What do the hippocampus, homophones, Little Women, worrying and egg hacks have in common? They all star in the 2022 parade of Allusionist bonus bits! This year's guests provide some extra fascinating facts, thoughts and feelings: in order of reappearance, Jing Tsu, Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Tim Clare, Stephanie Foo, Lewis Raven Wallace, Charlotte Lydia Riley, Hannah McGregor, Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg.

Content note: there's an allusion to bawdy talk, one category A swear, discussions of mental health, and a brief reference to parental violence. 

Get extra information about the topics in this episode and find the transcript at theallusionist.org/bonus2022. This is the last Allusionist for 2022 but the show will be back mid-January 2023.

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