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We discuss Spider-Man: Far From Home and Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey, plus what we’ve been reading.

Note: this episode was recorded in August 2019 which is why we didn’t drag Disney/Marvel for being monopolistic dirtbags. Rest assured: we believe they are monopolistic dirtbags.

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What We’re Reading — starts at 00:24
Spider-Man: Far From Home — starts at 13:20
Magic For Liars — starts at 25:33
Obsessed — starts at 37:15

Media mentioned: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie, The Rise of Kyoshi by FC Yee, The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Lee, This is How you Lose the Time War by Amal El Mohtar & Max Gladstone, Those People by Louise Candlish, Whisper Network by Chandler Baker, A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, Meet Cute by Helena Hunting, Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes, Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire, Toxic by Lydia Kang, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey, Horizon: Zero Dawn

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Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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We discuss An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green and The Craft, two pieces of media that have more things in common than you’d think.

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What We’re Watching — starts at 00:23
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing — starts at 07:19
The Craft — starts at 23:49
Obsessed — starts at 34:11

Media mentioned: Killer Ratings, Years and Years, Chernobyl, Killing Eve S2, When they See Us, Steven Universe, Love, Simon, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, The Craft, Lavo Jato (Operation Car-Wash), Mighty Rainbow Blanket

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Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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We talk about our recent reading, and then go full Marvel to talk about Avengers: Endgame and Shuri Vol. 1 by Nnedi Okorafor, Leonardo Romero, and Jordie Bellaire.

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What We’re Reading — starts at 00:50
Avengers: Endgame — starts at 10:56
Shuri, Vol. 1: The Search For Black Panther — starts at 34:12

Discussed: Unraveled by Karen Lord, With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann, Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey, The Bride Test by Helen Hoang, Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard

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Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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We gather to discuss the long-awaited Captain Marvel, what we’ve been watching (surprise feelings!), and the apocalyptic YA novel by Laura Pohl, The Last 8.

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What We’re Watching — starts at 02:49
Captain Marvel (2019) — starts at 11:30
The Last 8 by Laura Pohl — starts at 29:04

Discussed: Behind the Curve, The Core, The Day After Tomorrow, Deep Impact, Ant Man and the Wasp, Ali Wong: Baby Cobra / Hard Knock Wife, Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia, Russian Doll Episode #1, Brooklyn 99 Season 5, Roma, Evil Has a Name (Podcast), Queer Eye Season 3, Star Trek Discovery Season 2

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Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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We squeal over The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie, express some qualms about the 1997 space horror film Event Horizon, and talk about what we’ve been reading. Plus, recent obsessions!

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What We’re Reading — starts at 01:40
The Raven Tower — starts at 09:58
Event Horizon — starts at 28:14
Obsessed — starts at 41:51

Discussed: Melmoth by Sarah Perry, Do You Dream of Terra Two? by Temi Oh, The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas, Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear, Dark Money by Jane Mayer, The Making of the Fox News White House, The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders, wrapped around your finger by arahir, Permanently Delete This File? Yes/No by Annie D, A Little Above This Difficult World by splash_the_cat

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Art by justira. Transcripts by Susan. Music by BoxCat Games and Chuki Beats.

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We discuss the improbable, bubble-logic, and human-rights-abuse-filled 90s action thriller, Demolition Man.

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