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a chapter by chapter spoiler-free podcast covering Worm by Wildbow
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Episodes
The newest 50 of 168 episodes
- 15.8 - "Poorly Executed" · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 167Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.8. Episode Notes: • We're enjoying this thing where Taylor's gotten herself into another impossible scenario • What was Trickster's plan, here?…
- 15.z - "Our Parents Are Imperfect" · 2 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 166Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.z. Episode Notes: • Coil is the Doctor’s very special boy • Cauldron appears to be… benevolently unethical? • They’re really trying to solve the…
- Comics Announcement Minisode · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 165Jenny and Ted discuss the Worm comics announcement. Links • https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2026/10/27/worm-is-getting-a-2027-comic-adaptation-with-idw-publishing/ •…
- 15.7 - "Not One Of Your Serious Stabbings" · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 165Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.7. Episode Notes: • Such good procedural stuff in this one • Bug perception: the secret to pain tolerance • We want the parahuman medical…
- 15.6 - "Yes I'm Trying To Steal Your Girlfriend" · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 164Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.6. Episode Notes: • They’re being unfair to Taylor!!!! • Taylor was Taylor’s own worst enemy in this conversation • Would it have been better if…
- 15.5 - "A Hero In Villain's Clothing" · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 163Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.5. Episode Notes: • A very upsetting cliffhanger • What's a little attempted seduction to the dark side between capes? • We do see Flechette's…
- 15.4 - "Taylor Management" · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 162Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.4. Episode Notes: • Bad news in Skitter vs. Coil is good news for the narrative • In which Brian channels Jenny • Taylor can’t shake the desire…
- 15.y - "Procedural Cuddling" · 1 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 161Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.y. Episode Notes: • The demise of Jenny's secretly evil theory • Hugs are more comforting than superpowers • Brian's power knew he needed to…
- 15.3 - "Bickering" · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 160Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.3. Episode Notes: • As far as we can tell, Imp’s power can’t affect readers the same way it affects Taylor • Sorry, Taylor, it’s favor time •…
- 15.2 - "Rational Bullying" · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 159Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.2. Episode Notes: • Who's chosen and who's pure, here? • Trio trauma • The fault in our Undersiders • A slightly less easy case for body control…
- 15.x (bonus) - "Reading Between The Lines" · 1 h 56 min · Season 1 Episode 158Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.x (bonus). Episode Notes: • Jenny’s feeling frustrated • Let’s all get mad about… Sarah! • Did Carol ever want to be a mom? • Amy raped Victoria…
- 15.1 - "It's Only Up From Here" · 1 h 9 min · Season 1 Episode 157Jenny and Ted discuss Colony 15.1. Episode Notes: • The gang's back together! • But what about the Unravelers? • The problem of Shatterbird and the complication of Alec •…
- 15.mailbag - "Leading Her Deeper In" · 2 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 156Jenny and Ted discuss listener questions! Episode Notes: • Thanks to everyone who wrote in with questions, and sorry we couldn’t get to all of them! • We are gonna try to make…
- 14.y - "Cauldron's Pocket" · 1 h 26 min · Season 1 Episode 155Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.y. Episode Notes: • The chapter was dark, but Legend weirdly wasn't • Legend had way more illusions about Cauldron than we did • Why do the Case…
- 14.x - "The Humanity They Lost" · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 154Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.x. Episode Notes: • Taylor picks Skitter’s next target • Skitter takes her minion’s loyalty for granted • Can Taylor work around the Noelle…
- 14.11 - "The Shipping Industry Is Dead" · 1 h 15 min · Season 1 Episode 153Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.11. Episode Notes: • Mailbag episode incoming, get your questions in! • The most sapphic chapter so far • Jenny isn't locked in on a particular…
- 14.10 - "Someone To Feel My Pain" · 1 h 21 min · Season 1 Episode 152Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.10. Episode Notes: • An unlikely Undersider tier list • Xenia High • If this is basically the status quo by the end of the arc… where do things go…
- 14.9 - "The Temptation Of Skitter" · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 151Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.9. Episode Notes: • We're really confronting the themes of the work in this arc • Jack aaaaalmost manages to stop underestimating Skitter • A big…
- 14.8 - "Fog With Bad Vibes" · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 150Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.8. Episode Notes: • A delicious cliffhanger • The (tattle-)tell-tale signs of deception that Jenny (bone-)saw • Why do they want Cherish? • The…
- 14.7 - "A Snuff Film About Brockton Bay" · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 149Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.7. Episode Notes: • Why isn't Legend letting the Unravelers play anymore? • They say they've killed Crawler... • Emily might be good at something…
- 14.6 - "The Challenge Of Deciding You've Done Enough And You Can Stop" · 1 h 16 min · Season 1 Episode 148Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.6. Episode Notes: • Jenny kicks things off with a bold and hopefully wrong prediction • The Nine are converging • Jenny ranks the Nine by who’s…
- 14.5 - "Scrambled Eggs" · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 147Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.5. Episode Notes: • We were due for a down chapter • The narrative challenges of deploying Crawler in a fight • So much Victoria speculation • Do…
- 14.4 - "Akira Motorcycle Slide" · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 146Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.4. Episode Notes: • A steed! A steed! A steed! A steed! • Everyone has bomb-resistant plot armor • It’s harder to pull off a surprise attack when…
- 14.3 - "Romantic Jealousy Scenario" · 1 h 17 min · Season 1 Episode 145Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.3. Episode Notes: • Oops everyone is prey • Piggot's gonna try to have it all • Heroes are just heroing • Sundancer is useful, actually! • The…
- 14.2 - "Arrogant In Her Salvation" · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 144Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.2. Episode Notes: • Jenny, I don’t think the Siberian is trying to suck toxins out of Amy’s fingertips • The “isn’t there someone you forgot to…
- 14.1 - "Radical Friendship" · 1 h 15 min · Season 1 Episode 143Jenny and Ted discuss Prey 14.1. Episode Notes: • Jenny loved this chapter • Brian probably doesn't sleep anymore • Jenny's less worried about him being evil, though •…
- 13.x - "They Could Work Together" · 1 h 22 min · Season 1 Episode 142Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.x. Episode Notes: • Even before the summary we are discussing whether Emily War Crimes is a villain, in several senses of the word • Evil ends…
- 13.10 - "Feeling The Worm" · 1 h 12 min · Season 1 Episode 141Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.10. Episode Notes: • Jenny's hottest (and hopefully coldest) take yet • Taylor's giving him way more benefit of the doubt • If Brian's trying to…
- 13.9 - "Gruecatastrophe" · 1 h 37 min · Season 1 Episode 140Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.9. Episode Notes: • Jenny, once again, was right • What makes a second trigger possible and who gets one? • The purpose of Bonesaw’s experiment •…
- 13.8 - "Installation Piece" · 1 h 15 min · Season 1 Episode 139Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.8. Episode Notes: • Boy are they ever ensnared! • Jenny is cautiously optimistic. But maybe not about Grue • Alert! We have body horror! •…
- 13.7 - "You're Kidding Yourself" · 1 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 138Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.7. Episode Notes: • Trickster the optimist • Cherish: “We have Tattletale at home!” Tattletale at home: Cherish. • Who was Sarah? • Maybe Cherish…
- 13.6 - "The Sacrifice" · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 137Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.6. Episode Notes: • Who got snared? • Cherish is a liar but sadly sometimes she tells the truth • There's nothing off the table with Bonesaw •…
- 13.5 - "Shoe Factory" · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 136Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.5. Episode Notes: • Somewhat hypocritically we can’t believe they’ve forgotten Imp • Clever Skitter • A partial metamorphosis • New Skitter takes…
- 13.4 - "Keeping Herself Off-Balance" · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 135Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.4. Episode Notes: • Things don't look great for Skitterland • More cheating!! • We suspect Taylor doesn't have a plan • Narratively, we could…
- 13.3 - "Someone Who Likes Trying Stuff" · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 134Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.3. Episode Notes: • Monster dog biology • The narrative pendulum • Jenny’s expecting rescuers • Share your favorite visual references for…
- 13.x.5 (bonus) - "Girl Detective" · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 133Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.x.5 (bonus). Episode Notes: • We make peace with interlude labeling • Cherish's potential demands • The sticking point: the Siberian • Imp's…
- 13.2 - "There Has To Be Loss" · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 132Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.2. Episode Notes: • Mannequin is formidable but Taylor just might have the narrative advantage again • It’s not fair that tinkers can use their…
- 13.1 - "Intensive Grueling Death Games" · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 131Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.1. Episode Notes: • It's possible this is the bad-joke arc • We've been successfully reminded of the tension • How much narrative space are we…
- 12.x.5 (bonus) - "Her Words Have No Meaning Or Power" · 1 h 48 min · Season 1 Episode 130Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.x.5 (bonus). Episode Notes: • It’s 10 minutes in before we tell you whose interlude this is • We deliver our verdict on this instance of…
- 12.x - "Teatime" · 1 h 9 min · Season 1 Episode 129Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.x. Episode Notes: • Jack missed his calling as a normal non-murderous manager, or maybe as a middle school teacher • The best we can say about…
- 12.8 - "Creepy, Nice, and Strong" · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 128Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.8. Episode Notes: • Now that Jenny knows that Taylor knows that Plan A is bad, she’s a lot more forgiving • Taylor needs to be stronger, or…
- 12.7 - "Think Like A Bug" · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 127Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.7. Episode Notes: • Taylor totally would've won that fight • In the world of Worm, all Alans are terrible • Hurrah for the skitizens • The…
- 12.6 - "Entropy Is Hard To Fight" · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 126Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.6. Episode Notes: • Skitter is never cooler than when she’s irrationally determined • Mannequin put Skitter in a corner and will reap the…
- 12.5 - "Anything That I Don't Stop Is My Fault" · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 125Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.5. Episode Notes: • Skitter does her best yet • Loved ones can provide collateral aid • The chapter avoids a simple moral lesson about Danny’s…
- 12.4 - "Cut!" · 1 h 20 min · Season 1 Episode 124Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.4. Episode Notes: • Jenny hates the Nine and Ted loves the chapter • We stop trying to make “Undlers” happen • Shout-out to biomechanimagical…
- 12.3 - "Now, Unionize" · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 123Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.3. Episode Notes: • We loved hanging out with the Travelers • Jenny's off-by-two error • We're pessimistic about Bitch • The Slaughterhouse Nine…
- 12.2 - "Off The Island" · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 122Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.2. Episode Notes: • There’s a special frustration when someone gets in our protagonist’s way • A bright clear red line for Taylor: no bugs on…
- 12.1 - "The Mayor of Skitterland" · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 121Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.1. Episode Notes: • The Slaughterhouse Nine are just waiting for everyone to mass against them • Taylor needs to catch up with our level of…
- 11.h - "Refusing The Call" · 2 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 120Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.h. Episode Notes: • Jenny didn’t see it coming but Ted brought receipts • Look, I know you weren’t asking, but the incest math checks out •…
- 11.g - "Fate-Worse-Than-Death Warrant" · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 119Jenny and Ted discuss Infestation 11.g. Episode Notes: • Jenny ALMOST got this one right • Content warming for murder set up as suicide?? • Cherish is in a tangle • Some very…
