{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Gen X Archives","title":"Trick or Terror: The Halloween Candy Scare of the 1980s","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a73578ab\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1339,"description":"🎃Trick or Terror: The Halloween Candy Scare of the 1980s🍬\n🕹️The premiere episode is dedicated to Greg, a friend since childhood. He always embodied the true spirit of Gen X. He may be gone, but the legend lives on! 🤘\nHalloween night, 1980s, the streets were full of ghosts, goblins, clowns and one unshakable fear: poisoned candy. If you were a kid in the '70s and ’80s you remember it, your parents inspecting every piece of candy bar and throwing out the homemade treats.\nDid apples contain hidden razor blades? Was candy laced with poison? Was there really anything to fear?  Discover how Ronald \"The Candyman\" O'Bryan and the Tylenol Murders turned a fun night of trick or treating into a nationwide fear of candy.\nJoin us as we unwrap the truth behind the myths that terrified parents, filled headlines, and became one of America’s most enduring urban legends.\nRead the 1970 New York Times article that started it all.\nGet all the links and see all the Dear Abby and Ann Landers articles in the show notes on Gen X Archives!\nCheck out our partner site The Retro Network for more great retro content! \n <----------->\nContact: podcast@genxarchives.com\nCall in to the Gen X Archives hotline at +1 720.722.1066\nFollow Gen X Archives on X.com | Mastodon | Blue Sky\n📜Sign Up for our newsletter\nGen X Archives is independent and AD free because of our wonderful producers. Help keep Gen X History alive by becoming a producer today.\nKeep Gen X History Alive!Share the glory days: Introduce your friends to the music, movies, TV, and pop culture that defined our generation—they’ll thank you for the trip down memory lane.Become a Latchkey Legend!: Help keep the Gen X stories alive! Visit GenXArchives.com/support to donate via PayPal, Venmo, or Stripe.Immortalize your awesomeness: Get your name in the credits, a permanent shout-out for your love of all things Gen X. Support the stories you grew up with. Make your mark today!\nBoost the show and see the artwork with a Podcasting 2.0 certified...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/EWbPTT0i4J9fVRstDvL6QOydNjwWUARjxSdNkwS-GWU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYzky/YmVjMzk0ZDk4NzE4/YzZkMDZmYzllNTJi/ODA3OC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}