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Halloween: Sofya Tamarkin and Tricia Ho

2023/10/20
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Sofya Tamarkin recounts her first Halloween experience after immigrating from the Soviet Union, detailing her confusion, excitement, and eventual terror at a Halloween prank.

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Halloween can be a time when we both put on our masks and take them off. In this episode, two stories about two different Halloween nights. Hosted by Sarah Austin Jenness.

Storytellers:

Sofya Tamarkin - A child from the Soviet Union learns about American Halloween traditions.

Tricia Ho - A Halloween party becomes genuinely frightening.