# BONUS: Exploring the backrooms, empty theaters, the psychology of fear and… professional disc golf

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Podcast: [The Dave Glover Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dave-glover-show-1116934)
Published: 2026-06-06T10:00:30+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1290

## Resource

What are your favorite summer activities? Are you into water sports, hiking, barbecuing, checking out roller coasters, maybe playing some frisbee or disc golf? If you said yes to that last one – did you know that you could go pro? Professional disc golfers are heading to the World Disc Golf Championships later this summer, and we’ll hear all about it. Maybe outdoor activities aren’t your thing, and you prefer a nice, air-conditioned movie theater with some buttery popcorn and a big slushie. You may have noticed that your options for that experience are shrinking, as movie theaters close across the U.S. Our second stop will real the life backrooms – that’s a phrase for eerie, abandoned public spaces that’s popular online – of these shuttered cinemas. Then, we’ll learn about The Backrooms, a movie inspired by the phrase that actually bringing young people to the movies this summer. Finally, we’ll hear from an expert on eerie places and experiences about the psychology of fear, belief and more. Featuring audio from WWJ Newsradio, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City, KNX News in Los Angeles and Paranormal 360 of out WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities.

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