{"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":"wYsOeLIEge5","title":"15.3 - \"Bickering\"","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/media/audio-ae922e62a81fcccb2f5114a02d4251b5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":48748024,"duration_in_seconds":3716}],"url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/wYsOeLIEge5/","content_html":"<p>Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.3.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Notes:</p><ul><li>As far as we can tell, Imp’s power can’t affect readers the same way it affects Taylor</li><li>Sorry, Taylor, it’s favor time</li><li>Lisa is reasonable but not fully believable</li><li>She can fake a grin but not a frown</li><li>Lisa had Taylor’s number though: she just wanted to be included in the atrocity</li><li>Honestly maybe “defeat and kidnap Victor” was plan B to “Chosen ceasefire and Coil recruits Victor” until 15.2 made clear to Lisa that it wouldn’t go over well with Aisha and Taylor</li><li>Lisa is a horrifying and villainous opponent</li><li>A mortifying ordeal of being known for an eye</li><li>What happens when somebody calls Taylor’s bluff?</li><li>A brief remembrance of the Victoria-that-was</li><li>Well, doesn’t Regent have to use his power, Taylor?</li><li>Do we trust the Regent Taylor sees? Even after his interlude?</li><li>Moral accommodations for Regent and “conscience accommodations” for Taylor</li><li>This is a classic Animorphs argument</li><li>Lisa is the best at debate and Regent is the worst</li><li>The Undersiders’ rep is definitely going to be a narrative problem</li><li>Victor couldn’t have acquired empathy and compassion with his power by now?</li><li>Victor sucks, but also Othala sucks</li><li>Who would even be making up rumors that Taylor is Jewish anyway????</li><li>Ted concedes</li><li>Lisa’s Potemkin justifications</li><li>The humor in this arc is great</li><li>It’s fun to see someone mostly unaffected by Lisa’s bullshit… and for Lisa to win anyway</li><li>Small observations and predictions</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/colony-15-3/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/colony-15-3/</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 Colony 15.3.\n\n\n\n\nEpisode Notes:\n\n * As far as we can tell, Imp’s power can’t affect readers the same way it\n   affects Taylor\n * Sorry, Taylor, it’s favor time\n * Lisa is reasonable but not fully believable\n * She can fake a grin but not a frown\n * Lisa had Taylor’s number though: she just wanted to be included in the\n   atrocity\n * Honestly maybe “defeat and kidnap Victor” was plan B to “Chosen ceasefire and\n   Coil recruits Victor” until 15.2 made clear to Lisa that it wouldn’t go over\n   well with Aisha and Taylor\n * Lisa is a horrifying and villainous opponent\n * A mortifying ordeal of being known for an eye\n * What happens when somebody calls Taylor’s bluff?\n * A brief remembrance of the Victoria-that-was\n * Well, doesn’t Regent have to use his power, Taylor?\n * Do we trust the Regent Taylor sees? Even after his interlude?\n * Moral accommodations for Regent and “conscience accommodations” for Taylor\n * This is a classic Animorphs argument\n * Lisa is the best at debate and Regent is the worst\n * The Undersiders’ rep is definitely going to be a narrative problem\n * Victor couldn’t have acquired empathy and compassion with his power by now?\n * Victor sucks, but also Othala sucks\n * Who would even be making up rumors that Taylor is Jewish anyway????\n * Ted concedes\n * Lisa’s Potemkin justifications\n * The humor in this arc is great\n * It’s fun to see someone mostly unaffected by Lisa’s bullshit… and for Lisa to\n   win anyway\n * Small observations and predictions\n\n\n\n\nLinks:\n\n * https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/colony-15-3/\n * https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow\n\n\n","image":"https://cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/images/item-fa60d465ef6f37366183d7908242d807.jpeg","date_published":"2026-10-06T12:37:06.035Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/153-bickering-wYsOeLIEge5/","json_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/wYsOeLIEge5/json/","rss_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/wYsOeLIEge5/rss/","guid":"wYsOeLIEge5","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"01:01:56","itunes:title":"15.3 - \"Bickering\"","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:season":1,"itunes:episode":160,"itunes:explicit":true,"date_published_short":"Tue Oct 06 2026","date_published_ms":1791290226035}}],"_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"}}