Thoughts (loosely) inspired by the William Carlos Williams poem "This Is Just To Say" and the Wallace Stevens poem "Of Mere Being."

A poetic battle from the kitchen counter to the edge of space.

Modernism at it's finest.

Special Guests: The Dude, Vivaldi, Ezra Pound, Stravinsky, Better Than Ezra, The Red Wheelbarrow, Mike Marino, and Steve Trevelise.

Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Gabrielle Zevin's novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Simon Parkin's book Death by Video Game: Tales of Obsession from the Virtual Frontline.

Special Guests: Jerry and Elaine, Oregon Trail, Lewis Gordon, Adrienne So, Geoff Dyer, Super Columbine Massacre RPG!, Cart Life, Random Idiots, and Meryl Silverburgh.

Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Riley Sager's ridiculous mystery novel The House Across the Lake.

Special Guests: Bart and Lisa Simpson, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, Prahka Lasa, Rust Cohle, Marty Hart, and God.

Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Kate Beaton's graphic memoir Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands.

Special guests: Al Swearengen, Michael Scott, Dr. Strangelove, Dallas, Nigel Tufnel, and a lady who gets burned to death in an especially horrific PSA.

Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Jennifer Egan's novel The Candy House.

Special guests: John Barth, Jennifer Coolidge, and Professor G. Truck's subconscious mind.

"Beware the Candy House"

Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Neil deGrasse Tyson's book Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization.

Special Guests: Thomas Dolby, Carl Sagan, Johnny Carson, the moon.

Thoughts loosely inspired by Ottessa Moshfegh's novel Lapvona.

Special Guests: The Dead Collector, Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, and Maggie Nelson.

Thoughts inspired by Steve Brusatte's book The Rise and Reign of Mammals: A New History from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us.

Cameo appearances: Dorothy (and the gang) and a hunting expo auctioneer.

Thoughts inspired by Cal Newport's book Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World and Scott Galloway's book Adrift: America in 100 Charts.

Cameo appearances: Bill Maher, Tristan Harris, Alexander Supertramp, and Wayne Westerberg.

Thoughts inspired by Taylor Jenkins Reid's inane novel "Carrie Soto is Back."

Cameo appearances: John McEnroe, Helen Keller, and Clubber Lang.