On this week's episode, we're talking about bureaucracies! Macey brought a fun little game so Alex and Freya could use their imaginations! We're also talking about two great tentpoles: Going Postal by Terry Pratchett and the Harry Potter fanfic “Little Red Courgette” by blamebrampton.   What We’re Into Lately The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu  astolat Joy of Life Small Gods by Terry Pratchett Untamed A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry   Other Stuff We Mentioned Going Postal by Terry Pratchett “Little Red Courgette” by blamebrampton Tor.com Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke The New Oxford American Dictionary Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett Making Money by Terry Pratchett Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett Cambridge Analytica Leverage The IT Crowd A Memory Called Empire Machineries of Empire series BtS Episode 7 Loreena McKinnit Jupiter Ascending Bureaucracy Scene Zootopia Three Parts Dead Harry Potter book series  Little Britain “The Office Job” Leverage ep. City of Blades BtS Episode 29 The West Wing Parks and Rec Yes Minister The Thick of It Veep For Next Time A Choir of Lies by Alexandra Rowland   Transcription The transcript of this episode is available here. Thank you, scribes!!!