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Podcast: Ridiculous History
Episode: How Did Trick-Or-Treating Become a Thing?
Description: Every year at the end of October, countless children (and adults) don costumes and head into the night, going door to door with the same ritual cry: Trick or Treat! But where did this odd practice come from? In today's special Halloween episode, the guys explore the ancient predecessors of this tradition... as well as the more extreme versions, where there's way more emphasis on tricks than on treats.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.