{"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 href=\"https://discord.gg/yjFbpTbRWm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Inchworm Discord</a></p>","icon":"https://cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/images/channel-1db210b65f8620f05f72ca31f7324df6.jpeg","favicon":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/assets/default/favicon.png","authors":[{"name":"Jenny and Ted"}],"language":"en-us","items":[{"id":"O_objC1FLcL","title":"9.3 - \"What They're Here For\"","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/media/audio-eb750c871092a645f4af389b04cb3e14.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":49188278,"duration_in_seconds":3771}],"url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/O_objC1FLcL/","content_html":"<p>Jenny and Ted discuss Sentinel 9.3.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Notes:</p><ul><li>Jenny's very good at predicting Wards (so far)</li><li>Clockblocker: not a bad guy, pretty much!</li><li>Clockblocker would have loved those training exercises</li><li>We review some murder candidates and posit some new ones</li><li>The Wards maybe should've thought before they fought</li><li>But it's a very cops and robbers fight</li><li>Trickster is a star!</li><li>What is becoming of New Wave?</li><li>Glory Girl using her pushy side for good</li><li>The questionable benefits&nbsp;of proximity to Panacea</li><li>We love Vista. Such Vista fans here</li><li>RIP to the old Dennis</li><li>Sometimes all you do need is a good fight, actually</li><li>The emotional power of a crush on someone way too old for you</li><li>What a classic professor. So professorial.</li><li>Ted wants Jenny to write her Parahumans 103 final</li><li>The seeding hypothesis supports the trio hypothesis</li><li>Is the genetics explanation really off the table?</li><li>We want to see Scion through Tattletale's eyes</li><li>Powers vs. privilege</li><li>Intelligent cape design? By someone other than WIldbow?</li><li>Some powers do cause problems, though</li><li>This seems like a difficult topic to be scientific about</li><li>A new interpretation of Brian's trigger event</li><li>Clockblocker is not a theoretician, but he's wrong</li><li>Some alternate history, as a treat</li><li>It's hard to do normal stuff when the world is falling apart</li><li>Clockblocker has the worst possible power for this moment in his life</li><li>Can it be a slur if it applies to only one person?</li><li>Maybe Taylor and Clockblocker would be friends, if she hadn't put bugs under his eyelids</li><li>We don't care about Gallant the way the characters&nbsp;do</li><li>The hero narrative is useful in so many ways</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-3/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-3/</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 Sentinel 9.3.\n\n\n\n\nEpisode Notes:\n\n * Jenny's very good at predicting Wards (so far)\n * Clockblocker: not a bad guy, pretty much!\n * Clockblocker would have loved those training exercises\n * We review some murder candidates and posit some new ones\n * The Wards maybe should've thought before they fought\n * But it's a very cops and robbers fight\n * Trickster is a star!\n * What is becoming of New Wave?\n * Glory Girl using her pushy side for good\n * The questionable benefits of proximity to Panacea\n * We love Vista. Such Vista fans here\n * RIP to the old Dennis\n * Sometimes all you do need is a good fight, actually\n * The emotional power of a crush on someone way too old for you\n * What a classic professor. So professorial.\n * Ted wants Jenny to write her Parahumans 103 final\n * The seeding hypothesis supports the trio hypothesis\n * Is the genetics explanation really off the table?\n * We want to see Scion through Tattletale's eyes\n * Powers vs. privilege\n * Intelligent cape design? By someone other than WIldbow?\n * Some powers do cause problems, though\n * This seems like a difficult topic to be scientific about\n * A new interpretation of Brian's trigger event\n * Clockblocker is not a theoretician, but he's wrong\n * Some alternate history, as a treat\n * It's hard to do normal stuff when the world is falling apart\n * Clockblocker has the worst possible power for this moment in his life\n * Can it be a slur if it applies to only one person?\n * Maybe Taylor and Clockblocker would be friends, if she hadn't put bugs under\n   his eyelids\n * We don't care about Gallant the way the characters do\n * The hero narrative is useful in so many ways\n\n\n\n\nLinks:\n\n * https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-3/\n * https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow\n\n\n","image":"https://cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/images/item-44211d90331786dbbc308c705585158f.jpeg","date_published":"2026-01-16T13:59:02.891Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/93-what-theyre-here-for-O_objC1FLcL/","json_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/O_objC1FLcL/json/","rss_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/O_objC1FLcL/rss/","guid":"O_objC1FLcL","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:02:51","itunes:title":"9.3 - \"What They're Here For\"","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:season":1,"itunes:episode":93,"itunes:explicit":true,"date_published_short":"Fri Jan 16 2026","date_published_ms":1768571942891}}],"_microfeed":{"microfeed_version":"0.1.5","base_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com","categories":[{"name":"Arts","categories":[{"name":"Books"}]}],"subscribe_methods":[{"name":"RSS","type":"rss","url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/rss/","image":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/assets/brands/subscribe/rss.png","enabled":true,"editable":false,"id":"cttxXlJLyLL"},{"name":"JSON","type":"json","url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/json/","image":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/assets/brands/subscribe/json.png","enabled":true,"editable":false,"id":"uJCxSnjiSpT"}],"description_text":"a chapter by chapter spoiler-free podcast covering Worm by Wildbow\n\n\n\n\nevery Tuesday & Friday wherever you can find podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Podcast\nAddict, Overcast, Podcast Republic, Spotify, YouTube, etc.)\n\n\n\n\nget in touch at inchwormpodcast@gmail.com\n\n\n\n\nRead Worm | Support Wildbow\n\nInchworm Bluesky | Inchworm Tumblr | Inchworm Discord","itunes:explicit":true,"itunes:title":"Inchworm","copyright":"©2025","itunes:type":"serial","itunes:email":"inchwormpodcast@gmail.com","items_sort_order":"newest_first"}}