{"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":"yC7RiIKTS2e","title":"5.8 - \"The Tools At Her Disposal\"","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/media/audio-7746eb0907a22115f6d24bd7ea8a44ed.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":33581093,"duration_in_seconds":2627}],"url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/yC7RiIKTS2e/","content_html":"<p>Jenny and Ted discuss Hive<em> </em>5.8.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Notes:</p><ul><li>Bugs doing stuff. Bugs doing stuff better than ever!</li><li>Speculation about Taylor’s power and its effects</li><li>Taylor takes stock and takes command</li><li>What’s really motivating her? Tactics? Morals? Excellence?</li><li>Taylor can’t reveal her motives to Bitch and may not even be revealing them to herself all the time</li><li>Maybe Taylor would have had more luck communicating with Labyrinth than Bitch, actually...</li><li>Sundancer the investigative journalist</li><li>Bitch's pessimism about human nature</li><li>The ups and downs of communicating with Bitch</li><li>What does it mean if twins have the same power? (If they even do)</li><li>Is Bitch really being difficult, or is she the victim of Taylor's mistrust (and narrative necessity)? Or is Taylor just getting too big for her b(r)itches?</li><li>We're curious to see how Taylor and Bitch repair after these interactions</li><li>Taylor likes to be in control</li><li>Taylor's fear of drugs feels very true to life. Gonna be a problem for Newtbug</li><li>What kind of dragon is Lung, anyway?</li><li>Jenny hopes Sundancer turns into a sun</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-5-hive/5-08/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-5-hive/5-08/</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 Hive 5.8.\n\n\n\n\nEpisode Notes:\n\n * Bugs doing stuff. Bugs doing stuff better than ever!\n * Speculation about Taylor’s power and its effects\n * Taylor takes stock and takes command\n * What’s really motivating her? Tactics? Morals? Excellence?\n * Taylor can’t reveal her motives to Bitch and may not even be revealing them\n   to herself all the time\n * Maybe Taylor would have had more luck communicating with Labyrinth than\n   Bitch, actually...\n * Sundancer the investigative journalist\n * Bitch's pessimism about human nature\n * The ups and downs of communicating with Bitch\n * What does it mean if twins have the same power? (If they even do)\n * Is Bitch really being difficult, or is she the victim of Taylor's mistrust\n   (and narrative necessity)? Or is Taylor just getting too big for her\n   b(r)itches?\n * We're curious to see how Taylor and Bitch repair after these interactions\n * Taylor likes to be in control\n * Taylor's fear of drugs feels very true to life. Gonna be a problem for\n   Newtbug\n * What kind of dragon is Lung, anyway?\n * Jenny hopes Sundancer turns into a sun\n\n\n\n\nLinks:\n\n * https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-5-hive/5-08/\n * https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow\n\n\n","image":"https://cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/images/item-b350e1bb4ddccdcdecc305b42e6b1862.jpeg","date_published":"2025-08-15T11:39:21.254Z","_microfeed":{"is_audio":true,"is_document":false,"is_external_url":false,"is_video":false,"is_image":false,"web_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/58-the-tools-at-her-disposal-yC7RiIKTS2e/","json_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/yC7RiIKTS2e/json/","rss_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/yC7RiIKTS2e/rss/","guid":"yC7RiIKTS2e","status":"published","duration_hhmmss":"00:43:47","itunes:title":"5.8 - \"The Tools At Her Disposal\"","itunes:episodeType":"full","itunes:season":1,"itunes:episode":53,"itunes:explicit":true,"date_published_short":"Fri Aug 15 2025","date_published_ms":1755257961254}}],"_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"}}