Firefighter Fred is experiencing an unusual event and needs the help of station staff to resolve his problem.  Part 1 of 3. 90 Degrees South releases new episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Please take a moment to leave a review and help spread the word.  We also now have merch and a Patreon page.  For Patreon visit: www.patreon.com/90degreespodcast .  For our Merch store visit: http://tee.pub/lic/y_EZRao4htc  ·      “New Land” (90 Degrees Theme Song) by Ian Post.  ·      “In the Hall of the Mountain King’ by Richard Bodgers ·      “Detective Film Noir Jazz” by Joonas Mäkilä  ·      “The Mystics” by Kyle Preston ·      “Masterplan Detective Style” by Serhii Kot ·      “Into the Wild Blue Yonder” by Raxlen Slice All songs were properly licensed and obtained through Artlist.io.  90 Degrees South A BMB Production, LLC  Transcripts can be found at: https://90degreespodcast.com/transcripts  90 Degrees is in no way affiliated nor endorsed (that we’re aware of) by the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) nor the United States Marshal Service (USMS) nor the United States Department of Justice.    We are 100% independently funded and do not accept commercial endorsements or affiliations.     So my wife and I get an unprecedent night out while our son is staying with Grandma. We get together with friends we haven’t seen in a while and go to an outdoor music festival here in Durham. We’re chillin’ on the lawn, listening to some folk music when I make the CARDNAL SIN of referring to the other couple as “Childless”.   The wife sits up straight, gets that southern angry drawl and proclaims they are “Child-Free” not “Child-less”, as if their lives aren’t complete without having children.  Me. . .being me, asked if “child-free” was supposed to infer my wife and I were somehow burdened by having a child?   Mrs. Child-Free wouldn’t give an inch, so I apologized and said next time I see a person living on the street, I’d only refer to them as “Home-Free”.  I wouldn’t suggest they get “Job-Free” benefits from the government or maybe get employment at the fantastic shoe store known as “Pay-Free” shoes.   Her entire premises was “ridicule-free”!  So now, I’m the “tact-free” person; “regard-free” how I view it. Support the show