The broadcasts cut in and out, as the Academy's jamming systems interfere with the Echo Chamber's powerful off-Spindle transmissions.

Host: Let me tell all ͠yo̢u ̨creàti̸v̕e ̴ca͘ts l͜i͡stenin̢g a͏cr̸ós͏ş ͡Dr̸̡e͏a̢m̶̕͜ ́̀t̶̶h̢at ̵w͝e̴͞’̨̨͡v̸̢e̶̷ ͝go͘t̕͏ ̡͟͟a̛ ̵́͜v͟er̷y̷ ́ş҉̡p̀ę͝͠c͜í̶̧ą͞l̨͞ ͘i͘n̶̢͞t́e͞r͘v̧͢iȩ̸w͏ ̧t͏̶ḩi҉s ̵ȩ͘v҉̴e͞n̵͠ìn҉̕͞g,̕ ̧̧w͘̕͢h͘͜o ҉͜g̷o̸̴i͞n̴͠͡g̵ ̸to̢ ͜t̴̵͢a͝l҉҉́k̡̛͟ ̵ţ̕o̷͝ ̶̡̕u͘͞ś̴͡ ̢̧͝a҉̷̶b̵̷͠o͘ut̷͟ ̡̀͜w҉͏ha̴t’̷s b̸ȩe̴ń ̀go̕i̢ng͡ ̕d̢own in̵ ͘gŗoo͟vy̢ F̕ar͟ ͏Dre̡am. Ì’̕m ͢j̕oin҉ed ̢he͞re today by doctor- is it OK if I use your real name?

Dr Tangle: Of course dearie! I’m too old to have anything to hide over here

Host: Alright then I’m delighted to welcome D̀r͢ Tang͟le ̧of the̛ N̵FW͏S t͏o o̧ur show̧. H̴ow you ͏be̕e̡n̶, m̕y Mu͘se? I hear you’ve just returned from Far Dream, a͏nd t̀h̸at̕ rig̶ht̕ ͡no̷w ̧t̛ha̸t̡’̸ş a pretty happening place.

Dr Tangle: Uh well you see yes i͞t͢ i҉s̨ a̡ǹd͢ no̸ it͏ is͢n͜’t̨. ͘It͝ i̛sn’̀t ҉ìn̵ tḩat͏ ͠i͜t͡’͞s͟ ̷not̸̴͡ ą̢͟n̡ ͘í̷́nte͜͢͞ŕ̷͝e̢͞s̶̀͘tin͝g ̵͜p͢l̨à̸c̴͢e͘ ̢̕͡a̢t͘ ̨͝a̶l҉̨l͟͞ ҉ą̵n̵̛d̛͝ ҉th͟͟è̴͠r̡e͏́͠’͝s ̷d̕͏e̢͢҉fi͘͝͞n̵͜a̶̷̢t҉͜e̸̢ly̵ ̡n͠o̴ţ̢ ̴̧̕a͘͞ ͜͜h̡͜u̷̧̡͡g̵̵̷̨̀e̶͞ ̛͜h̴͢͞͡͡ò̷̢͘͟l̀͘͞e̸̢̛͜ ̷͡o̡͜͠͞͏ǹ̕͠ȩ̢͟͞͞ ͏̸̢͡m̷̛o̷͘͞r̷͟͟è̴ ̵̶́h̸̛҉̀͝ù̶͡ǵ̨͜e͘ ҉̴h̶̸͜͠o̶̡͜͠l̀͜͟è̢̛͢͠ ͠t҉̷̨͏h͟͡e̶̡ņ̵̴͜ ̴̢̢̧͡t͡͞h̢̧́͟҉e̷͜͠r͞͡͏̨̕e̴҉͟ ͜w̡͘͘͡a̛͜͠ś̢̢̨̧ ̧͜͠͡b̸̸̨͠e̢͜͟f̶͘o̕͡r̀͏̛̛e̷̛͞

Y҉̷̵ǫ͡u̶̧ ͡͏̶̛͠s̷̨̀͜e̵̵҉e̴̕͞͝ ҉̸̸̀͠ţ̸̶͢h͠e̵͟͟r͏̶̶͝é̴̵̴ ͞w̸̕͞e̛r͏͏̵é̕͝ ͞͏͏s̴͝͏̕͞o̢҉͜ḿ̛҉è̸̷͠ ̴͢h̸҉̸̀͠i̵̸̧g̵̨h̴̷̛͢͜ ̕͡͡j̨̧̛u̴̴̢͢i̵̢͢͞͝c̴̀͞e̵̕͠͏ ̵̡̢̕c̴̡͝o͘͝͡҉̵n̷̢͢͠͡ć̸̵͞è͝n̢t̀͘r̷̡̨͢͠a̷̛͠҉t͏̶҉̕͡i̡̕̕͟ó҉̴̶n̢͢͢ş̢͟͝ ̷͟u̢̕͠n̢͏̵d͞͏e̷͠͏r͏gr͘͏o̷̢͜u҉n̢̧d͡ ̧t̕h́͟͞a҉ţ ̴̷̀s̛e̛͠ȩ̶m҉e͜d̴͢ ͢͞t̕͏͠o ̵h͘av҉e̸ d́i͡s͟śi̸pated̀ u̶pwa̛ŗd̴s҉ a͞n̡d ou̢twa͘r͟d͠s, ḱind͘ ̡of ͡l͟i̛ke̡an active volcano that decided to blow, or maybe a geyser that’s not active again. But that’s nothing to worry about we have it under control I promise

Host: I don’t doubt that, Dr T. Now͡ ̛t͏he ͘q̸u̴ęsti͏on ̡on ҉èverybo̸d͏y̛’s mind these days is the Great Fade: what is causing it, why now, how can we survive: juice jus̵t̢ ͞is̕n’t͝ ̵c҉o̧m͏in͡ģ ín l͡ike ͘i̢t̢ u̧sè ̶t҉o͟. ͢A ͜n͡ơt ̴in͏c͠on͞s͞id͏erable numb̡e̷r͜ of̸ peopl͜e h͡av͠e̕ s͢ugge͢śted̀ th͟a̧t̀ ́m̴ay̢be͞ ou͝r̛ f҉ut̨úr͞e i͡s ͝out͟ ͝t҉h̢ere̴, ma̛yb͝e͠ ͡Sp͘in̶dle i̡ś ̴just a̶l̸̛i̸t̕͢͝t҉͡le̕ t͝͡҉o̵o…͢ ̨͘͢ḑ͡eve̡l̸͠o̴͞͏p̕͢é͡d. ̨͟No̴͡w͜ ͝ì͘͞f́ ̛̕I’ḿ̵̵ ̵́h͏̵̷e͘a͜r͘i̸̧͟n̢g̡ ̶y̵̕o͢͡u̧ ͢ćo͠r͝r̀͞ec͡t̡͏l͘̕ỳ̡,͠͞ t̴̛̀h͏͡e͞҉r̨̡ę̸'s ̴̷͟a̴ ̢g͠ŗ͜e̵͠a̵̧͡ţ͞ ̛͞b̨͡i̷̵g͝͠ ́͏r̕̕͞e̴̴s͟e̶͢r̷v̷̡òi̴̶̶r͡ ͢o̵f̀ ͡J͜uic͠e ou̧t in Fa҉r ͠D̷r͟eám,̀ thi͝s̸ hole?

Dr T: Oh I love Dr. T!! Can we get people to st̵a͝rt ͞c͞ąl̵l͘i͠n̨g m̧e͞ t̕h͡at͟, i̷t’̢s ̵a ͟rea͠͞l̨l͟y̕ ̷͞g͝r̴͜e̛͟a̵̸͜ţ͢͏ ̸n̶ám̶̨͘e̴͠~̷҉ ̢U͠m,̴͞ ͜as̡ ̡̧͢f̶͘͝o̕r̵̛ ̡͢͢j͝úi͞ce̴͞ ̕i͘n͠ ̸̴҉f̸̴aŕ ̸d̴r̵͜e͘a̵͞͡m҉̡ ̕I ̷́d̴̛e̕͟f́͠͞i͘n̴̨͏a̵͟t̨e͏̛l͡y͘͠ ̀t̴̛h҉̵ìn͝͝k̢̨ ̡͝ţ̕҉h͢e̢̢r̶̨͢e ̛i͝s̷͜ ̢no̴̸t̵h̵͠i̵n̴ǵ̵͡ ̷̕t͠͝h̵̶͝e҉͞r̷e̡̨̡ ̢̧an͏̕d ̧we̵ ͟s̕͘h̵͜ǫ̷͝u̶l̢̢͟d̶ ń̨o҉͘t͡ ҉t҉́͏amp̨e͢͠r ҉w͏͟i͞t̀͡h ̨it̛҉.̢ ̡T͡h҉̀e҉͟ ͝p͟it̷ wè͞ į͡n̶įţ҉̵į̕͞a̸͡l͘͝ļ͠y̶̸͡ ̸fóu͝͏n̵d́͝ is̶ ̛͘now̕ ͡b̕ro̶k̀e͝n͡ and t͞h͢e ҉ŅE͡W͝ h҉ole ͘i̧s͝ m̴er͏e̢ly҉ ̧a͏n ̢e̢a̵r͢t͞hq̶ua̷ke t͡ha͝t͟ ̢su̴n̶k ̶t̴hè v̵il̨l̶a͘g͘e ̡we͟ ẃe͘re ̸f̴or̨ag͢i͏ng͡ ͢in̷ so͜ n̕o͡th͟i̴ng̡ ̛reaĺly͘ ̨t͡o͝ l̀ooḱ ͜f͏o҉rnothing at all. Just a wasteland, a barren wasteland pulsatingwithexcessjuicefromthegroundthatmayhavedangeroisc̀ơn͞s͝èq̢uen͠ce͟sint͜hevery̷͢͡n̶̕ęaŕ̸f̕͜u҉́t̡u̸r̀́e̶ ̧̕b̵̷͢uţ ͢͝N͟͡OT҉̸H̢̧̕I̧҉N̨͠͡Ǵ̡͢ ̢҉F҉̢̀͢O̧͠͡R̛ ̸̸Ù̀̕S̀͝͠ ̶͘͡͝T͏͠O҉̢̀ ̴̛W̶̡̕͢͜O̵̴̷͠R͢͢͜͞R̢͟҉͡Y̸̧̛̕ ̷A͏̢̡B̶͘͡O̷͘U̸̴͞҉T̴̡́͞

The sound of someone vibrating rapidly in their seat can be heard.

Host: Thank you very much Dr T, I’m afraid that’s all we ͘h͝a̵v́e̴ ̧time fo͜r t͡h̵is e̕vening. Now is there any shout-outs you want to give? Where can people find you if they are interested in your juicy, juicy work.

Dr T: If you want to find me you know where to find me. I’ll be h͘ȩa͞ding o͝ut ̶th̨ère ̵a̡g͠a̢in̵ ̛ne̡xt ͟w̶e̶ek i̕̕f̀ ̸a͜n͏y̡͟͞oǹe͢҉ ͢w̵̸͞o̵ù̴l̕d͢ l͏i̢͢͡ke̷̸͠ t͘o͟ ͢FI̴̸X̀͘͞ ̷ẁ̡͝h̛̀a̵͝t͞͝ ͝t̛͘h͘͜͜è̢̡y̛̕̕ ̶B̨͏͜Ŕ̢OK͟͜E̢͘!̴̀҉ B̡͞͝út ̴a̵h́em͟, an̴yway̛s̕ ̷we ͢s̷t̶i̡l͞l ̧a͞re̛ lòo̢king for new explorers as well as old. Her voice lowers solemnly we could use the help… and she trials off before piping up DR T OUUUUT!

Listeners might not be surprised to learņthàt the ̢S͟ell͏ Out͝s͢ ̶ar͏e̕ ͠s̨tep̨p͝in͜g̕ ͟ùp t̀h͞e̸ir op̴e̵r̕a͏ti͘on̕s͝ across͡ ͢D̨r̕ea҉m. W͢e̢ ͜h̡e̸ar fŗo͘m͜ o̕ųr ̶s̶ou͜rce̡s that͏ ͟t̛h̛ere̷ a͜rę p҉l͟a͞ns̕ ̛iń t͟h̵e ̨work͜s̴ ͝tó ͞stri̵p͝ mi̸n̴e Jos subconscious. Now how about that?

I’ll be clear I’m not sure if that's actu͞ąl҉l̢y̡ s̨o҉me͏tḩi̵ng thàt'̵s̷ ͝e͟ve͠n̛ pos͘si̛blè t̶̡o̵͢ ͜͡҉d͘ò͘,̴ ̴̴b̀ut̀͜͡ ́I̕ ̡͢às͝k͝e̕͡d ̢͢o͟҉u͢r҉̵ ̧s̸̡ç͝i̶͢en̴c̴͝e̡̕͞ ̶̨͟c͘o҉r͏̡͏r͏͘e̶͟͠s̀͢ṕ̴on̴̡d͘e̡̕n̢t̛͟ ̵̧̢a͝n͝ḑ ̴͘gó̸̧t͝͝ ̴̶b͏a҉͡ck҉́ ̴a̸̧̕ ̨͢f͢͞í̕r̕m͏͏̷ ̨m̵áy̡b̵̧̛e͟.̨͜͞ ̴̢B͞u̢͞ţ̛ ͟i̢̛͝f̀ ̵͢͞wè̸ ̛͘lea̢̕͡v̴҉e͟͏ ̀̕͘a̷s͝į̡͡d̴e̵͡ ̵f͏o̷͟r͡͠ ̢͝a m̷̕om̶en͘t͠ th͠e ͏pot̀en̢ti̶a̕lly d̷is͟a͏s̨t̨ro̶u͞s ̕conséq̵u͠e̕nc̀ès m̨e̵lt̷ìng do̷wn Jo’s subconscious, and the damage to the fabric of Dream that fracking Vignettes for tropes could have… no wait, those are what we should talk about.

I’m going to put out a wild suggestion here: all youM̢u͝ses out̴ ͘t̀here͠ ͠wh̡o ̶l͞ov͜e ͘Dr̵e̵a͘m, wḩo l͡o̸v͜e ou̴r̷ c̨h͞ao҉tic̵ ͘c̶ręa͘t͡i̷v̨e͡ ͠m̡ess a̵nd ̧don͞’͘t̶ ͝wa͢n̛t ̛t҉o s̴e̛e ̡it gr̀o͘und ̛d͢o͞wn͡ i͠n̛ţo̕ ce̴me͘nt to bưild ͢an͏o̸ther hundred floors of The Sparrow: Do Something about it.

Now for all you creative cats out there, a message from our sponsors: the people.

The Juicer writes in saying “You looki̵n͞g ̵fǫr w͞o͡rk?͝ ̷C̡ome̷ s̛ee͞me at the next meeting. Juice, Tropes, it can all be tours.”

Here's another one from That Shiftỳ ̧G͡uy̧: “̛W͞a͏n҉t̴ a͢ ͘Trop̷é?̀ ͢An̕ỳ ͜Tr͝op̵̛e͘?̕ ̷̶̡T̷̸ro͏p̶҉e̷͞s ̢͟t͘͠҉h͟e ́́m͟͟aćh̛͢͜iņ͟e ̷̛d̶o͡҉̡e̢s҉̛n̛’̴ţ̧͢ w̷͏a̷nţ͜ ҉yo̧̧u̵ to ̶have҉?̕ I ̨c͏a͢n̕ g͘et҉ i̡t́ fo̸r you. I’ll be at the next meeting and I’ll be trading.” All right Shifty Guy, spread the power.

And here's another message from my main Muse Cipher: dtz xmt҉z̛qi wj́f͢qqd̨ ͘q͠t͠t͏p n͏s̷yt y̴mtxj ̡“̴wfsitr” szrgjwx otya nx zxnsl ns ymj wfsifqq'x qtyyjwd. Anyone quite get that?

Host: In light of Jo TV's recent forays into a dating ser͢vice m̡anỳ of͠ ͜our l̢isten͡eŕs ̡h͘av̨e as͟k̷ed̛ ͝if w̛é ̸c͞ou͝l҉d̨ o̧f̛fer͠ s̸omètḩiǹg ͠mo͏r͝e̴…̢ ̶d͜is͘c͏r̛ee̷t̶.̧ M̀ore authen̸ti͜c.̵ ͜S͝o h͜e̡re's̸ ͡an experimental new section: Rebel Seeking R͡eb͏el. ̸ “Do yo̢u ͝lov̕e to̷ ̡h̨ate t͝h́e ͘SOS̵, PI҉ ̛and ̢ţh̀͢e̢ ̶A̸͠ò̕͢T̵͢? ̀Me ̵̴̛to̸̕o̵̴! D͠͏o͘͟ ý̸͘o҉̢u̷͟ ̕ę̶͏n̷̨͞j͠ó̵̶̷͡y̡̢͘ ͏̵̕͘ś̡͝͠͝t͜͡a͞҉̸g҉̸̨̕͢í̀͜͠͡ņ̴́g̸̛̕ ̸̢̡̢͜d҉̵̡a̵̛͜͝͠r̴̀͞i̢̢̧n͏̢͜҉g̢͞ ̀͜͡ŕ͘͢͠á̢i̵̡҉d̀́́͢͡ş͡ ̨́͠͞o̧̕n҉͏ ̛͢s̨͠è͟c̡̛̕͘u̴͜r̴̕e͠ ͘͢f͏ac͠į͡l̢̨i̧͢t̡i̢̕͜e͞s҉,̴̢͢ ̢u̷͝s͞͏҉i̢̢n̛g ̷c̛od͘é͢ń̵am̸e͞͠s͏͜ ̵͡a̵nd̛́̕ ҉͝w̡e҉a̶r̵i͟ǹg͏ ̛tųr̴t̴l̛en̕ec͢k͘s̴? W҉e ̸mi̷gh̴t b͘e͜ ͏pȩr͟f̸ec̸t!̢”̸ ̡ ̛“҉Co͝nta̵ct̶ ̡i͢f ͠y̧our̵ ideą of fun ͏is̨ ͢do͜in͘g͝ ͝c̨ro͠s͡swo͢r͟ds̀ ̧wi͞t͘h̛ ͝s͠omeo̢ne who's much better at them than you. Must like tails.”

“I may be a giant mutated centipede monster of a Muse, but I’m a good listener (I have a lot of ears), and like smoothe̛veǹi̢ng ̸Jaz҉z͟ a͝n̵d long̸ w̢al͝k̢s ̴i̕n ͜Fa̷r ̷D̨r͝eam.”

Host: Well how about that. Wishing all of you the best in your quest for love in these trying times.

What’s this? Looks lik͞e ͡t̡h̷e͘Un̵-Į͠n҉͝s̨͟p̛i͏̛r͞ed̢ ͞a̡ŕȩ̕͢ ҉t̴͝ry̸i̴̷ǹ̵̀g̛ ̡t̵̢͠óg̕et̵ us ͘t́o̵ ̧pl͟ąy ̶the̴i̡ŕ ̀ǵa̶m̢es̕ by bribing us. A basic Trope for playing into their attempts to control us? Pathetic. I wouldn’t even give any of them the time of day for a basic Trope.

And if any of our listeners out there do need Tropes – I’m sure͢ ̛I̴ k̵nów someone who can hook you up.

In the fuzzy sound of someone calling into the radio station.

M͟utants in F̵a҉r ͡D̴re͟a͠m͏ I R̛EP͠EAT̀: M͞UT͡A̶N̴T̢S ͜IN̶̸F̛A̢R̶̢ D̶R̀͞E̶̛Á͜M̸̵͞.̶ ̀͞҉

̨Ţ̢hè̶҉y̵̧͡'̨͏re̢͠ ̢̀c̴o̕͞m̴i̷̷n͞͞g̸͠ ͘͡gu͜y͜s, ̵̡a̧n̕d ̸̨͏i͏t̕͜'́͘s̀ ́u̡p̵̀͜ ̵́t̀͘͡o ̢u͝҉s ͢t̸͡o͡ ̷͢st͞o̶͟p ̴̵t̢he̡m̀!̕ It̛'s̨ a̴ ͜rea͜l ͞l̨i͠fe͝ ҉źo͝mbie͠ a̷po͟c̛al̡y̴pś̡e͝. I̶͠ ͢҉͟he͏̀a̡̧rd̵ ͟t͏h́̀͢ey̶̧͟'̧r̶e͏̵ ̨r͏i͜s̀i̧̨ng̶͘̕ ͡͏f̶̷ro̡m͘͏ ͝t҉͡h̷̡é ̢̀͏g̸̢͘rǫ͏͡u̧͠n͞d̵!͘ ̨W̨̨̕ȩ̀ ̕g͠҉̡͟͢ó̷͡t̢̧͘҉t̶a̶̡̨ ̶̀͟ģ̡o̴̸ ̴̀͝ś̷̨͡t̵̛̀͢o̸͘͡͝͠p̴̕͟͟͝ ̶͢t̢́͘͏h̴̀҉̕͢è̸̛m̶ ̨҉͠͝ǵ̶̢̕ú̢̕̕͟ý̵̧͜͜s̴̵,̡̕͜ ̸̶̛͝i̧͟͏̶t̛̀̀'̶̡͢͟͞l̨͠l͟͞͏͜ ̷͟b̛̀͝e̷̡̧̕͢ ̨̨͏̴a̸̧͠͠ ̛̀͢͢ǵ͢҉̶r̴̢̛͝è̷̢͘á҉t̡̛͢ ̵̨̀̀͜w̷͢à̷̸̧͡y̷̡ ̧́̕͢͠ţ̛͡o͡͏̸̡͏ ̧̡ǵ̸e̴͜t̶́ ̷̴̕t̵̸͟h̴̴͝͝e̢͟͠ ̨́͘͡͡á̢͘҉n͏̛͟g̡͠͞͞e̡͡r͢ oųt̸̀ ͏̕y̵͜a͏͟͠ ͟k͏̶n̴͘òw?̶̡͝ ̶̸ ̷̷ J̵u̵s̶̀t ̴m̢ą̵̀k͜͜e ͜s̴u͘re̢ ̛̕t͏̡o ̡͟k͢҉è̶e͢p ͝i̶̶t hus̷h̢ ͞h̶ús͠h̢,̶ ̸w̸e d͡o̷n't wan̡t̶ ̕T̢he͠ ̸Man͘ s͞po̴il͞in͠g͢ o͠u͘ŗ ͝fųn ͡͠:P̸̶͢