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Aug 26, 2022

Content warning: This episode includes brief mentions of threats of racialized violence depicted in "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

Deb and Harrison share their answers to the question "What fictional character would you choose to be your best friend?"

The conversation takes them to...


Aug 19, 2022

Deb and Harrison talk about the concept of magic in fiction and life. Never sniff a necromancer's beard!

Note: Harrison was indeed wrong about Nicolas Flamel, who was not an architect but a scribe and bookseller who designed his own tombstone.

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Queen Victoria's Book of Spells, Introduction:


Aug 12, 2022

The gang discusses lifelong learning and personal growth and what it means to them. Topics: Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (OLLI), North Korea, wine, unconscious social biases, audio signal processing, "The Munsters." 

Mentioned in this episode:

KYAQ, Lincoln County's public radio station

"The Munsters" (2022)...


Aug 5, 2022

Deb and Harrison share their favorite bedtime story choices for good dreams and bad. Stephen King contributes to both categories. Quirky manga, proto-punk, Rumpelstiltskin and Samuel L. Jackson make appearances. Deb shares book recs from a luxury blanket company. Harrison says Norway when he means...