Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Poke (4). Ben brings Deedee to the hometown of his late ex-fiancee and to a cannibal trap. Jenny is really into Dee’s ideas about curse breaking and the Super Bowl. Malia recounts more Patricia C. Wrede stories (and is sorry this took so long to edit and post). This week’s Discussion Question: Your quest…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) talk to their mom about the first half of Arc 6: Cutting Class. Mom reveals an unexpected hobby. Jenny shares more nursing stories. Malia doesn’t know the capital of Australia. Follow us on Twitter Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Join our Discord Email us at paleincomparisonpod@gmail.com Become a Patron -- Suppor…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss the Poke 1 & 2. Ben and Deedee embarrass themselves in front of some of our favorite characters. Malia worries about the baby. Jenny feels a need to let it all out. This week’s Discussion Question: Pick a phrase from Poke that could be used at a wedding. Bonus: Poll or Pole story Best of Pale in Comparis…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss the Poke 1 & 2. Deedee and Ben experience domestic bliss and she brings home a baby. This week’s Discussion Question: Pick a four letter word that starts with P and tell us what the premise of that story would be in the Otherverse. (Bonus points if that word is Pair.) Best of Pale in Comparison Nominatio…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss the Epilogue. Dom goes on a roadtrip with his girl and takes a detour to see some birds. Jenny describes rabies shots. Malia reads a poem. This week’s Discussion Question: Send us your questions that we’ll cover in a future episode - about Pact, Pale, Poke, Podcast. Best of Pale in Comparison Nomination …

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.12 & 16.13. Blake… dies? For real this time? Malia realizes that Rose is not a dork. Jenny almost scars us all by talking about Buttsack. This week’s Discussion Question: What is your favorite moment of Pact? Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter Join our Discord Email us at pal…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.10 & 16.11. Blake fights a demon and becomes a Red Bull spokesperson. Malia rants about how much she hates the Sword of Truth. Jenny warns about the dangers of accepting random friend requests. Content Warning: The Sword of Truth discussion contains references to sexual violence and violence …

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.8 & 16.9. Blake is back (again) and he and the Dream Team make their way into the tower to confront Barbiehannes. Jenny asks difficult questions about using the Barber. Malia is concerned about the state of the Otherverse. This week’s Discussion Question: How would Charles use an Other from P…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.6 & 16.7. Rose threatens some children and learns to let go. Malia talks about a very formative section of Dragonball Z. Jenny drinks wine and thinks about hellhound variations. This week’s Discussion Question: Pick two characters from the Otherverse and describe what they would be like and w…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.4 & 16.5. Rose assembles the Dream Team. Jenny shows Malia a picture of a blood clot. Malia talks about a really disturbing haunted house that supposedly existed at Knott’s Berry Farm This week’s Discussion Question: Pick an animal and tell us what elemental spirit would best reside in them. …

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.2 & 16.3. Rose gives a lecture and learns about the difference between motivation and demoralization. Malia makes up a song. Jenny imagines MTV reality shows in Jacobs Bell. This week’s Discussion Question: What attractions would you want to see in a real-world theme park based on the Otherve…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Judgment 16.1. Rose deals with her new emotions by shoving them down and yelling at people to get them to stop having their own emotions. Jenny engages in Bible study. Malia has the giggles. This week’s Discussion Question: If you had to name a boat after an Otherverse ‘ship, what type of boat would it b…

Ever wonder what, exactly, Jenny and Malia had to say about the Country Bear Jamboree that was cut from Episode 22? Well now you know! We thought it'd be fun to drop this bonus into your feed while Malia is on her honeymoon. We're excited to get back to recording and reading the last arc of Pact!!By Jenny & Malia

Elliot (he/him) and Malia (she/they) discuss Histories: Arc 15. A stupid little man makes a lot of big dumb decisions. We learn more about Ms. Lewis and are reunited with some old friends. This week’s Discussion Question: Who is your Otherverse OTP and why? Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter Join our Discord Email us at paleincompa…

Elliot (he/him) and Malia (she/they) discuss Possession 15.6 & 15.7. Rose declares herself the Lord of Jacob’s Bell and invites old friends to a party to celebrate. Elliot speculates on Faysal and Ms. Lewis’s trysts. Malia tries to decide which Thorburn/Behaim couple is her favorite. This week’s Discussion Question: What demonic choir best represen…

Elliot (he/him) and Malia (she/they) discuss Possession 15.3, 15.4, & 15.5. Johannes sacrifices himself to the demon under the house. Rose makes a wild offer. Blake gets a new perspective on his other half. This week’s Discussion Question: What would it take for you to accept a job as an Abyssal gatekeeper? Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us …

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Possession 15.1 & 15.2. Blake fights to escape the Barber in an expanding Abyss. Jenny and Malia tangent early and often. Malia appreciates the Abyss’s attention to detail. This week’s Discussion Question: What is a book title that would appear in this library for a Wildbow character? Prediction Tracker …

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Histories: Arc 14. Faysal and Johannes have an epic meet-cute. Jenny talks about her adventures in candy making. Malia compares the universe to a human life and angels in the Otherverse to apathetic AI. This week’s Discussion Question: Get an AI to write an Otherverse related haiku and share it (and the …

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Sine Die 14.9 & 14.10. Blake asks some important questions and figures some shit out. Jenny and Malia also ask some questions. What was Jesus’s karma level? Did Jesus get bad karma for piercing the veil of Innocence? What if they made a Barbie themed ouija board? This week’s Discussion Question: Favorite…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Sine Die 14.7 & 14.8. Alexis doesn’t die, Blake forfeits, and Rose makes a joke. Jenny talks about her Marco Polo skills. Malia explains a mechanic from the Wheel of Time (again?). This week’s Discussion Question: Name a place that doesn’t sound like a good travel destination, but is. Prediction Tracker …

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Sine Die 14.5 & 14.6. Blake finds himself stuck between a hag and an asshole. Malia talks about birds and wine and complains about philosophy majors. Jenny’s fun fact goes to some strange places. This week’s Discussion Question: Recommend a piece of media that sounds really boring but is actually really …

After a few weeks of bereavement leave, Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Sine Die 14.3 & 14.4. Blake does two things Malia really should have predicted: light on fire and grow wings (who’s the fire sparrow now, Evan?) This week’s Discussion Question: Design a dragon in the Otherverse. What is its origin and what is its element? Predicti…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Sine Die 14.1 & 14.2. Blake and Rose team up by splitting up. Malia tries to analyze Jenny’s weird dreams. This week’s Discussion Question: If you were going to make an Otherverse Transformers movie, who would be a great Transformer and what inanimate object would they transform into? Prediction Tracker …

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Execution 13.9 & Gathered Pages: 13. Blake achieves his seventh win and Padraic does not time travel. Jenny is very sleepy. Malia muses on the importance of skincare. This week’s Discussion Question: What is a good PSA slogan/campaign for practitioners? Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Execution 13.7 & 13.8. Blake continues to kick ass and cross off names. Malia acknowledges Blake’s growth and leaves partway through the episode to watch some whales. Jenny goes from sick to sicker and has a lot of fun stories to tell. This week’s Discussion Question: What would your mediocre curse visio…

Editor's Note: Mom's power went out twice during the recording due to a thunderstorm, and Malia seemed to have some audio issues. Sorry about that! Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) talk to their mom about the second half of Arc 5: Back Away. Mom puts Toadswallow on the naughty list. Malia gets defensive about her flirting history. Jenny finds a…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Execution 13.5 & 13.6. Blake makes a list, checks it twice, decides who is naughty or nice. Malia is relieved that Blake doesn’t want to indiscriminately murder people. Jenny muses about the benefits of couples therapy and how to throw a bitchin’ party. This week’s Discussion Question: Pick a practice an…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Execution 13.3 & 13.4. Blake gets propositioned, fights some goblins, and slides into some DMs. Jenny learns about sloths. Malia struggles with her feelings about Blake. This week’s Discussion Question: If you went on a marriage retreat with a character from the Otherverse, who would you go with and what…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Execution 13.1 & 13.2. Blake struggles with making deals and deciding who the monsters are. Jenny rewrites High School Musical. Malia is aghast at Blake’s reasoning and the fact that Jenny has never seen HSM. They imagine Pact: The Musical. This week’s Discussion Question: Pick a scene from Pact/Pale. If…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) talk to their mom about the first half of Arc 5: Back Away. Mom thinks the Kenneters would live their best lives on TV. Jenny recounts a wonderfully horrible Christmas movie. Malia has made her mom proud as a new lawyer but not as proud as if she were a different type of judge. If you’d like to participate in ou…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Histories: Arc 12. Alister breaks the rules and gets rewarded with demons and an engagement to Rose. Jenny is distracted by beer. Malia really feels like she’s close to some sort of revelation. This week’s Discussion Question: What is your favorite Otherverse character’s favorite drink? Prediction Tracke…

Reuben (he/him) and Malia (she/they) discuss Duress 12.7 & 12.8. Blake goes on a murder spree and could really use a brand consultant. Reuben thinks Green Eyes is the best, despite the whole desweatering thing. Malia hopes Blake gives up on his whole mission and starts a small business. This week’s Discussion Question: Pick a character from Pale an…

Elliot (he/him) and Malia (she/they) discuss Duress 12.5 & 12.6. Blake’s motivation is ripped out from under him, just like the floor in the library. Malia can’t help but make references over and over again. Elliot tells a horrifying personal story in the theme of what happens to Roxanne these chapters. This week’s Discussion Question: Describe the…

Malia (she/they) and her fiance Ben (he/him) decide to find out if they are podcast compatible! They discuss the first season of Dark Winds, a show based on a series of crime novels by Tony Hillerman, set in the '70s on the Navajo reservation. They note this later in the episode but we wanted to make it clear that the show does include a suicide so…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Duress 12.3 & 12.4. Blake offers a few suggestions. Jenny describes ways IVs can kill you. Malia adds another name to her list. This week’s Discussion Question: Recommend your favorite chill/comfort videos. Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter Join our Discord Email us at paleincomparisonp…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Duress 12.1 & 12.2. Blake and the others retreat farther into the house from the Others. Malia gets a kick out of the slapstick. Jenny advocates for Hocus Pocus. This week’s Discussion Question: Which of the combatants in these chapters would you least want to fight and why? Prediction Tracker Spreadshee…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Malfeasance 11.11 & Histories: Arc 11. Blake helps Peter hurt Andy and force Eva into a truce. We learn about Midge, Corvidae, and Green Eyes, and Peter drops a tantalizing hint about Blake’s origins. Malia composes a poem and Jenny tries to maintain a positive vision of a videogame character. This week’…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Malfeasance 11.9 & 11.10. Blake accepts a self-imposed dare and awarens the worst people he knows. Malia tells the story of the time Snow White almost ruined her life. Jenny gives her opinions on the Kelly Family Practitioners. This week’s Discussion Question: What is the weirdest advertisement you’ve he…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Malfeasance 11.7 & 11.8. Everyone not named Andy and Eva has a bad time. Jenny wants more sexy Halloween costumes for men, unless they involve pumpkins. Malia chocolates like never before. This week’s Discussion Question: What is your favorite chocolatey conspiracy? Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow …

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Malfeasance 11.5 & 11.6. Rose cuts Blake the tiniest amount of slack. Jenny is under the weather. Malia tries to wrap her head around Blake’s existence. This week’s Discussion Question: Pick a popular name. If a bunch of people with that name were all in one practitioner circle, what would their specialt…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Malfeasance 11.3 & 11.4. Blake comes close to completely owning the Behaims forever and always. Jenny is exhausted and delirious. Malia tries to pronounce some French words. This week’s Discussion Question: Tell us an idiom in any language and which character it applies to. Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Malfeasance 11.1 & 11.2. Blake makes a new friend, plays poker, and escapes from his binding! Malia loves Lefty so much. Jenny thinks Malia has taken a prediction too far. This week’s Discussion Question: Give us your favorite crêpe or breakfast recipe, or a story about crêpes or breakfast. Prediction Tr…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) talk with their mom about the second half of Arc 4: Leaving a Mark. The Kenneteers acclimate to summer school. Mom likes the sound of junk food on demand, an office where you can enter into a movie, and emotional manipulation. If you’d like to participate in our giveaway and possibly win one of our mom’s handmad…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Gathered Pages: 10. Andy gets a rocket launcher from Mr. Samaniego and ruminates on the nature of change. Malia is upset that they killed a Froggy. Jenny imagines a nut factory with a witch hunting side business. This week’s Discussion Question: Edible nuts or non-edible nuts? Prediction Tracker Spreadsh…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Mala Fide 10.5, 10.6, & 10.7. Green Eyes is free! Mags and Molly are in trouble. Evan is wasted. Rose is the worst. Jenny and Malia discuss the rules of fruitarianism, Jaegerbombs, and Malia’s impending sense of doom regarding Blake’s role in this story. This week’s Discussion Question: If you were in Bl…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Mala Fide 10.3 & 10.4. Blake and Mags chase a now-sentient Molly across Jacob’s Bell and Mags asks Molly to be her familiar. Jenny and Malia are in peak tangent mode. Malia drops a few wild predictions about Blake’s origins. This week’s Discussion Question: If your only choice for a familiar was your ene…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Mala Fide 10.1 & 10.2. Rose is being a huge asshole, and Blake is yeeted from Hillsglade House, only to be taken by Mags to Molly–who TALKS. Malia is very excited about this. Jenny is worried about her pronunciation but does a great job. This week’s Discussion Question: What’s your favorite pizza? What’s…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Histories: Arc 9. Jeremy Meath is sad. His still-hot wife gives him a second chance to fulfill his promise to obliterate Blake. Malia does a deep dive into Greek mythology. This week’s Discussion Question: Besides Dionysus, what other Greek deity would make a good patron for a practitioner? How would tha…

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) discuss Null 9.5 & 9.6. Blake gets out to find himself in the mirror world. Malia has covid brain which leads to some wild predictions, after Jenny challenges her to live up to Mom’s standard. This week’s Discussion Question: How would time travel work in the Otherverse? Is it possible? Prediction Tracker Spread…

Jenny (she/her) and Mom (she/her) discuss Null 9.5 & 9.6. Blake battles Ur for his freedom and the chance to help his friends, only to realize they are separated by fate/Grandma Rose's shenanigans. Malia is very sick and hopes to be back next week to discuss these chapters yet again. Thanks, Joneleth, for daring us to do this. We hope y'all enjoy. …