Serious Business

So yeah we recorded this last year but we open with "Happy Holidays" so I figure Valentine's Day still counts. Basically editing this took so long because I didn't want to relive the experience of watching this movie again. In which your hosts discuss the film Holland, directed by Mimi Cave, starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew MacFadyen, and Gael García Bernal, which we are uniquely...

The Homestuck animated pilot is out! Let’s talk about that. With returning guest Andromeda! (@ronnie_nova.png), The faygo flavors tasted this episode are Rockin’ Rye and Dr. Faygo. This episode discusses the animated homestuck pilot, which is available to watch here on the Vivziepop youtube channel . Get in touch! Leave us a message at our tumblr: https://seriousbusinesspod.tumblr.com

Your hosts discuss the end of Homestuck, and endings of media in general. Also the space baby from 2001: A Space Odyssey and what if the Swedish Chef was in Homestuck. This episode covers pages 7960 - 8130 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. The faygo flavor tasted this episode is Jolly Green Apple. Get in touch! Leave us a message at our tumbl...

In our penultimate episode looking at Homestuck proper, we wrap up the stories of Tavros and Terezi, to mixed responses, and meet a new and awesome character.  This episode covers pages 7804 - 7959 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. The faygo flavor tasted this episode is Faygo Dreamin, an orange creme soda. Get in touch! Leave us a message at...

Sam, Ari, and Bastian march ever onward towards the end of Homestuck, getting deeper into Act 6 Act 6 Intermission 5. Conversations with and about alternate selves ensue. Roxy makes a space egg. Dave and Dirk have a rooftop feelings jam. (Vriska) now feels neutral to horses. This episode covers pages 7672 - 7803 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archi...

The gang tries some black cherry faygo, and keep talking about A6A6I5 of Homestuck, now with Muse! Calliope and Jasprosesprite^2. Calliope returns to the land of the living. Karkat and Kanaya visit the queen of monsters. The Freudian slips continue.  This episode covers pages 7561 - 7671 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. Get in touch! Leave u...

The gang is back together and lots of conversations are had. Dave talks about masculinity and John's behind the times. Karkat throws some tantrums. Jake doesn't do crowds. This episode covers pages 7450 - 7560 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. Get in touch! Leave us a message at our tumblr: https://seriousbusinesspod.tumblr.com

Sometimes life is a lot that happens and we don't have time to record a full episode. Please enjoy Sam's favorite memory of 2025 (so far) This episode is dedicated to Steve, who is wonderful.

The gang follows Caliborn into his magnum opus, learning some of what happens after Homestuck ends. Lil Cal’s import is revealed, leading to a lack of mental breakdowns from your intrepid readers. Favorite Vines are discussed, as well as the theatre. This episode covers pages 7409 - 7449 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. Get in touch! Leave u...

With Terezi's direction, John makes some precise changes to Homestuck. Who knows what could happen... This episode covers pages 7099 - 7187 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. Get in touch! (if we were your top podcast of 2024 you have to) Leave us a message at our tumblr: www.seriousbusinesspod.tumblr.com

John takes another shot at fixing everything. Terezi makes a plan. Sam spends most of this episode trying to remember the name of a book from his childhood. This episode covers pages 7099 - 7187 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. Get in touch! Follow Serious Business on twitter: https://twitter.com/SeriousBusPod Leave us a message at our tumbl...

Everything is gone. Everyone is Dead. In the ruins, John, Roxy, and Terezi gather to try to find a solution. Terezi gets some new footwear. Alt! Calliope is glimpsed. John finally does the windy thing and frees the fireflies. This episode covers pages 6944 - 7098 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. Also discussed are the Paradox Space comics, w...

Caliborn has been cancelled. He returns to the basics of the craft and plans to rise like a phoenix from the asses of his haters. Sam, Bastian, and Ari offer critical support to the cancelled artist, and discuss the prescience of this section, as a petri dish that showed how things would fester and become the rotting disease of today. Also Ari pitches a sitcom about the Skeleton Count and the Vamp...

The gang returns to Homestuck, with new guest Andromeda (@ronnie_nova.png), to discuss Act Six Act Six Act Three (God’s Gift to the Yaois) and Act Six Act Six Intermission Three (GAME OVER) of Homestuck. Gamergate and Snoop Dogg are discussed, and too many Osama bin Laden jokes are made. This episode covers pages 6853 - 6920 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homest...

In our final Gigapause episode, we discuss Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans's Die. We've been talking about this comic for a while in the context of Homestuck, so it was only a matter of time before we talked about it. Die is available to read wherever fine comics are sold. Please check it out. You can probably get the game at your local comic shop as well, if your comic shop is cool like mine. Th...

All aboard! In the second of our Gigapause episodes, the gang discusses the TV series Infinity Train with our pal Jay from the Binging Barbie Podcast. Hilarity Ensues This episode covers all of Infinity Train, which is best watched wherever you can find it, since it was removed from the Max streaming service in late 2021. Happy Hunting! The art for this episode is by Jordan Falk (@jfalkanimation o...

In the first of our Gigapause specials, the gang discusses the internet phenomenon behind Ari's highschool forays into fandom: Supernatural. Specific topics discussed include Elle Woods's LSAT score, Sam's theory of women in Supernatural , Mischa Collins coming out as straight, and of course, November 5, 2020. This episode discusses Supernatural in broad strokes, but goes in depth on e...

This episode is dedicated to Evan Gulock, who didn't deserve this. Heading into the Gigapause, the gang continuously messes up the names of Jade and Jane, ask "who's dad is this?", and investigate the origins of the phrase "Win one for the gipper". In comic, Everyone fights. Dave plays a straight man. Roxy gets pissed. There's problems   This episode covers pages 64...

Coming to you live from [REDACTED] city in Michigan, the gang starts reading Homestuck Act 6 Act 6 Intermission 2, there’s problems. Like that’s the title of the Act, not that there’s problems with the episode.   A Serket (not the one you expect) comes back to life. Someone comes along and takes advantage of Jake’s wellspring of hope. The gang explains the plot of Avatar (2013) poorly, updates the...

Quaff some potions with us today as we go fishing. We’re changing what this podcast is all about. Just kidding. The gang goes into part two of Homosuck and talk about how characters’ creative projects characterize them in this story. John discovers the shitty parody of his life’s story.     This episode covers pages 6475 - 6530 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Hom...

The gang dunk on Taylor Swift and try a new faygo flavor. Also there’s more Homestuck. John nearly messes up the story. Terezi goes clown hunting. Kanaya buys some potions. Jake has a breakdown.  This episode covers pages 6382 - 6474 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. Get in touch! Follow Serious Business on twitter: https://twitter.com/Seriou...

Happy Pride Month! Welcome back to this podcast, a discussion of the gayest* webcomic on the internet. Glitches are back! Karkat and Rose are in top form. Dave gets a new old sword. Jade and Roxy should just be friends.  This episode covers pages 6278 - 6381 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. Get in touch! Follow Serious Business on twitter: h...

So, Caliborn's taken control of the narrative. He gives a tutorial on how to make Homestuck but like, badly. Also: The gang gets hung up on Phantom of the Paradise and go on a tangent about cybertrucks, and Caliborn starts twitch streaming.    This episode covers pages 6243 - 6277 of Andrew Hussie’s Homestuck, which is best read on the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. Get in touch! Follow Ser...

In which we finish Homestuck part 3, and reflect on the story so far. John takes a tour of canon. Caliborn loses a confidant. Spades Slick joins a new gang. This episode covers pages 6111 - 6242 of Andrew Hussie's Homestuck, which is best read at the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. Get in touch! Follow Serious Business on twitter: https://twitter.com/SeriousBusPod. Leave us a message at our...

Terezi can see again. Karkat embraces the theological teachings of John Calvin. Tavros stands up for himself. Viceroy Bubbles Von Salamencer summons a skeleton army. Vriska finds a treasure. John breaks Homestuck. his episode covers pages 6015 - 6110 of Andrew Hussie's Homestuck, which is best read at the Unofficial Homestuck Web Archive. Get in touch! Follow Serious Business on twitter: https...