This week, join an Aaron and Leyla from the past as we discuss Martha Wells's novella, All Systems Red! We discuss playing it fast and loose with robot pronouns, being a failure of a heartless killing machine, and vibing out with your favorite trashy space hospital drama.

Razor's Edge by Martha Wells 

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This week, follow Aaron and Leyla into what is frankly an exhausted and mildly delirious recap of Spy x Family. We talk about the most expensive filler episode in television history, a cast that is incapable of being normal, and Leyla's aspirations to lead a coffee cult.

Aaron on Holy Happy Hour: https://youtu.be/Ti5bijYiosQ

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This week, Aaron and Leyla zoom back into the Fast franchise with Fast 5. Join us for a discussion of family members old and new, the Justin Lin Widower Appreciation Hour, and Aaron's dream vision for the future of the franchise. 

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CW: Mentions of suicide and suicidal ideation, castration.

This week, Aaron and Leyla swallow their own negative feelings to dive deep into the feelings and genders of Shelley Parker-Chan's debut novel, She Who Became the Sun! Join us to talk about monk antics, the saddest eunuchs you've ever heard of in your life, and some light war crimes. 

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao 

The Khan Dynasty Series by Conn Iggulden

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

The Unbroken by CL Clark

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This week, Aaron and Leyla dive into some not-true true crime with Hulu's Only Murders in the Building. Join us for a discussion of Aaron's love of sad old men, celebrity cameos, and to find out which of our hosts doesn't know who Nathan Lane is. 

An Appropriately Unhinged Recap of Glee (part 1) https://youtu.be/tr4rhB33swI 

Saint Young Men trailer https://youtu.be/-P4BJdOMce8 

Steve Martin hints at retirement after the Hulu satire 'Only Murders in the Building' https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/steve-martin-hints-retirement-hulu-satire-only-murders-building-rcna42654 

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This week, Aaron and Leyla descend into the tunnels to find their big God-bots in The Big O! Join us for discussions of a toy-first strategy, distractingly derivative works, and the ways in which father-daughter relationships in anime fall apart. 

Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back to Me Now (Official Extended Remastered HD Video)

Big O-And forever(lyrics)

mega-DAY-oos vs MEGA-doos poll

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This week, Aaron and Leyla take a LISTENER RECOMMENDATION(!!) and venture into the Boiling Isles to watch the Owl House. Join us for a discussion of baby queers we can't necessarily relate to but want to protect, the progressive sledgehammer-wielders inside the TV Animation branches of your favorite media monopolies, and owl tubes.

Studio 4°C Animates Fight Sequence in Episode of The Amazing World of Gumball TV Series

Alex Hirsch's (@_AlexHirsch) S&P Twitter Thread

Amity & Luz Dance💃(Clip) / Enchanting Grom Fright / The Owl House (CTO Uploads)

A Brief Timeline of Disney's 16 'First Gay Characters'

Netflix saves Nimona after Disney scrapped LGBTQ-friendly animated film

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This week, Aaron and Leyla tunnel their way back to the Fast franchise with Fast and Furious (not THE Fast and THE Furious, which is the first movie; Fast and Furious, the fourth one). Join us for discussions of the perfect angel-to-devil ratios, Catholicism cameos, and the insidious full-circle return to James Cameron's influence. 

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This week, Leyla gets dragged kicking and screaming against her will by two people she thought were her friends (Aaron and our special guest, Marti) to watch 2019's 'The Joker.' Join us for a discussion of how we live in a society, Joaquin Phoenix's ribs, and being terminally diagnosed as clown. 

You can find Marti and their excellent games at http://heartforge.itch.io and http://heart-forge.tumblr.com! 

The Joker's Musical Madness: https://youtu.be/Y-UuJGqhFXc

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This week, we finally return to our regular episode format and tomfoolery with a sports anime sampler! We watched three episodes of Captain Tsubasa, Kuroko's Basketball, and Yowamushi Pedal. Join us for discussions of whether or not boys who are terrible at basketball are also dead, an explanation of hyperlocal Western New York pasttimes, and too many Naruto comparisons for anyone's comfort. 

Do you have a genre of anime you think we should sample? More sports anime for our perusal? E-mail us at [email protected]! 

Avatar: The Way of Water’s going to turn Sigourney Weaver into a teenage Na’vi

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