Sarah Zedig joins Kate to talk the politics of Homestuck and Hiveswap. We discuss Beaver Bother, crying, Tyzias, memeaganda, Snowbound Blood, the Spanish national police, Eridan (sorry), Crockercorp, Zebruh-shaming and Ronald Reagan’s furry status. Also, Kate wins an image hosting beef ten years in the making.

Geezy joins Kate to discuss Homestuck’s literary legacy and writing for Friendsim. Subjects include the merit of transformative fan works, Hussie as an internet Tolkien, writing as diamond-cutting, the online production of place, Fozzer says trans rights, working for your daughter, and why Feferi is the best character in Homestuck.

Pip and Paige talk Jake in part two of a two-part episode. Topics include gender conformity, Dirk (oh, here we go), Caliborn, gnostic symbolism, his family relationship to Jade, and Fedorafreak.

Pip and Paige talk Jake in part one of a two-part episode. Topics include the many red herrings of his introduction, neurodivergence, wishing, the Neverending Story, and not Eridan.

Cro joins Kate for a discussion on the dancestors (well, ten of them) and their impact on Homestuck. We roast Kankri a lot. Take however much you were expecting us to do that and understand this: It’s more than that. We also talk about disability issues in Homestuck, katabasis, the author insert as an unreliable narrator, and can’t bring ourselves to care about Horuss.

Dani joins Kate for a character study on Roxy Lalonde. Topics include a new contender for worst intro, alcohol, Void, Kate getting roasted for being old, depictions of motherhood, flawed teenagers and their big teen problems, Rose and Dave, the age-old question “is Homestuck good?", our one shared brain cell, transness through the lens of Homestuck and Roxy’s canon green gf.

Nell joins Kate for a character study on Kanaya. Topics also include Kate meeting a dude, Eridan again (ugh), auspisticism, authorial care vs. scorn, and the Mom Zone.

Dia joins Kate to discuss troll biology, canon and headcanons. Topics include trolls just being bug furries, comprehensive theories of troll chromosomes and jadeblood roles, unexpected silk, forbidden Vast Error lore, rainbow drinkers, Bronwurd (THEY WERE PITCH, Y’ALL), and Mindfang’s armpit vortex.

Writer Aysha U. Farah and Kate discuss Karkat’s story, character, and relationships. Topics include Eridan, anger, breaking out of societal bounds, what the Blood aspect means, Eridan again(??), and leprechaun romance.

Hiveswap Friendsim writer Cee L. Kyle (Bronya, Zebruh, Remele, Lynera, Daraya) joins Kate to discuss rebellion, the halfway point of the Homestuck media universe, psychology at knifepoint, and the Zebruhs all around us.