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After announcing details for two (count 'em, two) contests to celebrate the release of episode 10, Tessa admits to feeling a bit off-kilter and wonders if it is possible to be “on-kilter”. Jamis explores the fascinating phenomenon of the “mondegreen” while revealing that the Beach Boys used to free his soul.

• 00:51 — Announcing the contests
• 05:50 — Off-kilter
• 06:49 — Kilter/kelter
• 08:41 — Cockeyed
• 10:31 — Cockeyed bob
• 11:26 — Mondegreen

• Facebook post announcing our contest
• The Language Instict: How the Mind Creates Language by Steven Pinker
• Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy by Maria Konnikova (The New Yorker)
• Mondegreen (Wikipedia)