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We take care of the mail this week. The mail was wet and we air them out. THEN we pick terrible thing #29 from Jack's list of terrible things and it's... nationalism. Along the way we talk about flags and the pledge of allegiance. Also we say nice things about America.

Plugs this week: concertinas (Hao), rubber plugs (Jack), sunscreen (Jack), encouraging your friends to visit in beautiful months (Kate).

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EPISODE 28 // We are proud to present the first installment of our "Sadness Spacewalk" trilogy, wherein one of us dives into an especially meaningful episode of television. In this hour Jack presents "THE INNER LIGHT" (1992), a high-watermark episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" exploring the nature of memory and history. Bonus: Patrick Stewart drops by to deliver sentences that only he could say.

Plugs this week: Warp + Weft women's jeans (Kate), the movie Her (Hao), and "Star Trek: TNG" after the first season (Jack).

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EPISODE 28 // We are proud to present the first installment of our "Sadness Spacewalk" trilogy, wherein one of us dives into an especially meaningful episode of television. In this hour Jack presents "THE INNER LIGHT" (1992), a high-watermark episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" exploring the nature of memory and history. Bonus: Patrick Stewart drops by to deliver sentences that only he could say.

Plugs this week: Warp + Weft women's jeans (Kate), the movie Her (Hao), and "Star Trek: TNG" after the first season (Jack).

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EPISODE 27 // We devote an entire hour to things that make us happy, starting with Rebecca Sugar's song "Here Comes a Thought" from "Steven Universe." Some Wonderful Whims are chosen as we take a look back at the things we listed for ONE HUNDRED HAPPY THINGS (episode 5). Hao briefly defends the consumption of well-prepared beef liver.

Plugs this week: Janette Sadik-Khan's "Streetfight" (Hao), haggis (Jack), Birkenstock women's sandals (Kate).

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EPISODE 27 // We devote an entire hour to things that make us happy, starting with Rebecca Sugar's song "Here Comes a Thought" from "Steven Universe." Some Wonderful Whims are chosen as we take a look back at the things we listed for ONE HUNDRED HAPPY THINGS (episode 5). Hao briefly defends the consumption of well-prepared beef liver.

Plugs this week: Janette Sadik-Khan's "Streetfight" (Hao), haggis (Jack), Birkenstock women's sandals (Kate).

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EPISODE 26 // What is San Diego and what has Jack overheard while living there? We find out, in a special Overheard in San Diego. It becomes Current Event Corner (Skirting the Edges).

Then we talk about nuclear war.

Plugs this week: USA's spy dramedy "Burn Notice" (Hao), Bongard problems (Jack), watching an entire season of "Top Chef" in two days (Kate, while sick).

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EPISODE 26 // What is San Diego and what has Jack overheard while living there? We find out, in a special Overheard in San Diego. It becomes Current Event Corner (Skirting the Edges).

Then we talk about nuclear war.

Plugs this week: USA's spy dramedy "Burn Notice" (Hao), Bongard problems (Jack), watching an entire season of "Top Chef" in two days (Kate, while sick).

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We devote this entire episode to one entry in Jack's terrible-things.txt: the internet as an amoral frontier. Is the internet just a tool? Is it for good? Is it for evil? We fell in love with the internet and the internet broke our hearts. We also talk math.

Plugs this week: vacations with French people (Kate), reluctantly playing Guitar Hero in Chinatown (Hao), and Final Fantasy VII speed-runs (Jack) on Awesome Games Done Quick.

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We devote this entire episode to one entry in Jack's terrible-things.txt: the internet as an amoral frontier. Is the internet just a tool? Is it for good? Is it for evil? We fell in love with the internet and the internet broke our hearts. We also talk math.

Plugs this week: vacations with French people (Kate), reluctantly playing Guitar Hero in Chinatown (Hao), and Final Fantasy VII speed-runs (Jack) on Awesome Games Done Quick.

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EPISODE 24 // We take a trip to Future Earth to revisit our old friends Oxy and Gilgamesh. This is part two of our ongoing mini-tabletop RPG game. In this entry you will hear tales of electrical sound equipment being safely set up, speeches (multiple speeches) delivered to teenagers, and feats of great bravery and dexterity. All this and Ooga Chaka, here on Downers.

Plugs this week: Twitter poll results (Kate), sweet gherkin pickles w/ sandwiches (Jack), and Mbubar (sp? Hao).

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