Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 538 of the podcast that just doesn’t care what you think!

This week: friendly goats; animal sex; kingly duties; over-jokered; gifted child drama; bad tests; don’t ask me; sensitive moms; gifted fist; sausage school; educational narrowcast; enforced dance; long stretch; bitter consolation; plateaued; don’t give in, give out; whack-école; survival radar; high school yikes; sadness training; traumatic generations; no comparison; fun meet ups; gifted vs. narcissist; definitions; Dave is not a Musk bro; is Paul McCartney a narcissist; ambition is okay; a disappointment sandwich; low bar; sweet dreams; stupid inner voice; bad example; not a kid job; brain blocks; mentor as anything; the modern Dark Shadows; Dork Shadows – The Not Nice Man Cometh: pro-blood slaves; Hem-Haw; a dog’s tale; how to get ahead in advertising; fruit layer; sex in a pan; that burning feeling; sad children; the book of grievances; clip clop; crystal clear; movie food test kitchen; dark origins; chicken Disckens; a dollop of Trollope; and, finally, ball dropping.

Question of the Week: What was something you were obsessed with when you were young?
Sub-question of the Week: What literary character is your hero or heroine?

Thanks for listening.

Peter Ayres sent along this excellent dance choreographed to Dave Brubeck’s tricky “Unsquare Dance” in 7/4 time. Enjoy!