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A podcast in which one podcaster introduces many others to The Good Place, Community, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Beastars.

Wil Williams


    • Jul 16, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 37m AVG DURATION
    • 37 EPISODES
    • 4 SEASONS


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    Latest episodes from Empty the Queues

    S3E9 - ATLA: S1E8: Angry Squirrel Mode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 29:45


    it's part two of the season one two-parter and you know what that means: we're one episode away from the SHIPPING WARS! hear caro speculate, plus lots of conversation about why Zhao is such a good antagonist. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Caroline's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saucymincks Wil's Twitter: WIL HAS ESCAPED FROM THE TYRRANY OF BIIRD SITE Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EmptyTheQueues

    S2E9 - Community: S1E8: I Don't Care for Pierce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 39:18


    Gasp! An episode that made Josh love . . . JEFF WINGER? Hold the presses AND your horses, because we're finally getting to the good shit here on the Community track! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfCoppermane Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jhwstanacct

    S1E9 - The Good Place S1E8: Dress Bitch

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 39:14


    hey y'all remember Alex, Inc.? lmao Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Ely's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShoMarq Gavin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepodreport

    S4E8 - Beastars: S1E7: I Sold My Placenta to the Safeway

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 50:42


    Somehow, this is MAYBE the horniest recording we've done to date. Hear David and Wil talk about, um... non-sexual fetishes, respectability politics, um... Dom/sub dynamics and other kinks (including cuckoldry, which is very problematic for many reasons! so cw on that!)... and um Wil the queer witch being fetishized by a mormon... It's a doozy. Don't worry, we talked about fascism too. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/icarusfloats

    S3E8 - ATLA: S1E7: Hei Bai Scary!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021


    This week, Caro's little sugar glider bebe gets hurt, Hei Bai is super scary, Ba Sing Se is brought up, and yes, of course, we talk fascism. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Caroline's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saucymincks Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes

    S2E7 - Community: S1E7: Twinky Banter (with John Westover!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 50:10


    It's the great Pierce debate! Wil and Joshy are joined by the wonderful John Westover (aka Nico Salvai on VALENCE, and the person who introduced Wil to Community!). Does Pierce suck shit? Does the banter in this episode? Why is Shirley so good? Listen and find out, kinda! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfCoppermane Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jhwstanacct

    S1E8 - The Good Place S1E7: Baby Pluralist for Babies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 72:19


    Time for a new TROLLEY PROBLEM sound effect, a ton of convo about philosophy, and also (cw!) some discussion of weed! Go tell Ely they're smart. Someone draw Wil on Heelys. thx Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Ely's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShoMarq Gavin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepodreport Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes

    S4E7 - Beastars: S1E6: Goatman's Fingies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 48:10


    This week, David and Wil talk about the night market, people meat, jacked Marc Maron, and more! A pre-election episode so, y'know, listen to our naivety. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/icarusfloats Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes

    S3E7 - ATLA: S1E6: The Flamey Squad is In Charge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 50:25


    This week, we talk about fascism... a lot... But at least Teen Titans got Wil married. You can find Kishi Bashi's film, OMOIYARI, here: https://www.omoiyarisongfilm.com/ Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Caroline's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saucymincks Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes Listen to Caroline's audio drama Seen and Not Heard it's SO GOOD!: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/seen-and-not-heard-1220337 Wil and Josh and Ely's audio drama VALENCE is back for season 2!: https://valencepod.com

    S2E6 - Community: S1E6: The Horror of Being A Femme Is Inescapable and Constant

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 47:50


    Joshy gets to meet the Dean, still loves Shirley... and now LOVES BRITTA? Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfCoppermane Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes

    S1E6 - The Good Place S1E6: Baby Pluralist for Babies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 72:57


    Time for a new TROLLEY PROBLEM sound effect, a ton of convo about philosophy, and also (cw!) some discussion of weed! Go tell Ely they're smart. Someone draw Wil on Heelys. thx Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Ely's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShoMarq Gavin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepodreport Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes

    S4E6 - Beastars: S1E5: Capital-Q Queer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 49:25


    This week, David and Wil actually have a pretty normal one! Nobody dies, therapy is hardly brought up--it's just a GAY old time! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/icarusfloats Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes "Who Goes Nazi?" by Dorothy Thompson for Harper's Magazine, 1941: https://harpers.org/archive/1941/08/who-goes-nazi/

    S3E6 - ATLA: S1E5: A Bad One!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 22:55


    EPISODE CW: Alcohol! We were drinkin'! Bumi sucks, but he does at least agree that Sokka is a clockable bisexual. Hear our take on this madlad's introduction, and hear Caro's KILLER prediction. It's time for a return of the Correct Ding Remix! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Caroline's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saucymincks Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes Listen to Caroline's new audio drama Seen and Not Heard it's SO GOOD: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/seen-and-not-heard-1220337

    S2E6 - Community: S1E5: A Bad One!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 19:58


    This episode was so bad, we only talked for like 15 minutes. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfCoppermane Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes

    S1E6 - The Good Place S1E5: Gavin's Favorite Action Figure

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 51:26


    Welp folks, we've hit our first real bummeroni of an episode, a stinker start to finish. Woo! Buckle in for a billion cringe counter noises! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Ely's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShoMarq Gavin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepodreport Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes

    S4E5 - Beastars: S1E4: The Tarmac is Laid for Fascism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 50:28


    This week, David and Wil (do I say "I" or "Wil" in the show notes? Hi, it's me!) talk about the "delicious poison" that is fascism, especially when you're vulnerable--featuring two "things from therapy" stingers! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/icarusfloats Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes "Who Goes Nazi?" by Dorothy Thompson for Harper's Magazine, 1941: https://harpers.org/archive/1941/08/who-goes-nazi/

    S3E5 - ATLA: S1E4: Sokka Is Bisexual.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 32:51


    Hey, it's 2020. Let's talk about media that asks big questions. Let's talk about what apologies mean, what forgiveness means, and the ways in which our presumptions get in the way of those things. Because those are all things this episode of ATLA aims to discuss, and we are HERE for it! The thread!: https://twitter.com/TheRaDR/status/1021630360478789632 Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Caroline's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saucymincks Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes Listen to Caroline's new audio drama Seen and Not Heard it's SO GOOD: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/seen-and-not-heard-1220337

    October Recommendolis!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 8:05


    Whoop! Oop! It's 2020! And 2020 keeps on happenin! We don't have a proper episode this week--we'll be back next week, we promise--but we DO have some goofus recommendations from Wil and some SMART recommendations from Ely!

    S2E5 - Community: S1E4: We Hate Vaughn

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 23:02


    Troy loves butt stuff, but we hate Vaughn. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfCoppermane Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes

    S1E5 - The Good Place S1E4: The Great Himbo Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 55:32


    Is Jason Mendoza a himbo? Is the Kool-Aid Man the juice or the pitcher? All of that and more in this episode of ETQ! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Ely's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShoMarq Gavin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepodreport Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes

    S4E4 - Beastars: S1E3: Aardnarc

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 49:12


    Religious imagery, masks, and a whole buncha touchin'--that's Beastars, babey. Hear about that time Wil didn't pet a baby bear and all those times Rouis should have just gone to therapy. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/icarusfloats Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes

    S3E4 - ATLA: S1E3: Welp

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 10:08


    Listen . . . sometimes your computer is haunted and the only way to appease the ghost is to feed it delicious audio. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Caroline's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saucymincks Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes Listen to Caroline's new audio drama Seen and Not Heard it's SO GOOD: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/seen-and-not-heard-1220337

    S2E4 - Community: S1E3: Seize the Day!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 22:05


    Time to cry as we get to our first feelingsy Abed episode of the show's run! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfCoppermane Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes

    S1E4 - The Good Place S1E3: Sad Puppy Noises

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 56:02


    JASON! MENDOZA! HAS! ARRIVED! And so has Nicodemean Ethics, and so has kicking dogs directly into the sun. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Ely's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShoMarq Gavin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepodreport Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S4E3 - Beastars: S1E2: Taxon Taxoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 46:20


    Let's talk episode 2 of Beastars, but also about David Fincher, trauma responses, and things we've learned in therapy! And hey, go listen to My Year In Mensa: https://player.fm/series/my-year-in-mensa Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/icarusfloats Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S3E3 - ATLA: S1E2: Penguin Sledding Saves the Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 35:30


    This week I watch Avatar: The Last Airbender with Caroline! This show still rules, but now we're getting to more of the plot--and Caroline's brain gears are already turning about how far you can stretch the limits of bending. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Caroline's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saucymincks Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S2E3 - Community: S1E2: Donde Está la Biblioteca

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 30:45


    And now, thank god, we get to the episodes of Community that aren't that embarrassing pilot. But really what matters most is that Joshy does an impression of The Dean. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfCoppermane Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E3 - The Good Place S1E2: Lightning McQueen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 40:06


    How is this episode of The Good Place like Pixar cinematic classic Cars? Let Gavin count the ways for you! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Ely's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShoMarq Gavin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepodreport Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S4E2 - Beastars: S1E1: Millennial Francisco Goya

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 40:39


    It's our first proper Beastars discussion ep and boy howdy I was right about philosophy! Join me and sweet David Rheinstrom as we discuss this episode, but also respectability politics, perceived roles, eugenics, and so much more. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/icarusfloats Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S3E2 - ATLA: S1E1: Pocket Sushi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 40:08


    It's time to start watching Avatar: The Last Airbender with Caroline! Is it any surprise that we both think this show absolutely slaps? Join us for this conversation of VERY CORRECT PREDICTIONS, kalimba, and yes, pocket sushi. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Caroline's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saucymincks Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S2E2 - Community: S1E1: Story Circles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 36:11


    It's time to start watching Community with good Joshy! And a less good episode of Community. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfCoppermane Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    Wil's 2020 Birthday Special!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 10:07


    It's my BIRTHDAY!!! Here's some stuff I like: 17776: https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football The Brilliant Death by Amy Rose Capetta: https://amyrosecapetta.com/books/ Carl Hauck's album Windjammer: https://carlhauck.bandcamp.com/album/windjammer This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E2 - The Good Place S1E1: Too Many Clowns

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 43:09


    It's time to start watching The Good Place! Ely and Gavin make some wild predictions, Ely talks about linguistics, Gavin talks about fonts, and Wil says, "Hmm... interesting..." a lot! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Ely's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShoMarq Gavin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepodreport Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S4E1 - Beastars: What David Rheinstrom Knows

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 15:56


    In this intro to the Beastars track of Empty the Queues, David Rheinstrom is quizzed on what he knows about Beastars and unsurprisingly if you know David, we get all kinds of philosophical! Listen, we know there's a show in ETQ that is basically "Philosophical Ethics 101," but this track has David. It's gonna be the most philosophical. Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/icarusfloats Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S3E1 - Avatar: The Last Airbender: What Caroline Mincks Knows

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 19:45


    In this intro to the Avatar: The Last Airbender track of Empty the Queues, Caroline Mincks is quizzed on what she knows about Avatar: The Last Airbender. Apparently less than she knows about The Legend of Korra and that very, very, very bad film we don't like to think about! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Caroline's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saucymincks Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S2E1 - Community: What Josh Rubino Knows

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 20:26


    In this intro to the Community track of Empty the Queues, Josh "Joshy" "Pepito" Rubino is quizzed on what he knows about Community, featuring some absolutely buckwild guesses that wind up being true. Dang, Pepito! Go in poet! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProfCoppermane Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    S1E1 - The Good Place: What Elena Fernández Collins and Gavin Gaddis Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 23:14


    In this very first episode of Empty the Queues, Elena "Ely" Fernández Collins and Gavin Gaddis are quizzed on what they know about The Good Place. It's more than Wil was hoping, but it's sure as hell not a lot! Our website: https://emptythequeues.wordpress.com/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmptyQueuesPod Our Insta: https://instagram.com/EmptyQueuesPod Ely's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShoMarq Gavin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepodreport Wil's Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilw_writes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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