Free the Squee

Get ready Squee Fans, we’ve got a lot of happy ground to cover! Heather and Stacy get into Bridgerton (sex and costumes!), queer women’s voices, like Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan, and then bring it all together for our favorite episode of Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor thus far…ROGUE! In fact, we’ve got a wee timey-wimey adventure of our own right in the episode. There is so much squee, we recommend listening alllll the way to the end of the episode. ;)

Bridgerton, Billie Eilish & Doctor Who, Oh My!

Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet

Corrections/other notes: we have some sound variation in this ep, as we recorded across time and relative dimensions in space, and Francesca of Bridgerton fame does not have that love-struck response to John Stirling’s sister, but rather, to his cousin Michaela.

Stacy comes up with our episode titles and it hurts to only pick one…so we’ve decided to give you ALL our titles, just for fun!

Alternative Titles

Hit Me Hard and Soft, Indeed!,

The event that started it all!

Billie’s new album

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Arrgh Fellow Nerds, it be pirate time! 🏴‍☠️ Join us for a special mini episode, where Heather, Stacy and our magical guest Mikayla (aka Younger Spawn) dish the tea on the pirate drama Black Sails. Newly on Netflix, this Starz original show was billed as a gritty prequel to Treasure Island, but it is So. Much. More! Join us as we talk character arcs, queer narratives and Squee quite loudly over Long John Silver.

Dishing about Black Sails and Long John Silver (It's a love-hate situationship)

Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet with Mikayla (Younger Spawn)

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Strap in, friends! We’ve got so much to talk about this month, including Cowboy Carter, embracing our fandom selves — past and present, revisiting the 80’s, Heather’s first in the wild fan encounter, and Stacy’s first-time guesting on another podcast. (We’re a poly podcast.) Mostly, we’ve got a lot of squeeing going on.

Cowboy Carter, first times, and embracing the joy of fandom.

Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet

If you haven’t listened to Cowboy Carter yet, Heather says, “What are you waiting for?”

How cool is this?

This is the trauma stuff Heather keeps going on about. It’s a great website to learn more or find a therapist or coach.

Here’s a link to the episode with Stacy.

Don’t forget to check-out our feed!

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Stacy and Heather revisit a previous squee: The Taylor Swift Eras Tour, and talk about an up and coming new squee, Aliette de Bodard’s The Red Scholar’s Wake.

Tay Tay, Tea Cups, Sapphic Space Pirates, and Godzilla (what?)

Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet

Check-out our pics of all the things and some VERY SILLY REELS of Stacy’s many, many ribbons.

Beware of extraordinarily beautiful things. (Free the Squee podcast denies all liability for listener overspending on gorgeous ceramics.)

Make sure to check-out The Red Scholar’s Wake and her other awesome titles.

If you’ve ever wanted to talk about production codes and the screen accurate lengths of every Fourth Doctor scarves, this is the place.

Best Godzilla Heather’s ever seen! (OK, so maybe its the only Godzilla she’s ever seen. But still…)

Opened in 1991 as an expression of friendship between San Diego and its sister city, Yokohama. The garden is inspired from centuries-old Japanese design and techniques, creating a living exhibition comprised of plants and florae native to Japan and San Diego.

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This episode is bigger on the inside as Heather and Stacy talk the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate in the 2023 Doctor Who Specials, Ncuti Gatwa as the Flirty Doctor (you heard it here first, people!), anticipating Free The Squee’s first appearance at the Gallifrey One Convention, and Heather’s Ode to Verity Podcast. But first, it’s time to get a little serious about cultural gaffs, friendship and making amends. Let’s get going- we’ve got a lot of ground to cover and we left our TARDIS at home.

Cultural Gaffs, 2023 Doctor Who Specials, and Gallifrey One-here we come!

Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet

Gallifrey One 2024- Miracle on 34th Street

Free the Squee’s Mama podcast! A Doctor Who podcast where a rotating cast of six women, from across the globe, talk all things Doctor Who. They have opinions.

Where it all began

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Hello there fellow nerds, and welcome to our first episode of 2024. Stacy and Heather are joined by the fabulous and brilliant Mikayla, aka Younger Spawn, for some fangirling over Percy Jackson! But before we get there, we talk about Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Dolly Parton and her new album, Rockstar. We chat collabs, what it means to cover vs. re-tell a song, and how much voice and context can change meaning. Then, there might be some squeeing over NOLA and a certain vampire.

Storytelling weaves this episode together: perspective, meaning making, connection, and how stories become part of who we are. Enjoy!

Rock n' Roll Dolly, Lestat's staircase, and Percy's blue cake.

Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet with Mikayla (Younger Spawn)

Gallier House, the 19th-Century French Quarter townhome where maaaaybe some vampires lived, and for sure the 2022 television series Interview with the Vampire series filmed a few scenes.

An imprint of Disney/Hyperion Publishing

Like the two samples from Rockstar we included in this episode? Check-out the entire album.

Free The Squee is just one of the MANY podcasts on The Incomparable Network. If you haven’t perused the catalog of 24 current podcasts (and over 30 retired ones), what are you waiting for?

The Ultimate Percy Jackson Fangirl Cake, other fan foods from our watch, an above ground NOLA cemetery and other fun pics are on our IG. Check them out and give us a follow!

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Happy Holidays, fellow nerds! Join Heather and Stacy, and our special guest Annette Wierstra! Annette is the Director of Agents of Smooch, another Incomparable Podcast, and we can’t think of anyone better to go round and round with us as we review Round and Round, Hallmark Channel’s latest Hannukah movie! Join us as we schmooze about time loops and tradition, the twists, the turns, and the magic dreidel!

Episode 5-A Special Holiday Double Edition

Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet with Annette Wierstra

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What happens when two segments of a fandom collide? Join us for Heather’s adventures in Target to find out! Then keep listening as Stacy and Heather try to answer the question: where are all the menopausal stories in pop culture? Not just menopause, but what’s up with the complete absence of women’s experience of their bodies at all? It’s an episode full of questions! Where is the face cream? Where have all the hormones gone? Who are the Uterati?

What happens when fandoms collide?

Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet

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It’s spooky season! Heather and Stacy talk all things horror (sometimes with explicit language, eek!) including why humans might like a good jump scare. With special love for the Flanaverse (All Hail Kate Siegel!) and a nod to Freddy down on Elm Street, let’s get into what scares us and what brings us together.

What is horror and why do we like it? (Well, Stacy LOVES it. Heather is mostly confused by it.) Plus, a deep dive into the Flanaverse.

Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet

We DID give the correct web address in the podcast. However, in case you missed it, here you go!

For all you true shrinky dink nerds out there, here are links to the pupillary response articles Stacy referenced:

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Heather and Stacy introduce their new opening segment, Content and Process. (Which is what? Exactly?) What’s it like to see yourself or your hometown on TV? When does representation matter and why? And how do we talk about it allllll without interrupting the flow? Let’s get into it, people!

Coming out: representation or requirement? Finishing sentences: affinity or interruption?

Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet

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