The one where we talk about the midterms and our respective and collective election PTSD, Rebecca Solnit's argument that the Civil War never ended, and yet another podcast about a messed up guy masquerading as a healthcare professional and wearing dirty scrubs, named John. Plus recs, and your last chance to enter a submission for our Very Special 50th Episode!!!

The one where we try to work through what it's like to be a seriously messed up white dude, including the podcast Dr. Death, the tv show Bodyguard, and Donald Trump. Also, our grand challenge includes an additional prize! And TV recs, for Halloween and beyond!

The one where everyone tries to reconstruct a successful life narrative, including Jane Fonda, the narrator of Tana French's new novel, and disenchanted PhD (us). Also, a special offer for our listeners in anticipation of our upcoming 50th episode. Plus recs!

The one where we talk about that academic publishing hoax and debate whether it's actually a hoax, the NYT investigation into Trump tax fraud and unimpressed responses to it, and Bradley Cooper on Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born. Plus recs as always!

The one where we provide some tips and tricks for getting through, including how to deal with toxic personalities, what to listen to on a run, professions you probably should and should not date, and tv as therapy. And yes, there's recs.

The one where we talk about Serial's new season set in Cleveland, the essay "Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong" and Brett Kavanaugh and his calendar. Also recs. With special guest contributor/legal correspondent!

The one where we talk about Christine Blasey Ford, Linda Bloodworth Thomason, and Vanessa Solivan. Plus some recs to help you keep on keeping on.

The one where we talk about sports, academia, and personality profiles, per usual. But mostly about the fragility of humanity, psychological manipulation, and how rules are a social construct. Plus recs that make us both cry, and more merch prize winners!

The one where we contemplate our own deaths and who should give our eulogies, and also talk the devaluation of part-time physical labor, the faux resistance in American politics, and the dearth of talented male authors. Also recs!

The one where we talk about the series finale of Sharp Objects, the Asia Argento case, and wedding culture, plus a bonus mini-discussion of Louis CK and Aziz Ansari getting back on the comedy horse. And recs!