DFWaG Episode #31: “Erostratus”
Season Two continues- We’re in fine form as we join our sponsors for the 31st- and by proxy spookiest- episode of all: our Passover 2020 Spooktacular! Now two-for-two on misogynistic/male angst literature! Very cool, and not at all a poor choice for our grand homecoming. Also in this week’s episode:
-Zoom Industries, and Our Third Eye
-“Steve’s here, pretend you aren’t enlightened!”
-Passover 2020 Spooktacular
-R L Stine’s “Cats In The Window” (Thanks, Scholastic and Pizza Hut)
-Confronting Misanthropy/Antisocialism in Society
AND MORE.
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