On this episode, we are shifting into a more serious register to talk about plague narratives. In light of the current pandemic, we urge you to check in with yourself before listening to this episode--are you doing okay? Are you good to listen to this right now? Please take care of yourself, and don't listen to this episode right now if it'll be an emotional overload for you. It'll always be here for you later.

That said, the tentpoles for this episode are:  The Monster of Elendhaven, The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis, and the eighth episode of the first season of X-Files, called “The Ice.”

What We’re Into Lately

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings

Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis

Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

The Case for Socialism by Alan Maass

Paris or Maybe Hell by basingstoke

Scum Villain fanfic

Other Stuff We Mentioned

malariotherapy

Episode 60 Extravaganza!

The Untamed

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis

Children of Men by P.D. James

Blindness by José Saramago

Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell

A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit

Night Watch by Terry Pratchett

Newsflesh series by Mira Grant

A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker

Handshaking

Con Crud

Handwashing

Zombies

Kingdom

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Epidemiology

“With Fire in Their Eyes” by Askerian

“House of the Living” by astolat

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

For Next Time

The Student Prince by fayjay

Transcription

The transcript of this episode is available here. Seriously, though, special thanks to our scribes for tackling this one.