Fri. 10/07 - When Novelty Halloween Songs Ruled The Billboard Charts

<p><strong><em>What the heck is a flying purple people eater and why did that song about one stick around for so long? Plus, remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? Eight years later, we’ve got a look at just how big a difference it made. But is the new ALS treatment the challenge helped fund as great as it seems?</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at<a href="http://betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> betterhelp.com/COOLSTUFF</a></li><li>I Am Bio, Subscribe at <a href="https://www.bio.org/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bio.org/podcast</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-purple-people-eater-song-feature/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘The Purple People Eater’: Sheb Wooley’s Hit Novelty Song</a> (UDiscover Music)</li><li><a href="https://tedium.co/2020/03/19/purple-people-eater-history/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Purple People Eater History: A Dumb Joke Turned Into a Cultural Icon</a> (Tedium)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/18/arts/sheb-wooley-is-dead-at-82-sang-of-purple-people-eater.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sheb Wooley Is Dead at 82; Sang of Purple People Eater</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDxOD0Yn8UY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jack's recommended starter pack of Halloween oldies from the best oldies curator on the web</a> (Jake Westbrook, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/ice-bucket-challenge-als-medicine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? It Ended Up Funding a New ALS Drug</a> (Futurism)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/09/30/1126267087/als-drugs-approval-draws-cheers-from-patients-questions-from-skeptics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ALS drug's approval draws cheers from patients, questions from skeptics</a> (NPR)</li><li><a hre