One last spin around the block. We recount the Secret Origin of this podcast, recall our favorite episodes of both our show and the show, and leave with a fun little surprise. MUSIC IN THE EPISODE: Scorpions - "Wind of Change" w/ the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 a very special "Listen to Your Heart"

We're tired of talking. We want to hear from y'all -- the people who really made this iteration of She-Ra something special. About a dozen and a half really incredible, thoughtful, open listeners send us audio recordings that tell their own story about how She-Ra, the Princess of Power has better helped them find acceptance, create art, understand the world, or even understand themselves. Thanks to everyone who sent recordings in; we can't thank you enough for sharing your stories. This episode, we hear from: Avery Aghata Megan Nathan Aaron Clara Daniela Emilia Jacob Hadas Jared Alex Jennifer Jem Annaya Paige JB MUSIC IN THE EPISODE: Pretenders - Message of Love

As we near the end of our podcast, we wanted to put a nice bow on our time covering She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and fortunately, Dreamworks was down to help! In this, the first of two Twitch streams we're calling the "Exit Interviews," we've got a bevy of guests from SPOP ready to answer burning fan questions like "could Angella be alive?" and "does Catra shower?" This interview features: Jen Bennett (director) Josie Campbell (story editor) Phil Lomboy (editor) Noelle Stevenson (executive producer) Sharon Sun (board artist) M. Willis (writer) The second part of these streams is happening Wednesday, 8/26 at 5:30 PM PST! You can catch it over at twitch.tv/ericcgarneau.

Flashback Week ends with a very special episode (at least to one of us) -- Eric's favorite piece of Hemanimation, the 1984 classic "Into the Abyss," a super early look at what a character-driven story might look like for our favorite Twins of Power. Then we circle around to a wider discussion of nostalgia, criticism, and pushing cultural narratives forward, because of course we do. You can watch "Into the Abyss" here.

Our tour through He-Men of the past continues with this stop in, uh, the future to check on the origins of Mara. In Dreamworks' She-Ra she was an unforgettable character -- were the '90s as kind? Probably not. If anyone's curious, you can watch "Save Our City" here but, uh, that's your choice to make.

Our week of classic flashbacks starts with a look at the rarely discussed 2002 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe reboot! We're discussing the episode "The Power of Grayskull," which contains that series' only look at the Horde (they sadly would never get their own season), as well as the first-ever appearance of Despondos! Plus lots of neat lore about what Grayskull could actually be! We'll be back Wednesday with another throwback! If you're curious, you can watch "The Power of Grayskull" on YouTube. MUSIC IN THE EPISODE: Duran Duran - Union of the Snake

The kiss. Redemption. The power of love. The future. Endings. Plus an interview with the one and only AJ Michalka! We talk Catra (of course), her forthcoming record, AND Celebrity Family Feud. What an episode. MUSIC IN THE EPISODE: R.E.M. - What's the Frequency, Kenneth? Heart - Alone Dio - Rainbow in the Dark Taylor Swift - All You Had to Do Was Stay

This week, the incredible Matt Young (Hello from the Magic Tavern, Improvised Star Trek) joins us for a deep chat about what basically becomes Adora's emotional climax for this series. We also talk about important ways the 2018 She-Ra improves on the classic (of which Matt is also an avowed fan), AND a hatchet gets buried...! MUSIC IN THE EPISODE Heart - Never

We're stoked to welcome streamer and She-Ra fan Bailey Meyers to the show this week to dive into an episode about friendship, love, helping in any way you can, and I guess learning what Grayskull is in this universe?? Also, Lauren, Eric, and Bailey launch their brand-new podcast! Catch Bailey's Goosedrunks as well as her Twitch stream! MUSIC IN THE EPISODE: Best Coast - Who Have I Become? David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

Lauren and Eric get feisty on this guestless episode that recalls classic She-Ra tropes (remember "Duel at Devlan"?), and then there's some stuff about cancel culture, too. We are not on JK Rowling's side here. MUSIC IN THE EPISODE: Roxette - The Look

Directors Jen and Kiki return for part two of their interview as Catra adventures with the Best Friends Squad for the first time! We meet the adorable Melog, and Eric and Lauren wade into the fandom's more contentious waters. MUSIC IN THE EPISODE: Ozzy Osbourne - Shot in the Dark Karen Fukahara & Sydney Mikayla - Heroes on Fire

Once upon a time, we'd have as many guests on the show at one time as we wanted. It was a lawless period of vigilante podcasting. We return to those days with the first of TWO episodes featuring TWO wonderful episode directors for She-Ra, Kiki Manrique and Jen Bennett, who happened to work on the next two episodes we're covering, "The Perils of Peekablue" and "Shot in the Dark." This week, a classic POP character makes an appearance, Scorpia sings, and Lauren finally comes around on Sea Hawk. SONGS IN THE EPISODE: Peggy Lee - Trapped (In the Web of Love)

This week, staff writer extraordinaire Laura Sreebny joins Lauren and Eric to discuss "Taking Control," a heck of an episode that has serious implications for our friends both in space and on Etheria. Also, Eric gets some validation re: shipping Glimmer and Catra. Music in the episode: Springtime Carnivore - "Under the Spell" The Mountain Goats - "No Children"

There is SO MUCH to talk about this week. Not only are we rescuing Catra, not only are we fighting against the homogenizing terror of Horde Prime, but we're also talking to Keston John, the incredible actor behind Hordak, Horde Prime, and, making his stunning debut, WRONG HORDAK. You better believe we asked some stuff about The Good Place too (and Avatar, and Fortnite, and Killmonger). MUSIC IN THE EPISODE: Spice Girls - Wannabe The Good Place theme

She-Ra goes sci-fi and meets the Star Siblings in this week's episode, where Lauren and Eric are joined by staff writer M. Willis for an in-depth discussion of Bow and Glimmer's reconciliation, the power of genre fiction, and also Star Trek. Lots about Star Trek. For anyone interested, I cannot recommend enough that folks watch "Far Beyond the Stars" from Deep Space Nine. It is especially relevant this week. It's on Netflix! Music in the episode: Skunk Anansie: Intellectualize My Blackness

The guests are back! This week, friend and roleplay podcaster extraordinaire James D'Amato joins us for a discussion of one of the season's heaviest episodes. We're gonna talk a lot about cults, space, and apologizing. To check out James' podcasts, make sure to visit the One Shot Podcast Network online! For Noelle Stevenson's One Shot episode, you can listen here. Music in the episode: Sylvan Esso - Radio Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Tegan and Sara - Closer Hootie and the Blowfish - Hold My Hand

Entrapta gets absolution, Horde Prime shocks Glimmer, and for some reason we talk a lot about the Office.

The season premiere is here, and it's all about the terrifying new threat facing Etheria! Lauren and Eric talk about the series' new Big Bad, and a tangent about 90s cartoons gets them thinking about the political landscape when they were young. Hey, remember Bill Clinton?

In this (much more focused) second half of our return episode, Lauren and Eric generate a literal Bingo card's worth of predictions on what they think will, may, and possibly-but-wouldn't-that-be-crazy happen in season 5! Here's a custom Bingo card generator you can use! Our predictions: 1. Catradora becomes canon 2. Glimmatra becomes the new key ship 3. NEW sword 4. Adora transforms without sword 5. Entrapdak fanservice 6. Hordak "restored," becomes hero 7. Castle Grayskull appears 8. Adora learns she's princess by blood 9. Prince Adam 10. obscure reference to New Adventures 11. Swift Wind gets partner and/or baby 12. Swift Wind sings 13. Lauren embraces Sea Hawk 14. Razz flies on a broom 15. classic MOTU/POP villain cameo 16. classic Rebellion characters appear 17. Glimmer wins Academy Award 18. epic space battle 19. Rainbow returns 20. Horde Prime jams hair tentacles 21. Shadow Weaver: bad again, good again 22. Catra gains suppressed superpower 23. Angella alive - on Eternia 24. a kingdom for Scorpia BONUS: Imp dies protecting Hordak

So, uh, it's been a while. This was supposed to be a quick catch-up episode, but it turns out we had a lot to say. Covered here: personal updates, Joe Biden, Shelter-in-Place, The Legend of the Fire Princess graphic novel, the Sonic toys, and the She-Ra soundtrack! What DOES Eric think of the new theme song? We'll be back Wednesday with our season 5 predictions!