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Podcast: The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
Episode: Bette Midler’s Second Act: The Queen of Halloween Returns with ‘Hocus Pocus 2’
Description: Bette Midler, the queen of Halloween, is back with ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ and she’s talking with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott all about it. “I have to say a huge fat thank you and a huge shout out to all the fans that basically made [Hocus Pocus 2] happen,” Midler says. “If it hadn’t been for them, we never would have been given the green light to do it.” The road from Hollywood flop to highly anticipated sequel (Sept. 30th on Disney+) took nearly 30 years. “All of us really pitched in. Sarah [Jessica Parker] did, Kathy [Najimy] did. We all felt like it des...