39 October 25, 1996 Halloween This week: A show for Halloween. Stories of things that are supposed to be scary, but aren't. Download Share a clip Transcript Steve Chasmar Prologue ByIra Glass Host Ira Glass talks to people who gather every week to watch the TV show Dark Shadows. (1 minute) Act One Dark Shadows ByIra Glass Ira continues his story. (10 minutes) Act Two Scientists in a Haunted House ByIra Glass An excerpt from Your Radio is Haunted. (6 minutes) Act Three Vampire Girl ByIra Glass An interview with Vampire Girl. (6 minutes) Act Four The Evil Within ByJulie Showalter Julie Showalter, on a costume she wore as a kid. (11 minutes) Act Five Gang Girl ByIra Glass Gang Girl, on a body they thought was fake that turned out to be real. (10 minutes) Act Six Screams ByGregory Whitehead Greg Whitehead, with screams from the This American Life audience. (7 minutes) Related If you enjoyed this episode, you may like these 20: From A Distance Apr. 19, 1996 Act Three: Snuggles A man in New York runs an apology line. 320: What’s In A Number? — 2006 Edition Nov. 3, 2006 Act One: Truth, Damn Truth And Statistics Two years ago, a Johns Hopkins University study published in The Lancet estimated the number of civilian casualties in Iraq. 374: Somewhere Out There Feb. 13, 2009 Act One: It’s Not Over Til The Fat Man Sings When Eric Hayot was 23, he went on an exchange program to China one summer. Staff RecommendationsView all 355 May 9, 2008 The Giant Pool of Money The surprisingly entertaining story of how the U.S. got itself into a housing crisis. 487 Feb. 15, 2013 Harper High School - Part One We spent five months at a high school in Chicago where in the last year 29 current and recent students were shot.
Prologue ByIra Glass Host Ira Glass talks to people who gather every week to watch the TV show Dark Shadows. (1 minute)
Act Four The Evil Within ByJulie Showalter Julie Showalter, on a costume she wore as a kid. (11 minutes)
Act Five Gang Girl ByIra Glass Gang Girl, on a body they thought was fake that turned out to be real. (10 minutes)
Act Six Screams ByGregory Whitehead Greg Whitehead, with screams from the This American Life audience. (7 minutes)
320: What’s In A Number? — 2006 Edition Nov. 3, 2006 Act One: Truth, Damn Truth And Statistics Two years ago, a Johns Hopkins University study published in The Lancet estimated the number of civilian casualties in Iraq.
374: Somewhere Out There Feb. 13, 2009 Act One: It’s Not Over Til The Fat Man Sings When Eric Hayot was 23, he went on an exchange program to China one summer.
355 May 9, 2008 The Giant Pool of Money The surprisingly entertaining story of how the U.S. got itself into a housing crisis.
487 Feb. 15, 2013 Harper High School - Part One We spent five months at a high school in Chicago where in the last year 29 current and recent students were shot.