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Climb on up! Welcome, make yourself comfortable, and have fun while friends SJ and Gab talk about anything under the sun: films, TV shows, and video games. Anything that interests them, really! Powered by Firstory Hosting

  1. 09/22/2025

    401: Time Travel Therapy

    Long time no... hear? Talk? Yap? Full spoilers to Don Hertzfeldt's World of Tomorrow. It's on YouTube, give it a watch! Content warnings for discussions of death and existential dread. In this one, our hosts SJ and Gab talk about time travel, grief, loss, and what it means to be five years old again. Including: rain, technical difficulties, some changes, Jacob Geller video essays, and a lot of SJ lore?! The cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow us on our socials via https://linktr.ee/playgroundpods Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/playgroundpods Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cl10b4lnq003g0h4e2ha3b131/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    1h 7m

  2. 11/04/2024

    306: Pwodcwast Epwisowde

    Tuck yourselves in and listen to our hosts opine over princesses being brides. In this episode hosts SJ and Gab talk in-depth about pirates, princesses, giants, six-fingered men. Oh, and The Princess Bride (1987). Featuring but not limited to discussions about archetypes, fairy tales, living under rocks, considering piracy and more! The cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow us on our socials via https://linktr.ee/playgroundpods Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/playgroundpods If you liked this episode, we'd love to hear what you thought! https://open.firstory.me/user/cl10b4lnq003g0h4e2ha3b131/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    1h 11m

  3. 07/25/2024

    305: Tennis Tragedy

    Heavy, heavy spoilers for Challengers (2023). In this belated Pride month episode of the Treehouse, hosts Gab and SJ talk extensively about a sport neither of them have played. Featuring but not limited to topics of Hollywood's legacy throuple movies, totally not phallic imagery, absolutely normal bros from all-boys schools, Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, stinky cats, and more! The cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow us on our socials via https://linktr.ee/playgroundpods Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/playgroundpods If you liked this episode, we'd love to hear what you thought! https://open.firstory.me/user/cl10b4lnq003g0h4e2ha3b131/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    1h 17m

  4. 06/11/2024

    304: Reigen Babygirl 100

    In this admittedly belated episode, hosts SJ and Gab talk about the growth, animation, and a lot of emotions with the hit comic Mob Psycho 100. Featuring: Yaoi on Ice, Chinese donghua, the origins of babygirl, and SJ's intense hatred for My Hero Academia. The cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow us on our socials via https://linktr.ee/playgroundpods Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/playgroundpods If you liked this episode, we'd love to hear what you thought! https://open.firstory.me/user/cl10b4lnq003g0h4e2ha3b131/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    48 min

  5. 03/14/2024

    303: Women.

    Spoilers for Polite Society (2023) and series one of We are Lady Parts! In this episode, hosts Gab and SJ talk extensively about the complexities, the epic highs and lows of women being in a British punk band. Accompany them in their deep, deep conversations about intersectional feminism, Femslash February, the role of religion in culture, critical analysis, having social anxiety, and also their compounded love for Nida Manzoor's works. The cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow us on our socials via https://linktr.ee/playgroundpods Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/playgroundpods If you liked this episode, we'd love to hear what you thought! https://open.firstory.me/user/cl10b4lnq003g0h4e2ha3b131/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    1h 3m

  6. 02/02/2024

    302: Deep Space OSHA Violations

    Spoilers for 10-year old audio drama, Wolf 359. In this episode, hosts Gab and SJ chronicle their endeavors of having listened to (and relistened to) audio dramas set in space, cursed (by association) horror podcasts, the terrifying space between change and stagnation, and much more! Featuring: Oscar Isaac, science fiction capitalism, weird SJ lore, the return of Ashe the cat, and audio waves. The cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow us on our socials via https://linktr.ee/playgroundpods Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/playgroundpods If you liked this episode, we'd love to hear what you thought! https://open.firstory.me/user/cl10b4lnq003g0h4e2ha3b131/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    1h 11m

  7. 01/19/2024

    301: Regression Depression

    Content warnings for mentions and discussions of suicide, suicidal ideations, and death. Spoilers abound for Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (전지적 독자 시점) by Sing-Shong and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. In this episode, hosts SJ and Gab end up talking about apocalypses, big and small. Featuring blorbo treatment, novel-ception, the act of content creation, the act of content consumption, questioning the legitimacy and reception to fanservice, and more! The cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow us on our socials via https://linktr.ee/playgroundpods Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/playgroundpods If you liked this episode, we'd love to hear what you thought! https://open.firstory.me/user/cl10b4lnq003g0h4e2ha3b131/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    1h 23m

  8. 06/30/2023

    202: We Want Bullet Time

    Spoilers abound for 1999 film The Matrix and the more recent 2021 film The Matrix: Resurrections. In this episode, hosts Gab and SJ talk at length about bullet times and how we don't need them to appreciated a good story. Featuring incredibly homoerotic legacy films, the animated Spider-verses, the value of originality and novelty in adaptations and remakes, extended talks about feminism and queer theory, a lot of talks about piracy, and more! The cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow us on our socials via https://linktr.ee/playgroundpods Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/playgroundpods If you liked this episode, we'd love to hear what you thought! https://open.firstory.me/user/cl10b4lnq003g0h4e2ha3b131/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

    1h 6m
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Climb on up! Welcome, make yourself comfortable, and have fun while friends SJ and Gab talk about anything under the sun: films, TV shows, and video games. Anything that interests them, really! Powered by Firstory Hosting

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  • Creator
    The Playground
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © The Playground
  • Show Website
    The Secret Treehouse