{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Inchworm","home_page_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com","feed_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/json/","description":"<p>a chapter by chapter spoiler-free podcast covering <em>Worm</em> by Wildbow</p><p><br></p><p>every Tuesday &amp; Friday wherever you can find podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Overcast, Podcast Republic, Spotify, YouTube, etc.)</p><p><br></p><p>get in touch at inchwormpodcast@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://parahumans.wordpress.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read <em>Worm</em></a> | <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support Wildbow</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/inchwormpodcast.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Inchworm Bluesky</a> | <a href=\"https://www.tumblr.com/inchwormpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Inchworm Tumblr</a> | <a 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romantic prospects</li><li>We trust Dragon with power more than anyone we’ve met so far but leaders with good personalities do not necessarily create good legacies</li><li>Was Richter a Bad Dad or just your average God?</li><li>Is Dragon’s unfairly limited “body” the very thing that makes us see her as a person?</li><li>Dragon the teenager</li><li>We start into “should Dragon-like AI have rights” discourse but then steer ourselves back to Worm proper&nbsp;</li><li>Dragon’s techno-optimism and Ted’s need for speed limits</li><li>To be clear, all glory to God Empress Dragon</li><li>To show off her rapid intelligence, Dragon quickly skimmed all of Worm so far and basically only missed Coil</li><li>Is Dragon the reasonable hero friend Taylor deserves?</li><li>A digression about rooting against a Taylor glow-up in any adaptation</li><li>We were sorta surprised at how much we felt for Colin in captivity</li><li>Colin owns some of his flaws, but not the Skitter-related ones</li><li>How Dragon’s gender identity affects the way we view her and her relationships</li><li>Wait, is the Birdcage younger than Dragon?</li><li>The status quo seems to be shifting quite dramatically every few years</li><li>The female victim as a horror trope (i.e. Ted poorly glosses <em>Men, Women, and Chain Saws (1992)</em>)</li><li>It’s tea time in Philosophy Block</li><li>Ted ships it</li><li>A few more morsels from the Birdcage</li><li>Taylor sees Dinah as a MacGuffin</li><li>Why don’t the Endbringers hang out with each other???</li><li>Oh no are there children in the Birdcage</li><li>Dragon sees Colin through Kid Win colored classes</li><li>We gotta let Dragon be bad to really believe she’s good</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/%c2%ad-arc-10-parasite/10-x-bonus-interlude/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/%c2%ad-arc-10-parasite/10-x-bonus-interlude/</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","content_text":"Jenny and Ted discuss Parasite 10.x (bonus).\n\n\n\n\nEpisode Notes:\n\n * A crack ship is born mid-summary\n * We count the ways we love Dragon\n * The way she is written clearly shows that Dragon is a full person\n * Dragon’s romantic prospects\n * We trust Dragon with power more than anyone we’ve met so far but leaders with\n   good personalities do not necessarily create good legacies\n * Was Richter a Bad Dad or just your average God?\n * Is Dragon’s unfairly limited “body” the very thing that makes us see her as a\n   person?\n * Dragon the teenager\n * We start into “should Dragon-like AI have rights” discourse but then steer\n   ourselves back to Worm proper \n * Dragon’s techno-optimism and Ted’s need for speed limits\n * To be clear, all glory to God Empress Dragon\n * To show off her rapid intelligence, Dragon quickly skimmed all of Worm so far\n   and basically only missed Coil\n * Is Dragon the reasonable hero friend Taylor deserves?\n * A digression about rooting against a Taylor glow-up in any adaptation\n * We were sorta surprised at how much we felt for Colin in captivity\n * Colin owns some of his flaws, but not the Skitter-related ones\n * How Dragon’s gender identity affects the way we view her and her\n   relationships\n * Wait, is the Birdcage younger than Dragon?\n * The status quo seems to be shifting quite dramatically every few years\n * The female victim as a horror trope (i.e. Ted poorly glosses Men, Women, and\n   Chain Saws (1992))\n * It’s tea time in Philosophy Block\n * Ted ships it\n * A few more morsels from the Birdcage\n * Taylor sees Dinah as a MacGuffin\n * Why don’t the Endbringers hang out with each other???\n * Oh no 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