Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast

Armand is going on an apology tour, Lestat and the band write a dis track about it, Louis is being real weird in that diner, and Cal has made this a Devil's Minion podcast. Episodes We Mentioned: The Vampire Lestat...

The Hyperfixation discusses this highly unsettling episode, which might be Cal's favorite. Lestat finally decides to open up to Daniel, Gabriella is unhinged, Louis is seeking revenge, and possibly Armand went to...

Also coming to you from Ohio, the Hyperfixation gang talks about the deeply weird second episode of The Vampire Lestat. Lestat's family sucks, Gabriella is very strange, the band is freaked out, Lestat is totally over...

Interview with the Vampire is back with the first episode of The Vampire Lestat! Lestat is telling his own story through two framing devices, lots of drugs, music, sex, and a hopefully intentional misgendering. Episodes...

Returning to our roots, we discussed The Mandalorian and Grogu, the big blockbuster continuation of the TV show. This movie made some odd choices, Zeb is here but not included enough, and a lot of the charm of the...

The gang joins two old gays and their six oddball children in The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. There is found family, fantasy racism, x-men parallels, fantasy bureaucracy, and campy themes. Episodes We...

Hyperfixation returns to our Briikasak roots to talk about our predictions and fears for The Mandalorian and Grogu. Cal is worried it is going to be an Aftermath plot wearing a Mandalorian skin. Who knows if we need to...

Hyperfixation returns to Xena, where there are centaurs, lots of gay touching, naked hot tubbing, and debates about morality and philosophy. Gabrielle has confused feelings about motherhood and Xena gets turned into a...

Hyperfixation watches the Spartacus what-if reboot, which is less good and less gay. It fits very well into Cal's theory of the decline of the Prestige TV Era and the lack of queer representation. We are burying our...

Cal wrote an essay about the Starz Spartacus show and its place within queer representation within the Prestige TV era. Brought to you by the same people who made Xena, Spartacus has a lot of anti-imperial and...

Marika makes the gang return to Xena to talk about two very gay episodes in which Gabrielle gets girlfriends of the week. This season is saying, or maybe isn't, a lot about religion, morality, and war. Episodes We...

The gang finishes out Fallout Season 2. We all love Lucy. We have varying opinions on Maximus. The Ghoul spends some time on the pole. Thaddeus is funny but also gross. Bret knows a lot about these games, but mostly we...

Hyperfixation returns to the Fallout show, a fun video-game adaption that isn't that gay but we still like it. Bret absolutely loves it, Cal has come around an Maximus, and Marika likes all these guest stars. Episode We...

Continuing our Chuck Tingle moment, we talk about his second book Bury Your Gays. It is also horror but very fun. We go off in a lot a tangents about 2015 queer fandoms, tumblr, and oddly the end of Stranger Things...

Hyperfixation reads Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle and you should too to understand this episode. We jump around a lot talking about this book's author, queer rep, autism rep, and it's take on common queer tropes...