This week- BLUE ALERT, leave the babyfurs alone already, the moral weight of clacking Barbies together, kindergartener argumentation with a foreign government, floriduh, and Texas is going to get its grid connected to other parts of the country finally.

LINKS
Metal music festival loses headliner, multiple bands after announcing Kyle Rittenhouse as guest - pennlive.com

X fails to avoid Australia child safety fine by arguing Twitter doesn’t exist - Ars Technica

Hell froze over in Texas – the state will connect to the US grid for the first time via a fed grant | Electrek

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This week- conservative sex perverts, a discussion on convention weapon and cosplay policies, and some anime.

LINKS

Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov

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This episode was plagued by all sorts of technical issues. Appropriate, since it was indeed recorded back on the 13th.

Titles is out, AI is 'going to' show up more in D&D, the ludicrous nonsense that dribbled out of trumps mouth at the debate, and books. And we still tie it back into Star Trek somehow.

LINKS

https://iwillvote.com/ - Check your status, register to vote, and please do so!

Triple Hearsay: Original Sources of the Claim that Haitians Eat Pets in Ohio Admit No First-Hand Knowledge (newsguardrealitycheck.com) 

https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2024/09/hasbro-ceo-says-ai-is-something-youre-going-to-see-more-of-in-dd.html 

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Fuzz and Savrin return from the wilderness to talk about voting, lead poisoning, new books, new audiobooks, and how our regulatory state is written in blood.

It's a fun, loose episode.

LINKS

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Induction (Redline's Downfall: Book 1) (furplanet.com)

SAGE 2024 (sagexpo.org) - Sonic Fan Game Expo online

Cummingopoly Cumming GA in a Board Game. BRAND for sale online | eBay

That overpass Savrin mentioned: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JZonAoQ5qJFayHvRA

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This week Savrin and Fuzz are joined by Ajax at the start to look at some Bloomburrow cards, then Savrin shares their adventures at an anime con in a bad spot, good health news and coming back from the brink of death (the person whose name Savrin couldn't remember was Ryan Davis of Giant Bomb), the political vibe shift, and the passing of a fandom original.

Also this episode was recorded on Friday, 8/2, so well ahead of Dragoneer's death, but may he rest in peace.

LINKS

Taral Wayne (1951-2024) | File 770
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Savrin (and Fuzz) discuss AC, gives a con report and exhorts the listener to let people know you like artists work, briefly discuss a story about smoking cessation via psychedelics, ponder over why anime cons are struggling around here, and talk about sales tactics at con. Very Anthrocon focused one.

LINKS
The smoking cessation study Savrin mentioned - Johnson2017Smoking.pdf (csp.org)

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us about Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence a book by Michael Pollan (bookshop.org)

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If you wouldn't take mysterious gas station dick pills, maybe hold off on the random gummies you find at head shops! Also, some podcasts about gay animals and gayer humans Savrin found fascinating, new books for Anthrocon, and getting old! Yeehaw!

LINKS

Severe Illness Potentially Associated with Consuming Diamond ShruumzTM Brand Chocolate Bars, Cones, and Gummies | Environmental Health Studies | CDC

Why are Scientists Ignoring all the Gay Animals?? – Skepchick

A Field Guide to Gay Animals on Apple Podcasts

Taboo Science on Apple Podcasts

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You wanna hear Fuzz and Savrin just chat for 80 minutes? We've got the episode for you.

Savrin will see some of you at Anthrocon, they hope~

LINKS
Some of the things discussed herein-
The Death of Movie Theaters - Beyond the Black Void (youtube.com)

List of Texas mushrooms with photos
All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms: Arora, David: 8601401105589: Amazon.com: Books

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We're all in one room and recording again, wow!

We've got ren faire chats, LVFC being 21+. nobody is watching the same shows, a discussion on animal cognition research, ai slop, and more.

Thanks for supporting us on Patreon, you rock~

LINKS

Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient (msn.com)

LVFC 2025: Ad Vegastra on X: "LVFC has prepared a statement after tonight's Board meeting. tl;dr: LVFC shall remain 21+ indefinitely. https://t.co/TizC85Jllf" / Twitter

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This (month) Fuzz and Savrin chat about the eclipse, some good news for furry porn, bring up a resource for finding sex positive therapists, and what you can do with your no longer needed eclipse glasses.

LINKS

AASECT:: American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists |

Parents of Michigan School Shooter Ethan Crumbley Sentenced to 10-15 Years in Prison (msn.com)

Calif. suspect arrested in bomb threat against Ypsilanti Twp. motel (detroitnews.com)

Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses to Share the Awe with Others | Scientific American

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This week, Savrin and Fuzz hang out all cozy like and discuss the pressing matters of the day- Anthrocon quickly pivoting on their art show rules and musical cats speaking for the dead. And con stuff. Then Savrin talks about some shows they've watched and tries to vaguely discuss what the heck is going on in FF7 remake.

Outro music by FASSounds from Pixabay

Intro music by Brentin Davis from Pixabay

Links~
Vintage Furry Content: "I'm not going to post this kind of thing often, but... Pro tip : It's generally seen as horribly insensitive and trashy by polite society to name drop a recently deceased person to win points in a petty internet argument." — Bluesky (bsky.app)

Anthrocon, Inc.: "After hearing our attendees and artists loud and clear, we have revisited the Art Show policy to bring it in line with the feedback we’ve received. Our update can be found attached. We want to be clear: AI-generated artwork is NOT supported nor allowed at Anthrocon." — Bluesky (bsky.app)

Flamin' Hot Cheetos Are Sending Kids to the Emergency Room | City of Ate | Dallas | Dallas Observer | The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas

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