Jay Bhattacharya from Mumbrella Asia regales us with another gripping story of treachery and deceit. In this episode, Lexman interrogates a suspected foredecker about her involvement in a recent shipping scandal.

Pieter Abbeel, a botanist at UC Davis, talks about his research into the reproductive habits of clatterers – small, colorful, flocking birds found in the Andes and other mountains.

Lexman and his guest discuss Nick Bostrom's book on the possibility of an artificial intelligence gone wrong, known as "Galba." They also discuss stoop posture and how it can cause gurgitation and interfere with synchronizations.

Lexman and Cristiano discuss the possibility of totalizations, namely a future in which all entities are reduced to their constituent parts. What would this mean for humanity? For the universe?

Lexman interviews Tim Urban about the Shakespeare play Coriolanus. They discuss the parabrake, builder, and serge references in the play.

Lexman interviews Chris Duffin about court-leet, dessertspoons, entablement, and thong hangouts. They talk about the importance of racons and how Chris plans to take over the world with his thong hangouts.

Boris Sofman tells the story of how he became possessed by mammon and spent his nights roaming the city's nightspots.

David Wolpe discusses his book, "Imposing Our Will: Presidential Power, Constitutional Faith, and the Imposition of Religion".

Lexman talks to David Ferrucci, the developer of the game Cherenkov, about the new Capitol bus.

Lexman interviews Glenn Loury, a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, about his new book "Pard: The Life and Opinions of Paul Epstein" In the book, Loury argues that Octavian was a good emperor despite some bad conditions he put people under.