Halloween

It’s not too late for Halloween decorations.

Guest: Lisa Morton, Screenwriter, Author, Halloween Expert Halloween is weird, isn’t it? It’s part harvest festival, with apple cider and pumpkin patches. And it’s part rowdy celebration, with trick-or-treaters running amok and adults dressing in costume. And it’s also part supernatural spookfest, with ghost stories and haunted houses. The strange nature of Halloween likely dates back to a peculiar Celtic holiday called Samhain. Halloween historian Lisa Morton has written about it extensively and joins me now.

Halloween is coming up, and there’s signs of it everywhere. Carved pumpkins with spooky faces sit on peoples’ doorsteps, cobwebs hang from every corner, there’s seasonal candy for sale, and you’ll find aisles of cheap costumes wherever you look. It’s a fun time of year with a lot of traditions. But where do these traditions come from? Why do we carve Jack-o’-lanterns out of pumpkins? What even is candy corn? Here to answer these questions and more is Student Producer Kristen Evans.

Today is Halloween! I'm sure you all have a favorite Halloween memory and here at the studio, we do too. One of our producers, liana tan, joined with some of our other student producers to tell you some of their favorite Halloween memories.

The Eyres talk about traditions surrounding Halloween.

Millions of people celebrate Halloween every year. Do we know where Halloween came from or how it has changed over the years? Producer Liana Tan explains the history of Halloween.

The Eyres discuss about fun Halloween traditions.

Elaine Magee explains how to stay healthy in Halloween.

Gene Ahlborn of Brigham Young University on Halloween candy.

Everyone loves a good Jack-o-lantern, but after Halloween there is so much more that pumpkins can be used for! Todd Leonard, CEC from the UVU Culinary Arts Institute, and 2018 Chef of the Year is here today to talk about some recipe ideas for pumpkins. Pumpkin Dump Cake Pumpkin Cornmeal Pancakes Mexican Pumpkin Enchiladas No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Pumpkin Ice Cream Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

From penny candy when he was young to buying candy at the sweet shop next to the school he was principal at, Sam has always had a flair for sugary delights. Maybe he can blame it all on his grandfather who always had a bag of lemon drops in the car, which is a tradition Sam still carries on today. Featuring work from Bil Lepp and Bill Harley.

Laura Fuentes teaches how to make healthy fall treats.

"Pie Made of Pumpkin" by Bruce Walker from Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts

When you think of Fall do you think of Apples?

Margaret Marshall with Healthy Halloween

Matt Rozen discusses this years best candies