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In Barovia you either have a tragic past or a tragic now. - Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Dan Moren, Erika Ensign, Jane Ritt and Mikah Sargent.

Is that just a really short acting part, or is it only a cameo? - John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

Bring yourself back online! Your “hosts” Kelly Guimont and Don Melton return to chat about the Season Four premiere of Westworld! Don has the theories, Kelly has the giggles, and both of them try to get it all in before the timer goes off. - Kelly Guimont and Don Melton.

As Obi-Wan Kenobi draws to a close, your Star Wars pals Dan, Tony, and Kat discuss what to take away from the show. Why can’t Obi-Wan and Vader leave each other alone? Does it provide a satisfying conclusion? And which characters do we want to see more from? Plus, we address several pieces of listener mail. - Dan Moren, Tony Sindelar and K Benesh with Tony Sindelar and K Benesh.

2022 Awards Book Club concludes with three Hugo-nominated novels: Andy Weir’s deep-space problem-solver “Project Hail Mary”; Shelley Parker Chan’s historical epic “She Who Became the Sun”; and Ryka Aoki’s alien-and-demon-packed “Light from Uncommon Stars.” Also, Erika and Jason highlight some of their favorite short-fiction Hugo nominees. - Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Aleen Simms, Scott McNulty and Dan Moren.

Gregor’s mother warned him about days like this. Jason Snell discusses Franz Kafka’s inescapable novella, The Metamorphosis (1915). - John McCoy with Jason Snell.

Are we a romance podcast if we aren’t talking about Bridgerton? We are back for Season 2 and Katony is here to try to win our hearts. Join our agents as they discuss love triangles, chemistry, and a slow-burn romance. We are in love with all the South Asian and Bollywood influences on this season. Do we love everything? Is there too much scandal? Did they show us the wrong wedding? Get out your mallet, it is time for the pall mall. - Annette Wierstra with Amanda-Rae Prescott, Trisha Sarker, Kirsten Goruk and Kathy Campbell.

Somehow this week’s episode feels like a season finale. The moves of Helios have upended the plans of the U.S. and USSR and the result is a lot of action, both in terms of job offers and people switching sides, and in terms of the urgency of the people knocking at that hotel-room door. Is Ed the best person to be recruiting damaged astronauts? Is Aleida’s too loyal to Margo? And is Margo a tragic figure, or is she breaking bad? Black Hole Sun, won’t you come, won’t you come? - Dan Moren and Jason Snell.

This week the Enterprise becomes a fairy tale, but there’s a surprisingly bittersweet ending. What’s in that nebula? Which Enterprise crew member is an elf from Lord of the Rings (easy one) and which one is Arrow (tougher one)? Also we assign you a good “Deep Space Nine” episode and Jason tries to trick people into watching a bad one. - Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

Get out your finest because we’re going to a wedding in the latest episode of Ms. Marvel. We discuss great dance scenes, MCU tie-ins, and surprisingly fast (too fast?) heel turns. Plus, in our Letters Page, we address some questions about the first episode of Ms. Marvel and award our first Biff No-Prize. To get your question discussed on the show, email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter. - Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.