Perfectly Generic Podcast

Episode 57: Piles & Piles of Grey People

Mkla and Kate chat about Homestuck’s cosplay community. Topics: Meta-cosplay. Costumes in story. Tips for graying up. Con planning. Creative motivation. A clown motel. #Secily2020.RSVP and get tickets for our next live shows.

Episode 56: House of Yaoi Boys (w/ imarriedacherub)

IMAC, author of the award-winning fanfiction "House of Dirk," discusses the new Pesterquest and their sitcom-style world of Dirkuu. Topics: Where PQ is going. RPing Andrew Hussie. Planning long stories. Liking villains. Toblerone.

Episode 55: The Monster at the End of this Comic (w/ Jennifer Giesbrecht)

Jennifer Giesbrecht, the primary author of The Homestuck Epilogues, joins the show to talk both HS and her new novel, the Monster of Elendhaven. Topics: Gamzee. Faust. Dandies and D&D. Concussions. Controversy and comfort zones. Candy revisions. The Zich Corollary.

Episode 54: The Lady, or the Tiger? (w/ Aysha U. Farah)

Aysha U. Farah talks directing Pesterquest and writing Rose Lalonde. Topics: Sans. ICP. Fight club. Guns and stumps. John's mail man problems. Roxy at her worst. MSPA Reader's gender.

Episode 53: Canon and the Future

A discussion on the meaning of canon and the future of both Homestuck and Pgenpod on its one-year anniversary. Topics: Dolmen Walk’s eboy flower. Toblerone. June Egbert. Fans’ input in Homestuck. Creation and clout. Hopes and excitement for Pesterquest. Horuss. New directions.

Episode 52: Semiotics, Bridges, and Off-Ramps (w/ Sam Keeper & Andrew Hussie, sort of)

Kate and Sam discuss the semiotics of Homestuck before being interrupted by a message from an eboy. Topics: Pesterquest. Gamzee. Semiotics. Sideshow Bob. Homestuck's messiness. Andrew Hussie writes into the show about the epilogues?!

Episode 51: The Power of an Open Question (w/ Sarah Zedig & Bryan Strom)

Sarah Zedig and Bryan Strom take over the show to tell you why Homestuck is just like Twin Peaks. They discuss both of these groundbreaking cult classics and Season 3 as Twin Peaks' epilogues. Who classpected Laura Palmer?RSVP and get tickets for our next live shows.Support the show on Patreon and get access to exclusive the exclusive bonus [I]ntermission podcastwww.perfectlygenericpodcast.com...

[I]ntermission 13: Oh God, A Jojo Episode

Griever, Nell, Aysha and Goomy discuss JoJo, which I don't know enough about to write a good summary about. Topics: Rohan. Jobshaming. Favorite stands. Kate raps the thank you section.

Intermission 12 - THIS CERTAINLY IS A PROMARE CAR MOMENT

Kate and Paige talk about Promare, arson, motorsport, losing, Justice's winning streak, and June Egbert.Music: http://fruitytee.bandcamp.com, Dave RogersCover art includes: https://www.gt-report.com/2019/08/01/spa-24-hours-gallery/

Episode 50: The Ultimate Podcast (w/ Artemis Rubey)

Episode 49: Live in Renton - Evil Women (w/ Aysha)

Aysha and Kate join a lively crowd in Renton to talk about the villainous women of Homestuck. Subjects include Crockertier, Homestuck’s history of gendered subversion, yelling at Dirk, ominous teasing about future events, and…the Condesce did nothing wrong?

Episode 48: Sometimes Love Just Isn't Enough (w/ optimisticDuelist)

optimisticDuelist joins Kate to talk about Dirk and Jake’s relationship. Topics: Sigma’s feet. Dirkjake as a core romantic arc. Love without understanding. Christianity and the alphas. Suffering through the epilogues. Your impact on canon. The persistence of ideology and how we replicate power structures. Faith.

Episode 46: The Dave of Guy (w/ James Roach)

James returns to discuss the number one good boy in Homestuck. Highlights: Kate can't pronounce "Billie Eilish." Gamzee (crucified). Moira Overwatch. Law & Order. Freestyling. Uncle Dirk. Still a white guy! Stuffing vs. dressing.Support the show on Patreon and get access to exclusive the exclusive bonus [I]ntermission podcastwww.perfectlygenericpodcast.comMusic by James Roach from “H...

[I]ntermission 11: I'm In The Clown Aisle

Dia and Kate have a freewheeling discussion on Homestuck, gender, and iCarly. Topics: Feminist Marvus. Viz Media. Gmod. Christianity in Homestuck. Horses. Reading Mom Lalonde. Jadeblood cloisters.Support the show on Patreon and get access to exclusive the exclusive bonus [I]ntermission podcastwww.perfectlygenericpodcast.comMusic by Goomy ("Grow/Grows/Growing")RSVP and get tickets for our n...

Episode 45: Ghost Butts (w/ Trace)

Kate and Trace talk the sprite companions. Topics: Writing for Friendsim. Vrisrose Day. Epilogue Jane and Nannasprite’s mutual clownery. Rambunctious Crow. Bec and Jadesprite. Self-prototyping. Vriska’s motivations for prototyping Spidermom. Gamzee making things worse. Arquius, the national treasure. Tavris (oh no). Sprites in the epilogues. Mandy Hampton, a West Wing deep cut. What we’d pro...

Episode 44: You Were In The Fanfiction Splash Zone, Okay? (w/ Xtine)

Kate and Xtine battle for control of the Perfectly Generic Podcast. Topics: Vriska Cookie. Eridan mpreg. Vikare, again. The b-slur (b*mboification). Cars 2. Murrit. Classpecting ourselves. Chaos, chaos.Join the June Egbert Jam on AO3!Support the show on Patreon and get access to exclusive the exclusive bonus [I]ntermission podcastwww.perfectlygenericpodcast.comMusic by Goomy, including “homeboun...

[I]ntermission 10/Bonus 3: Puss In Heels (w/ Aysha U. Farah)

Free bonus for all listeners! Aysha U. Farah talks about her new novelette, Puss In Heels, available now. Topics: Catboys. Sex robots. Worldbuilding. Gay devils. Dirkjake. Old Town Road. Killing publishers.Read Puss In Heels for just 99¢ or for free with Kindle Unlimited. Check out Aysha's other work.Support the show on Patreon and get access to exclusive the exclusive bonus [I]ntermission po...

[I]ntermission 9: LEGO® Brexit

Kate and Juniper have a chat. Topics: June Egbert. Jade discourse. Forza Horizon's vapid car Coachella. Ethical consumption under capitalism. Sports. LEGO existentialism.

Episode 43: Snowbound Blood: A Vast Error Story (w/ Pip)

Kate and Pip talk Snowbound Blood: A Vast Error Story, the visual novel prequel to one of the most enduring Homestuck fan works. Topics: Secily's origins, how easy it is to just make stuff, the incredible team behind Snowbound Blood, ludonarrative faking, the cornfields, inspiration in online communities, and writing other people's characters.

[I]ntermission 8: Explicit Calls for Revolution

Kate and Jackie have a raunchy one. You've been warned. Topics: Inflation (economic). Stellaris. Horny people have rights. Feet in the epilogues. Kanye. Snowbound Blood. Dishonored. Eridan. Pronouncing Aradia. Extensive discussion of the Overwatch meta. Fighting games. Supporting sex workers. Tom Lehrer. Fuck Ronald Reagan. Kate drops a demo.Music: "our icicle dance" by Goomy.

Episode 41: I Was The Story Boy (w/ Michael Lutz)

Kate returns to the show, welcoming Michael Lutz to discuss his piece for Waypoint, “How ‘Homestuck’ Defined What It Means to Be a Fan Online.” Topics: Conversational fandom. How to talk about Homestuck to normal people. Is Homestuck a video game? Hamlet on the Holodeck. Jane Crocker and real actual fascists. Striders and masculinity. Vriskas. Other people’s computers. Vast Error.

FIC: Spider-Troll: Into The Vriska-Verse, Chapter 1

Vriska Lalonde-Maryam is the one and only Spider-Troll. By day, a student at the city college. By night, a fighter of crime and corrupt officials. She's out for a typical evening's work when an unexpected canon-hopping visitor derails everything and shows her the broader world of...the Vriska-Verse.

Episode 40: Eleven Million Words of Homestuck Fic (w/ Dani, Becca & Xtine)

Dani invites Becca & Xtine to talk Homestuck’s long legacy of fanfiction. Topics: Johndave. Naruto. F. Drarry. An important rant directed at AO3 authors. Typing quirks. Wattpad. Hetalia. Eridan. Roxy’s trans narrative. Underrepresentation of F/F in fanfiction. Controversial fanfic. Callouts. Race in fic. NUANCE.

Episode 39: An English Paper in Vriska Quirk (w/ Dani, Hexa, Ciro, Alexis & K.C.)

[I]ntermission 7: Weed for Gamers™

"You're so funny, and I'm so funny, and it's amazing that we are able to lay down 30 minutes of podcast as absolutely horrendous as this has been so far."Kate and Dani put out a real disaster of an episode. Topics: Vast Error and Snowbound Blood. Pride discourse. Breath of the Wild. Featheries. Kate gets her birth chart read. Sonic, again. Guillotining. Paper Mario: The Thousan...

Episode 38: None Gender With Left Beef (w/ Dani & Goomy)

Dani commandeers the show with Goomy to talk growing up Homestuck. Topics: Going outside. Absurdly talented kids. Vast Error. Internalized Homestuckphobia. V*ltron. The internet’s scarier past. Furries. Differing reactions to the epilogue. How our impressions changed over time. Gender and transness. Discrimination in cosplay. What we’d tell our younger selves. The Star Wars European Union.

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[I]ntermission 6: EGGMAN! YOU JUST POSTED CRINGE!

Kate, Cat and Austin talk about Sonic. Again. Topics: Sonic<>Knuckles. We take Sonic to the Hague. Kate&#39;s new show. Sonic&#39;s best lap time around Monaco. Eggman should just log off. Sonadow. ProJared. Chili dogs. &#34;Is Sonic naked without his gloves?&#34; Violent responses to being tickled. &#34;Eep!&#34;Music: &#34;Get UP! GO​!​!​!&#34; by Goomy and &#34;It Doesn&#39;t Matter&#34; ...

Episode 37: Dirk F***ing Strider (w/ Aysha & optimisticDuelist)

Aysha and optimisticDuelist join a grouchy Kate for a roundtable on Dirk Strider. Topics: Misandry. Catharsis. Foreshadowing of Dirk’s descent in Homestuck proper. Terepy Pipes. Ultimate selves. X-Men. Perspectives on Dirkjake. Ikuhara. Transphobia. “Redemption arcs.” Hiveswap Act 2. Tyzias. AU fic. Doc Scratch and misogyny, Whistles: The Starlight Calliope.

[I]ntermission 5: Gotta Inflate Fast

Kate and Cat talk about shoulder injuries, Sonic the Hedgehog, animator crunch, Newgrounds, butt rock, Smash 4 camping, and Kermit the Frog.Music: &#34;Get UP! GO​!​!​!&#34; by Goomy and &#34;Metallic Madness Act 2&#34; from Sonic Mania.