Okay you need to count the number of asterisks in the title, because it’s not the word you think it is. (Unless we’re the only ones who went there? We listen to a lot of off-color Brit podcasts and they use that word more than we do!)

ANYWAY, after recapping Night Vale’s attempt at legalizing that thing NO IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK, we have the weekly SitRep with beers, before diving into The Wicked and the Divine, the comic book series that confused and upset and shocked the hell out of us and we loved every minute. Spoiler warnings ahoy! We stay spoiler free for maybe seven minutes before getting down to the good stuff, but we give you plenty of time to bail if you’d rather just go read it yourself AND YOU REALLY SHOULD.

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You can also listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm!

This week’s outro is a clip from Human Intelligence by Marc Burt.

The Stacey Abrams documentary Elizabeth was talking about is All In: The Fight For Democracy. Watch if you want to get mad and then DO something about it.

Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan’s castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.

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