Topic: Spooky

A donor requests a round table meal of rare ribeye steak and Coors Light in honor of Dvorak. The hosts play memorial jingles, including "Ants and Prayer." A meta-commentary discussion ensues regarding setting a minimum donation amount for the "Spooky John" donate jingle to honor Dvorak's likely wishes.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher's family background is examined following the discovery of her father's obituary. Gordon Roberts Maher, who worked for IBM in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, France, was rumored in family lore to have been a post-war spy. The obituary details his familiarity with the Port of Aden and his roles at Goldman Sachs and UBS, suggesting a lineage of intelligence-adjacent careers.