"Two femme fatales have a pact to propose to his girlfriend, if they haven’t investigated a complex and mysterious case of blackmail and missing keys at a military school." Um. What? And also... what? Our guest Brianne Leeson helps us figure out what's going on in this exceptionally complicated story.

Check out Brianne's audio drama Today's Lucky Winner wherever you get your podcasts, or on social media @luckywinnershow. If you're seeking some peer support coaching for a late neurodivergence diagnosis, she also offers that at audhdbri.com.

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"In the Bolivian jungle, Hannibal discovers he can lose 65,000 dollars in poker." Who is this Hannibal? Why did he not know he could lose money in poker? And where are these vehicular accidents coming from? Author Steven L. Kent joins us to figure out all the details!

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"The story of Tom Light, from her early days as a ventriloquist to her later years as a monk." What leads someone from ventriloquism to a monastery? Is "Tom Light" her real name? And who is this Badgely who is going to rescue her? Thank you to our guest Rana McAnear for helping us work this all out!

"At a water park, a new vigilante assassin goes in search of some answers when his friend resurfaces." How does this friend resurface? What does the assassin need answers for? And which one of them has a death wish? Our guest Sarah Aho is here to help us work out what all this means!

"Two podcasters have three story prompts and no guest." That's not our synopsis, it's just what happens in this episode. For this very special holiday episode, it's just Hannah and Jennie, and they decide to get EXTRA ambitious with no guest and try to tie three very different plots together to create a Christmas-themed anthology. You'll have to give it a listen to find out if it works at all!

"The story of New Orleans District Attorney Elizabeth Branagh, who went from saving the day to exiling fairytale creatures."

What are fairytale creatures doing in New Orleans? How is a District Attorney involved? Is she one of the two droids? Our guest Nathan Chase is here to help figure it out! Nathan runs Hannah's favorite movie website, flickchart.com -- sign up for a free account to start ranking your favorite movies against each other!

"The story of King Scott, his impromptu ascension to the throne of a bankrupt school, and the grieving widower who helped him be murdered."

What kind of school has a king with a throne? Why does he want to be murdered? Is it the king or the widower falling under a passionate spell? Returning guest Randy Kirkpatrick is here to help us work it out! You can find him on Twitter at @r_w_kirkpatrick (for now, anyway!).

"A kidnapped Princess is set free and returns to the Montana Territory, where a mysterious American explores other universes." What kind of Princess comes from Montana? Who is the mysterious American? Are they both orphans? We're delighted our guest Gail Carson Levine was able to join us to work this all out!

Gail can be found online at gailcarsonlevine.com, and you can read her newest work, "Sparrows in the Wind," wherever you get your books.

"The story of Voldemort Keach, a zombie who struggles to come to grips with her past." Where on earth did that character name come from? What happened in the zombie's past? And what non-traditional money is in play? We need twice as many guests to make this work, so thank goodness for Amanda Nicholson and Andy N joining us and making this work!

You can find Amanda as Amanda Steel on Wordpress and Facebook, and Andy as Andy N on Facebook or @andynpoet on other social media. You can also check out their podcast Reading in Bed to hear more of them!

"Three orphan girls settle in a plane crash." Is the plane crashing through this whole story? What are these orphan girls doing there? Is one of them an ancient supernatural being? Fortunately we've got our guest Dan McPherson here to sort it all out with us. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram @leadersmustlead and check out his podcast Dreams Are Real to hear him delve into more storytelling!