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Inside Providence's weird and wild pumpkin tradition

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Tiziana Dearing
Rob Lane

October 22, 2025

Each fall, thousands of intricately carved pumpkins light up Roger Williams Park Zoo's Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular in Providence. Master pumpkin carver George Nickolopoulos takes WBUR's Morning Edition inside the festival.

This segment aired on October 22, 2025.

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Tiziana Dearing Host, Morning Edition

Tiziana Dearing is the host of WBUR's Morning Edition.

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Rob Lane Producer

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