Topic: Cloning

The host reviews the ratings for a previous episode with Guy Anderson, which received a 4.4/5 despite some criticism for being "tame." He mentions an upcoming "failed" interview that he plans to massage into a usable format and promotes the Higher Side meetups in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Cobden, Illinois. The episode concludes with a thematic poem about mystery, shamanism, and the limitations of a purely materialistic worldview.

Guy Anderson discusses his research into the history of human cloning, which he links to the Cabbage Patch Kids phenomenon. He also introduces his latest work on the dark, original versions of children's stories, such as the serial killer origins of Bluebeard. The segment critiques the "Disneyfication" of folklore, arguing that the sanitized modern versions strip away important moral and historical warnings.