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Hello Halloween nerds! Are you ready for an EXTRA long episode?? Heather, Stacy and Chelsea (The Amazing One) have created a super-sized episode covering 125 years of witches! Join us as we walk The Witches Road (hee hee!) and examine the witches of Oz, from the original Frank Baum books to the various shades of Wicked. Wonder with us at silent witch films of the early 1900s and cackle over a cauldron of 1990s witches, like Sabrina, the Charmed sisters, Tara/Willow and The Craft. But wait, there’s more! We HAVE to talk about Black Phillip (yes, the goat) in The Witch, Wandavision and Agatha All Along. Plus, of course, the psychological and social constructs of women, witchcraft and power. Can’t get enough? Good! There might even be some outtakes at the end. Listen through those closing credits and see what happens… Witches from Oz to Agatha Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet with Chelsea Hackman Show Notes & Links Gravity Falls Wizard Of Oz Complete Collection The Book Witch, 1905 Häxan, 1922 Wicked (book series) Hocus Pocus Charmed Buffy The Vampire Slayer (tv show) Practical Magic The Craft The Witch Wandavision Agatha All Along David Kessler, Ph.D. Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Hello fellow nerds! Welcome to our 19th Episode. Join Heather and Stacy as we debrief two big conventions: San Diego Comic Con and World Con. We chat panels, artists, authors and all the things about fandom conventions that bring the squee. Want to hear about the upcoming Vampire Lestat season from AMC’s Immortal Universe, a BBC Doctor Who activation, or the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art? It’s all here. Then, it’s time to talk Demon Hunters…the K-Pop kind. Hang out with us for an episode where fans interact with creators, media brings joy, and fandom really can seal the Honmoon! SDCC, World Con, and KPop Demon Hunters Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts Interview With The Vampire: The Vampire Lestat Project Hail Mary The Hellaverse Alien: Earth https://www.worldcon.org K-Pop Demon Hunters Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Hey fellow nerds!! Welcome to Episode 18, our summer episode! We dish on what is real (or not!) in reality tv (think: The Ultimatum, The World’s Toughest Race, Naked Attraction) and talk about all the things we’re excited about for summertime! Comic Con, anyone?? Head to the Drive-In with Heather, take a dip in our TBR pool (on your seating of choice!), and chat Bechdel, Eames and Moms Who Write. Check out our Instagram at free_the_squee_podcast for more content and join The Incomparable Membership program to chat with us on Discord! Happy summer, nerds! Reality TV, Summer and Comic-Con Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links The Ultimatum: Queer Love Edition The World's Toughest Race South Bay Drive-In Theater Jurassic World Rebrith Alison Bechdel The Hellaverse The Infamous Eames Chair Karen Hallion World Con Writing The Other Moms Who Write Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Welcome to Episode 17, fellow nerds! Stacy broke her ankle, so we’re talking about injuries and how to help…or not! Heather and Stacy have a May The Fourth chat, discuss a list of books that are impossible to describe, and share all the feels of watching Bluey. If you’d like to self-reflect, pick up a new book, parent or be reparented, this is the episode for you! Bluey, Broken Ankles, Andor and Indescribable Books Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links Andor Bluey Psalm For The Wild Built This Is How You Lose The Time War Gideon and Harrow, the Locked Tomb Series Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory Moonbound Someone You Can Build a Nest In To Shape A Dragon's Breath Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

It’s Squee time again! Join us for an episode jam packed with joy. We’ll walk you through our adventures at the 35th Gallifrey One Convention, including our interviews with classic Who companions Frazier Hines, Wendy Padbury and Katy Manning! We get into some personal Dune history for Heather (you won’t believe how close Heather got to Muad’Dib!) and a very brief referendum on Tom Bombadil. There’s a splash of psychology too, listeners, so if you’ve ever wondered what to call it when you word-ramble into the wilderness, take a listen! Frazier, Wendy, Katy, Tom and Muad'Dib (oh my!) Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links Dragonmarsh Apothecary Purveyors of teas, herbs and other glorious stuff! Dune: Prophecy Dune (1984) Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Get ready, fellow nerds! We’re gearing up for Gallifrey One with a mini-episode! Heather and Stacy are brimming with Squee for this year’s convention. We’ll be interviewing companions, bringing valentines and stickers…and Stacy is SO READY for ribbons! Hear all the details in our pre-Gally episode! Gallifrey One-Here We Come! Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links Gallifrey One Convention Katy Manning (AKA Jo Grant) Wendy Padbury (AKA Zoe Heriot) Frazier Hines (AKA Jamie. McCrimmon) Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

FTS offers another “first”- this time a live unboxing version of Tell and Tell. It might be bigger on the inside…We tempt and tease each other with our current favorite TV (Bad Sisters and Silo), and take a trip into Tangent Town to discuss our culturage heritage when we’re supposed to be discussing nerd food. Please note: The wildly divergent content of this episode and our inability to stay on topic in no way reflects how our brains work. Nerd Swag, Nerd Food, Nerd Shows (Bad Sisters and Silo) Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links Mystery Boxes at San Diego Comic Con Bad Sisters Silo (TV) Silo (Books) City of Ember book series Percy Jackson Nerd Cookbook Which may or may not have been one of Youngest Spawn’s Hanukkah gifts. The best sourdough sea salt chocolate chip cookies ever! Our favorite out of this world tiki bar- Mothership Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Welcome to our 13th episode! We dish about how we got here (from podcast engagement to podcast marriage) and thank some folks who helped us along the way. We had a celebrity sighting and perhaps a bit too much familiarity with ALIEN: Romulus swag from the Comic Con 2024 panel. Heather brings a serious and timely topic to the pod - how to use your senses to stay grounded when things feel really big and scary. Join us for some solid squee and some solid psychology. FTS backstory, face hugging aliens, and staying grounded Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links Dunedin Restuarant The site of our podcast marriage! Castria Communications and Media Solutions The podcast masters Ghosts The home of Sasappis (aka Román Zaragoza) ALIEN: Romulus Here be the actual face huggers Organic Intelligence Podcast Connecting to the world through your senses Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

It’s our 1st anniversary, the spawn have launched and the Squee is back! We packed so much into this episode! Stacy and Heather talk all things X-Men, from the 90s animated show to the films to voice talent in the new X-Men 97 series. Heather loves on and laughs at Jesse Martin’s new show, The Irrational, and we Squee our way through the highlights of Comic Con 2024. But wait, there’s more! Our Books on Tape Segment is back, with trans teens and gothic horror (we talk WITCHES friends), and a Middle Eastern pirate mom! There’s so much to love in media right now, come find your Squee with us! X-Men, The Irrational, and Comic-Con 2024 Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links All things X-Men The Irrational The Official Doctor Who Podcast BBC podcast Doctor Who at Comic Con where Heather asks a question! Heather and Stacy (and friend Andrea) in an official BBC Doctor Who promo The Launchpad Podcast The hosts of Ghostface’s Killer Trivia have a podcast! The Immortal Universe Mayfair Witches, Vampires and (coming soon) The Talamasca Hazbin Hotel A fan site about all things Hazbin Hotel The Spirit Bares Its Teeth The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Mysterious Galaxy Heather’s fav bookstore Kobo E-Readers Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Get ready Squee Fans, we’ve got a lot of happy ground to cover! Heather and Stacy get into Bridgerton (sex and costumes!), queer women’s voices, like Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan, and then bring it all together for our favorite episode of Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor thus far…ROGUE! In fact, we’ve got a wee timey-wimey adventure of our own right in the episode. There is so much squee, we recommend listening alllll the way to the end of the episode. ;) Bridgerton, Billie Eilish & Doctor Who, Oh My! Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links Corrections/other notes: we have some sound variation in this ep, as we recorded across time and relative dimensions in space, and Francesca of Bridgerton fame does not have that love-struck response to John Stirling’s sister, but rather, to his cousin Michaela. Stacy comes up with our episode titles and it hurts to only pick one…so we’ve decided to give you ALL our titles, just for fun! Alternative Titles Hit Me Hard and Soft, Indeed!, This Episode Checks Every Box in our Lives!, Fluffered. It’s a New Word, I Beg of Thee, More Rogue!, Sutekh is Bizarro Zero, Vogue Digital Cover, January 2022 The event that started it all! Bridgerton Season 3 Sense8 The Magicians Orphan Black Hit Me Hard and Soft Billie’s new album Chapell Roan's Website Doctor Who The Original Willy Wonka Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Arrgh Fellow Nerds, it be pirate time! 🏴‍☠️ Join us for a special mini episode, where Heather, Stacy and our magical guest Mikayla (aka Younger Spawn) dish the tea on the pirate drama Black Sails. Newly on Netflix, this Starz original show was billed as a gritty prequel to Treasure Island, but it is So. Much. More! Join us as we talk character arcs, queer narratives and Squee quite loudly over Long John Silver. Dishing about Black Sails and Long John Silver (It's a love-hate situationship) Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet with Mikayla (Younger Spawn) Show Notes & Links Black Sails on Netflix Our Flag Means Death on Max Article about Black Sails appearing on Netflix Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Strap in, friends! We’ve got so much to talk about this month, including Cowboy Carter, embracing our fandom selves — past and present, revisiting the 80’s, Heather’s first in the wild fan encounter, and Stacy’s first-time guesting on another podcast. (We’re a poly podcast.) Mostly, we’ve got a lot of squeeing going on. Cowboy Carter, first times, and embracing the joy of fandom. Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links Cowboy Carter If you haven’t listened to Cowboy Carter yet, Heather says, “What are you waiting for?” Pleasure Activism How cool is this? Organic Intelligence This is the trauma stuff Heather keeps going on about. It’s a great website to learn more or find a therapist or coach. Agents of Smooch Here’s a link to the episode with Stacy. Free the Squee's Insta account Don’t forget to check-out our feed! Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Stacy and Heather revisit a previous squee: The Taylor Swift Eras Tour, and talk about an up and coming new squee, Aliette de Bodard’s The Red Scholar’s Wake. Speaking of squee, it’s time to debrief Gally! There’s a lot to unpack about the world’s largest and longest running Doctor Who Con (and a rather long ribbon roll to boot!) In honor of cherry blossom season we spend some time with Japanese culture. Our Tell and Tell this episode is all about tea and remarkable Japanese tableware. We touch on customs and meaning making, and why it might be okay to spend $200 on a tea cup. Then we take on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Academy Award Winner Godzilla Minus One, (and maybe a giant flying turtle) in our chat about intergenerational trauma, and what monsters might mean in media. Tay Tay, Tea Cups, Sapphic Space Pirates, and Godzilla (what?) Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links FTS Insta Check-out our pics of all the things and some VERY SILLY REELS of Stacy’s many, many ribbons. Musubi Kiln Beware of extraordinarily beautiful things. (Free the Squee podcast denies all liability for listener overspending on gorgeous ceramics.) Aliette de Bodard's website Make sure to check-out The Red Scholar’s Wake and her other awesome titles. Gally 2025 If you’ve ever wanted to talk about production codes and the screen accurate lengths of every Fourth Doctor scarves, this is the place. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Best Godzilla Heather’s ever seen! (OK, so maybe its the only Godzilla she’s ever seen. But still…) San Diego's Japanese Friendship Garden Opened in 1991 as an expression of friendship between San Diego and its sister city, Yokohama. The garden is inspired from centuries-old Japanese design and techniques, creating a living exhibition comprised of plants and florae native to Japan and San Diego. Giant Flying Turtles, you say? Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

This episode is bigger on the inside as Heather and Stacy talk the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate in the 2023 Doctor Who Specials, Ncuti Gatwa as the Flirty Doctor (you heard it here first, people!), anticipating Free The Squee’s first appearance at the Gallifrey One Convention, and Heather’s Ode to Verity Podcast. But first, it’s time to get a little serious about cultural gaffs, friendship and making amends. Let’s get going- we’ve got a lot of ground to cover and we left our TARDIS at home. Cultural Gaffs, 2023 Doctor Who Specials, and Gallifrey One-here we come! Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links Gallifrey One Convention Gallifrey One 2024- Miracle on 34th Street Verity Podcast Free the Squee’s Mama podcast! A Doctor Who podcast where a rotating cast of six women, from across the globe, talk all things Doctor Who. They have opinions. Radio Free Skarro Podcast Where it all began Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Hello there fellow nerds, and welcome to our first episode of 2024. Stacy and Heather are joined by the fabulous and brilliant Mikayla, aka Younger Spawn, for some fangirling over Percy Jackson! But before we get there, we talk about Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Dolly Parton and her new album, Rockstar. We chat collabs, what it means to cover vs. re-tell a song, and how much voice and context can change meaning. Then, there might be some squeeing over NOLA and a certain vampire. Storytelling weaves this episode together: perspective, meaning making, connection, and how stories become part of who we are. Enjoy! Rock n' Roll Dolly, Lestat's staircase, and Percy's blue cake. Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet with Mikayla (Younger Spawn) Show Notes & Links Gallier House Gallier House, the 19th-Century French Quarter townhome where maaaaybe some vampires lived, and for sure the 2022 television series Interview with the Vampire series filmed a few scenes. Rick Riordan Presents An imprint of Disney/Hyperion Publishing Rockstar Like the two samples from Rockstar we included in this episode? Check-out the entire album. Find your next favorite podcast here. Free The Squee is just one of the MANY podcasts on The Incomparable Network. If you haven’t perused the catalog of 24 current podcasts (and over 30 retired ones), what are you waiting for? Free The Squee Instagram The Ultimate Percy Jackson Fangirl Cake, other fan foods from our watch, an above ground NOLA cemetery and other fun pics are on our IG. Check them out and give us a follow! Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Happy Holidays, fellow nerds! Join Heather and Stacy, and our special guest Annette Wierstra! Annette is the Director of Agents of Smooch, another Incomparable Podcast, and we can’t think of anyone better to go round and round with us as we review Round and Round, Hallmark Channel’s latest Hannukah movie! Join us as we schmooze about time loops and tradition, the twists, the turns, and the magic dreidel! Episode 5-A Special Holiday Double Edition Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet with Annette Wierstra Show Notes & Links Huge shout-out and thank you to Director Annette Wierstra for coming to the couch as our first guest. Check-out her fabulous, romance focused podcast Agents of Smooch here on The Incomparable network and wherever you catch your podcasts. Many apologies for the occasional poor sound quality. We claim newbie status and promise to never let it happen again. Yiddish-informed listeners will notice that Heather gender-switches Bubbe and Zayde. Stacy caught the switch, but didn’t want to restrain Heather’s obvious excitement. So, while we added a correction post-production as soon as we were able, we’re also acknowledging it here, to let folks know we left the error in service of letting the “Squee be Free.” On a Musical Note: The musical interlude before Content and Process is the Hanukkah song, Ma’oz Tzur. A medieval Jewish liturgical poem, it is sung after the festival candles are lit. Agents of Smooch Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

What happens when two segments of a fandom collide? Join us for Heather’s adventures in Target to find out! Then keep listening as Stacy and Heather try to answer the question: where are all the menopausal stories in pop culture? Not just menopause, but what’s up with the complete absence of women’s experience of their bodies at all? It’s an episode full of questions! Where is the face cream? Where have all the hormones gone? Who are the Uterati? What happens when fandoms collide? Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links Thirteenth Doctor's Lockdown Message Link to Vagina Obscura by Rachel E Gross Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

It’s spooky season! Heather and Stacy talk all things horror (sometimes with explicit language, eek!) including why humans might like a good jump scare. With special love for the Flanaverse (All Hail Kate Siegel!) and a nod to Freddy down on Elm Street, let’s get into what scares us and what brings us together. What is horror and why do we like it? (Well, Stacy LOVES it. Heather is mostly confused by it.) Plus, a deep dive into the Flanaverse. Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Show Notes & Links We DID give the correct web address in the podcast. However, in case you missed it, here you go! Incomparable Membership: http://theincomparable.com/members (http://theincomparable.com/members) For all you true shrinky dink nerds out there, here are links to the pupillary response articles Stacy referenced: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256823 (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256823) Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Heather and Stacy introduce their new opening segment, Content and Process. (Which is what? Exactly?) What’s it like to see yourself or your hometown on TV? When does representation matter and why? And how do we talk about it allllll without interrupting the flow? Let’s get into it, people! Coming out: representation or requirement? Finishing sentences: affinity or interruption? Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

Welcome to our first official Squee! We’re keeping it short and sweet in our debut episode. Stacy puts San Diego Comic-Con on the couch, wondering if the single unlocked door opening morning indicates an ADHD diagnosis or if the Con is just stuck in perpetual adolescence. Heather dishes about attending a summer concert by little known singer/song-writer, Taylor Swift. SDCC on The Couch & the summer of Taylor Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.