What is hope? What do you have hope for? Should we have hope? Why? What are the downsides of having hope? How do you recharge your hope reserves? This episode might be a little darker than we anticipated, but we're nothing if not real, and that does not change. What is your relationship to hope? Let us know on social media: https://linktr.ee/99percentanomaly. 

Cass doesn't need hope to be positive. Nessa's trying to find ways to not ruin the next generation's hope. Dass would have hope for the world, but since that requires faith in people, she's not sure it's a sound investment. As always, music by Jeff Pierre (@jeffpierremusic) and Sarel (@sarel_youniverse).