{"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":"fru8ZBVkfhH","title":"11.3 - \"Stealing Fire From The Gods\"","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/media/audio-ebc2ddbaa2b57f9b0d966686e7d71f7f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":47609514,"duration_in_seconds":3568}],"url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/fru8ZBVkfhH/","content_html":"<p>Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.3.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Notes:</p><ul><li>Skitter in this chapter is iconic</li><li>The appeal of character competence</li><li>Action without suspense, yum</li><li>Taylor's kind of like Bakuda, but it's fine!</li><li>What if this is all a metaphor for Taylor harnessing the humans to take down the Endbringers?</li><li>We love everything about bugs with fire</li><li>The tea is a metaphor</li><li>Did these particular Merchants deserve this?</li><li>Skitter isn't into her own competence</li><li>Another unserious kidnapping</li><li>Will Sierra be a security threat?</li><li>Sierra's view of Skitter</li><li>Slaylor vs. Flailor</li><li>We're very concerned about the mold situation in Brockton Bay</li><li>Sierra's a great example of a competent person without superpowers</li><li>People talk to you differently when you're a supervillain</li><li>Sometimes you need a hero, and sometimes you need a Skitter</li><li>Skitter's an imperfect fit for the social role of supervillain</li><li>Literal found family</li><li>Taylor's very prosocial in her villainy</li><li>Taylor might be the best Undersider at this territory thing</li><li>Lisa as the silent partner in this Dinah thing</li><li>Bryce is gonna be a problem</li><li>Aughties moments</li><li>Introducing Herman Drives</li><li>Taylor loves finding a use for people</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-03/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-03/</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 Infestation 11.3.\n\n\n\n\nEpisode Notes:\n\n * Skitter in this chapter is iconic\n * The appeal of character competence\n * Action without suspense, yum\n * Taylor's kind of like Bakuda, but it's fine!\n * What if this is all a metaphor for Taylor harnessing the humans to take down\n   the Endbringers?\n * We love everything about bugs with fire\n * The tea is a metaphor\n * Did these particular Merchants deserve this?\n * Skitter isn't into her own competence\n * Another unserious kidnapping\n * Will Sierra be a security threat?\n * Sierra's view of Skitter\n * Slaylor vs. Flailor\n * We're very concerned about the mold situation in Brockton Bay\n * Sierra's a great example of a competent person without superpowers\n * People talk to you differently when you're a supervillain\n * Sometimes you need a hero, and sometimes you need a Skitter\n * Skitter's an imperfect fit for the social role of supervillain\n * Literal found family\n * Taylor's very prosocial in her villainy\n * Taylor might be the best Undersider at this territory thing\n * Lisa as the silent partner in this Dinah thing\n * Bryce is gonna be a problem\n * Aughties moments\n * Introducing Herman Drives\n * Taylor loves finding a use for people\n\n\n\n\nLinks:\n\n * https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-03/\n * https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow\n\n\n","image":"https://cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/images/item-3fdc0da0477e1d071c2e36858e94d7ff.jpeg","date_published":"2026-03-13T12:29:48.362Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/113-stealing-fire-from-the-gods-fru8ZBVkfhH/","json_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/fru8ZBVkfhH/json/","rss_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/fru8ZBVkfhH/rss/","guid":"fru8ZBVkfhH","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:59:28","itunes:title":"11.3 - 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