Kate and Goomy’s panel from Stuck At Home Con 2019, the online Homestuck convention. They discuss trans John, transformative queer experiences, and breaking the rules of Homestuck. Art by Hexy, music by Goomy.
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Episode 42: Life, the Universe, and Lesbians (w/ Dia)
Kate and Dia host a special lesbian pride episode. Topics: Kate age discourse. Mindfang’s feet. Lesbian headcanons. Clown strangulation. Vikare??? Blackrom tsundere. Spiritual milves. Rose’s mom issues. Chernobyl. Jaderosemary. March Eridan. Is Brooklyn real? Bi erasure. Hozier. Albion.
Episode 22: The Three T's of Troll Biology (w/ Dia)
Dia joins Kate to discuss troll biology, canon and headcanons. Topics include trolls just being bug furries, comprehensive theories of troll chromosomes and jadeblood roles, unexpected silk, forbidden Vast Error lore, rainbow drinkers, Bronwurd (THEY WERE PITCH, Y’ALL), and Mindfang’s armpit vortex.
Episode 21: Karkat Lives In A Society (w/ Aysha)
Writer Aysha U. Farah and Kate discuss Karkat’s story, character, and relationships. Topics include Eridan, anger, breaking out of societal bounds, what the Blood aspect means, Eridan again(??), and leprechaun romance.
Episode 16: FRIENDSHIP (with Aysha U. Farah)
Hiveswap Friendsim writer Aysha U. Farah joins Kate for a discussion on the visual novel that expanded the Homestuck universe. Topics include metatextuality, complex queer characters (yes, we talk about Lanque), outsourced thinking, and the morality of a murder planet.
Episode 15: Engage Trickster Mode (with optimisticDuelist)
optimisticDuelist joins Kate for a discussion of Trickster Mode’s purpose and symbolism. Topics include Gnosticism, race in Homestuck, and living in a society. A post-episode discussion about Vast Error and the inherent value of independent media follows the end credits.
Episode 10: The Dark Souls of Webcomics (with optimisticDuelist)
Noted Homestuck literary analyst optimisticDuelist joins Kate for a discussion of the spirituality and foundational metaphors of Homestuck, including reactions to Andrew Hussie’s interview with the Washington Post and further details of post-canon content.
Episode 6: The Fandom and Peak Homestuck (with Zich)
Zich joins the podcast for a discussion on the Homestuck fandom’s origins, highs and lows, and legacy moving forward. Further topics include transformational fan works, the groundbreaking nature of Homestuck’s format, more on “cringe culture,” and Galekh twink discourse.
Episode 4: The Calliope Episode (with Muse)
Becca joins the podcast for a discussion on Calliope. Topics include epilogue and Hiveswap speculation, Callie as a respectful portrayal of fandom, cherub gender, Homestuck as a superhero story, the Ring of Life, what it means to be a muse, and lime blood.
Episode 3: The Girls of Paradox Space (with Xtine)
Xtine joins the PGP for a discussion of the women and girls of Homestuck, including Jade’s arc, grimdarkness as a girls-only event, and Jane Crocker listening to Taylor Swift.