Swings and Roundabouts

Avery is tired of rehashing all the things she's done wrong. Now, she wants to figure out how she could have gone right. In this episode, she divulges the backstory of her messy puberty, and dabbles with a mysterious technology to take a look at the roads not traveled.

In previous sessions, we've heard hints about Avery's rough times at school. In this episode, she tries to come to terms with them by meeting one of her former bullies for dinner. He's surprisingly gracious, but he might be looking to get something out of the meal, too. Also, we meet a new sponsor, SpringBox! Hand-crafted ideas become machine-crafted bed frames delivered to your door once a month (or weekly with the Super Sleeper plan).

Your high school days are the best ones of your life, or–if you're Avery Edison–the most criminal. Broken by the system, and with nothing to lose, our plucky podcaster puts together a plan to relieve her campus of some expensive electronics. How does the unicycle fit into it? Not super well, actually. They're ridiculous machines.

In 2007, Avery Edison flew from Britain to New Mexico, with the intention of using it as a starting point for a trip across the U.S. Instead, she mooched off a hippie, fell in lust with a sandwich artist, and started a small magnesium fire.