Why? The Podcast
Heidi Hedquist/ Luke Poling
4.9from 37 ratings
- 434
- Episodes
- 33
- Transcribed
- 37
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Why? The Podcast
Naked skydivers. Jeopardy champions. Rodeo clowns. Suzi Quatro. Professional mascots. Competitive eaters. Astronauts. Cherry Vanilla. Renaissance fair kings. Benjamin Franklin. Olympic Curlers. Mandalorians. Gay erotica writers. Mermaids. Fruit cake tossers. Martha Wash. Dolphin Lovers. Hair collectors. Strippers. And satanists. We've talked to them all. On Why? every week we talk with another guest leading a fascinating life.
- Publisher
- Heidi Hedquist/ Luke Poling
- Category
- business · comedy · leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 26 Nov 2018
- Latest episode
- 26 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
33 of 434 episodes have a transcript.
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why? Episode 428- Haunted House Designer Leonard Pickel
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why? Episode 427- Living Dead Tours with Lawrence DeVincentz
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why? Episode 426- Chris Rowan from Buffalo Bill's House
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Why? Episode 428- Haunted House Designer Leonard Pickel
Published 26 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Now, you sort of coined or created this idea of, I believe it's the pickle theory of haunted houses. Is that correct? Can you explain what that theory is? Well, it's a scare-forward, high-capacity... high startle, low gore, you know, not a non-offensive kind of thing. And I, and I, I started that when I was in the, with the March of Dimes, you know, when I was, we were doing the March of Dimes haunted houses and I, and I, I kept a lot of notes and it's like ideas of what I would, might do the next year or why things didn't work or things I could change. So I had this, I had this big stack of handwritten sheets one time and I was in a meeting with the March of Dimes and talking about what we were going to do next year, that following year for the haunt. […]
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- Leonard Pickel
- Lawrence DeVincentz
- Chris Rowan
- Bob Berryhill
- Dan Madden
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 33 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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- Quality
- 85
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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