Ham Steak

We’re back! Yes, already. We’re just as surprised as you are. This one’s a club banger.

This week: [S] Cascade, the 13-minute Act 5 finale that brought down two major hosting platforms in one night.

Sometimes frog cancer is a dog-god carapace-man, and sometimes you’re wrong about the space explosion, and sometimes they’re sort of all one thing. Jade does some extremely important juggling. Bec, in spite of himself, is a very good dog. Page 4109, just the one.

Next time: We’re starting Act 6. The kids earn some merit badges and the sun shines on Earth.

P.S. You should check out the wiki article on this animation to read about all the amazing contributors who made Cascade possible!

Hamometer reading: 50.28%. One small step for an imaginary thermometer, one thunderous narrative hurdle for Ham.

You can find us on twitter and tumblr You can find alex on twitter and tumblr You can find Lydia socially distancing and playing with her cats.

Homestuck, as always, is created by Andrew Hussie.

In these trying times, please allow us to humbly offer… Ham.

This time, Karkat makes a horrible frog mistake, the Handmaid makes a break for it, and the kids go dark. Pages 3874 to 4108.

Next time: [S] Cascade! Cascade is the 13-minute blockbuster Flash update that ended Act 5 and brought down two media hosts in one night. It deserves its own episode, so we’re giving it one!

Hamometer reading: 50.26%. We’re halfway there!

You can find us on twitter and tumblr You can find alex on twitter and tumblr You can find Lydia socially distancing and letting her dog out.

Homestuck, as always, is created by Andrew Hussie.

Well!!!!!!!! Here’s Hamsteak!

Alex and Lydia return triumphant for another Homestuck anniversary with an episode that was recorded in August. We’re still planning on finishing this thing within our human lifetimes, folks.

John goes in the hole, Rose goes grimdark, Terezi goes to the roof and the reader goes to the doctor’s house. That’s right, it’s pages 3658 to 3873 of Homestuck.

The absolute bangers mentioned are Black Rose, Green Sun and BL1ND JUST1C3 – 1NV3ST1G4T1ON !!

When will the next episode be?! Hopefully in less than one calendar year! Thank you again for your patience and hello to anyone who’s hopped on in the meantime!

Hamometer reading: 47.68%.

You can find us on twitter and tumblr You can find alex on twitter and tumblr You can find Lydia socially distancing and letting her dog out.

Homestuck, as always, is created by Andrew Hussie.

April 13th again? No problem…

It’s the Hamsteak Podcast! It’s been about two years, but it’s like we never left!! We’ve been having a time!!! Thank you to everyone who’s discovered this podcast in the meantime and everyone who’s wondered if it would ever come back. The answer is, slowly, yes!

Did you know the main characters die in this story? A bunch of them do this week! Vriska tells John some heavy stuff. Mom and Dad go on a date. Doc Scratch is weird to teenage girls. We talk in this episode about how Homestuck tackles heavy subjects, specifically some ways it succeeds and some ways it massively fails. On that note, please be warned of a description of a sexual assault which begins at 38:40

This episode covers pages 3423 to 3658 of Homestuck - note that the numbering of the pages on the website has changed, and not longer includes the pagecount of the pre-Homestuck MS Paint Adventures.

Hamometer reading: 44.99%.

You can find us on twitter and tumblr You can find alex on twitter and tumblr You can find Lydia cuddling her cats and enjoying her time offline.

Homestuck, as always, is created by Andrew Hussie.

Hi! Sorry. We're coming back soon. Thanks for your patience!

The first 4/13 without an upd8 has come and passed (unless you count the Hiveswap trailer), but we're still here in the throes of Act 5, so let's get to it!

This time: Murders, mystery, smooching, and fanatical revelations on the meteor while John and Jade finally get to catch up. Karkat turns his back on the body. Pages 5221 to 5322.

Hamometer reading: 41.84%.

Next time: Further murders and further mysteries, still on the meteor and potentially elsewhere. Ancestors turn out to be terrible bad role models. Somebody else turns out to be a paradox. Pages 5323 to 5416. 

We want to give a CW for page 5407 in next week's reading for sexual assault. You can skip the page and still understand the story just fine.

Listen on Libsyn or in the iTunes store! Ask us questions on Tumblr or Twitter! Your hosts are portmanteau connoiseur Alex (Tumblr, Twitter) and notorious cloud-gawker Lydia (Tumblr, Twitter).

We return from our unexpected hiatus to bring you fresh ham!

This week: Jade and Karkat hatch a weird plan. WV has a vision while the rest of the exiles get ready for action. Jack goes on wreaking havoc and Vriska and Tavros square off, sort of. Jade picks up a very important new hobby. Pages 5139 to 5220.

(But first, lots of off-record chatter because it's our podcast and we'll embarass ourselves if we want to.)

Hamometer reading: 40.60%.

Next week: It gets even more violent on the trolls' meteor and Kanaya and Terezi investigate. Karkat gets a warning from a credible source. Also, very important smooching. (FIXED NUMBERS:) Pages 5221 to 5291.

Listen on Libsyn or in the iTunes store! Ask us questions on Tumblr or Twitter! Your hosts are portmanteau connoiseur Alex (Tumblr, Twitter) and notorious cloud-gawker Lydia (Tumblr, Twitter).

We're finally back from the holidays! Just in time for Homestuck to do some Christmasing.

This week: A bunch of alchemy jokes, a mysterious timer, a new epithet for an old character and an introduction for a new character. Pages 5033 to 5138.

Also this week, a long talk about that purest of classics, That Video Of Those Saint Bernards. Look at all those Saint Bernards.

Hamometer reading: 39.31%!

Next week: Karkat and Jade hatch one plan, the exiles execute another. Jack's rampage continues. Tavros confronts Vriska, sort of. Jade acquires yet another weird hobby (this one's important). Pages 5139 to 5220. 

Listen on Libsyn or in the iTunes store! Ask us questions on Tumblr or Twitter! Your hosts are portmanteau connoiseur Alex (Tumblr, Twitter) and notorious cloud-gawker Lydia (Tumblr, Twitter).

We’re recording Ep 39 of the Hamsteak Podcast tomorrow (Sunday) so if you want to know some Homestuck stuff, why not ask us?

A belated but nonetheless Merry 12th Perigee’s Eve to you! (Some holiday disruptions just Kept Happening, but the ep is finally here!)

This week: We answer lots of questions (thanks for submitting!), Lydia tries to guess things, we talk about some Hit Films Of The Season, and some other stuff happens!

Next week: Back to your regularly scheduled programming on Monday, January 9... Frivolous alchemizing, two more deaths, and one (sort of) resurrection. Then Hussie pals around with a living pun. Pages 5033 to 5138.

Listen on Libsyn or in the iTunes store! Ask us questions on Tumblr or Twitter! Your hosts are portmanteau connoiseur Alex (Tumblr, Twitter) and notorious cloud-gawker Lydia (Tumblr, Twitter).

It's a dark ham but a good ham this week, friends.

This week: Vriska orchestrates two deaths, Terezi tricks two Daves, John gains all the levels, Tavros suffers. Pages 4945 to 5032.

Hamometer reading: 38.24%. We're fully three-quarters of the way to Cascade!

Next week: Frivolous alchemizing, two more deaths, and one (sort of) resurrection. Then Hussie pals around with a living pun. Pages 5033 to 5138.

Listen on Libsyn or in the iTunes store! Ask us questions on Tumblr or Twitter! Your hosts are portmanteau connoiseur Alex (Tumblr, Twitter) and notorious cloud-gawker Lydia (Tumblr, Twitter).