Saving People, Queering Things

This road, unfortunately, is not so peaceful. On the premiere of Season 9, join us as we rank the 9 season premieres we've seen so far, August gives a first Official Season Nine Rage Rant, we're obsessed with human!Cas, and we delve into how this episode paints Dean into a really damned choice. We also brainstorm re-writes of this episode, talk about Hael and updated angel lore, and discuss the Ezekiel manipulation of it all. ⁠Listen to our full Season 8 Mixtape! ⁠This episode discusses Supernatural Season 9, Episode 1, I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here through the theme of Family.Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/TVwznZZqEyFor more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com! Join our Patreon (now includes FREE tier)! https://www.patreon.com/queeringthings

It's certifiably our gayest season yet! Join the whole gang of August, Noah, Sam, and Elayna, as they review the highs and lows, the wins and losses, and dig into the tangled web that is the Dean/Cas/Benny/Crowley love rhombus. We also introduce the category of Most Interesting Angel!Find us online at ⁠queeringthingspodcast.com⁠!Also we now have a free tier available on our ⁠Patreon⁠! Subscribe here for bonus content and merch!Don't miss out on our other show, ⁠Queering People, Saving Throws⁠, a D&D adventure podcast, releasing every other Friday right here on our feed!This episode contains discussions that may be inappropriate for those under 18. Listen with discretion.

Brother, it's 10am on a Tuesday. In this Season 8 finale, your Queering Things hosts rant about how this episode handles Sam and Dean's conflict and bemoan the fact that Dean and Cas finally talk about their feelings but not their Feelings. Naomi gets hers (offscreen?!), Crowley almost becomes the world's hottest, saddest human, and we discuss the implications of Metatron stealing Cas' grace to throw the angels out of heaven. Finally, Noah gives his best galaxy-brain predictions for the beginning of Season 9. Other topics of note include: Cupid wants Dean and Cas to see Gay Love in this bar.Thank GOD they didn't kill Jody.We play a little fast and loose with Chuck-related spoilers.Naomi deserved a better takedown episode arc.Noah proposes an alternate timeline.Angel reproductive rights and responsiblilities Listen to our full Season 8 Mixtape! ⁠Watch Jensen Ackles sing "Brother" ⁠.This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 23, Sacrifice through the theme of Free Will.Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/TVwznZZqEyFor more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com! Join our Patreon (now includes FREE tier)! https://www.patreon.com/queeringthings

Let the stories you love lead you to the Resistance! In the penultimate episode of season 8, Elayna, Sam, August, Noah & KJ discuss Heartland spoilers, the word penultimate, what Metatron's Ao3 account might include, and how the boys are always trying to out crisis mode each other.(And because we promised Noah to put it in the description... Penultimate: penultimate! PENULTIMATE? peNulTimAtE!!!)Tell us in the comments: what your favorite penultimate season episode of Supernatural?Got thoughts ? Tell us on discord or by emailing queeringthingspod@gmail.com.This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 22, Clip Show through the theme of Peace.Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/TVwznZZqEyFor more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com! Join our Patreon (now includes FREE tier)! https://www.patreon.com/queeringthings

Let the stories you love lead you to the Resistance! This week, Noah & August talk about the introduction of Metatron, Kevin playing 4D chess with demons , and the Crowley of it all. Naomi continues to be just a delight (sarcastically), Sam's mental health is on an downward spiral, and Castiel's playing hide and seek in mid-America chain diners. Finally, we have a long discussion about how stories have been catalysts for how we live in the world and how Metatron misses the mark in what he takes from perceiving humanity's narratives. What stories have changed your life? Tell us on discord or by emailing queeringthingspod@gmail.com.Other topics include:Memory-wiping as our least favourite kind of torture.Kevin & Frank skills comparisons.Fam & Fean the Sam & Dean Dopplegangers.Big issues with the Indigenous representation in this episode (and a larger convo about the larger picture).Angel railroading via Naomi's best efforts. Cas' free will = Cas' love for humanity Noah's anti-blessing to the Supernatural casting department this episode.This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 21, The Great Escapist through the theme of Willpower.Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/TVwznZZqEyFor more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com! Join our Patreon (now includes FREE tier)! https://www.patreon.com/queeringthings

Montage! In this video game themed episode, we talk Charlie as a fandom self-insert, the digitization of the Chuck Shurley books (and the Destiel implications), and we have a moment of appreciation for a young Manny Jacinto.Other topics include:Charlie is an anti-capitalist icon. Maybe don't knock your brother out on a concrete floor-Canadian passports!New Djinn lore.Dean writes Star Trek fanfic - read To Boldly Go here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28969566/chapters/71090589 Do you have a fic that Noah should read for a bonus episode (can only contain spoilers through s9) - reach out and tell us! This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 20, Pac-Man Fever through the theme of Relief.Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/TVwznZZqEyFor more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com! Join our Patreon (now includes FREE tier)! https://www.patreon.com/queeringthings

Would you go to Hell for your top 8 on MySpace? This week, Noah is devastated about Bobby, we talk about Dean's doomed relationship with Benny, and we question some afterlife logistics (How exactly is there a back door to hell? Where do angels go when they die? Are all reapers bad at their jobs?). Finally, we admit it. We've never been to the Mall of America. Other topics include: Crowley is an asshole (affectionate).The Winchesters keep forgetting they have notorious reputations.Props to the special effects team! Bobby calling out Sam for not looking for Dean.It would have been really helpful if Sam had known Dean was a monsterfucker for Benny.This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 19, Taxi Driver, through the theme of Optimism.Listen to Raising Perdition: https://linktr.ee/raisingperditionFollow Beth @bethlovescas and Hannah @hannahluvsdeanJoin our Discord! https://discord.gg/TVwznZZqEyFor more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com! Join our Patreon (now includes FREE tier)! https://www.patreon.com/queeringthings

It’s a sibling special! Noah, Sam and August are joined by three of their siblings to talk about our newest crew of teens being manipulated by the adult hunter in their lives.We talk about parallels between Krissy and Dean, Aiden being shady as ****, and Victor’s creepy rationale for his kid hunter organization. We also discuss consent, autonomy, and innocence- where it’s lacking in this episode, who is taking advantage of that, and what it means for these kid hunters and their future choices.Thanks to Ezra, Sy and Theo for joining us this week!Hear more Sy and Theo on Observing the Archives: https://open.spotify.com/show/5vHOYiadbu9FudKEyL522l?si=dt6nkWkYQtSxLD-Y5hc4WQAnd This, Your Living Kiss (fanfic rec): https://archiveofourown.org/works/18083927This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 18, Freaks and Geeks, through the theme of Innocence. Join our free Discord! https://discord.gg/TVwznZZqEyFor more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com! Join our Patreon (now includes FREE tier)! https://www.patreon.com/queeringthings

It's a Vault Track!!!Join us for this very special bonus, which features one of August and Elayna’s very first conversations from early 2022, as they do their best to tackle a quiz that tests both their knowledge about Supernatural AND famous 20th century authors! Is the quote from the CW’s trashfire series or a literary classic? Play along with your guesses and tell us how you did in the comments! ⁠Here is the UQuiz we played! ⁠This is a preview. For the full episode, ⁠join our free Patreon tier here!⁠This episode was originally recorded in 2022 and has been sitting in our vault until now - we're so excited to share it!Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/TVwznZZqEyFor more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com!

For the first time, all of your Queering Things hosts are "in the room where it happens" - recording together from Philadelphia! Here for Elayna's favourite episode and celebrating August's 30th birthday, the crew talks about the Destiel of it all. Other topics include: Robbie Thompson writing choices, why do women (Meg) always get screwed, a demon knife conundrum, and THEE crypt scene NOW with Bisexual Lighting and sexy religious imagery! We also talk about the "I love you" script re-write of it all, our thoughts on Jensen's editing choice, and what it means for Dean's character at-large. This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 17, Goodbye Stranger, through the theme of Duty. Recommended from this episode: Crypt Scene Investigations Substack.Join our free Discord! https://discord.gg/TVwznZZqEyFor more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com! Join our Patreon (now includes FREE tier)! https://www.patreon.com/queeringthings

It's another duo! This week, Sam and Elayna talk Greek Gods: Supernatural's version. They discuss how complicated morality gets when everyone is getting hurt, explore how Prometheus and other Greek mythic characters are portrayed, and Elayna explains the Cas is Lamp theory.This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 16, Remember the Titans, through the theme of Sympathy. Join our free Discord! https://discord.gg/TVwznZZqEyFor more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com! Join our Patreon (now includes FREE tier)! https://www.patreon.com/queeringthings

Noah and Sam are left alone with the podcast today for an episode where they are definitely going to talk about dogs (they WILL get distracted and talk about cats).They discuss anti-witch bigotry, Sam brings some lore about familiars, and we reach another rant about bad and weird sexualization choices by the Supernatural writers. We also discover Dean is still pining over Benny and share a dog-themed mixtape. We are Portia stans on this show and would like to again point out that women (and women-adjacent beings) on Supernatural are treated terrible!!!! This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 15, Man's Best Friend with Benefits, through the theme of Memories.Join our free Discord! https://discord.gg/TVwznZZqEyFor more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com! Join our Patreon (now includes FREE tier)! https://www.patreon.com/queeringthings

Woah, we're halfway there! The Queering Things crew + KJ celebrate reaching the 163rd episode of Supernatural by sharing their highlights and lowlights from the road so far (Queerness! Meta! Pod Squad episodes! Our long abiding obsession with terrible Kripke media!) This week, we explore 8.14: Trial and Error! We discuss the Winchester's new home, Kevin's genius burnout (eat some vegetables!) and Sam being the only one with some damn foresight.Do we all have a thing for Dean in spectacles? Are the hellhound glasses a great invention or ruining an interesting tv concept? Find out as we talk monster lore, Dean's nesting, Sam's futile search to escape "the life", and Noah's Canadian connection.Media referenced in this episode:Kid Vampire This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 14, Trial and Error, through the theme of Foresight.Find KJ here: https://linktr.ee/SupernaturalOpinionsPodcast Join our free Discord! https://discord.gg/TVwznZZqEyFor more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com! Join our Patreon (now includes FREE tier)! https://www.patreon.com/queeringthings

Do you hate Nazis? Do you enjoy watching them get punched? Then have we got an episode for you! This week, Noah, August & Sam discuss Dean's "gay thing", the phenomenal performance of Adam Rose, and the importance of being loudly anti-Nazi in our present time.Jewish perspectives on Supernatural:Judah Initiative podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/judah-initiative/id1611101277 Mensch of Letters podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mensch-of-letters/id1576136431 SPN and Judaism: A Jewish Person's Perspective (article): https://www.thewinchesterfamilybusiness.com/22058-supernatural-and-judaism-a-jewish-person-s-perspective/JewishSPN (tumblr): https://jewishspn.tumblr.com/ The One with all the Jewish Influences (discussion hosted our sister pod, SPN Opinions): https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/discussion-16-the-one-with-all-the-jewish-influences/id1572379594?i=1000663013773 Donate to organizations supporting Palestinians: Palestine Children's Relief Fund ( https://www.pcrf.net/),UNRWA (https://donate.unrwa.org), Jewish Voices for Peace (https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/donate/?sourceid=1002270)Fun stuff:Adam Rose tiktok with Jensen: https://www.tiktok.com/@realadamrose/video/7137700833155665198?lang=en This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 13, Everybody Hates Hitler, through the theme of Responsibility.For more episodes and social media, visit queeringthingspodcast.com!Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/queeringthings

Join Noah, Elayna, and August, for an animated discussion where we hate the John Winchester apologism almost as much as we hate John Winchester. Get a little timey-wimey with us while we talk about August having all the best opinions, how we’re all a little fruity, and how much brighter we hope the future gets despite *gestures at everything*.This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 12, As Time Goes By, through the theme of Optimism.For more episodes, visit queeringthingspodcast.com!

Join hosts Sam, August, Noah, and Elayna as they discuss THE ULTIMATE COMFORT EPISODE. Passing the Bechdel, D&D references abound, and Dean FINALLY started cluing into that bi awakening he has been processing for a few seasons. This episode discusses Supernatural Season 8, Episode 11, LARP and the Real Girl, through the theme of Bravery.For more episodes, visit queeringthingspodcast.com!

Join August and Noah for a chaotic duo episode where we talk about 'stowing your crap' but we actually mean let's be heartfelt with each other. Find out how inconvenienced we are by the narrative and talk about how Texas ain't purgatory.

We're back!! It's the whole crew here to discuss Season 8 Episode 9 Citizen Fang through the theme of Devotion.This one is packed with thoughtful theories with a healthy dose of gay chaos (as always)! Tune in for some classic John slander, and hear us complain some more about the Amelia storyline, especially in contrast with Dean and Benny's - chemistry off the charts. We also go into some hunter/vampire history and ponder where the brothers conflict is really coming from. You don't want to miss this listen!

*we want to apologize for the delay in releases this month, we've been busy! But hopefully this makes up for it...It's the big PodSquad episode! Get ready as we dive into Season 8 Episode 8 Hunteri Heroici, through the very fitting theme of Chaos. It's always a good time with the whole extended crew and this episode is packed. We get deep, we get silly, Sam and KJ go head to head about the Sam and Amelia plotline, and we talk about how Cas might be onto something with his observations about Looney Tunes. Find us at queeringthingspodcast.com. Follow Beth and Jamie at Driver Picks the Podcast, KJ and Meredith at Supernatural Opinions, as well as Raising Winchesters.

Join us this week as August and Noah share their thoughts on Season 8 Episode 7 A Little Slice of Kevin, through the theme of Resistance. The duo talks about Linda and Kevin's holy water production, discuss interesting Prophet theories, as well as how the dynamics are changing as Cas is back. And as always, we get Noah's predictions for the future. August's recommended fanvid (warning spoilers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XESBqTOE7FQ&t=5sHeads up listeners: Queering People Saving Throws (our D&D adventure) will now be found on it's own feed! Be sure to check that out and subscribe to continue listening. Find us at queeringthingspodcast.com!