With 10 days left to the Hilltop and no new TMAP episodes foreseen for the intervening time I want to ask: what knowledge of TMAP is assumed of the audience? I am all caught up but the person who is coming with me has only listened to the whole of TMA and not a single episode of TMAP (as they wanted to wait and binge the finished podcast). Would they profit more from the spectacle if they [a] were all caught up (i.e. until TMAP50), [b] listened to TMAP until some earlier episode, or [c] would it be enough to come in with just the knowledge of TMA?

So this is right on the cusp of being an RQ question rather than a me question but I’ll allow it.

Although its not necessary to be up to date on Protocol, yes you will gain more if you are up to date. That said we have primers of relevant information from Protocol and Archives in the program if people want them.

I will warn you though that Hilltop does have some spoilers for Archives although its less than you might think.