Oct 9, 2026

The chance rediscovery of a beloved childhood visual style propels Harrison and Cindy into the depths of the Aesthetics Wiki. Pirates flee a collapsing iceberg. The dream of the '90s is alive in Harrison. Cindy defines her look. Kudzu fails to live up to...

Oct 2, 2026

Cindy tells Harrison about the sometimes-secretive practice of ghostwriting, as well as its more visible cousin, franchise-writing. Max Brand's basement continues to publish. James Patterson eats a shelf. Kylo Ren falls in love. A werewolf loses a wig.

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Kinsey Millhone "alphabet series" (book series)...

Sep 25, 2026

Cindy and Harrison are joined by their longtime library colleague (and first-time podcast co-host) Nancy, to discuss the life and legacy of country music legend Hank Williams (and the hereditary line of Hanks thereafter). Jett Williams gets her due. Hank Jr.'s rowdy friends come over (and a few of them stay the night)....

Sep 19, 2026

Harrison reads a short story from Lord Dunsany's 1905 book "The Gods of Pegāna."

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"Of The Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast" by Lord...

Sep 10, 2026

Harrison takes Cindy on a journey through the wild world of musical interpolation! A folk singer lawyers up. Jazz players reference the Looney Tunes while emphasizing the 2 and the 4. Romanian authorities receive news of a crime. Eddie Money feels a hunger. It's a hunger.

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"Bayatılar" (song, 1989) by...