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Inchworm

a chapter by chapter spoiler-free podcast covering Worm by Wildbowevery Tuesday & Friday wherever you can find podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Overcast, Podcast Republic, Spotify, YouTube, etc.)get in touch at inchwormpodcast@gmail.comRead Worm | Support WildbowInchworm Bluesky | Inchworm Tumblr | Inchworm Discord

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00:51:29

6.3 - "Smoochless"

Inchworm ·

2025/09/05

Jenny and Ted discuss Tangle 6.3.Episode Notes:There's awkwardness! And sexual tension!We anticipate seeing why Taylor will stall on turning in the UndersidersThe shit that's going down: Kaiser's gang and/or Bakuda?This caseworker knows how to wield her powerWeird that Taylor doesn't connect the dots between Brian's apartment and his ill-gotten gains......or between Brian's future and her planned betrayalOh hey, an authority figure who doesn't suck!Taylor's bad at the appearances game even

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00:45:35

6.2 - "Ominous Bead Of Water"

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2025/09/02

Jenny and Ted discuss Tangle 6.2.Episode Notes:Jenny proves Lisa’s point up top: it’s hard to be into a guy when you’ve seen his worst qualitiesNothing against Brian, but he’s too obvious (again, ironic!)Jenny is mistrustful of LisaIf we can trust Lisa, is her power affecting her potential relationships or is she mostly just young?The eponymous beadConveniently, Taylor has already ruled out dating Brian due to logic and plain factsTaylor’s toughest riddle yet: what specifically makes Brian

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00:38:39

6.1 - "So Naive"

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2025/08/29

Jenny and Ted discuss Tangle 6.1.Episode Notes:They descend into the darkness...but only literally, right?Brian makes Taylor talk like BuffySomeBug is cute and all, but what happened to our beautiful WolfSpider??Lisa doesn't know why the Travelers are here and neither do weLisa... so knowledgeable and yet so naiveIf this is an unprecedented level of cooperation, what will the new normal look like afterwards?We still don't know what this book is about, or even this arcWhat are the heroes

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01:22:36

5.x - "Generous With His Sandwiches"

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2025/08/26

Jenny and Ted discuss Hive 5.x.Episode Notes:A “classic” interlude with guest host and “inchworm grandma” Claire!This interlude is so rich in themeFaultline founded this found family piece by pieceMore like Gregor the GOAT!!!!We see a level of maturity in Gregor and Faultline that’s lacking (for obvious reasons) in the UndersidersFaultline’s Paradox: the mercenary with a mission?Alas, the Smugline age gapHow Gregor’s act of monstrous violence mirrors and inverts Taylor’s(Lack of)

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01:11:17

5.10 - "Paraconsciousness"

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2025/08/22

Jenny and Ted discuss Hive 5.10.Episode Notes:A new ship has entered the harborDo roaches have standby mode?We're calling it: Taylor's going to become Bitch's personShipping aside, isn't WolfSpider the most interesting interpersonal relationship on the Undersiders right now?Hang on, why hasn't Lisa tried to communicate better with Bitch?Taylor's power expanded her brain... or something!Subtext becomes text as we dig into some parallels between cape powers, autism, and disabilityCapes, masks,

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00:56:19

5.9 - "Villainess"

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2025/08/19

Jenny and Ted discuss Hive 5.9.Episode Notes:Is this the best chapter so far??A well executed and more importantly incredibly cool use of power synergyJenny’s first thought about what Taylor was going to do to Lung may surprise youWhat’s the difference between a villain and a brutally utilitarian hero?Does Taylor know how this will look to others? Does she care?Checking in on Jenny’s current feelings about TaylorTaylor’s brutality can be compared to Kaiser’s brutality and that’s a really bad

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00:43:47

5.8 - "The Tools At Her Disposal"

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2025/08/15

Jenny and Ted discuss Hive 5.8.Episode Notes:Bugs doing stuff. Bugs doing stuff better than ever!Speculation about Taylor’s power and its effectsTaylor takes stock and takes commandWhat’s really motivating her? Tactics? Morals? Excellence?Taylor can’t reveal her motives to Bitch and may not even be revealing them to herself all the timeMaybe Taylor would have had more luck communicating with Labyrinth than Bitch, actually...Sundancer the investigative journalistBitch's pessimism about human

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00:37:02

5.7 - "But She's A Hero"

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2025/08/08

Jenny and Ted discuss Hive 5.7.Episode Notes:What well-described combat this is! Excellent layering of actionTed makes a great point about show don't tell even if Jenny doesn't realize it at the timeThe way in which Oni Lee’s power is like Taylor’sCoil's soldiers are no joke. Neither are gunsAll these villains are pretty heroic -- thanks in part to TaylorWhat is Labyrinth's power if not hallucinations?We're very worried about Brutus's eyeI Just Found Out My Dad Is Gay: And In Love With Coil’s

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00:42:14

5.6 - "Sweaty Orange Pecs"

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2025/08/05

Jenny and Ted discuss Hive 5.6.Episode Notes:Taylor’s got her groove* back! (*bugs)And she’s SO COOL and innovativeNewter enters the gladiatorial shipping arena and looks pretty greatHe also seems like a powerful cape, so why did he end up with Faultline?Or… are the heroes just total failures at recruitment?Jenny and Ted can’t agree whether the average Newter would even want to work for the governmentTed tries to pin Jenny down on whether she finds Newter hot but she dodges the questionCoil’s

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00:45:24

5.5 - "Wordless Statements"

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2025/08/01

Jenny and Ted discuss Hive 5.5.Episode Notes:Why doesn't Coil's gang have a name?Who's going to betray this villain alliance first, and how soon?Also, what are they attacking, exactly?We learn that the helmet makes the GrueAction is better than inaction, even when it hurtsBrian, buddy, you really shouldn't be giving advice on dealing with BitchOn the other hand, maybe Taylor should be giving such advice?We're so compelled by this dynamic with BitchBitch is basically the Tattletale of body

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01:12:59

5.4 - "Powerless Against Really Bad People"

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2025/07/29

Jenny and Ted discuss Hive 5.4.Episode Notes:Jenny’s worst chapterWhen school is everythingWill any institution in Worm do better than Taylor’s high school?Perhaps worst of all, these failings are so grounded and realDoes Alan achieve Emma-levels of bullying in this chapter, or merely Taylor-levels of planning and strategy?Does Madison achieve any levels of strength or relevance at all? No, of course not!Jenny hopes that Sophia will eventually somehow work with Taylor against the story’s true

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01:06:44

5.3 - "All Capes Are Bastards"

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2025/07/25

Jenny and Ted discuss Hive 5.3.Episode Notes:Jenny thinks this could be the worst chapter of Worm for her, but just wait one episode!The world of Worm has a state-sanctioned violence problemACAB (all capes, especially Shadow Stalker, are bastards)Taylor, don't become a cop!What if this chapter is a microcosm of the novel and Jenny's gonna be this mad the whole time??Theories on Emma the superpowered puppetmasterIf only Taylor were a worse person, she'd be so much better at thisYou know what

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01:12:57

5.2 - "Something Heroic"

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2025/07/22

Jenny and Ted and Tanner discuss Hive 5.2.Episode Notes:Welcome to guest host Moose/Tanner!Tanner immediately justifies the existence of the Inchworm podcast. It was worth it!!Wait, Taylor is actually the heart of the group??Rachel and Taylor are the most moral UndersidersBrian probably shouldn’t get a dog, or at least one that he has to trainHas Grue already made up his mind about Bitch?Grue and Tattletale both talk down to BitchWhy the closing moments of this chapter were so significant to

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00:42:17

5.1 - "Chekhov's Room Full Of A Ton Of Capes Whose...

Inchworm ·

2025/07/18

Jenny and Ted discuss Hive 5.1.Episode Notes:Jenny is a predictive geniusNo virtue signaling among villainsEven villains want someone to look down onThe cost of doing business in this town is being willing to sit down with NazisDo the other villains at the table know that Grue is black?The Undersiders: not so under anymore!New ship just dropped: SmugLineTattletale reveals a perfectionist streakTed’s muppet theoryIt's nice that Newter and Gregor the Snail got matching tattoos to let us know

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00:56:27

4.x - "A Good Dog"

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2025/07/15

Jenny and Ted discuss Shell 4.x.Episode Notes:We celebrate the craft behind the goodest narrative voiceWhether Rachel is nice, kind, or goodHow Brutus is like our toddler (other than not being a murderer)How big is Rachel’s rescue operation?The Lesson (poor kid)Dogs is simpler than people“Alpha” dogs and “alpha” BrianThe various ways we could read Rachel’s behaviorThe secret of Rachel’s cape nameArc 4 Storytime CleanupThis chapter made us cryMister Smell-o-phane (you’d never nose he’s

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01:05:34

4.11 - "Covered In Butterflies

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2025/07/11

Jenny and Ted discuss Shell 4.11.Episode Notes:The interlude placement discourse heats upThe agonizing tension of Taylor finally having people but not people she can keepIt's not as simple as good people and bad people!Maybe putting villains into prison isn't a good solution to the world's problemsConsequences are so darn hard to predict, even of your own actions!What if the bugs...are a metaphor??This story started with so many dominoes already set upThe narrative doesn't feel inevitable,

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00:40:13

4.10 - "Classic Villain Mistake"

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2025/07/08

Jenny and Ted discuss Shell 4.10.Episode Notes:It’s our first altered mental state chapter and it’s a great oneTed immediately derails the summary (Sorry Jenny!)Whatever happens next, this feels like a deeply earned victoryBakuda’s only held back by her personalityToe rings as classic misdirectionHow Taylor must look to BakudaThe amount of strength it takes for Taylor to take that lucky shotIs Bakuda a mad scientist or does she just think she’s a mad scientist?The analysis devolves into

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00:36:05

4.9 - "Some Bug"

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2025/07/04

Jenny and Ted discuss Shell 4.9.Episode Notes:Introducing our new protagonist: Angelica WormNo jk we think it's a pain bombReturning segment “Ted reads a page from Worm”So much SomeBug (a real ship name we didn’t just make up)Does Brian think of Taylor as a sister, a dog, or something more??We expose the boss's duplicityUnless there's a secret civilian leader of the ABBDeflating BakudaGrue could work on his TattleTemperRegent could work on his strength trainingHe did some reputation reps this

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00:52:55

4.8 - "Being Bombs"

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2025/07/01

Jenny and Ted discuss Shell 4.8.Episode Notes:Bakuda: actually a monster!But do we smell an uprising?Tattletale's so good at taunting, people think it's part of her powerThe only thing they have to fear is… bombs in their heads. Yikes.Bakuda is omg so randomSo Bakuda's a cape and a genius? Come on, pick one!Would other villains in Brockton Bay care about the possibility of blowing up all the ABB's hostages? Maybe Bakuda's just putting a target on her backWe're side-eying RegentYou have to

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00:34:03

4.7 - "Skipping The Cutscene"

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2025/06/27

Jenny and Ted discuss Shell 4.7.Episode Notes:Where did Bakuda learn to play chess and why is she so good at it?Elite planning or just Leet planning?Ted gets to be a Bakuda fanboy for just one teeny tiny momentIn the Metal Gear Solid games, Bakuda’s codenames would be Bomber Mantis, Fatwoman, and The BombDoes E88 make it easier for the ABB to exploit people?It’ll get worse before it gets betterSweet character moments with Grue and TattletaleWhat’s the sound of a black hole, Ted?Bomb

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