Aug 14, 2026
Harrison introduces Cindy to a pair of early sound films! Eddie Cantor sings, dances, and tells some extremely 1920s jokes. Harrison talks about vacuum tubes (again). A lion rides a skateboard. A man with aggressively-parted hair manipulates a duck.
In this episode:
"A Few Moments With Eddie Cantor" (film, 1923)
Aug 8, 2026
Harrison reads "Moxon's Master" by Ambrose Bierce. No dubiously-sentient automata were used in the creation of this, or any, episode of The Free...
Jul 31, 2026
Content Warning: This episode is all about death investigation, and contains discussions of violence, decomposition, and death planning.
Cindy brings some books (two fiction and one nonfiction) paying homage to forensic science pioneer Frances Glessner Lee. Harrison tells a suprising story about a civil war grave....
Jul 24, 2026
Cindy and Harrison face a barrage of random conversation starters from a website Cindy found. Harrison receives an exemplary poking stick. Cindy multitasks. Harrison comes to terms with gendered bath wipes.
Jul 17, 2026
Cindy and Harrison discuss the Luminate 2026 Midyear Report, via Billboard's summary.