Hyperfixations: Recent Episodes

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This week, Caleb Zane Huett, children's author, and one of the founders of Haunted Table Games - the company behind the ultra successful Triangle Agency, sits down with Ally and Nigel to discuss the world of immersive theatre. In this episode we discuss creating immersive spaces, how to find personal experiences in theatres, how to ensure everyone in a TTRPG has a similarly enjoyable time, the world of the Triangle Agency, and we sleep no more.

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You can can find our guest Caleb can be found on Twitter @czaneh and Instagram @czaneh

Haunted Table Games can be found on Twitter @HauntedTable, and on Instagram @hauntedtable

You can visit their website here, join their discord server here, and sign up for their newsletter here

Haunted Table are currently fundraising for their TTRPG The Triangle Agency, check out the campaign and the various rewards on offer at their Kickstarter page now

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

It's time for some slept on fantasy

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of racism, misogyny, transphobia, Nazis

This week, Nick joins Ally and Nigel to talk about Ursula K. Le Guin's classic series Earthsea. In this episode we discuss daoist philosophical influences, the difficulty in adapting the series successfully, the long tradition of boy wizards, being moved by beautiful language, and we read scathing blog posts.

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You can can find our guest Nick cannot be found, but encourages you to read Earthsea

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

If you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of racism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, arson, negligence, drowning

This week, Jenny Maguire sits down with Ally and Nigel to dive headlong into the insane world of RuPaul's Drag Race. In this episode we discuss the staggering amount of Drag Race shows, the ways Drag Race sidelines minority groups, the difference between positivity and action. and we our amazing business idea lands us all in jail.

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You can can find our guest Jenny can be found on Twitter @jennymaguir, and on Instagram @jennymaguir

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

It's Christian allegory at its ham-handed best

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of religious abuse, religious trauma, historical religious abuse, sexism, ableism, homophobia, racism, genocide, sexual trauma, sexual abuse, rape, Islamophobia, slavery, child death, child sexual abuse, transphobia, slaughter of innocents, ultra-conservative Christian values, crusades, colonialism, religious grooming, magical versions of being stripped of your will and identity, sexual coersion, drug abuse, the Holocaust, acts of terrorism, torture, denial of necessary healthcare, stigmatisation of mental health, police brutality, state-sanctioned violence,

Warning: This episode contains spoilers for the entire Dragon Age series

Aaaaand we're back folks, hope you missed us. We're back with a bang, as our guest this week is the multi-talented Ella Watts. Ella Watts is a Director and Producer who specialises in audio drama. She's best known for her work on Doctor Who: Redacted, Marvel Move and Eliza: A Robot Story. She's also a tabletop game designer. You can buy her queer fantasy game, Upriver, Downriver from MacGuffin and Company. In this episode we discuss studio interference, the lack of access to the original two games, multiple ways of dealing with trauma within the world, extended media in the Dragon Age franchise, and our thoughts on Dreadwolf. and one of us reveals we are immortal.

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You can can find our guest Ella can be found on Twitter @gejwatts, and on Instagram @gejwatts

Download Zombies, Run!, the app Ella makes content for from the Apple App Store, or Google Play today

Buy Ella's game Upriver, Downriver from MacGuffin and Company today

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Sonic is dead and we have killed him

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of Adolf Hitler, queerphobia

Dev joins Ally and Nigel for a murder mystery investigation. Who's dead, you ask? Sonic the Hedgehog! In this episode, we discuss the game's surprising links to the philosophy of Friedrick Nietzsche, whether games should be fun, the Sonic fans' relationship to the franchise, and the power of nostalgia.

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You can can find our guest David can be found on Twitter @tincanaudio

Visit their website tincanaudio.co.uk for more information about their shows Anamnesis, The Tower, The Dungeon Economic Model, Middle:Below, Folxlore, and Love & Wards

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

There is no such thing as the canon

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of sexual assault, misogyny

Ellen returns to the pod to discuss her passion: fairy tales. We talk about iterative cycles of myth, being terrified as children, how there is no one true version of myths and fairy tales, and whether we have seen Snow White (and is that important)

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You can can find our guest Ellen can be found on Instagram @bunnymoon77, and her art account can be found on Instagram @ellen_farr_art

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Our frontal lobes aren't even fully developed

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of labour exploitation, child exploitation, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, medication, psychosis, predatory behaviour towards children, method acting, Jared Leto, Harvey Weinstein, sexism, misogyny

Ansley sits down (after half an hour of retail chat) for a longer than normal episode on the child acting business, and it's a pretty heavy episode. In it we discuss Coogan accounts, exposees of the acting business, the need for socialisation with kids, and just how fucked up everything is.

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You can can find our guest Ansley can be found on Twitter @bbqchicksalad, on Instagram @ansleykopp, and on Tiktok @ansleykopp

Listen to their podcast Wowie Zowie on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

There are only a finite amount of story ideas, but infinite permutations.

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of drug use, alcohol use, sex and porn, gore

Phoebe A. Xavier is a sci-fi comic book writer, and today joins Ally and Nigel to discuss her recently released short story collection, Superliminal Latency. We discuss where ideas come from, how they blend, the indomitable human spirit, Phillip K. Dick's strange beliefs, and we talk about Neil Gaiman for a long while.

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Our guest Phoebe can be found on Instagram @phoebe123go, and on Spoutible @PhoebeAXavier123GO

Buy Phoebe's book Superliminal Latency wherever books are found

Follow the 123 Go Publications Facebook page for information on upcoming projects and updates such as 13th Moon and Gunmetal BlackOps

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

The cover of Superliminal Latency is reproduced with permission from the author

Have I read Animorphs? Yes yes yes yes.

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of lgenocide, war, child soldiers

Let it never be said we can't be both serious and silly. Floyd brings us Animorphs to discuss this week, and what starts off as a fairly innocuous chat about some children's books rapidly spins out into one of the most insane conversations we've ever had, full of words which never appeared in the Bible. We discuss collecting the many editions of the series, what the best animal to morph into for stealth is (hint: water buffalo), just how intense kids' books can be, and the lengths to which a person is willing to go for a book.

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You can can find our guest Floyd can be found on Twitter @liveactionfloyd

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Return to the world of Priory...

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of racism, sexism

Samantha Shannon is the author of the bestselling The Bone Season series, and the smash-hit Priory of the Orange Tree, and joins Ally and Nigel to discuss its upcoming prequel, A Day of Fallen Night. Can you tell how nervous we are? We discuss works needing titles to be written, how character names are created, taking on feedback, writing the parts of books you want, and who should be cast in a Priory TV adaptation.

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You can can find our guest Samantha Shannon on Instagram @say_shannon and view her Linktree for information on the special editions of A Day of Fallen Night, and the book tour destinations

Purchase A Day of Fallen Night (and all of Samantha's books) wherever books are sold

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

We stand with all rail strikers everywhere

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of labour exploitation, transphobia, racism

We're a podcast about hyperfixations and we've somehow gone 87 episodes without one on trains. That's our bad, dog. But Episode 88? Hoo boy, we sure do get into it, with Gavin Gaddis helping us set things to rights. We really come out swinging on this one, if by swinging you mean talking about Thomas the Tank Engine, the mythology of the railroad, and personally challenging Elon Musk to a protracted legal battle. Surprise, this episode is also about the evils of capitalism.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

You can can find our guest Gavin on Twitter @GavGaddis, or on Twitch @GavinGWhiz

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Yada yada badabing, colonialism.

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of orientalism, discussions of sex and genitalia

What is an amulet, anyway? Anything can be if you try hard enough. Or at least that's what George says. He collects them so he's the expert here. This episode swings back and forth wildly between extremes, so buckle yourselves in folks, or else you might get whiplash! We talk about the enduring hope for humanity throughout time and then depictions of penises almost within the same breath. We also try and figure out the reason why we're so fascinated with Egypt as kids. Also you can randomly hear train related noises throughout this, so we've got that going for us.

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You can can find our guest George on Tiktok @amnotocol

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Touchdown! Sportsball!

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of anti-vax rhetoric

Beep beep! We've got a live broadcast, beaming straight in on satellite: Big T joins us on the sports desk, all the way from sunny Colorado. We're touching down on all the important stuff in the lead-up to Superbowl Sunday, using both soft and hard hitting journalism to answer (some of) the big questions, like who are the best teams, how much has the Superbowl affected American culture, and just how exactly does this whole thing work. And also, some capitalist critiques, because hey, it's us.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

You can can find our guest Thomas on Instagram @thomaswynne_

Listen to Greg's podcast Why Am I on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

It's always ethical to pirate things

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of suicide, serial killers, murder, hate crimes, torture

Everything is eventually going to fade away into obscurity and we won't be able to get it again, but until then we're making a damn podcast. Louise returns to complete a hat trick and discuss the theme which has lurked in the background of Hyperfixations since episode 1: Lost Media. It might seem counterintuitive to discuss the wrong things to remember, preserving the unimportant, private collections, and general stupidity, but hey, if not us then who? Also this episode inexplicably has an ad for milk in it. Don't question it.

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You can can find our guest Louise on Twitter @tweetingsnail

Listen to Greg's podcast Why Am I on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Pickleball! The sport of the future!

Have you guys heard about pickleball? We sure haven't, but it's sweeping the world. Greg Sowell joins us to preach the good word about this funky little sport. It's great for health, it fosters communities, it's better than tennis. And it doesn't even have an injury named after it. Naturally, by the end of it we're all extremely pro-pickleball. It's a good time.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

You can can find our guest Greg on Twitter @Whyamipod1

Listen to Greg's podcast Why Am I on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

What the hell even are these books?

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of incest, homophobia, racism, violence

This one's got a lot of talk about incest in it, folks. Like A LOT. You wouldn't think it, but there's no getting round it. Rain, Ally and Nigel are going to try and talk about things like character relationships, the plots of the books, mythology, and what even are the point of these things, but it's mainly incest talk. We're sorry.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

You can can find our guest Rain on Instagram @seannessyrain

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

This is some real nerd shit.

Andy returns to the podcast 72 episodes later (a fact we only acknowledge in the last 2 minutes of the show) to bring us a whole bunch of maths, which is a bummer, but we do have an interesting conversation about the box office. Along the way, we'll talk about how age demographics shape box office returns, different ways to gauge films' success, finally understand how fantasy draft teams work and (sigh) the fated Morbillion sweepstakes.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

You can can find our guest Andy on Twitter @Andynoted

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Oh my god, they were crewmates.

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of sexual assault, slavery, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, the AIDS Crisis

This one's for the girls and the gays, folks. This week we're getting onboard with Val West to discuss Our Flag Means Death. The ports we'll be stopping at include why it's good to see happy, older queer couples, representation in media, our predictions for season 2, and just how ridiculous rowboat travel is.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

You can can find our guest Val on Twitter @pumpkinfrogs

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Makes no sense, compels me though.

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, mass shootings, school shootings, abuse, animal cruelty, animal death, retraumatising victims, paedophilia

This is a very rant filled episode this week folks. What starts off as Casper, Nigel, and Ally discussing murder mysteries, whodunnits, and what-ifs becomes a diatribe on the problems facing queer people and other minorities in today's world. On the way, we'll stop at talking points like what makes a good murder mystery, gush about the new Knives Out film, when detectives just became cops, and that sometimes it can be okay to switch something off it it'll trigger you.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

You can can find our guest Casper on Twitter, or Instagram

Find out more about their dedicated murder mystery page Clues and Capers here, and about their drag persona Richard Rider here

Stream their shows The Queer Thesperience and Jar of Rebuke wherever you get your podcasts

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

There is nothing that ails the body that nature doesn't have a cure for.

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of internalised and externalised ableism, discrimination against Mincéirí

Irish author, Traveller activist and founder of LGBT TARA, Oein DeBharduin joins Ally and Nigel (after a slew of technical difficulties) to discuss the healing practices of the Irish Mincéirí: we discuss healing and hurting, different perceptions of illness, remaining in touch with the land and our ancestry, cures for various ailments, and Nigel talks about how her burned hand was healed by licking.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Purchase Oein's books Why The Moon Travels and Weave (with Deirdre Sullivan and Yingge Xu) wherever books are sold

Our guest Oein can be found on Twitter @Oeiny and on Instagram @oeinyd

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Hail to the chief.

This week we're seeing how many people we can fit in a bathroom stall to chant about Hal, so far it's Ally, Nigel, and special guest Adam: we discuss Microsoft exclusives, the history (and future) of the series, how online gaming has shaped the formation of friendships, and we are homesick for things we never experienced

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Adam can be found on Twitter @ChaosSpartan275

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

We raise our cups!

Emily joins Ally and Nigel to discuss verything to do with Anais Mitchell's musical Hadestown: we discuss how Broadway ruins theatre, versions of songs and changes, workers' rights, and how stories change and are cyclical

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Our guest Emily can be found on Twitter @captainsaph

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That's the law, and that's a fact

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of discrimination, sexism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, the effects of the Catholic Church in Ireland, fascism

The long arm of the law has finally caught up to Ally and Nigel, and Katie is here to serve them their papers: we discuss getting into law, when governments fail to represent their constituents, biases against minorities in official systems, and we give you a quintessential Hyperfixations moment by talking about something completely unrelated.

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Our guest Katie can be found on Twitter @kaylaighleis

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

You don't need to be enough, you just need to be yourself

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of aphobia, homophobia, discrimination

Returning guesr Ross stops by the studio to join Ally and Nigel for the big 7-5 to talk to us about Asexuality: we discuss what asexuality is and isn't, the need to increase awareness of asexuality, confronting your inner bigot, and what actually constitutes a mic drop moment.

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

It's time for an adventure!

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of transphobia, racism, misgendering

Nigel and Ally are joined by Lou this week to talk about LARPing: we discuss some of the larger games Lou has been part of, the problems with LARP, how to get into LARP as a beginner, and just some of the intricacies of the Icelandic parliament

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Our guest Lou can be found on Twitter @LouJSutcliffe - feel free to DM em with any LARP related questions you may have

Listen to Lou's show The Pantaloon Society - a show about a society of eldritch clowns with superpowers defending the world from theatrical based threats - anywhere you listen to podcasts

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

AND THEN THEY KISS

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of ableism, transphobia, serial killers, rape, sexual assault, grooming

This week's episode is possibly our most unhinged so far. It's got everything. Max returning to tell Ally and Nigel for the second time about an inherently crazy topic, Nigel barely on the same plane of existence because of how ill she is, impressions of random celebrities, longing for fictional characters to be gay, and weird metal spiders.

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Our guest Max doesn't want you to to find his Twitter

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

His name is spoken Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of classism, bigotry, racism, murder Dave Rudden is an Irish author known for his YA Novel series 'Knights of the Borrowed Dark', and his Doctor Who books written for the BBC, and is the Writer-in-Residence at DCU, and today joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett: we discuss the wit and wisdom of Discworld, the difference between early and later Discworld books, treating people with basic decency, the lack of Discworld scholarship, and Dave turns the tables and interviews us. If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf Our guest Dave can be found on Twitter @d_ruddenwrites, and on Instagram @therudlesstravelled and his website can be found at daverudden.com If you are listening to this on the day it is released, there may still be some tickets left for Dave's Discworld event 'His Name Is Spoken', and can be found at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/his-name-is-spoken-a-celebration-of-terry-pratchett-at-dcu-tickets-417805897687#:~:text=A%20day%20of%20panels%20and,Mackinnon%2C%20director%20of%20Good%20Omens. Find more info about Dave's author training event 'Mic-Drop' on the website for the Dublin Book Festival Find Dave's books Knights of the Borrowed Dark, The Forever Court, The Endless King, Twelve Angels Weeping, and The Wintertime Paradox wherever good books are sold And your hosts can be reached individually here: Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media. Thank you so much for listening, you rock! Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

What is the Matrix?

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of transphobia, fascism, unreality

Penelope joins Ally and Nigel in the studio this week to discuss the Matrix film franchise - and why you've probably been watching it wrong: we discuss simulated realities in fiction, the possibility for hope in a broken world, trans narratives, Keanu wholesomeness, and we begin our campaign to get Hugo Weaving on the show.

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Our guest Penelope can be found on Twitter @PenelopeN14

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Pack your bags and take a nice trip with this week's episode

Jeni is a musician who has done solo tours and supported artists such as Mitski and Harry Styles, and today she joins Ally and Nigel to discuss an integral part of her life - packing: we discuss the best items to pack with you on a trip, the importance of grounding yourself in the familiar, weird shops and oddities, swap awful travel stories, and we receive our first piece of industry insider gossip.

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Our guest Jeni can be found on Twitter and Instagram @maganarama

Support Jeni's music by buying and downloading it from her Bandcamp: https://maganarama.bandcamp.com/

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of war crimes, genocide

Note: This episode contains minor spoilers for the end of Oathbringer

This week Nigel, Ally, and special guest Adam speak again the ancient oaths as we tackle Brandon Sanderson's epic fantasy series The Stormlight Archives: we discuss magical worldbuilding, gendered societies on Roshar, the importance of continuing on your journey, character growth and development, and just how much trauma can fit inside Kaladin.

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Our guest Adam can be found on Twitter @roerroeyourboat, and on Instagram @adamhtroe

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Let's get criminal, criminal

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of murder, serial killers

This week Ally and Nigel crack open the criminal psyche with guest Orlaith to discuss the CBS series Criminal Minds: we discuss failed sequels, depicting serial killers, differences between the real and fictional BAU, and the show's apparent aversion to technology.

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Our guest Orlaith can be found on Twitter @orlaith_mg

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

It's spooky season, witches!

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of paedophilia, child abuse, child sexual abuse, child death, Freudianism

Ally and Nigel sit down this week with Deirdre Sullivan, author Perfectly Preventable Deaths, Precious Catastrophe, Tangleweed and Brine, Savage Her Reply, and the Prim trilogy to talk about ghosts: we discuss safe ways to be scared, belief in the supernatural, how the mind makes ghosts, existing in a world not designed for you, and ghosts in the shape of mongeese.

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Our guest Deirdre can be found on Twitter and Instagram @propermiss

Deirdre's books can be bought anywhere good books are sold

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

I wish you all good things, live your life, live your life, live your life

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of antisemitism, childhood trauma, child death, the Holocaust, war, fatphobia, homophobia, transphobia, racism, rape

Ally and Nigel are joined by podcaster and children's literature expert, Bryce: we discuss the works of Maurice Sendak and Roald Dahl, healing your childhood self, two versions of a gremlin story, and lying to children.

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Our guest Bryce can be found on Twitter @bkellygorman

Listen to Bryce's podcasts Unfortunate Associates and Radio Camp Half Blood wherever you listen to podcasts

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Check in on your mental health

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of mental health, OCD, stigmatisation of mental health, self-harm, intrusive thoughts, medication, Freudianism, deep brain stimulation, clinical misdiagnosis

Ally and Nigel are joined this week by Mary to discuss OCD, a topic she researched for her Master's thesis: we discuss deep brain stimulation, obsessive and compulsive thought patterns, assessing risk, and we wait for a sneeze

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Our guest Mary can be found on Instagram @maryintheskyy where you can see her tattoos, and book one if you like their style

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Who podcasts the podcasters?

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of Nazis, concentration camps, the Holocaust, police brutality, fascism, transphobia, misgendering, homophobia

Drew joins Ally and Nigel to discuss Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' seminal graphic novel Watchmen: we discuss the literary merit of comics, the politics of Watchmen, creating art without limits, being at peace with your legacy, and the appropriate amount of respect to show for Watchmen

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Our guest Drew can be found on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok @drewxdeficit

Play Drew's forthcoming game, Justice League, published by Outright Games when it releases in 2023

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

In the case of fire, place all valuables inside your fridge for safekeeping

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of death, Nazis, the Holocaust, sexism, homophobia, ableism

Bestselling author Daniel Handler, AKA Lemony Snicket, author of Adverbs, Why We Broke Up, All The Wrong Questions, and A Series of Unfortunate Events: we discuss the the bonkers plots, fireproof boxes, People with Problems, returning to writing after time away, and whether we have strong feelings about daylight savings time.

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Our guest Daniel can be found on Twitter @DanielHandler, on Instagram @authordanielhandler

His website can be found online at danielhandler.com

Daniel's books - both under his own name and Lemony Snicket's - can be purchased at any good bookstore

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

It's more than just left turns

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of death, car crashes

River joins Ally and Nigel this week to discuss the world of oval racing: we discuss the history of the sport, the best lines to take corners on, performing ballet with oval racecars, and we wonder what it's like to drive for 24hrs straight.

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Our guest River can be found on Twitter @trainenby

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

It's time to bust out your crazy walls

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of murder

Ally, Nigel and this week's guest Avni put their detective hats on and attempt to solve the murder mystery that's puzzled the world for over nearly 100 years - Cain's Jawbone: we discuss theories, methods of solving the mystery, whether you should seek help from the internet, whether there is actually a solution, and we check our God complexes at the door.

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Our guest Avni can be found on all socially media, but especially Tiktok, under @blissfullybreaking

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

No Morbius was watched in the making of this episode

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of Jared Leto, cults, ableism, sex

It's Morbin' time as returning guest Louise joins Ally and Nigel for our most chaotic episode yet; 2022's Morbius - the first film to earn a Morbillion dollars: we discuss the internet's relationship with the film, re-releasing Morbius, allowing young people to run corporate social media accounts, the Marvel joke response, and we rapidly lose our minds.

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Our guest Louise can be found on Twitter @tweetingsnail or on Instagram @yeesnail99

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

This episode isn't about Yugoslavia, we promise

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of Nazis, war, antisemitism, neglectful parenting, child abandonment, concentration camps

In this week's episode, Caoilfhinn, Nigel, and Ally discuss Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's longrunning series, Chalet School: we discuss how to write a 64 novel long series, starting a school with no teaching credentials, dealing with real world events through fiction, abridging the series, and Nigel learns some deep truths.

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Our guest Caoilfhinn can be found on Twitter @CaoilfhinnBH

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

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Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Objection!

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of murders, drugging people, and overdoses

Editor's note: due to the nature of Will's calling into the show, some of their audio is very crackly. We've done our best to clean it up

In this week's episode, Will, Ally, and Nigel discuss the : we discuss the objective lunacy of the series, Japanese reflections of western culture, the difficulty of getting Ace Attorney merch, gay lawyers, and just briefly we talk about goth milfs

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Our guest Catherine can be found on Twitter @pen_of_steele, on Instagram @jaysdraws13

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

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Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Elementary, my dear Hyperfixations!

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of drug addiction, racism, classism, homophobia, death of an animal

In this week's episode, podcaster, writer, musician and all around wunderkind J. R. Steele joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the man, the myth, the idea, Sherlock Holmes: we discuss different portrayals of Holmes, the problem with Moriarty, adaptations doing Watson dirty, the accessibility of Sherlock Holmes, and we try our best not to talk about BBC Sherlock..

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Our guest Catherine can be found on Twitter @pen_of_steele, on Instagram @jaysdraws13

Jaymes' website can be found penofsteele.carrd.co

And J.R upcoming collaborations can be found on Twitter @SteeleandSpice and @AmongStacks

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

You can't press every penny, sometimes you have to let some some pennies go

In this week's episode, Catherine Prasifka, author of None Of This Is Serious joins Ally and Nigel to talk pressed pennies (or elongated coins): we discuss how pennies can be pressed poorly, the power of small joys, the market for pressed pennies, why commemorative coins are bullshit, and we break new comedic ground.

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Catherine's debut novel, None Of This Is Serious can be bought wherever good books are sold

Our guest Catherine can be found on Twitter, Tiktok, and Instagram @prasifcat

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

All hail the God King (who may be Jesus... or Henry Cavill)

In this week's episode, Aaron sits down with Ally and Nigel to discuss wargame Warhammer 40K: we discuss the lore of Warhammer, the joy of painting miniatures, popular acceptance of niche interests, and we make some truly awful puns.

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Our guest Aaron can be found on Twitter and Instagram @aarongrantdj

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

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Podcaster and founder of Strong Branch Productions, Alex Kingsley - who has likely killed many celebrities (for legal reasons this is a joke) - joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the life and work of Douglas Adams: we discuss life, the universe and, everything, work outside Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams-like games, and what it must be like to clim Kilimanjaro dressed as a rhinoceros.

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Our guest Alex can be found

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

This is not for you

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of alcohol and drug addiction, mass deaths, war, existentialism, the 9/11 terror attacks, transphobia, genocide, paedophilia

BokToker and weird books enthusiast Jen Insight joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the truly bizarre landscape of weird books: we discuss how to get into reading weird books, BookTok, what makes a book weird, and why the Bible is truly a weird book.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Jen can be found on Tiktok and YouTube @jeninsight, and on Instagram and Twitter @jen_insight

Jen also recommends the following BookTokers if you're looking for more book recommendations!

@schizophrenicreads

@thegr8estangell

@baker.reads

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Something is rotten in the state of California

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of abuse, domestic abuse, child sexual abuse

Nepotism is alive and well in the studio as Ally's brother Jamie sits down with Ally and Nigel to discuss the weird and wonderful world of David Lynch: we discuss dreams, Lynch and horror, returning to old projects, and what it's like to be the baby in Eraserhead.

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Our guest Jamie can be found on Twitter, but we wish to encourage you to (respectfully) tag @Kyle_Maclachlan and ask him if he'd come on the show

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Spite is one of the best reasons to write a poem

Trigger warning: this episode contains frank discussions of mental health and mentions of abusive relationships, suicide, anorexia

Poet Adam Cooper sits down with Ally and Nigel to discuss poetry and what it means to them: we discuss learning from previous pieces of writing, differently interpreting poems, poem as a form of catharsis, publishing a collection of poetry, and we read some of our poems

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Adam can be found on Instagram: @acpoetryy for updates on his upcoming poetry collection 'Small Times at 9'

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Repertoire: Recognise, Represent, Reset, Recap.

Boil the jug and sit down for episode 50 of Hyperfixations (!!), special guest host Moll joins Ally to interview Nigel about James Acaster's Netflix special Repertoire, and his book Perfect Sound Whatever: we discuss Pat Springleaf's story, callbacks, Repertoire as a trauma response, only listening to music from 2016, and we cry over wooden ducks.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Nigel can be found on Twitter @spicynigel, and you can listen to her shows Archive Admirers, Nanny Ogg's Book Club, and Les-bi-honest online wherever you get your podcasts

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Moll - Instagram @not___molly and her stores here: https://peachandfern.bigcartel.com/, https://www.redbubble.com/people/Peach-Fern/shop

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Man, fuck Sigmund Freud

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of Freudianism, clinical malpractice, stigmatisation of mental health, and infantilisation

Iain joins Ally and Nigel to discuss lthe two revolutionary French philosophers, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari: we discuss Capitalism and Schizophrenia, anti-Freudianism, understandings of desire, how poor translations affect philosophical growth, and accelerationism.

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Our guest Iain can be found on Twitter: @IainClo

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

It's like a giant meat butterfly lives in my throat

Tamar joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the ins and outs: we discuss vocal feminisation, our favourite voice performances, vocal weight, regional and made-up accents, and we see who's been puppetting Nigel all along

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Tamar can be found on Twitter @Universal_Illum, Instagram @Notthemindprobe, and Tiktok @tamarnoafeiner

The doc of vocal training resources we mention in the episode can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d_fVzgA93pLOw767n6Zi3eJW0FpDn7MR31RT0bnIt8w/edit

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Passing Through (Can't The Future Just Wait) by Kaden MacKay, used with permission from the artist, find it here - https://open.spotify.com/track/2lXqwlG8za1sWKgHRwEiEC?si=0d5f1ce75d4d4b8d

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Put 10000 hours of practice into listening to this episode

Brendan is a jazz drummer, film-maker and TikToker known for his Wes Andertours of towns in Ireland and today he joins Ally and Nigel to discuss learning to play the drums and use a camera: we discuss ten thousand hours of practice, working within a box, Larnell Lewis, Wes Anderson, whales, and making Dublin Airport seem whimsical

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Our guest Brendan can be found on TikTok: @brendanmariani, and you can support his Patreon if you are in a position to do so here

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Passing Through (Can't The Future Just Wait) by Kaden MacKay, used with permission from the artist, find it here - https://open.spotify.com/track/2lXqwlG8za1sWKgHRwEiEC?si=0d5f1ce75d4d4b8d

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Kingdom Hearts is batshit bonkers bananas

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of suicide

Ursula joins Ally and Nigel for a primer on the frankly insane plot of Disney and Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts series: we discuss child-like wonder, people turning into boats, nonsense games, and Norting a boy.

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Our guest Ursula cannot be found

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

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If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Does Nintendo have a thing for hands?

Kaden is a musician and TikToker and today he joins Ally and Nigel to discuss his favourite Zelda Game, Twilight Princess: we discuss darker Zelda games, the Twilight Princess score, what we would change about the story, the reasons people play games, and we ask the best questions of our careers.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Kaden can be found on Tiktok: @kadenmckay and on Instagram: @kkmack1111

You can also find Kaden on his YouTube channel and stream his latest single 'Don't You Dare (Make Me Fall In Love With You)' on Spotify and on Apple Music

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Passing Through (Can't The Future Just Wait) by Kaden MacKay, used with permission from the artist, find it here - https://open.spotify.com/track/2lXqwlG8za1sWKgHRwEiEC?si=0d5f1ce75d4d4b8d

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Would you take the offer of immortality if it meant a snail chased after you for your entire life and if it touches you it kills you?

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of ableism, animal death, murder

After two seasons of complacency, Shan - the first person to eat oranges on the podcast (derogatory) - joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the hypothetical immortal snail: we discuss whether each of the hosts would accept the snail situation, the resurgence of internet trends, why we hate the trolley problem, and we play out different hypothetical questions

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Shan can be found on TikTok: @neuro_sexy

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Has Yuzuru Hanyu placed again?

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of body shaming, homophobia, eating disorders, and self-harm

Pippin, the founder of Hanging Sloth Studios and the creator of Spirit Box Radio joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the scoring system for international figure skating: we discuss how music and clothes can affect your score, short and long programmes, the dark side of figure skating, solo vs pair skaters, and we read the scoring cheat sheet

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Our guest Pippin can be found on their personal Twitter @pippineira, and their professional Twitter can be found at @hangingsloths

For more information on Spirit Box Radio and other upcoming Hanging Sloth productions, visit their website at hangingslothstudios.com

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Anime (derogatory)

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of war, tuberculosis, natural disaster (earthquake), murder, death

Amy Louise, an Irish illustrator and artist joins Ally and Nigel to discuss Studio Ghibli: we discuss adapting books into Ghibli films, working for Studio Ghibli, 2d vs 3d animation, artistic inspiration, and what exactly Hayao Miyazaki's obsession with birdpeople is.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Amy can be found on Twitter and Instagram @amylouioc

You can also purchase Amy Louise's art from her shop here: https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/AmyLouioc

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

The tools with which we prevent any social change from happening

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of religious trauma, the effect of the Catholic Church on Ireland, racism, homophobia, genocide, paedophilia, and sexual violence and harassment

Welcome to a regular episode of Hyperfix-hate-ions, the podcast where every episode a new guest comes on to talk about something they hate passionately. Today, Sé joins Ally and Nigel to discuss her personal bugbear, niceness: we discuss cultures of guilt and shame, the authority of people and institutions, notions, and we try not to talk about Éamon deValera.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Sé can be found on Twitter: @tcdlibra

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

And now, for some existential dread.

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of war and nuclear annihilation

Steve, a Tiktoker known for his videos on the Cold War and American history sits down with Ally and Nigel to discuss the Soviet-lead Cold War op Project RYaN: we discuss Cold War representation in media, detente and policy implementation, how stupid Nixon and Reagan were, and just how close we came to the end of it all.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Steve can be found on Tiktok: @stuheevun

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

In spreadsheet: Murphy's Dingle, never had.

Laura Cortese is a singer-songwriter behind the albums California Calling and Bitter Better, and today she joins Ally and Nigel to discuss ice cream: we discuss what makes a good ice cream, the best places for ice cream, what the difference between a sorbet, gelato, and an ice cream is, consult Laura's spreadsheet, and we imagine what the worst texture is.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Laura can be found on Twitter: @lauracortese, on Instagram @lauracortese, on Facebook at Laura Cortese Music, and her website is thisislauracortese.com

You can also find Laura on her YouTube channel and listen to her on Spotify

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Typhoon by Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards, used with grateful permission under a gratis license from Compass Records find it here - https://open.spotify.com/track/3GnW56nqXEv5umUOS7m4h1?si=ff2792e112db4013

A little hyperfixation of the future of Dublin

Eoin Ó Broin is an author and Sinn Féin TD who sits down with Ally and Nigel to discuss the bus centre Busáras, the subject of his latest book: we discuss accessibility in public buildings, the privatisation of public spaces, environmentally friendly architecture, and the need for grassroots changes.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Eoin can be found on Twitter: @EOBroin, on Instagram: @eoinobroin_td, and on Facebook: Eoin Ó Broin TD

You can also order Eoin's book 'The Dignity of Everyday Life: Celebrating Michael Scott's Busáras' from Merrion Press here

Eoin's other book 'Defects: Living with the Legacy of the Celtic Tiger' can be purchased from Merrion Press here or any good bookshop

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Yo ho, yo ho, a podcast's life for me.

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of sexual assault, and alcohol addiction

Ben sits down with Ally and Nigel to discuss the Treasure Island prequel series Black Sails: we discuss rehabilitating pirates, real-life pirate antics, links to Treasure Island, queer representation, and going to War with the Brits.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Ben can be found on Twitter: @burritonerd

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

All we do is tell each other stories.

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of suicidal ideation, Nazis, and drugs

Musician Will Wood, the artist behind the smash hit albums The Normal Album, Self-ish, and Everything is a Lot, joins Ally and Nigel to discuss his upcoming album In Case I Make It: we discuss self-reflection as an artist, the bravery needed to make art, how inspiration works, wanting different dreams, and Nigel recommends a book.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Will does not use social media but he can be found on his website willwood.net, subscribe to his Patreon if you are in a position to at Patreon.com/therealwillwood

You can also find Will on his YouTube channel and listen to him on Spotify

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Gone to see a man about a podcast.

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of alcohol addiction, PTSD, suicide, and loss of a loved one

Documentary filmmaker Giulia Franchi joins Ally and Nigel to discuss her craft: we discuss returning to nature, how everyone is interesting, the ethics of documentary filmmaking, learning to listen to other voices, and we all lose our sense of time.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Giulia can be found on Instagram: @franchi_films, and online at giuliafranchi.com

Gone to See can be found online at Gonetosee.co.uk, and on Instagram @gonetoseeafilm

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Be the thesis you want to read!

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of abuse

Shalhevet joins Ally and Nigel to discuss everything dragon: we discuss the potential genetics of dragons, gene manipulation, the best fictional dragons, Larry the jazz dragon, and Nigel gets really upset about Spyro.

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Our guest Shalhevet can be found on Instagram @tigerdragonart, and she has an artistsnclientsprofile which can be found at https://artistsnclients.com/people/TigerDragon

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Man drive car fast

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of car crashes and racism

Conor, noted Bad Take Haver, joins Ally and Nigel to discuss Formula 1: we discuss how to get a nation hooked on motorsports, Formula 1 fans, conspiracy theories, legacy racers, and Ally is shocked by the cost of racing.

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Our guest Conor can be found on Twitter @OtherConor

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Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

This podcast is presented in a 4:3 format to preserve Hyperfixations' creative vision

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of the Ku Klux Klan, Hitler, and nuclear warfare

Declan joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the Man of Steel (or Supers) himself, Superman: we discuss the Renaissance origins of Superman, our thoughts on the DCEU, good vs bad Supermen, Lois and Clark's dynamics, and we make sure we never get a sponsorship again

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Our guest Declan can be found on Twitter @Super__Dexter

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Like, zoooooinkssss, Scoob, it's a Hyperfixations podcast!

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of child endangerment

Seán joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the Scooby Gang's adventures in Mystery Incorporated: we discuss character growth in Mystery Incorporated, references in the series, our favourite Scooby gang members, Scrappy Doo character assassinations, and Seán does a Shaggy impression

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Our guest Seán can be found on Twitter @crumlingothic

Seán's YouTube series 'Shudder Street' can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8JEc3TXHnRfLnEbMsHV_qQ

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

This is a nonsense scene and Daniel Craig is a nonsense man

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of rape and sexual assault, sex trafficking, and Nazis

Elyse joins Ally and Nigel have a discussion that's for your eyes only about 007 himself, James Bond: we discuss becoming Bond, spectacle in Bond films, Bond films, our favourite Bond films, and what spy films represent

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Elyse can be found on Twitter @Elyse_Tendi, and on Letterboxd: @Elyse_Tendi

Elyse's podcast Podwraiths, a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine discussion podcast can be found on Twitter: @Podwraiths and on Instagram @Podwraiths

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Reverse the polarity of the podcast flow!

Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of Islamophobia (the burning of mosques)

Áine joins Ally and Nigel to discuss all things Doctor Who: we discuss Doctor Who's lost episodes, New Who vs Classic Who, paper Daleks, and who our favourite Doctors are

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Áine can be found on Instagram: @by.aine, and on Twitter: @ainenineill

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Is being the hero enough of a role?

Sidne is a poet, comic book writer, artist, lover of history, podcaster, and lesbian and today they join Ally and Nigel to discuss Adventure Time: we discuss growing up with media, morals in children's shows, disability rep in fiction, and what do monsters mean

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Sidne can be found on most social media under birdybabybird

You can also find their show Eyeridium - a podcast where artists discuss the art they consume and the art they create - can be found wherever you listen to podcasts

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality television.

Marysia joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the short-lived reality TV series Kid Nation, and boy does it go downhill from there: we discuss how messed up reality TV actually is, class-based economics, what the cameras show vs what actually happens, and whether you should give a 10 year old 20,000 dollars because it's their birthday.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

You can find Marysia on Twitter: @trasinscneach_

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan, TikTok: @ally.kat.99

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Hello, are you listening?

Conor Kinsella, one of the people Nigel refers to exclusively by full name, is a solo musician and sings and plays guitar in the band Speakers, joins Ally and Nigel to discuss songwriting: we discuss the need to create, managing artistic influences, selling out, music and politics, and rewarding creatives.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Conor Kinsella can be found on Instagram: @lost_instatic

Conor Kinsella's band, Speakers can be found on Instagram: @speakersband, and you can listen to their music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0DDlxt28nh6wlZmBIYpRIe

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Nothing to You by Speakers, find it here - https://open.spotify.com/track/6rI3JFMLlh2LGNLvQZY5Dy?si=db500a84f17f4701

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Wake up babe new Mandela Effect just dropped.

Trigger warning: this episode contains brief discussions and mentions of rape and revenge plots, physical and sexual assault, gore/torture porn, and racism.

Uh oh, what's this? It's Freaky Friday time as Ally and Moll switch places and Ally is in the hot seat for our 25th episode special to discuss horror movies: we discuss tropes in horror, up-and-coming horror creators, why horror should make you uncomfortable, and what Nigel would do if she woke up in a Saw trap.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Ally can be found on Twitter @alleykat_, and on Instagram @ally_k_keegan

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Moll - Instagram @not__molly and her stores here: https://peachandfern.bigcartel.com/, https://www.redbubble.com/people/Peach-Fern/shop

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Audio engineering makes your brain go brrrrr.

Kira Benson is an audio producer, musician and TikToker, and today they join Ally and Nigel to discuss audio production: we discuss how limitations impact the creative process, mixing and mastering, artist vs audience interpretations of songs, and what a hi-hat actually is.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

You can find Kira on Instagram: @kirabensonofficial, on TiktTok: @kirabensonofficial, and on Twitter: @kirabensonmusic, and you can listen to their music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/11jl0XHneMy9WZIFYvs0uL

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan, TikTok: @ally.kat.99

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Dave's World, Dave's World. If we don't let him do it he'll get ratty.

Dave Moore is a music producer, songwriter, comedian and one half of TodayFM's Dermot and Dave Show, and today he joins Ally and Nigel to discuss his hobby of collecting guitars: we discuss forming your first band, musical identities, the cycle of artistic inspiration, and buying the guitar of your dreams.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Listen to Dave on TodayFM from 9-12 every Monday to Friday and follow him on Twitter: @DaveTodayFM, and on Instagram: @DaveTodayFM

Dave's wife, Tracy's designs can be found on her website tracysheridanart.com, and you can find her on Twitter: @tsheridanart, or on Instagram: @tracysheridanart

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Hockey! Hockey! The greatest game ever!

Cecil, future Zamboni driver and podcaster, joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the sport of hockey: we discuss the history of the sport, sports as a form of nationalism, how violent a sport hockey actually is, and what is bestie behaviour on the hockey rink

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Cecil can be found on Twitter: @EYEOFNIGHTVALE, and on Instagram: @cecilthecryptid

Their podcast can be found @antiquorumpod on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

The theme of tonight's episode is Horror Writing.

William A. Wellman (hello! that's me!) is a writer, writing coach and the creator and voice of the Hello From The Hallowoods podcast and today they join Ally and Nigel to discuss horror writing: we discuss why horror needs to be diversified, how horror writing helps us sit easy with the world around us, Stephen King's influence on the genre, how podcasts help open the playing field, and what question Mx Morel answers.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest William can be found on Twitter: @WilliamAWellman, on Instagram: @WilliamAWellman, and their website can be found at https://www.williamwellmanwrites.com/

And Hello From The Hallowoods can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere you listen to podcasts, and you can follow the show on Twitter: @TheHallowoods, Instagram: @TheHallowoods and on Tumbler @hellofromthehallowoods

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro segment taken from Hello From The Hallowoods episode 4: Bodies, find it here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ONOsANZTtLCqgAaft8XgX?si=63a721cdd14f4ed0

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Fuck Dracula

Ellen joins Ally and Nigel to talk all things vampire, a topic about which she has come extremely prepared for: we discuss the problems of porting vampire stories to modern day, the long legacy of Irish vampires, everything that's wrong with the Moffat adaptation of Dracula, and share the worrying vampire fanfic we wrote as kids.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Ellen can be found on Instagram: @bunnymoon77 (don't follow her on Tumblr)

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Remember you're doing this for you and not for an audience.

Leftatlondon is a musician, poet, comedian, and internet content creator and today she joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the band Death Grips: we discuss artistic inspirations, Death Grips' musical shenanigans, the value of not wanting to be in the public eye, and Martin Scorsese's thoughts on Eminem.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Leftatlondon can be found on Twitter: @leftatlondon; Instagram: @leftatlondon; Tiktok: @leftatlondon

Find her music on Spotify; and on Apple Music

Visit her website, and listen to her new album

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Pills & Good Advice by Left at London, find it here - https://open.spotify.com/track/7mVua1NkDiqHpy5YDkUCfu?si=1690ac95b518419d

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

A boat pulls you while you wear shoes that resemble massive bananas.

PetaQ! chatlh joins 'a'lly and ngayghel to discuss all things Klingon: we discuss the difficulties of learning a fictional language, Klingon grammar and puns, what pieces of media have been translated into Klingon, and who Dr. Marc Okrand has locked in his basement. Qapla'!

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Finn can be found on Twitter: @RossYastland

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

The best way to make the countries kiss is with a delicious dish.

Trigger warning: this episode contains discussions of food, eating disorders, and diet culture.

Eugenia joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the world of global cuisine: we discuss how colonialism shapes national food identity, whether we need to overhaul food education in schools, the pros and cons of meal delivery services, and where exactly spaghetti is from.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Eugenia can be found on Twitter @mamagenie101, and on Instagram @cooking.mama.genie

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Warrior Cats: what is that?

Trigger warning: this episode contains brief discussions of various aspects of Warrior Cats including infant mortality, child soldiers, ableism, misogyny, and child grooming.

Mary joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the wild world of Warrior Cats: we discuss what exactly book packaging is, the importance of space for play in children's media, how it should - and shouldn't - tackle sensitive issues, and the wild possibilities of names within Warrior Cats.

[This episode contains minor spoilers for Warrior Cats]

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Mary can be found on Twitter @marymollykate

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

What if Tiger King was about sharks.

Trigger warning: this episode contains brief discussions of animal death and animal mutilation.

Cory, blogger, podcaster, and the Fox Mulder of sharks joins Ally and Nigel to discuss all things prehistoric shark: we discuss how popular media informs how we view sharks, what an important role sharks play in the ocean ecosystem, how we can improve shark conservation, and whether Jason Statham should host a shark finding documentary.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Cory can be found on Twitter @gorycoryhorror, on Instagram @_gorycory_, their blog can be found at https://www.gorycory.net/, and their podcast The Scream Teens can be found in the Anatomy of a Scream podcast feed here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0fj8lQBZc4cXaMIGFzc7Yr?si=9qrrkSt1RfG-0zeXn5cnig&dl_branch=1

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

It's all one song, man.

Trigger warning: this episode contains brief mentions of suicide and abuse.

Sam, host of the Monkey Off My Backlog podcast, joins Nigel and Ally to discuss the music of Pearl Jam; what constitutes fanhood, how trauma creates a lens through which we view art, and why art and joy should always work together.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Sam can be found on Twitter @sam_morris9, and Monkey Off My Backlog can be found on Twitter: @monkeybacklog, and on Instagram: @monkeybacklog, and can be heard here.

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

This isn't a podcast, this is a job interview.

The threads of the Hyperfixations Cinematic Universe begin to come together as our secret third cohost Moll arrives to talk all things Marvel; what exactly is Marvel's attempts at representation, whether it is our job to consume media ethically, how Moll would have made a better Endgame, and what weird movies Nigel is willing to go to bat for.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Moll can be found on Instagram: @not__molly and her stores here: https://peachandfern.bigcartel.com/, https://www.redbubble.com/people/Peach-Fern/shop

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339 Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

We live in a society, but we wish we were Moomins.

Ruairí joins Ally to discuss Tove Jansson's 'The Moomins' (because they're gay); how the Moomins create the perfect socialist utopia, whether children's media can ever truly be just for children, whether one can return to childhood innocence after losing it, and who is the best Moomin of all.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Ruairí can be found on Instagram: @ruairibarrettdesign

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

This episode isn't about Bakugan or JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, we swear.

Andy, host of the Monkey Off My Backlog podcast, joins Nigel and Ally to discuss Eiichiro Oda's hit manga series 'One Piece'; how does 'One Piece' solve the power-scaling problem in anime and manga, how fruit can give you special powers, and why puns are the most powerful weapon in a fight.

[minor spoiler warning for 'One Piece']

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Andy can be found on Twitter @andynoted, and Monkey Off My Backlog can be found on Twitter: @monkeybacklog, and on Instagram: @monkeybacklog and can be heard here.

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Welcome to the world of LOONA, where everything isn't always as it seems.

Editor's note: this episode was recorded before the release of LOONA's latest album, '[&]', and so we don't know how the LOONAverse plays into this one.

Lin breaks out the conspiracy board pins for this bumper episode as they join Nigel and Ally to discuss their favourite band, KPOP sensation, LOONA; what is the significance of ferris wheels and roller skates, how does colour theory fit into all of this, and is LOONA simply just a vampire Eric Andre in a Scooby Doo mask?

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Lin cannot be found, but you can listen to LOONA's latest song "PTT (Paint The Town)" here: https://youtu.be/_EEo-iE5u_A

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel, Tiktok: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

I heard they're trying out glass coffins: remains to be seen.

Content warning: this is sort of a heavy episode and contains mentions / discussions of death, dying, disposal of bodies such as cremation, infant mortality, guilt, grief, and the effect of the church in Ireland

Niamh joins Ally and Nigel to discuss their interest in death; what is the most environmentally friendly method for body disposal, why society has progressed past the need for embalming, and how bureaucracy ruins Poltergeist.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Niamh can be found on Twitter @shamingdevalera, and on TikTok @shamingdevalera

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.

Tessa, the Pratchett Proselytizer joins Nigel and Ally to discuss Sir Terry Pratchett's absurdist fantasy series 'Discworld'; how Pratchett uses satire to create his fantasy world, what are the best starting points for reading Discworld, and why boots are the most important economic metaphor.

[minor spoiler warning for the Discworld series]

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Tessa can be found on Twitter @SwehlaTessa, and Monkey Off My Backlog can be found on Twitter: @monkeybacklog, and on Instagram: @monkeybacklog and can be heard here.

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Ya still like girls, Beth?

Editor's note: some of the audio in this episode is slightly hard to hear, but overall the episode is fine, so please stick with it.

Cat joins Nigel and Ally to discuss one of the most bizarre films out there, 1992's 'Basic Instinct'; what are the links between 'Basic Instinct' and 'Vertigo', whether there's a difference between the types of content we choose to consume, and why Cat is confounded by a 'Toilet'.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Cat can be found on Twitter @ratearly

And your hosts can be reached individually here:, Instagram: @thieverofhorses

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel, Tiktok: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

This is an Enda Kenny hate podcast now.

Ross joins Ally and Nigel to talk about city planning and cycling, a subject which is very important to him; why we need better and more reliable transport links, how we can go about creating civic change at a citizen level, and whether there is any point to the Spire.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Ross can be found on Twitter @rosspjboyd

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Change is coming, it's slow unfortunately, but it's coming.

Trigger warning: this episode contains brief mentions of both sex and sexual assault

Caroline joins Ally and Nigel to talk about ADHD, sex, and relationships, a subject they wrote a book over lockdown on; why it's beneficial to be able to recognise yourself in research, whether we should stop gatekeeping important information with academic language, and how to create a better, more empathetic society going forward.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it!

You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Caroline can be found on Twitter @mizzpennydreadf, and on Instagram @penny_dreadful_x

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339 Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

This one goes out to all Frankie's friends, it's such a vibe.

Frankie joins Ally and Nigel to discuss their crafting - knitting and crocheting in particular; whether it's easy to get into crafting and what you need if you want to start, what kind of community there is online for crafty people, and whether there are any rules in a hat anarchy.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Frankie can be found on Twitter @doovoo_boowoo, on Instagram @la__vie__boheme__, and on TikTok @frnakiesimp

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

Not all wizards are wise, some are chaotic dumbasses.

Faust joins Nigel and Ally to discuss Jim Butcher's urban fantasy series 'The Dresden Files'; how Butcher uses mythology and worldbuilding to create both sympathetic and repulsive characters, how a series nearly 20 years old can keep reinventing itself, and why you should be afraid if you ever hear a Knight of the Cross swearing.

[minor spoiler warning for the Dresden Files series]

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Faust can be found on Twitter @_jolllly_

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345

The world might be ending, but there's still some hope.

Louise joins Nigel and Ally in the inaugural episode of Hyperfixations to discuss the genre of Soft Apocalypses; why they're an important genre that should be made even in times like these, how the apocalypse is an interesting experiment in memory, and the difficulties of explaining memes to people born after the world has ended.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Our guest Louise can be found on Twitter @Tweetingsnail, and on Instagram @yeesnail99

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Background Music: Commercial Bliss by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/commercial-bliss/345