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Ayda Aguefort, Fantasy High & Sir Mister Person, Unprepared Casters

Spectrum Projection - May 23, 2021 17:58 - 51 minutes
Ayda Aguefort of Fantasy High: Sophomore Year and Sir Mister Person of Unprepared Casters The nature of representation in role playing games and improv situations. Star Trek and Dungeons and Dragons? What is this, a podcast for nerds? Trigger Warnings: Discussions of social exclusion, fandom...

Carl Gould, Arthur/Julia, Sesame Street

Spectrum Projection - May 16, 2021 10:14 - 56 minutes
Topics discussed: Carl Gould of Arthur and Julia of Sesame Street The use of tv to introduce children to autism. Being anthropologist on Mars is just a preclusion to Star Trek, right? Trigger Warnings: Discussions of infantilisation and stereotyping. This podcast contains cursing and spoilers.

Data (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Spectrum Projection - April 18, 2021 08:10 - 1 hour
Data, of Star Trek: The Next Generation The technology metaphor for autism. All the best bits of the third best Star Trek (don’t @ us). Trigger Warnings: Discussions of parental abuse, abduction, objectification, infantilization, mild body horror, child loss and neglect. This podcast contain...

Music, by Sia

Spectrum Projection - March 16, 2021 20:37 - 1 hour
Topics discussed Sia’s debut film, Music The endless well intentioned ways disabled people are mistreated. How much we can’t wait to go back to Star Trek next week. Trigger Warnings: Discussions of child abuse, physical restraint, domestic abuse, death and ableism. This podcast contains cursing...

Morris Moss (The IT Crowd)

Spectrum Projection - February 28, 2021 12:18 - 57 minutes
This week, Hannah and Tilda are turning it off and on again. Topics discussed: Morris Moss of the IT Crowd Being a sit-com autistic without being the butt of the joke. Why the Riker pose is the funniest thing in Star Trek Trigger Warnings: Discussions of transphobia, sexism and sexual conten...

asdf Movie

Spectrum Projection - February 13, 2021 13:42 - 1 hour
Topics discussed: Tomska’s cartoon series “asdf movie”, muffin time and internet memes. Special interests, hyperfixations and liking trains. Surviving conventions while in a Star Trek uniform. Trigger Warnings: Discussions of depression, suicide, social anxiety, panic attacks, This podcast c...

Edward Nigma/The Riddler (Gotham)

Spectrum Projection - January 31, 2021 10:02 - 1 hour
Topics discussed: Edward Nigma (aka The Riddler) of Season One of Gotham. The autistic villain stereotype. Why everyone should treat Star Trek’s Data with respect. Trigger Warnings: Discussions of domestic abuse, “friendzoning”, murder, asylums, medical abuse and dismemberment. This podcast ...

Hannah Foster (Black Friday)

Spectrum Projection - January 17, 2021 12:44 - 1 hour
Topics discussed: Hannah Foster of the Starkid musical Black Friday The stereotype of autism in horror. Starship (which if we’re honest, is just a musical Star Trek) Trigger Warnings: Discussions of horror, child neglect, ableism, fantasy violence, eldritch horror, existentialism, apocalypti...

Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls)

Spectrum Projection - December 13, 2020 15:47 - 1 hour
Topics discussed: Mabel Pines of Gravity Falls in S1 Ep 17 Boyz Crazy and S2 Ep 15 The Last Mabelcorn. The seeming invisibility of autism in little girls and older women. Somehow, Star Trek (and how Picard sucks in a similar way to [redacted]) Trigger Warnings: Discussions of misdiagnosis, ...

Doctor Bashir (Deep Space Nine)

Spectrum Projection - November 30, 2020 17:53 - 1 hour
This week, Hannah and Tilda cover Sia's film "Music" and the issues surrounding it, through Deep Space Nine somehow. Topics discussed: Sia, Autism Speaks and the problem with curing autism. Dr Julian Bashir of Deep Space Nine. Star Trek (and how messed up their science is) Trigger Warnings:...

Sherlock Holmes (BBC Sherlock)

Spectrum Projection - November 22, 2020 21:26 - 1 hour
This week, Hannah and Tilda cover Hannah's greatest enemy and greatest love: Sherlock Holmes. Unfortunately it's the BBC's modern Sherlock, where we're too cool for decent autistic coding... Topics discussed: Sherlock Holmes in the BBC's 2010 modernised Sherlock. The perils of fandom for the ...

Gene Belcher (Bob's Burgers)

Spectrum Projection - November 15, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour
This week, Hannah and Tilda cover Bob's Burgers, and it's attempt to undo the damage of one really bad joke... Topics discussed: Gene Belcher of Bob's Burgers, in Season 7 Episode 18 "The Laser-inth" and Season 8 Episode 13 "Cheer Up, Sleepy Gene" The Undiagnosed Working Class Autistics Some...

Odo (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Spectrum Projection - November 13, 2020 18:55 - 1 hour
This week, Hannah and Tilda cover the premise of the podcast and their main love, Star Trek..... Topics discussed: The purpose of the podcast Odo of Deep Space Nine The rating system of Spectrum Projection Trigger Warnings: Discussions of verbal abuse, parental abuse, gaslighting, and fanta...