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Lesley Bannatyne

Media Appearances


Haunted History of Halloween, History Channel, 1997

The Real Story of Halloween, History Channel 2010

This is Halloween, Travel Channel 2020

Television (selected)


Good Morning America, digital version 2021
Shock Docs,:This is Halloween, 2020
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt 2021
WGBH Curiosity Desk w/Edgar Herrick , Why do we carve pumpkins? 2021
TRT World Showcase, Istanbul (English language television) 2019
CNN Halloween broadcast, 10.31.17 (Halloween history)
Caravan to Midnight w/ John B Wells (10.26.17)
30 Odd Minutes
with Jeff Belanger. Episode 74.
History Channel: The Haunted History of Halloween (annual rotation)
History Channel: The Real Story of Halloween (annual rotation)
AHCTV: “America: Fact vs. Fiction”- How Halloween Has Changed (annual rotation)


Radio/Podcasts (selected)

Our American Stories, iheartradio, 2021
I Am Heretic podcast w/Douglas Little, 2021

Aspire with Osha: art, nature, humanity, WKSVY,2021
Jay Talking, WBZ Boston ,2019
Brian Lehrer show
, WNYC 2019
Beyond Reality radio, 2018
Talk Radio, Howard Hughes Show, BBC. 10.31.18
Strange Frequencies Radio 10.24.18
Keeping the Spirits Alive! 10.17.17
Hauntcast Radio: Episode 30: “Aural Fixation”
Scary Visions: My Interview with the Halloween Goddess
Geekspeak radio interview
Talking Halloween with All Hallows Radio
WBGH The Callie Crossley Show: “Halloween’s Haunted History”


Print/web (selected)

Milaukee Journal Sentinel, Full Moon on Halloween 10.26.20
Today.com, Halloween History for Kids 10.23.20
New York Times
, 2019, Pop Culture Costumes
History.com, 2019 Costume Trends
atlas obscura, 2019, Scottish Singles Used to Spend Halloween Picking Kale
Readers Digest, 2019, Costumes
Time Magazine: Why We Carve Jack-o-lanterns
The Atlantic: Trick or Treating Isn't What It Used To Be
Wall Street Journal: How the Grinch Stole Halloween
Harvard Gazette: After Five Books...
Chicago Tribune: What do you say if your neighbor's decorations are too scary?
Time Magazine: The definitive history of sexy halloween costumes
National Geographic: Vintage Costumes

Houston Chronicle: Bring on the Halloween Fantasy
Slate Magazine: When did Halloween gets so tawdry?
BBC News: The Translatlantic Halloween Divide
Wall Street Journal: Saying Boo to Halloween
Toledo Blade: Monster Holiday. Halloween tricks and treats come by the bag and the billions

 

 

 

 




 

 

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