Secrets in a Silk Dress, Mice Afraid of Men, Crawfish Clone Overlords

Andy "River" Peterson joins the show to talk about our future crustacean matriarchal overlords. Plus, Amanda discusses mice afraid of men, and Rachel unravels secret codes hidden in a silk dress.

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