• Why is Friday the 13th considered so unlucky?

  • Sep 13 2024
  • Length: 31 mins
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Why is Friday the 13th considered so unlucky?

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  • We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. Author and sociologist Arlie Hochschild shares stories of people facing poverty, the loss of jobs and the rise of the opioid epidemic in Appalachian Kentucky. And she explores what led to their allegiance to former President Donald Trump. And, "Inside Out 2" is out on digital, DVD and Blu-ray, and drops on Disney + on Sept. 25. Kensington Tallman plays Riley in both "Inside Out" and "Inside Out 2" and joins us to talk about the movie. Then, why do people have so many superstitions around Friday the 13th? Phil Stevens, the author of "Anthropology of Magic and Witchcraft: Inherently Human," joins us to answer that question.

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