312: Poltergeist (Myth Movie Night)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Con artists and harmful horror tropes and production scandals, oh my! We’re talking about the</span> Spielberg <span style="font-weight: 400;">classic, Poltergeist, the origins of these spirits, and how we can do better with our horror tropes. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of genocide, racism, violence, kidnapping, child endangerment, body horror, death, mourning, and misogyny. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Amanda recommends</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9780593321201"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Gabrielle Zevin. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Books</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a href= "http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.com/books</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Call to Action</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This Small Business Saturday, consider supporting your friendly local podcast collective! For $5 a month you get our weekly friendly debate podcast, access to our penpal exchange, monthly live events with the hosts, and much more. Join the</span> <a href="http://multicrew.club/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">MultiCrew</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and support Multitude this Small Business Saturday!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sponsors</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <a href= "http://betterhelp.com/spirits"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">BetterHelp</spa