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A guided meditation by committee. Embrace your inner child, play with fo̵͉̘͛͊͑r̶̞̠̕͝ṁ̴̡͎,̷̣̓̇ and move through other p̷̫̻̙̤̣͗́̈́͂l̶̡͓̳̗̠̦͕̅̔a̵̛̱̱͇̅̕͝n̴͇͂̈́͌͆e̵͔̲̹͔̬͊̽́͗͠ŝ̴͇͚̩͌̊͐ ̶̛̲̂̿͌̐̀͝͠o̵̻̹̐̑f̸̛̯̜͋̎̈́̃ ̵̛͖̭͉̲͎̝̃̓̾͆́e̷͚͇͕̺̖̓̈́̌̈́x̸̢̛͕͖͙̝̱̿̀̎̑̕i̸͉̼͙̤̻͍̎͒̃͆͝s̴̨͈͉̙̹̠̔t̸̨̺̖̲̰͎̹̞͐̋͋e̶̡̡̛̦̥̿̾̅̅̌̆n̸̩̳̼̥̫̙̹̓͂̑̃̚ç̶͇̗͎̏̌ē̷̻̟̪͇ ̴̠͑̅͗̀with the aid of an i̴m̷a̷g̷i̷n̶a̷l̴ ̴b̸o̶d̸y̶,̵ ̶v̵i̴o̶l̴e̸t̶ ̶t̷r̶a̷n̴s̴m̶u̸t̵i̸n̴g̶ ̴f̴l̴a̵m̸e̷s̷ and the chorus of multidimensional experts  with a scientifically grounded neurophysiological method for Ò̵̧̢͚͙̼͍̣̟̹̯̣̮͚̳͇͉͇̘͎͚̥͈̇̎́́̈́̋͛̇̚͜͜͠Ç̴̡̞̙̝̮̣̫̥̼̹̣͕͌̐͑ͅͅͅT̵̨̨͎̮͚̻͙͈̤͉̼͎̠̟̦̫̪̜́̽̈̀̀͊̋̍̃͊̅̀̽̓͗̈̉̎̓̂̓̐̌̐̉̀̍̿͘̕͝͠͠͝A̷̢̨̢̧̛̛̛̛̜̗̭̝̱͓̝͕͉̼̤̣̼̜͚̝͚̦͎̖̜̬͇̫̺͗̋͗̎̾̈́͂̓̍͂̒͗̔͋̎̿̊̏̂̍̓̾͌́͒͑̀̉̋͜͜͝ͅV̸̡̧̢̧̡̧̨̢̛̗̪̻̰̙͓̪̰̹͚̲̝͕̳̘̞̬̫̙̝͉̱̲̟͍̳̓͑̔͑̓́͌̈́̋̾̂̓̋̃̔̅̆̌̍̈́̀̈́̍̎̈́͘͘͜͝͠ͅͅͅͅĘ̴̧̭̱͉̼̠̺̻̺̲̠̥͈̲̣͙̰͗̋̄̄̉̂̂̈́̾͛͑̕ ̴̢̢̢̟͎̬̘͔̟͙̻̻̺̳͙͔͓̞̮̜̠̺̺͇͖̱̯̓̈́͋̐̈́͘͠T̴̨̢̨̢̡͉̯̠̝̭̳̥͈͙̲̦̻̞̝̳̦̙̠̙̠̙̦̺̹͇͙̣̣̗͈̻̙̺̱͗͆͑̔̈̒̓͆̃̏̅̅R̷̢̛̝͕͎̥̮̬̲̲͎̘̠͉̓̅̓̇̿̀̋̾̀̌͌̋͆̐̐̑̍́̈́̆̓̐͜Ǎ̶̢̨̢͚͉̖̮̟̝̺̰͉͉͎͇̞̝̼̰̖̓̿̽͒̿̈̎́̿̑̆͋͒̈́͌͊̉̐̈́̚̕͜Ṅ̶̨̡͍̻̰̜͇͕̪̰̭̝̮͚̙̼̺̭̤̯̰͙̗̮̠͚̗̙̯̝̾̍̅̌̔̎͋̅̇́̽͂̃̊̚͠ͅŞ̷̡̡̧̛̰͍͓̤͇̳̈́͛̋̍͗̆̒̈́͌͋͗̊͗C̷̡̩̤̼̠͚͇͎͉͖̫̐̉̋̿͑̒̎̌̋̑̓͛̃̕͜͠E̵̢̛͚̟̬͕̐̊̂̓̿͒̆̍̏́͋̿̍̏̾̆̈́̈́̽̅͋̂̀̄̾̉͌͘̕͠͝͠͝N̴̛͇͕̯̞͔̩͓̫̞̾̄̐́̒̏͌̾̎̒̏̽͂̔̋̐͊̂͒̅̓͌̀̀͂̉̌͑̀͝͠D̷̢̨̢̛̞̹͇̻̝͍̪̦̝͔͖̞͉̦͔̭̟͓̙̭̹̖̜̩̯͇͔̪̟̠̰̲̃̉̑̏́̓̌̑̾̐̑̎̄̚͘͠E̴̢̛̜̠̱̔̍͐̅́͛̊̉̿̓̍̊̂̈́̓̐̀͑̓̓̈́̾̇͠͝͝N̴̡̨̢̨̛̠̠̫̘͉̲̠̞̩̳̞̥̠͔̪͔͎͈͉̺̱̤̭̹̞̥̯͈̱͔̠̼̑̉̐̆̉̓̏̌̽̈̿̑̐͛͂̿͒̍̋̒͜͠͝͠Ç̶͉̲̙͚̺͖̜̯̥̰̖̥̭̫̪͓̦̟̠̲̙̫͔̫͖̀̑̔͒͑̈́̀̇̔̿̆͒̿̽̕͘Ȩ̴̢̰͖͉̰͕͓̯͙͙̫̩̰͔̥̟͎̳͎̝̩̫̗̲͚̬͓͎̘̹͎̝̜̐̿̎́̄͆̊͛̒̋̀̄̀̒͆͒͌̈́̑̃̌̊̉̉͑̕̕͘̚͘̕͜͠͠ Featuring: Quest.. The Possible Human.. Imaginal Body, By Jean Houston - 1982 Stop Drinking Subliminal Series by Barrie Konicov - 1978 Dr Burke Hypnosis Tape (date unknown) The Weight Reducing Tape and Standard Self Hypnosis Dick Sutphen, Hypnotist (1976) The Creative Self By Chris Griscom (19XX) Memory Power Tape 1 by Harry Lorayne (1988) Freedom From Stress By Steven A. La Velle (1995) Relieve Insomnia With The Aid Of Self Hypnosis (1984) Learning To Say No! By Dr. Paul Tuthill (1984) Anybody Can Write A Magic Journal by Jean Bryant (1986) A transcript of this episode can be h̴̫̳͝ẽ̷͚͖ŕ̷͍̤̐e̴̘̘̋.̴̫̱̍͌

Two award winning performances speak to another across time. Special appearances by Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat, Josh Groban, and Don Quixote. Written, produced, and edited by Landry Ayres. A transcript for this episode can be found here.

Two roads diverged in a digital wood. Music courtesy of epidemic sound. A transcript for this episode can be found here.

A charming gnome throws a birthday party for a brooding rogue, with epic and emotional results. Special thanks to Critical Role, Critrolestats, and Matthew Colville of MCDM. Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound. A transcript for this episode can be found here.

A collection of emotionally echoic polaroids, an impressionist’s musical scrapbook, a folder of melodic memory tags. Listen along with this: The Playlist Music includes: Paving Stones and Mood Unit by Blue Dot Sessions Sound effects courtesy of Zapsplat.com Further reading and listening: Echoic Memory - Reasonably Sound The Abyss: Music and Amnesia by Oliver Sacks A transcript for this episode can be found here.

A mysterious man appears in a photographer's picture. ------------------------ Produced by Landry Ayres, with introduction by Caleb Brown. Music: Time Passes by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4530-time-passes License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Unease by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4562-uneaseLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSpy Glass by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4410-spy-glassLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSound effects from zapsplat.com

The car is just a vehicle--but for two brothers, a contract entangles them in the tricky business of family. Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Hash Out Pxl Htra TwoPound Our Only Lark Chai Belltini Highway 430 Calisson Kallaloe Cach PKL Taoudella Come As You Were The Consulate Smooth Move by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4380-smooth-move License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license A transcript of this episode can be found here.

The story of one of the last great american outlaws and his attempt to preserve his way of life.  CW: This piece discusses the topic of suicide. If you’re in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) (USA) or you can find a helpline at https://findahelpline.com/i/iasp. Further Reading:  This is the Last Dam Run of Likker I’ll Ever Make Buy “The Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton” by Neal Hutcheson Daddy Moonshine: the Story of Marvin Popcorn Sutton Popcorn Sutton The Making and Marketing of a Hillbilly Hero Chasing the White Dog Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Coal Baron Blue Feathersoft Kallaloe Down by the Bank Waterbound by Shake That Little Foot  Good Ole Mountain Dew by Lulu Belle and Scotty Wiseman Good Ole Mountain Dew by the Stanley Brothers A transcript of this episode can be found here.

Just off of State Highway 77 in rural Georgia stands America’s very own Stonehenge. It’s the centerpiece of a decades-old mystery involving rogue millionaires, christian mystics, and doomsday cults. I want to know who built it and why. The Georgia Guidestones American Stonehenge: Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse by Randall Sullivan Nobody Knows How to Interpret This Doomsday Stonehenge in Georgia On Facebook in 2018, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene endorsed conspiracy theories that 9/11 was an inside job and that Sandy Hook was staged Elbert County Chamber of Commerce In Search of a Flat Earth The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory by Jesse Walker What Turns Conspiracy Theorists into Killers? | Truth Hurts Conspiracy Theories, Explained I’m an environmental journalist, but I never write about overpopulation. Here’s why. Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Allston Night Owl In Passage Jumbel Apollo Diedre  Lowball Drch ZigZag Heart Bivly Alarm Cycle An Unknown Visitor Gilly Wash Thule Racer Ultima Thule A transcript of this episode can be found here.

Unauthorized construction in my new neighborhood leads me to conduct an independent investigation into some of the world’s most mischievous zoning law offenders. The trouble? Only children have ever laid eyes on them.  Urban Fairies of Ann Arbor Fairies of Delray Music by Blue Dot Sessions: The Crisper  Pitho Magnus Eggs and Powder TwoPound Lick Stick Copper Halls Lo Margin Crumbtown The Records Donnalee Four Count Music Box Theme by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4090-music-box-theme License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Comfortable Mystery 2 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3528-comfortable-mystery-2 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license A transcript of this episode can be found here.

A hijacking. A transformative veering. A meditation on the totemic and poetic significance of the dolphin through the ages. A welcome. Further reading: You Only Guide Me By Surprise: Poetry and the Dolphin’s Turn by Peter Sacks The Dolphin by Robert Lowell Homeric Hymn to Pythian Apollo Delphine by Rainer Maria Rilke Sailing to Byzantium by William Butler Yeats The Riverman by Elizabeth Bishop Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Capilla VK Mendl A transcript of this episode is available here.