Hello there. I just wanted to pop in before the podcast starts for the very exciting announcement,

which is that sentimental garbage is coming back to the Union Chapel on June 14th for a launch event from my book, Skipshock.

I'm so excited to be invited back to the Union Chapel. It's one of my favorite venues I've ever done.

It's such an amazing space. And honestly, last time we went,

it was probably the drunkest I've ever been on stage in my life. This time we're coming back to promote my new book, Skipschok. It's a little bit of a launch event. So it's going to have

all the kind of fun and debauchery of a regular sentimental garbage live with a little bit of a

magical chat thrown in. It's also going to be the

sentimental Garbage Live debut of our good friend Jen County who will be doing some tarot business

on stage while Alex Haddo, who always does the live shows with me, is going to be there as well,

and we're just going to have the best fucking crack on stage. I cannot wait to do it. So it's June 14th. The

tickets are in the show notes and I can't wait to see you there.

Shaloh and welcome to magical garbage, the podcast where we want to be where the people are.

My name is Caroline and I lure sailors to their watery death.

And joining me is the most enviable hair in the ocean.

It's Catherine Weber.

Thank you. I'm very excited to be here.

Today we're talking about mermaids.

So fun. Mermaids, as a concept, what could be more fun?

It's been so fun approaching all the people I know who can kind of write fantasy about this series

because I've gotten responses as like specific as like the Red Wall series and mice and sores

and everything. And as broad as you just saying with big bright California eyes over the brunch table,

mermaids. And you're like, right, let's dive in, let's go.

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