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Dangerous Attractions with Comedian Chris Gethard (Part One)

Dangerous Attractions with Comedian Chris Gethard (Part One)

FromAmerican Hysteria


Dangerous Attractions with Comedian Chris Gethard (Part One)

FromAmerican Hysteria

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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Jul 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Chris Gethard is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, actor, filmmaker and author of Weird New York as well as an editor at Weird New Jersey and Weird US, all of which cover local ghost stories, urban legends, and roadside attractions. Over the next two episodes we will be discussing the most dangerous waterpark in history, the last vestiges of American tourist traps, the outrageous 1980s and 90s childhood experience, what urban legends can tell us about cultural clashes, and much more of all that we hold dear. Part two is out next week.

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American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith
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Produced by Miranda Zickler

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Released:
Jul 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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American Hysteria is a podcast exploring the fantastical thinking and irrational fears of Americans through the lens of moral panics, urban legends, and conspiracy theories, how they shape our psychology and culture, and why we end up believing them. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith explores the sometimes hilarious, sometimes horrifying stories of historical and modern American freak-outs, and the real social issues they act to cover up. An in-depth alternative history, the show also analyzes how issues of race, gender, sexuality, and class have informed our beliefs from the Puritans to the present. Subscribe now on Apple, Google, Spotify, or where ever you get your podcasts.