Not-So-Giant Women: A Podcast About Steven Universe

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Alone Together and cover such topics as Stevonnie's design, the Gems' reactions, gender and pronoun stuff, the trans allegory, humans' reaction to Stevonnie, whether Fusions' components can absorb skills from each other that they can take with them, comparisons of fusion to sex, Fusion names, theories on what fusion is actually like, the importance of the dance, the grossness of Kevin's behavior, the whole mess of people thinking they should get to know what is in a transgender or intersex person's pants, and the dangers of spoilers.

• Probing Question: If Steven fused again, would it be with a Gem or a human?
  And would Stevonnie be able to fuse?
  
• Today's recipes: None
  
• Today's merchandise: A Stevonnie t-shirt (with Steven and Connie being held by Stevonnie).
  
• Video version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_bdv2omJGU
  
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Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about The Test and cover such topics as video game glitches of our youths, Steven's tendency to parentify himself, Pearl's tendency to put her foot in her mouth, the Temple being able to accommodate a testing space and the way the Gems activated the door for it, the games named and the similarities to real-life games, the way continuity has persisted, opinions of each Gem's test room, how Steven might have dealt with his real feelings after not being honest with the Gems, and the show being tied to Steven's perspective.

• Probing Question: What might the conversation Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl had to come up with the testing rooms sounded like?
  
• Today's recipes: None.
  
• Today's merchandise: Steven Universe Mad Libs.
  
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• This episode with pictures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU_70cjlmtk

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Future Vision and cover such topics as the mechanics of Garnet's future vision ability, the cute animated deaths for Steven, the evidence for Garnet's power that we already had before this episode, the ways future vision can break a story or enhance it, Garnet's experience of letting Steven in a little and having it result in disaster, examples of Garnet demonstrating future vision in previous episodes before the reveal, old technology, and a digression about violence and sexuality being allowed on television, .

• Probing Question: Do you think Garnet can turn off her future vision?
  
• Today's recipe: Mayo Sandwich. https://love-takes-work.tumblr.com/post/179025316352/im-very-sorry-to-inform-you-that-i-made-the-mayo
  
• Today's merchandise: Cookie Cat travel cup and fan-made crocheted Garnet Gauntlet fingerless gloves made by OliveandBrook. This creator is no longer selling on Etsy but you can see some of their creations still on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OliveandBrook/
  
• Dumb Ways to Die: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw
  
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• Video version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niko19jLqKs

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Political Power and cover such topics as the growing dread in Beach City, Mayor Dewey's crush on Pearl, the Ocean Town joke, Mayor Dewey's governing style, the significance of the Light Cannons under the house, the Gems keeping things from Steven, the Onion Chaos factor, birthstones, and a bunch of discussion of spoiler dangers.

• Probing Question: Is it Mayor Dewey's responsibility or the Gems' responsibility to try to organize regarding how to manage Gem-related crises?
  
• Today's recipe: Crying Breakfast Friends frozen meal and melted ice cream: https://love-takes-work.tumblr.com/post/629899263114166272/crying-breakfast-friends-frozen-breakfast-not-a
  
• Today's merchandise: Crystal Gems pinback buttons.
  
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• Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKRgkkF8Xps&t=12s

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Historical Friction and cover such topics as the ongoing storyline's application in this episode, Jamie's thespian ventures, Mayor Dewey's crush on Pearl and what his actual first name is, who Dewey's running against all the time anyway, Mayor Dewey's initial refusal to accept edits, the history of Dewey's family being mayor, the identity of the Fusion that saved William Dewey, Stevenian enthusiasm, Nanefua's inappropriate behavior, and the creative name 'Beach City'.

• Probing Question: Does Beach City founder William Dewey's agreement with the Crystal Gems that he understood the area is dangerous affect your feelings about the present-day property damage the Gems tend to cause?
• Today's recipe: None.
• Today's merchandise: The Crystal Jamies tee shirt.
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• Video version of the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ4dKLJEWF0