1.14: Mars vs. Mars

A LONG TIME AGO, ON VERONICA MARS: Student Carrie Bishop claims that Mr Rooks, the best teacher at Neptune High, has had sex with her. But Veronica is determined to prove Mr Rooks innocent! She doesn’t like Carrie, and she loves Mr Rooks’s wacky theatrical teacher tricks. This puts her at odds with Keith all episode - we hate it when the Marses fight! But we love the very good prank he plays on Veronica. Logan needs Veronica to prove that his mother is still alive. And Veronica pays another visit to Abel Koontz on death row. Join Jenny Owen Youngs and Helen Zaltzman to investigate Veronica Mars Season 1 Episode 14: Mars vs Mars, and crack such mysteries as whether there’s only one cafe in Neptune, whether a Teacher With Wacky Fun Teaching Methods actually makes you learn anything, if you can pay a visit to Death Row just for a mic drop moment, and why Veronica is channelling Sheriff Lamb this episode. Content note: Veronica Mars contains heavy themes, and this episode includes storylines concerning suicide, statutory rape, and grooming. See more about this episode, and a transcript, at the podcast’s official site VMIpod.com/1-14. Content note: Veronica Mars contains heavy themes, and this episode includes storylines concerning family abuse and suicide. This episode was edited and mixed by Zach McNees; the music is by Martin Austwick and Jenny Owen Youngs; the logo is by Hrishikesh Hirway; Lo Dodds gives us the LoDown. Distributed by PRX.org. Find the show @VMIpod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. If you have a few minutes to spare, could you fill in the listener survey at surveynerds.com/veronicamars? There’s no dye pack trap awaiting you; it’s just a place to tell us your opinions about this show and your podcast-listening habits more generally. This month, VMI is sponsored by: Hello Fresh, simple and delicious meal kits delivered to your door. For nine free HelloFresh meals, go to HelloFresh.com/VERONICAMARS9 and enter the code VERONICAMARS9. Buffy bedding: comforters, pillows and sheets made from super-soft, hypoallergenic and sustainable eucalyptus fiber. For $20 off your Buffy bedding, visit Buffy.co and enter ​the code VERONICA. Care/Of, personalised vitamin packs. For 25% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter the code VERONICAMARS. Lola,100% cotton menstrual care products available by customisable subscription. For 30% off your first month’s subscription, visit mylola.com and enter the code VERONICA when you subscribe. Feals, premium CBD delivered to your door. Become a member today at Feals.com/VERONICA and you'll get 50% off your first order with free shipping.