Brian and Spencer discuss Kanye, Girl Talk, No Age and Superchunk albums; move on to AMC shows like Walking Dead and Breaking Bad, with a nod to Terriers (RIP); then wrap up with book club picks: Freedom by Jonathan Franzen and Kapitoil by Teddy Wayne. Also, fun with wikipedia and Human Centipede with family. It’s an extra-long pre-holiday show we hope you enjoy.

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