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 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/19426562-the-vampire-lestat-the-devil-s-road

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 Trader's World https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/19413912-the-vampire-lestat-toronto

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, Lestat is totally over this break up, and Louis is just worried because he cares https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/19374492-the-vampire-lestat-toledo

In case you need a refresher before tonight’s episode ⬇️ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/19321776-the-vampire-lestat-detroit

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 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/19321776-the-vampire-lestat-detroit

We’re going weekly to cover The Vampire Lestat. Episodes out Fridays.

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 original is lost. Comment if you want us to write that fanfic https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/19294947-the-mandalorian-and-grogu

We return to our 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 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/19180239-cal-s-fears-for-the-mandalorian-and-grogu

For anyone enjoying that sexy Louis and Lestat photoshoot, here’s us talking about those messy gays

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 rabbit. It's a lot https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/19106714-queerness-in-xena-warrior-princess-season-4-part-3

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 gays and not letting our lesbians meet https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/19068377-spartacus-house-of-ashur-and-the-decline-of-the-prestige-tv-era

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 anti-slavery messages and a lot of sex and violence https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/18962634-spartacus-2010-2013-and-the-prestige-tv-era

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 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/18878045-queerness-in-xena-warrior-princess-season-4-part-2

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 are just operating on vibes https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/18827070-fallout-season-2-part-2

Continuing our Chuck Tingle moment, we talk about his second book Bury Your Gays. It is also horror but very fun https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/18478255-bury-your-gays-by-chuck-tingle

A Greco-Roman immortal man-hating lesbian crash lands into colonial America and gets into a Lavender Marriage in Those Fatal Flowers. Bret and Cal have a lot to say about the mythology elements while Marika is focused on gay feelings and time travel https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/18296704-those-fatal-flowers

As part of our Lavender Marriage theme, Marika finally gets Hyperfixation to talk about For All Mankind, an excellent alt-history, sci-fi space Apple+ show. A gay astronaut fake marries a gay engineer while carrying on a relationship with a gay bartender https://www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/episodes/18222516-for-all-mankind