Inchworm
Episodes
4.2 - "Not The Kind Of Thing You Should Repeat"
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Shell 4.2.Episode Notes:Jenny is still settling into her expectations for this narrativeWhat do season 5 of The Wire, Serenity, ...
4.1 - "Happy Teenage Villain"
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Shell 4.1.Episode Notes:The best muffins she’s ever tasted… so far!Rachel’s not beating the chargesBut she’s making our ...
3.mailbag - "The Inching Of It All"
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss... listener questions.Episode Notes:Our gross bug storiesWe've really been enjoying the inching of it allJenny was expecting thi...
3.x - "Untenable"
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.x.Episode Notes:Announcement: Arc 4 coverage starts in June ’25Write in mailbag questions in the #ask-a-host chann...
3.12 - "They're Our Bad Guys"
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.12.Episode Notes:The Undersiders pull off their first of presumably many clean wins with no terrible consequences!Lo...
3.11 - "Sneering Little Preppy Rich Country Club Girls"
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.11.Episode Notes:Jenny may be the first person in over a decade to pause reading at the end of this chapterThis is o...
3.10 - "That's An Unfair Judgment"
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.10.Episode Notes:Turns out R.I.P. just stood for Remain In PlaceTaylor’s head hurt even before she got bonked in t...
3.9 - "R.I.P."
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.9.Episode Notes:Well, Clockbocker is dead now. Whoops.We have our first body horror warning!But wait, is it narrativ...
3.8 - "Normal Human Emotions"
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.8.Episode Notes:Taylor changes things everywhere she goes, especially when innocents are threatenedThis fight might ...
3.7 - "Utility Bugs"
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.7.Episode Notes:The simple tension is hitting really wellSuddenly Grue(some)Share your favorite early arcs Tattletal...
3.6 - "Let This Be Fun, Taylor"
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.6.Episode Notes:The art of tense expositionLisa’s philosophy of capes: the fun, the bad, and the uglyWith capes ta...
3.5 - "They're All Murderers"
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.5.Episode Notes:Litigating Lung’s hospitalizationShe’s smarter than he thought and he might be smart enough to r...
3.4 - "This Gross Crawling Bug"
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.4.Episode Notes:It’s the biggest cliffhanger yetJenny can’t read the next chapter yet so she must theorize right...
3.3 - "Smug In An Appealing Way"
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.3.Episode Notes:Poor Undersiders, thinking they matter to their bossWe're so entertained by LisaLisa's power works l...
3.2 - "Hate Crimes But Not Dance"
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.2.Episode Notes:Putting this chapter through its pacingSharing Wildbow’s thoughts on writing early WormWorm’s me...
3.1 - "Truly, Truly Adorable"
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Agitation 3.1.Episode Notes:Crabs? Crabs???Taylor's quitting school… and Jenny’s opinion on that was a huge surprise to TedG...
2.x - "Really Dysfunctional"
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.x.Episode Notes:The interlude formula is character work mixed with expositionWhy doesn’t Superman have bugs all ...
2.9 - "It Escalated So Far Already"
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.9.Episode Notes:A narratively advisable detenteMaybe Rachel is only 67% likely to betray youIs violence good somet...
2.8 - "Pure Dominance Thing"
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.8.Episode Notes:Wildbow calls our bluff on a scary cliffhangerTaylor has hidden depths of protaggingIs Rachel just...
2.7 - "Anyone's Slavering Dogs"
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.7.Episode Notes:The loft feels like (narrative) homeBrian’s conscientiousnessIs Lisa’s power finding “known ...
2.6 - "Such A Chandler"
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.6.Episode Notes:Taylor rushes inBug scoutsShe’s got mailJenny accuses all Lisas and Brians of being oldWhat Lisa...
2.5 - "The Insinuation Is Real"
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.5.Episode Notes:Smashing a button that says “JENNY WAS RIGHT”A Tale of Two TaylorsTheories about red jacket la...
2.4 - "What's Her Damage"
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.4.Episode Notes:Power ranking the trio of bulliesWhy is Emma the worst, and is it because she has a power?The wily...
2.3 - "It's Bigger Than She Is"
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.3.Episode Notes:Taylor’s power is acting up againCalculating bug densityTeenagers are so trappedMr Gladly’s ho...
2.2 - "Obviously Queer"
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.2.Episode Notes:We're nostalgic for Parahumans Online. But can we trust it?Nice of them to coin the term "tinfoil ...
2.1 - "Need To Be In Control"
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Insinuation 2.1.Episode Notes:Even normal teens have secret identities from their parentsTaylor hasn’t had an initiation into ...
1.x - "Cape Daddy"
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.x.Episode Notes:Jenny is in uncharted terra-wormyBeing inside Danny’s headContrasting the two daddiesTaylor is hea...
1.6 - "Defined By Your Actions"
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.6.Episode Notes:Ted’s Wildbow % completeTinker, TaylorArmsmaster’s first impressionUntoward to be a Ward“You’...
1.5 - "People Thinking She's Bad"
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.5.Episode Notes:Taylor makes use of extremely limited resources……that aren’t even related to her power!Taylor ...
1.4 - "Capable And Disposable"
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.4. Episode Notes: Lung’s dragon morph Would you rather fight one dragon-sized dragon or one hundred bug-sized bugs...
1.3 - "Gotta Have A Reason For Your Evil Activities"
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.3.Episode Notes:Jenny did her homeworkTed apologizes and corrects the record about Brockton Bay’s locationTaylor i...
1.2 - "Logistics Are So Satisfying"
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.2. NOTE: Sorry about the background noise in this one.Episode Notes:Ted is confidently wrong about the location of B...
1.1 - "Better Than I Am"
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny and Ted discuss Gestation 1.1.Episode Notes:What does it mean to be a cape in this world?A close reading of the first two lines of WormA tiny sc...
0.0 - "Seems Kinda Evil"
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before reading anything, Jenny and Ted discuss Worm generally and introduce the podcast. NOTE: We had some technical issues with the audio in this one...