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The Stand Part 3

Episode Summary

WE DID IT! We finally finished this ding dang book. And to keep things interesting, we have a special guest! We welcome virologist Isabel Ott who starts us off by explaining how viruses actually work. Spoilers: not like Stephen King thinks they do. The episode opens with SCIENCE and our discussion of the book begins at 48:25. Welcome to our longest episode to date, packed to the gills with fresh content for you. We are so tired. But, thankfully, we are also free.

Episode Notes

Heavy topics:

• Measles is fucked up, get vaccinated.
• Nadine’s rape and the wasted potential of her character
• Tom Cullen is effectively a new character and it is bad
• Stephen’s addiction issues are really showing

The lighter side:

• Knife fighting in a Denny’s parking lot - The Scientist Way
• Margot's wife, Dayna Jurgens, is still amazing
• Levitation = virility??? or something????
• Ghost slaps vs corporeal slaps - which has the moral high ground?
• A family can be four ride-or-die people who aren't related

Recommendations:
Mean Girls, David Tennant Does A Podcast With..., Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Bojack Horseman, The Good Place

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