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pseudapod episode 992 september 5th 2025 this week's story chattering spines by mikeant Jr., narrated by Dave Robertson, hosted by

Alistair Stewart, with audio by Chelsea Davis. Content mornings, and please consider this,

bolded, italicized, and underlined. This story involves immolation, guns, and animal harm. As is always the case,

if any of that, in any way, feels like something you are not comfortable listening to this week,

step away and we will see you next time. This week's story is a pseudapot original,

and it comes to us from Mike Wyant's Jr. Mike is an asexual author who

writes badass character-driven spec-fick that's not afraid to hope. He does so with the help

of his writing cat, Inie, two chihuahuas, and a spouse who has her picture next to the definition

of understanding in the OED. Once upon a time, Mike was a cis-admin, network administrator and do-it-all-Tectron.

He's left those days behind.

Mostly.

His science fiction series, the Innesian Convergence, is published by Fulster Publishing LLC.

To find out more about Mike or his other shenanigans, visit Mike Wyant Jr.com.

Your narrator this week is Dave Roberson, mayor of buttery man-voiced city,

profoundly good human, and, well, our character notes for this story said,

Cat Person. Dave might just be the ultimate cat person. Check out Catscast 16,

Don't mess with the Boss cat, to find out.

Now, in every sense, buckle up, folks, because the fire is rising. Isn't that the truth?

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