This episode includes: an announcement about an exciting new project called Number One With a Bullet; Ryan’s story about a Radio Lab episode he heard in which one little girl orchestrates a sucessful and morally reprehensible corporate takeover of her entire elementary school class via the game “Homestead” (similar to “Oregon Trail” but not on computers); my story about another Radio Lab episode that explored the blurry line? between language and music (speaking and singing); a sad reminder that gross frog-gut surfaces have taken over science classrooms; an appeal to Africa, “Won”t you PLEASE just stop raping all the time!”; finally, to the listener who is sitting on an ottoman wearing earbuds with brown hair, will you please write me an email? (soccergirlincorporated@gmail.com).

Shout outs, show notes, ephemera:

– Check out the new audio book from Shadow Falls Creator Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff in which I have a starring role!! Yippee! It’s called Number One With a Bullet

– You should really listen to Radio Lab. It’s consistently kickass. Also check out Diana Deutsch and her amazing insights into sounds everywhere.

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