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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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00:51:34

10.3 - "Frogs In The Pot Of Boiling Villainy"

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2026/02/13

Jenny and Ted discuss Parasite 10.3.Episode Notes:Jenny has a new theory BUT HOW CAN WE BE SUREThe sibling dynamic explains a lotWhat a metaphor for a neglected kidA major change in motivation for BrianFamily powers are at it againDoes Imp's power work on Brian?Buffy comparisons (so many spoilers)Flechette's moment to shineWhich Worm characters would we date?We're so happy for Kid WinBut we're wincing for VistaTaylor once again leveling up her bug usageThis is a pretty brutal way to do it,

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00:57:33

10.2 - "Blorbo vs. Blorbo"

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2026/02/10

Jenny and Ted discuss Parasite 10.2.Episode Notes:Where was Imp?Putting the Weld in Well DoneWe know the Wards better than TaylorWhat on earth are the Undersiders trying to do?Hopefully Imp is just a phaseTed doesn’t think Shadow Stalker could pull this offThe PRT officer who bent the rules is gonna get cannedJudgy teen Taylor is back, and might not want to look too closely in the mirror right nowShe’d be a fool to trust CoilHow can you be so pessimistic about beating Coil and so optimistic

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00:59:07

10.1 - "Repiloting"

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2026/02/06

Jenny and Ted discuss Parasite 10.1.Episode Notes:Regent the YeerkTalking through how his power worksWhat’s their plan for Sophia, both short and long term?Arc 9 has made it harder for us to root for Taylor vs. the (non-Sophia) WardsWhatever she’s all in on, it’s not CoilJenny could see Taylor setting any number of goals at this pointWell, does she deserve it? The narrative tempts us to say yes or not think about it too hardDoes Regent’s power doom him to villainy?Guessing at what’s in

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01:09:23

9.6 - "Anything Feels Justified Now"

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2026/02/03

Jenny and Ted discuss Sentinel 9.6.Episode Notes:We have feelings about AngelicaSeeing Skitter from the outside!Unclear in what way Skitter is a member of the Undersiders right nowWhat's with Imp?We contemplate degrees of premeditationSophia: a means to an end?Could the Undersiders be turning on Coil?We feel so distant from Taylor. We need answers!!Murder attempts galoreSophia just gave Taylor carte blancheDid Piggot cover up a murder?Do the Undersiders know about Sophia the bully?The many

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01:02:59

9.5 - "Where's The Lie?"

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2026/01/24

Jenny and Ted discuss Sentinel 9.5.Episode Notes:Sophia isn’t worth all this troubleVista, in particular, has no way to reach herBut we don’t want her to, because seeing her get under Sophia’s skin was SO SATISFYINGAre there hidden costs to abiding Shadow Stalker?How superpowers sharpen and distort our understanding of why “bad apples” are protectedMaybe Vista could leverage her strong rating if she had the mind toHess’ The Art of BullyingWho, if anyone, does Sophia love? You’ll definitely

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01:04:42

9.4 - "Constantly Shooting Himself"

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2026/01/20

Jenny and Ted discuss Sentinel 9.4.Episode Notes:Kid Win has no nameTed makes a formal apologyOne of the objectively best thingsthat happens in all of WormThe problems in Brockton Bay arestacking upKid Win: really smart, actuallySo why does he not think so?And how much is it Armsmaster'sfault?Maybe he just needs a gimmickSlaughterhouse Nine origin theoriesMaybe Kid Win is just a victim of the hero narrativesKid Win also lacks connectionsLike Taylor, he’s planning to reinvent himself…

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01:02:51

9.3 - "What They're Here For"

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2026/01/16

Jenny and Ted discuss Sentinel 9.3.Episode Notes:Jenny's very good at predicting Wards (so far)Clockblocker: not a bad guy, pretty much!Clockblocker would have loved those training exercisesWe review some murder candidates and posit some new onesThe Wards maybe should've thought before they foughtBut it's a very cops and robbers fightTrickster is a star!What is becoming of New Wave?Glory Girl using her pushy side for goodThe questionable benefitsof proximity to PanaceaWe love Vista. Such

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00:59:15

9.2 - "Lawful Good Easy Street"

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2026/01/13

Jenny and Ted discuss Sentinel 9.2.Episode Notes:We don’t even need gaydar for this oneGirl friends or girlfriends?Scratching the surface of Lily’s need for connection to see what’s underneathSophia’s not putting up much of a frontWe establish a motif about D&D alignmentsThe parkour here is top notchThe city challenges outsiders in many waysSophia sees power more clearly but also feels more insecure about itWhether Sophia “breaks” from a need to participate in what’s going on around

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01:14:13

9.1 - "Will You Recover From Trauma?"

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2026/01/09

Jenny and Ted discuss Sentinel 9.1.Episode Notes:Weld doesn't have the trauma to relate to these WardsClassic new manager problemsPiggot and a sink or swim philosophyWeld is a character from a different genre of superhero storyThe Wards are going through itThe questionof hope for Brockton BayHow does Coil feel about the Merchants?Piggot's sympathy for the people of Brockton Bay and good policies around white supremacyPiggot might just have a bad personalityIf only the Wards had done those

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01:07:29

8.mailbag - "I Want To Have Hope"

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2026/01/06

Jenny and Ted discuss listener questions, again.Episode Notes:A flawless introThe shoes have droppedHow Worm has infected JennyRachel disambiguationJenny picks favorite moments, characters, and predictionsNew theories from Jenny, with an assist from our friend DaveThe unexpected relevance of MadisonOur most anticipated interludes (in order!)Jenny faces several dilemmas when she is isekai’d into the start of WormCorrecting the record on “one of the bad days”Revisiting “Worm”Expectations for

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00:53:45

8.x - "Too Much Control Is Bad For You"

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2025/12/26

Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.x.Episode Notes:Merry Inchmas! It’s the first Noelle chapterCoil hasn’t won yet but realistically who’s gonna stop him?Details of horrible vices left as an exercise for the readerAre Coil’s timelines basically a guilt-free personal Westworld?Do absolute power fantasies corrupt absolutely fantastically?And yet, Coil is unhappyWhile writing these notes, Ted realizes that if he had Coil’s power he wouldn’t mind exercising at all omggggg jealousCoil wins the

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01:17:34

8.8 - "How To Move Forward"

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2025/12/23

Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.8.Episode Notes:The end of Book One of WormThe power of “I can do better than that”The mystery of what Taylor will do nextCan Taylor get Dragon’s number from Armsmaster?Envisioning Taylor’s CrewBug-based humanitarianismThe distancing effect of a small time skipIs it time for Taylor to make amends with Danny?Arc 8 shows how Wildbow is an excellent Game MasterTaylor’s meta-textual luckThe more Coil controls, the better his power getsWhat if a normal person

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01:28:25

8.7 - "Not Good Enough"

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2025/12/19

Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.7.Episode Notes:This revelation to the Undersiders had to happen, actuallyWhy did Tattletale go along with the lie?We think better of some of these heroes than TaylorLegend is someone who cares about opticsTurns out Armsmaster is a shameless hypocrite with a lot of reasons to hate TaylorJenny is still rooting for the Amy / Taylor friendshipThe meaning behind the hero and villain labelsArmsmaster as a foil for TaylorThere's a reason Miss Militia and Legend

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01:06:35

8.6 - "Happier As A Villain"

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2025/12/16

Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.6.Episode Notes:Oops, Taylor and Jenny both forgot about protecting secret identitiesOdds are good that Sophia doesn’t know Taylor is SkitterReviewing what we remember about Sophia’s two identities in light of this knowledgeIf anyone other than Taylor knew that Shadow Stalker had caused Skitter’s trigger event, wouldn’t it be a huge deal?Taylor’s reason for not joining the Wards is also a very real and relatable existential horrorThe Protectorate probably

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01:04:08

8.5 - "Beneath His Notice"

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2025/12/12

Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.5.Episode Notes:One of Jenny's least favorite moments of anything ever!We're outraged by the medical establishment and also the PRTMaybe Taylor should have known better than to, uh, be a villainTaylor got here through a tragedy of circumstancesMaybe she should've just joined the Wards, thoughPanacea predictionsScion is so Jesus-codedTheories about Taylor's power-upWas Leviathan trying to target Coil?Unfair that Leviathan's attention is focused on

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01:08:27

8.4 - "They Are All So Small"

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2025/12/09

Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.4.Episode Notes:We got just as caught up in the drama of Armsmaster vs. Leviathan as TaylorWhy cars are just the roofs of the streetTaylor’s clever thinking earns her the front-row seatTaylor Hebert’s Bug ReconA glimmer of cooperationHow will a life debt change the Armsmaster and Skitter dynamic going forward?If this Armsmaster guy would shut up we might actually like himBeing bigheaded and being really talented are basically the same thing for ColinWe

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00:51:55

8.3 - "What Can One Girl Do?"

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2025/12/05

Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.3.Episode Notes:Welp, it sure was a down chapterNot to be all Taylor about it but why is this the best the heroes can do?What does Taylor think she's going to be able to do?"So... we good now, Clockblocker?"The action is out of scale with our hero. What does that mean for the narrative going forward?Some of the losses are starting to hurtCompartmentalization keeps her goingThis battle feels like a waste of powersReluctantly handing it to ArmsmasterJenny's

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01:54:49

8.x (bonus) - "Do We Need To Have Monsters?"

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2025/11/28

Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.x (bonus).Episode Notes:The Tattletale interlude was great but we are counting the chapters until 2 Tattle 2 TaleFic idea: Tiny Tim triggers with his initials-sake’s powerThe headcanon that makes Tattletale Ted’s favorite“Dying” in your own chapter is very GRRMStories have plot armor until they demonstrate that they don’tIt’s very Tattletale to have a whole dang interlude without letting us all the way inBeing Tattletale is a constant performanceWho was

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00:53:34

8.2 - "The Numbers That Would Be Needed"

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2025/11/25

Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.2.Episode Notes:Jenny wants it to be even weirderThe story demands Taylor do something big but what could it possibly be?smol bean Leviathan theoryIt remains great that the Undersiders are underdogsHow does Legend actually feel about the bad guys?How do normal people actually feel about the good guys?Listen out for the spoiler warning if you haven’t read Watchmen!Re-examining cops and robbersWhy does Armsmaster even bother asking about Bitch?Ted’s poker

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00:43:32

8.1 - "A High School Cafeteria Scene"

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2025/11/21

Jenny and Ted discuss Extermination 8.1.Episode Notes:Jenny's dying of suspenseA parahuman response, but no military?We're meeting some pretty intense capes. Amazing that they're not gonna be enoughThis is gonna be bad...but fast, apparentlyWe get why the heroes are here. Unclear about the villainsAlso unclear why the Endbringer is here, actuallyJenny has sea monster theoriesTaylor's such a fangirlBut sadly she's part of a one-person fan club right nowThis chapter is basically the lunchroom

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