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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.
Ben (@bengiyo) is our executive producer. NiNi (@shortpplfedup) is our editor. Shan (@lurkingshan) is our associate producer. Our theme music is "Dedication" by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge (Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com). Find us on Tumblr!
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- Lagniappe · 1 u 14 min · Seizoen 10 Aflevering 6Ben, NiNi and Shan answer your questions and award the Girl Who Tried. Episode transcript available here. 00:00 Welcome 00:55 Introduction 02:32 Inbox: Addicted, and Other Early…
- Senior Prom Square Dance · 1 u 41 min · Seizoen 10 Aflevering 5Our knees hurt and the music is too loud. Ben, NiNi, Shan and friend of the pod Turtles talk Gelboys and Heesu In Class 2. Episode transcript available here. 00:00 Welcome 00:55…
- American Toxic Yaoi · 1 u 32 min · Seizoen 10 Aflevering 4Prestige TV is gay now! Historical bottom dementia is on the menu as we tackle two different era-spanning toxic romances. Ben, NiNi and friend of the pod Captain Hands talk…
- Scent Of A Woman · 1 u 1 min · Seizoen 10 Aflevering 3FINALLY SOME GOOD GL. Ben, NiNi and Twig talk Fragrance You Inherit and Fragrance of the First Flower. Episode transcript available here. 00:00 Welcome 00:55 Introduction 03:16…
- The Untamed Episodes: The Second Life · 1 u 2 min · Seizoen 10 Aflevering 2In Part 2 of our Untamed discussion, Ben, NiNi, Shan and Bookworm talk our love for Jiang Cheng, our hatred for Meng Yao/Jin Guangyao, and why we will always hold out hope for…
- The Untamed Episodes: The First Life · 1 u 12 min · Seizoen 10 Aflevering 1It's 'the biggest goddamn BL in the world', and we're finally going to talk about it. Ben, NiNi, Shan and Bookworm talk The Untamed. In Part 1 of our two-part episode, we talk…
- The 2024 VIIB Awards · 1 u 8 min · Seizoen 9 Aflevering 3It’s our 3rd Annual Very Important Internet BL Awards and we’ve changed up our whole shit! Ben and NiNi talk the best things we watched all year. Episode transcript available…
- The Diamond League · 1 u 4 min · Seizoen 9 Aflevering 2It’s our holiday special (because it's a holiday somewhere in the world)! Ben, NiNi and assorted friends of the pod look back on 10 years of BL as a genre and talk 10 shows that…
- Year In Review 2024 · 1 u 9 min · Seizoen 9 Aflevering 1Ben, NiNi and Shan discuss a weird year for QL and look ahead to 2025. Episode transcript available here. 00:00 Welcome 00:55 2024 Headlines: Industry Consolidation 06:49…
- Hallyu · 1 u 49 min · Seizoen 8 Aflevering 5Korea swung big at the end of the year and hit it out of the park on both the queer romance and queer life drama fronts. Ben, NiNi and Shan talk Let Free The Curse of Taekwondo…
- Lost Focus And Had A Consensual Workplace Relationship · 1 u 3 min · Seizoen 8 Aflevering 4More takes on the office romance, now with bonus miscommunication! Ben, NiNi and Ginny talk Ayaka Is In Love With Hiroko and At 25:00 In Akasaka. Episode transcript available…
- Pulpmania! · 1 u 19 min · Seizoen 8 Aflevering 3The pulps are evolving in what seems like two distinct directions, and we have some thoughts on that. Ben, NiNi and friend of the pod Twig talk We Are and Knock Knock, Boys!…
- Mailbag Grab Bag · 1 u 20 min · Seizoen 8 Aflevering 2It's a mailbag episode! Episode transcript available here. 00:00:00 Welcome 00:01:15 Introduction 00:02:10 Inbox: Surprises of the Season 00:07:07 Inbox: Does Categorization…
- Finally, Some Good Fucking Food · 1 u 58 min · Seizoen 8 Aflevering 1Queer truth is on back on the menu, just as we were starting to get FAMISHED. Ben, NiNi and Shan talk Marahuyo Project and No One Cares For An Old Man's Underwear. Episode…
- Summer Lagniappe (A Minisode) · 29 min · Seizoen 7 Aflevering 4Summer didn’t give us a lot to say, but we ALWAYS got something to say. Ben, NiNi and Shan talk a highlight of the season, Twig reports from the field, and we award summer’s Girl…
- GMMTV Breakfast Club · 1 u 14 min · Seizoen 7 Aflevering 3School's in at GMMTV, but we gotta put two series in detention for not fulfilling the assignment. The actors were charming, but the finishes were...rough. Ben, NiNi and Ginny…
- Second Rate Second Chance · 1 u 1 min · Seizoen 7 Aflevering 2Second chance romances, long-term pining, and their roles in queer narratives are our JAM, so we gotta talk about how two Japanese BLs should have been 10s but absolutely flopped…
- Going High-Low with Taiwan · 60 min · Seizoen 7 Aflevering 1It's been awhile since we checked in on Taiwan, and the latest offerings have really run the gamut in terms of quality. Ben, NiNi, and Shan sat down to discuss the state of…
- Spring Lagniappe · 53 min · Seizoen 6 Aflevering 7In our Spring Lagniappe, Ben and NiNi and friend of the pod Twig answer some questions, drive-by some pulps, and award the season's 'Girl, You Tried'. Episode transcript…
- Mixed Nuts, Part 2: Thoughts On Yaoi · 1 u 29 min · Seizoen 6 Aflevering 6Japan is churning them out almost faster than we can keep up, so we dedicated a whole grab bag episode to give them the attention they're asking for. Ben, NiNi, Ginny and Shan…
