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News Round-up, Spooky Season Recommendations, and a Sweet Tooth Smackdown

Including answers to your mailbag questions

By Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson
Washington, DC Celebrates Halloween 2020 Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images


Mal and Joanna sit down for a jam-packed podcast where they break down the latest in the world of fandom news (04:17). They also take the time to answer a few of your mailbag questions (21:04) and then Joanna is joined by Van Lathan of the Midnight Boys to discuss their favorite Halloween streaming recommendations (38:58). All before finally drafting their favorite Halloween candy in a Sweet Tooth Smackdown (74:05).

Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson
Guest: Van Lathan
Producers: Steve Ahlman
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Additional Production: TD St. Matthew-Daniel and Arjuna Ramgopal

Subscribe: Spotify / Apple Podcasts

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