The Real Reason We Check Our Halloween Candy - Cheddar Explains
October 26, 2021
195,397
7,059
691
3.97%
Search the Record
IndexedEvery word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Cheddar Episodes Around October 26, 2021
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
11:04Now PlayingThe Real Reason We Check Our Halloween Candy - Cheddar Explains
YouTube Description
as posted by the channelIf you went trick-or-treating as a child, did your parents warn you against the possibility of poisoned candy? Did they forbid you from trying anything before they inspected your Halloween haul? We asked some experts from The Conversation to explain the fanciful origins of this annual panic and its very real consequences. Stay tuned to discover the real dangers lurking on Halloween night…
This video is collaboration between Cheddar and The Conversation. The Conversation, is a nonprofit site that gets academic experts like Scott to explain their research. Check them out here!
Further reading:
Monsters in America
The Conversation
Newspapers.com
We’re History
America in WWII
The New York Times
Social Problems (Journal)
Veterinary and Human Toxicology (Journal)
Journal of the American Medical Association
The Washington Post
Subscribe to Cheddar on YouTube
Connect with Cheddar!
On Facebook
On Instagram
On Cheddar.com
Links & Promotions
Guests & Subjects Covered
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.