Episode 42: Claudia and the Middle School Mystery

The episode for "Claudia and the Middle School Mystery" was originally released on December 12, 2016. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 52:43 long.This week's ghostwriter: Ellen Miles.

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## Official Episode Description

Claudia Kishi may or may not have cheated on a test, but that's not the only crime against humanity we're experiencing this week! Tanner learned a "fun" new kind of Pig-Latin from the Pike children, and Jack literally can. not. shut. up. about what "Theory of Justice" Ann M. Martin subscribes to, so both of these boys are up before the court right alongside cheatin' Claudia, asking that you find it in your deep and expansive hearts to forgive them.

## Music Credits

* “Thunderbolts of Lightning,” by teknoaxe
* “Battle Cry,” by NGB
* “Overture,” by Lionheart
* Original Intro by Scott Lamb
* Superbrat Outro by Superbrat

## Book Description

Jack’s description is a very dramatic thriller. Tanner didn’t listen. Tanner does a good job describing the book but gets nervous when Jack gives him a 5 second warning.

## Segments

###  Burn Of The Week

Joint burn of the week. “Number three: you’re a nerd!” said Adam under his breath.

 ###  Claudia's Closet

 ###  The Future

Not a roleplay, just a what if scenario: An episode where Tanner and Jack die on air gets edited into a podcast and goes viral, becoming a religion. 100, or 5 years later, Makayla and Lakelynn are preaching the good word.

###  Tanner Googles

Tanner Googles the number one song on this day, December 6th, in 1991. The top songs were:

* "Black or White" by Michael Jackson
* "All 4 Love" by Color Me Badd
* "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" by Boyz II Men
* The #3 song on this date was in fact “Set Adrift On Memory Bliss” by P.M. Dawn. Jack was right.

Tanner Googles his own catchphrase in Op-talk (Oppish).

###  Tearful Moment

Tanner: when Claudia gives Janine a collage to show her gratitude

###  Wandering Frog People

Tanner gets a live Twitter update from Baby Bee Colin re: WFP.

## Theories

###  Bread Theory

Jack is upset that Bread Theory was such a hit.

###  Doll Theory

AI and Janine Kishi: the boys posit that Janine upgraded Claudia’s firmware. Claudia is also described as a “math machine”.

## Jack's References

"It that T. S. Eliot?"
"...Wordsworth."

* Jack wants to know about the Martinian Theory of Justice - is it deontological, utilitarian; does she follow Kant, Mills, Rawls, Plato?
* Jack says he has a lawful good theory of justice.
* Poseidon
* *Spartacus*
* ”I have a whole “mother” section in my notes.” Re: Gertrude. (This is a *Hamlet* reference.)
* Possible Worlds theory

## Tanner's References

* From Dec 6 1991: #1 TV series, *Children of the North*, #1 movie, *The Last Boy Scout* with Bruce Willis
* Movies: *Hook*, *Inception* (“no one has seen *Inception* in two and a half years”)
* Freud
* *Gertrud* by Hermann Hesse
* DC Universe, Infinite Crisis
* This is like a Mozart and Salieri. I’m your Mozart.

## Notes

* Tanner Sings and Jack Sings at the same time, but not the same song: “Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)” by Pras and “Set Adrift On Memory Bliss” by P.M. Dawn.
* Tanner and Jack both try to sing “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday”
* Tanner tries to describe the visuals in Jack’s office.
* Tanner and Jack discuss whether they cheated on tests in middle school like the girls in the book.
* The triplets are political prisoners.
* ”It’s all in the text” — first mention?
* Another record with the Sun Ray lamp
* I love you and I also kiss you.

## References & Links

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mDNl9pcyuk
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOV0DsTvmk4
3. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/thelionhearts/overture-lionheart
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0
5. ↑ https://youtu.be/gaJtHeLXqJs?si=JMnogaRC9gylxYf2
6. ↑ https://youtu.be/oK9gLkXe0xw?si=XTuF9TmI75k25fu7
7. ↑ https://youtu.be/Q5lByFc7HiM?si=rG2-JhCn9Py7tcme
8. ↑ https://www.wikihow.com/Speak-Oppish
9. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possible\_world
10. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children\_of\_the\_North
11. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Last\_Boy\_Scout
12. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook\_(film)
13. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception
14. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrud\_(novel)
15. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite\_Crisis
16. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio\_Salieri#Relationship\_with\_Mozart

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