Johnson Smith Company
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Oct 15, 2026
Olivia Allen-PriceHOST
Spooky season is here, and if you've been listening to the show for a while, you know that we love to bring you stories with a certain vibe around this time of year.
Anton LaVeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
When I was about five years old, I, uh, had a friend that had a catalog from the Johnson Smith Company filled with all of these jokes, tricks, books on forbidden subjects.
Olivia Allen-PriceHOST
This is a clip of LaVey from a 1993 documentary about him called Speak of the Devil.
Anton LaVeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It had, uh, all of the most, uh, horrid examples of man's inhumanity to man, all of course presented in the form of good fun and entertainment.
speaker_0HOST
But I wasn't buying normal things.
speaker_0HOST
I was obsessed with this mail-order publication called the Johnson Smith catalog.
speaker_1HOST
Oh my goodness, the Johnson Smith catalog.
speaker_1HOST
I remember those.
speaker_1HOST
They sold the illusion of becoming like a playground prankster extraordinaire.