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(music) (10 hours) Halloween | Trivia Tuesday | LMBYTS #1475 | Jason Newland | 28th October 2025
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Halloween | Trivia Tuesday | LMBYTS #1475 | Jason Newland | 28th October 2025
🎧 Podcast Summary: "Trivia Tuesday: Halloween Edition"
🗣️ Host Introduction & Casual Chat
- Opens with your usual welcome message from JasonNewland.com.
- Playful banter with Vinny (your dog) who interrupts a lot with his antics, chewing on loud objects and seeking attention.
- Mentions current time and feelings of tiredness linked to a medication adjustment.
- Talks about efforts creating short videos for social media (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram).
- Views are shared: ~105 on Instagram and ~230 on TikTok.
- Mentions plans to be more consistent across platforms in the future (YouTube, podcasts, Shopify website).
- Some discussion of listener engagement and visiting the website.
- Brief reminder to listeners to submit questions for the upcoming Q&A Friday episode, especially Halloween-themed ones.
- Directs listeners to the Facebook group ("Jason Newland's Boring Group") for participation.
- Reflects on Halloween memories, including a very intense personal story:
- An incident ~6–7 years ago involving a friend who was attacked on Halloween night.
- Describes watching the horror movie The Witch while chaos unfolded outside.
- The friend survived thanks to a lucky knock on the door of an ex-paramedic.
- This experience left a lasting Halloween memory for you.
- Humorous rambles and tangents:
- Thoughts about running a radio station.
- Imaginary offers from sketchy "radio execs in a basement" (complete with guillotine jokes).
- Interactions with Vinny, who keeps interrupting or jumping in your lap.
- Struggles with haters on YouTube and internet trolls.
- Heartwarming story of a fan (Angela) who took your content on a cruise.
- Origins of Halloween (Celtic Samhain festival).
- Evolution of trick-or-treating.
- Black cats, jack-o-lanterns, pumpkin patches, vampire myths, and bats.
- Pop culture references (Monster Mash, The Exorcist, Halloween movies).
- Regional and historical traditions (burning nuts in Scotland, turnip carving in Ireland).
- Light-hearted skepticism about some "facts" and fun commentary on their weirdness.
- Commentary about the candy obsession in the US vs the UK (candy corn gets roasted 😂).
- Reflects on being mischaracterized as a “snake oil salesman” or “devil worshipper” in the past.
- Explores Buddhist customs, like monks collecting food, and contrasts religious practices.
- Expresses thoughts on spirituality and compassion, and how people misinterpret intentions.
- Vinny constantly seeks attention—pawing your knee, whining, jumping into your lap.
- You narrate his behaviors, offer him cuddles, and lovingly complain about his timing.
- Lots of charming doggy distractions throughout the recording!
- Funny, thoughtful, meandering, warm, and deeply human.
- Feels like a cozy fireside chat mixed with trivia, storytelling, and spontaneous jokes.
- Relaxed pacing; clearly designed to help people wind down or fall asleep.
- Ends with a heartfelt sign-off: “Be kind to yourself, you deserve to be happy. You deserve to feel sa
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