Chad and Brian talk about more vampires, about semen, about senseless scene after senseless scene, about WWII, about masterpieces and mediocre writing, about publisher laments, and about other things.

This week's music is "Damn These Vampires" by The Mountain Goats. (The Jordan Lake Sessions version, specifically.)

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