The Secret Treehouse

Long time no... hear? Talk? Yap? Full spoilers to Don Hertzfeldt's World of Tomorrow. It's on YouTube, give it a watch! Content warnings for discussions of death and existential dread. In this one, our hosts SJ and Gab talk about time travel, grief, loss, and what it means to be five years old again. Including: rain, technical difficulties, some changes, Jacob Geller video essays, and a lot of SJ...

Tuck yourselves in and listen to our hosts opine over princesses being brides. In this episode hosts SJ and Gab talk in-depth about pirates, princesses, giants, six-fingered men. Oh, and The Princess Bride (1987). Featuring but not limited to discussions about archetypes, fairy tales, living under rocks, considering piracy and more! The cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow us on our socials via...

Heavy, heavy spoilers for Challengers (2023). In this belated Pride month episode of the Treehouse, hosts Gab and SJ talk extensively about a sport neither of them have played. Featuring but not limited to topics of Hollywood's legacy throuple movies, totally not phallic imagery, absolutely normal bros from all-boys schools, Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, stinky cats, and more! The cover art was done by...

In this admittedly belated episode, hosts SJ and Gab talk about the growth, animation, and a lot of emotions with the hit comic Mob Psycho 100. Featuring: Yaoi on Ice, Chinese donghua, the origins of babygirl, and SJ's intense hatred for My Hero Academia. The cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow us on our socials via https://linktr.ee/playgroundpods Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/playgro...

Spoilers for Polite Society (2023) and series one of We are Lady Parts! In this episode, hosts Gab and SJ talk extensively about the complexities, the epic highs and lows of women being in a British punk band. Accompany them in their deep, deep conversations about intersectional feminism, Femslash February, the role of religion in culture, critical analysis, having social anxiety, and also their c...

Spoilers for 10-year old audio drama, Wolf 359. In this episode, hosts Gab and SJ chronicle their endeavors of having listened to (and relistened to) audio dramas set in space, cursed (by association) horror podcasts, the terrifying space between change and stagnation, and much more! Featuring: Oscar Isaac, science fiction capitalism, weird SJ lore, the return of Ashe the cat, and audio waves. The...

Content warnings for mentions and discussions of suicide, suicidal ideations, and death. Spoilers abound for Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (전지적 독자 시점) by Sing-Shong and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. In this episode, hosts SJ and Gab end up talking about apocalypses, big and small. Featuring blorbo treatment, novel-ception, the act of content creation, the act of content consumption, questionin...

Spoilers abound for 1999 film The Matrix and the more recent 2021 film The Matrix: Resurrections. In this episode, hosts Gab and SJ talk at length about bullet times and how we don't need them to appreciated a good story. Featuring incredibly homoerotic legacy films, the animated Spider-verses, the value of originality and novelty in adaptations and remakes, extended talks about feminism and queer...

Spoilers abound! On the second year of the treehouse, hosts SJ and Gab decide to invite people up! In this episode, friend of the podcast, Alina gently leads us for a deep dive off the mountain peaks in talking about Chinese webnovel, Thousand Autumns. Or Qian Qiu, if you're so inclined. Featuring: Bart Simpson, Hannigram, raw fish, fandom breakups, blorbos, and the greatest comedy duo of 6th cent...

General content warning: There may be some explosions in this, as this was recorded well before January 1st and Filipinos are very, very excited about fireworks. Specific trigger warning: We talk about modern slavery and the climate crisis for a bit of this. Stay safe and happy listening, okay? Happy New Year, everyone! This January, hosts Gab and SJ put on their best Foghorn Leghorn act and talk...

Is this the last episode of the year or the first episode of the year? Hm... Well, either way, in this one, hosts Gab and SJ talk about the months past, musicals, animation (to the surprise of no one), and The Big Mouse Up In The Sky's official best film series to date: Enchanted and Disenchanted. Featuring: the rain (again), SJ being sick (again), bad reviews of Everything Everywhere All At Once,...

In this one, our hosts SJ and Gab talk about the gayest vampire TV show in existence, What We Do In The Shadows. They also talk about the prime, the original mockumentary, as well as the newest gay vampire show in town. Featuring: Gab's sister, the imaginary Harvey Guillen holiday romcom, Gab's impressions of Matt Berry, and bicycles rolling downhill. Looking for that Filipino guide? We got you! p...

Spooky season is here, which means our hosts are back from their hiatus (... hiati?) to serve snacks– Scooby snacks, even. Join hosts Gab and SJ as they delve deep into animation history, a very special episode of Scooby-Doo, and what kind of reboots they want to see in the future! Featuring Ashe the cat , classic Filipino Internet connectivity issues, and Hollywood's Filipino mediafication. The c...

Minor content warning for discussions of sexual assault. It's nothing to serious but please stay safe! In this one, hosts SJ and Gab have a rather impromptu discussion about content creators, parasocial relationships, and Internet harrassment. All before the rather wacky episode recording that is the one after this. Trust us, we didn't know why we started talking about this either. 🎵 Music "initi...

Attention Brimstone Valley Mall shoppers! Be on the lookout for hilarious discussions about sex and MASSIVE spoilers for the brilliant, the effervescent, fantastically-written audio drama Brimstone Valley Mall. In this, Gab and SJ make several attempts at staying on track, have a rousing and in-depth discussion about totally-not-demonic goth band Mall Rat, dodge several swings from emotional metal...

Spoilers for all seasons of Killing Eve. There was an attempt to keep it spoiler-free. There was a note and everything. In this one, SJ and Gab shift from Gay Pride to Gay Wrath and take a deep dive into what happened to Killing Eve. Featuring: Cherik, fix-it AUs, and Avicii's Addicted to You. The cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow us on our socials via https://linktr.ee/playgroundpods Support...

Mild spoilers for every Bill & Ted thing that exists ever. You'd be surprised just how much there is. Not as surprised at the length with which Gab and SJ talk about it though. Believe it or not, there's a lot more where this came from. This version of their session includes: getting deep about two dudes, himbo appreciation, excessive amounts of brain rot, and A LOT of ideas for a Bill & T...

Content warnings for discussions of cannibalism and child endangerment. Spoiler warnings all Little Nightmares games. You won't believe just how many there actually are, because SJ managed to top Gab's lengthy enthusiasm for Mamma Mia! in this one. Presenting: "oh, that's not good," the amount of horror games SJ is into, and time travel. Cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow us on our socials via...

In this one, Gab does the impossible: she proves that she can actually talk about Mamma Mia! for more than thirty minutes. She and SJ then spend the next thirty more minutes talking about Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Presenting: SJ not knowing anything about white America, endless shrieking, and wanting Pierce Brosnan's character dead in the third movie. The cover art was done by Stacey A. Follow...

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