Costumes, Candy & Chaos — Why Halloween Hits Different as Adults.
Autumn and Donald celebrate Halloween the only way they know how —
with laughter, nostalgia, and a dash of chaos. From childhood trick-or-treat adventures to their favorite scary movies, they explore what makes Halloween fun, weird, and occasionally exhausting.
Between bad costumes, haunted house confessions, and candy corn debates, the duo dives into the
unspoken rules (and ridiculous pressures) of “doing Halloween right.” From
pumpkin spice overload to
neighborhood legends, it’s equal parts spooky and side-splitting — all wrapped up with a heartwarming reminder that growing up just means learning to enjoy things differently.
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Highlights & Mentions / References- Classic horror faves: Hocus Pocus, Halloween, The Shining, Scream
- Trick-or-treat nostalgia and hilarious costume fails 👻
- Haunted house stories & ghostly encounters
- Candy chaos: Reese’s vs. Candy Corn vs. everything else
- Pop-culture talk: celebrity costumes & over-the-top decor
- Pumpkin spice vs. chai — the fall flavor showdown
- Sneak peek at next week’s listener Q&A episode
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Timestamps00:00 — Costume reveals: Richard Simmons & Jane Fonda
01:04 — Halloween as adults: pressure, LGBTQ+ culture & “how old is too old?”
03:40 — Trick-or-treating age limits & college costume fails
07:45 — Halloween decorations & the two-month spooky season
12:00 — Candy, holiday indulgence & the great candy corn debate
22:20 — Childhood costume memories: Madonna, mummies & more
28:29 — Donald’s “haunted house to Jesus” story (⚠️ sensitive content)
34:14 — Halloween etiquette & party behavior
36:54 — Pumpkin spice, chai & cozy fall food debates
38:48 — Trick or Treat: rapid-fire likes/dislikes
45:00 — Wrapping up: holiday preview & audience shoutouts
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Join the Fun! What’s your most iconic (or embarrassing) Halloween costume? Got a Halloween etiquette pet peeve?
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Send us your costume pics — and settle the debate once and for all: Candy Corn, yay or nay? 🍬