Episode 33: Kristy and the Secret of Susan

The episode for "Kristy and the Secret of Susan" was originally released on October 10, 2016. **You can listen to it here.** This episode is 48:45 long.This week's ghostwriter: none.

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## Official Episode Description

Stoneybrook is resplendent with colorful new characters, including Susan, who secretly struggles to find meaning in a world that makes no sense. This week, Jack and Tanner return to some old favorites when they discuss the bees we find in every corner of our lives, what Australians eat for brekky, and the horrifying, ongoing significance of June 10th. Make sure to catch Jack and Tanner's guest appearances on the Real Weird Sisters podcast as well, where they sort the citizens of Stoneybrook into Hogwarts houses. Find that here: http://www.realweirdsisters.com/sortinghatbsc/

## Music Credits

* "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy, performed by Laurens Goedhart
* "Dubstep Cello | Prelude from Suite No. 1 for Cello" by J.S. Bach, remixed by Emberz Royalty Free Music by Emberz Download: http://www.emberzmusic.com Follow Emberz: http://www.youtube.com/emberzmusic http://www.soundcloud.com/emberzmusic
* "By the Swanee River” by Arthur Pryor's Band
* "Spiegel Im Spiegel” by Arvo Pärt
* Original Intro by Scott Lamb
* Superbrat Outro by Superbrat

## Book Description

Jack’s description is in the style of a romance novel, about serendipity. Tanner calls him Jack “Modifier” Shepherd.

Tanner does not finish the description.

## Segments

###  Burn Of The Week

Rapid-fire burn of the week segment.

Tanner: “Brekkie! Wheatbix!”

"Revheads," "are you a headbanger?"

Jack: “Funny as a funeral.”

Jack: “You babies!” “How would you like your head bashed in?”

Tanner: “Andrew, you will be my pet monkey.”

###  The Future

You’d better believe they celebrate the day of evil.

 ###  Tearful Moment

Tanner: “I wish Susan could say goodbye” said James.

## Theories

###  Bee Theory

Perdita, the bee

“Perdita” is a large genus of bees.

Jack quotes a line from “Swanee River” that contains reference to bees. Tanner Sings this song a bit also.

## Jack's References

* Jack references a bulletin board with pins on it, like That One Gif.
* Chekov’s hamster
* *Crocodile Dundee* references
* You, sir, are no Jack Kennedy.
* ”That whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must remain silent.” Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein
* ”some boring philosopher who talks about robots” says Tanner. Jack says that’s Martin Heidegger and he talks about AI, not robots, and he will not be baited.
* Perdita, from Shakespeare’s *The Winter’s Tale*. “When Ann drops a reference to Shakespeare, it’s never by accident.”
* Hardee's
* *The Seven Year Itch*

## Tanner's References

* The Song of Susanna, a *Dark Tower* reference

Red & Black, sings Tanner
* Tanner brings up that this book is the first 90s book, and that the books will now get grungy
* ”Hoisted on his own petard”, from *Hamlet*
* Flight of the Bumblebee
* Tanner calls Mallory and Ben Hobart’s introduction a meet-cute.
* Tanner Sings Red & Black from *Les Misérables*.

## Notes

* The Chapter Two takes three chapters this week and even goes into details of who owns hamsters.
* Karen Brewer’s swear substitute is “bullfrogs”.
* June 10, 1958: in this book, Susan is tested on June 10, 1962. This date was last discussed in the Happy Reading section of Episode 30: Mallory and the Mystery Diary. Tanner calls this date the most unremarkable date in history. Jack pulls out a famous June 10, June 10, 1692, the first execution in the Salem witch trials; Ephesians 6:10 “a day of evil”.
* Karen’s vanity project “Let’s All Come In”.
* Jack is bummed because he wants more of Mr. Prezzioso and the boys’ basketball.
* The boys reference their appearance on The Real Weird Sisters.
* Jack makes a quick reference to the “classic Hodges Soileau” cover of the next book. The outro is the boys trying to figure out how to properly say his name.

It’s armor that we wear.

## References & Links

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perdita\_(genus)
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senator,\_you%27re\_no\_Jack\_Kennedy
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractatus\_Logico-Philosophicus#Proposition\_7
4. ↑ https://weheartit.com/entry/262598763
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoist\_with\_his\_own\_petard
6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet\_cute

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