Episode 422 - "Melissa"

About this episode

The episode discusses Hurricane Melissa and children's choices between candy and toys on Halloween.

We're still here - it has just been a very difficult time, but this week we're talking about Hurricane Melissa and Halloween Candy! Hurricane Melissa Video Inside the Hurricane Fun Paper Friday Trick or Treat! Maybe it should be Treat or Toy? Find out in this week's Fun Paper! Schwartz, Marlene B., Eunice Y. Chen, and Kelly D. Brownell. "Trick, treat, or toy: children are just as likely to choose toys as candy on Halloween." Journal of nutrition education and behavior 35.4 (2003): 207-209. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com @dontpanicgeo dontpanicgeocast@gmail.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin

People in this episode

Hosts: John Leeman, Shannon Dulin

Topics covered

• Hurricane Melissa
• Halloween
• candy
• children's choices
• nutrition education
• fun paper

Keywords

• Hurricane Melissa
• Halloween candy
• children's choices
• nutrition education
• fun paper

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Trick, treat, or toy: children are just as likely to choose toys as candy on Halloween.

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