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Podcast: Topic Lords
Episode: 307. The Bad Boy of Crossword Construction
Description: Lords:
Ben
Avery
Topics:
The Mishima Incident, in which one of the most famous authors in Japan created his own private militia of young men, attempted to overthrow the government and, upon failing, committed ritual suicide.
City-wide game of hide and seek
How to stick it to bad Bluetooth actors
The Carrotman's Lament, by E.L. Hubert
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Esper says: "Avery’s anecdote about the carrot poem being something he’d do in high school reminded me of something I did in high school, where I took the song 'The Cha Cha Slid...