Bust out your Elvis costume and your dumbbells, it’s time for the healing gem ritual! This time around, the guys take a look at the unique, music-videos-for-opera omnibus film Aria. Also, Derek exposes himself as a high-culture dunce, while Juan debates the relative merits of buff dudes.This episode’s recommendations:The Man Who Fell to EarthThe Long Goodbye
It’s almost the end of Act 2!!This week: John does alchemy. Cantown is born. Carapace anatomy is confusing, GG is adorable, and the workflow of hypothetical postal workers is discussed at length. In other words, we read pages 2514 to 2623.In addition:YouTube upload of “[S] Dave: Ascend to the highest point in the building.” Scrub and freeze-frame to your heart’s content.The song from that flash is subtitled “Dave Owns”. Really. (It’s by Robert Blaker.)An awesome, level-headed (but vaguespoilery) biological discussion of carapace people by tumblr user luzerna.Next week, we finish Act 2! Our beloved Mayo[r] makes a paradox, names a…
We’re back! Still reading Homestuck, which is still a big, sprawling, free-to-read multimedia comic-esque work of fiction by one Andrew Hussie.This week we read pages 2411 to 2513 – in which John apparently becomes a man, Rose writes a lovely poem about puppet dong, and a weird, protracted Saw parody begins.For your reference, entertainment and/or edification:The Buster Sword is preposterousSistertime PodcastPostgame of ThronesTwin Peaks Rewatch PodcastNext week: we read pages 2514 to 2659, in which John learns alchemy (for real this time, I checked), WV messes with some big weird science, and we reach the end of Act 2!Ask us…
We’re back from hibernation just in time to talk to our unborn children over Skype! This time around, the guys take a look at the featherweight parenting dramedy Small, Beautifully Moving Parts. Also, Juan makes an unexpected David Byrne reference, while Derek laments his crappy producing skills.This episode’s recommendations:White ReindeerSugar
This is Episode 5 of the Hamsteak Podcast! We read and talk about Homestuck, a webcomic by Andrew Hussie, which you can read for free at www.mspaintadventures.com. (This one’s a little late – thanks for your patience!)This week we read pages 2306 to 2410 – in which we first meet Lil’ Cal (yikes), find out where where John and his house went (kind of), and finally learn the point of the game… almost.Other stuff from the ep:End of Ze World, an ancient treasure from the pre-Youtube Dark AgesWhat if Bro and Dave were horrifying quasi-vaporwave memes?The MSPA Wiki, a great…
Welcome to Episode 4 of Hamsteak Podcast! We read and talk about Homestuck, a webcomic by Andrew Hussie, which you can read for free at www.mspaintadventures.com.This week we read pages 2209 to 2305 – in which we finally meet TG, and the atrocity of a comic he’s created. And we answer our very first listener question!Other stuff from the ep:Aphrodite x Hephaestus OTP, fatally skewered by Wikipedia, always canon in Lydia’s heart.Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff #1 (introduced on page 2226)The Lalonde Refrigerator Arms Race (begins page 2265)Next week: we read pages 2306 to 2410 – in which Rose defiles…
Get out your hand drums and spray-paint some Maoist slogans on some poor schmuck’s car! This time, the guys tackle Jean-Luc Godard’s polemical Rolling Stones doc Sympathy for the Devil. Also, Derek steps on his co-host’s lines and gets sassed for it, while Juan busts out the dreaded “p” word a record number of times.This episode’s recommendations:2001: A Space OdysseyMy Best Fiend
Welcome to Episode 3 of Hamsteak Podcast! We read and talk about Homestuck, a webcomic by Andrew Hussie, which you can read for free at www.mspaintadventures.com.This week we read pages 2148 to 2207 – the beginning of Act 2!John “texting” on page 2168 vs. Flint “typing” in Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsFallingwater (Alex called it “Waterfall”), by Frank Lloyd Wright, which Rose’s house is based on.Octopus Pie by Meredith GranYour hosts have been Alex and Lydia.Find the show on Twitter! Find the show on Tumblr! Find the show on LinkedIn! (Just kidding) E-mail the show at [email protected] music: “Showtime…
Welcome to Episode 2 of Hamsteak Podcast! We read and talk about Homestuck, a webcomic by Andrew Hussie, which you can read for free at www.mspaintadventures.com.This week we read pages 2001 through 2147 (the end of Act 1!) and leave you with a cliffhanger…First page of this week: http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002001Apologies in advance for the scuffling noises in the background. They should be gone from here on out!Mentioned on the show:The More You Nerd podcast, episode 89Rose’s octo-lady (squidmaid?) wallpaperYour hosts have been Alex and Lydia.Find the show on Twitter! Find the show on Tumblr! Find the show on Serious Business (jk…
Put on your fishnet stockings and make sure you don’t mistake your bionic eye for your organic one! This time around, the guys take a look at Neil Marshall’s 2008 action sci-fi transmission Doomsday. Also, Juan forgets what welding is, and Derek gets into a hardcore steel cage match with the word “dope.”This episode’s recommendations:Who Framed Roger Rabbit?Speed Racer