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Do you enjoy aliens in drag? How about the perils of translating English into Japanese hiragana? Do you ever start out saying something as a joke, only for it to entirely change your brain chemistry? If you answered yes to any of these, enroll in a grad program, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! This week's recommendation: Listen to (and/or watch) The Ballad of Jane D...

Do you enjoy getting rowdy at the barbarian ren faire? How about standing in the rain while little Japanese deer bite your legs? Do you ever realize you have free will and somehow still choose going through TSA over laying on the beach in Honolulu? If you answered yes to any of these, get outta your mind, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! This week's recommendation: L...

Do you enjoy eating handfuls of dry dog food? How about lauding the many uses of the humble yardstick? Do you ever forget taking high school biology with your podcast cohost, but remember trying to create a Prince Rupert's drop? If you answered yes to any of these, reflect on the simple joys of life, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! This week's recommendation: Send a han...

Do you enjoy emo boys and orphans? How about killing Tyranids with your Space Marine brothers? Do you ever remember an old commercial jingle and have no choice but to edit it into your podcast? If you answered yes to any of these, remember to take your Adderall, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! This week's recommendation: Learn how to say "thank you" and "you're welcome"...

Do you enjoy talking to robots about your stolen identity? How about fighting to the death over lentil chili? Do you ever dream of sending rude customers to the gulag? If you answered yes to any of these, try to escape the dystopian realm you live in, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! This week's recommendation: Watch "Ice Merchants" by Joao Gonzalez - https...

Do you enjoy crafting digital wares? How about reflecting on the nonlinear nature of time? Do you ever indulge so much in your favorite media that you no longer recognize yourself as a person? If you answered yes to any of these, escape the matrix, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! This week's recommendation: Call a friend you haven't talked to in a while! Twitter: @byrec...

Double digits! We made it and we're so very exhausted! Do you enjoy street-style folf? How about making Hallmark cards, possibly for the KGB? Do you ever fail to complete a very simple recommendation and have to live with that guilt for the rest of your life? If you answered yes to any of these, watch your back, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! This week's recomm...

Do you enjoy eating paint? How about getting lost at sea? Do you ever tell your friend Chris to skip to minute 20:23.5 for a very special roast? If you answered yes to any of these, have some self respect, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! This week's recommendation: Try a new flavor of ice cream (or sorbet, or whatever won't make you ill). Twitter: @byrecpod Emai...

Do you enjoy manipulative demigods? How about naked, headless mannequins? Do you ever buy a figurine of your favorite waifu to save her from a terrible fate? If you answered yes to any of these, get a membership at Hot Topic, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! This week's recommendation: "Big Jilm" by Ween https://open.spotify.com/track/6ef1r87ttW4zEmbYTTODrF...

Do you enjoy clickbait titles? How about ultra-rare Hatsune Miku merch? Have you ever [redacted for spoilers] ? If you answered yes to any of these, start an exclusive Patreon account, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! "LAND OF THE LUSTROUS" SPOILERS: 1:05 to 18:05 This week's recommendation: make a wholesome meme. Something real nice. If you'd like, you...

Do you enjoy karaoke? How about gnome rebellions? Do you ever look back on a chance encounter and wonder what might have been? If you answered yes to any of these, enroll at your nearest bard college, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! This week's recommendation: "Taylor Swift" by Hugh Behm-Steinberg, winner of the 2015 Barthelme Prize - https://gulfcoastmag....

Do you enjoy color-coding your notebooks? How about crabs with guns? Do you ever count for 64 measures of rests only to miss your cue? If you answered yes to any of these, play that old mixtape from high school, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! This week's recommendation(s): Read the poem "Maud Muller" by John Greenleaf Whittier and/or listen to the album &...

Do you enjoy *borrowing* hand towels from megacorporations? How about stabbing yourself in the hand? Do you ever reference your past alcoholism with a euphemism? If you answered yes to any of these, join a thieves' guild, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! Next week's recommendation: Listen to Capricorn by Vampire Weekend (or the entire album, if you're so incl...

Do you enjoy rock and roll? How about alien zombie invasions? Do you ever fall in love with someone unexpected because love has no borders, nationality, or gender? If you answered yes to any of these, start a future-punk-rock-fusion group, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! This week's recommendation: Drink some hot sake! No, really. That's it. Any kind, it doesn&#...

Do you enjoy mental breakdowns? How about pink socks? Do you ever hide your new eldritch, semi-humanoid love interest from your husband and child? If you answered yes to any of these, consider marriage counseling, or listen to this episode of the By Recommendation podcast! Next week's recommendation: Wild Zero (1999) (The version with English subtitles got taken down so all we have is one with...

Do you enjoy Magic the Gathering? How about moving apartments when your ceiling collapses? Have you ever been stuck in an unheated cabin in -30 degree weather? If you answered yes to any of these, seek professional help, or listen to the By Recommendation podcast! Next week's recommendation: Possession (1981) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082933/