Hello, beloved survivors. This is Autumn. The following episode was recorded on Valentine's Day and the day after the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat. And we just want you to know that before you listen so that some of the things that happen during the introduction makes sense. Enjoy.

Reading the Torah in a set way, it has this medicine that's waiting for us, and then following

the calendar says, you're going to think about destruction now.

Whether or not it's a live theme in your life,

people before you, in the heat of summer,

think about destruction.

So show up for it.

Music I'm Autumn Brown, front woman of the soul pop band Autumn, a queer science fiction writer, theologian, a mother

of dragons, and a healing justice facilitator for social movements living on Dakota and in a

Shinabe land currently known as Minneapolis. And I'm Adri Marie Brown, a luscious black, queer

witch writer Auntie, an apocalyptic cosmic optimist, and a gardener of

healing ideas.

I live in the land of the Shikori, Skorru, Tuscura, and Lumpy peoples, two hours from the

mountain and two hours from the sea.

And my sweetie just walked in.

Hey, baby.

And this is, oh, sorry.

Oh, my God.

That's so scary.

What is it?

I love you.

Wait, let's all guess what it is.

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