Usually, by this point in October, I've listened to multiple episodes of CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Becoming engrossed in a compellingly written and performed story conjures up the Halloween spirit, I've found.
This year, however, I haven't done that. With such a consequential presidential election coming up, I've been listening to multiple political podcasts instead. Granted, I know how I'm voting, and people's predictions are just educated and not so educated guesses on how things will turn out. The results of the November 5 election are what count, so that's an argument in favor of tuning out the podcasts and listening to works of escapist fiction instead.
And yet...
