It's the annual bonus episode!

Throughout the year, the people who appear on the show tell me a lot of interesting stuff, not all of which is relevant to the episode they initially appeared in, so I stash it away in preparation for this moment. This year, hear about the history of roller skates, zazzification, giant origami, the heat death of the universe and more.

FEATURING, IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:

The transcript of this episode is at theallusionist.org/transcripts/bonus2017.

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