Halloween 2023

For the last show of 2025, records left off of earlier podcasts, plus a tribute to musicinas who passed away this year. Songs include: Don't Trust Nobody by Victoria Spivey, The Waltzing Cat by Leroy Anderson, Lamento Borincino by Lydia Mendoza, I'll Never Be the Same by Art Tatu ...  Show more

In honor of Beethoven's 225th birthday, historical recordings of some lesser-known works. Music includes excerpts from Symphony #1 by Furtangler and the Vienna Philharmonic, Romance #1 for Violin and Orchestra by Christian Ferras, Piano Sonata #16 by Yeves Nat and Bagatelles Op 1 ...  Show more

Today's episode is your gateway to creating the most shriek-worthy Halloween playlist in your neighborhood. We read multiple EEEEKmails from Lanterns who want to share their favorite Halloween songs and musical memories with you!

Pump up the jams:

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Boo! Twelve years ago this month, I unleashed my very first podcast full of tacky Halloween humor, dumb audio clips and crazed ghoul-adjacent rock ‘n’ roll. The podcast quickly evolved into The Big Big Enchilada, and the Spooktacular became an annual monstrous tradition of terror ...  Show more

There is no holiday more strongly associated with horror, with all things creepy, frightening, and supernatural, than Halloween. It's the time of year when creatures of legend come alive, on tv and movie screens, in kitschy decorations, as suffocating rubber masks in costume shop ...  Show more

In our unsettled moment, people will find ways to mark an unusual Halloween this weekend. It's a time when music - scary music - comes to mind, as WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us in this episode of Fishko Files. Psycho is streaming on Amazon Prime, and Rosemary's Baby airs on Showtim ...  Show more