OMG, Kristy’s got a mystery admirer! It’s a recipe for romance and/or murder! Also, time is a flat circle, and there’s some sports. And some ICONIC Halloween costumes.

On today’s agenda: eldritch mystery admirer rituals; mandatory minimum scoldings; romantic similes that do not hold up; unfounded accusations of linguistic prescriptivism; the sophisticated New York sewer system; we plan the highlight of next year’s sporting calendar; tfw you’re 13 and you hold someone in the highest esteem; Logan gets on all of our nerves; Aoife’s sticker trauma; Mallory invents feminism; Jordan Pike grows up and changes his name; a World Series that is neither worldwide nor a series; the Watson Brewer Perpetual Cup; Ann’s questionable grasp of crustacean anatomy.

Our theme song is "The Incredible Shrinking Larry" by Matt Oakley & "Big Band Jingle A" is by Lobo Loco, both on the Free Music Archive.

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