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Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 17: Pages 3301 to 3562Episode Notes
Content warnings: teeth trauma, suicide, bipolar disorder, mentions of the Harry Potter Series, transphobia, grooming, strangulation, discussions of mass child death.
Episode 17 covers pages 3301 to 3562 of Homestuck.
In which we talk about Homestuck longer than we've ever talked before. Learn about universe frog breeding, kill your darling, and examine the nature of troll relationships, death, murder investigations, and long dead ancestors. Grab your rainbow drinker fiction and your copy of the Troll DSM-5 TR and buckle in for a long one.
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor (not this one...2025-08-102h 50
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 16: Pages 3075 to 3300Episode Notes
Content warnings: talk of death and dismemberment, discussions of trauma, mind control, suicide, racism, mental health and diagnosis, borderline personality disorder, psychosis, and drowning.
Episode 16 covers pages 3075 to 3300 of Homestuck.
In which God Tier is introduced, death becomes Vriska, Terezi and Dave play time trauma, Jade goes shopping and crucially Vriska did nothing wrong... probably. We'll talk about it.
That being said Vriska is like an awe-inspiring painting of the sea and Ian is willing and able to justify their position.
Spoilers for the video game SOMA...2025-08-032h 17
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 15: Pages 2848 to 3074Episode Notes
Content warnings: mentions of suicide, bipolar disorder, substance use, car accidents, ableist slurs, teeth horror, and Harry Potter
Episode 15 covers pages 2848 to 3074 of Homestuck.
In which we struggle to remain on task, talk about Pathologic 3 Quarantine and then oh yes Homestuck things. Meet horrorterrors, argue with yourself, see Jade mess up courtesy of Vriska, plan a doomed mission, shame Tavros, and forget to look out for the stairs.
Featuring the Troll Version of Pixar's Monster's Inc.
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor (not this one), Designer
Ian...2025-07-212h 14
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 14 The Return: Pages 2626 to 2847Episode Notes
Content warnings: references to substance/drug use, discussion of ableist slurs
Episode 14 The Return covers pages 2626 to 2847 of Homestuck.
The time vortex shrinks! We return from our POV to continue with Homestuck-ing it after myriad changes, some of which have aged poorly. In which John listens and learns from Vriska, Rose starts breaking things, Terezi closes a loop, Gamzee has a crisis of faith, and we get the iconic Kid Ship Diagram. Shout out the Genesis of Canopa the fan troll, explored in todays episode as she burst from Ian's forehead...2025-07-151h 53
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 13: Pages 2296 to 2625Episode Notes
Content warnings: discussions on compulsory heterosexuality, ableism, ableist slurs, bullying, mentions of genocide, colonialism, homophobic slurs
Episode 13 covers pages 2296 to 2625 of Homestuck.
Note: Light spoilers for 'Harrow the Ninth' by Tamysn Muir, second book of the Locked Tomb series
In which we travel under the sea, learn important quadrant related information, and witness the messes and revenge cycles leading into the end of the act. What quadrant are you in with us? None, I refuse to be that parasocial!
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor (not this one...2025-07-071h 23
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 12: Pages 2155 to 2295Episode Notes
Content warnings: discussions of neurodivergence, ableist slurs, racism, death of pets, physical injuries, grooming, nonconsensual erotic roleplay, and emotional manipulation.
Episode 12 covers pages 2155 to 2295 of Homestuck.
In which we meet Nepeta and nothing else important happens. (False of course, this is the big Vriska episode where Ian tries to therapize Vriska like a darn fool, and we meet nearly all the trolls that remain.)
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor (not this one), Designer
Ian - Host, Editor (this one)
Arkzyd - Theme Song2025-07-021h 28
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 011: Pages 1989 to 2154Episode Notes
Content warnings: discussions about slurs, bipolar disorder, physical disability, drug use, and death of fictional animals.
Episode 11 covers pages 1989 to 2154 of Homestuck.
Welcome to Hivebent (Act 5), where we get to meet some of the iconic trolls and see their culture and planet first hand. See if you can spot an icon in her first pesterlog appearance (HINT: she did nothing wrong). Sit back with some sopor slime pies and name your self esteem with us until things go horribly wrong for everyone you know and will ever know.
Lexia...2025-06-221h 35
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 010: Pages 1802 to 1988Episode Notes
Content warnings: discussions of child death and gun violence.
Episode 10 covers pages 1802 to 1988 of Homestuck.
Ectobiology made easy. Watch as we close some loops, see the exiles reach their post-apocalypse, create our primary cast from goo, and meet a super bunny from the future. Along the way Jack Noir begins a rampage and the origins of Bec are revealed.
Lexia Velika - Host, (not this episode) Editor, Designer
Ian - Host, Editor (this episode)
Arkzyd - Theme Song
Sound Effect - Alex_Jauk (Pixabay)2025-06-151h 22
Sburban SpectatorsBonus Episode 2: The Fantrolling BugEpisode Notes
Content warnings: references to real life mental/physical health struggles
As a consequence of the time vortex - this episode features spoilers through the start of Act 6 of Homestuck.
Other moderate spoilers for Pathologic Classic & The Silt Verses Season 3
(Also: major spoilers for Lexia Velika's - as of time of recording - unreleased webcomic/MSPFA Mythoslain)
Bonus Episode 2 covers OCs generated by our brains
In honor of Karkat Vantas' Wriggling Day we talk about fantrolls! Listen to Lexia Velika infodump about their work in progress...2025-06-131h 53
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 09: Pages 1597 to 1801Episode Notes
Content warnings: discussions of child endangerment, death, and gaslighting.
Episode 9 covers pages Pages 1597 to 1801 of Homestuck.
In which timeline nonsense gets even more nonlinear, we meet more trolls, doomed timelines and the ever evolving Jack Noir. Come Pchooo to Skaia with us and consider sequence breaking to meet the denizen early, for shenanigans.
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor (normally), Designer
Ian - Host, Editor (this one)
Arkzyd - Theme Song2025-06-081h 35
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 08: Pages 1358 to 1596Episode Notes
Content warnings: discussion of ableist slurs.
Episode 8 covers pages Pages 1358 to 1596 of Homestuck.
Back to the kids as trolling intensifies featuring new future friends (...or foes??). Horny blathering about the Black Queen was greatly suppressed at a high cost. Beware end of episode speculative discussion of a hypothetical Homestuck x MtG set.
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor, Designer
Ian - Host
Arkzyd - Theme Song2025-06-021h 26
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 07: Pages 1154 to 1357Episode Notes
Content warnings: discussion of racist jokes, sexual content.
Episode 7 covers pages Pages 1154 to 1357 of Homestuck.
The intermission is here! If you are reading this, congratulations for not skipping the intermission! Warning for Horrid Inexplicable Audio Crimes ranging from Lexia Velika's mic geiger counter ticking up to Ian's ghostly echo & other torturous noises they willfully made. We talk about this weird side story & end with the question: what Sisyphean torment suits YOU best, dear listener?
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor, Designer
Ian - Host
Arkzyd - Theme Song2025-05-261h 05
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 06: Pages 980 to 1153Episode Notes
Content warnings: mention of child neglect, alcoholism, underage sexual harassment, racial slurs.
Episode 6 covers pages Pages 980 to 1153 of Homestuck.
In which after a long delay due to the Baby Jade curse (on our end & a day in Real Time), Lexia Velika talks a bit too much about Pathologic at the start. Let it be known that Lexia Velika has changed their view on Pathologic/Homestuck crossover content in the time since this recording for they are no longer grieving. Also featuring Ian continuing to ponder their developing transfem Dave headcanon.
2025-05-201h 21
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 05: Pages 759 to 979Episode Notes
Content warnings: discussion of ableist/homophobic language, graphic description of loose teeth, and animal death
Episode 5 covers pages 759 to 979 of Homestuck.
On to Act 3 where we meet our final kid: the whimsical & deeply strange Jade Harley. Featuring surprise early troll appearance, corn conspiracy, memories of accidental spoilers, & more.
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor, Designer
Ian - Host
Special mystery friend of the show (???) - Theme Song2025-05-111h 32
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 04: Pages 496 to 758Episode Notes
Content warnings: mention of child neglect and mentions of ableism and racism.
Episode 4 covers pages 496 to 758 of Homestuck.
The episode in which we dive into the end of Act 2 and see the future that awaits our Earth. Also Lil Cal related fear increases.
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor, Designer
Ian - Host
Mystery friend of the show - Theme Song
This podcast is powered by Pinecast.2025-05-041h 15
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 03: Pages 248 to 495Episode Notes
Content warnings: mention of animal death, mentions of ableism and racism
Episode 3 covers pages 248 to 495 of Homestuck.
The episode wherein discussion of SBaHJ and outside omens curse us.
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor, Designer
Ian - Host
Mystery friend of the show (???) - Theme Song2025-04-271h 46
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 02: Pages 81 to 248Episode Notes
Content warnings: discussion of ableism, race, and representation
Episode 2 covers pages 81 to 248 of Homestuck.
The journey continues with episode 2 as we complete ACT 1. This episode includes confession of Homestuck-related gay awakenings.
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor, Designer
Ian - Host
Special mystery friend of the show (???) - Theme Song2025-04-201h 17
Sburban SpectatorsEpisode 01: Pages 1 to 80Episode Notes
Content warnings: animal death mention
Episode 1 covers pages 1 to 80 of Homestuck.
Welcome to Sburban Spectators! Start the Homestuck journey with us by learning about our respective experiences (or lack thereof) with the webcomic Homestuck and learn a little bit about the comic before we dive into the first 80 pages and become no longer stuck at home.
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor, Designer
Ian - Host
??? - Theme Song2025-04-141h 21
Sburban SpectatorsBonus Episode 1: The Boss Baby (2017) & Mac and Me (1988)Episode Notes
Content warnings: fictional child death, child endangerment, discussion of sexual content, police brutality
Bonus Episode 1 covers The Boss Baby (2017) and Mac and Me (1988)
Join us for our tragically first episode as we subject ourselves to the viewing of The Boss Baby (2017) and Mac and Me (1988) for reasons that will only become "clear" in time.
Catch our official podcast launch with episode 1 covering the first 80 pages of Homestuck on 4/13/25!
Lexia Velika - Host, Editor, Designer
Ian - Host
??? - Theme Song2025-04-011h 52