The Babylon Podject Presents: PodSpace9

Search & Destroy: Jude and Justen connect over South Bay vibes. This tech ceo is a scarily prescient character sketch. Jude has serious complaints about the realism of the technology... in a show about AGIs. The writer of this episode clearly knows nothing about software development. Hand stuff. Zoe is best. root treats food service employees with respect. In short, Jude's tech distress in this episode is worth it to Zathras. Terra Incognita: This is mostly flashbacks while John dies of hypothermia and is harangued by a ghost Carter. Sweet in the way maladjusted people on TV are sweet. Connect with the show at @babylonpodject Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justenwrites Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/ This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

This is not a star trek podcast. Justen forgets our favorite Telepath. A coughing break was edited out for your convenience.Karma: 2010 Retro Finch, Digital Vigilante--the Harold version of a rampage. Therapist Listening Posture. We continue to hate the John-therapist plotline and spend a long time decomposing it. This episode does Fusco dirty.Skip: A really intense Harold/root episode. Discount Natalie Dormer? We wish it had been Shaw instead of Reese. We fantasize about episodes we don't get.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Justen describes, at length, a single player board game. There's probably at least 10% Person of Interest content in this episode, but no guarantees. Q&A: Siri, MMA, and morgues. Claire returns. The stable of characters in PoI is huuuge. Any time Harold's computer gets stolen, we assume it's on purpose, like John getting into a garbage truck. Justen knows a surprising amount about MMA law. Jude brings in the OC, to Zathras' chagrin. Blunt: Can't believe they didn't save this for Episode 20. We apparently stan a devious girl-criminal. If anyone's eligible for MMJ it's Harold. John has big cop energy. Zathras merges the timelines. Connect with the show at @babylonpodject Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justenwrites Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/ This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

The gang reconvenes after an extended recording hiatus (it shows...), discusses the weather, and then... MIA: This is a d&d plotline. Just a reminder--torture does not work. Ana goes on a rant about New York. The Californians counter with a nuanced discussion of west coast cartography. Tweet the show with your opinions about geography, please, Zathras begs you. The slimmed-down team feels like season 1 again a bit. We like Dani and wonder if she was possibly a Shaw replacement. Some weird cyberpunk experiments that don't go anywhere. the Reese/root team-up is fascinatingly deadly. Guilty: Evil 5G that gives you headaches? Fusco, zero to hero. Too much info, Jude. Also, Zoe! It may not be a metaplot episode but it's still fun. If Zoe says "hey, wanna bang", why would you ever say no. This episode is so unhinged. Connect with the show at @babylonpodject Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justenwrites Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/ This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Yet again, Star Trek talk. And then we get a 10 minute tour of Justen's bedroom furniture. IKEA, sponsor us--this podcast resembles one of Jude's bookcases, for sure.If/Then/Else: It's Remedial Chaos Theory! The show played with the format of broadcast tv to emotionally whiplash you, and it doesn't come across as well on streaming, but that doesn't make this any less of an amazing episode... Shaw's exit(?) was because of real-life things, not conflicts, and was a character choice. Only Fusco seems to be mispredicted by the Machine. Even the Machine knows root is the Queen.Ctrl+Alt+Del: The difference between the Machine and Samaritan is further explored, including bottom-up and top-down methodologies. Fusco is a hockey man, and is ride or die for Team Machine. We love to hate Control. Bio-informatics defined. Schrodinger's Rocket Launcher.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Zathras warning: LOTS of Star Trek in the beginning of this one. Like, nearly 10 minutes. The management apologizes.The Devil You Know: The theme of this episode is "who does the protecting, and who do they choose to protect." Where the hell did Shaw hide a P90 in a cosmetics counter? ELIAS! You know a goon is done for when you finally learn his name. Fusco kicks butt. Elias may be a moral monster, but the rest of the Machine Team basically is too.The Cold War: It's the meme episode! Tweet us your favorite use of the assassin-chain format. There is a specific mayo to mustard ratio. Greer backstory--he was borrowed from a John Le Carre novel and well on his way to becoming a Bond villain. Nice pastebin reference. The war in heaven continues. Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Jude goes a long way to make a gif. The fundamental warcrimes component of Battletech.Honor Among Thieves: We hit the warcrimes airhorn a lot. Some of the logistics seem unrealistic here, in a show about godlike AIs. The threat of a pandemic was much more fun when it wasn't a thing we'd actually experienced. Shaw is a bisexual icon. The fundamental differences between The Machine and Samaritan, and the consequences of those differences. Captain Boomerang?! The most eurotrash thief team.Point of Origin: Bear is SCUBA-certified. The questionable physics of hollywood. The Brotherhood is a kind of an up-and-down antagonist. Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Prophets: This episode hits different in 2023. John's sexytimes sad motif means a recurring character, and John is a terrible spy. Samaritan is taking active measures. AIs don't understand morals, in Finch's view. Root is great in this episode. Has John ever voted? No one mock Ana for her bravery in this episode.Pretenders: John has a fanboy. Elias and Dominic meet. Good nerd-flirting. Surprisingly good vigilante, if unironically wearing a trilby. Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Justen hates auto-zoom. Wingman: Which PoI writer has written the most Fusco F*cks episodes? John isn't allowed to do his favorite things (kneecapping) any more now that he's a cop. Bear is the best boy, yet again. Harold gets to buy an anti-tank weapon. Jude admits he's wrong. Fusco looks good in purple, but why can't they tailor his jacket right? The wingman guy isn't pickup artist 2.0, he's genuinely a nice guy? You forget that Harold isn't a helpless dweeb, but this season reminds you that he's an extremely talented field agent. Brotherhood: ELIAS! Winston Duke in a guest role. You can gauge how murderous a woman in the PoI universe is by the height of her heels (Control being the exception that proves the rule). We don't enjoy the Brotherhood stuff, and it's also the least fun "kids in danger" episode so far. Poor Bear. There's some wrestling discussion that Zathras sort of started ignoring after a while, sorry. Connect with the show at @babylonpodject Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justenwrites Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/ This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Samaritan got to Jude's audio, sorry. Be prepared for a ranking of all Nolans.The show has shifted from Wealthy Man Procedural to AI Apocalypse. Panopticon: Shaw is a perfume girl, John is an undercover cop, and Finch is a professor. Ana was close on her predictions with Shaw at least. Elias--welcome back! Root and Finch have switched places motivation-wise and it's delightful. Harold doesn't get a badass revenge montage set to Johnny Cash, just a strangely cushy office for a visiting lecturer.Nautilus: New digs for the Machine Team! Shaw needs to be a B+ thief at best. Samaritan is running an ARG. The Westworld theory resurfaces. Fusco gets revenge. Google Glass tells you exactly how old this episode is. Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

A House Divided: Five numbers, all relevant... to The Machine. Shaw and John have to work with the O'Terminator. Root has a B-Team? Oh great, Vigilance is running a toooootally fair trial. Seeing Root's whole background thing is really cool. The Greer/Finch dialogue should have won an Emmy. Collier is divisive.Deus Ex Machina: Four Oh Shit Episode. This is a questionable trial. The GLOMAR defense. Vigilance is... a false flag! Hersh died as he lived, doing his job and being angry at everyone else. Bear's vest! Greer knows he's in a sci-fi spy thriller. Overall this is a heck of a season finale and yet another left turn in the plot of the show. Next up: The War in Heaven, or: The Age of SamaritanConnect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

You know software is evil if it doesn't have Dark mode.Death Benefit: The Rules Committee does... something, we think? root asks Shaw out on a murder spree--sorry, date. John reverts to his CIA training. AI murder, the sexiest ethical dilemma. No, actually, it's not sexy, it's fascinating to watch Harold finally come to grips with what he's created. "I've sort of gotten used to saving people" is a banger of a line. We discover another cultural k/t boundary.Beta: Harold's gone missing, Samaritan has evil UI, and the Machine Team is worried. New Jersey is where you go when you want to lay low? The first "cocoa puffs"! This is a VERY tense episode. Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

S3E18: AllegianceS3E19: Most Likely To...Alternate episode names: Grosse Pointe Root/Bear is Fred, Right?Justen can't remember where Ohio is. Zathras aggressively edited the bullshittery but you might want to skip to 5:48 to avoid 3 minutes of old people complaining about colds. Allegiance: Who needs fancy tracking devices when you could just use Bear. Numbers of the Week are now almost exclusively metaplot related. It's so fun to watch root work. Four people and a dog--wait, that's a different show. Why, WHY is the French Foreign Legion in this. Shaw pulls an Indy. Go to Fusco, not Yelp, for street food recs. Most Likely To: High School Reunion Episode! The Mattress King of Kenosha, Wisconsin. Vigilance is all over the plot. Reese's only role is to get slapped, repeatedly. And hang out with Shaggy. All high school reunions have firefights, right? The ISA has a packing seminar or VHS tape at least. Vigilance is like if Anonymous read way too much Ayn Rand. Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

We were bored and decided to get together to talk about what we'd done this year but had not yet made content about. Some content snuck in. Sorry. You should feel no obligation to listen to this whatsoever. *** Connect with the show at @babylonpodject and at @atuin_pod, or if Twitter is dead by now, @[email protected] on Mastodon. Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justenwrites Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. End music was originally by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/ until Aaron made a mess of it. This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii and @[email protected] on Mastodon

Jude is sleepy, Ana is a vindictive mathematical hitwoman, and Justen keeps an even keel. Last Call: Expanding on the word "no". What this episode fails to do is what PoI normally does well--taking a trope and genre-shifting it. Someone knowing how electricity works should not be the highlight of an episode. There's so much they could have done with this episode but nothing works and everyone's characterization feels off. RAM: Alpha version of John! Kara's back--in a flashback. As is John. And Decima. And Shaw... No Fusco though. In a choice between impromptu dental work and death, we choose death. Decima has ALLLLWAYS BEEN HERE *waggles fingers*. Rick is not quite horrible enough to be convincing. Root Path: root's POV tells us it's a Very Special root Episode. Cyborg root! This episode is really the pivot point--we know we've said this before, but this one is it. Really. Also very good root/Shaw flirts. Shaw does a Die Hard. Connect with the show at @babylonpodject Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justenwrites Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/ This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

In which Jude is tortured by the memory of Elmo. 4C: Holly, the flight attendant, carries this episode on her shoulders. The offer to bribe John in bitcoin is perfection. John can't ignore the fact that half of First Class is unconscious. The Machine knows that the ISA might be the cause of the Number, and thus cannot hand him over. Really, a flight attendant f*** buddy makes a lot of sense for John's complicated work schedule. John has operative macros. Provenance: We have notes about overused tropes with Interpol agents. Jude confesses to enjoying The OC. We have a very long discussion of guest actor Gene Farber. Justen has a selfie with the other guest actor, Christopher Neal Jackson. The peak homoerotic trope of tying another man's bow tie. Actually, Jude tells us a lot of things that embarrass him. Connect with the show at @babylonpodject Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justenwrites Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/ This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Show notes not written by a GPT3. For some reason the crew decides to discuss their future plans for thanksgiving during an episode scheduled to air THREE WEEKS LATER.Lethe: John is off drinkin' and fightin' and not gettin' therapy in this episode, so Shaw handles the number. VIGILANCE is looking for something in the cancer patient's memory. Samaritan??!? Saul Rubinek carries this episode on his shoulders. Jude slanders the good name of Warehouse 13. Last time we saw Control she was played by a hand model. Fusco is the sterling example of how this project actually had positive outcomes. Law and Order has gone on WAY too long.Alethia: Fusco might be the best character, or at least the most likeable. Fusco/Shaw unlikely animal pairings. We actually think John's grief arc is good, if not fully healthy at the beginning. The Control/root conflict is a clash of true believers, in a fascinating way. "Shaw is a hammer and John is a scalpel" is proof that Finch is romantically entangled with John.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

MAJOR SPOILER WARNING FOR THIS EPISODEThe Crossing: We discuss the big casting change. It's not fridging but it smells freezer-burned. The utterly pointless kiss that turns this from drama into our trauma. Carter is the linchpin keeping PoI as a procedural.The Devil's Share: Fusco is so good. The value of a well-executed trope (see also: rampage!!! and Hurt performed by Johnny Cash). Does survivor's guilt go away if everything was your fault? Shaw. Just Shaw. We love Shaw. And Root!Shaw. Elias is a messy, messy bitch. Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

David Zaslav is our eternal enemy, and piracy in the service of the preservation of media is an unequivocal good. Justen goes on a VERY long Gundam tangent.The Perfect Mark: Jude and Justen disagree on whether the main plot is good or just chaotically enjoyable. A friendship is put to the test over Dune. The Inverse Ninja law is invoked. HR should have had a Yakkity Sax leitmotif in this episode.Endgame: 38 NUMBERS?! Carter's fully absorbed John's tactics at this point, even getting John's music. Messing with food to express dominance. Carter and Finch have the same red-string board? Harold definitely has shopped for tweed vests for Bear. Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Razgovor: This was from the brief time when it was ok to like Russians. Bath salts, how topical. This is a thrill ride of an episode, and a lot of Shaw and the rest of the team growing closer. Justen has opinions about nickel-plated 1911s. Jude shows a little bit of backstory.Mors Praematura: It's actually really not good to get knocked out this much. Finch made a Faraday cage in the Library, and we're really not that surprised. Shaw's apartment is the pinned post on r/malelivingspaces. We try to be openminded about Vigilance. Finch can probably crack PGP encryption in his sleep. And then we talk about Tom Clancy-related media for, frankly, WAY too long, but Zathras fell asleep while editing.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Ladykiller: Even the show doesn't like this week's number, but that doesn't stop us liking how actually realistic his reactions are to the absurd situation he's in. Plus, any episode that has Carter, Shaw, and Zoe working together is an automatic A+. Amy Acker Fan Hour Time!Reasonable Doubt: This "murderous spouses" plot is better than last season's only because there's the hope they ended up just offing each other. Bear deserves an Emmy. Chardonnay is a skeleton key to white womens' social circles.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Liberty: GUI changes. The gang takes down numbers like it's their job. Carter's got Elias stashed in her basement. The Machine is acting beyond just dumping numbers now. We get the start of the best odd-couple pairing for the rest of the series. Falafel stands replacing inconspicuous park benches for secret meetups. 3.5 star secret.Nothing to Hide: Aaron Burr? Revolutionary War imagery? A new secondary plotline that has Anonymous vibes, neat. A worse number than the bad hitman. The Palo Alto PD has a very narrow range, apparently. Ana makes another prediction. Justen yells about elevators. Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Zero Day: Somehow we find "Carter being put under investigation for a questionable shooting" less realistic than an AI. Wait, a payphone company? A reveal without a time-wasting flashback. Root v Finch, moral philosophy battle. There are still nothingburger plot threads even at this stage. We love Shaw. No one give John a case of AirTags please.God Mode: Ana has an east coast accent. Shaw plays Dark Souls on a banana. root experiences religious ecstasy. Shaw is John but younger, faster, and smarter. The benefits and drawbacks of pointing at the fridge that the dead girlfriend is inside. Some mild s3 spoilers.Ana's S3 predictions:Kara Stanton will return from the deadJohn, Harold, and Shaw will get relevant numbersCarter and Elias ???Root will become the Machine's handsConnect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Trojan Horse: Jude, for the third time, claims that these are the last episodes of POI v1. Shaw is a better operative than John. The abject failure of "look, the nerds are talking" technobabble. Bear/Shaw fun. Feel free to introduce a villain before you know what you want to do with them, if they can vamp like Greer.In Extremis: A "ripped from the headlines" polonium poisoning plot. Fusco's past comes home to roost. A long diversion into snow and ambient temperature.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

CW: extended discussion of COVID, flying anxiety, Jude making fun of film students,Proteus: Sneaky Agatha Christie reference tells you the whole plot in plain sight. It's a little surprising that this is the first serial killer number? John is the squarest square.All In: LEON'S BACK! Nigerian Prince Scam? A hilariously complex money laundering scheme. The dessert of magic. Copaganda, or lack thereof. Justen hates Baccarat.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Wait, relevant numbers? Northern Lights? A person who does more murder than John but we love her like 100x more? The most erotic torture scene in the history of tv? So many questions, so many satisfying answers.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

One Percent: John gets abducted by not-Mark-Zuckerberg, somehow. We love Jimmy Simpson, frequent Nolan favorite actor. Jude is old. Justen sneaks in some excellent cross-promotion for Compleat Discography (check out our Going Postal episode on September 27). $10M is not petty cash, John. Ana posits a theory.Booked Solid: Let's not think about the penthouse suite. There's a LOT going on. We speculate wildly about security clearance disqualifications. ACTION FUSCO. Finch is a master of second-screening. Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Prisoner's Dilemma: Fusco is remarkably successful in on-camera romance this season, and we speculate wildly about John and Zoe. Ablative cover identities. Donnelly's goodwill is contingent on things continuing to go his way, and we see in this episode what happens when they don't. "Unlawful enemy combatant" is a phrase we'd love to never hear again.Dead Reckoning: This episode is, broadly speaking, the close of the first act of Person of Interest. John's got some new duds, and we hope it IS a dud. Harold's a bomb tech too?Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Shadowbox: Ah yes, John's one weakness--vets. Don't give a dog a bath in a library. Ah, satisfaction, what an unfamiliar feeling. Poor Donnelly, making internally valid guesses but missing crucial variables--not particularly interesting, just tragic.2piR: Thanks to yet another Donnelly making the right guess but the wrong outcome, the Donnelly Train has left the rails and is now traveling sideways across the East River. Harold's substitute teacher disguise is apparently tweed and watching Stand and Deliver once. Pizza dialogue ensues thanks to pi. Jude and Ana have OPINIONS about longhand code.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

'Till Death: Which is cheaper, a marriage counselor, two divorce attorneys, or two hitmen? Finch is meet-cute-batman? Mark Pellegrino radiates Florida Man energy. SO much coupling energy in this episode.COD: Jude derails the summary with an impassioned defense of the 1995 classic Hackers. Finch is a baseball person but doesn't know there are two NY teams? Maybe he's such a Yankees fan that he doesn't acknowledge the existence of Mr. Met. Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

The High Road: FAKE MARRIED! It's time for some hot suburban action with John and Zoe. The number this week is Roy from The Office, which might be a fact some of you are interested in. Thank you, Paige Turco, for carrying all the sexual tension on your own shoulders. Has John never gotten a parking ticket in New York? Justen blows Jude's mind with a #Dunefact and then the gang narrowly averts getting into John Deere Discourse.Critical: LEON IS BACK YAY! How much of this hitman story is reworked in a later character? Unsure. There's a lot of related tv talk in this episode, so buckle up. Jude thinks meat is a mistake.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Masquerade: Who cares about the plot, we only watch it for the Bearold content. Reese goes full Daddyguard, averting the weird gross romance that could have happened in a worse show. Checking in on your buddy who's gone through some stuff is what good friends do. Does Snow get to take off the bomb vest to shower? Probably not.Triggerman: Sorry for the poop sandwich, but here we are at the filling. Jonathan Tucker is better than this. Kevin Conway is from The Departed while everyone else is in The Godfather. We get what the episode is trying to say, but we wish that someone had, you know, edited it a bit. We need to keep track of which numbers end up shooting John--is there a pattern?Bury the Lede: Blind Date! Aw, poor Fusco. There's a bit of whiplash as we go from mob action to political thriller. Is blackmail taught in journalism school, or is that more of an on-the-job training? Jarold hijinx are the best.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Jude wants Pike's... cooking. We compare this episode to its source TOS episode, and the Kirk the world remembers versus the Kirk in actuality. We feint at, and then avoid, becoming an X-Men podcast, AGAIN. There's a sidetrack into Diane Duane at some point, Zathras lost track. Dreaming of Daddy Pike taking a dip in Cetacean Ops. And then we end our friendship arguing about TNG movies. Sorry.Thanks for joining us for this season of Strange New Worlds!Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Music attribution: Space War by IdanKupferberg from PixabayThis show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Uh, thanks for the infohazard warning Justen. Also, there's a headphones moment around 13:00 to 14:20 that, if you're watching through for the first time, you might want to skip if you are a die hard spoiler avoider.Season 2 starts out with a bang. We are deeply confused by the fact that there are A and B plots, but since this is where Leon first shows up, we are willing to let the intellectual challenge to us stand. Oh yeah, and BEST BOY BEAR. Leon is ranked up there with Zoe, but for VERY different reasons.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

In which the gang, loopy after too many recordings, breaks the format a bit, much to Justen's distress.We have to discuss the big death in this episode, and whether we hate it or we just hate how the show makes us have to feel things in our cold hearts. The phrase "implanting apparatus" is uttered, to the dismay of Jude and Ana (and Zathras). A xenobiology moment too disturbing for JUDE is brought up. Spock is compared to a scruffed cat. Pike is Space Daddy, AGAIN. We want to thank all the fanzine writers and rabid Spock/Chapel shippers who worked for the past 55 years to make Chapel a principal character in this show.The benefits and down-sides of a prequel that has some better characterization than the show that comes "next"...Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Music attribution: Space War by IdanKupferberg from PixabayThis show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

In which Justen murders the rest of the crew with a joke, and a lot of dirty water was cut out for your convenience.No Good Deed: Season one denouements, some tragic Finch backstory, and secrets are revealed. Jude has doubts about Nathan's regrets. Too many generic white guys figure out about the Machine for the gang to keep track.Firewall: ROOT. The end of the Parent Trap plotline. Amy Acker is playing the role you think Amy Acker is there to play, but then the technotheist terrorist turn. Ana theorizes about uncomfortable women's shoes and their signaling value.Stay tuned for Ana's bold predictions about future plot points!Sponsor us, Baja Blast. We dare you.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Matsya Nyaya: Are there codified rules of Dibs in Podcasting? Similarly, no body no death. Ordos is a real place, disturbingly. Even though it's Pablo Schreiber, we care so very little about this week's number... especially compared to the flasback plot. It feels like treading water in the present while they get past elements stacked up for the end of the season. Is knowledge of the Machine an SCP infohazard? Many Happy Returns: Jarold shippers denied by a key. Jessica's death is probably a fridging. John increases his badge collection. Harold's thought counts, but gosh does he not know what a former operative would want in an apartment's architecture. We go through five or six different metaphors for how Donnely is bad at his job. Also, the introduction of a new segment Zathras hopes to never hear again, Baja Bits. Connect with the show at @babylonpodject Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justenwrites Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. Theme Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/ Additional music comes from Muzaproduction from Pixabay This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

In yet more evidence that the Strange New Worlds writers LOVE Star Trek, bringing the author Benjamin Russell (played by Benjamin Sisko in Deep Space 9 season 6, episode 13, Far Beyond the Stars) warms our cold, vacuum-dried hearts.There are so many character moments in this episode where this cast has an absolute field day, in and out of Ren Faire garb. That ending, though. Platonic ideal of bittersweet.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Music attribution: Space War by IdanKupferberg from PixabayThis show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Identity Crisis: Jude starts out the show with an EXTREMELY detailed revenge fantasy, and then expresses a complete lack of interest in Identity Crisis aside from some fun bits and one crystal clear moment of characterization for Finch and Reese. Oh, and Finch apparently invented social media. Don't talk to cops without a lawyer present. Flesh and Blood: Buckle up, Elias is making his move. It's hard to hate Enrico Colantoni, even as Elias is _clearly_ a bad guy. Justen has notes on the particular weapon that Reese gives Carter. Does Finch technobabble John just to save time? Connect with the show at @babylonpodject Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justenwrites Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/ This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

This episode nearly broke us. It's almost too much that we get an episode on par with Trials and Tribbilations, featuring a nonbinary pirate captain and the first trans director of a Trek.Oh dear lord are we fighting about Muppet Treasure Island vs. Treasure Planet again... Jude gushes about Captain Blood and Errol Flynn. We put Captain Angel firmly in the tier of Lore, Khan, and Dukat in terms of best Trek villains. Jesse James Keitel deserves all your love and fan-art. It's also pretty weird to see humans treated as cultural monoliths!Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Music attribution: Space War by IdanKupferberg from PixabayThis show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Blue Code: Are you paid up with HR? Or are you running drugs for the CIA? Why aren't there shirtless police officer calendars, anyway?Risk: Avoiding talking about the episode by discussing how to name ships is not how you win Zathras over. Canonizing the Jarold ship name... is mildly better. Jarold is Garak/Bashir with the moralities inverted?Baby Blue: breaking with our categorization schema last episode, this number is a 6 month old baby... uh oh. Is this a recast of Two Men and a Baby but, you know, with a genius and a psychopath? Jude has a significant qualm with allowing a baby to take the place of a ballistic plate on John.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

In which we coin the verb "Gorned" and the warcrimes airhorn is repurposed to be a bodyswap airhorn. Are anxiety dreams part of the human genome?WHO STABBED ORTEGAS WITH A LIRPA, WE DEMAND THIS INFORMATION.Also, what would happen if Jude and Justen freaky fridayed?We also talk about the other episode, which feels like it's an uncredited adaptation of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. LeGuin."Investigate with your tricorder, not with your finger" is very good advice though.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Music attribution: Space War by IdanKupferberg from PixabayThis show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Some recommended resources for organizations fighting abortion bans and advancing reproductive justice:https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bffforaccesshttps://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfundshttps://www.abortionfinder.org/We discuss the philosophy of white boards, and then... the gang argues about Harold's lazy infosec, we cheer for the return of Zoe Morgan, and the veterans' (and fan) favorite character appears. There is an extended Ramin Djawadi lovefest in this episode, and then some severe concern that the John/Harold dynamic is tamping down Jude and Justen's horniness quotient.In WOLF and CUB, we see the last of Will Ingram, we namecheck the National Radio Quiet Zone, and eventually start arguing over Sherlock actors.Article Jude mentioned (warning: serious spoilers, read at your own risk)Numbers Categorization 1:1. Nice people who have been caught in a bad place2. Nice enough people who make boring bad choices3. People who have fucked up and are living in the moment3A. Thief-soldier3B. Criminal with a heart of gold4. Miserable boring white dudes who probably don't deserve redemptionNumbers categorization 2:x-axis: Deserves To Be Savedy-axis: But Do We Care Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Some recommended resources for organizations fighting abortion bans and advancing reproductive justice:https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bffforaccesshttps://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfundshttps://www.abortionfinder.org/Oh god, more pet talk? Zathras quits.We admit to the temporal distortion of our show dovetail.In Super, Carter gets elevated to Team Machine, we dip into Burn Notice for a bit, and we talk about playing with knowledgeable audiences' expectations.In Legacy, Justen brings up MMA, we realize that Reese's go-to undercover move is to complain about his eccentric rich boss, and we give the episode a solid B-.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

CW: Sean Connery A few minutes of Neelix hate? Star Trek has a very loose understanding of astrophysics. Jude comes up with a list of all the other species out there that might eat colonists. Kirk doesn't f*ck as much as you think? The cast does some deep dives into how plot armor works in Star Trek. Sorry, Scott Paladin. Connect with the show at @babylonpodject Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justenwrites Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Music attribution: Space War by IdanKupferberg from Pixabay This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Warning: 5 minutes of pet talk.In Get Carter, Jude gets weirdly defensive about his philosophy training, we discuss relevant numbers and machine learning, and John goes full Batman. Mutant? Vengeance demon? Something like that. Fusco is actually a good cop, but also a terrible liar.In Number Crunch, we see that Jude has learned how to write a CONCISE GODDAMN SUMMARY, Ana discusses the relative merits of an IDE that doesn't auto-scroll, Finch is Sophie, and John can't act his way out of a paper bag. Does every New Yorker just know instinctively how to launder money?Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Witness: metaplot 2! Justen's bad NY accents, John's questionable phone choices, and Charlie--I mean, Elias--teasing the third-act reveal in the middle of the episode. Elias is the Bester of Person of Interest.Foe: A long discussion of cold war surveillance state methods, Justen goes feral over gun porn, Jude goes even more feral over questionable gun choices, and John/Harold slice-of-life fan fiction is liberally sprinkled across everything.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

When was the last time you thought about The Game from TNG? 2048 doesn't give you an orgasm, unfortunately. Long side investigation into exactly when genetic modification laws were established in canon. More yelling. Some talk about the pressures of being an exemplar.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Music attribution: Space War by IdanKupferberg from PixabayThis show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Episode 2 continues with a DEEP level of characterization for so many of our new best friends. We continue to be in love. And REALLY horny for Pike. And thoroughly unburdened by conversational boundaries.Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings.Music attribution: Space War by IdanKupferberg from PixabayThis show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii

Fictional gangs, questionable dining habits, and badly sold plots! John's first yellow box notation from the Machine, a ton of guest stars, and a brief diversion into suspension of disbelief about gunshot wounds. We're so glad the judge wasn't ****ing the nanny. Our first outing with Zoe Morgan is productive, and Harold gets vicious with his money. Jude narrates his BSOD upon realizing a Zoe-April connection. We get sidelined by arguing about Treasure Planet vs. Muppet Treasure Island--leave your favorite in the comments. Connect with the show at @babylonpodject Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justenwrites Ana can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by their original rightsholders, and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. Music is by Arne Parrott, who can be found at http://atptunes.com/ This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii