This weeks topic is nixtamalization which is the act of making things empty or zero. Probably. But we nixtamalize the conversation by instead talking about mid-term elections and Hallowe’en. Also, Gary attempts to ask a question with less than a minute left in the show and gets cut off by the timer. Sorry, Gary. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

* This will come late, but if you missed the midterm elections this week because you weren’t registered to vote, you should register.* Big crowd marches through Salt Lake City calling for an end to one-on-one Mormon bishop interviews with youths (Salt Lake Tribune)* Some parents and therapists say Mormon bishops’ interviews with children about sexual matters are ‘intrusive, inappropriate’ (Salt Lake Tribune)* Get Down Make Love by Nine Inch Nails (YouTube)* Nihilist Arby’s (Twitter)* Hallowe’en: What we’re celebrating (jazzsequence.com)* A Corn and Cornmeal Primer: Nixtamalization and More—A Must Read! (Selene River Press)* Transforming Corn (Cooks Illustrated)

Gary’s Halloween trunk or treat

Chris’ Halloween family shot