# Othersode #114: Beautiful, Medicated and Moneyed / Best of 2025

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Published: 2026-01-07T15:07:39+00:00
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Duration seconds: 6225

## Resource

It’s the episode we look forward to all year: our favorite things! The Squad counts down their favorite things from 2025. Plus, you’ll get to hear from the past year’s guests about what they loved most in 2025. And after you listen, we’d love to hear from you about YOUR favorite things too, so email or DM us so we can read it on the next Othersode! Read along with us for our first Bookpisode of 2026 on January 20th about How to Sleep at Night by Elizabeth Harris. Then on February 3rd, we’ll be joined by Lindsey Currie, author of X Marks the Haunt , for an Othersode about Return of the Living Dead . Start the year off right by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts, and don’t forget about our Patreon! :30 – Welcome everyone! What are we manifesting for 2026? 18:09 – Third favorite things 35:05 – 2025 faves from Clay, Sam, Susie, Mary Kay 44:50 – Second favorite things 1:00:47 – 2025 faves from Grady, Tatiana, Todd, Janet 1:05:58 – Honorable Mentions 1:10:49 – 2025 Faves from Paul, Ally, Tirzah, Samantha 1:19:24 – First favorite things 1:40:16 – What’s up next?

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