diff --git a/episodes/04-changes.md b/episodes/04-changes.md
index de7b818282..9920166bb2 100644
--- a/episodes/04-changes.md
+++ b/episodes/04-changes.md
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ $ cat guacamole.md
 ```output
 # Guacamole
 ## Ingredients
-- avocado
-- lemon
-- salt
+* avocado
+* lemon
+* salt
 ## Instructions
 ```
 
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ index df0654a..315bf3a 100644
 @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
  # Guacamole
  ## Ingredients
-+- avocado
-+- lemon
-+- salt
++* avocado
++* lemon
++* salt
  ## Instructions
 ```
 
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ $ cat guacamole.md
 ```output
 # Guacamole
 ## Ingredients
-- avocado
-- lime
-- salt
+* avocado
+* lime
+* salt
 ## Instructions
 ```
 
@@ -381,10 +381,10 @@ index 315bf3a..b36abfd 100644
 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
  # Guacamole
  ## Ingredients
- - avocado
--- lemon
-+- lime
- - salt
+ * avocado
+-* lemon
++* lime
+ * salt
  ## Instructions
 ```
 
@@ -418,10 +418,10 @@ index 315bf3a..b36abfd 100644
 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
  # Guacamole
  ## Ingredients
- - avocado
--- lemon
-+- lime
- - salt
+ * avocado
+-* lemon
++* lime
+ * salt
  ## Instructions
 ```
 
@@ -703,9 +703,9 @@ $ cat guacamole.md
 ```output
 # Guacamole
 ## Ingredients
-- avocado (1.35)
-- lime (0.64)
-- salt (2)
+* avocado (1.35)
+* lime (0.64)
+* salt (2)
 ```
 
 ```bash
@@ -715,9 +715,9 @@ $ cat groceries.md
 
 ```output
 # Market A
-- avocado: 1.35 per unit.
-- lime: 0.64 per unit
-- salt: 2 per kg
+* avocado: 1.35 per unit.
+* lime: 0.64 per unit
+* salt: 2 per kg
 ```
 
 Now you can add both files to the staging area. We can do that in one line:
diff --git a/episodes/05-history.md b/episodes/05-history.md
index 0c7fef8190..938b1dd7fe 100644
--- a/episodes/05-history.md
+++ b/episodes/05-history.md
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ $ cat guacamole.md
 ```output
 # Guacamole
 ## Ingredients
-- avocado
-- lime
-- salt
+* avocado
+* lime
+* salt
 ## Instructions
 An ill-considered change
 ```
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ index b36abfd..0848c8d 100644
 --- a/guacamole.md
 +++ b/guacamole.md
 @@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
- - lime
- - salt
+ * lime
+ * salt
  ## Instructions
 +An ill-considered change
 ```
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ index df0654a..b36abfd 100644
 @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
  # Guacamole
  ## Ingredients
-+- avocado
-+- lime
-+- salt
++* avocado
++* lime
++* salt
  ## Instructions
 ```
 
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ index df0654a..93a3e13 100644
 @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
  # Guacamole
  ## Ingredients
-+- avocado
-+- lime
-+- salt
++* avocado
++* lime
++* salt
  ## Instructions
 +An ill-considered change
 ```
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ index df0654a..93a3e13 100644
 @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
  # Gucamole
  ## Ingredients
-+- avocado
-+- lime
-+- salt
++* avocado
++* lime
++* salt
  ## Instructions
 +An ill-considered change
 ```
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ $ cat guacamole.md
 ```output
 # Guacamole
 ## Ingredients
-- avocado
-- lime
-- salt
+* avocado
+* lime
+* salt
 ## Instructions
 ```
 
diff --git a/episodes/08-collab.md b/episodes/08-collab.md
index b723c827db..18a0b942f5 100644
--- a/episodes/08-collab.md
+++ b/episodes/08-collab.md
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ $ cat hummus.md
 ```output
 # Hummus
 ## Ingredients
-- chickpeas
-- lemon
-- olive oil
-- salt
+* chickpeas
+* lemon
+* olive oil
+* salt
 ```
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/episodes/09-conflict.md b/episodes/09-conflict.md
index 7da313d1c7..374c5d837b 100644
--- a/episodes/09-conflict.md
+++ b/episodes/09-conflict.md
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ $ cat guacamole.md
 ```output
 # Guacamole
 ## Ingredients
-- avocado
-- lime
-- salt
+* avocado
+* lime
+* salt
 ## Instructions
 ```
 
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ $ cat guacamole.md
 ```output
 # Guacamole
 ## Ingredients
-- avocado
-- lime
-- salt
+* avocado
+* lime
+* salt
 ## Instructions
-- put one avocado into a bowl.
+* put one avocado into a bowl.
 ```
 
 and then push the change to GitHub:
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ $ cat guacamole.md
 ```output
 # Guacamole
 ## Ingredients
-- avocado
-- lime
-- salt
+* avocado
+* lime
+* salt
 ## Instructions
-- peel the avocados
+* peel the avocados
 ```
 
 We can commit the change locally:
@@ -212,14 +212,14 @@ $ cat guacamole.md
 ```output
 # Guacamole
 ## Ingredients
-- avocado
-- lime
-- salt
+* avocado
+* lime
+* salt
 ## Instructions
 <<<<<<< HEAD
-- peel the avocados
+* peel the avocados
 =======
-- put one avocado into a bowl.
+* put one avocado into a bowl.
 >>>>>>> dabb4c8c450e8475aee9b14b4383acc99f42af1d
 ```
 
@@ -243,11 +243,11 @@ $ cat guacamole.md
 ```output
 # Guacamole
 ## Ingredients
-- avocado
-- lime
-- salt
+* avocado
+* lime
+* salt
 ## Instructions
-- peel the avocados and put them into a bowl.
+* peel the avocados and put them into a bowl.
 ```
 
 To finish merging,
@@ -328,11 +328,11 @@ $ cat guacamole.md
 ```output
 # Guacamole
 ## Ingredients
-- avocado
-- lime
-- salt
+* avocado
+* lime
+* salt
 ## Instructions
-- peel the avocados and put them into a bowl.
+* peel the avocados and put them into a bowl.
 ```
 
 We don't need to merge again because Git knows someone has already done that.