{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6580109d54315600176e6e3d/6ae1e5d3d44bd2851671d343?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Hallowe'en is simply ghastly","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6580109d54315600176e6e3d/1793189567630-235a7c04-60fb-4ff1-b03f-cf9baf13a274.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A night where all taste and decorum go out cobwebbed windows: welcome to spooky spectacular of The Poshcast.</p><p><br></p><p>This week, Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson are boiling with fury over modern Hallowe&#39;en. Has the whole affair descended into a vulgar sea of plastic tat, and questionable fancy dress? From boarding school seances to classic posh pranks, Sophia and Cleo debate whether anything about the 31st of October is redeemable—or if Guy Fawkes Night, complete with wellies, bonfires, and extortionate fireworks, reigns supreme.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, they tackle a burning listener dilemma: is a fake Christmas tree the ultimate festive faux pas? Sophia makes a shocking, seven-and-a-half-foot confession...</p><p><br></p><p>📧 Email us: theposhcast@telegraph.co.uk</p><p>📸 Instagram: @theposhcast</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Welcome to the Hallowe&#39;en Spectacular!</p><p>01:14 - Houseguests and Horse Tack</p><p>02:18 - Opening Doors &amp; The Marks &amp; Spencer Test</p><p>03:30 - Bedside Tipping</p><p>05:30 - Cold Water Swimming &amp; Sauna Etiquette</p><p>08:20 - Is Halloween Posh? Pippa Middleton&#39;s Tips &amp; Cobwebbed Mansions</p><p>10:30 - Samhain, Apple Bobbing &amp; Turnip Carving</p><p>13:00 - Boarding School Seances &amp; Clingfilm on Loos</p><p>14:45 - Posh Pranks: Foggy Shoots, Hot Air Balloons &amp; Boiled Lobsters</p><p>17:15 - The Scourge of the &quot;Slutty Pumpkin&quot;</p><p>18:45 - Fancy Dress Parties &amp; DIY Outfits</p><p>20:20 - Why Guy Fawkes Night Trumps Halloween</p><p>23:45 - Dressing Up Dogs</p><p>26:00 - Listener Question: Are Artificial Christmas Trees Socially Acceptable?</p><p>27:00 - Sophia’s Shocking Confession</p><p>30:30 - Outro &amp; How to Get in Touch</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights:</p><ul><li>Why Halloween is simply ghastly</li><li>Plus are fake Christmas trees socially acceptable?</li></ul>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}