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So, one family outing at a time, one little adventurer at a time, one trip to the museum, one dinner in the city, one nap on the way home at a time.

One train journey at a time can help create a greener future.

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Hey everyone, we will be back with new episodes of Imaginary Worlds in two weeks.

In the meantime, I want to play you something that I think is really cool.

A few months ago, I put on an episode about digital folklore called Monsters in the Static.

And that episode we talked about the fact that people are really interested in this moment in history, when the world shifted from analog to digital in the late 90s and early 2000s.

The podcast Dakota Ring put out an episode about that moment when the internet felt new and strange.

The episode is also about the first science fiction alternate reality game on the internet, except many people playing the game didn't know it was a game.

By the way, Dakota Ring is a show from Slate. It's a great podcast that unpacks cultural mysteries.

They've covered many topics that I've talked about before like fan fiction, video games, and vampires.

And their new season begins in April.

In this particular episode that I'm going to play, the host will have passed and explores a subject which is fascinating to me for a long time.

What happens when the dividing line between a fantasy world and the real world gets blurry?

What happens when we suspend our disbelief too much?

Another thing that I like about this episode is that it's not just about digital folklore.

The episode itself becomes a type of digital folklore.

Not to give too much away, but there might be moments where you're a little confused or you think something's gone wrong with the audio.

Don't worry, everything will be revealed. Like a Marvel movie, you have to stay through the end credits to get the full story.

Okay, so here is the host of Dakota Ring, Willa Pascon.

And this episode was called The Incinabula Papers.

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