VMI 1.20 M.A.D.

A LONG TIME AGO ON VERONICA MARS:

A nice student called Carmen tries to break up with her boyfriend.
But he won’t let her - and if she tries, he’ll leak a video of her suggestively sucking a popsicle in a hot tub! Toxic Neptune strikes again!
But Toxic Neptune strikes even worse in Veronica’s plan to get revenge on this guy.
At least things are delightful and cute and beautiful between Keith Mars and Alicia Fennel - but Clarence Wiedman’s about to ruin their bliss.
Things are also hot and heavy between Logan and Veronica…
…until she discovers something shocking about the night of Shelly Pomroy’s fateful party.

Join Jenny Owen Youngs and Helen Zaltzman to investigate Veronica Mars Season 1 Episode 20: M.A.D. (that’s Mutually Assured Destruction to you) and consider such mysteries as why Veronica’s plot is so complicated and why she didn’t just go to the police in the first place and save us the agony of this episode.

CONTENT NOTE:
Veronica Mars contains heavy themes, and this episode includes storylines concerning non-consensual sex, violence, and drugs.

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Join Jenny Owen Youngs and Helen Zaltzman to investigate Veronica Mars Season 1 Episode 20: M.A.D. (that's Mutually Assured Destruction to you

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Hear more Jenny Owen Youngs on Buffering the Vampire Slayer podcast, and in the form of song at jennyowenyoungs.com. Find her on Twitter and Instagram @JennyOwenYoungs.
Hear more Helen Zaltzman on the comedy show Answer Me This, and the linguistic entertainment show The Allusionist. Find her on Twitter and Instagram @HelenZaltzman.
This episode was edited and mixed by Zach McNees.
The music is by Martin Austwick of Pale Bird Music and Jenny Owen Youngs.
The logo is by Hrishikesh Hirway.
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