The Conversation

It's always time fuckery vs head fuckery when we head to the second chance romance well, and the fall was no different. Ben and NiNi talk Tokyo In April Is…and Be My Favourite.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/731991891180208128/on-time-and-memory?source=share]

00:00-Welcome

01:16-Intro

03:10-Tokyo In April Is...

11:01-TIAI: Comparisons with the manga

14:15-TIAI: Strength of execution

26:23-Be My Favorite

34:00-BMF: The time travel mechanic

44:47-BMF: Dings

52:57-BMF: Jittirain and Gawin and Krist

01:00:58-Outro

In part 2 of our retrospective, NiNi leads a panel talk on I Promised You The Moon, and Ben and NiNi talk Last Twilight In Phuket.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/731625229802258432/the-itsay-anniversary-show-part-2?source=share]

00:00-Welcome

01:16-Intro

08:00-Panel introduction

08:45-How did you come to BL and ITSAY/IPTYM?

14:35-Expectations of IPYTM

22:40-Narrative structure

31:36-Teh and Oh's characters

37:57-Presence or absence of queer community

42:33-Relationship conflicts

47:05-That snake Jai

01:01:38-The ending and character development

01:15:23-Favorite scenes

01:23:51-Outro

October marks the 3rd anniversary of the show that rewired the BL industry, and it felt like the right time for a retrospective. In part 1 Ben leads a panel talk on I Told Sunset About You.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/731368755449495552/the-itsay-anniversary-show-part-1?source=share]

00:00-Intro

04:16-How did you come to ITSAY?

11:31-Phuket as a setting

19:00-Style and genre

29:40-Characters

36:18-Teh and Oh's dynamic

50:07-Why do you care so much about ITSAY?

01:04:08-Outro

Welcome to our fall series! We're doing something a little different this season…

In our Summer Lagniappe, Ben, NiNi and a special guest discuss the ups and downs of the spring season and speculate on what we'll be talking about come the fall.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/724378470843645952/summer-2023-langiappe?source=share]

00:00-Welcome

01:15-Intro

03:14-Talk Nice to Us

13:11-Catch Up Corner

13:59-My Only 12%

22:52-Roommates of Poongduck 304

26:14-She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat

30:09-The Shipper

59:46-Next Watches

01:02:33-Me, My Husband, and My Husband's Boyfriend

01:15:53-Spring Roundup

01:39:34-Girl, You Tried

01:46:56-Looking Ahead

We haven't written this much meta since the Bad Buddy era! Thailand put out two brain-melters at the very end of the season and we added an entire episode just for them. Ben and NiNi talk Step By Step and La Pluie.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/724015787647680512/adult-swim?source=share]

00:00-Welcome

01:15-Intro

02:13-Step by Step 

04:40-A Moment of Simping

08:40-Big Themes

16:52-The Romance

25:45-Story Execution

50:25-Where are we on Tee Bundit?

53:10-La Pluie

57:50-The Soulmate Myth

01:08:22-Lomfon is Rude!

01:13:30-Tai Also Deserves Some Smoke

01:18:26-Tai's Dad Read as Queer 

01:20:48-The Romance

01:32:06-Male Anger

01:35:50-Nara

01:40:47-The Side Characters

01:44:02-Sequel Potential

01:46:02-Outro

Episode transcript available here.

00:00-Welcome

01:15-Intro

02:01-Jack O'Frost

23:40-Our Dining Table (Bokura no Shokutaku)

48:00-Naked Dining (Zenra Meshi)

01:02:50-The J-BL Victory Lap and the Food BL Flop

Office romance is shaping up to be the trend of the year, with more shows this spring vying to put their stamp on the subgenre. In this episode, we pit former collaborators Cheewin Thanamin and New Siwaj against each other with their pretty much opposite takes on workplace romance. Ben and NiNi talk Bed Friend and A Boss and A Babe.

TW: Bed Friend discussion 2:47-41:01 including discussions of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/723381383918157824/work-bitch?source=share]

00:00-Welcome

01:15-Intro and Trigger Heads Up

02:47-Bed Friend

41:01-A Boss and A Babe

01:25:16-Cheewin vs New

2 hours, 8 specials...it's the Our Skyy 2 episode! Ben and NiNi break down and rank all 8 stories from worst to first, and talk a little bit about why sequels matter.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/723109825220919296/welcome-back-my-boyfriend?source=share]

00:00-Welcome

01:15-Intro

06:07-Vice Versa

14:23-Star In My Mind

19:20-Never Let Me Go

28:00-A Boss and A Babe

36:45-The Eclipse

49:50-My School President

01:00:24-Bad Buddy x A Tale of Thousand Stars

01:59:13-Overall Score for Our Skyy 2

Ben and NiNi talk The Eighth Sense, and Ben explains the whole Hedwig thing.

Episode transcript available here. [https://www.tumblr.com/the-conversation-pod/722747117899251712/summer-2023-ep-2-the-eighth-sense?source=share]

00:00-Welcome

01:04-The Eighth Sense

18:00-The Relationships Between the Seniors and Juniors

27:45-The Hedwig Incident

36:32-Ae Ri

42:50-Ji Hyun and Jae Won

50:38-Joon Pyo and Boss Lady

56:28-Let's Talk About The Kissing (And Episode 6)

01:06:21-The Party Scene and Forgiveness

01:17:14-On a Possible Second Season

01:24:10-Checking in Two Months Later