Sometimes we wonder if this is the darkest timeline and we're sure we aren't the only ones. Many shows and movies explore the concept of Alternate Universe (AUs), either in a one-off episode or as the premise for the entire plot. We discuss what draws audiences and showrunners to other dimensions and timelines and why there are always so many goddamn Zeppelins flying around in them. And, as always, we finish with recommendations for each other. Becca picks some music this week, with the folk-y artist Radical Face. Shannon picks Margaret Atwood's feminist classic, The Handmaid's Tale, a story which is becoming more and more relevant each day.

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