Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
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Three family members of varying levels of queerness and with varying fandom interests gather to discuss their hyperfixations and fleeting passions
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Hi, we're Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast. We used to be Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast. We pivoted from Star Wars to queerness. Now we're pivoting from that other site to here. We're going to be posting links to our most popular episodes in addition to our new ones. Hope you enjoy!
We are starting a themed stretch around lavender marriages starting with Netflix's House of Guinness. Arthur Guinness is not the greatness queer representation but he had an interesting lavender marriage www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
House of Guinness - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
We are starting a themed stretch around lavender marriages starting with Netflix's House of Guinness. Arthur Guinness is not the greatness queer representation but he had an interesting lavender marri...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We are starting a themed stretch around lavender marriages starting with Netflix's House of Guinness. Arthur Guinness is not the greatness queer representation but he had an interesting lavender marriage www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
We return to the Roots of Chaos series with the newest book Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon. It's the shortest, most accessible, but also the least gay book — through the bar is very, very high for this series www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Among the Burning Flowers - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
We return to the Roots of Chaos series with the newest book Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon. It's the shortest, most accessible, but also the least gay book — through the bar is very, ve...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We return to the Roots of Chaos series with the newest book Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon. It's the shortest, most accessible, but also the least gay book — through the bar is very, very high for this series www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Because Cal needed to, we discuss the romance in the Kingdom Come Deliverance games between Hans and Henry. It might not be historically accurate but it holds an important place in queer video game history and received a lot of weird backlash www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Hansry Romance in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
Because Cal needed to, we discuss the romance in the Kingdom Come Deliverance games between Hans and Henry. It might not be historically accurate but it holds an important place in queer video game hi...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Because Cal needed to, we discuss the romance in the Kingdom Come Deliverance games between Hans and Henry. It might not be historically accurate but it holds an important place in queer video game history and received a lot of weird backlash www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
New episode: Hyperfixiation starts the fourth season of Xena: Warrior Princess. Gabrielle is dead, Xena makes some wild choices, and so much plot and CGI spinning ghosts are introduced www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Queerness in Xena: Warrior Princess Season 4 Part 1 - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
Hyperfixiation starts the fourth season of Xena: Warrior Princess. Gabrielle is dead, Xena makes some wild choices, and so much plot and CGI spinning ghosts are introduced in Adventures in the Sin Tra...
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September 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New episode: Hyperfixiation starts the fourth season of Xena: Warrior Princess. Gabrielle is dead, Xena makes some wild choices, and so much plot and CGI spinning ghosts are introduced www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
New Episode: We revisit Interview with the Vampire with Cal making Bret and Marika read a book. Lestat has a boyfriend and a weird relationship with his mom. The book recons, sets up the universe, and numerous vampires show up to monologue about their backstories
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The Vampire Lestat - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
Hyperfixation revisits Interview with the Vampire franchise with Cal making Bret and Marika read a book for the first time. Lestat has a boyfriend and a weird relationship with his mom. The book recon...
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September 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New Episode: We revisit Interview with the Vampire with Cal making Bret and Marika read a book. Lestat has a boyfriend and a weird relationship with his mom. The book recons, sets up the universe, and numerous vampires show up to monologue about their backstories
www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
For anyone else as excited about Among the Burning Flowers as we are, we have episodes on both other Roots of Chaos books
Priory: www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Fallen Night: www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Priory: www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Fallen Night: www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
The Priory of the Orange Tree - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
Marika finally makes the gang talk about The Priory of the Orange Tree, the first Roots of Chaos series book by Samantha Shannon but the second one the gang's read. The excellent world building contin...
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September 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For anyone else as excited about Among the Burning Flowers as we are, we have episodes on both other Roots of Chaos books
Priory: www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Fallen Night: www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Priory: www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Fallen Night: www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Throwback episode: We used to venture into the Star Wars Extended Universe to find any Mandalorian content we could. It led us to reading the entire Republic Commando series.
👇Our first Hard Contact episode
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👇Our first Hard Contact episode
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Republic Commando: Hard Contact Part 1 - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
The gang makes their way through the first Republic Commando book, Hard Contact. Why does the author have to be like this? Is this whole book just a military log featuring some good characters? Etain,...
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September 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Throwback episode: We used to venture into the Star Wars Extended Universe to find any Mandalorian content we could. It led us to reading the entire Republic Commando series.
👇Our first Hard Contact episode
www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
👇Our first Hard Contact episode
www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
The Hyperfixation gang wrap up our discussion of Xena's third season. Xena and Gabrielle are confessing their love to each other in a barn, being totally OK with dying for each other, and being too gay for a 90s genre show www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Queerness in Xena: Warrior Princess Season 3 Part 4 (of 4) - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
Marika makes the Hyperfixation gang wrap up our discussion of Xena's third season with the gayest episode possible and the two part finale, which also manages to be pretty gay. Xena and Gabrielle are ...
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August 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Hyperfixation gang wrap up our discussion of Xena's third season. Xena and Gabrielle are confessing their love to each other in a barn, being totally OK with dying for each other, and being too gay for a 90s genre show www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Thank you for attending Cal's Ted Talk about Dragon Age 2 and revolutionary media. We discuss the way Dragon Age 2 handles Anders choices throughout the game and compare it to Andor and that show’s view on rebellion and rebellious acts www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Anders vs. Andor: Revolution in Dragon Age 2 - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
Thank you for attending Cal's Ted Talk about Dragon Age 2 and revolutionary media. We discuss the way Dragon Age 2 handles Anders choices throughout the game and compare it to Andor and that show’s vi...
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August 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Thank you for attending Cal's Ted Talk about Dragon Age 2 and revolutionary media. We discuss the way Dragon Age 2 handles Anders choices throughout the game and compare it to Andor and that show’s view on rebellion and rebellious acts www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Coming to you from District 12 (probably), the Hyperfixation gang talks about Sunrise on the Reaping, the fifth Hunger Games book. Haymitch is much more chatty than Katniss was, the movie casting is great, and this book has a lot to say about rebellion and fascism www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Sunrise on the Reaping - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
Coming to you from District 12 (probably), the Hyperfixation gang talks about Sunrise on the Reaping, the fifth Hunger Games book. Haymitch is much more chatty than Katniss was, the movie casting is g...
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July 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Coming to you from District 12 (probably), the Hyperfixation gang talks about Sunrise on the Reaping, the fifth Hunger Games book. Haymitch is much more chatty than Katniss was, the movie casting is great, and this book has a lot to say about rebellion and fascism www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
The gang finishes the Aftermath series. Sinjir and Jas don't spend that much time together as the Empire ends while Han and Leia take up too much time. Norra acts like a doofy child and Mon Mothma fits very well into her Andor canon www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Aftermath: Empire's End - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
Literally years in the making, the Hyperfixation gang finishes the Aftermath series. Sinjir and Jas don't spend that much time together as the Empire ends while Han and Leia take up too much time. Nor...
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July 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The gang finishes the Aftermath series. Sinjir and Jas don't spend that much time together as the Empire ends while Han and Leia take up too much time. Norra acts like a doofy child and Mon Mothma fits very well into her Andor canon www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
The Hyperfixation gang returned to Xena and finally reached Maternal Instincts and The Bitter Suite. It’s dramatic. And gay. www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Queerness in Xena: Warrior Princess Season 3 Part 3 (of 4) - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
The Hyperfixation gang returns to Xena for Maternal Instincts and The Bitter Suite, the peak but not the end of The Rift. A lot of serious stuff happens in Maternal Instincts and The Bitter Suite is v...
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June 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Hyperfixation gang returned to Xena and finally reached Maternal Instincts and The Bitter Suite. It’s dramatic. And gay. www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
The Hyperfixation gang actually watches and talks about Brokeback Mountain, a movie we grown up hearing jokes about but never saw. Cal explains the historical context for the film, its Oscar snub, and the need for all types of queer representation www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Will We Ever Be Able To Talk About Brokeback Mountain? - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
The Hyperfixation gang actually watches and talks about Brokeback Mountain, a movie we grown up hearing jokes about but never saw. Cal explains the historical context for the film, its Oscar snub, and...
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June 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Hyperfixation gang actually watches and talks about Brokeback Mountain, a movie we grown up hearing jokes about but never saw. Cal explains the historical context for the film, its Oscar snub, and the need for all types of queer representation www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
We talk about the fantastic end to Andor. Cassian and Melshi are roommates, the hairdresser on Yavin is terrible, Kleya and Vel might be gay, and nobody knows where Saw is www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Andor: Season 2 The Finale Arc - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
We talk about the fantastic end to Andor. Cassian and Melshi are roommates, the hairdresser on Yavin is terrible, Kleya and Vel might be gay, and nobody knows where Saw is.Our Other Andor Episodes:And...
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June 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We talk about the fantastic end to Andor. Cassian and Melshi are roommates, the hairdresser on Yavin is terrible, Kleya and Vel might be gay, and nobody knows where Saw is www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
We’re talking about the Ghorman Arc of Andor. Fascists decide to fascist as Ghorman erupts into chaos, Cassian makes numerous hard choices, Mon flees Coruscant, Syril goes full incel, and the Hyperfixation gang decides to keep Liz around www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Andor: Season 2 The Ghorman Arc - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
Fascists decide to fascist as Ghorman erupts into chaos, Cassian makes numerous hard choices, Mon flees Coruscant, Syril goes full incel, and the Hyperfixation gang decides to keep Liz around. Ep...
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May 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We’re talking about the Ghorman Arc of Andor. Fascists decide to fascist as Ghorman erupts into chaos, Cassian makes numerous hard choices, Mon flees Coruscant, Syril goes full incel, and the Hyperfixation gang decides to keep Liz around www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
After a brief pause and replacing Cal's spouse for Marika's, we are talking about the second arc of season two of Andor. This is a strange arc that started weird but stuck the landing very well despite what it did to Vel and Cinta www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Andor: Season 2 Arc 2 - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
After a brief pause and replacing Cal's spouse for Marika's, we are talking about the second arc of season two of Andor. This is is a strange arc that started weird but stuck the landing very well des...
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May 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
After a brief pause and replacing Cal's spouse for Marika's, we are talking about the second arc of season two of Andor. This is a strange arc that started weird but stuck the landing very well despite what it did to Vel and Cinta www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
We talk about the first arc of season two of Andor. Cassian gets trapped by some disorganized rebels, which is saying something. Mon and our Ferrix crew are going through a lot. And we focus too much on our queer women and their limited screen time www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Andor: Season 2 Arc 1 - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
Hyperfixation returns to Star Wars to talk about the first arc of season two of Andor. Cassian gets trapped by some disorganized rebels, which is saying something. Mon and our Ferrix crews are going t...
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May 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We talk about the first arc of season two of Andor. Cassian gets trapped by some disorganized rebels, which is saying something. Mon and our Ferrix crew are going through a lot. And we focus too much on our queer women and their limited screen time www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
In anticipation for season two, we’re re-releasing our episode about the Prison Arc of season one of Andor from when we were Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast. There isn't much queerness for how our podcast is now but Marika was still too focused on the lesbians www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Re-release: Andor: The Prison Arc - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
In anticipation for season two of Andor, we are re-releasing our episode about the Prison Arc of season one of Andor from back when we were Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast. There isn't much queerness...
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April 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In anticipation for season two, we’re re-releasing our episode about the Prison Arc of season one of Andor from when we were Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast. There isn't much queerness for how our podcast is now but Marika was still too focused on the lesbians www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
The gang expresses our views about musicals as we talk about Epic: The Musical, an online, musical adaption of The Odyssey. Cal and Marika make lots of connections to modern era musicals as Bret has extensive knowledge of The Odyssey and Greek Mythology www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Epic: The Musical - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
The gang expresses our views about musicals as we talk about Epic: The Musical, an online, musical adaption of The Odyssey. Cal and Marika make lots of connections to modern era musicals as Bret has e...
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April 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The gang expresses our views about musicals as we talk about Epic: The Musical, an online, musical adaption of The Odyssey. Cal and Marika make lots of connections to modern era musicals as Bret has extensive knowledge of The Odyssey and Greek Mythology www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
In a very lesbian episode, the gangs talks about Patience and Sarah by Isabel Miller from 1967, a historical fiction, feminist novel that we all feel should be better known www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Patience and Sarah - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
In possibly Hyperfixation's most lesbian episode, Marika makes the gang talk about Patience and Sarah by Isabel Miller. It's a historical fiction novel from 1967 about two lesbians, loosely based on r...
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March 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In a very lesbian episode, the gangs talks about Patience and Sarah by Isabel Miller from 1967, a historical fiction, feminist novel that we all feel should be better known www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
We support gays’ rights and we enjoy gays’ wrongs. Please enjoy The Spectrum of Queer Representation in Movies because Cal needed to talk about two seemingly unrelated movies www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
The Spectrum of Queer Representation in Movies - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
A theme emerges eventually but for most of the episode enjoy Cal smashing two seemingly unrelated queer movies together, Alfred Hitchcock's Rope from 1948 and The Birdcage from 1996 starring Robin Wil...
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March 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We support gays’ rights and we enjoy gays’ wrongs. Please enjoy The Spectrum of Queer Representation in Movies because Cal needed to talk about two seemingly unrelated movies www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Hyperfixation continues our book club moment with Cal's favorite book Song of Achilles from 2011. These Ancient Greek gay boys are horny and fighting in the Trojan War. Cal and Bret know a lot about The Iliad and Marika was a lesbian about the Troy movie from 2004 www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Song of Achilles - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
Hyperfixation continues our book club moment with Cal's favorite book Song of Achilles from 2011. These Ancient Greek gay boys are horny and fighting in the Trojan War. Cal and Bret know a lot about T...
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February 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Hyperfixation continues our book club moment with Cal's favorite book Song of Achilles from 2011. These Ancient Greek gay boys are horny and fighting in the Trojan War. Cal and Bret know a lot about The Iliad and Marika was a lesbian about the Troy movie from 2004 www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
The gang talks about the new season of Castlevania: Nocturne. Our hero team is mostly split, but the animation is amazing, Maria gets multiple dads, our straights get together, and we talk a lot about Olrox and Mizrak despite their incredibly limited screen time www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2 - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
The gang talks about the new season of Castlevania: Nocturne. Our hero team is mostly split, but the animation is amazing, Maria gets multiple dads, our straights get together, and we talk a lot about...
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February 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The gang talks about the new season of Castlevania: Nocturne. Our hero team is mostly split, but the animation is amazing, Maria gets multiple dads, our straights get together, and we talk a lot about Olrox and Mizrak despite their incredibly limited screen time www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
We’re recording about Castlevania Nocturne season 2 today, out Feb. 7. In the meantime, enjoy our episode on season 1: www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Castlevania: Nocturne Season 1 - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
The gang chats about Castlevania: Nocturne Season 1, a more diverse and slightly queerer entry into the Castlevania Netflix franchise. The animation is great. Everyone has childhood trauma. And we fee...
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January 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We’re recording about Castlevania Nocturne season 2 today, out Feb. 7. In the meantime, enjoy our episode on season 1: www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
Marika finally makes the gang talk about The Priory of the Orange Tree. The excellent world building continues. There's an old sad gay man, queer women Marika are obsessed with, and another ace/aro character www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...
The Priory of the Orange Tree - Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast
Marika finally makes the gang talk about The Priory of the Orange Tree, the first Roots of Chaos series book by Samantha Shannon but the second one the gang's read. The excellent world building contin...
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January 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Marika finally makes the gang talk about The Priory of the Orange Tree. The excellent world building continues. There's an old sad gay man, queer women Marika are obsessed with, and another ace/aro character www.buzzsprout.com/1371367/epis...