Are you an LGBTQ former evangelical who can't get over Adventures in Odyssey? You're not alone! Join Percy (gay ex-pastor), Pigeon (non-binary Christian school alum), and Parsnip (queer Christian school alum) as they revisit Focus on the Family's children's radio drama and make silly jokes, figure out which characters are queer, and occasionally have tough (but funny) chats about how Christianity screwed them up as gay kids. While "Adventures in Odyssey" is a show for kids, this poddy is not ...
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WOOOOOOO, girl! This eppy has it all. We’ve got our queen, Doris Rathbone! We’ve got a 9/11 (of 1993) release date! We’ve got alcoholic beverages! We’ve got shin guards for some reason! Today, we’re talking about FAMILY VALUES, the episode in which the Rathbones trying to act like a Christian family is boring and stupid. Percy shares too much about…
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We persist in our silliness, and today, we’ve got a Lollar! Let’s celebrate Veterans Day by discovering the true meaning of Memorial Day with a review of the Adventures in Odyssey episode THE PRICE OF FREEDOM. This one’s for the war girlies. Discussion topics include: -Phil Lollar puns -Queens/street Chris goes topless at a baseball game to support…
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No one asked for it, but we talked about KAREN, the twisted Adventures in Odyssey episode about child cancer and death. And we’re pretty damn funny about it. Well, except the part where Percy realizes his mortality and cries. But that’s just a bonus. Also, we play Pigeon and Parsnip Trivia! Get your own bottle of Barefoot Wine and join us as we wad…
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37. The Case of the Secret Room, Part 2 (HALLOWEEN SPOOKER)
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EEK! LOOK OUT! It’s time to wrap up our Halloween spooker with THE CASE OF THE SECRET ROOM, PART 2. In today’s episode, a bunch of characters stand around explaining things to each other, and we sit around explaining it to you. But we’re funny. And we get mad at the Adventures in Odyssey staff and Focus on the Family. Don’t you want to join us?! Di…
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36. The Case of the Secret Room, Part 1 (HALLOWEEN SPOOKER)
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Pull out your weighted blankets and comfort items because it’s time to get SPOOKY! This week, we’re leaping headfirst into THE CASE OF THE SECRET ROOM, PART 1, Adventures in Odyssey’s first scary episode. There’s a literal corpse in Whit’s End, and Whit is going to investigate no matter how much the police ask him not to. And, of course, we have to…
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35. Columbus: The Grand Voyage
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YAR, MATEYS! In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, we’re tearing to shreds Adventures in Odyssey’s awful episode celebrating colonialism: COLUMBUS: THE GRAND VOYAGE. The historical inaccuracy is as offensive as it is hysterically stupid, and Pigeon — our resident history degree holder — has the receipts. Join us on our own grand voyage through all t…
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34. Suspicious Minds (WHIT DID A PORNO!!!)
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It’s our first episode post-Novacom! We go back in time about 400 episodes to scoop up the iconic Eugene/Bernard/Connie episode, SUSPICIOUS MINDS! Also, a new Whit just dropped, and he did a porno in drag one time. No, but like, really. It’s a true story. Listen to the episode to hear about it. Discussion topics include: -Evangelicals, Anglicans, a…
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33. ANDROMEGOSS: The Novacom Retrospexual
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Join us as we loosen our corsets and look back on the adventure that was the Novacom Saga! We play some Novacom trivia, retrace the steps that brought us to this horrible place, and talk about where we’re going next. Discussion topics include: -Walmart brand Imagination Stations -What would’ve made us have more compassion for Whit? -Parsnip yelled …
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Holy moly, we made it through the entire Novacom saga! Today, we’re wrapping it up with EXIT, and my god is Pigeon in a snit about this one. To be fair, not a single bit of the episode makes any sense, and it’s a very unsatisfying conclusion to a 28-episode saga. Enjoy, bitches! Discussion topics include: -Drag names -RuPaul’s connection to Androme…
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Oh, girl! We are so close to the end of Novacom. Today, we’ve got EXACTLY AS PLANNED, the penultimate episode of the saga! And if the plan was to piss us off, then the writers of Adventures in Odyssey achieved that goal. Discussion topics include: -9/11 -Prayer stats -Mrs. Bennet is the anxious queen we need -IHeart Radio is the new Andromeda -We a…
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30. Expect the Worst (Tomestic Terrorism)
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ALL RISE! PODDY COURT IS NOW IN SESSION! Tom did a domestic terrorism, and there’s also election meddling and institutionalized misogyny, but the real crime on trial here is EXPECT THE WORST, this week’s eppy of Adventures in Odyssey. This is the third-to-last chapter of the Novacom saga, and … well … the title is appropriate. Discussion topics inc…
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29. Exceptional Circumstances, Part 2
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Welcome back, Jellicle Cats. Glad you could join us for Part 2 of our discussion about the Adventures in Odyssey episode EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. This week, the AIO writers get a little anti-vaxxy, and Parsnip can’t pronounce “Gethsemane.” So, pretty par for the course. Discussion topics include: -Is the Rum Tum Tugger asexual? -We learn about li…
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28. Exceptional Circumcision, Part 1
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We’re in the home stretch of the Novacom saga! This week, we’ve got the first half of our conversation about EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. We had a lot to say, so you’ll have to wait for Part 2 next week. In this eppy, Tom brings home his ace wife, we find out how Mitch is alive, and Jason says a big naughty. Discussion topics include: -Jesus’ many ho…
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27. The Unraveling (Pigeon's mad)
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Yank on those loose threads, poddypals, because this week, it’s time for THE UNRAVELING. Percy and Parsnip have been keeping a big secret from Pigeon, and it’s finally time to reveal it. That makes Pigeon a little grumpy, but to be fair, they were pretty upset through this whole thing. Mandy, Alex, and Cal derp around being useless for 75% of the e…
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Time to write another eppy description. OK. Today, it’s BOX OF MIRACLES! Whooooaaa! Whit might be a relatable queen for once? But also, there’s trouble stirring in his homosexual relationship with Tom? Find out all about it as we dip back into Adventures in Odyssey’s Novacom saga! Discussion topics include: -Nathan Hoobler’s big cameltoe -When God …
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25. Sheep's Clothing (the musical/Olympics episode!)
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We’re back from our poddy break with a very special musical/Olympics episode! This week, Adventures in Odyssey writer Marshall Younger must have been very horny, but who can blame him when he’s writing about Monica Stone and Jason Whittaker? Anyway, this week, we’re discussing SHEEP’S CLOTHING, Part 22 of the Novacom saga. Discussion topics include…
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It’s time to talk about TWISTING PATHWAY, and the meatloaf is HOT! Erica and Aubrey are back together, and Whit is criminally irresponsible. It's just feels so cozy and familiar. At some point, Parsnip dies of Adventures in Odyssey overdose, so this becomes the Percy-Pigeon Power Hour. You're going to love it. And remember, girlies: You're a prince…
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23. The Black Veil, Part 2 (brought to you by DayQuil)
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Drop trou, gooners. It’s time for THE BLACK VEIL, PART 2! This week, Adventures in Odyssey writer Marshall Younger wanders around and around in circles trying to find a plot, the Whittakers are being deeply irresponsible, Cal is a gossip queen, and Pigeon and Parsnip are wacky on DayQuil. It’s the perfect cocktail. Discussion topics include: -Fuck …
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Put in another panty liner, ladies, because Jason Whittaker is in the house for THE BLACK VEIL, PART 1. Well, actually, he’s in Alaska, and so are 1,000 new characters we have to meet because Adventures in Odyssey writers lack some storytelling ability. Back in Odyssey, the adults in Alex’s life might be starting to suspect his homosexuality, and E…
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21. One in Ten: The Lost Anti-Gay Adventures in Odyssey Episode
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It’s time for our Pride Month Extravaganza! This week, we celebrate the sin of Sodom by doing a table read of ONE IN TEN, the unreleased anti-homosexuality episode of Adventures in Odyssey. And oh yeah, girlie, it’s just as wild and offensive as you’d expect. But we have so much fun with it, and so will you! Discussion topics include: -How Percy kn…
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20. Under the Influence, Part 2 (with Porridge and Porcupine!)
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We’ve got new friends on the poddy this week! Porcupine and Porridge join us to talk about UNDER THE INFLUENCE, PART 2. Adventures in Odyssey converts another heathen to Christianity, but not until Aubrey’s life hits ROCK BOTTOM after she does … normal teenage things? Anyway, happy Pride, ladies. Let’s win another soul for Christ! Discussion topics…
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19. Under the Influence, Part 1
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Spiders. Skipping school. Rock music. Hairstyles. Those are just a few of the horrors that come up this week as we discuss UNDER THE INFLUENCE, PART 1, one of the worst episodes we’ve covered so far! Aubrey is clearly a lesbian, and her friend Erica is rich, so please pray for them! Anyway, let’s have some gay fun talking about a boring episode of …
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18. Plan B, Part 4: Resistance (Verse 2)
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Since Pride Month persists, so do we. This week, we’re wrapping up PLAN B, PART 4: RESISTANCE. Look, sometimes, life is hard; sometimes, our dicks are hard. And on this eppy, we’re talking about things that make life and our dicks hard. Connie is still sad, but Wooton is amazing. Whit is an entitled white man who isn't respecting his gay boyfriend,…
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17. Plan B, Part 4: Resistance (Verse 1)
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It’s Pride Month, so that means it’s time to discuss Adventures in Odyssey! This week, the G in LGBTQ stands for glamorous grief girlies because we’re spending a lot of time with our queen, Connie Kendall, as she continues to process the loss of Mitch in PLAN B, PART 4: RESISTANCE. But like, we’re going to be funny and insightful. This is the first…
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16. The Odyssey Gay Bar Wingman Challenge!
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Get out your best going-out pantsuits, gaywads, because this week it’s time for the Odyssey Gay Bar Wingman Challenge! Pigeon is out of commission, so Percy and Parsnip take center stage to ask the question that haunts every Adventures in Odyssey fan: Which character would make the best wingman at a gay bar? Discussion topics include:-WTF is porrid…
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15. Plan B, Part 3: Crossfire
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It’s ladies night this week because we’re obsessed with Connie Kendall and Monica Stone, who take center stage in PLAN B, PART 3: CROSSFIRE, episode 15 of Adventures in Odyssey’s Novacom story arc. Oh, but also, this episode is very sad because Mitch … Mitch is dead. So, we’re going to talk a lot about grief, but we’ll make many, many sillies along…
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14. Plan B, Part 2: Back in the Habit (er, Collision Course)
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Pigeon finally liked an episode of Adventures in Odyssey! That’s because we’re covering Plan B, Part 2: Collision Course, the 14th episode (and halfway point!) of the Novacom story arc. Hold onto your jockstraps, girlies, because this one is where it gets dark and devastating. Discussion topics include: -Our experience representing Team USA in socc…
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13. Plan B, Part 1: Missing in Action
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Wait, what’s that? Can you hear it in the distance? They’re wedding bells! Eugene and Katrina get married in PLAN B, PART 1: MISSING IN ACTION, the 13th episode of Adventures in Odyssey’s Novacom saga! And we are FREAKING OUT ABOUT IT! Discussion topics include: -We will NEVER forget Marshall Younger -Our dream Adventures in Odyssey tattoos -Eugene…
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This week, it’s all about Mitch’s smokin' hot feet as we dive into SECRETS, the 12th episode of Adventures in Odyssey’s Novacom Saga. Oh, also, Connie is trying to figure out if she can trust Mitch. We talk a bit about tennis, so naturally, Percy gets us super sidetracked multiple times (though not necessarily about tennis). Discussion topics inclu…
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In GRAND OPENING, PART 2, Snip and Pigeon SWOON over Mitch, and Percy and Snip FREAK OUT over Mr. Charles. Pigeon spends most of the episode judging Snip and Percy. Discussion topics include: -Laura and Barbara Bush scissoring together -Horse dinner? -How to have fun while bowling without losing your self-respect -Mitch plans the best dates -There …
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Whit and Mary scissor — er, I mean, they share a pair of scissors to cut the ribbon at Whit’s End Connellsville in the opening scene of GRAND OPENING, PART 1. AREM comes back (also, he's a Latino musician!), we find Mitch's first-ever flaw, and we get to meet Larry (the human, not the cucumber). Discussion topics include: -9/11 -The Ceaucescu dicta…
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9. Strange Boy in a Strange Land
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We’re back from our unannounced, unexpected, and unnoticed mental health hiatus (we got sad). It’s time to get into album 37 with STRANGE BOY IN A STRANGE LAND! Mandy and Sarah are on a camping trip, but their trip gets interrupted when they stumble upon the previously missing Jared, Odyssey’s gay Alex Jones. We learn a bit about Andromeda — and as…
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8. Breaking Point (Nightgowns rule, Mary drools)
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We weirdly and genuinely liked a few different scenes of BREAKING POINT, the last episode of Album 36: Danger Signals. Whit’s End is criminally understaffed, Wooton sweeps us off our feet, Mary is “aggressively anti-child,” and we have a wonderful conversation about crafting good apologies, dealing with guilt after participating in harmful evangeli…
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Is this the most racist episode of Adventures in Odyssey? Well, we don’t really know, but it was bad enough that we had to bring on a special guest (Panda!) to help us discuss CHAINS. Whit stalks and kidnaps a pair of children after he demolishes their home for his own financial gain, Mary says a bunch things that get her shipped off to Cancelvania…
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6. Green Eyes and Yellow Tulips, Part 2 (THE SQUEAKQUEL)
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It’s time for Part 2 of our accidentally but unavoidably long eppy about GREEN EYES AND YELLOW TULIPS. Whit bumbles his way into a protest that turns violent, Joanne is craving the hot tea about Connie and Mitch, and this conservative evangelical organization is going to try to teach us about not judging others (?). Discussion topics include: -Jan.…
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5. Green Eyes and Yellow Tulips, Part 1
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Today, we’ve got Part 1 of an absurdly long conversation about GREEN EYES AND YELLOW TULIPS, the fifth episode of the Novacom saga. We get to meet Mitch, our bisexual king; Whit and Bart Rathbone have unresolved tension from their unforeseen previous sexual liaison; and in the last 30 minutes, we have a funny and really heartfelt conversation that’…
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John Avery Whittaker is a diaper baby! That’s what the GAYng discovers on this week’s poddy eppy, THE W.E. Whit has a tantrum because he (an adult) isn’t the most popular gal at Odyssey Middle School, and he makes it everyone else’s problem. Discussion topics include: -9/11 -The Tower of Babel is canonically sexy -Should we base our self-acceptance…
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It’s time for episode 3 of the Novacom saga: NOVA RISING! Bernard falls in love with an electric pencil sharpener, Whit is a bad friend, and Cal and Alex get fired from their first job because they're children who can't handle an office setting. The Adventures in Odyssey episode itself kinda sucks, but we have a great time fellowshipping with one a…
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The poddy-pals are back for Episode 2! Did we need to do two hours about RED HERRING, the second chapter of the Novacom story arc? Probably, because it’s wild, and we get to meet AREM! Discussion topics include: -9/11 -Internet safety for kids (2000 version) -Abe Lincoln vs. Clay Aiken -Is curiosity bad? -Little Rascals -Drinking root beer through …
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The gang gets the podcast ball rolling with OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS, episode 457 of Adventures in Odyssey and the first chapter in the Novacom story arc. Discussion topics include: -Whit and Tom's gay love affair -9/11 -The power (?) of prayer -Does ACAB apply to private investigators? -Is it gay to care about nutrition? -Jazz, kind of -It's always Conn…
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