Fri. 10/29 - Disease and the Vampire Myth + Hallowmeme History

<p><strong><em>Digging up the origins of some of the most popular Halloween memes––from “Spooky Scary Skeletons” to the dancing pumpkin man, and also touching on the Disney Channel’s 1980s answer to MTV. Plus, how times of disease have historically led to an uptick in vampire fear and folklore. And, on a more optimistic note, hopefully meaning we’ll have one less thing to fear in the future, phase one vaccine trials for the most aggressive type of breast cancer have just begun.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>NetSuite, <a href="http://netsuite.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">netsuite.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOGhAV-84iI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Silly Symphonies - The Skeleton Dance</a> (Walt Disney Animation Studios, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbwt0ks5Cvc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spooky, Scary Skeletons (Undead Tombstone Remix) (Official Audio)</a> (Andrew Gold, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/v45YO1zepHg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrew Gold - Spooky Scary Skeletons (Official Audio)</a> (Andrew Gold, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6n84SvN99g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DTV Pop &amp; Rock</a> (ALurkingGrue, YouTube)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUYtzkV8KAc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spooky Scary Skeletons (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli)</a> (Frog Leap Studios)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jib4kj03l8w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KXVO Pumpkin Dance (Original Taping, Unedited)</a> (Dancing Pumpkin Man, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://www.wnyc.org/story/sideshow-story-behind-internets-greatest-halloween-video-ever/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Story Behind the Greatest Halloween Video Ever in the History of the Internet | Studio 360</a> (WNYC)</li><li><a href="https://theconversation.com