Halloween, aka All Hallows' Eve, is a celebration full of tricks or treats. This collection of old ‘spooky’ Minnesota Public Radio audio contains both.
October 31, 1972 - MPR’s Claudia Daly visits a pumpkin patch in Cable, Wisconsin, where the town’s 281 residents converge for pumpkin harvesting.
October 31, 1975 - Lorraine and Edward Warren, psychic researchers discuss the rise of anti-Judeo Christian faiths, witchcraft, ghosts, and the astral plane as a precursor to their Halloween talk at North Dakota State University.
October 31, 1980 - MPR’s Gary Eichten presents the last live broadcast at MPR’s Park Square Court studios in St. Paul. As a Halloween treat, he shares an audio collage of radio outtakes.
October 28, 1981 - Bruce Bomier provides commentary on the joyousness of a strange “holiday” called Halloween.
October 31, 1981 - MPR’s Dale Connelly interviews Fred Suppe, a medieval professor at the University of Minnesota. Suppe provides details on the Celtic origin of Halloween, and its adaptation over the years.
October 31, 1984 - Carl Weschcke, a St. Paul resident and warlock, shares his personal experiences of ghosts in haunted mansion on Summit Avenue. Weschcke is president of Llewellyn Publications, one of the largest publishers of occult and New Age books in the world. Segment is followed by MPR’s Stephen Smith talking with kids about their ‘fun & spooky’ costumes for the Halloween season.
October 31, 1984 - On this Halloween, MPR’s Doug Hamilton takes a look at the spooky, including Frankenstein, Dracula…and pumpkins?
October 19, 1987 - Mainstreet Radio-Brainerd’s John Biewen presents the October Pumpkinland events at Kopischke farm, in Vernon Center. Biewen interviews farm owner Gordie and Dorothy Kopischke.
October 28, 1988 - MPR’s Jim Bickal looks at the history of Anoka beyond its reputation as “Halloween Capitol of the World.”
October 30, 1989 - George Hite, of Target Corporation, details the goodies of the Halloween season, from candy to costumes. Batman seems to be the winner in regards to consumer interest.