Fri. 10/28 - Best Of: Candy Corn, Witches, & Spine-Tingling Music

<p><strong><em>In our first-ever "Best Of" episode, we look back at the history of candy corn. How did this contentious candy come to be, why does it persist when so many people hate it, and does it really contain bug secretions? Plus, a segment from 2020, were witches back in the day really mixing tongues and eyeballs into their brews? Here’s what ingredients like “eye of newt” actually meant. And finally, from last year, a survey of witchy and chilling music—from psychedelic countercultural witch music in the 1960s to more recent tracks that have been scientifically proven to make your spine tingle.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>American Musical Supply, Use code COOL at <a href="https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ter.li/AmericanMusicalSupply-COOL</a> for $20 off your next purchase of over $100</li><li>Indeed, <a href="http://indeed.com/goodnews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indeed.com/goodnews</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://art19.com/shows/coronavirus-daily-briefing/episodes/5844b1f7-5b22-4b9d-9904-40c7c25f30f1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wed. 10/13 - Who's To Blame For Candy Corn?</a><strong> </strong>(Cool Stuff Ride Home)</li><li><a href="https://www.eater.com/2018/10/24/18015026/halloween-what-is-candy-corn-pumpkin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Is Candy Corn the Most Hated Halloween Candy?</a> (Eater)</li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fMEfEhAxPJu1lkh3QYdYV?si=BdW-vBabTG-bJPtTLAzt2A&amp;dl_branch=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode Three - Satan's Earwax</a> (Preserve Halloween Podcast)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2010/10/where-our-love-hate-relationship-with-candy-corn-comes-from/65428/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where Our Love/Hate Relationship With Candy Corn Comes From</a> (The Atlantic)</li><li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/the-saccharine-history-