S3E2 Children Should Have Grenades
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Release Date: 02/24/2025
S1E26 The Time Vampire Diaries
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In this episode, a frustrating! episode, we zoom in on the mahjong maven of mechanical mastery Mirai, who's happy to help you out with her quirky inventions, or suck out all of your blood throughout all time, and I forgot to ask a question on the podcast so I'm putting it in the episode description: Hey, why did we decide that Yui Yagi is straight and then decide that the two other women in the National University of Fuuchi Mahjong Club are unrequitedly in love with her? That's not very based and feminist of us? Follow along: Follow Birb on Tumblr: Support the show: Follow...
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S1E25 Man! I Feel Like A Wolfman!
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In this episode—let's go girls—we zoom in on old man (he's 33) Zan Tsukimi, the candy-wielding wandering warrior who just wants to be loved by all, not understanding that he mostly just sucks at everything, and ask the perfectly reasonable and normal question: If you had a wheel on your chin and could be wheeled around like a suitcase, wouldn't this be a convenient way to get around the airport? Editor's note: For some reason my noise suppession pass hated us being in the same room, so keep in mind that those bits of crackly quiet are mostly us laughing raucously. Follow along: ...
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S2E6B Cathy And The Gender Binary New World Order
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In this episode, the thrilling end of Hot Heath Summer, we zoom in on the second half of Heathcliff's identities, including the nightmare-commanding, no-nonsense, no-expression, no-head-on-his-horse-dog leader of the Wild Hunt, with all his cool shadow guys and lots of cool objects, and ask a question of identity to you, dear listener: In the gender binary new world order we've created, are you a Cathy, or a Person Who Loves Cathy? Let us know! Content warning: This episode contains casual reference to self-harm throughout, and graphic discussion of cuts from 19:05 to 21:00. Read this...
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S2E6A He's Inherently Doggy-Woggy
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In this episode, the midpoint of Hot Heath Summer, we zoom in on our favorite bat-wielding, head-bashing bullheaded bri'ish boy Heathcliff, (or at least, look at the first half of his art, with the rest coming next episode) and ask a question that is fairer and kinder to him than anyone has been to him in his life: Why they always gotta make him either sad or stupid? A lot of the time, he's both! Like I know he's Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights but why's he gotta be so bad and sad at nail sharpening? Read this episode's official companion fanfic, "Dog Days": Follow along: ...
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BONUS 8 Wuthering Heights (2003) Watchalong: The Picture Of Your Mom That Makes You Die
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Feeling co-o-old? Come on into our window! That's right, it's me, I'm Cathvy, along with my only master, ashcliff, here to welcome you to our Wuthering, Wuthering Wuthering Heights... MOVIE WATCHALONG! That's right baby, it's the start of HOT HEATH SUMMER, and what better way to begin than to watch perhaps the worst film adaptation of the book, Wuthering Heights (2003) produced my MTV. Join us, watch along with us, as this film raises many, many questions: Why does it take them so long to tell us anyone's name? Wait, is that the guy from Malcom in the Middle? Why is his beard always so...
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S3E4 Wind, Turn To Binding Chains!
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In this episode, a Windy episode, we zoom in on our featured Food and Operator, the adorable chipper chef Claypot Rice, who doesn't need glaze to amaze, and the most aloof mechanist Passenger, who designs cool robots you're too distracted by his outfit to look at, and ask a question of depth: How do layers work? Clothing layers, art layers, physical layers of space... Then, crossover-heavy Sakura Tea (Sakura), Vina Victoria, and Doc, and twenty minutes after recording while in the shower I asked the question: Why didn't we realize that Doc is obviously CPR just because he's a doctor!? Follow...
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S1E24 Sometimes One Of 'Em Just Comes Out Snakes (It's Mormon Rules)
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In this episode, an... episode, featuring our dear friend May, we zoom in on operatic Hua Yuqing, the sister-starstruck spunky snakelike songstress who is definitely not secretly a writhing mass of snakes or secretly in a rock band (wink), and ask all manner of awful questions: I'm sorry, would it make you feel more comfortable if I told you what they were? EDITOR'S NOTE: Two things; one, we had to use a backup recording after the break so that's why the audio quality dips a bit, two, listener discretion is advised! We're a little unhinged in this one, openly discussing some taboo topics and...
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S1E23 ♪Cat Boy Soda♪
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In this episode, a musical episode, we zoom in on the cat boy hacker Ling, a misanthropic, mahjong-hating computer whiz with no regard for electrical safety, and ask a legal question: How much of Hatsune Miku's Black Rock Shooter can we put in the episode without being sued? Editor's Note: The audio in this episode is a little bit rough! We had some technical issues that should be fixed next episode. Thank you for your patience. Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena...
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S3E3 Barks At You
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In this episode, woof woof, we zoom in on our featured Operator and Food, the ontological butler and part-time magician certified Nice Guy Steward, and the boxer (swordfighter? wrestler???) who you could never mistake for anything but a cutie Ganache, and ask a snark question: Have you ever seen a better pair of guy who can serve punch and guy who can take one? Then, we look at a grab bag of Special Rice, Windflit, and Ebenholtz, asking... uhm... I've got nothing, sorry. Writing descriptions while sick is hard... Follow along: , , , , Support the...
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S1E22 She's In Good Hands
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In this episode, our April Halloween special, we zoom in on spooky girl Ayako Morikawa, the occult loving, arm-cursed teen with lots of friends (as long as dolls, ghosts, and mirrors count) and ask a moving question: Was the ancient curse posessing your human form just a lack of self-acceptance all along? Follow along: Support the show: Follow the show on Tumblr: Follow the show on YouTube: Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast: Art by Ryegarden: Music by Sueños Electrónicos: Follow and support ash:
info_outlineIn this episode, an Italian Episode, we zoom in on our featured Food and Operator, pink-petaled playboy photographer Prosciutto di Parma, and the Fake Japanese/Fake Italian/Fake Alice Liddell Suzuran, and ask a concerned question: Wait, are there child soldiers? And possibly pig soldiers? Then, we look at the freaks, Focaccia, Crepe, and Shamare, asking, well... Hey, do all these guys kinda suck, actually?
Follow along:
https://food-fantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Prosciutto_di_Parma,
https://arknights.wiki.gg/wiki/Suzuran,
https://food-fantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Focaccia,
https://food-fantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Crepe,
https://arknights.wiki.gg/wiki/Shamare
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Listen to Together We'll Shine: An Utena Rewatch Podcast:
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Art by Ryegarden:
https://www.instagram.com/ryegarden
Music by Sueños Electrónicos:
https://suenoselectronicos.bandcamp.com/
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