On this week's episode, we're discussing jobs, occupations, and vocations, both fantastical and mundane despite the fantastical settings.  The tentpoles for this episode are Rupert Wong, Cannibal Chef by Cassandra Khaw, Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots, and “Always Near” by afrai.   What We’re Into Lately A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark  How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Hiding in the Leaves by aventria & iluxia (Naruto fanfic) Legend of Yun Qian Scarlet Heart   Other Stuff We Mentioned Jumanji Labyrinth Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke  "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin Naruto After Working At Google, I’ll Never Let Myself Love A Job Again (Op-Ed, NYT) My Life as a Background Slytherin (webcomic) Avengers movies Superhero Damage Insurance (TikTok) Rogue One Star Wars franchise The Mandalorian Be the Serpent Space Sweepers episode The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson Jessica Jones October Daye series by Seanan McGuire Lost Girl Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone Discworld series by Terry Pratchett Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold John Scalzi (author) Honor Harrington series by David Weber We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson Catalyst by Jennifer Mace Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett My Next Life as a Villainess  “Period Piece” by thimblefullofdespair for a hundred vision and revisions by aventria, iluxia Merlin TV show Macey’s Fun Facts Tech Job Corner An Example of Bad Radio The Story Engine storytelling game   For Next Time Hikaru no Go (2020 live action Chinese drama)   Content Warnings Slavery (in “Always Near” + episode discussion) Medical trauma & body horror (in Hench) Cannibalism and gore (in Rupert Wong, Cannibal Chef + episode discussion)   Transcription The transcript for this episode is available here. Thanks as always to our fabulous team of scribes!