For the Solomon family, celebrations meant only one thing - a cake from their favorite bakery, Lords. And then suddenly, Lords Bakery was gone.

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Claire Saffitz YouTube Channel, Claire Saffitz x Dessert Person: https://www.youtube.com/@CSaffitz

The recipe for Hope's cake. https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/recipe

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Phoebe is in search of a video game from her past that had an outsized impact on her, and she needs our help.

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Books by Phoebe Wahl

Clay Routledge

McGee

Katie’s Farm (McGee 2)

McGee at the Fun Fair (McGee 3)

This week, listener Manon asks why are there so many songs on streaming services featuring her brothers name - Ethan. And why are they all about poop?

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Get a custom song by Matt Farley: https://moternmedia.com/custom-songs

Listen to A Song About Ethan on Spotify

Benn Jordan’s Using AI to Detect AI Music

Poopz’s Ethan Stop Pooping Your Pants or Move to France

The Odd Man Who Sings About Poop, Puke, and Pee’s The Ethan Poop Song

Reckless Otter’s Ethan Poop Fart Funny Song

Super Poop’s Ethan Smells Like a Llama (Super Poop)

Robin has a very simple question: No one likes Red Delicious apples. Why are they unavoidable?

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David Karp on KCRW's Good Food Instagram

Matthijs Welle's Apple Post on LinkedIn

This week, Alex is a guest on another podcast that solves a problem for him.

Episode description:

Alex used to host a huge podcast (Reply All). He now makes a new independent show called Hyperfixed. He loves making it. Only problem is, Alex now has to ask for money all the time to survive, which he hates doing.

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• Become a premium Hyperfixed Member
• Learn more about Haley Bash and Donor Organizer Hub, a support network for people who fundraise for under-resourced causes
• The Accidental Fundraiser, Haley's step-by-step guide to raising money for your cause
• Alex's post about the state of Hyperfixed (posted May 2025)

This week, Mitchell finds out he's missing something almost everyone else has, and he wants to know -- who would I be if I had it?

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• Adam Zeman's book, The Shape of Things Unseen
• Sussex University Aphantasia Research Sign-up Form
• Future Minds Lab
• Radiolab's Aphantasia piece

Even thoug this is an off week, we decided to unlock a bonus episode for our main feed listeners, because we thought this was useful context.

On this episode: Noted cat-lover Alex Goldman interviews the founder of FIP Warriors, Robin Kintz, and things get a little tense.

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Thanks for listening! We'll see you next week with an episode that has nothing to do with cats, I'm pretty sure.

The conclusion of our series, ex members of the FIP Warriors facebook group get to work making the whole GS black market obsolete.

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LINKS:

• Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994 (AMDUCA)
• GFI #256
• FDA Announces Position on Use of Compounded GS-441524 to Treat FIP
• Stokes Pharmacy & Bova Group Partner to Bring Oral Treatment for Feline Infectious Peritonitis to U.S.
• U.S. Pharmacies Offering Compounded FIP Treatment