Hyperfixations

A boat pulls you while you wear shoes that resemble massive bananas.

PetaQ! chatlh joins 'a'lly and ngayghel to discuss all things Klingon: we discuss the difficulties of learning a fictional language, Klingon grammar and puns, what pieces of media have been translated into Klingon, and who Dr. Marc Okrand has locked in his basement. Qapla'!

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Finn can be found on Twitter: @RossYastland

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel -  Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

The best way to make the countries kiss is with a delicious dish.

Trigger warning: this episode contains discussions of food, eating disorders, and diet culture.

Eugenia joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the world of global cuisine: we discuss how colonialism shapes national food identity, whether we need to overhaul food education in schools, the pros and cons of meal delivery services, and where exactly spaghetti is from.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Eugenia can be found on Twitter @mamagenie101, and on Instagram @cooking.mama.genie

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel -  Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Warrior Cats: what is that?

Trigger warning: this episode contains brief discussions of various aspects of Warrior Cats including infant mortality, child soldiers, ableism, misogyny, and child grooming.

Mary joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the wild world of Warrior Cats: we discuss what exactly book packaging is, the importance of space for play in children's media, how it should - and shouldn't - tackle sensitive issues, and the wild possibilities of names within Warrior Cats.

[This episode contains minor spoilers for Warrior Cats]

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Mary can be found on Twitter @marymollykate

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel -  Twitter: @spicynigel

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

What if Tiger King was about sharks.

Trigger warning: this episode contains brief discussions of animal death and animal mutilation.

Cory, blogger, podcaster, and the Fox Mulder of sharks joins Ally and Nigel to discuss all things prehistoric shark: we discuss how popular media informs how we view sharks, what an important role sharks play in the ocean ecosystem, how we can improve shark conservation, and whether Jason Statham should host a shark finding documentary.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Cory can be found on Twitter @gorycoryhorror, on Instagram @_gorycory_, their blog can be found at https://www.gorycory.net/, and their podcast The Scream Teens can be found in the Anatomy of a Scream podcast feed here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0fj8lQBZc4cXaMIGFzc7Yr?si=9qrrkSt1RfG-0zeXn5cnig&dl_branch=1

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel -  Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

It's all one song, man.

Trigger warning: this episode contains brief mentions of suicide and abuse.

Sam, host of the Monkey Off My Backlog podcast, joins Nigel and Ally to discuss the music of Pearl Jam; what constitutes fanhood, how trauma creates a lens through which we view art, and why art and joy should always work together.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Sam can be found on Twitter @sam_morris9, and Monkey Off My Backlog can be found on Twitter: @monkeybacklog, and on Instagram: @monkeybacklog, and can be heard here.

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel -  Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

This isn't a podcast, this is a job interview.  

The threads of the Hyperfixations Cinematic Universe begin to come together as our secret third cohost Moll arrives to talk all things Marvel; what exactly is Marvel's attempts at representation, whether it is our job to consume media ethically, how Moll would have made a better Endgame, and what weird movies Nigel is willing to go to bat for.  

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf  

Our guest Moll can be found on Instagram: @not__molly and her stores here: https://peachandfern.bigcartel.com/, https://www.redbubble.com/people/Peach-Fern/shop  

And your hosts can be reached individually here:  

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan  

Nigel -  Twitter: @spicynigel  

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!  

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339 Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

We live in a society, but we wish we were Moomins.

Ruairí joins Ally to discuss Tove Jansson's 'The Moomins' (because they're gay); how the Moomins create the perfect socialist utopia, whether children's media can ever truly be just for children, whether one can return to childhood innocence after losing it, and who is the best Moomin of all.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Ruairí can be found on Instagram: @ruairibarrettdesign

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel -  Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

This episode isn't about Bakugan or JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, we swear.

Andy, host of the Monkey Off My Backlog podcast, joins Nigel and Ally to discuss Eiichiro Oda's hit manga series 'One Piece'; how does 'One Piece' solve the power-scaling problem in anime and manga, how fruit can give you special powers, and why puns are the most powerful weapon in a fight.

[minor spoiler warning for 'One Piece']

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Andy can be found on Twitter @andynoted, and Monkey Off My Backlog can be found on Twitter: @monkeybacklog, and on Instagram: @monkeybacklog and can be heard here.

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel -  Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Welcome to the world of LOONA, where everything isn't always as it seems.

Editor's note: this episode was recorded before the release of LOONA's latest album, '[&]', and so we don't know how the LOONAverse plays into this one.

Lin breaks out the conspiracy board pins for this bumper episode as they join Nigel and Ally to discuss their favourite band, KPOP sensation, LOONA; what is the significance of ferris wheels and roller skates, how does colour theory fit into all of this, and is LOONA simply just a vampire Eric Andre in a Scooby Doo mask?

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Lin cannot be found, but you can listen to LOONA's latest song "PTT (Paint The Town)" here: https://youtu.be/_EEo-iE5u_A

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel -  Twitter: @spicynigel, Tiktok: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

I heard they're trying out glass coffins: remains to be seen.

Content warning: this is sort of a heavy episode and contains mentions / discussions of death, dying, disposal of bodies such as cremation, infant mortality, guilt, grief, and the effect of the church in Ireland

Niamh joins Ally and Nigel to discuss their interest in death; what is the most environmentally friendly method for body disposal, why society has progressed past the need for embalming, and how bureaucracy ruins Poltergeist.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Niamh can be found on Twitter @shamingdevalera, and on TikTok @shamingdevalera

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel -  Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345