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Workers' Lit
Magic: The Gathering Finance
200
It is said that in Ulthar, which lies beyond the river Skai, no man may kill a cat; and this I can verily believe as I gaze upon him who sitteth purring before the fire.
"The Cats of Ulthar"
200
Those who frequent Wattpad may find themselves trapped in a island with this Hunger Games actor
Josh Hutcherson
200
Thomas Matthew Crooks
Donald Trump
200
The Worst of All Possible Worlds is the parent podcast of Workers' Lit; you might call it the grandparent of this socialist Star Wars show
People's New Republic
200
Defense Grid (Foil, Urza's Legacy)
$139.91
400
I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why.
"At the Mountains of Madness"
400
This Arcane pairing was the second most tagged ship on AO3 in 2025
Jayce/Viktor
400
Soujen Vak-Nhalis
Sheev Palpatine
400
This last episode of 2023 was also the last episode before Lenore announced that she was trans
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
400
The One Ring (#246)
$101.97
600
You needn’t think I’m crazy, Eliot—plenty of others have queerer prejudices than this.
"Pickman's Model"
600
This debut novel by SenLinYu, which tips the scales at 1,040 pages, started life as their Harry Potter/Handmaid's Tale fanfic
Alchemised
600
Giuseppe Zangara
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
600
A rabies scare delayed this February 2024 episode
Edgar Allan Poe ("Hop-Frog," "The Masque of the Red Death")
600
The One One Ring
$2,000,000
800
Three times Randolph Carter dreamed of the marvellous city, and three times was he snatched away while still he paused on the high terrace above it.
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
800
This British author of Red Plenty contacted the Lewis estate for permission to publish his own Narnia novel, The Stone Table; no response
Francis Spufford
800
Adélio Bispo de Oliveira
Jair Bolsonaro
800
As of June 2026, it's the oldest book covered on the podcast thus far
Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus (1818)
800
Shahrazad
$455.33
1000
I have examined maps of the city with the greatest care, yet have never again found the Rue d’Auseil.
"The Music of Erich Zann"
1000
At over thirty-five million words in length, it's not only the longest fanfiction--it's the single longest work of literature
The Loud House Revamped
1000
John Flammang Schrank
Theodore Roosevelt
1000
He was the show's first guest; Lenore was in the hospital that week
Drew Mason
1000
Ms. Bumbleflower (#103)
$1,036.75