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Abby and Amy are BACK FROM HIATUS to talk about whether queer people sit in chairs weird! Discussion topics include: crayoning, exercise bikes in parking lots, and “hey, sport, I hear Coach has been hasslin’ you.”

Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.

Abby and Amy are researching up a storm to ask: do hurricanes and serial killers affect trends in naming infants? Discussion topics include: respecting Ian's wish to be called IAN, the mere exposure effect, and our hosts' nemesis origin story.

Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.

Abby and Amy break a long-held vow of silence to ask: are the directives in 2006 self-help book The Secret more effective than pure spite-fueled determination? Discussion topics include: weather-controlling bootstrap magic, affable bros, and the positive effects of a heart full of hate.

Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.

Abby and Amy are taking a break from discovering their shared childhood interests to discuss: are adult friendships more likely to form among people who have a shared childhood interest? Discussion topics include: shameless cross-promotion, dubious correlations, and a disturbing lack of familiarity with Arnold Palmer.

Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.

This week Abby and Amy are treating themselves to the Platonic ideal of a convenience store hoagie and asking: what are the factors at play in the Wawa/Sheetz rivalry? Discussion topics include: whim-based identity theft, Tiki the Wawa Cockatoo, and surcharge-free ATMs.

Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.

This week Abby and Amy find out what's in a (hyphenated) name and ask: what are the naming strategies for passing on double surnames? Discussion topics include: podcast lore, moon sexism and/or the lack thereof, and very fancy British lads.

Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.

This week Abby is too sick for research, so she's teaching Amy about Homestuck so they can ask: why is the Homestuck fandom so self-deprecating? Discussion topics include: Is That Vriska?, fond recollections of peak weird 2012 fandom, and garbage sensibility.

Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.

Abby and Amy get their hands dirty with a return to the topic of shower habits. Discussion topics include: shower oatmeal, Amy takes one for the team, #vindication.

Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.

This week Amy and Abby sit down with a hot beverage and ask: is there a traceable original punchline for 'I like my [x] like I like my coffee?" Discussion topics include: serving the freshest burns on Edmund Pevensie, universally hilarious robot jokes, and a definitive judgment on Shakespeare.

Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.

This week Amy and Abby rise from an all-consuming slumber and ask: is the 9 to 5 workday compatible with an adult sleep schedule? Discussion topics include: We Miss the Sun, being nothing less than a shining beacon of productivity in our 9 to 5 jobs, and how vaping is never going to make you cool.

Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.