The Conversation

The Conversation

By Ben and NiNiTV & FilmTV Reviews
Download on the App Store

The Conversation episodes

  • The VIIB Awards: Ship Ahoy!
    The Second Annual Very Important Internet BL Awards are here! In Part 2, Ben and NiNi award the 2023 ships with real wind in their sails.
    Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/740330360977702912/the-viib-awards-2024-ships-ahoy?source=share]
    00:00 Welcome
    01:23 Introduction
    02:19 Interlude: Mr. Darcy proposes - Pride and Prejudice (1995)
    03:19 Best Ghost Ship
    07:11 Best Friendship
    12:10 Best SIde Ship
    21:10 Best Main Ship
    27:49 Outro
    30 min
  • The VIIB Awards: Acting!
    The Second Annual Very Important Internet BL Awards are here! In Part 1, Ben and NiNi award the actors and actresses who stood out among a crowded field in 2023.
    Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/740238151164067840/the-viib-awards-acting-by-ben-and-nini?source=share]
    00:00 Welcome
    01:23 Introduction
    04:43 Interlude: Norma's ready for her close-up - Sunset Boulevard (1950)
    05:29 Rising Star
    08:59 Best Cast
    12:49 Best Pair
    17:03 Best Actor
    19:57 Best Acted Scene
    24:10 Best Delivered Line
    28:43 Outro
    30 min
  • Tens and Chops, Vol. 1 (A Grab Bag Episode)
    We gotta clear the decks ahead of the VIIB Awards, so it's a grab bag episode! Ben, NiNi and Shan talk a bunch of shows that we couldn't NOT talk about, and award the fall's Girl You Tried.
    Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/740060316509044737/tens-and-chops-vol-1-a-grab-bag-episode?source=share]
    00:01:15 Tens and Chops
    00:04:20 Kiseki: Dear To Me
    00:12:20 Dangerous Romance
    00:26:05 Love In Translation
    00:41:14 I Cannot Reach You
    00:54:43 My Personal Weatherman
    01:07:01 If It's With You
    01:15:38 Absolute Zero
    01:21:05 My Dear Gangster Oppa
    01:33:32 Middleman's Love
    01:49:07 Final Thoughts, and Girl, You Tried
    1 hr 55 min
  • OM NOM NOM (The What Did You Eat Yesterday? Episode)
    A second season provided the perfect excuse for us to finally GEEK OUT about our very top show. Ben and NiNi talk all things What Did You Eat Yesterday?
    Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/739602595178594304/om-nom-nom-the-what-did-you-eat-yesterday?source=share]
    01:15 What Did You Eat Yesterday?: The Granddaddy
    12:08 Favorite Episodes
    19:22 The Show that Keeps Coming Back
    24:57 Season 2: Mortality, Family, and Hets
    43:10 WDYEY? is So Gay and Found Family
    50:54 Let's Talk About The Food
    56:36 Final Thoughts (And A Moment to Drag Nobu)
    1 hr 6 min
  • *Swoon* (The I Feel You Linger In The Air Episode)
    It was an uneven year for Tee Bundit, but he clearly saved his best for last. Ben, NiNi and Ginny talk the epic romanticism of I Feel You Linger In The Air.
    Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/739243878275792896/swoon-the-i-feel-you-linger-in-the-air-episode?source=share]
    01:20 I Feel You Linger in the Air: Big Damn Romance
    21:35 Depictions of Intimacy
    30:21 Head v. Heart
    37:37 Beyond the Romance and Story Integration
    49:15 Anticipating the Special (Or Not)
    54:08 Final Thoughts
    1 hr 1 min
  • Bottom Dementia (The Only Friends Episode)
    It's the Only Friends episode and David is back! Ben, NiNi and David start the year talking about six fucked up boys, and how frustrating fandom can be.
    Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/738968288664731648/bottom-dementia-the-only-friends-episode?source=share]
    00:00 Introduction
    01:20 Only Friends and What We Liked
    13:47 What We Wanted from the Show
    26:40 Where the Story Breaks Down
    38:40 Bottom Dementia™
    47:38 Do Not Take Only Friends Seriously
    51:00 Final Thoughts (Two Months Later)
    59 min
  • Winter Teaser
    Fall gave us a few absolute bangers and an assortment of fair-to-flops. We're ready to talk about them all with some very special guests, give out our VIIB Awards, and look back at 2023 one last time.
    Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/738604275548192768/winter-2024-teaser?source=share]
    8 min
  • Julie's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (The Holiday Clip Show)
    Transcription team takeover! Ginny and Shan pull back the curtain and talk some of their favourite outtakes from the past year of conversations in our holiday clip show special.
    Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/737688506309165056/julies-greatest-hits-vol-1-the-holiday-clip?source=share]
    00:20-Transcription Team Takeover
    06:57-Goofing Off
    14:45-Sex in BL
    22:33-Industry Stuff
    38:33-Gay Rants
    51:46-Other Media
    01:07:57-Gratuitous Mentions of What Did You Eat Yesterday?
    01:15:11-Wrap-up
    1 hr 17 min
  • Fall Lagniappe
    In our Fall Lagniappe, Ben and NiNi reflect on a relatively quiet season, discuss some old and new shows with Shan, and look ahead to the end of the year.
    Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/732627173164335104/fall-2023-lagniappe?source=share]
    00:00-Welcome
    03:03-Letters
    16:15-The Pornographer
    29:20-Coffee Prince
    43:05-Be Mine, SuperStar
    49:40-Hidden Agenda
    56:14-Minato's Laundromat 2
    01:06:47-Why R U? (Korea)
    01:09:51-Sing My Crush
    01:20:43-Heartstopper 2
    01:30:45-Girl, You Tried
    01:40:23-Looking Ahead
    1 hr 43 min
  • In Your Lavender (The Wedding Plan Episode)
    Y'all, MAME gave us one. Nobody's more shocked than us. Ben and NiNi talk Wedding Plan.
    Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/732261894841417728/in-your-lavender-the-wedding-plan-episode?source=share]
    00:00-Welcome
    01:16-Intro
    03:00-MAME's previous crimes
    15:18-Realities of the closet and fandom misunderstanding the show
    29:23-Things we love and final ratings
    37:26-And another thing! The Wedding Plan special
    56 min

About The Conversation

From the publisher's feed

The Conversation is a podcast all about Asian BL/GL/QL and other queer media, coming at you from a film crit perspective. We swan in when we can to shoot the shit on faves, flops and trends, artistry and industry nerdery, and also crack and simping, because we contain multitudes.