As you all already know, next Tuesday Lost will return for its sixth and final season. In order to help you get up to speed for season six, this week Chris Kirkman was a guest on our Hobo Radio podcast.

But for those of you looking to dig a bit deeper, we recommend rereading Kirkman’s columns from last season so that you are prepared for the final chapter in this complex and mysterious saga. And, if all of Lost’s twists and turns and Kirkman’s bizarre theories begin to make your head hurt, we recommend pouring one of his episode-inspired drink recipes to calm you down.

Lost – Season Five

• 1.23.09 – “Because You Left” and “The Lie”
• 1.30.09 – “Jughead”
• 2.06.09 – “The Little Prince”
• 2.13.09 – “This Place is Death”
• 2.20.09 – “316″
• 3.27.09 – “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham”
• 3.06.09 – “LaFleur”
• 3.13.09 – A little intermezzo
• 3.20.09 – “Namaste”
• 3.27.09 – “He’s Our You”
• 4.03.09 – “Whatever Happened, Happened”
• 4.10.09 – “Dead is Dead”
• 4.17.09 – “Some Like It Hoth”
• 5.01.09 – “The Variable”
• 5.08.09 – “Follow the Leader”
• 5.15.09 – “The Incident”