In this episode we once again play a game of our own devising called “Wheel of Tropes.” We use random TV Tropes, entries from Diana Wynne Jones‘s The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, and The Cryptid Factor podcast and Discord server. 

Content warnings for strong language, general horror vibes, and Kat gasping a lot because they experience the wonder of the world.

We reference or spoil: simulation theory, catboys, “human knot” tv trope, The Matrix, Zybourne Clock, The Beatles‘s “Hey Jude“, Jim Henson‘s Labyrinth, Rockwell‘s “Somebody’s Watching Me“, Smash Mouth‘s “All Star“, Junji Ito‘s “The Enigma of Amigara Fault“, Shakespeare‘s Macbeth, “East Lothian mum overwhelmed as she spots ‘big cat’ after finishing her nightshift“, Star Wars, Star Trek, “God of Chaos” tv trope, Gravity Falls, Marvel‘s Moon Knight, Neil Gaiman‘s American Gods, Terry Pratchett‘s Small Gods, The Tick, Joseph Campbell‘s The Hero’s Journey, SNL‘s “It’s a Switcheroo“, “The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth with Harvard’s Avi Loeb“, “Briffits and Squeans” tv trope, “Misfortune Cookie” tv tropes, “Museum Game” tv tropes, “Succubus in Love” tv tropes, “Freak out” tv tropes, “Out-Gambitted” tv trope, Spy Vs. Spy, Leverage, Ocean’s Twelve, “Xanatos Gambit” tv trope, cosmic horror, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God“, Bram Stoker‘s Dracula, Jurassic Park (film), Star Trek Comedy Album, WandaVision, Discworld (Hex), Black Mirror, The Cabin in the Woods, Ursula K. Le Guin‘s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas“, Hadestown, and “Fatal Family Photo” tv trope.

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater.

The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com.

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