BFFs (Best Fictional Friends)

Content warning: This episode includes brief mentions of threats of racialized violence depicted in "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Deb and Harrison share their answers to the question "What fictional character would you choose to be your best friend?" The conversation takes them to classic and current literature, Deb's childhood experiences as a back-alley hydrologist, and Harrison's pathological desire to stuff Holden Caulfield into a dumpster. Discussed in this episode: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee "Star Trek: The Next Generation" "Ghostbusters" (2016) "Ghostbusters" (1984) "White Tears" by Hari Kunzru "The Hobbit" and the "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien "Rick and Morty" "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger