hey! this episode is somewhat belated. it's the holiday season, and josh was out of town for a week in december, so things got weird. the editing may be a little slapdash, sorry and/or get over it. here's some of the things we reference this week:

• Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
  By Michael McCreary
• Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension
  By Michio Kaku
• The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture
  By Glen Weldon
• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

as ever, our theme music is Bark-a-tron 500 by Bad Ronald. sound effects are public domain or free for non-commercial use from SoundBible.