Avi and Mal go over lists of banned and flagged books. Then Mal takes a Debbie-Downer turn, and Avi clearly wants to escape that conversation. Tiger has opinions, mostly about the heat pad.

Avi has a birthday at a drag brunch, and we're far too hungover to discuss much.

Avi and Mal talk going to a bookstore, book buying, and listen to the Tiger roar. This is the first trial of Teardown, where Avi and Mal read first lines of books and make judgement calls.

Avi and Mal talk about poverty as a social concept. Mal references podcasts with great writing advise. The Teardown Project gets the official breath of life and ground rules. Some Tiger may be overheard, as he was mostly just grumpin.

Avi and Mal talk about income inequality again, how it effects mental issues, Jigsaw movies and tattoos, and wrap it up. See if you can catch the noise of an ass getting slapped. Tiger takes a break for this episode.

Avi and Mal discuss the movie Us, the preview of Joker, having a rough week with social anxiety, and a bit of reading catch-up.

Avi and Mal talk about plagiarism, public domain, and genres. Also some kitty input on the current situation of lap sleeping.

Its the fifth episode! Avi and Mal talk about following up with mental health issues, fun with dinosaurs despite the public, the word processor drama llama, and NaNoWriMo.

Avi and Mal deliver that light-hearted topic but still somehow be about writing.

Avi and Mal talk about OCD, depression, and a bevy of other out branching issues. Plus the kitty is vocal.