In one of the few straight-man OC episodes, we imagine a new quikstop employee for director kevin smith's connected cinematic universe of new jersey gen-xers. we have some things to say about the personal value of art as a mode of individualistic expression and also we talk about turd demons.

In the long awaited full-spoiler followup to our fan favorite Crown of Candy episode we were graced by K (@ck.cosplay on tiktok) who helped provide both inside and an authentic crown of candy feel to this new OC! Last time we asked the age old question, "What if Game of Thrones took place in Candyland?" Now we answer the natural follow up, "What if Alexander Anderson from Helsing was a box of Kraft mac & cheese? Spoilers: they both rule.

*** this episode was recorded before we noticed Amber‘s mic was failing and we apologize ***

We felt like we did a bad job with this topic last time so we decided to give it another shot. Do you think we did better?

we're still mid "amber autumn's mic is degrading and we haven't caught it yet" era, so apologies for any audio hiccups.

the sun shines a pleasant green across the desert sands and our three podcasters make the wisest, most ingenious publicity choice they can: spending an episode reminding you of a better podcast you could be listening to instead.

the music used in this episode is by disparition, who you can find at disparition.bandcamp.com

this episode represents the end of the amber autumn's mic is dying arc, things will improve from here, audio-wise. thank you for your patience.

who better to talk about one of the most critically acclaimed fictional works of the twentieth century than the man who gave us such OCs as "big-titty jak and daxter character" and "offensive harry potter caricature?"

yes, bob did send us that video he was referencing at the end of the episode, and i am distraught to announce that it is exactly as advertised.

“If Star Trek can get a pass for having Klingons wearing Mexican #2, why can’t Cloud Atlas?” -Dylan Roth 2023

We sure do hope you enjoy the first of our Star Trek trilogy and all that time we spend talking about things that aren’t Star Trek. Today you’ll learn why this is the tentpole science-fiction franchise to have made a lasting impact on guest host Dylan Roth AND why public transit is actually pretty dope.

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