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How come we're now calling this time of year "Spooky Season"? And what makes a Halloween costume special? [29:44] This week, special guest and SYLVAIN Halloween expert Xahra Gilbert joins Joey and Jess to talk about candy corn, Cuffing Season, Fill-in-the-Blank Season, Halloween costumes, recognizability vs. the exclusive club of getting it, and facial contouring. Thankfully, they don’t talk about Korn. references * Slate: When Did This Time of Year Become “Spooky Season”? (https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/10/spooky-season-phrase-halloween-history.html) * Last Week Tonight's And Now This: Halloween vs. Local News, 2020 Edition (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qKuqQUInz8) (Nailed it!) * Reply All podcast on Adrian's Kickback (https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/xjh98n4) * Also, what in the hell is a "kickback" anyway? (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kickback) * While we're at it, "Cuffing Season" (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cuffing%20Season)? * The Gospel According to Fabo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUzh-9PyD4E) * For the Golden Girls fans among us: The Best of Stan Zbornak (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SHjyR1dgAY) * Pretty Woman shopping scene * Corrections Department: Ocean Spray longboard guy video was indeed from last year * Corrections Department: Hawai'i became a state in 1959 (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hawaii-becomes-50th-state) * College Humor: Girls's Costume Warehouse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4rUiV_Hh74) * David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole and his famous Halloween House in Brooklyn (https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/brooklyn-halloween-house-ditmas-park-2021-photos)