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BONUS VID - The Anti-Colonial Politics of Babylon 5

Bonus Patreon only video! Fascism thrives on stories—on myths of power, dominance, and the inevitability of oppression. But Babylon 5 dares to ask: What if we could break the cycle? Through the c...

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Frak this Podcast! #5 - Bastille Day

The Frak This Podcast this week is covering Bastille Day—the one where Apollo’s idealism crashes into reality, Zarek makes his grand entrance, and everyone started to realize that Battlestar Ga...

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The Stories Fascism Fears the Most

Fascism isn’t just about power—it’s about controlling the stories we tell. It warps narratives to justify oppression, trapping us in cycles of dominance and despair. But stories can also resi...

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Frak this Podcast! #4 - Water

The Frak This Podcast this week is covering the Battlestar Galactica episode Water. Vera and I are here to unpack Boomer’s existential crisis and I accidentally have a realization about how much ...

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Frak this Podcast! #3 - 33

The Frak This Podcast this week is covering the first regular episode of Battlestar Galactica, the all-timer, the banger, the stress-inducing classic: 33. Vera and I are joined by one of my best fr...

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Frak This Podcast! #2 - Battlestar Galactica Miniseries Part 2

Vera Wylde and Jessie Gender venture out on the Battlestar Galactica and take in the entire voyage one episode at a time.

Miniseries Part 2 - The fleeing civilians reach the Galactica as the ...

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March 2025 Patreon Update & Discord Invite

Hey everyone,

First off, I just want to say a truly heartfelt THANK YOU. So many of you have joined after my Emilia Pérez video, and it means the absolute world to me and my fi...

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The Stories White Supremacy Tells to Stay in Control

From Hollywood to the Daily Wire, white supremacy keeps telling the same story to maintain control—it's time we break the cycle.

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Frak This Podcast #1 - THE MINISERIES Part 1

It's brand new podcast time y'all! The Jumpgate Podcast may have ended, but Vera and I aren’t done talking about sci-fi just yet. We’re kicking off something brand new series—FRAK THIS PODCAS...

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BIG NEWS! I'm Assistant Directing a Trans -Scifi Short!

Hey all! So BIG NEWS! The first of THREE amazing off-YouTube projects I'm working on this year has officially been announced! I'm going to be assistant directing and producer a trans-focused scifi ...

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Jumpgate #133 - Final Thoughts

Whelp, Jumpgate is coming in for a final docking. Our last episode is here, and Vera and I are closing things out by reminiscing about our favorite Babylon 5 moments—the highs, the heartbreaks, a...

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Jumpgate #132 – The Road Home

Well, folks, we’ve officially reached the latest (and possibly last?) Babylon 5 release on the Jumpgate podcast—The Road Home, the recent animated movie. I...

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Jumpgate #131 – The Lost Tales

We’re diving into Babylon 5: The Lost Tales, the direct-to-DVD movie that asks: what if the Devil showed up on the station… and it was actually great? Join Vera and me as we near the finish lin...

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DISCORD LINK & UPDATE (WITH HINTS TOWARDS BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS!)

Hey everyone!

Just a little tease—I’ll be revealing one of my two big announcements at the end of this post, along with when the other one will officially be announced!

First, a hu...

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The Complex Trans Representation of Squid Game

Hey all, here is a Patron Exclusive essay for you all! I really adored the trans representation in Squid Game, despite my complicated feelings on the casting of a cis man for the character, so I w...

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UNCENSORED - The Racist Cisgender Nonsense of Emilia Perez

Its finally here! This is a big one and I think it contains some of the best writing I've ever done at the end. I tried to make it a fun one, but ultimately there's a lot to be angry about with thi...

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Section 31 Misses the Point of Star Trek

Hey all. While it releases tomorrow night, the review embargo is up for Star Trek: Section 31, the new Star Trek streaming moving starring Michelle Yoeh. However, I had a LOT of thoughts on the mov...

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Jumpgate #129 – Crusade planned episodes & series overview

We're nearing the end of the Jumpgate Podcast as we wrap up Crusade by going over the cool scrapped 5 year story plan for the series and give our overall thoughts! Next up, LEGEND OF THE RANGERS! View Post

Jumpgate #128 – Crusade: The Rules of the Game

Hey, we're FINALLY BACK at Babylon 5 on the Jumpgate podcast as the Excaliber crew heads off the the last best hope for peace - and so he can flirt up a storm with Lochley. Meanwhile Max bumps into...

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THE CISGENDER NONSENSE OF EMILIA PEREZ script

Hey all,

If you haven’t seen me talk abou

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I’m ok!

Hey y’all! I’ve gotten a few messages from folks checking to see if I’m ok due to the ongoing fires in LA right now. I really appreciate the concern, it’s really nice to know I’m being th...

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Jumpgate #127 – Crusade: The Well of Forever

Crusade visits the big green screen set in the sky (or hyperspace as it were) as we start to reach the final episodes of this Babylon 5 spinoff with THE WELL OF FOREVER as the Jumpgate podcast cont...

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Quick Update & Discord link

Hey everyone! First, a heartfelt thank you to all of you for your incredible support. You've not only helped keep me and my fiancée, Erin, afloat during this chaotic time, but you've also given us...

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Jumpgate #126 – Crusade: Patterns of the Soul

This week on the Jumpgate podcast, Vera and I dive into Crusade’s Patterns of the Soul! The Excalibur is on another detour (shocking, we know) to recover possibly infected humans from a colony th...

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Jumpgate #125 – Crusade: Ruling from the Tomb

This week on the Jumpgate podcast, Vera and I dive into Crusade's "Ruling from the Tomb" – an episode where Babylon 5's Lochley is back yet again... even t...

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Jumpgate #124 – Crusade: The Paths of Sorrow

This week on the Jumpgate podcast, Vera and I dive into Crusade's flashback-heavy episode, "The Paths of Sorrow" - full of past traumas and questionable storytelling choices—and yes...

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The Star Trek Short Film Blurring Time and Identity

Hey everyone! Got another essay for you—this time diving into a critical analysis of the recent Star Trek short film celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: Generations View Post

What Conservatives Get So Wrong About Star Trek

Hey all – I started writing this as a casual piece, but it turned into something much longer about how conservatives are misusing Star Trek, specifically Deep Space Nine, to pus...

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Jumpgate #123 – Crusade: Every Night I Dream of Home

The Jumpgate podcast continues through Crusade as The Excalibur swings by Earth for classified reasons. Really, it’s just an excuse to bring in some Babylon 5 alums, including View Post

Stories That Resist and Transform SCRIPT

Hey everyone, and welcome to December! I can’t

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