Halloween at the Pharmacy in 1990!

With this post comes two very good pieces of news. One, the Purple Stuff Podcast is now back on schedule, with its official “July” show actually dropping in July. (July 31st, but July all the same!)

More importantly, as of today, we’ve now entered the podcast’s HALLOWEEN SEASON. Get set for several months of spooky shows and macabre mayhem, starting with this:

Hear me out, because this’ll take a minute to explain. People’s Drug was a Mid-Atlantic pharmacy chain that neither Jay nor I had any exposure to, but I got my hands on some old October newspaper circulars of theirs, and like many pharmacies in the ‘80s and ‘90s, that place was HALLOWEEN CENTRAL.

On the latest episode of The Purple Stuff Podcast, we’re diving deep into the 1990 People’s Drug Halloween circular, which was absolutely loaded with nostalgia bombs. Everything from costumes to horror movies to that old ghost-shaped Snickers candy bucket. If you’re anywhere near our age, trust me, this will HIT.

Click here to listen to this month’s show!

…which you can also find on Spotify, Apple, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

But wait, there’s more! We’ve also scanned all of the Halloween-related pages from that circular, so you can ogle them along with us! Just you try to look at those colorful pages and not feel something. It isn’t possible!

This episode might not have an obvious hook for Pavlovian engagement, but we’re really proud of it, and if you’re into Halloween memories that aren’t at all surface level, I think you’re gonna dig it. It’ll make the summer feel like autumn, I promise ya!

…but wait AGAIN, because there’s STILL more!

For those of you who subscribe to the Purple Stuff Podcast over on Patreon, we’ve ALSO just dropped this month’s bonus show, where we’re looking at ANOTHER old People’s Drug Halloween circular!

On the bonus show, we’re tackling the *1989* version of their Halloween circular, which has a whole different assortment of haunted bric-a-brac. Between the main and bonus shows, you’ve got over two full hours of petrifying Purple Stuff!

Thanks, everyone! Enjoy the show(s), and get set for three straight months of Halloween hijinks. For maximum impact, light a pumpkin candle and find your rattiest blanket before listening. Thunderstorms optional, but encouraged.