Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to Episode 440 – a show about something. (When we know what that something is, we’ll let you know.)

This week on our talking-packed show: inspired nonsense; the chocolate of the Sierra Madre; eternal project; cash isn’t king; banker’s hours; Phase 2; the great bangs disaster; dumb joke; not fun fudge; visitation dreams; loved ones; show, don’t tell, but also tell, don’t show; undemonstrative dads; gasfighting; thinking ahead; bees vs. murder hornets vs. praying mantis; blithe ignorance; red in tooth and claw; insect politics; better than it should be; the Price is creepy; stumbling on; the Best Scene channel; you need your valleys; no argument; car chased; the French continuation; the Seventies ending; awkwardly cool; behind the porn curve; eat local; breakfast for dinner; tomato talk; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; plain ol’bread; ridiculous names; bagelling match; goofy gremlin; monomaniacal; the cost of loving; and, finally, the romaine lettuce exchange rate.

Thanks for listening.

Question of the Week: What food don’t you like very much, but are okay with mixed in with other food?Sub-question: What horror movie remake is better than the original?Sub-sub-question: Tell us about a monomaniacal project you’ve done or are in the midst of doing like listener Todd’s Twilight Zone re-watch or Dave’s Trollope-a-thon?

Big news!

Longtime listener to the show Sarah Walsh has released a new EP of music and it’s really good! Please check out her page on Bandcamp where you can listen to the songs and confirm that we are right. Feel free to go to her Facebook page and give her a like as well!

Don’t miss out on your chance to WIN WIN WIN!

That’s right! Our 450th episode is fast approaching and we will be hosting our traditional Listeners’ Questions Episode! Every question gives you a chance in our GRAND PRIZE DRAW. The more questions you ask, the better your chances to win! So get to asking!

Send your list of questions by email to [email protected]. If you’d like, record your questions, send us an audio file, and we’ll play it during the show. Fun, right???

Curious about the Ursula K. Leguin essay Dave mentioned. The original essay seems to have disappeared back into the book of essays it was drawn from, but here is a nice overview.