{"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":"jw2Ctt8rbUG","title":"10.x - \"Overt Horror\"","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/media/audio-f7f460092ae9857d250fe94ae54f5477.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":87578988,"duration_in_seconds":6423}],"url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/jw2Ctt8rbUG/","content_html":"<p>Jenny and Ted discuss Parasite 10.x.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Notes:</p><ul><li>Sophia won Jenny over, but only at the bitter end</li><li>What a fake-out</li><li>Regent's emotional numbness</li><li>Ted grapples with hate in the face of tragic circumstances</li><li>What if Taylor finds out about this?</li><li>There's a compelling human impulse behind wanting to use Regent’s power &nbsp;</li><li>Regent’s missing piece</li><li>He likes what he’s doing, but he’s not doing it for himself</li><li>Where's Regent's self-described conscience in all this?</li><li>We don’t learn what it’s like to be Regent alone</li><li>Parallels between Regent's power and Bitch's</li><li>A pocketful of heroin at all times</li><li>Wildbow does such a good job of preserving ambiguity about Regent's character here</li><li>What would it take for Regent to become \"a good\"?</li><li>Regent as a foil for Taylor</li><li>We as readers are basically using Regent's power all the time</li><li>We check our assumptions about Sophia’s mom</li><li>Sophia's weak spot is being looked down upon</li><li>The mystery of Stephen invites sympathy</li><li>Jenny still thinks Sophia deserved some of these consequences</li><li>Emma is not impressed with Regent’s acting</li><li>Sadly we don't think Emma and Sophia are in love</li><li>We do what we always do: analyze the texts</li><li>Regent knows one of Taylor’s secrets after this chapter, but Sophia doesn’t</li><li>Regent fumbles to have Sophia express emotion… could that be role-play? Confession?</li><li>Does Regent not have emotions, or does he just not understand them?</li><li>Regent: theater kid at heart?</li><li>Regent feels strongly about Brockton Bay, if nothing else</li><li>Regent doesn't build relationships, and he's severing Sophia's</li><li>The question of Regent's queerness</li><li>Regent, like Coil, has a stakes problem</li><li>Ethical applications of Regent's power</li><li>Read Seek y'all</li><li>Will Jenny finally get the Dragon interlude she’s been craving?</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-interlude/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/%c2%ad-arc-10-parasite/10-x-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.\n\n\n\n\nEpisode Notes:\n\n * Sophia won Jenny over, but only at the bitter end\n * What a fake-out\n * Regent's emotional numbness\n * Ted grapples with hate in the face of tragic circumstances\n * What if Taylor finds out about this?\n * There's a compelling human impulse behind wanting to use Regent’s power  \n * Regent’s missing piece\n * He likes what he’s doing, but he’s not doing it for himself\n * Where's Regent's self-described conscience in all this?\n * We don’t learn what it’s like to be Regent alone\n * Parallels between Regent's power and Bitch's\n * A pocketful of heroin at all times\n * Wildbow does such a good job of preserving ambiguity about Regent's character\n   here\n * What would it take for Regent to become \"a good\"?\n * Regent as a foil for Taylor\n * We as readers are basically using Regent's power all the time\n * We check our assumptions about Sophia’s mom\n * Sophia's weak spot is being looked down upon\n * The mystery of Stephen invites sympathy\n * Jenny still thinks Sophia deserved some of these consequences\n * Emma is not impressed with Regent’s acting\n * Sadly we don't think Emma and Sophia are in love\n * We do what we always do: analyze the texts\n * Regent knows one of Taylor’s secrets after this chapter, but Sophia doesn’t\n * Regent fumbles to have Sophia express emotion… could that be role-play?\n   Confession?\n * Does Regent not have emotions, or does he just not understand them?\n * Regent: theater kid at heart?\n * Regent feels strongly about Brockton Bay, if nothing else\n * Regent doesn't build relationships, and he's severing Sophia's\n * The question of Regent's queerness\n * Regent, like Coil, has a stakes problem\n * Ethical applications of Regent's power\n * Read Seek y'all\n * Will Jenny finally get the Dragon interlude she’s been craving?\n\n\n\n\nLinks:\n\n * https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/%c2%ad-arc-10-parasite/10-x-interlude/\n * https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow\n\n\n","image":"https://cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/images/item-f91e464be3c9e2f37d3db54f2b3441f2.jpeg","date_published":"2026-02-27T14:47:00.000Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/10x-overt-horror-jw2Ctt8rbUG/","json_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/jw2Ctt8rbUG/json/","rss_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/jw2Ctt8rbUG/rss/","guid":"jw2Ctt8rbUG","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:47:03","itunes:title":"10.x - \"Overt Horror\"","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:season":1,"itunes:episode":103,"itunes:explicit":true,"date_published_short":"Fri Feb 27 2026","date_published_ms":1772203620000}}],"_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"}}