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Christmas 2024 Part Five: My Favorite T...
In this episode, Kristin brings back the annual tradition of sharing some of her favorite parts of Christmas! Lear
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00:18:35
December 24, 2024
Christmas 2024 Part Four: Do You Want t...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the origins of snowmen, uncovers what they have been used for across
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00:17:01
December 17, 2024
Christmas 2024 Part Three: Interview wi...
In this episode, Kristin chats with Author Seth Sjostrom about his books, including his latest installment "Love a
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00:54:17
December 10, 2024
Christmas 2024 Part Two: Black Friday F...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark reveals how the craziest shopping day of the Christmas season came to be. Som
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00:17:48
November 26, 2024
Christmas 2024 Part One: Cracking Open ...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of nutcrackers and how this decorative tool came to be a
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00:18:15
November 12, 2024
Halloween 2024 Part Three: My Favorite ...
In this episode, Kristin shares some of her favorite Halloween related things, including candy, haunted houses, an
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00:19:03
October 29, 2024
Halloween 2024 Part Two: Mummy Dearest
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of mummification, uncovers how mummies became associated
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00:16:30
October 15, 2024
Halloween 2024 Part One: Baby You're a ...
In this episode, Kristin recaps her recent trip to LA, which was filled with Halloween treats, and then reveals th
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00:18:04
October 01, 2024
Spooky Summer 2024: Creepy Creatures
In this episode, Holidays After Dark celebrates Halloween in August by dissecting some holidays that recognize clo
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00:17:05
August 27, 2024
Christmas in July 2024 Part Three: Trop...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the unique Christmas traditions countries and cities with warm clima
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00:17:49
July 30, 2024
Christmas in July 2024 Part Two: An Int...
In this episode, Kristin chats with Brian Earl, who is the host of the original Christmas podcast, Christmas Past.
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00:47:55
July 16, 2024
Christmas in July 2024 Part One: A Sole...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark kicks off Christmas in July with an investigation into the Italian Hall Disas
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00:16:40
July 02, 2024
World Day of Music 2024: Summer Sounds
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of music and how the World Day of Music came to be. Kris
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00:18:18
June 18, 2024
Hollywood Pride: An Interview with Alon...
In this episode, Kristin speaks with film critic, author, and podcaster Alonso Duralde about his new book "Ho
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00:51:10
June 04, 2024
Memorial Day 2024: Animals in Action
In this Memorial Day episode, Holidays After Dark tells the stories of Siwash the Duck and Sergeant Reckless, a ho
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00:16:05
May 21, 2024
Mother's Day 2024: Murderous Moms
In this Mother's Day episode, Holidays After Dark investigates the infamous cases of Diane Downs, Susan Smith,
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00:19:26
May 07, 2024
April 2024 Part Two: Spring Witches and...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark celebrates the Spring Night of the Witches, Walpurgis Night, and undresses th
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00:18:29
April 23, 2024
April 2024 Part One: Pranks and Pizza
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of April Fool's Day, uncovers some outrageous pranks
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00:20:01
April 09, 2024
Easter 2024: Fiery Festivities
In this episode, Holidays After Dark uncovers some unique Easter celebrations and traditions from around the world
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00:20:23
March 26, 2024
St. Patrick's Day 2024: Holiday Heists
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores a bank robbery committed by a man dressed as a Leprechaun and uncove
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00:17:43
March 12, 2024
Lighting Up Christmas: An Interview wit...
In this episode, Kristin speaks with the host of the podcast Totally Rad Christmas, Gerry D, about his favorite ho
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00:49:20
February 27, 2024
Lunar New Year 2024: Year of the Dragon
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history and traditions behind Lunar New Year celebrations. The c
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00:16:58
February 13, 2024
Valentine's Day 2024: International Inf...
Welcome to Season Three! In this episode, Holidays After Dark celebrates Valentine's Day by taking a look at s
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00:16:57
January 30, 2024
Christmas 2023 Part Four: My Favorite T...
In this episode, Kristin shares some of her favorite Christmas things from categories such as Christmas dinner sid
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00:23:17
December 19, 2023
Christmas 2023 Part Three: Exploring El...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark dives head first into Elf culture, uncovers the history of these Christmas cr
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00:22:45
December 12, 2023
Christmas 2023 Part Two: Reindeer Games...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the origins of Reindeer and how they came to be associated with Sant
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00:18:43
November 28, 2023
Christmas 2023 Part One: Ornament Oddit...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the origins of some unusual Christmas Tree ornaments such as spiders
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00:19:05
November 14, 2023
Halloween 2023 Part Five: Witchy Wonder...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark reviews Emilie P. Bush and William Kevin Petty's new book "A Coal Ci
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00:17:02
October 31, 2023
Halloween 2023 Part Four: The Devil Wit...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark uncovers the history of exorcisms, their representation in popular culture, a
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00:17:34
October 17, 2023
Halloween 2023 Part Three: Spooky Super...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark uncovers the fear behind Friday the 13th, explores the origins of some common
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00:19:18
October 03, 2023
Halloween 2023 Part Two: The Dead Don't...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of zombie culture and uncovers why we are so obsessed wi
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00:17:04
September 19, 2023
Halloween 2023 Part One: Dark Decor
In this episode, Holidays After Dark kicks off the 2023 fall holiday season by exploring the history of Labor Day
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00:20:12
September 05, 2023
Viva Las Holidays!
In this episode, Holidays After Dark takes a look at the unique, outrageous, and delicious ways the city of Las Ve
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00:18:37
August 01, 2023
Christmas in July 2023 Part Two: Croone...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the controversial life of entertainer Bing Crosby, including his all
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00:16:32
July 18, 2023
Christmas in July 2023 Part One: Christ...
In this episode, Kristin shares all the details about her experience at Christmas Con, Deck the Hallmark's liv
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00:16:55
July 04, 2023
Midsummer 2023: Swedish Summers
In this episode, Holidays After Dark celebrates the Summer Solstice, the Strawberry Full Moon, and explores the hi
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00:14:18
June 20, 2023
Father's Day 2023: Bind, Torture, Kill
In this episode, Holidays After Dark investigates Dennis Rader, better known as the BTK Killer, and explores the c
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00:20:49
June 06, 2023
Memorial Day 2023: Fallen But Not Forgo...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark recounts the history of Memorial Day and uncovers the story behind a massacre
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00:16:46
May 23, 2023
Mother's Day 2023: Coraline's Other Mot...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark dissects the animated film Coraline and examines the relationship between the
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00:20:05
May 09, 2023
Cinco de Mayo 2023: Injustice for All
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of Cinco de Mayo and recounts the injustice that occurre
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00:18:37
April 25, 2023
Spring 2023: Festive Florals and Deadly...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the many ways flowers and plants can be incorporated into holiday ce
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00:25:13
April 11, 2023
Easter 2023: Tale of a Homicidal Hare
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explains the history behind how the Easter Bunny came to be and tries to dete
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00:20:17
March 28, 2023
St. Patrick's Day 2023: Guinness and th...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark dives into the history of Guinness beer and uncovers the mystery behind the M
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00:15:59
March 14, 2023
Mardi Gras 2023: Arnaud's Apparition
In this episode, Holidays After Dark takes a look at the origins of Mardi Gras celebrations and uncovers the story
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00:14:54
February 28, 2023
Valentine's Day 2023 Part Two: My Blood...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores pop culture's obsession with Vampires and the many reasons why these
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00:18:08
February 14, 2023
Valentine's Day 2023 Part One: Colorado...
Welcome to Season Two! In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the origins of chocolate's association with V
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00:16:22
January 31, 2023
New Year's Day 2023: A Family Feud
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of New Year's celebrations and investigates the infamous
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00:15:42
January 03, 2023
Christmas Part Four: My Favorite Things
In this episode, Kristin shares her top five favorite Christmas things in a variety of categories including movies
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00:28:13
December 20, 2022
Christmas Part Three: Rare Exports
In this episode, Holidays After Dark discusses and reviews the 2010 Finnish film "Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale".
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00:19:20
December 13, 2022
Christmas Part Two: Trolls, Ogres, and ...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark introduces a cast of Christmas characters including the Yule Lads from Icelan
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00:19:28
November 29, 2022
Thanksgiving 2022: Perilous Parades
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of Thanksgiving and discusses some mishaps that have occ
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00:17:07
November 15, 2022
Christmas Part One: Santa Swindler
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of Christmas and tells the true story of John Duval Gluc
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00:25:22
November 01, 2022
Halloween Part Four: Costume Culture
In this episode, Kristin shares listener Scott's unsettling ghost encounters and explores how the tradition of wea
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00:23:33
October 18, 2022
Halloween Part Three: Trick or Terror
In this episode, Kristin shares listener Farand Wasiak's personal ghost encounters and dissects a couple of Hallow
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00:22:32
October 04, 2022
Halloween Part Two: Ghastly Ghouls
In this episode, Holidays After Dark breaks down some common types of ghosts. Your host, Kristin, also shares a pe
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00:17:08
September 20, 2022
Halloween Part One: Haunted History
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of Halloween and the origins of some of our modern celeb
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00:18:30
September 06, 2022
Homecoming 2022: Remembrance
In this episode, Kristin explores an unsolved murder that occurred in her hometown of Mascoutah, Illinois during t
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00:12:45
August 23, 2022
August 2022: Six Months of Holidays Aft...
In this episode, Kristin looks back on the first six months of Holidays After Dark, explores the Pagan festival La
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00:10:40
August 09, 2022
Christmas in July Part Two: Krampus
In this episode, Holidays After Dark dissects the 2015 film Krampus. Email your creepy holiday tales to kri
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00:16:51
July 26, 2022
Christmas in July Part One: Cheery Camp...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of Christmas in July and some creepy Christmas legends f
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00:13:09
July 12, 2022
Fourth of July 2022: Fatal Festivities
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the history of the Fourth of July and brings to light some tragedies
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00:16:22
June 28, 2022
Bonus Episode: A Journey to Salem
In this bonus episode, Holidays After Dark host, Kristin, shares a little about her recent trip to Salem, Massachu
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00:22:38
June 14, 2022
Father's Day 2022: Tragic Depictions
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the tragic history of Father's Day and the many ways dads are depict
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00:16:20
June 07, 2022
World Goth Day 2022: It's Not a Phase
In this episode, Holidays After Dark celebrates World Goth Day and provides an in-depth look at how your host, Kri
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00:16:17
May 24, 2022
Mother's Day 2022: A Trip Around the Wo...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the origins of Mother's Day and the ways in which the holiday is cel
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00:17:25
May 10, 2022
Earth Day 2022: Reduce, Reuse, Renewal
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the origins of Earth Day as well as the Gaelic May Day Festival, Bel
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00:14:21
April 26, 2022
Easter Part Two: Zombies and Familicide...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores a zombie story straight from The Bible and the Ewell family murders.
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00:15:39
April 12, 2022
Easter Part One: Religion and Royalty
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the religious history of Easter as well as the mysterious, dazzling
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00:14:57
March 29, 2022
St. Patrick's Day Part Two: Leprechauns...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the legend of Leprechauns, the coincidentally Irish origins of a few
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00:13:28
March 15, 2022
St. Patrick's Day Part One: An Apostle ...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark dives into the origins of Saint Patrick's Day and tells the story of the litt
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00:15:17
March 01, 2022
Valentine's Day Part Three: Eternal Sun...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the complexities of love, loss, and forgetting as seen in the film E
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00:19:04
February 15, 2022
Valentine’s Day Part Two: Romans and ...
In this episode, Holidays After Dark explores the origins of February and gives you a list of ideas to make your V
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00:17:03
February 08, 2022
Valentine's Day Part One: In Love and D...
In the pilot episode, Holidays After Dark explores the origins of Valentine's Day, the Pagan festival Lupercalia,
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00:12:08
February 01, 2022
Trailer
Starting this February, the Holidays After Dark Podcast will take you on a journey to the lesser known sides of th
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00:01:10
January 17, 2022
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