Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan march into the world of the dead in chapters 19-22 of “The Amber Spyglass.” We rant about the Suburbs of the Dead, learn about Psychopomp Ferrymen, and argue about what Mary’s bliss is all about.

Swindon is a (boring) place.

Garth Nix wrote “The Keys to the Kingdom” series. Each of the seven books is named after a day of the week.

Dark Matter is a thing that doesn’t interact with anything else.

Psychopomps are a mythological thing.

Bad Faith is a Sartre thing.

The Ethics of Ambiguity is a Simone de Beauvoir thing.

Absurdism is a Camus thing.

Authenticity is a Kierkegaard thing.

Our theme song is Clockwork Conundrum by NathanGunn

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