Episode 35: Parasitic Murder Plants, Kid Bonkin' Witches, & Getting Fat on Melons with Art Sistory!

Summary: This week we are joined by the podcasting sisters of Art Sistory for part one of December Holidays! Nat kicks the episode off with the rather uncomfortable history of mistletoe, Kyna delivers letters to Santa from the past that will leave you crying laughing, and the Art Sistory gals finish off the episode with an Italian Christmas wish we all strive to be one day. Follow Art Sistory all over the internets @ArtSistory! Be on the lookout for us on their channel soon! Want to send us a postcard for letter? Now you can!!  P. O. Box 1141 Seguin, TX 78155-9998 Want to be featured in our next Extra AF episode? E-mail your historical experiences, the funny/weird stories from your hometown, a family story or legend, and your true crime/paranormal experiences to historicalafpod@gmail.com! We have new merch! Mason jars are here and we couldn't be more pumped! They are a Southerner's dream… https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/ To get access to exclusive additional content, join Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod! Patreon members have early access to the podcast and enjoy benefits like book lists, bucket lists, bloopers, drunk dives, deleted scenes, and more!! Finally, don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Facebook and, the like to help us become more visible!  Links: Email: historicalafpod@gmail.com Website: https://historicalafpodcast.wordpress.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HistoricalAFPod Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/historicalafpod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoricalAFPod/ Instagram: @HistoricalAFPod www.instagram.com/historicalafpod/ Twitter: @HistoricalAFPod www.twitter.com/historicalafpod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9IxpqhesOJneKPBZuY8KlA?view_as=subscriber Credits: Artwork by Kyna Stys Intro & Outro Music by Camilo GP Hold Music by Lobo Loco-Pianoman Play Sofa Again (Copyright Free Download from Jamendo Music) Sound Effects from Free Music Archive, Sound Bible, Free Sound, and Fesliyan Studios Editing by Kyna Stys Sources: Kyna https://time.com/4147998/history-letters-to-santa-claus/ https://www.fatherly.com/news/read-century-old-letters-written-santa-claus/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/90115/23-funny-historical-letters-santa newspapers.com https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72310/10-historical-facts-about-santa-letters