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Necessary Tangents

Necessary Tangents

By Arp1033

What if you took all those side conversations that occur during a podcast recording that usually gets tossed out but kept it all in? Alis and guests attempt to find out while talking about cool stuff!

Kingdom Hearts playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/2uSrrCIPI1l9NOeOTBFGht?si=13dcc90840b64342
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Necessary TangentsOct 09, 2020

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Episode 195: How Are There Still 4 More Episodes?! Featuring Autumn

Episode 195: How Are There Still 4 More Episodes?! Featuring Autumn

CW: Gundam Wing CWs


Autumn and Alis talk about episodes 44 and 45 of Gundam Wing, they are so close to finishing they can taste it!


Music and art by https://ashenthorns.art/

Mar 23, 202424:19
Episode 194: Return of ASM-YARRRR featuring Autumn

Episode 194: Return of ASM-YARRRR featuring Autumn

CW: Standard Gundam Wing stuff


Autumn and Alis be pirates on the high seas who also watched Garr-dum Wing episodes 41 and 42 farr some reason. Arr.


Music and art by https://ashenthorns.art/


Mar 01, 202425:14
PODCAST SCHEDULE UPDATE

PODCAST SCHEDULE UPDATE

No CWs, just listen to it!

Feb 02, 202405:54
Episode 193: No Really, Go Play Lies Of P featuring Rhea

Episode 193: No Really, Go Play Lies Of P featuring Rhea

CW: Discussions of death, murder, body horror, what it means to be human, familicide, gaslighting, betrayal


Rhea and Alis talk about Lies of P, a very good game everyone should give a shot.


Music and art by https://ashenthorns.art/

Jan 26, 202401:00:49
Episode 192: QUIZ TIME featuring Autumn

Episode 192: QUIZ TIME featuring Autumn

cw; no major CWs


Autumn does a little Gundam Wing quiz to see how much attention she has been paying. Can you guess how Autumn does?


Music and art by https://ashenthorns.art/

Jan 19, 202418:23
Episode 191: Oh Right, The Plot! featuring Autumn

Episode 191: Oh Right, The Plot! featuring Autumn

CW: Child soldiers, death, war, PTSD, trauma.


Autumn and Alis watch more Gundam Wing (episodes 38-41) and the plot has decided to actually happen but also just all at once there is so much going on.


Art and music by https://ashenthorns.art/

Jan 12, 202456:31
Episode 190: Everything Is Small, Especially Space featuring Autumn

Episode 190: Everything Is Small, Especially Space featuring Autumn

CW: Child soldiers, death, murder


Alis and Autumn watch Gundam Wing episodes 35-37 and stupid human brains cannot comprehend how big space is.

Jan 05, 202447:19
Episode 189: Chumped by Chumps featuring Autumn

Episode 189: Chumped by Chumps featuring Autumn

CW: Gundam Wing


Alis and Autumn talk about episodes 33 and 34 of Gundam Wing where to killer death robot cockpit AIs are introduced in quick succession. I am sure it will be fine...


Art and music by https://ashenthorns.art/

Dec 29, 202326:59
Episode 188: Duo/Dorothy OTP featuring Autumn

Episode 188: Duo/Dorothy OTP featuring Autumn

CW: Standard Gundam Wing affair, Alis finds some gross fanfic (nothing is read from it)


Autumn and Alis talk about episodes 29-32 of Gundam Wing and they are bad.

Dec 22, 202346:50
Episode 187: Quatre Has A Normal One featuring Autumn

Episode 187: Quatre Has A Normal One featuring Autumn

CW: Gundam Wing Standards


Alis and Autumn discuss Gundam Wing episodes 23-26 in which everyone has a normal day and no one pilots a super death berserk machine, no sirree.


Music and art by https://ashenthorns.art/

Dec 15, 202358:05
Episode 186: Deck-top-lits featuring Autumn

Episode 186: Deck-top-lits featuring Autumn

CW: Death, violence, child soldiers


Autumn and Alis watched episode 19-22 of Gundam Wing and WOW even one more episode than normal is brutal!


Music and art by https://ashenthorns.art/

Dec 08, 202358:31
Episode 185: Serious Sonic featuring Ashe and Autumn

Episode 185: Serious Sonic featuring Ashe and Autumn

CW: Violence, Sonic Shinanigans


Ashe and Autumn talk about Sonic but not in a mocking way, for once!


Art and music by https://ashenthorns.art/

Dec 01, 202335:46
Episode 185: And Then You Record The Rest Of The Bleach

Episode 185: And Then You Record The Rest Of The Bleach

CW: Death, weird sex stuff


Alis finishes out what happened in Bleach because even though there was almost half the manga to still get through, no really, there actually isnt too much left to talk about!


Art and music by https://ashenthorns.art/

Nov 24, 202318:39
Episode 184: Wait, This Isn't SheRa! (Featuring Autumn)

Episode 184: Wait, This Isn't SheRa! (Featuring Autumn)

CW: death, murder, child soldiers


Autumn and Alis watch episode 16-18 of Gundam Wing and find out they have been mispronouncing Quatre's name this whole time, whoops!

Nov 17, 202337:31
Episode 183: A Ki(ki)cophony! Featuring Kiki Rose and Kiki

Episode 183: A Ki(ki)cophony! Featuring Kiki Rose and Kiki

No major CWs.


Alis, Kiki and... Kiki talk about Kiki's Delivery Service! It is a cute movie talked about by a couple cuties!


Art and music by https://ashenthorns.art/

Kiki's plug: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G69P2WZDY/shiki

Kiki's plug: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5537002/

Alis' plug: https://wohgame.com

Nov 10, 202335:41
Episode 182: This Was Supposed To Be About Creepy Pasta featuring SymphonicPink

Episode 182: This Was Supposed To Be About Creepy Pasta featuring SymphonicPink

CW: Death, murder, morbid humor.


Alis and Pink start to talk about CreepyPasta from the old internet but then get distracted and talk about weird Pokemon fan games instead.


Art and music by https://ashenthorns.art/

Pink's stream: https://www.twitch.tv/symphonicpink/



Nov 03, 202331:51
Episode 181: Techincally We Played 2.5 Truths And .5 Lies feautruing Kiki and Kay
Oct 27, 202347:40
Episode 180: Heavily Accented Physics featuring Robert Denby

Episode 180: Heavily Accented Physics featuring Robert Denby

CW: Animal death, weird religious prejudice, internalized homophobia


Rob and Alis talk about weird college classes they took and I cannot stress this enough, Buddhism does not work like that.


Art and music by https://ashenthorns.art/

SoC's socials (no really check them out: https://bsky.app/profile/streamofconch.bsky.social

Oct 20, 202335:39
Episode 179: Homestuck Updated... featuring Ashe

Episode 179: Homestuck Updated... featuring Ashe

CW: Standard Homestuck CWs, transphobia


Ashe and Alis talk about the new Homestuck update and a bit about how Homestuck continues on. I also need to reiterate, the update dropped 30 mins before recording started and completly derailed our original plans for the recording.


Music and art by https://ashenthorns.art/

Homestuck made This World: https://rangedtouch.com/category/homestuck/

Unofficial Homestuck Collection: https://bambosh.dev/unofficial-homestuck-collection/

Slur Replacement Patch: https://hssrp.carrd.co/

Oct 13, 202346:13
Episode 178: Kender Penders Is An Odd Dude featuring SymphonicPink and Ashe

Episode 178: Kender Penders Is An Odd Dude featuring SymphonicPink and Ashe

CW: Genocide mention, child endangerment, gaslighting.


Alis, Ashe and SymphonicPink talk about Ken Penders and the baffling choices he made in his comics.


Art and music by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Oct 06, 202345:53
Episode 177: I Miss Being This Resilient featuring Syrene
Sep 29, 202335:29
Episode 176: Unnecesary Gymnastics? Featuring Rhea and Autumn

Episode 176: Unnecesary Gymnastics? Featuring Rhea and Autumn

CW: Eye trauma, death, brainwashing, torture, minor attraction kinda? Listen to the intro I explain it there.


Alis, Autumn and Rhea talk about Bleach, and totally not Boruto (it is mainly just Alis talking about Boruto, shhhhh)


Music and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Sep 22, 202343:01
Episode 175: MMO Talk, I Guess? Featuring Autumn

Episode 175: MMO Talk, I Guess? Featuring Autumn

No major CWs.


Alis and Autumn just kinda ramble about whatever and kinda settle on MMOs by the end.


Art and music by: https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Sep 15, 202327:29
Episode 174: Good Kitties featuring RobertDenby

Episode 174: Good Kitties featuring RobertDenby

CW: Pet injury and death (brief mentions).


Alis and RobertDenby swap cute pet stories for like a half hour!


Art and music by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

SoC's stuff: https://twitter.com/StreamofConcsh

Sep 08, 202329:25
Episode 173: Chill Sunny Vibes featuring Rhea

Episode 173: Chill Sunny Vibes featuring Rhea

CW: Death, Nazi Science mention.


Rhea and Alis talk more about Bleach but don't worry! We are almost done with this arc, just two more to go! Ignore that the final arc is almost 30% of the entire manga.


Music and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Rhea's KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/shirayurinorhea

Alis' stream: https://www.twitch.tv/arp1033

Sep 01, 202331:32
Episode 172: Technically 200!

Episode 172: Technically 200!

No major CWs.


Alis talks about the future very briefly.


Music and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns


Link to Alis' discord: https://discord.gg/QYDqF9Ja

Aug 25, 202304:04
Episode 171: Go Watch A Better Movie featuring Hannah

Episode 171: Go Watch A Better Movie featuring Hannah

CW: Death, shark violence, drug use


Alis and Hannah watched Mako and talk about it. TL;DL its bad and you should not watch it!

Aug 18, 202329:06
Episode 170: Bad Jokes featuring Autumn
Aug 11, 202323:39
Episode 169: Crystals and Puppets featuring Minfilia

Episode 169: Crystals and Puppets featuring Minfilia

CW: Bleach spoilers, Nazi Science comparisons, death, torture, human experimentation, kidnapping and wrongful arrest.


Alis and Minfilia talk about Turn Back The Pendulum arc in Bleach. It isn't as good as Alis remembered but hey, it's all downhill form here :V


Music and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Aug 04, 202341:33
Episode 168: Horror Games, Not Horrible! Featuring Ashe

Episode 168: Horror Games, Not Horrible! Featuring Ashe

CW: minor Oxenfree and Signalis spoilers.


Ashe and Alis talk about horror games they like! There are a lot of good ones!


Music and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Jul 28, 202331:29
Episode 167: Maybe The Real Bleach Was The Friends We Made On The Way featuring Minfilia

Episode 167: Maybe The Real Bleach Was The Friends We Made On The Way featuring Minfilia

CW: Racism, Nazi Science

Minfilia and Alis continue to talk about Bleach. It continues to be dire. (And yes this still matches the naming convention for the episodes)


Music and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Jul 21, 202339:33
Episode 166: Word Games Are Tough! featuring Autumn

Episode 166: Word Games Are Tough! featuring Autumn

No major CWs.


Alis is sick so they and Autumn just ramble on for a while.


Music and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Autumn's band: https://izthmiseattle.bandcamp.com/



Jul 14, 202323:34
Episode 165: Chaos Gremlin: My Favorite Gender featuring Robert Denby

Episode 165: Chaos Gremlin: My Favorite Gender featuring Robert Denby

CW: Nimona spoilers, discussion of transphobia, racism, dismemberment, homophobia.


Alis and Robert Denby talk about Nimona! It's pretty good!!


Intro, outro and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns




Jul 07, 202301:00:27
Episode 164: Story Time featuring Minfilia

Episode 164: Story Time featuring Minfilia

CW: Slavery, FFXIV Spoilers, mention of blood and body mutilation.


Alis and Minfilia talk about Alis' story idea. I personally think it is a good one, but I am also biased.


Art and music by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns


Link to Alis' stream on July 1st: twitch.tv/arp1033

Jun 30, 202353:25
Episode 163: COMMENCING RADICALIZATION featuring Kiki Rose
Jun 23, 202345:59
Episode 162: I Am Not Terry Pratchett... featuring Kiki Rose

Episode 162: I Am Not Terry Pratchett... featuring Kiki Rose

...But that is ok, no one is.


CW: Slavery, racism, genocide, human experimentation, murder, war


Kiki and Alis talk about a setting for some sort of fiction that has been rattling in Alis' mostly-empty noggin for years!


Intro, outro and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns


Tekken 8 signups: https://tekken.com/closed-network-test

Jun 16, 202353:25
Episode 161: Sin Is Perfect In Every Way featuring Ashe

Episode 161: Sin Is Perfect In Every Way featuring Ashe

CW: Child endangerment, child death, violence, discussion of childbirth.


Alis and Ashe talk about the (mercifully shorter) GG: Strive story movie Another Story! It is very good.


Intro, outro and art done by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Ashe's Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ashenthorns

Jun 09, 202332:43
Episode 160: Hat Man, Now Without Niquil! Featuring Ashe and Autumn

Episode 160: Hat Man, Now Without Niquil! Featuring Ashe and Autumn

Ashe, Autumn and Alis talk about more Gundam Wing. It continues to be bad.
Jun 02, 202339:15
Episode 159: Friday the 26th featuring Minfilia
May 26, 202346:48
Episode 158: Faces and Flowers featuring Minfilia

Episode 158: Faces and Flowers featuring Minfilia

Cw: Bleach spoilers

Minfilia and Alis talk about more Bleach and Alis' memory proves to be worse than they thought!
May 19, 202337:01
Episode 157: It's a Gundam~ Featuring Autumn

Episode 157: It's a Gundam~ Featuring Autumn

CW: Gundam Wing spoilers, standard Gundam warnings.


Alis and Autumn talk about episodes 10-13 of Gundam Wing, in which Hiro is an idiot, someone gets real excited at a party and Wufai continues to hate women.


Music and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns


Ashe's KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/ashenthorns

May 12, 202346:32
Episode 156: Sonic Ramblings featuring Alis

Episode 156: Sonic Ramblings featuring Alis

CW: Sonic Frontiers spoilers, Discussion of sexuality.


Autumn talks to Alis about their recent stream and... wait, that can't be right......

May 05, 202329:21
Episode 155: A Pretty Orange Sky featuring Minfilia and Kiki

Episode 155: A Pretty Orange Sky featuring Minfilia and Kiki

CW: alcohol mention, nazi mention, racism, sexuality, a voice actor's extra marital affair with an underage girl is mentioned.


Kiki, Minfilia and Alis talk more about Bleach and finally get through the Soul Society arc! It is all downhill from here...


Intro, outro and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns


Link to Ashe's KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/ashenthorns

Apr 28, 202346:37
Episode 154: Fanfic Again Apparently! Featuring Ashe

Episode 154: Fanfic Again Apparently! Featuring Ashe

CW: Hitler mention, sexual assault, mention of heavy violence, Berserk spoilers


Alis and Ashe just kinda hang out for a bit and then start talking about Fanfic a lot.


Art and music by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Apr 21, 202335:05
Episode 153: Aimless Running featuring Minfilia

Episode 153: Aimless Running featuring Minfilia

CW: Genocide, racism, abuse, gaslighting, Bleach spoilers


Minfilia and Alis talk about most of the Soul Society arc in Bleach, in a rambling disorderly manner, but that is ok because most of the arc is told that way too :V


Intro, outro and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Apr 14, 202342:11
Episode 152: Red Scarf of Fate featuring Minfilia

Episode 152: Red Scarf of Fate featuring Minfilia

CWs: Sexual harassment, DID mention, Bleach spoilers.


Minfilia and Alis talk about Bleach some more. It is still in the good parts but the cracks are showing...


Intro, outro and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns


Link to Alis' streams: https://www.twitch.tv/arp1033

Apr 07, 202342:00
Episode 151: I Ended Up Not Getting Any Pho featuring Minfilia

Episode 151: I Ended Up Not Getting Any Pho featuring Minfilia

No major CWs.


Alis and Minfilia talk about the charity stream that had just happened, but mainly Alis just looks at a restaurant's menu because they are hungry.


Intor, outro and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Link to the GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/chatty-chai

Mar 31, 202311:57
Episode 150: Yup, Sonic Comics Are Still Wierd featuring Ashe

Episode 150: Yup, Sonic Comics Are Still Wierd featuring Ashe

CW: Body horror, death, drug mention


Alis and Ashe talk about the OTHER Sonic Comic continuity and don't worry! It is just as bizarre as the old one.


Intro, outro and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Link to CHatty Chai's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/chatty-chai

Link to Alis' stream: https://www.twitch.tv/arp1033

Mar 24, 202344:44
Episode 149: 생선 Is Korean For Fish! Featuring Remi and Autumn
Mar 17, 202342:43
Episode 148: The Final Joke Is The OP's Name Is "Just Communication" featuring Autumn

Episode 148: The Final Joke Is The OP's Name Is "Just Communication" featuring Autumn

CW: Death, violence, sexism, child soldiers, war


Alis and Autumn once again dive into the Gundam Wing mines in an attempt to strike gold!  They do not.


Intro, outro and art by https://twitter.com/Ashen_Thorns

Mar 10, 202338:40