You're listening to an episode of Shorthand, our weekly show for Wondry Plus and Amazon Music subscribers.

And we've squirrelled it onto the main feed for you.

Shorthand was started a few years ago now, which seems mental, as an excuse for us to cover whatever we want.

Anything we think is interesting.

And we have done just that.

We've covered everything from royal kidnappings,

holy grail hunters, parasocial relationships,

and even got the lowdown on the high drama

of Gwyneth Paltrow's skiing accident.

Come October time, shorthand is where we dive into all things terrifying.

Vlad the Impelor, Wairwals, haunted houses, demonic possessions, loads of it.

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It's red-handed without the true crime. And depending on where you are in the world,

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A good day.

I'm trying to think of what priests say.

Welcome, children.

To short hand nice where we're going bang into the Vatican because Pope Francis is as we record this about to bin it and by the time this has come

out he may actually have died indeed Indeed. So what happens now?

Well, if you believe the prophecies of the popes as penned by St Maliki in the 12th century,

the end is extremely fucking nigh.

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