Semantics, Pedantics, and Romantics

Send a textThey're baaaaaaaaack~After a long hiatus, your two favorite chuckle-fucks are back! In our return episode, we talk about one of our favorite activities in the Twin Cities: The Renaissance Festival!Come join us as we discuss all the salacious details. From where exactly you should stick that turkey leg, to proper practices to avoid heat-stroke while wearing chain mail, these two have it all!Thanks for listening!

Send a textHello! Welcome to this weeks episode of Semantics, Pedantics, and Romantics! We're tackling the sci-fi juggernaut, the latest Disney cash-cow, and one of my personal favorite pieces of media: Star Wars! Enjoy as mercilessly and deservedly tear this property apart even though we love it. Enjoy!

Send a textHello! Long time no see! This week we're BACK  and do we got a great episode for you. We welcome our dear friend and co-host of the "Living Scary" podcast, Logan, to discuss Queer Media. The topics range from unintentional masterpieces like "Showgirls", to the cultural phenomena that is "Rupaul's Drag Race". Enjoy!!!

Send a textHello! Welcome back! This week, we delve into gender: how we identify, how other people identify, and how not be an asshole when addressing the topic. Enjoy!

Send a textWelp, we've covered every topic under the sun. We've exhausted all avenues of thought and the human experience....anyway, how's the weather? Join us as we talk about and take a humorous spin on a topic as mundane as the weather. Enjoy!!

Send a textHello! This week, we delve into my first hype fixation and one true love: Pokemon! Truly one of my favorite things on this Earth. Enjoy as we reminisce about our favorite Pokemon, the weird tie-ins with the anime, and NUMEROUS tangents! 

Send a textHooooooooo boy, do we got a topic near and dear to our hearts for ya'll this week. It's Obscure anime, baby. All the weird shows that you only saw 2 episodes of late at night on Toonami that one time in the 8th grade? We saw them too, and we're here to talk about them. Enjoy!

Send a textHello! This week we're really waxing nostalgic on ya'll. We talk about all of our favorite things over the years and how we can look back on them with fondness, even if they were a little cringe. Enjoy!!!

Send a textBoy howdy do we have a doozy for ya'll this week. We're playing the hit game that's sweeping the nation (and Tik Tok) "Smash or Pass", but with cryptids! It's even more chaotic than usual so I hope you're ready. Enjoy!!

Send a textHello! Welcome back! This week, we discuss anything and everything regarding the latest smash hit from Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina! Enjoy!

Send a textHello, hello! We're back at it again with another pile of chaos! This week, we talk about SEX. Yes! You heard right. SEX. That ever so taboo topic in the minds of millions if not billions of people. However, we have no shame! Enjoy!!

Send a textThis time, we tackle the topic of Superheroes! Some of our favorites, our least favorites, and all those in between. Oh! And don't forget our constant tangents. Enjoy!!!

Send a textHello! It's been a bit, but we're back! Join us this week as we talk about one of the best video games either of us has ever played: Stardew Valley! We are not sponsored, but we just love the game that freakin' much. It's $15.00 on Steam and truly one of the best cost-to-game ratios ever made. GO BUY IT!!! Enjoy the episode!!

Send a textHello!! It's time for SPOOP. This week, we discuss everything from Spirit Halloween to how some monsters/killers from horror movies are HOT. Enjoy!!!

Send a textHello! This week, your two favorite chaos gremlins discuss the best season: Fall. No, we will not be taking questions at this time. Shut up, get a pumpkin spiced latte, and ENJOY!!!

Send a textHello! Welcome to another episode where we struggle to stay on topic for longer than 5 minutes! This week, we discuss online dating and all the chaos, joy, and unsolicited dick pics it entails. Enjoy!!!

Send a textThis week, we're joined by another guest! An expert and overall scholar on all things Kingdom Hearts, its Tom Powers, Christine's little brother! Join us as we take another deep dive into the utter chaos that is Kingdom Hearts because we didn't even come close to covering it all in the first one! Enjoy!!

Send a textHello! This week, we're joined by the man, the myth, the legend: my husband, Christopher! One of his absolute favorite topics is cryptids, so we're gonna talk about them! Join us as we discuss our favorite ones with gusto, vigor, and research that definitely isn't us reading off of a Wikipedia page! Enjoy!!!

Send a textHello, hello! Welcome to another installment of a massive topic we decided to tackle in 45 mins! This is actually an episode we recorded back in July, but I'm silly and forgot to post it, so some of our references to other episodes may be a bit outdated. Anyway, enjoy!!!

Send a textHello! This week, we dive into one of our favorite things to do: Travel! Christine has gone to multiple countries, almost every state in the US, and experienced things most people only ever get to dream about! Tyler...well, Tyler has a deep knowledge on what gas stations serve the best hot dogs in the Midwest! Enjoy!!!

Send a textHello! Welcome to the exciting conclusion of our first two-part episode on Tropes! This week, we discuss tropes we hate. From the loathed "Bury-Your-Gays" to the equally hated "The-Main-Character-Gets-Hot-After-She-Takes-Off-Her-Glasses", we cover them all! (JK we don't have that much time) Enjoy!!! 

Send a textOur first 2 part episode! Join us this week as we talk about our favorite tropes in media: Enemies to lovers, mutual pining, leit motifs, etc., etc. We talk about it all! And don't forget to join us next week as we finish our first two-parter! Enjoy! 

Send a textHey ya'll! We're gonna wax serious on you for this one. Well, as serious as we can actually be. This week we dive into something that has shaped our lives and made us into the people we are today! Whether that's for better or worse is still anyone's guess. But here you go! Enjoy!

Send a textHello! Boy howdy did we really do it this time. This week on Semantics, Pedantics, and Romantics; two queers take on the legendary giant that is Disney. We talk about our favorite movies, our lest favorite movies, what we love about Disney, what we hate about Disney, and all areas in-between. Enjoy! 

Send a textHey, hey! Welcome back! This week, we talk about the thing we're doing: Podcasts! We are both lovers and heavy consumers of episodic audio media and this week we delve into our favorite ones! From the depths of eldritch, esoteric, and unfathomable terror to the sheer chaos of self-published erotica, join us as we talk about what got us into the mess to begin with! Enjoy!

Send a textAlcohol...love it or hate it, it's here and here to stay. So lets talk about it! This week, we delve into our own personal experience with ol' Devil Hooch. Join us as we cover the entire depth and breadth of yet another topic that is far too broad and far too deep. Enjoy!

Send a textThis week, we delve into another topic that is far to large to adequately talk about in 45 minutes... BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY ANYWAY. Science Fiction is an astoundingly broad and fascinating topic that many people have strong opinions on, including us! Enjoy!!

Send us Fan MailThis week, we bring to you the art of Drag. What is the actual definition of drag, you ask? Great question! We don't know either! But, we do have a lot of opinions and hot takes! Join us as we scratch the surface of one of the most visible and dramatic aspects of queer culture. Enjoy! 

Send a textHey, hey hey! We have a special guest this week! It's our friend Logan from the podcast "Living Viscariously"! Logan joins us to day as we talk about a indelible facet of queer culture: bad media! And we don't mean intentionally bad media, we mean movies that are so horrendous that they transcend into comedy gold. Our offerings today include: "Showgirls" (Disclaimer: This movie contains heavy nudity, swearing, drug use, and graphic depictions of sexual violence), "The Star War's Holiday Special, and "Dark Dungeons". Enjoy!!

Send us Fan Mail"Are ya ready, kids!?" This week, we delve into a truly formative aspect of our childhoods, Spongebob Squarepants! Be prepared for singing, endless quoting, and an overwhelming amount of wheezing laughter as we reminisce about one of our absolute favorite childhood shows. Enjoy!

Send a textWe already covered an example of this in our Kingdom Heart's episode, but now you get to hear about our other favorite Japanese Role Playing Games! We talk about our favorite games, our favorite things about them, some things that are problematic in them, and many other things that aren't related at all! Enjoy!! 

Send a textThis week, we talk about the reason both of us went to college! We discuss our favorite shows, our least favorite shows, behind the scenes, on stage, and everything in-between! Oh! And our pet-peeves. We're nothing if pretty and petty. Enjoy! 

Send a textComing off the back of one of our DND sessions, we plumb new depths of bizarre design choices. While Kingdom Hearts is a fun game, its development, release, and choices have been...problematic to say the least. Join us as we discuss one of the foremost examples of corporate greed ruining a perfectly good thing!! Enjoy!

Send a textHey ya'll! We talk about something near and dear to our hearts this week: Not talking to people! Just kidding! Well, kind of. Dive in with one of the most common misconceptions about us, we're SUPER introverted. Enjoy!

Send a textOooooooh, we're waxing REAL nerdy on y'all this week. Join us as we talk about one of the geekiest pastimes out there and our personal experiences with it! Also, introducing our special guest: The GameStop stock market scandal and two liberal arts majors trying to talk business!! Enjoy!!!

Send a textAre you passionate about something? Maybe it's your favorite music artist, hobby, or extremely specific kink! You do you, boo boo. We don't judge. That being said, we're big fans of so many things, and in this episode, we'll explain what it's been like being a fan of these things with the other people who are also fans of the same things; colloquially referred to as a "fandom". Enjoy!

Send a textOooohhh, do we got a good one this week. Have you ever run like a Naruto character? Said, "Nani!?" Or just spent a weekend binge watching a series that spends entire episodes on just one guy screaming? We have. And we're here to talk about it! Enjoy!

Send a textWe return this week to the cultural phenomenon that was Vine. Enjoy as we discuss our favorite Vines, get side-tracked at every opportunity, and go from deadpan to wheezing in .05 seconds!

Send a textSo this year...sucked. Its been said many times, many ways. But! Even though this year was a flaming dumpster fire, there were some fun things we discovered about ourselves. In this episode, we talk video games, hobbies, podcasts and so much more in our 2nd episode!

Send a textJoin us in our inaugural episode! This week we dive into exactly who we are and why you should listen to us! Will Christine divulge her deepest, darkest secrets? Will Tyler make inappropriate comments in a desperate attempt at comedy?? Will the hosts ever stay on topic for more than 5 minutes??? You'll just have to listen and find out, won'tcha?