Reviews
““It takes place in the Summer of 2004 because that’s when Ronald Reagan died.”
I will give no context for this statement, except that it is spoken somewhere in this podcast.
I am both resigned at the fact that Ronald Reagan somehow is at the core of everything in some way and very amused that...”Read full review »
MordredRaal via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
02/13/24
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“I started reading Homestuck in about 2010. I was a kid who grew up on AIM, MSN messenger, flash games, ytmnd, something awful, /x/, etc. I found this series through their youtube recap, and my jaw dropped when I learned Michael was the original creator of smiledog. I was frequenting /x/ and sa at...”Read full review »
horaios via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/04/24
“i think i mightve written a review for this show already but i don’t remember what i did with it. im not going to argue for why this podcast is objectively bad because i dont think it is, but i’ll tell you some of the things i personally disliked about it. the analysis of homestuck this podcast...”Read full review »
mylittleleviathan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/13/23
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“i didn’t realize quite how impactful it would be for me to have a context for the cultural dynamics of the last decade of internet history, yet this is a place and time that played a part in nearly all of my adult life. so strange to see these bits and pieces of apocrypha put into a frame of...”Read full review »
ndwel via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/24/23
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“My favorite podcast about the social and media dynamics of the 2000s and 2010s internet, especially Homestar Runner”
Drethelin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/19/23
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“came here from friends at the table’s media club plus and am thoroughly enjoying this! i got into homestuck in 2015 and am too young to have experienced any of the 2000’s era internet culture, so it is incredible to learn about all the historical context and practices that allowed the comic to be...”Read full review »
dncendefnjkefnkjdfnkjndj via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/21/23
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“If someone said “critical analysis and contextualization of the webcomic Homestuck” at my funeral it would resurrect me”
Zoe Winslow via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/19/23
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“honestly i cant recommend this highly enough to homestuck fans. the context provided is illuminating and fascinating (especially to me as an archival reader), the dynamic between the hosts is fun, the analysis is very thoughtful and intelligent. it invites you to consider new ways of seeing...”Read full review »
lynxwing via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/31/23
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“at the end of episode 6.1, michael, you said i shouldn’t read further than the end of what was for the next episode—and i went and did exactly that and finished the comic. im truly sorry.
jokes aside, it was cool to then have my understanding of the latter half of the comic be shaped over time...”Read full review »
im;g ay via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/22/23
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“Very much enjoyed this deep dive into homestuck as well as that part of my high school life/obsession”
sapakele via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/14/23
“It has been interesting hearing them discuss the comic, I don’t always agree with some aspects but it is certainly informative. I debated on adding a review for a while but the Can Town builder game idea is about perfect! Someone should make it happen.”
Mamba Jamba via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/30/23
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“i was recommend i listen to a podcast while driving to help distract myself, and this was the only thing i had heard of recently in a tumblr meme that sounded worth any time. low and behold, it blew my expectations out of the water, and i spent the past two months binging. i enjoy the wit and the...”Read full review »
max relaxx via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/29/23
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“i started reading homestuck when i was 14, and stuck with it until the end. i have a lot of memories from its heyday, both fond and not, and i will never forget walking to class the morning after watching the final flash. it was 2016, the hype had died down, and i was in my second year of...”Read full review »
memmet_j via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/16/23
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“I have listened to every episode, never looked at a panel of the comic, and have basically no idea what is happening in the homestuck ‘story’, but thanks to Michael and Cameron, I know what is *HaPpEnInG* and what the story is *DoInG*. Historical me and current day me love this show.”
Dozens of Friends in DC via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/12/23
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“started this podcast in october because a tumblr mutual recommended it. i thought it would be interesting to actually learn what homestuck is about. several weeks later i was dressing up as rose lalonde for halloween (at my job!). i cannot tell you how humiliating it is to have thoughts and...”Read full review »
gnostalgic via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/10/23
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“has anyone else realized that cameron and michael’s interactions are oddly similar to john and dave’s back and forths, especially early on? thats my primary kin assignment for each: Michael with john and Cameron with Dave. also, i feel like Cameron probably kins DD and karkat as well. Michael i...”Read full review »
Eaglefeather11 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/10/23
“I love the people at ranged touch, I should leave reviews for them, I thought.
It can't be that hard, I thought. This should only take a minute.
And then I had to download itunes and create an account, all to leave a five star review for the most important podcast in the history of podcasts....”Read full review »
Hawk or Handsaw via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/09/23
“*if your issue with reading Homestuck isn't (REPEAT: IS NOT) the length but rather the purility and lack of in-depth analysis based on game scholarship.
Seriously I love the show and highly recommend it over reading Homestuck itself.”Read full review »
MalenfantT2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/28/22
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“One of my best friends was a notable Homestuck voice actress back in the day. In spite of this, I was determined to learn absolutely nothing about Homestuck at any point. When my friends discussed the phenomenon, I would contentedly disassociate. All Homestuck references flew blissfully over my...”Read full review »
phophotheswissrapper via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/28/22
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“Because I've listened to this, along with the other Ranged Touch suite of products, I refer to all fiction as "just a bunch of little guys running around." Thanks CMRN.”Read full review »
RatGrimes via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/20/22
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“as a semirecent homestuck convert i love this show and the discussion of the events during its updates. as a clown fan i am disappointed with the lack of honks and the far too few appearances of clown michael and clwn cmrn.
edit: I am supremely happy.”
uprightVirgin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/19/22
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“was I on tumblr from 201-2016? (yes) am I still on tumblr (irrelevant) but I DESPERATELY wanted to understand this comic back then but found it so densely and thematically unapproachable and visually repugnant that the closeness it would provide me with my fandom circles was simply not worth it....”Read full review »
Maccc54 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/14/22
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“and listen to Michael (Michael) review thousands of posts from the Something Awful forums surrounding the popular webcomic homestuck. Cameron’s there too.
In all seriousness, an excellent podcast where the hosts do a fantastic job contextualizing an incredibly impactful internet work, its...”Read full review »
Stormfet via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/13/22
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“every episode i think to myself, oh this must be where i stopped reading hs. then the next episode comes out and i think to myself, oh, now This must be where i stopped reading hs. thank u for holding my hand and tenderly walking me down memory lane, like my two grandsons taking care of their...”Read full review »
boymayor420 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/12/22
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“Podcast rocks I don’t know what else to say. stan the wayward vagabond”
teal-m via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
12/12/22
“Now, I don’t necessarily know if the above descriptor is 100% accurate. But I’ve certainly never come across another podcast which meets the criteria.”
Roundy210 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/09/22
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“This podcast helped me understand why people would ‘hatewatch’ something. This series is at once insufferably conservative (in that a-lot-of-elitists-in-academia-are-white-men sort of way, where ‘fandom’ and ‘young people’ are poor unfortunate shoals for not viewing media in the way...”Read full review »
CaliAmy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/01/22
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“now that i feel an overwhelming urge to use this term in my everyday life, how should i explain “the wizard’s corner” to my friends and family”
0alexander via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/29/22
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“I love homestuck, but i wasnt on the forums in 09, im a gigapause kid. Getting this historical context is really awesome”
MadamMelonMeow via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/29/22
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“So let two internet veterans take the psychic damage of decade-old forums culture while you enjoy their thoughtful and incisive analysis of homestuck and its fandom context. And if by some chance you are me, you can experience firsthand your own fan production being folded back into the media...”Read full review »
Andy from the Discord via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/26/22
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“this is a great way to get my third read through of homestuck done and much better than the last time I did this where I read the entire comic out loud to my younger brother, doing all the voices. It took 2 years and almost all his time at middle school. Highly recommend and you won’t even need a...”Read full review »
AvatheBulldog via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/26/22
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“Listening to this podcast on my commutes into the city for an internship has made traffic somewhat more bearable and the informative and academic nature makes me feel like I’m listening to NPR like an adult, while also injecting more Homestuck into my life.
It has also proved to be quite a good...”Read full review »
Roxa_Crocker via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/22/22
“i am tantalus, and the fruits of the tree are my friends being receptive to a new and extremely fraught hyperfixation. thanks”
borteez via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/21/22
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“I haven’t ever heard a better review of a terrifyingly large webcomic.”
fan of frogs via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/20/22
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“in 2015 i almost got into homestuck at a friend’s urging but never read further than john’s room. years later, thanks to HSMTW and the urging of a friend (who i understand more and more with every episode of this podcast), i made it a quarter of the way into act 5 act 2 before giving up on...”Read full review »
Nveriyoth via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/19/22
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“I have been listening to this podcast while doing dishes. It is fun and informative. I skipped to the part with the trolls of course.”
Mike Chilton via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/19/22
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“This podcast convinced me to play Horse Master, which I had somehow never heard of. I put the Nier:Automata soundtrack under it, which turned out to be an excellent choice, and had a great time. Five star podcast!”
Abcdefgnothatonewastakentoo. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/09/22
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“i (never read homestuck) got in trouble with my roommate (ex homestuck fan) for talking incessantly about this podcast with their mom. 12/10”
EVERY NICKNAME IS TAKEN AAAAA via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/08/22
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“If you’re a weirdo like me who somehow read Homestuck serially without reading or interacting with any forums, blogs or wikis whatsoever, this podcast sure does provide some interesting context and history! Also learning more about analysis of fiction than I ever thought I’d care about. Thanks guys!”
FrayedNot via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/02/22
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“I don’t even know what Homestuck is, I’m just here for the ruthless takedowns of Gnosticism”
vyvyan mercury via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/25/22
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“More weird goblin bird updates please.
Long paps and pleasant shoosh.”
cowboyplanet via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/23/22
“About 6 months ago, Michael very kindly was an interviewee for a folklore project I was working on in relationship to internet folklore and the study of fandom. My teacher gave the project full approval but also said "I'm not really sure if this is folklore, but after reading your paper I...”Read full review »
VagueNameForModesty via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/14/22
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“I used to consider myself a staunch materialist like my friend. However, after listening to this show I now must admit to it being taken from some sort of immaterial ideal because nothing in reality could have created this quality content. Time to travel back in time, beat up that nerd...”Read full review »
Mi' da via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/10/22
“I found this podcast through a TikTok and it’s all kickstarted my hyper fixation on re-reading homestuck and learning about the inner workings of its creations and the community it created. Thank you so much for going through the work for us”
nephy does things via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/02/22
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“For a good while, I was doing the reading before every episode of this podcast. Over time, I got further and further behind on the reading and, therefore, further behind on the podcast. Eventually, I decided to give up on reading and binged months’ worth of podcast all at once like some sort of...”Read full review »
_taylorswope via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/28/22
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“For seven years, I’ve been trying to find the guy who got me into Homestuck. His name was Michael. But now, having found the ultimate Homestuck Michael, I think I’ve been freed from a curse. Thank you. 10/10.”
Elijah (is watching birds) via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/21/22
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“My favorite podcast dedicated to reading and critically contextualizing Michael Ende’s “The Neverending Story””
Renicula via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/16/22
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“I don't know much about Homestuck, but the FBoy Island talk is 10/10. Now I also know that Vriska did nothing wrong, and that FBoy Island is really just the logical extension of the goofs of some fictitions teenagers and teenaged aliens.”Read full review »
em.blakeley via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/05/22
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