In which E and F ring in Season 2 with promises of a theme for the season, and in which they unpack the nature of talent vs. skill, and why the latter matters more.

In which E and F interview perennial game-master, "R," on the joys of trash talk and why being a game master is the ultimate bonding experience.

(A long overdue Episode 17!)

In which E is a hard stan, F thinks Bohol can get it, and we lose count of what episode this is (16?). #MagiliwMakeSomeNoise

In which we record a very short(??) love letter to geeking out.

In which we record an unintentional sequel to one of our first(?) minisodes, E geeks out about teaching, and F reveals she's started reading comic books.

In which E & F have survived 2020 thanks to some serious geekery, F discovers The Witcher, and we FINALLY talk about Doctor Who!

We're experimenting with changing our format a little bit to a sort of standard back and forth. Let us know if this works for you guys!

In which we celebrate the release of BTS's new album BE by doing a "crash course" into the themes found in BTS's music, and discussing why they resonate so much with people today.

English translations for "Life Goes On" and "Blue and Grey" (from BE) are taken from https://lyricskpop.net/album/bts-be-deluxe-edition/.

English translations for all other songs mentioned (notably, "Tomorrow") taken from https://genius.com/Genius-english-translations-bts-tomorrow-english-translation-lyrics.

DISCLAIMER: This is by no means a comprehensive discussion into KPOP or into BTS as a group. Not all members names are mentioned (F apologizes; she was very emotional), but if you'd like to know more about everyone, you can check out this guide video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se5GiLArs40.

In which E and F explain away their long absence, and ramble about what they were up to in the few weeks of podcast-silence. A casual chat minisode!

In which E schools us in Martial Arts, F asks for a Wikipedia sponsorship, and we discuss how wuxia literally /suspends/ disbelief.

In which we have a very unlikely follow-up to our mental health episode(s)...featuring Marceline, the Vampire Queen. Spoilers for Adventure Time's Stakes miniseries,

For more vampire goodness, check out Maven of the Eventide's video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXIwuGEEWb0!

Also, E helped F write a vampire "children's story" à la Ko Mun Yeong. Check it out here: https://actuallyfrankie.wordpress.com/2020/10/17/fiction-the-vampire-girl-who-missed-the-sun/.

Happy Spooktober, everyone!