Perfectly Generic Podcast

Aysha and optimisticDuelist join a grouchy Kate for a roundtable on Dirk Strider. Topics: Misandry. Catharsis. Foreshadowing of Dirk’s descent in Homestuck proper. Terepy Pipes. Ultimate selves. X-Men. Perspectives on Dirkjake. Ikuhara. Transphobia. “Redemption arcs.” Hiveswap Act 2. Tyzias. AU fic. Doc Scratch and misogyny, Whistles: The Starlight Calliope.

Cee L. Kyle joins Kate to talk about the epilogues, mental health, and our community. Topics: Mob behavior. 4chan. How our actions impact the creation of independent art and survivors of abuse. Kate's personal story of growing up online. Piss Christ. Issues with Homestuck's ending. Sadstuck. The Homestuck Cinematic Universe. Trans narratives. Psychosis. Essentiality. Ownership of characters. Jane. Dirk and self-harm. Vrisrezi. Catharsis. Manic pixie dream girls.

Lily discusses Homestuck’s relationship to classical literature with Kate. Topics include vore, ergonomics, Virgil as Andrew Hussie’s dancestor, the Condesce as Juno, fate in Homestuck, unreliable narrators, Tiresias, the epilogues and binary choice, Pickle Inspector, and MSPA Reader.

Kate, Xtine and Chelsea have a round-table on the The Homestuck Epilogues. We talk girls’ plot agency, Vriska…2!, split timelines, Problem Sleuth, Dirk’s parallels to Doc Scratch, Jane’s arc, Terezi’s reduction to love interest (again), and what we want next.

FREE FOR ALL LISTENERS. Homestuck Epilogues contributor Aysha U. Farah joins the show to discuss Meat and Candy. Topics include Dirk’s descent, Vriska, “good representation,” milf rights, the complexity of real transness, and Vriska’s very long day.

Kate welcomes first guest Sam back to the show to discuss The Homestuck Epilogues. Topics include Rose and Roxy’s relationships to their aspects, content warnings, metanarrative callbacks, Vriska (LET ME IN!), being a depressed 20-something, and hopes for the future.

Cro, Kate and Sis discuss Meenah and Aranea. Subjects include the Fallout series, Meenah and Jane as heiresses, Beforan society, Karkalicious, Aranea’s poetic irrelevance, roleplay, and more.

Aysha documents Kate’s descent into Eridan-liking madness. Topics include FRIENDSHIP, Dammek, a Shape of Water AU, Shrek, Dualscar’s cancellation, March Eridan and identity (yes really), the pinnacle of Equius achievement, normie birthday parties where you’re not allowed to talk about Homestuck, mind palaces, Murrit, and an Erisol fic challenge.

Music: “it be like that sometimes” by James Roach from Hiveswap: Friendsim

Kate, Austin and Heather discuss Vast Error on its 8th anniversary. Topics include what Murrit’s hiding, Kate’s fixation on seadwelling Republicans, Komaeda, Albion as lesbian bait, the Dirk-as-an-old-OC theory, boiled Monster Energy, capitalism, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Kate asks James Roach, Pip, Paige, Heather, Austin, Dia, Slapras, optimisticDuelist, and Aysha a simple question: What does Homestuck mean to you?