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Can You Rid Your Home of Evil Spirits?

October 29, 2026

Misinformation researcher Joan Donovan returns for her Thursday segment The Glitch Report, this week with film critic Mike Snoonian to talk tech-anxiety reflected in classic cinema.

Curiosity Desk producer Olivia Quercio answers some Halloween-themed Curiosity Questions about the origins of the Monster Mash & what’s going on in our brains when we sense a house is haunted.

Edgar’s learning about the origins of black cat superstitions with cultural historian Roxie Zwicker, and why we ought to show our black cats more love with Jennifer Stott from Black Cat Rescue.

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