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43 - Ladies Who Try PSLs

43 - Ladies Who Try PSLs

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In this week’s episode, Sammy starts the fall season off strong with the reason behind everyone’s favorite decor: Jack o’Lanterns. As the Pumpkin Spice is sipped, the ladies get inspired by fall candles, romanticize male friendship, and read another listener lore. So grab the nearest fall-themed Chardonnay and break out your carving kit, Ladies Who Try PSLs will have you yearning for your 500th rewatch of Halloweentown in no time.


Sources:


“How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish Myth” by staff on History.com


“Stingy Jack and the History of the Jack-o’-Lantern” by Les Hewitt on Historic Mysteries


“The Jack-O-Lantern’s Origins” by Andrew Huntley on Carnegie Museum of Natural History


“The Legend of Sean na Gealaí/Stingy Jack: From Mischievous Crook to Piteous Spook” by Helen de Búrca on Gaelchultúr.com


“Stingy Jack and the Birth of the Jack O'Lantern” by Anon on Saints & Scholars


“Heaviest jack o’lantern” by Staff at Guiness World Records


“Illinois is the nation’s leading pumpkin producer. Here’s why” by Anna Koh on IPM News


“The Jaw-Dropping History of the Jack-O’-Lantern: A Tale of Turnips, Samhain, and Severed Heads” by I.E. on Irishmyths.com


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