Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 594 of the saddest podcast on the internet.

This week: better best; donkeyskin flicks; Operation Mousemeat; difficult technicalities; happy endings; Star Wars is hell; a softer world; let’s sit in it; world exposition; promises, promises; a message wrapped in bloody meat; unpleasant people; de rigueur Metropolitan mention; misreading Pride and Prejudice; fantasy versus reality; rich people problems; the chatteling classes; heroic jerks; questionable deeds; mysterious vengeance; pedestrian car movie; the paradox paradox; a death in the family; pre-eulogy; heavy petting; the high cost of loving; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; successful boyfriend replacement; tiny iron men; on the re-Bond; best dad joke; and, finally, worst dad joke.

Question of the Week: What is a fun story about one of your pets?
Sub-question of the Week: Do you live in the city or the country? What is something you appreciate about living there?

Thanks for listening.