Stardrop Tea

We’re opening up the mailbag once again to read listener letters and see patterns emerge. Gossip includes: maybe accidentally dating your cousin, acid rain, trashing Mayor Lewis’ house, Pirate Grandpa, some surprising speculation about Penny and the Wizard, old people love, and why you shouldn’t sing Hotel California at karaoke 🍵

Make sure not to burn your lips on this boiling hot Stardrop Tea! ‼️

Editor’s Notes:

• Grandpa was not in the war
• Every spouse gets an outside area… except for Krobus 🙁

Resources & Links:

• ⁠Dragon Tooth - Stardew Wiki⁠
• ⁠Riverland Farm⁠
• ⁠Spouse Rooms⁠
• ⁠Elliot Merperson Drawing⁠

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Hosts: Shirley & Hilary! Thanks Farmers & Stardrops <3

ICYMI: Eric Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, poured out a full pot of steaming hot tea with the surprise announcement that we’re getting a 1.7 update!!! 🎉 Join Shirley and Hilary as they speculate on what might be included, when we might be blessed with this update, and what actually happens to our horses when they warp teleport. 🐴✨

Resources & Links:

• ⁠The Philadelphia Experiment⁠
• ⁠1.7 Announcement from Concerned Ape⁠

• ⁠1.6 Changelog⁠
• ⁠Referenced 1.7 Speculation from a year ago⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Hosts: Shirley & Hilary! Thanks Farmers & Stardrops <3

Tune in to this guest episode where Shirley and Em discuss the Stardew Valley Symphony of Seasons & our favorite little guy, Krobus.

Resources & Links:

• ⁠https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Krobus⁠
• ⁠https://www.stardewvalleyconcert.com/⁠

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WIZARD LOVE TRIANGLE? WITCH’S CURSE? And… a secret Stardew Valley child?! We’re uncovering the magical drama hiding in Pelican Town - from cursed exes to suspicious purple hair. Could the Wizard’s mysterious child be Abigail? Jas? Or someone the valley least suspects?

Editor’s Notes:

• Shirley was calling the Junimos “Juminos.” Oops.
• Abigail’s natural hair color is chestnut, not auburn.

Resources & Links:

• ⁠The Wizard’s SECRET Daughter || Stardew Valley Lore and Theory⁠
• ⁠Meet the Wizard Quest⁠
• ⁠The Wizard⁠
• ⁠Witch’s Hut⁠

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Hosts: Shirley & Hilary! Thanks Farmers & Stardrops <3

We’re opening the mailbag and diving into listener emails and wild Stardew thoughts - thank you for sending them in! Along the way, we chat about Stardew Valley news, unhinged theories (mermaids??), and briefly spiral into casting The Muppets: Stardew Valley the Movie???... but mostly, we’re talking about what it means to chase perfection.

From in-game goals to real-life pressure, we unpack how perfectionism shows up, how it messes with us, and whether it’s even worth it. (Spoiler: probably not.)

Content note: brief mention of ED around 44:20.

📚 Resources:

• Willy’s Boat
• Turning Children into Doves
• Perfection
• Dragon Tooth
• Game Rant: Stardew Valley Player Count is Way Up
• Haunted Chocolatier

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We’re running through every Stardew Valley festival in seasonal order - from flower dances and SquidFest to haunted mazes and winter markets. Sharing our faves (and least faves), what to expect, friendship points, hidden details, and all the shenanigans happening behind the scenes.

It’s your ultimate guide to the Valley’s social calendar - chaos, charm, and all.

📚 Resources: ⁠Official Stardew Valley Wiki | Festivals⁠

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🎬 We’re back with Part 2 of our Stardew Valley movie dream cast on this week’s episode of Stardrop Tea! We’re making some big casting choices - and for the first time, we actually agree on an actor. Can you guess who we both picked? ✨ No plot talk this time, just vibes and casting chaos. Live action, animated, or something in between - we're building our dream Pelican Town, one actor at a time.

Who would you cast in the Stardew Valley movie?

Send us your picks: ⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠

Editor's Notes & Mentioned This Episode:

• 3rd Pick for George: Tommy Lee Jones. They look alike, don't they?!!!?!!
• Shirley's Cat Calendar is by ⁠Megan Wang⁠
• ⁠Very Important People⁠ on Dropout
• We don't actually know how tall anyone in this game is...

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CW: Brief mention of alcoholism and suicide. We touch briefly on some heavier character backstories in this otherwise cozy episode.

🎬 This week on Stardrop Tea, we’re chatting about a potential Stardew Valley movie. Animated or live action? Series or film? Who could play Clint? We get into storylines, casting, and why the Junimos deserve screen time. Also, Shirley tries to cast the entire What We Do in the Shadows crew. For everything.

Editor’s note: The farmer can be literally anyone, and that's magical.

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Hosts: Shirley & Hilary! Thanks Farmers & Stardrops <3

CW: Brief mention of alcoholism and suicide. We touch briefly on some heavier character backstories in this otherwise cozy episode.

🎬 This week on Stardrop Tea, we’re chatting about a potential Stardew Valley movie. Animated or live action? Series or film? Who could play Clint? We get into storylines, casting, and why the Junimos deserve screen time. Also, Shirley tries to cast the entire What We Do in the Shadows crew. For everything.

Editor’s note: The farmer can be literally anyone, and that's magical.

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Got casting ideas? Email us: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

🎨 Cover art by ⁠⁠Brianne Burnell⁠⁠

🎵 Music by ⁠⁠egward

🛸 Put on your tinfoil hats and buckle up. This week on Stardrop Tea, we’re diving headfirst into Pelican Town’s shimmering conspiracy wormhole. From green rain to blue chickens, we’re asking: is it science, magic… or something in between?

🛸 Got theories of your own? We wanna hear 'em! Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠

Stardew Valley Wiki:

• ⁠Green Rain⁠
• ⁠Random Events⁠
• ⁠Mr. Qi⁠
• ⁠Blue Chickens⁠

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Hosts: Shirley & Hilary! Thanks Farmers & Stardrops <3