I'm Familiar With That is back, with a brand new attack, which has taken the form of a thirty-sixth (36) episode. We catch up with some old friends from the news. We do not review “The Secret Life of Pets.” There's economics talk, as per usual. One of Tom's favorite podcasts is revealed. By the way, the post-processing was a bit different this week, so if it sounds terrible, let me know and I'll fix it in the future. Trying to make it sound more “professional,” which is industry slang for “compressed to hell so that people listening on earbuds can hear the quieter parts, at the expense of any sort of reasonable sound quality.” That's why the industry shortened it, you see... that phrase is way too long.

In Episode 35, we pick up some loose ends from last week and thread them back together. Or, however that metaphor is supposed to work. There's some disagreement on what movies are good, and whether or not spoilers are important. Dissecting the elements of mystery. All that on this week's show!

In this week's episode (number 34, dontcha know) we have several breaks in quick succession. Dog treat calories are considered. Rats return. Allergies. Anti-Histamines. How long should you keep cards? Memories of a social-security-dependent Grandma. All that and just a tiny bit more, on I'm Familiar With That.

Larry Bird doesn't make an appearance but, as always when the number 33 appears, he's in our hearts. This is a totally uneven episode because we took too long of a break. Practice makes perfect and time off makes a bunch of talk about... recipes? Dog bones? We talked about Cuba at the end and things got interesting but then we were too hungry, so, maybe we'll remember to come back to that. I can only hope this won't be the new baseline for show quality... Is this a good write-up? Is this making people want to listen?