{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Inchworm","home_page_url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com","feed_url":"https://inchwormpodcast-com.pages.dev/json/","description":"<p>a chapter by chapter spoiler-free podcast covering <em>Worm</em> by Wildbow</p><p><br></p><p>every Tuesday &amp; Friday wherever you can find podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Overcast, Podcast Republic, Spotify, YouTube, etc.)</p><p><br></p><p>get in touch at inchwormpodcast@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://parahumans.wordpress.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read <em>Worm</em></a> | <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support Wildbow</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/inchwormpodcast.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Inchworm Bluesky</a> | <a href=\"https://www.tumblr.com/inchwormpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Inchworm Tumblr</a> | <a href=\"https://discord.gg/yjFbpTbRWm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Inchworm Discord</a></p>","icon":"https://cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/images/channel-1db210b65f8620f05f72ca31f7324df6.jpeg","favicon":"https://inchwormpodcast-com.pages.dev/assets/default/favicon.png","authors":[{"name":"Jenny and Ted"}],"language":"en-us","items":[{"id":"gvIAoCBNS1w","title":"13.8 - \"Installation Piece\"","attachments":[{"url":"https://op3.dev/e/cdn.inchwormpodcast.com/inchwormpodcast-com/production/media/audio-db9ae8461c6d05ff825282ab9b5f3ecd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_byte":60623813,"duration_in_seconds":4526}],"url":"https://inchwormpodcast.com/i/gvIAoCBNS1w/","content_html":"<p>Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.8.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Notes:</p><ul><li>Boy are they ever ensnared!</li><li>Jenny is cautiously optimistic. But maybe not about Grue</li><li>Alert! We have body horror!</li><li>Jenny's list of options for who's about to show up</li><li>Oops no one knows they're there</li><li>The Nine are just too adaptable</li><li>Faultline vs. sheaths</li><li>Maybe she can kill Mannequin already</li><li>One Leviathan event per story, please!</li><li>A meditation on fridging</li><li>Who would be the one to kill Grue?</li><li>Taylor killing Brian might make Bitch feel more at home in the group</li><li>Who would be the one to save Grue?</li><li>Jenny's controversial opinions on Bonesaw's moral fiber</li><li>Bonesaw is too good and it's a problem</li><li>Why hasn't Scion dealt with the Nine already?</li><li>This is the scenario Coil chose to keep</li><li>What would it do to Taylor if Brian dies?</li><li>Was Taylor's heroism in this chapter disastrous or not?</li><li>Taylor's utilitarianism and her sense of control</li><li>Distrust of the Travelers</li><li>Sundancer's moral lines vs. Taylor's</li><li>Is the decision about Grue the worst thing Taylor has done in the story so far? Jenny doesn't think so</li><li>Grue is a statement from Mannequin</li><li>The nerves as a metaphor</li><li>The power of first names</li><li>Chekhov's pocket sand</li><li>Taylor has trouble sitting with the negative consequences of her choices and accepting loss, for solid character-based reasons</li><li>The most controversial twist in all of Worm!</li><li>Taylor vs. Trickster's brand of chaos</li><li>Taylor's pathological need to save people</li><li>RIP Parian</li><li>Oh no the decoys</li><li>Ted loves Bonesaw and wants her to die</li><li>Wildbow doesn't censor his art, either</li><li>Precedents for mercy killings</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/21/snare-13-8/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/21/snare-13-8/</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","content_text":"Jenny and Ted discuss Snare 13.8.\n\n\n\n\nEpisode Notes:\n\n * Boy are they ever ensnared!\n * Jenny is cautiously optimistic. But maybe not about Grue\n * Alert! We have body horror!\n * Jenny's list of options for who's about to show up\n * Oops no one knows they're there\n * The Nine are just too adaptable\n * Faultline vs. sheaths\n * Maybe she can kill Mannequin already\n * One Leviathan event per story, please!\n * A meditation on fridging\n * Who would be the one to kill Grue?\n * Taylor killing Brian might make Bitch feel more at home in the group\n * Who would be the one to save Grue?\n * Jenny's controversial opinions on Bonesaw's moral fiber\n * Bonesaw is too good and it's a problem\n * Why hasn't Scion dealt with the Nine already?\n * This is the scenario Coil chose to keep\n * What would it do to Taylor if Brian dies?\n * Was Taylor's heroism in this chapter disastrous or not?\n * Taylor's utilitarianism and her sense of control\n * Distrust of the Travelers\n * Sundancer's moral lines vs. Taylor's\n * Is the decision about Grue the worst thing Taylor has done in the story so\n   far? 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