S5 Ep4: A Tale of Toadstools & A Mythos of Mushrooms

The Midnight Library

Scott Philbrook

Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Step right this way, Dear Guest! A magical feast for the ears has been prepared for you this evening. We want to tempt you with magic mushrooms-not like that. Well...maybe. Tonight we delve into the earthy and mysterious world of fabulous fungi. Learn to tell tasty from toxic...hopefully, as Ms. Merrick has collected a fine selection of mushroom lore and toadstool tales for you to devour! Well of course they’re on The Hospitality Tray, Silly!

Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design during this episode.

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0:00.0	The following is intended for bizarre audiences only.
0:08.3	Welcome to the Midnight Library.
0:11.4	Adam, I guess has arrived early and catatonic.
0:32.7	Well, if you'd like a pre-reading snack, you'd better make it quick.
0:37.5	The right guest has eaten the right golden mushroom.
0:57.2	Darling escort the honored guest to the throne in the indigo room, help them into the sacred
1:03.5	gown, place the blessed basin at their feet, and give them the chalice with the wine of
1:09.5	the golden mushroom.
1:27.5	Good evening, everyone.
1:29.7	Please come through.
1:31.5	Oh, how lovely to see you.
1:34.5	I'll be a bit bewildered from your stroll in the enchanting atmosphere of our sprawling
1:42.9	woods.
1:43.9	I know what a challenge it can be getting here, and I do wonder sometimes how many of you
1:52.7	don't actually make it to the library.
1:57.0	Which is sad, sort of.
2:00.3	Now find a comfy spot.
2:03.5	Welcome to the Midnight Library, everyone.
2:06.1	I am for tonight your hallucinatory host, Miranda Merrick.
2:13.3	But if you believe I'm here with you, that certainly counts with me.
2:20.9	Before we begin, please let me apologize for the dampness of the air in the reading room
2:27.1	this evening.
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