Homestuck: The Internet's Ulysses

Kira Houston and Jaime Tamar
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Is Homestuck really the internet's Ulysses? We are on a quest to find out. Join us every other Sunday as we compare Homestuck and Ulysses bit by manageable bit!

Episodes

  1. 10/04/2020

    Bonus Episode 3 - Joyce Was Just Off His Shit (Ft. Detective Pony)

    After a homestuck-esque hiatus, H:TIU has risen from the dead in time for October! In this bonus episode we chat about the masterwork Detective Pony feature film recently released by Naked Bee. You can find it here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvJ0XgQGdSQVyfdDcIlZFA

    31 min

  2. 07/14/2019

    Episode 7 - Hoo Hoo Hoo Andrew

    In this episode we cover Homestuck Act 4 Part 2 and Ulysses Episode 7, Aeolus. Jaime, coming to you all the way from Australia, investigates REAL vintage newspaper headlines. Kira, coming to you all the way from his house, decides that all acting is LARPing. We discuss SORD, the boundaries of form, Slurpee machines, verisimilitude, and respiratory imagery.

    43 min

  3. 06/10/2019

    Episode 6 - EGG!

    In this episode we cover Homestuck Act 4 Part 1 and Ulysses Episode 6, Hades. Kira tries to prove that all words are onomatopoeias AGAIN, Jaime decides not to stan Leopold, and we both agree that Bloomsday is like 4/13 but for Ulysses. Kira is extremely sorry about the dog barking throughout the entire episode. Last but not least: be prepared for a SURPRISE SEGMENT Kira invented just for you, dear listeners!

    45 min

  4. 05/26/2019

    Bonus Episode 2 - φάρμακον

    We hope you enjoy the second bonus episode of H:TIU! This one’s kind of a mixer upper. We debrief some community interviews from Anime Boston, discuss a fandom demographics survey from earlier this year, and hear about Jaime’s very sexy Big College Essay. By the way, check out our tumblr to hear about NEW MERCH and SFS opportunities!

    26 min

  5. 05/05/2019

    Episode 5 - Onomatopoeias Are The Pharmakon

    In this episode we cover Homestuck’s first intermission and Ulysses Episode 5, Lotus Eaters. We discuss ~Swinton, time travel, onomatopoetic dreams, episode titles, and whether or not Leopold is a vers in denial. Don't punish your cactus, folks.

    33 min

  6. 04/22/2019

    Episode 4 - Crisp Apples

    Need a little good old fashioned Homestuck analysis in these trying times? Never fear! In this episode we cover Homestuck Act 3 and Ulysses Episode 4, Calypso. We assign Myers-Briggs types to Ulysses characters, discuss potato prototyping, and compare Jade to Leopold. Both furries? That’s for you to decide. Also, Crabapple = davekat foreshadowing.

    33 min

  7. 04/07/2019

    Episode 3 - The Cave Age

    In this episode we cover Homestuck Act 2 Part 2 and Ulysses Episode 3, Proteus. We dive pretty deep into the comparisons and talk about Dave’s home life, Joyce's critics, and Hussie’s Pulitzer armor. http://www.ulyssesguide.com/3-proteus

    43 min

  8. 03/24/2019

    BONUS Episode 1 - Literary Akinator

    We hope you enjoy the first bonus episode of H:TIU, in which we play a made up game called Literary Akinator. Guess along with us as we try to think up comparable books. Thank you Matt, Kira’s boyfriend, for guest starring on the show this week! We will return to your regularly scheduled H:TIU content next episode.

    41 min

  9. 03/11/2019

    Episode 2 - Beat Yeats

    In this episode we cover Homestuck Act 2 Part 1 and Ulysses Episode 2, Nestor. We discuss beautiful prose, aesthetic merit, self-insertion, and spooky voices. Check out our tumblr for some content mentioned in this episode! Homestuck Companion: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/homestuck-companion/iflmcpajnjgcmfcdlokppahkgkolmcfd

    37 min

  10. 02/24/2019

    Episode 1 - Homestuck Did Not Turn You Straight

    In this episode we cover Homestuck Act 1 and Ulysses Episode 1, Telemachus. Kira forgets Buck’s first name, Jaime forgets Ghost Busters doesn’t have Nic Cage in it, and we investigate whether or not Andrew Hussie is actually Shakespeare. Ulysses "Seen": http://ulyssesseen.com/

    46 min

  11. 02/10/2019

    Episode 0 - Buck Wild Mulligan

    Join us for the first episode of Homestuck: The Internet's Ulysses, the podcast where we compare Homestuck and Ulysses bit by manageable bit. We cover some introductory materials, tell you a little bit about ourselves, joke around, and read a beautifully worded Hussie quote. H:TIU publishes a new episode every other Sunday. You can find our reading schedule here if you want to follow along: https://htiu.tumblr.com/schedule

    20 min
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