Lacking the will to choose the book for the final recording of the year, Bookbarella did what her people do in crisis - go to the library to watch the European cut of Twin Peaks on laser disc. While there, she perused the stacks until a ticket for MBTA: The Musical fell out of a book with a particularly terrible title, feeling like a sign from our dark lord of literature.

Which fruits comfort you? How many library cards do you have?

In addition to our usual barnyard language, today's episode includes domestic violence, ritual spousal murder, and surprise guest, gnostic biblical texts!

TBC is an AI-free production. Audio by Oselka Sound.

References:

• Esoterica: Gnosticism - The Apocryphon of John - The Fall of Sophia and Origins of the Demiurge Ialdabaoth

Earlier this season, we tackled a book found in the trunk of a friend's car and things have only deteriorated from there. Friend-of-the-show Laura found The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump lying in a gutter; once again, you really can find terrible books anywhere! Given that this book was literal garbage and had a seemingly feeble premise, our interest was piqued.

Thanks, Laura! Check out her business Chaotic Good Home for help organizing your house or finding cool ass second hand furnishings.

In addition to our usual barnyard language, today's episode is again plagued by current American politics, so maybe choose another of our 250 episodes if you're tired of that right now. We remind you that nothing in this episode should be construed as counsel, advice, or direction by the hosts.

TBC is an AI-free production. Audio by Oselka Sound.

References & Resources:

• Srdja Popovic - How to Topple a Dictator
• Dr. Joanne Freeman on YouTube
• Looking for truth in absurdity: Humour as community-building and dissidence against authoritarianism - Umut Korkut, Aidan McGarry, Itir Erhart, Hande Eslen-Ziya, Olu Jenzen, 2022
• Laughtivism: The Secret Ingredient
• Humour in Political Activism: Creative Nonviolent Resistance by Majken Jul Sorensen
• Trump Is a Godsend for Book Publishers. He's Also a Nightmare.
• Trump Powers Boom Time for Book Publishers
• The Impacts of Publishing a Donald Trump Memoir

We've got another live-play episode for you today wherein Scribando is our DM. This was requested by our Patron rootbeercutie, who said, "Okay, so this time I have stuff to talk about because this is bonkers...basically, Blood in the Chocolate is a role-playing horror game inspired by Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. And it's absolutely terrible. Instead of Oompa Loompas, they use "pygmies" (a real race), and it's filled with fat fetish material. Now this wouldn't be bad because I don't want to yuck anyone's yum, but it's just uncomfortable."

Bookbarella must team up with Dee and Jon from the extended Antiques Freaks universe to make it out of the bowels of psycho-sexual racial capitalism alive! There are no good choices in this game and it was rather miserable to play even based solely on the game's rules and structure. Listen as we all struggle to decide if we even should have done this episode!

References:

• Blood in the Chocolate
• Chenier's Tumblr Apology Letter
• Lamentations of the Flame Princess - Base Rules

In addition to our usual barnyard language, today's episode contains some discussion of sexual assault, body horror, child abuse, enslavement, racism, fat fetishism, poisoning, torture, and a bit of homophobia.

TBC is an AI-free production. Audio by Oselka Sound.