CRAIG CONLEY (Prof. Oddfellow) is recognized by Encarta as “America’s most creative and diligent scholar of letters, words and punctuation.” He has been called a “language fanatic” by Page Six gossip columnist Cindy Adams, a “cult hero” by Publisher’s Weekly, a “monk for the modern age” by George Parker, and “a true Renaissance man of the modern era, diving headfirst into comprehensive, open-minded study of realms obscured or merely obscure” by Clint Marsh. An eccentric scholar, Conley’s ideas are often decades ahead of their time. He invented the concept of the “virtual pet” in 1980, fifteen years before the debut of the popular “Tamagotchi” in Japan. His virtual pet, actually a rare flower, still thrives and has reached an incomprehensible size. Conley’s website is OneLetterWords.com.
We again seek to make contact with the Other Side (in this case, also with the "other side of the pond"), via a clockwork cover of the British band Age of Consent's "The Beach." You'll remember from the Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack the amazing song "Colours" by Age of Consent, and we're hononed that they were interested in hearing our clockwork take on "The Beach." Note that we took the original lyrics in a different direction, changing the context to a departed soul navigating the Bardo as described in the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Here's a link to the audio of our clockwork cover.
A flying carpet adventure recorded off the spirit radio. Thanks to Critic's Guide, who said: "Esperanto Kitty is a superstar - the whole team has captained our hearts to better shores."
Thanks to Critic's Guide, who said: "The episode is... a gem. Interesting, well-reasoned rhetoric, seasoned by the usual bouquet of the arcane and surreal."