01 - “A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies” (2009)

Originally recorded April 16, 2023

Our first story in our journey is a more recent one. Listen in as Jack and I (yes it is I, Sam, who writes the show notes) discuss our first story and gush over an excellent tale of American poverty and the power of storytelling.

Recommendations: 

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

The Tatami Galaxy produced by Madhouse and directed by Masaaki Yuasa 

References in the Episode:

The Increase in Book Bannings in the United States

Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld and the Institute for Sexual Research

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