The Jem Jam

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Weekly recaps of our favorite glam rock soap opera, the 1980s cartoon "Jem and the Holograms." We also do reviews of the monthly IDW comic of the same name. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more informati


    • Mar 17, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms: IDW 20/20"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 36:10


    Our hosts discuss IDW's 20/20 event and the Jem and the Holograms one-shot it produced. Also they yell about pretty ladies a whole bunch. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions #4"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 25:08


    Our hosts discuss the final issue of IDW's Jem and the Holograms comic (for now), and Kit refuses to correctly pronounce "Jemojis." Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions #3"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2018 19:51


    Our hosts discuss the third issue of IDW's Jem: Dimensions series, which is apparently a miniseries now. (Sorry again about Annie's crunchy audio; we're working on fixing it for good.) Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions #2"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2018 19:28


    Our hosts discuss the second issue of IDW's Jem: Dimensions series, reminisce about various karaoke experiences, and all simultaneously develop a crush on Andre. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions #1"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2018 24:03


    Our hosts discuss the first issue of IDW's JEM: DIMENSIONS series and get way too far into the weeds of Dungeons & Dragons rules. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem: The Misfits: Infinite #3"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2018 17:51


    Our hosts discuss the final issue of IDW's JEM: INFINITE crossover, dropped plot threads and all. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms: Infinite #3"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2018 11:43


    Our hosts discuss the penultimate issue of IDW's JEM: INFINITE crossover. Sorry about Annie's crunchy audio, folks--we recorded this episode twice and neither of those recordings came out good. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    A Truly Outrageous Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2017 25:45


    Our hosts look back on three seasons of The Jem Jam and realize that Mass Effect was ultimately responsible for the show's entire existence. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 65 - "A Father Should Be..."

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2017 29:57


    Our hosts, joined by Lucas Brown, discuss the final episode of Jem and the Holograms. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 64 - "Riot's Hope"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2017 29:12


    Our hosts recap "Riot's Hope," the Riot backstory episode, and discuss the symptoms of Acute Plot Contrivance. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms: The Misfits: Infinite #2"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2017 16:46


    Our hosts discuss part 4 of IDW's JEM: INFINITE crossover and yell about cyberpunk lesbians. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 63 - "A Change of Heart"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2017 26:56


    Our hosts recap "A Change of Heart," a.k.a. the Minx episode. CONTENT WARNING: a character attempts suicide in this episode. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 62 - "Straight from the Heart"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2017 24:05


    Our hosts recap "Straight from the Heart," a.k.a. "Your 15 Minutes are Up," a.k.a. "The Regine Episode." Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 60 - "The Day the Music Died"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2017 28:32


    Our hosts, including guest Chris Sims, discuss the fourth-wall-rending "The Day the Music Died." Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms: Infinite #2"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2017 18:21


    Two of our hosts with unfortunately similar voices discuss part three of IDW's JEM: INFINITE crossover. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Beach Episode - "The Secret of Rainbow Island"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2017 29:54


    Our hosts read through one of the "Find Your Fate" chooseable-path Jem books. Which, apparently, exist. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 61 - "That Old Houdini Magic"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2017 23:57


    Our hosts, with guest host Dimly, recap the second magician episode of a cartoon with no Christmas special. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms: The Misfits: Infinite #1"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2017 19:46


    Our hosts discuss part 2 of IDW's Jem: Infinite crossover and have some difficulty parsing the issue numbering. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms: Infinite #1"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2017 17:16


    Our hosts discuss the first issue of IDW's Jem: Infinite crossover. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms #26"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2017 22:09


    Our hosts discuss the final issue of IDW's Jem and the Holograms ongoing comic and prepare for Jem: INFINITE. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem: The Misfits #5"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2017 19:43


    Our hosts discuss the finale of IDW's Misfits miniseries. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 59 - "Midsummer Night's Madness"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2017 29:24


    Our hosts (including a catastrophically jet-lagged Maq) discuss the Olympean fever dream that is "Midsummer Night's Madness." Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem: The Misfits #4"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2017 20:15


    Our hosts discuss the monkey paw wish that is Roxy's issue of the IDW Misfits miniseries. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Interview - Kelly Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2017 58:31


    Our hosts are joined by Kelly Thompson, writer of IDW's Jem and the Holograms comic! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 58 - "Homeland, Heartland"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2017 28:26


    Friend of the show Dimly pinch-hits for Maq as our hosts recap "Homeland, Heartland." Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms #25"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2017 14:29


    Our hosts discuss part 2 of the final "Truly Outrageous" arc, featuring THE BEST CLIFFHANGER EVER. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms #24"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2017 15:27


    Our hosts discuss part one of the "Truly Outrageous" arc, featuring the Holograms in Hawaii. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 57 - "Beauty and the Rock Promoter"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2017 26:55


    Jon pinch hits for an absent Maq as our hosts discuss "Beauty and the Rock Promoter." Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 56 - "Video Wars"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2017 28:22


    Our hosts recap "Video Wars" and finally learn whether Clash will ever be a Misfit. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem: The Misfits #3"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2017 18:37


    Our hosts discuss part 3 of the Misfits miniseries and encounter the deepest of deep cut references in the entire franchise. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 55 - "The Stingers Hit Town, Part 2"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2017 26:12


    Our hosts recap part 2 of the Stingers' debut and offer some dating advice. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 54 - "The Stingers Hit Town, Part 1"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2017 28:18


    Our hosts recap the season 3 premiere, featuring chaos magic and lots of Maq screaming. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem: The Misfits #2"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2017 19:24


    Our hosts discuss part 2 of the Misfits miniseries and are assaulted with Stormer feelings. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms Annual 2017"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2017 22:50


    Our hosts discuss the latest Jem annual, featuring the Holograms and the Misfits IN SPAAAAAAACE Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms #23"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2017 21:05


    Our hosts discuss the conclusion of "Enter the Stingers" and Maq screams so loud it damages her microphone. Again. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms #22"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2017 23:03


    Our hosts recap part four of "Enter the Stingers" and gush over everybody's amazing masquerade costumes. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem: The Misfits #1"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2017 24:58


    Our hosts discuss the first issue of the new Misfits ongoing and marvel at Awful Scene Kid Pizzazz. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms #21"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2017 24:12


    Our hosts discuss part three of "Enter the Stingers" and fangirl all over Raya's dad. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 53 - "Hollywood Jem, Part 2: And the Winner Is..."

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2016 25:43


    Our hosts recap the second half of "Hollywood Jem" and extol the virtues of getting married at Disney World. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 52 - "Hollywood Jem, Part 1: For Your Consideration"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2016 27:30


    Our hosts discuss the first half of the "Hollywood Jem" arc, and an audio engineer's supervillain origin story is revealed. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 51 - "Out of the Past"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2016 29:19


    Our hosts discuss "Out of the Past," an incredibly belated backstory episode that introduces the Worst Ship Ever. (Content warning for implied contemplation of suicide.) Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 50 - "Britrock"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2016 28:50


    Our hosts recap "Britrock," and Annie finds her nemesis. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms #20"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2016 26:50


    Our hosts discuss "Enter the Stingers: Part 2," in which Jem's alignment begins to shift towards Chaotic Neutral. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 49 - "Journey Through Time"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2016 25:31


    Our hosts recap "Journey Through Time," the most quintessentially Jem episode that has ever existed. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 48 - "Journey to Shangri-La"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2016 26:00


    Our hosts recap "Journey to Shangri-La," an awkward orientalist romp through the Himalayas. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms #19"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2016 26:57


    Our hosts discuss part one of "Enter the Stingers," and Maq manages to restrain herself from screaming throughout the whole episode. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 47 - "Renaissance Woman"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2016 28:15


    Our hosts (with pinch-hitter Dimly of Witch Planet Games) discuss "Renaissance Woman," an episode with a very loose understanding of British law. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 46 - "The Middle of Nowhere"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2016 28:46


    Our hosts discuss "The Middle of Nowhere," an episode in which Alaska hates you and wants you dead. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Comic Discussion - "Jem and the Holograms #18"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2016 20:59


    Our hosts discuss "Ch-ch-changes, Part Two," and Maq gets to scream about Riot. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 45 - "Mardi Gras"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2016 29:23


    Our hosts discuss "Mardi Gras," featuring the Worst Character Ever. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 44 - "Rock 'n' Roll Express"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2016 27:53


    takin' a train takin' a train takin' a TRAAAAAAAIIIINNN Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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