{"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":"yH_ZFz2MZpD","title":"15.mailbag - \"Leading Her Deeper In\"","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/media/audio-83aba8c803e8b412dfff7127ed95593e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":100519009,"duration_in_seconds":7667}],"url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/yH_ZFz2MZpD/","content_html":"<p>Jenny and Ted discuss listener questions!</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Notes:</p><ul><li>Thanks to everyone who wrote in with questions, and sorry we couldn’t get to all of them!</li><li>We are gonna try to make this more of a Ted Talk</li><li>Ted immediately regrets letting Jenny ask him some questions</li><li>Casting ourselves in Worm: The Musical</li><li>Jenny reflects on her expectations and Ted sets some new ones</li><li>A meditation on tropes</li><li>Does Skitter seem like a supervillain?</li><li>Willingness to killingness</li><li>Putting the die in Dinah</li><li>In this essay, will Jenny see monsters in the hearts of humanity? 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Listener, WE DID</li><li>We wind down with a chat about other stuff we might want to chat about</li><li>Bonus: Ted’s capsule review of Everworld 11 and 12</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://jennylinskyauthor.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://jennylinskyauthor.com/</a>&nbsp;</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 listener questions!\n\n\n\n\nEpisode Notes:\n\n * Thanks to everyone who wrote in with questions, and sorry we couldn’t get to\n   all of them!\n * We are gonna try to make this more of a Ted Talk\n * Ted immediately regrets letting Jenny ask him some questions\n * Casting ourselves in Worm: The Musical\n * Jenny reflects on her expectations and Ted sets some new ones\n * A meditation on tropes\n * Does Skitter seem like a supervillain?\n * Willingness to killingness\n * Putting the die in Dinah\n * In this essay, will Jenny see monsters in the hearts of humanity? 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