{"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":"t2caixDo0dm","title":"8.x (bonus) - \"Do We Need To Have Monsters?\"","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/media/audio-b0c61c25c0ff4449e68c906a40ca4e82.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":91616649,"duration_in_seconds":6889}],"url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/t2caixDo0dm/","content_html":"<p>Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.x (bonus).</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Notes:</p><ul><li>The Tattletale interlude was great but we are counting the chapters until 2 Tattle 2 Tale</li><li>Fic idea: Tiny Tim triggers with his initials-sake’s power</li><li>The headcanon that makes Tattletale Ted’s favorite</li><li>“Dying” in your own chapter is very GRRM</li><li>Stories have plot armor until they demonstrate that they don’t</li><li>It’s very Tattletale to have a whole dang interlude without letting us all the way in</li><li>Being Tattletale is a constant performance</li><li>Who was LiSa and what happened to her that she wishes she could have seen coming?</li><li>Lisa’s power as a LucasArts adventure game narrator or a conversation with an LLM</li><li>Just because she makes it look easy doesn’t mean she’s not working hard</li><li>Living with (and doing bits with) her power</li><li>The Undersiders have become greater than the sum of their parts</li><li>Over-interpreting Bitch’s perceived motivations</li><li>Unpacking “sociopath” and “damage”</li><li>Since I am 23% fucked up, I expect you must be precisely that fucked up too!</li><li>The “under” in Undersider stands for “under duress”</li><li>What does Lisa really think about Coil and Dinah? And what does Jenny think about Coil’s power?</li><li>Jenny will not hear any critique of Lisa’s methods when it comes to destroying Tasha</li><li>Ted finally gets Lisa-pilled about how badly the heroes are doing in Brockton Bay: Good riddance, Boardwalk private security!</li><li>Finally, Taylor is seen by an interlude character, and boy is she SEEN!</li><li>Lisa, like, loves Taylor. Or at least won’t let herself hold a grudge</li><li>Lisa’s safe focus on performance gets her companionship, and Taylor’s risky focus on authenticity gets her intimacy</li><li>Lisa tightly controls how she dispenses her information</li><li>Endbringer: Origins</li><li>Come on, Dragon, just mass produce these mechs already!</li><li>What difference can the less useful capes really make here?</li><li>Jenny doubles down on her original Regent theory</li><li>FORTY. CAPE. NAMES. /dies</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-8-extermination/8-x-bonus-interlude/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-8-extermination/8-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 Extermination 8.x (bonus).\n\n\n\n\nEpisode Notes:\n\n * The Tattletale interlude was great but we are counting the chapters until 2\n   Tattle 2 Tale\n * Fic idea: Tiny Tim triggers with his initials-sake’s power\n * The headcanon that makes Tattletale Ted’s favorite\n * “Dying” in your own chapter is very GRRM\n * Stories have plot armor until they demonstrate that they don’t\n * It’s very Tattletale to have a whole dang interlude without letting us all\n   the way in\n * Being Tattletale is a constant performance\n * Who was LiSa and what happened to her that she wishes she could have seen\n   coming?\n * Lisa’s power as a LucasArts adventure game narrator or a conversation with an\n   LLM\n * Just because she makes it look easy doesn’t mean she’s not working hard\n * Living with (and doing bits with) her power\n * The Undersiders have become greater than the sum of their parts\n * Over-interpreting Bitch’s perceived motivations\n * Unpacking “sociopath” and “damage”\n * Since I am 23% fucked up, I expect you must be precisely that fucked up too!\n * The “under” in Undersider stands for “under duress”\n * What does Lisa really think about Coil and Dinah? And what does Jenny think\n   about Coil’s power?\n * Jenny will not hear any critique of Lisa’s methods when it comes to\n   destroying Tasha\n * Ted finally gets Lisa-pilled about how badly the heroes are doing in Brockton\n   Bay: Good riddance, Boardwalk private security!\n * Finally, Taylor is seen by an interlude character, and boy is she SEEN!\n * Lisa, like, loves Taylor. Or at least won’t let herself hold a grudge\n * Lisa’s safe focus on performance gets her companionship, and Taylor’s risky\n   focus on authenticity gets her intimacy\n * Lisa tightly controls how she dispenses her information\n * Endbringer: Origins\n * Come on, Dragon, just mass produce these mechs already!\n * What difference can the less useful capes really make here?\n * Jenny doubles down on her original Regent theory\n * FORTY. CAPE. 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