In this episode the gang tackles reviews of Amazing Spider-man # 608 & 609. We also discuss the St. Louis auction in which Amazing Fantasy #15 sold for $75,000. We then discuss Marvel putting comics on iphones and the possible casting of Rachel McAdams as the Black Cat.

This show has a little bit of everything. We do a review of the Ultimate Alliance 2 video game and have our regular recommendations. We then tackled the dozens of message board questions. Some of the highlights include us talking about the creepiest Spidey story, if the comics code should come back and there is a battle between Stella 52 and Bubba Moose. That is worth the listen alone!

The spider-panel is all together for this month's episode. In the show we review Amazing Spider-Man #604-608 along with Spider-Man: The Clone Saga.
The gang also discusses the lawsuit against Marvel from artist Jack Kirby's kids.
For this month in Spider-History we tackle October 1985 which was a great month for Spidey.

In this episode we answer dozens of message board questions from the fans. Some of the highlight questions include if the internet has helped comic sales, what is the difference between Ben Reilly and Peter Parker, and why Venom is the only villain that has stuck around in the last 20 years.

We wrap up our second hour with the Spectacular Spider-Man animated series team. We have the voice of Spider-Man actor Josh Keaton and producer Greg Weisman. In the second half hour we talk about Kraven's transformation, if there are clones coming to the show, and what classic stories should be adapted into the show.

Our friend George Berryman decided to create a Crawl Space remix. He took Michael and Stella rapping and remixed em. JR and BD make an appearance too. Very fun stuff.

In this episode we talk to Spectacular Spider-Man producer Greg Weisman, and voice actor Josh Keaton aka Spider-Man himself. We discuss the changes the show has seen in it's short life including the move from the Kids WB to Disney XD. We also give you information on how you can help with the show continuing with a season 3.

In this episode the Spider-Panel reviews Amazing Spider-Man #601-603 and discusses if Michelle Gonzalez was raped by the Chameleon. For "This Month in Spider-History" we go back to September 1987. We also have a good discussion about Disney buying Marvel and the future of our favorite character. And if for no other reason, you'll want to hear Spider-Girl rap her birthday wishes to Kevin.

Last month we celebrated 3 years of the podcast and 11 years of the site.
We took live callers on that show and whenever we do that it's always a technical challenge.
I had a lot of editing to do on those three shows that month and there were some funny moments I edited out. I didn't want to just throw them away so I though it'd be fun to splice all of them together for a blooper show.
Now before you listen I have to give a warning. We're unfiltered here. You'll likely here some language in this episode that you normally don't hear on our regular show. So with that warning out of the way. Here' 15 minutes of outtakes. Enjoy!

The spider-panel answers your dozens of message board questions in this show. Some of the highlights include; "What villain most needs a makeover?," "What if Emily Osborn came back to live?" and "If an ongoing Norman Osborn book would work?"

In this show we take live callers from around the world. They have some great questions and it's always fun to hear the different accents. Some of the highlights include: a discussion on the cast members of the Spider-Man titles that no one every brings back, what character based on their normal life we would all like to be,and I get confused that a caller is an expectant father when he really isn't. It's one of my favorite parts.

We're celebrating our 3rd year of the podcast and 11 years of the Spider-Man Crawl Space.com website. The gang shares our favorite and embarrassing moments over the years and there are many funny ones.
We also tackle reviews of Amazing Spider-Man # 599, 600 and annual # 36.
Other topics tackled include Spider-Man going back to the "Secret Wars" in a new mini-series, the new Spider-Woman motion comic and we go back to August 1991 for "This month in Spider-History."

The spider-panel answers your multiple pages of questions. Some of the highlights include our discussion of the most out of character moment for Peter Parker, if JR will ever bundle his articles into a book, when we went from a reader to a collector, and finally we all do impressions of each other at the listeners request.

In this episode the spider-panel reviews Amazing Spider-Man #596-598.Other topics include the Clone Saga coming back and the implications of Ben Reilly getting his own title. We also give our two cents on the casting of MJ and the Green Goblin in the new Spider-Man musical. We then travel back to July 1979 and talk about the first appearance of the Black Cat in the "This Month in Spider-History."

Writers Howard Mackie and Tom DeFalco talk about their upcoming mini series "Spider-Man: The Clone Saga." The book will show how the two originally wanted the clone saga to go down.
In the interview we talk about the popularity of Ben Reilly, if we'll see him again after the mini-series wraps up. Also is Baby May coming back?

The gang talks about Marvel raising their cover prices and if comics are a drug and if we're addicts.
We then tackle message board questions. Some of the highlights include our favorite Spider-Man action figure, where the strangest place we've ever read a comic, and we share our favorite Spider-Man milestone issue of the century mark. Amazing Spider-Man # 400 ranked pretty high.
We then conclude with recommendations for the month.

In this episode we announce the addition of Michael Baily as our newest member of the panel.
The show has the gang reviewing Amazing Spider-Man # 593-595. We also discuss the possible return on the Clone Saga. We then take a trip back in time to June 2001 for "This Month in Spider-History." We also talk about the possible increase in comic costs.

The gang gets some good ones this month. We find out what we think the favorite decade of Spider-Man was and why. Also JR does several impressions that is worth the price of admission. Even Mrs. Crawl Space answers a question!

The gang celebrates Mother's Day by discussing Spider-Talk. JR, Stella and BD review Amazing Spider-Man # 590 & 591. They also discuss Spider-Girl going online and if digital comics are the future. Other topics include re-casting Mary Jane in the movies and our experiences on Free Comic Book Day. For "This month in Spider-History" we go back to May 1993.

The gang starts off with giving our recommendations for the month. We then tackled the pages of message board questions. Some of the highlights include our Spider-related dreams, what classic literature characters are similar to Marvel ones, and who is the better pal to Spidey, Daredevil or the Human Torch. We even work in a Spider-Rap intro.

The gang tackles a bunch of Spider-Topics this month.
We review Amazing Spider-man # 588-590 plus Extra issue #3. We also discuss the firefighter who dressed up as Spidey to save an autistic child. We then tackle the news item of the Mom who wants Spidey pulled from her library. The gang also tries to decipher Steve Ditko's rant about the current Marvel regime. And we go back to April of 1984 for "This Month is Spider-History."

We tackle several pages of message board questions in this latest episode. Some of the highlights include our dream team on the spider-books, also our thoughts on Marvel ending their open submission policy, and one thing we'd retcon out of Spidey's life.

The gang reviews Amazing Spider-Man # 585-587. We also discuss the J.M. DeMatteis story from Amazing Spider-Man Family#4. We also go back in time for "The month in Spider-Man History." We look back at March of 1993. The show also tackles the recent Marvel movie news and of course we finish with recommendations.

Artist Todd Nauck has been in the news lately for penciling the team up between the Amazing Spider-Man and President Barack Obama. Issue # 583 of Amazing Spider-Man broke all kinds of records. We talk to Todd about that book, how he got the assignment and how quick he had to turn it out. We also discuss his work with Peter David on the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man title.

The Spider-Panel tackles your dozens of message board questions. We tackle Norman Osborn's new role in the Marvel Universe, if our friends know we do a podcast, and of course someone asks a Green Lantern question. I have no idea why! LOL

The Spider-Panel tackles reviewing Amazing Spider-Man # 582-584. We also discuss go back to Feb 1977 with "This Month in Spider-History." The gang also talks about the relaunch of Spideydude.com and Kevin's Crawl Space # 5 comic.

In this latest episode we play Spider-Jeopardy. We ask more than 60 questions from Spidey's 40+ year history. Kevin, Stella, JR and Spideydude test their spider-knowledge. Will JR kick the young kids butts? Will Stella surprise everyone? Will I ask nothing but Clone Questions and Spideydude will win? Find out in our first game show episode!

In this last show of January we tackle our new segment called "This month in Spider-History." We travel back 10 years and look at the "re-boot" of 1999. We also discuss Kevin's latest web comic featuring Spidey. And we also answer the dozens of message board questions.

The gang of BD, Spideydude, Kevin, JR and Stella are all together for our first show of 2009. In the show we review Amazing Spider-Man # 579-581,we also discuss Spidey's new single status in the newspaper strip. The gang then tells of their failure to get an Obama Spidey variant comic.

We wrap our conversation with artist Sal Buscema. In this last half hour we answer your written message board questions. Some of the questions range from Sal's thoughts on Amazing Spider-Girl getting canceled, funny experiences at comic book conventions, and why the Hulk is his favorite character to draw.

We continue our interview of legendary Spider-Man artist Sal Buscema. He's joined by writer Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz as we answer questions live from people around the world. We talk about artistic tips, spider-clones and our favorite female, Spider-Girl!

Our first guest of 2009 is artist Sal Buscema. He just celebrated his 40th year at Marvel Comics. He also holds the record for the longest penciling stint on any Marvel comic. He drew 104 issues straight of the Spectacular Spider-Man title. To honor Sal for this accomplishment we invited a few of his friends along. On the podcast we have Stan Lee, Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, Roy Thomas and Danny Fingeroth.

The gang tackles the dozens of message board questions. Some of the highlights discussed include Norman Osborn's rise in status in the Marvel Universe, our favorite Spider-Man comic in the last ten years, and we hear JR do an impression of Jeff Bridges. That is worth the download alone.

In the show we review Amazing Spider-Man# 576-578, give Christmas gift suggestions for the Spider-Fan, discuss Kevin's Crawl Space#3 issue, start a new segment called "This Month in Spider-History" and give our recommendations for the month.

BD, Kevin and Spider-Girl tackle two pages of message board questions. We answer spider-questions like what superhero we'd date, what we think of the new "Web of Shadows" video game, and which was the best/ worst year in Spider-History. There's a ton more, so click on the play button to check it out.

BD, Morbius and Spider-Girl tackle a ton of Spider-Reviews. They talk about Amazing Spider-Man #573-575, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1, Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 3 and the craptastic Secret Invasion: Amazing Spider-Man.
The gang also talks about the effects of spreading our favorite character too thin.
There's also discussion of a London teen who decided to change his name to "Spiderman" yes, without the hyphen.

We wrap up our two part conversation with Amazing Spider-Girl writer Tom DeFalco and penciler Ron Frenz. We take live callers from around the world. They ask about clones, team ups and killing off Peter Parker? It's another fun interview and starts off with cracking up Ron Frenz, which has to be heard.

Amazing Spider-Girl writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Frenz are our guests this month. We talk about the possible cancellation of the book at issue #30. We also talk about what the fans can do to help save the book.

We wrap up our October show by taking your dozens of message board questions. We cover how to introduce comics to women, how we track our comics, and even what we think of the metric system. Don't worry, we discuss a ton of Spidey in the show too!

The gang discusses Amazing Spider-Man 570-572. Other topics included are our thoughts on Spider-Man 4 &5 being filmed back to back, our reactions to the Amazing Spider-Girl getting canceled, along with discussion on JR's final article about Harry Osborn "The Goblin Prince." We also talk about Kevin Cushing's new web comic "Spider-Man: Crawl Space."

Writer David Michelinie is our guest this month. He had one of the longest run on Amazing Spider-Man. He co-created Venom & Carnage. He also worked with artist Todd McFarlane, Erik Larsen and Mark Bagley in the 1980s and 1990s. Before tackling Spider-Man he had an incredible run on Iron Man. He gave Tony Stark a drinking problem and a best friend in Jim Rhodes. It's a fun hour long interview.

We answer questions from all around the world. Some are Spider-related, some not. The questions are all over the place, and you never know what the Crawl Space regulars are going to going ask the gang.

We wrap up reviews of the "Kraven's First Hunt" arc and rave about "New Ways to Die." We also discuss the possibility of Ben Reilly coming back in a new Spidey/X-Men mini-series. We also share "Weird" Spider-Man Ebay auctions. Spider-Thong anyone?

We continue our second and last hour with Spider-Man writer J.M. DeMatteis. We answer two pages of our message board questions. We tackle clones, Maximum Carnage and the death of Aunt May just to name a few.

J.M. DeMatteis is our guest this month. If you're a spider-fan you're familiar with his classic, "Kraven's Last Hunt." He also wrote Amazing Spider-Man #400 in which Aunt May died. He was also the writer who had a solid run on "Spectacular Spider-Man." One of his highlights was issue #200 in which Harry Osborn died. As you know all those characters got better, but the way they went out was done by the master.

We wrap up our second hour of our birthday edition of the Crawl Space podcast. We answer a few more live calls and then plow into two full pages of message board questions, some are even Spider-related.

Back in 1998 I started a website called the Spider-Man Crawl Space, and who knew I’d still be with it this long. And back in 2006 we started a little podcast and thousands of listeners later, it too is going strong. We blow out the birthday candles on this show. We also discuss topics like the latest “Brand New Day” issues, why fans are so fascinated with sales numbers, if Ultimate Peter and Mary Jane should do the horizontal mambo, and the upcoming Venom movie. As if that weren’t enough we take live callers. It’s a fun romp and we celebrate in style!

We wrap up the last hour by answering your message board questions. Some of those include insuring our comic collections,our thoughts on the next trilogy of Spider-Man movies,and if we ever gave up collecting Spidey. We also announce a special guest for our August show, and our birthday show.

The gang discusses two months and six issues of Amazing Spider-Man. Our likes and dislikes of the writers and artists, and our universal dislike of "The Freak."
The gang also discusses Joe Kelly and Mark Waid coming on board the Spidey braintrust.
We also talks about the re-design of the Crawl Space main page.

We wrap up our second hour with Amazing Spider-Man writer Roger Stern. We answer your dozens of message board questions, and learn what goes into making great Spidey stories.

One of our contributers to the site is writer Jason Marsh Larouche. He reviews the Ultimate Spider-Man title for us month in- and month out. He had a chance to interview two influential Spider-Creators.He talked to artist Steve McNiven and Stuart Immonen. McNiven penciled the recent Civil War mini-series along with the first arc of Brand New Day in the amazing Spider-Man title.
And Stuart Imonen is the current penciler on the Ultimate Spider-Man title written by Brian Michael Bendis
The two artists were signing books at Jason's local comic shop.

Spider-Man Legend Writer Roger Stern is our guest this month. In the 1980s he created some of the best story lines including the Hobgoblin origin, the Juggernaut two-parter, and "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man." He's coming back to the Amazing Spider-Man title. He shares some new details about the story. Here is the first hour of our two hour conversation. Click the play button below to listen.

Episode 33 was a beast to record and there were a ton of bloopers. Here's the outtakes of that show, there a ton of funny bits. Warning, there is a lot of foul language but very much appropriate.

The gang reviews the Zeb Wells arc on Amazing Spider-Man. The group is pretty split. Well, not really it was 3 against 1.
The gang also raves about the new Spectacular Spider-Man episodes. We then wrap up the show by taking live calls. Lets just say it was our funniest call in session yet!

We wrap up our second hour of our live caller edition. We also answer the dozens of questions from our message board. Some of the highlights include our thoughts on Spidey 2099, our best comic deal ever and Spideydude apologizes to all.

We wrap up the second hour of our Spectacular Spider-Man podcast. Actor Josh Keaton, who voices Spidey/ Peter Parker is our guest. Also Producer Greg Weisman take your dozens of message board questions. We learn a bit about the dvd releases of the show, if the sinister six will show up, and if there is a life after the standard 65 episodes.

The gang of Morbius, JR, Spideydude and BD fill out the panel for this edition. In the show we give our reviews of the third month of Brand New Day. We also have the great Spider-Girl Debate of 08.
We also take live callers from the message board and answer your questions from the board.

It's a spectacular podcast this month. Our guest is actor Josh Keaton who plays Spider-Man on the "Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series." We're also joined by Producer Greg Weisman. The gang talks about their love of the character and what's it like to work on such a cool show. We also learn about Josh's cool Spider-car and we answer dozens of your message board questions. It's one of our best shows, and these two guys are a awesome.

The One More Day, takes two days to finish up. The gang wraps up the dozens of message board questions. We discuss our likes and dislikes of the Amazing Spider-Man title. We also discuss more about the new animated series "Spectacular Spider-Man." We even have a marriage proposal, did she say yes or did Mephisto wipe their memory? Listen to find out web-heads.

The gang discusses two months of "Brand New Day" Amazing Spider-Man issues. Do we love it or hate it? We also give our two cents on the new Kids WB Spectacular Spider-Man animated series. And as always we answer the dozens of questions from our message board.

Amazing Spider-Man Editor Steve Wacker wraps up his two hour interview. In this part we continue to answer our three pages of message board questions. We even get some news about the big Spider-Event coming this summer and who will be writing it.

Amazing Spider-Man Editor Steve Wacker is our guest for our February show. He stops by to talk about all things happening in this "Brand New Day" world of Spider-Man. Some of the topics include how he got into the business, what it's like turning out 3 books a month, and he even gives a few scoops about upcoming stories.

We continue debating the ramifications of the One More Day story. We also wrap up the many pages of message board questions. The best has to be the debate when we thought Peter lost his virginity.

The gang discusses their reactions of One More Day part 4. Did we like the marriage getting dissolved, did we hate it? The debate gets pretty heated, granted we don't throw chairs around, but it's a quite a good discussion. We also welcome message board regular Crazy Chris on the show. We also tackle three pages of message board questions.

The gang wraps up 2007 by looking at part three of the "One more Day" storyline. We also give suggestions of gifts for that spider-fan in the family, and what spider-ornaments may be on our trees this year. We then tackle the two pages of message board questions and wrap it up with our recommendations. The winner of the last months contest is announced at the very end of the show. The show runs a little over two hours long.

Writer Steve Saffel is our guest this month. Steve wrote the 320 page coffeytable book "Spider-Man: The Icon." He's a life-long Spider-Fan and it shows in the book. He traces the character's 40+ year history and how people all over the world know this character. It' a fun interview, so give it a download.

The regular gang re-groups after the mega-Dan Slott interview. JR, Spideydue and BD answer your many message board questions. We also discuss our two cents on part two of the "One More Day" storyline. We also have a guest drop by. Chris McAvey has a petition to put the Spider-Man balloon back in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

Here's part three of our interview with Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott. We wrap up the final questions from our message board. We tackle his least favorite villains and if he'll ever bring back Ben Reilly.

Part two of our interview with Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott continues. We discuss some of his favorite spider-villains, along with the recent clone reveal in Avengers Initiative #7. We also answer dozens of questions from our message board posters.

Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott is our guest for this month. Dan will begin his run on the title in January. He discusses what it's like to be writing his favorite character of all time. And I stumble on how to say the word "Flagship."
The interview went three hours total and I'm splitting it up into three parts.

We finish up the last 45 minutes of our message board questions. We discuss mixing real life events like 911 and comics, along with discussing Spider-Man merchandise and which spider-cast member we think should come back.

The "Trick or Treat" Halloween edition of the Crawl Space podcast. A few of the topics we tackle include our reaction to "Back in Black" wrapping up and "One More Day" starting up. We also discuss our reaction to the recent Steve Ditko documentary and Spider-Girl celebrating ten years of publication. We also crack up a few times in the show along the way. So join BD, Morbius, Spideydude and JR for another fun-filled show.

Artist John Romita Jr is our guest, and it's our best show to date. JRJR talks about coming back home to the Amazing Spider-Man title in 2008. He also talk about his love of the character and what keeps brining him back. We also answer three pages of questions from our message board. We even work in a few slices of pizza. It's a fun interview and JRJR is a great sport.

We celebrate one year of podcasting goodness. The gang reflects on our one year and also focus on the new creative teams on the Amazing Spider-Man title. We also answer questions from our message board. Thanks to everyone for making this such a fun show to do.

Producer Greg Weisman of the upcoming Spectacular Spider-Man animated series is our guest this month. He talks about his plans for the show and how he will stay true to the comic-book origins of the character. We also answer two pages of questions from our message board. It's a fun interview, and the show is in good hands.

The gang continues answering message board questions. Some of them ask what new spider-villains should come back, who will die in One More Day, and what will BD do with the Crawl Space when he retires. It's another fun-filled show.

Topics include the Amazing Spider-Man title shipping three times a month, is Spidey a Skrull , the Sinister Six possibly appearing in Spider-Man 4. The panel consists of JR, Spideydude and the Black Cat and is hosted by Spider-Man Crawl Space webmaster Brad Douglas.

Ultimate Spider-Man; is it an all ages comic? We also discuss the McFarlane Spider-Man comic that went for thousands of dollars on Ebay. We then take several questions from the message board

How do you attract female Spider-readers? This show we talk to message board poster Black Cat and what draws her to the Spider-books. We also talk about the spider-book writer/ artist turnover, the debate on the sexy MJ statue that is making national headlines, and who created the black Spider-Man costume. The show is a little over an hour, part two will be posted in a few days.

The Spider-Man 3 movie is breaking records and the Crawl Space "experts" give their two cents on it. We share our favorite scenes, our least favorite scenes, opinions on casting, and our critique of the villains.
We also have mega-Spidey collector Sam Kerby. He has a massive Spider-Man collection and we talk about how it all started. We also take message board questions as there's some funny replies in this one!

Will Aunt May die? Will you see Spider-Man 3 on opening day? Is Spider-Man 3 the last for Sam, Tobey and Kirsten? The Spider-Man Crawl Space gang tackle all these topics on the April 2007 edition. The regular gang of Morbius, Spideydude, JR and Brad Douglas are back. Hit play and enjoy the show.

In this final half hour we continue to take questions from the message board. We tackle what will be happening to our girl Mayday in the Amazing Spider-Girl title over the next few months. We also discuss their collaboration on the 90s Thunderstrike title, and their thoughts on having some of the most dedicated fans in comicdom.

In part two we continue our conversation with the Spider-Girl creative team of Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. The two talk about the proposed last issue of the Spider-Girl title, who they would cast in a Spider-Girl movie, and what they think of the recent events in Spider-Man life.

Spider-Girl writer Tom DeFalco and penciler Ron Frenz are the latest guests on the March edition of the Spider-Man Crawl Space podcast. The duo talk about their Amazing Spider-Girl. The two have been creating great comics for more than 20 years and the show is an essential listen for any spider or Marvel fan.
The interview was two and a half hours and we'll release it in three parts. Part two will come out on the week of March 26th.

The Amazing Spider-Cast had Spider-Man Crawl Space webmaster Brad Douglas as the guest on the 18th episode of the show. BD talks about the history of the Spider-Man Crawl Space, his dislike of Spider-Man reign, and host Chris Johnson and BD go over the loves of Peter Parker.

Will Mary Jane or Aunt May die? That is the first topic we tackled in the February 2007 episode. We also discussed Spider-Man: Reign, The popularity of Venom and we answer questions from the message board. There's also an annoucement at the end of the show for the March 2007 episode. Two Spider-Creators are coming soon to the show.

Writer Peter David is the guest on the January 2007 edition of the Spider-Man Crawl Space.com podcast. PAD talks about his first year on the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man tile. He also touches on his Star Trek, Hulk and Fallen Angel work. We answer questions from the message board.

Spider-Man has had several Christmas stories over the years. J.R., Spideydude and Brad Douglas discuss some of their favorites. And every young webhead is bound to have a spider-gift under the tree. Some of the gangs favorites were discussed. Also the group talked about the ending to Civil War # 5, thoughts on JMS leaving Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Girl surviving cancellation and thoughts on the titles future. Also JR has a new book and Spideydude is in print in the Amazing Spider-Girl letter page.

Discussion of the Spider-Man 3 movie trailer, history of Spider-Man websites, and Q&A from message board posters. This time around we're joined by Eric from www.samruby.com, J.R. from www.spideykicksbutt.com, Spideydude from www.spideydude.com and Morbius from www.spidermancrawlspace.com message board, and the show is hosted by Spider-Man Crawl Space webmaster Brad Douglas.

Topics include Spider-Man switching sides in the Civil War series, The Amazing Spider-Girl coming back with a new issue #1, favorite Spider-Man storylines throughout the years and much more. The October show is by far the best yet. Spider-Man Crawl Space.com webmaster Brad Douglas hosts the show. The guests this time around are Spideydude, Morbius and JR from spideykicksbutt.com.
Some of the

Topics included Spider-Man going back to the black costume, the various incarnations of Spidey on TV,and the Spider-Man marriage. Is the time up for the readhead? BD, Morbius and Spideydude discussed various news happening with our favorite webhead.

This is our first podcast for the Spider-Man Crawl Space. The show featured webmaster Brad Douglas, Morbius and Spideydude. We discussed Civil War, Spider-Man unsmasking, Bagley and Benis lasting 110 issues and various other things under the sun.