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Steven and Erika dive into the final story of season 7. Important take-aways include “Liz is awesome” and “never touch the goo”. - Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

How much board is required? - Host John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

Oh true believers, Matt’s already shaky world is tilting on its axis and he learns a shocking truth. Karen is now on a run for her life, but why?. Our own Special Agent Nadeem discovers how deep the Fisk long game actually goes. 4th dimensional chess anyone? Join Moze and Vic Hudson for a breakdown of how Hell’s Kitchen responds. - Host Philip Mozolak.

Please, The Fourth Wall is my father, call me Fourth. - Host Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm.

Highlights: orphans, Les Mis, bargain prices at Macy’s, choreography awards, fifty children on the stage, Dodger!, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, music notation, mmmbop, children’s musicals and the bizarre plot lines wherein, My Fair Lady. Content warnings: mention of murder, abuse. - Host Quinn Rose with Colin Commager.

It’s time once again for our Book Club to tackle the six novels that made it to the Science Fiction Writers Association’s shortlist, the nominees for the Nebula Awards. All four of us read all six nominees and we discuss their merits (and occasionally demerits). The concept of being a Reverse Nemesis With a Twist is introduced. If you’re looking for a few books to add to your reading list, this episode will hit the spot. - Host Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Scott McNulty and Aleen Simms.

In a departure from our usual format, Kathy Campbell, who has never watched an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, comes on to discuss the series pilot, Caretaker. Kathy and Jean were the hosts of SestraCast, the Orphan Black watch/rewatch podcast. Kathy was new to the Orphan Black series, Jean had watched it multiple times and they had a lot of fun sharing from two different perspectives, Taking a page from the SestraCast playbook, first time viewer Kathy brings a fresh perspective as we look at the strengths and weaknesses of this introduction to the Voyager crew and its plight, as the ship ends up in the Delta Quadrant, 70,000 light years from home. - Host Jean MacDonald with Kathy Campbell.

Quinn talks about school closings, civil responsibility, and Eve Ewing’s sociology book “Ghosts in the Schoolyard.” - Host Quinn Rose.

After Tiff and Mikah infiltrate Utica, the two discuss “Branch Wars.” This episode of “The Office” aired on November 1, 2007. - Host Tiffany Arment and Mikah Sargent.

At last, the penultimate season of Arrow draws to a close. The city is saved…but what of the multiverse? We discuss why this season finale feels more like a series finale, housing prices in neighborhoods full of ex-spies, original Team Arrow moments, and the importance of having sentient bullets if you want to solve the gun violence problem. Also, there’s a very intense creepy guy hanging out in John’s office. And then, some sad show news as we announce this is the last episode of the Speedy Arrowcast…but we also detail our brand new show, coming next week! Programming Note: Subscribers to the Arrow feed on the Incomparable will automatically transition to subscribers of the new show, but if you currently listen via the TeeVee feed, you’ll need to subscribe to the new show’s feed. To subscribe to our new show, check out this feed: http://feeds.theincomparable.com/biff - Host Dan Moren with John Moltz and Guy English.