talks to Kallie from ButFirstCoffee Blog.com about all things parenting, kids and mom life. If Halloween weekend snuck right up on you and you didn’t get a chance to pick up any costumes this year, don’t worry! Kallie has some great ideas for last minutes costumes you can put together just using things you probably already have around the house.
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