Saving People, Queering Things

Queering People, Saving Throws | Head Empty, Just Tree Join us for the start of a magically queer journey for an unsuspecting group of college students and one park ranger heading off on an early-aughts school trip in Big Bend National Park! Ranger Montgomery (Sam) is leading a group of environmental science students on a trip through their park when things go a little… weird. Mo is left to guide...

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Just when you thought things couldn’t get gayer, Dean needs you to hold his beer. 😅 Elayna, Noah, and August are here this week to discuss Supernatural’s 100th episode, where once again, it all comes back to faith. Catch our discussion on how Elsa from Frozen is Dean-coded, and how while heaven is kind of the worst, Dad! Bobby is *always* the best. Be sure to fill out our new listener survey to h...

Join Noah and Elayna for an episode with a lot of problems (and Dean Winchester is most of them 😅). Catch the discussion on the hilarity of Finally Drunk Cas™️, be proud of an entirely Unbothered Sam™️, and worry about Dean finally making the call to do something that’s Michael Stupid™️. Be sure to fill out our new listener survey to help us as we grow! Fill out the quick form here ➡️ https://for...

No one gets to make fun of the Winchester brothers! (Except for us and the rest of the fandom.) Join Noah, Elayna and August, as well as guest hosts from Supernatural Opinions (KJ) and Raising Winchesters (Sarah) for a visit to some questionable heavens, as we talk about the parentification of Dean and how it started way too damn early. This episode discusses Season 5, Episode 16: Dark Side of the...

Get ready for the sad feels this week y’all, because our boy Bobby is about to go THROUGH THEM. Join August, Noah and Elayna as they talk about the arrival of icon & legend Jody Mills, dope fight choreography, and Sam’s strength in the face of impossible adversity. This episode discusses Season 5, Episode 15: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid through the lens of Knight of Bones card from the Supernatural...

Well Cas sure is handy for moving the plot forward! Join August and returning guest host Renny, to talk about the Winchester's latest face-off with a Horsemen of the Apocalypse. We talk about how Team Free Will is forced to face their deep desires against Famine, how Dean has always helped fans with depression feel seen, and how curious we are to learn more about different angelic classes. Thi...

What's worse than watching your grandparents die in the past? Watching your dad's villain arc begin when you teach him his first sigil. It's another 70's time travel episode! In this one, Dean maybe ensures the Terminator movies exist, we confirm that John would indeed give in to an archangel, and we mourn the end of the road for Anna (but not before we get in a little pitch for a...

In which Dean’s head is a bag of rocks for once and Sam gets hijacked by an angsty teenager. 😅 Join August and Noah (starting as Noah and August) for a campy discussion that leads to more questions than answers, but where all of the problems of the episode could have been solved in 5 minutes if they’d just called Bobby. This episode discusses Season 5, Episode 12: Swap Meat through the lens of th...

Hunter's rule of the day? Always assume the monster has opposable thumbs. Join Sam (who we keep interrupting) Noah, and Elayna to discuss how every episode could be made better by Cas, how every episode is made worse because by the effects of John Winchester, and how the whole show could be summed up by the phrase, "and then they run". This episode discusses Season 5, Episode 11: Sam...

The boys may have found a way to ice the devil, but the plan all goes to shit. Join Noah, August and Elayna to discuss a truly heartbreaking episode that features Satan’s fascination with automobiles, the loss of some iconic characters, and the intro of everyone’s favorite demon, Crowley. This episode discusses Season 5, Episode 10: Abandon All Hope through the lens of the Tower card from the Supe...

It’s season 5 and apparently we don’t know what’s happening! 😅 Join Elayna, August, & Noah as we discuss things including the show’s first explicitly queer couple, the writer’s fundamentally misunderstanding their fan base, and how this episode accidentally contains The Winchester’s Inception Point™️. This episode discusses Season 5, Episode 9: The Real Ghostbusters through the lens of the Chario...

It's the chaos collab of the century, as our whole team of August, Sam, Noah, and Elayna are joined by our dear friends—Hannah, Beth, and Sarah of Raising Perdition, KJ from Supernatural Opinions, and Beth and Jamie from Driver Picks the Podcast—to discuss one of the best episodes in the Supernatural canon. It's a wonderful romp full of Bi Dean trutherism, the writers having the cursed gif...

In which Sam finally gets to laugh, but Bobby makes us real sad. 🙃 Join Elayna and Noah as they discuss their love of Irish accents, the writer’s missed dramatic opportunities, and Dean’s new array of elderly medical conditions. 😅 This episode discusses Season 5, Episode 7: The Curious Case of Dean Winchester through the lens of the Seven of Goblets from the Supernatural tarot deck. This show co...

We’ve got some truly bonkers lore to tackle this week, as August, Sam and Noah reach the episode that features the anti-christ. Join us in theorizing where in the world we think the demon kiddo might be hiding now, laugh about Cas being an action figure, and dream about how dope it would have been to watch Bobby raise a generation of monsters as superheroes. This episode discusses Season 5, Episod...

Dean Winchester? Apologizing? In this economy? 😅 Join Noah and August this week as they discuss immortal queen of the unexpected cameo, Paris Hilton, how we could have had it all seeing a decapitated wax John Winchester, and how just very very extra the early 2010's cringe is this episode. This episode discusses Season 5, Episode 5: Fallen Idols through the lens of the Six of Blades card from...

This week, Noah, August, and Elayna welcome back guest host & fandom scholar Valerie for a deep dive into the legendary episode, The End. We talk about Destiel dynamics at the end of the world, how much we think Chuck really does or doesn’t know at this point in the narrative, and how Jared really deserves his flowers for playing *checks notes* Satan? 😅 This episode discusses Season 5, Episode 4:...

There’s two things we know for certain—one, Bert and Ernie are gay. Two? So are Dean and Cas. This week, August, Elayna and Noah are joined by special guest Pluto (aka, the queerbaitscholar!) for a discussion of one of quite possibly the most overtly queer episodes of the series. From the “personal space” conversation we wish we’d had to the deep meaning behind the title of the episode, this deep...

Oh the Destiel of it all! Join hosts August and Elayna, along with guest hosts Hannah and Beth of Raising Perdition podcast! We talk about how much we love a Castiel girl boss moment, how heart wrenching it is to watch Dean almost give up the impala, and are just a little shocked at how early the Destiel vibes started. This episode discusses Season 5, Episode 2: Good God Y’All, through the lens of...

It's the end of the world as we know it (we don't feel fine). If God is off the board, what does that mean for the apocalypse? Is this all really about a big family feud? A traumatized Noah is worried about Bobby, MEG IS BACK, and it's season 5, y'all! We go deep into the fallout from season 4 and talk about how Sam, Dean & Bobby address family and broken trust as the conflict...

It's Season 5 babbyyyyy! Join August, Noah, and Elayna for a preview of what's up next on the road ahead! Find out which episodes Noah is most excited for and catch Elayna and August artfully dodging spoilers. Find us online at queeringthingspodcast.com ! And it you want more fun from the SPN Pod Squad, tune into Wayward Parents, our podcast about The Winchesters, at waywardparentspodcast....

We're taking a detour on our way to Season 5 with a fun bonus episode, featuring August and special guest host Jus! Join the two of them for a spoiler-filled love letter of an episode, where we celebrate AUs, fanfics, and how they've shaped the fandom and the people in it. They discuss favorite tropes, the process of building AUs, and the fine lines one must walk to balance things like character v...

It’s the season 4 awards, aka, the episode where we try not to give every award to Cas! 😇 Join August, Elayna and Noah as they debate the funniest angel in the garrison, marvel at how representation for women somehow got WORSE, and how Sam is truly the most tragic figure of the season. *An Important Note: We used a term in this episode ("gypped") and one of our listeners has graciously...

All aboard the trauma train! Join August, Noah and Elayna as they wrap up season four with a banger of an episode that discusses Ruby’s big girl boss moment, how much it hurts to see Sammy go full dark side, and how Dean is a bisexual switch king who’s just here to break shit. This episode discusses Season 4, Episode 22: Lucifer Rising, through the theme of Free Will. Check out our giveaway on our...

In which Noah hates us for leaving him with THE WORST cliffhanger. 😅 Join Sam, August, Elayna, and Noah for a heavy episode in which the youngest Winchester is looking for some compassion. Ride along with us as we discuss The Stare that lasts ten seasons, how fractured the brothers relationship has become, and how if you too have been traumatized by Dean’s theme, you may be entitled to financial...