Dani and Valerie talk Dirk and Roxy. Topics: Gender performance, trans co-dependence, wife mode to milf mode.
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Dani and Valerie talk Dirk and Roxy. Topics: Gender performance, trans co-dependence, wife mode to milf mode.
Dani is joined by five community panelists to discuss the earlier days of the Homestuck fandom. Topics: Sorry transcribers! Wrong fan theories. Dale Strider. The Gigapause. Dashcon. Being trans is kind of woke and racism is not. Hairy Dave and fun ship names.
Sarah is joined by Dylan Clark to discuss a transmasculine reading of the Strider brothers. Topics: Dirkjake rights, toxic masculinity, a better Dave, and transphobia in fandom.
Sarah and Nell discuss the recent explosion of fanfic about June Egbert, as well as their own expeditions into the gender mines. Topics: Depicting transness. Stylistic experimentation. The limitations of Ao3. Inhabiting Eridan.
Aysha and Kate join a lively crowd in Renton to talk about the villainous women of Homestuck. Subjects include Crockertier, Homestuck’s history of gendered subversion, yelling at Dirk, ominous teasing about future events, and…the Condesce did nothing wrong?
James returns to discuss the number one good boy in Homestuck. Highlights: Kate can't pronounce "Billie Eilish." Gamzee (crucified). Moira Overwatch. Law & Order. Freestyling. Uncle Dirk. Still a white guy! Stuffing vs. dressing.
Kate and Goomy’s panel from Stuck At Home Con 2019, the online Homestuck convention. They discuss trans John, transformative queer experiences, and breaking the rules of Homestuck. Art by Hexy, music by Goomy.
Cee L. Kyle joins Kate to talk about the epilogues, mental health, and our community. Topics: Mob behavior. 4chan. How our actions impact the creation of independent art and survivors of abuse. Kate's personal story of growing up online. Piss Christ. Issues with Homestuck's ending. Sadstuck. The Homestuck Cinematic Universe. Trans narratives. Psychosis. Essentiality. Ownership of characters. Jane. Dirk and self-harm. Vrisrezi. Catharsis. Manic pixie dream girls.
Dia joins Kate to discuss troll biology, canon and headcanons. Topics include trolls just being bug furries, comprehensive theories of troll chromosomes and jadeblood roles, unexpected silk, forbidden Vast Error lore, rainbow drinkers, Bronwurd (THEY WERE PITCH, Y’ALL), and Mindfang’s armpit vortex.
Writer Aysha U. Farah and Kate discuss Karkat’s story, character, and relationships. Topics include Eridan, anger, breaking out of societal bounds, what the Blood aspect means, Eridan again(??), and leprechaun romance.
Hiveswap Friendsim writer Aysha U. Farah joins Kate for a discussion on the visual novel that expanded the Homestuck universe. Topics include metatextuality, complex queer characters (yes, we talk about Lanque), outsourced thinking, and the morality of a murder planet.
optimisticDuelist joins Kate for a discussion of Trickster Mode’s purpose and symbolism. Topics include Gnosticism, race in Homestuck, and living in a society. A post-episode discussion about Vast Error and the inherent value of independent media follows the end credits.
Zich joins the podcast for a discussion on the Homestuck fandom’s origins, highs and lows, and legacy moving forward. Further topics include transformational fan works, the groundbreaking nature of Homestuck’s format, more on “cringe culture,” and Galekh twink discourse.
Becca joins the podcast for a discussion on Calliope. Topics include epilogue and Hiveswap speculation, Callie as a respectful portrayal of fandom, cherub gender, Homestuck as a superhero story, the Ring of Life, what it means to be a muse, and lime blood.
Xtine joins the PGP for a discussion of the women and girls of Homestuck, including Jade’s arc, grimdarkness as a girls-only event, and Jane Crocker listening to Taylor Swift.