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The Neighborhood That Wins Halloween

Josh Gondelman talks with Caller Kathryn from Wichita, Kansas about her neighborhood's over-the-top Halloween traditions, from giant skeletons and fog machines to buses full of trick-or-treaters pouring in from out of town.

What You'll Hear:

A Childhood of Tinfoil and Felt: Josh remembers his mom's scrappy homemade costumes, from a cardboard robot to a Where's Waldo win that made him the talk of the block.

Halloween Town, USA: Caller Kathryn describes her Wichita neighborhood's wild Halloween scene, complete with bussed-in trick-or-treaters, police blockades, and even a lost kids' station…

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