The Friendship Factory https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co Pinecast (https://pinecast.com) en-USCanter Everposter Canter Everposter friendshipfactoryhr@gmail.com yes The Friendship Factory https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co https://storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/covers/a19963f9-2df7-4e9b-885e-949c43517c19/Friendship_Factory_full_res.png episodic Copyright 2026 Where friendship is the glue that holds us together. S2E25 - Season 2 Postmortem https://pinecast.com/guid/3f778832-0351-4ba3-af56-eac7c8b12a12 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0000 01:36:37 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/3f778832/season-2-postmortem Time for the end of another season! This time, we're not only looking back at our show, we're looking forward at your excellent questions! And also answering them, of course. We're not, like, just asking them and moving on. That'd be weird.

This week: the Season 2 Postmortem. come getcha posts mortemed, everypony.

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]]> Season 2 Postmortem yes 2 25 S2E24 - Canterlot's 9/11 (feat. Daniel Dread Tales) https://pinecast.com/guid/135af32a-1dd8-48f0-92f9-e064c40955eb Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0000 02:29:50 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/135af32a/canterlot-s-9-11-feat-daniel-dread-tales- Ring-a-ding-ding, everypony! The season's almost over but, with a royal wedding around the corner, the fun's just begun: failgirl villains, overhyped empresses, and gamer logic abound in the two-parter that defined a series. Presumably. We've got nine seasons left to go.

This week: "A Canterlot Wedding." Featuring Dan, of Daniel's Dread Tales!

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]]> Canterlot's 9/11 (feat. Daniel Dread Tales) yes 2 24 S2E23 - A Baker Most Foul (feat. Russell) https://pinecast.com/guid/34a5e2ac-589e-4ef8-bebe-76e9854bb873 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0000 01:27:01 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/34a5e2ac/a-baker-most-foul-feat-russell- Zounds! A cake has been devoured—and nary a suspect to be found! Fortunately, we've got our best two detectives on the case. Unfortunately, we've got only two detectives to choose from at all. Don't worry everything turns out fine.

This week: "MMMystery on the Friendship Express." Featuring Russell, of Daniel's Dread Tales!

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]]> A Baker Most Foul (feat. Russell) yes 2 23 S2E22 - Cheerilee Forgets to Do Her Job https://pinecast.com/guid/5bd0fb69-9c1b-4539-8b63-df19749781fc Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0000 01:17:26 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/5bd0fb69/cheerilee-forgets-to-do-her-job The Cutie Mark Crusaders are back, and more craven than ever! Watch as they expose everypony's innermost secrets in pursuit of fame and glory, a goal we only know will destroy them in time. It's real fucked. I'm making some of this up. Meta.

This week: "Ponyville Confidential." Seriously, Cheerilee, where the fuck were you for all this.

M.A. LARSON AMA: https://www.equestriadaily.com/2019/07/ma-larson-did-my-little-pony-ama-on.html

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]]> Cheerilee Forgets to Do Her Job yes 2 22 S2E21 - Active FlutterDash Propaganda https://pinecast.com/guid/f0c4a766-0185-425f-bf98-5f2fa6090a40 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0000 01:22:10 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/f0c4a766/active-flutterdash-propaganda Fluttershy is once again too moe to live as, uh-oh, Rainbow Dash needs her help to get water up to Cloudsdale! Will the shy successfully overcome her fear of flying? Will Cloudsdale get its water in time? Will Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy smooch for the first time? Yes to all of the above.

This week: "Hurricane Fluttershy." Remember: only you can stop bullying.

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]]> Active FlutterDash Propaganda yes 2 21 S2E20 - Equestrian Racial Identity and You https://pinecast.com/guid/e08695d9-0eaf-4d7c-976f-e6d1301e25d3 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0000 01:21:28 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/e08695d9/equestrian-racial-identity-and-you Spike may be a dragon, but what does that even mean when he's only grown up around ponies? To find out, he'll have to leave home and come to terms with his—oh, what's that? He's just decided he's a pony now? He's forsaken his draconic identity? Well, I'm sure that'll leave Cain and Theo with no troubling implications to explore.

This week: "Dragon Quest." Time to complete the racism special trilogy (I hope).

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]]> Equestrian Racial Identity and You yes 2 20 S2E19 - Ter-mare-nator 2: Rise of the Forced Puns https://pinecast.com/guid/d3be33b2-0b30-4c09-8ff0-10c59be395a4 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0000 01:12:38 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/d3be33b2/ter-mare-nator-2-rise-of-the-forced-puns It's time for a shake-up! Twilight's had it too good for too long in her ivory tower—wait, haven't we done this episode before?

This week: "It's About Time." Look this one isn't a time loop, but it does have time travel and it's real good.

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]]> Ter-mare-nator 2: Rise of the Forced Puns yes 2 19 S2E18 - Fluttershy the Alpha Male (feat. Dan "Big Challenges" Silva) https://pinecast.com/guid/b5d33cd3-1fe0-48a6-91df-7adcd0b79cbd Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0000 01:34:58 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/b5d33cd3/fluttershy-the-alpha-male-feat-dan-big-challenges-silva- Poor Fluttershy—too moe to live, but too kawaii to die. It's time for her to learn the art of assertiveness but, unfortunately, "assertiveness" and "whoa you're just straight up being a dickhead what the fuck" are very closely related categories. Will she find out how to balance the scales? Will we be forced to pull in a special consultant to assess her fuckups? Tune in to find out!

This week: "Putting Your Hoof Down." Featuring Dan "Big Challenges" Silva!

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]]> Fluttershy the Alpha Male (feat. Dan "Big Challenges" Silva) yes 2 18 S2E17 - She Cranky on My Doodle Til I Donkey https://pinecast.com/guid/7e6338c9-fa17-41ba-9ea6-251924a89f28 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0000 01:13:28 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/7e6338c9/she-cranky-on-my-doodle-til-i-donkey fuck you I'm not writing a description this episode doesn't deserve it except to say that Cain came up with the title

This week: "A Friend in Deed." eat shit Pinkie Pie

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]]> She Cranky on My Doodle Til I Donkey yes 2 17 S2E16 - The Girls, the Gays, and Big Mac https://pinecast.com/guid/d9bb25f7-258e-49a9-abd7-a0b4f553dbc5 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0000 01:25:06 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/d9bb25f7/the-girls-the-gays-and-big-mac Time again for the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and can you guess what they're looking for a cutie mark in this week? That's right—heteronormativity!

This week: "Hearts and Hooves Day." Send some sweets to the lesbian in your life today.

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]]> The Girls, the Gays, and Big Mac yes 2 16 S2E15 - The Woke Indiana Jones Reboot https://pinecast.com/guid/e38ff917-14ba-44ad-8ceb-657ec2ec3120 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0000 01:20:18 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/e38ff917/the-woke-indiana-jones-reboot Ever read a book so good you wanted to steal it? Sure, we all do, but nopony's doing it harder than Rainbow Dash, incidentally giving us a troublingly true-to-life insight into pony healthcare along the way.

This week: "Read It and Weep." I'm gonna be so real, there's a lot we had to cut out of this one

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]]> The Woke Indiana Jones Reboot yes 2 15 S2E14 - The Gang Doesn't Learn Shit (feat. Marn & Izze) https://pinecast.com/guid/ed49c390-a102-42d0-862f-59fd96fd00d0 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0000 01:26:32 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/ed49c390/the-gang-doesn-t-learn-shit-feat-marn-izze- Uh-oh! Capitalists come for Sweet Apple Acres! Can Applejack fend off the pernicious practices of the devious Flim Flam brothers? Only if she improves on her dogshit business logistics!

This week: "The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000." Featuring special guests, and actual alleged con artists, Marn and Izze!

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]]> The Gang Doesn't Learn Shit (feat. Marn & Izze) yes 2 14 S2E13 - Putting the 'Horse' in 'Discourse' https://pinecast.com/guid/6da3828b-1c33-48f4-a735-fd4402ca89e0 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0000 01:35:01 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/6da3828b/putting-the-horse-in-discourse- Applejack fucks up a rodeo or something but who gives a shit, this was the episode where a fan favorite showed up and oh my God can this show be normal for five minutes if it's not race it's disability fuck's sake

This week: "The Last Roundup." You can never escape the #derpygate.

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]]> Putting the 'Horse' in 'Discourse' yes 2 13 S2E12 - Mrs. Cake Got Creamed https://pinecast.com/guid/b86b8bd1-a598-48e1-9e5b-517e9e1ee79a Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0000 01:02:47 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/b86b8bd1/mrs-cake-got-creamed When Mr. and Mrs. Cake need a babysitter on short notice, who's the only pony they can rely upon? Not Pinkie, that's for fucking sure, but unfortunately fate has denied them any alternative. Will Pinkie Pie be able to wrangle up tiny Pound and Pumpkin? Or will she crumble under the weight of her responsibilities? The latter would be fully valid, given that diaper changes have to be done orally in this universe.

This week: "Baby Cakes." I don't think Cain will approve this week's title... but I also don't think they'll check.....

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]]> Mrs. Cake Got Creamed yes 2 12 S2E11 - Zapping for Apples https://pinecast.com/guid/21894d1f-ad68-4426-91b6-8cad153f3061 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0000 01:16:08 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/21894d1f/zapping-for-apples Hi-diddly-ho, everypony! Welcome back to the factory, where we've got fantasy fruit and equine dementia on the docket! And, somehow, it turns out, the second setting loredrop episode in a row? This show never stops surprising me.

This week: "Family Appreciation Day." Listen I'm so mad zap apples aren't real I'd fuck those things up so fast

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]]> Zapping for Apples yes 2 11 S2E10 - The Fourth of Yule-y (feat. The Alexandrites) https://pinecast.com/guid/a1a0a571-3048-47d7-9216-4ae2b8124ab9 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0000 01:36:59 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/a1a0a571/the-fourth-of-yule-y-feat-the-alexandrites- Happy holidays, compadres! Over here, we're celebrating lame holidays like Christmas and Festivus, but you know what they celebrate over in Equestria? That's right, the founding of their nation! Which was super chill and not weird and definitely didn't appropriate Native American cultural terms for a pun.

This week: "Hearth's Warming Eve." Thank God we've got Oak of the Alexandrites guesting for this one, huh?

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]]> The Fourth of Yule-y (feat. The Alexandrites) yes 2 10 S2E9 - The Secrets of My Dracopsychophysiology https://pinecast.com/guid/ba4fd9cb-64d2-4d42-a9f2-6a9ade73d745 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0000 01:15:50 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/ba4fd9cb/the-secrets-of-my-dracopsychophysiology Happy birthday to our favorite little dragon, Spikey Wikey! What's he getting this year? Robbed! And also puberty! Yeah we got another fucked one gang!!

This week: "Secret of My Excess." If you thought My Little Pony wasn't weird enough about dragons, you ain't seen nothin yet

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]]> The Secrets of My Dracopsychophysiology yes 2 9 S2E8 - The Talented Ms. Rarity https://pinecast.com/guid/94343bb8-03cc-41c0-b807-08a397958a51 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0000 01:09:45 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/94343bb8/the-talented-ms-rarity To be young and carefree amid the blue waters and idyllic landscape of sun-drenched Italy in the late 1950s; that's la dolce vita Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) craves- and Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) leads. When Dickie's father asks Tom to bring his errant playboy son back home to America, Dickie and his beautiful expatriate girlfriend, Marge Sherwood (Gwyneth Paltrow), never suspect the dangerous extremes to which Ripley will go to make their lifestyle his own.

This week: "Sweet and Elite" and listen I can only write so many of these things and it's not like you people read em anyway

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]]> The Talented Ms. Rarity yes 2 8 S2E7 - Ain't Miss Behaving https://pinecast.com/guid/87d55a0c-7ad8-4334-9fe2-522d2ccd2caa Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0000 01:06:24 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/87d55a0c/ain-t-miss-behaving Oh no, a crisis in Ponyville! Several crises, in fact! A statistically unlikely number of them! Will Rainbow Dash be able to save the day, or will she be forced to learn a lesson about friendship and arrogance? That's it those are the only two choices

This week: "The Mysterious Mare Do Well." And may your mare do well, too.

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]]> Ain't Miss Behaving yes 2 7 S2E6 - The Tortoise and the Mare https://pinecast.com/guid/070a5735-9236-4bf4-bfce-7f325d6e0b63 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0000 01:08:40 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/070a5735/the-tortoise-and-the-mare yes I am prouder of that title than I am of anything I've ever done in my life let me write for the next generation of MLP

This week: "May the Best Pet Win!" And don't worry: it will. It will.

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]]> The Tortoise and the Mare yes 2 6 S2E5 - Hey Did Zecora Need to Be In This One https://pinecast.com/guid/abf322db-e403-4ed1-bee2-b84daaccec06 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0000 01:16:19 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/abf322db/hey-did-zecora-need-to-be-in-this-one Oh boy, time for another hot dose of the Cutie Mark Crusaders! I sure hope one of them doesn't end up with an inscrutable illness that turns her French, almost as much as I hope we don't ever see the racist caricature again!

What's that? We have both? Well, at least we have special guest Ash to help us out, and maybe break our brains with a wild fanfic reference to boot!

This week: "The Cutie Pox." Mrs. Rogers will you ever be stopped

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]]> Hey Did Zecora Need to Be In This One yes 2 5 S2E4 - If a Sisterhood Wore Traveling Pants Would They Wear Them Like This or Like This https://pinecast.com/guid/3ae77da9-ef55-4108-b773-51a18b90d1d4 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0000 01:02:56 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/3ae77da9/if-a-sisterhood-wore-traveling-pants-would-they-wear-them-like-this-or-like-this Gamers, with apologies to Cain, it's time for another episode with their least favorite pony. Can Rarity and Sweetie Belle overcome their struggles to learn the true meaning of sisterhood? How much dirty is enough dirty? Who the FUCK is Hondo Flanks? Stay tuned to find out!

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]]> If a Sisterhood Wore Traveling Pants Would They Wear Them Like This or Like This yes 2 4 S2E3 - Halloween Eclipse-Show https://pinecast.com/guid/bdb12570-80f7-4983-a3ed-e86216c05986 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:26:32 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/bdb12570/halloween-eclipse-show Hey ponies, quick question: is it possible to bully the monarch of a country? This week, we find out, along with special guest Jory, the only Jory! Join us as we watch Luna, princess of Equestria, and her spooky redemption tour.

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]]> Halloween Eclipse-Show yes 2 3 S2E2 - Twilight's Zero Time Dilemma https://pinecast.com/guid/7f4ea140-947e-4d71-b90c-dee74bbeff0c Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:11:19 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/7f4ea140/twilight-s-zero-time-dilemma It's time for a shake-up! Twilight's had it too good for too long in her ivory tower, getting to write all those letters to Celestia herself. It's about time we took the power back, because we should be getting to write those letters to Celestia, too.

This week: "Lesson Zero." Twilight will pay for her sins.

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]]> Twilight's Zero Time Dilemma yes 2 2 S2E1 - Putting the 'Harm' in Harmony https://pinecast.com/guid/ef330217-2b49-44a3-8065-c341495576dc Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:46:50 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/ef330217/putting-the-harm-in-harmony Holy fucking shit, we're alive! And not just alive, but still watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! I'm not sure if that's better or worse than the alternative.

In any case: opening the season strong, we're here talking about "The Return of Harmony," aka the debut of the fandom's most memetic antagonist. Will we survive the rampant 2011 Tumblr villain energy? God I hope we don't

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]]> Putting the 'Harm' in Harmony yes 2 1 S1E15 - Episode 14 - The Most Valuable Pony of All https://pinecast.com/guid/1b0e655c-b394-4705-8275-3b7dfc2dc00e Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:12:59 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/1b0e655c/episode-14-the-most-valuable-pony-of-all It's been a ride, but we're not done yet! Before Theo and Cain can call it a season wrap, it's time to answer some questions once and for all: what were the best episodes of season one? The worst? What surprised us about this return to a shared pony obsession?

And, most important of all—what are Cain's real feelings about the objectively best pony?

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]]> Episode 14 - The Most Valuable Pony of All yes 1 15 S1E14 - Episode 13 - Party Time https://pinecast.com/guid/21ecb34e-352f-4d4c-bc6f-53fd95fc78fd Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0000 02:25:48 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/21ecb34e/episode-13-party-time Finished already? Not quite—but, for the final episodes of season one, who else could we have on but OG brony Dan (not that one) of Daniel's Dread Tales! Join us as we go over the implicitly fucked-up nature of "Party of One" and the explicitly fucked-up nature of "Best Night Ever."

Don't forget your invitation! Parties!

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]]> Episode 13 - Party Time yes 1 14 S1E13 - Episode 12 - wait spike is a WHAT https://pinecast.com/guid/1d921ba0-e699-4870-ae2f-f256c15f8105 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:36:34 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/1d921ba0/episode-12-wait-spike-is-a-what Back to the regular release schedule, which means this week we've got our normal two episodes: starting with "The Cutie Mark Chronicles," which suggests that Spike was brought into Twilight's life as a child slave, and "Owl's Well That Ends Well," which fully confirms it!

This isn't a bit! Spike's entire paradigm of existence is in servitude to the Equestrian royal hierarchy and if I have to realize that, so do fucking you!

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]]> Episode 12 - wait spike is a WHAT yes 1 13 S1E12 - Episode 11.5 - Two in the Bush https://pinecast.com/guid/d0749cd1-9083-4100-8fa4-4593c2435817 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0000 00:43:08 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/d0749cd1/episode-11-5-two-in-the-bush What's this? An off-week episode? Yes, "Over a Barrel" fried our pretty little brains so hard that the usual duo episode had to be split up, but have no fear: we still have plenty to say about "A Bird in the Hoof." Mostly variations on "what the fuck, Fluttershy?"

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]]> Episode 11.5 - Two in the Bush yes 1 12 S1E11 - Episode 11 - The Colonialism MLP Episode https://pinecast.com/guid/14550938-9e34-4a46-b370-69bf356305dc Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:47:41 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/14550938/episode-11-the-colonialism-mlp-episode sigh. okay yeah it's time for the buffalo one.

Featuring special guest Dr. Vasilije Mesarović!

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]]> Episode 11 - The Colonialism MLP Episode yes 1 11 S1E10 - Episode 10 - Dan's Big Pot of Green https://pinecast.com/guid/2dbb3707-f617-4874-b3b2-666336d98243 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0000 02:38:06 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/2dbb3707/episode-10-dan-s-big-pot-of-green Not green like that! Green as in "Green Isn't Your Color," which guest Dan "Big Challenges" Silva has been lovely enough to stop in for this week! In fact, you could say he's put in a dogged amount of effort, which is fitting given that our other episode is "A Dog and Pony Show." Oh, we have fun here. Please don't report us to OSHA.

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]]> Episode 10 - Dan's Big Pot of Green yes 1 10 S1E9 - Episode 9 - Theo Wanted to Make a ‘Deus Vult’ Joke but We Killed Him https://pinecast.com/guid/a571d512-98a1-4d86-855e-de6f9b41588e Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:51:42 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/a571d512/episode-9-theo-wanted-to-make-a-deus-vult-joke-but-we-killed-him Welcome back to the grind, you pasty fucks! This week, we've got a Cutie Mark Crusader double feature on the assembly line, starting with a Fluttershy torture session in "Stare Master" and ending with an everypony torture session in "The Show Stoppers." We come no closer to dispelling the dystopian mythology of cutie marks, and will forever observe the process in stultified horror. Enjoy!

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]]> Episode 9 - Theo Wanted to Make a ‘Deus Vult’ Joke but We Killed Him yes 1 9 S1E8 - Episode 8 - Pod's Not Dead https://pinecast.com/guid/409e9b37-ae9b-450d-9dfd-ad95b17e217b Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:52:55 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/409e9b37/episode-8-pod-s-not-dead gonna keep it fat and real with you, chiefs: the first episode this week is like if God's Not Dead was about Pinkie Pie and we aren't sure how to handle it. also: Sonic Rainboom!

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]]> Episode 8 - Pod's Not Dead yes 1 8 S1E7 - Episode 7 - The Punning of the Leaves https://pinecast.com/guid/0ffdca4b-219e-49ac-ba48-eb685d1605d7 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:51:01 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/0ffdca4b/episode-7-the-punning-of-the-leaves Wake the fuck up, it's time for friendship! This week at the factory, Paddington heads out on sabbatical just in time to miss out on the homoerotic tensions of "Fall Weather Friends," while Theo sits his ass down and listens to Cain go off on "Suited for Success."

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]]> Episode 7 - The Punning of the Leaves yes 1 7 S1E6 - Episode 6 - The Winter of our Malcontents https://pinecast.com/guid/02c15a8d-4221-47ea-8a27-ce503ea5ba4b Mon, 19 May 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:49:48 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/02c15a8d/episode-6-the-winter-of-our-malcontents Another busy week at the Friendship Factory! This week, our gang escapes the icy clutches of what is objectively the worst season in "Winter Wrap Up," and question the dystopian logistics of Equestria's talent assignment system in "Call of the Cutie."

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]]> Episode 6 - The Winter of our Malcontents yes 1 6 S1E5 - Episode 5: The Crew Tries Their Best https://pinecast.com/guid/e732024f-d693-4ce1-ba5d-f661adb2079a Mon, 05 May 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:56:05 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/e732024f/episode-5-the-crew-tries-their-best Welcome back to the Friendship Factory! This week, our trio must carry the weight of their sins and walk through the zebra-striped minefield that is "Bridle Gossip." They also talk about "Swarm of the Century," but let's be real: you're here for the racism special.

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]]> Episode 5: The Crew Tries Their Best yes 1 5 S1E4 - Episode 4: Sleeping on the Job https://pinecast.com/guid/ba7d8eb9-2b7d-429c-9b06-4c9a3aa6f7cf Mon, 21 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:54:16 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/ba7d8eb9/episode-4-sleeping-on-the-job Episode transcript can be found here!

Ohh, we're just a trio of sweepy widdle babies this week. Between "Dragonshy," where the gang bullies Fluttershy into kicking a sentient being out of its legally obtained domicile, and "Look Before You Sleep," where the Rarijack shippers really got their fuckin shot in the arm, how are we ever going to get any work done? Find out, only at the Friendship Factory!

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]]> Episode 4: Sleeping on the Job yes 1 4 S1E3 - Episode 3: Busting Makes Us Feel Good https://pinecast.com/guid/f2dfbbf5-bf9e-424c-b194-037a1b4472b8 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:46:16 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/f2dfbbf5/episode-3-busting-makes-us-feel-good Episode transcript can be found here!

This week, our hosts are getting into the thick of it with "Griffon the Brush-Off," aka the episode where Rainbow Dash gaslights Revy from Black Lagoon, and "Boast Busters," aka the episode that introduces the only bit character who matters. Further episode summary has been replaced with sounds of Theo going "YEAH BOI" for increasingly long stretches of time.

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OUR HOSTS:

  • When Cain’s not podcasting, they’re putting their talents to use as an interdisciplinary artist. They’re responsible for the diligent transcription work of this podcast, and can be found on Bluesky and Tumblr.
  • When Padd’s not podcasting, they’re working hard as a graphic designer, stream producer, and chat moderator. They’re responsible for the amazing art of this podcast, and can be found on Bluesky.
  • When Theo’s not podcasting, he’s inflicting his opinions on the world as a novelist, audio dramatist, and general all-purpose writer. He’s responsible for the acceptable editing work of this podcast, and can be found on Bluesky and also his own website because apparently he had to be a fancy little boy.

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]]> Episode 3: Busting Makes Us Feel Good yes 1 3 S1E2 - Episode Two: Tickets, Please https://pinecast.com/guid/b1317d89-a708-44e0-9ce5-4f3bfab28242 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:29:43 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/b1317d89/episode-two-tickets-please

Episode transcript can be found here!

This week, join our hosts as they get back to "The Ticket Master," aka the start of the closest thing this season has to a story arc, and "Applebuck Season," aka the episode that makes Theo extremely normal about his one true god. Will our heroes be able to work out the logistics of obtaining a business license? Will our hosts be able to avoid fucking technical issues on their second episode ever? Only time will tell!

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OUR HOSTS:

  • When Cain’s not podcasting, they’re putting their talents to use as an interdisciplinary artist. They’re responsible for the diligent transcription work of this podcast, and can be found on Bluesky and Tumblr.
  • When Padd’s not podcasting, they’re working hard as a graphic designer, stream producer, and chat moderator. They’re responsible for the amazing art of this podcast, and can be found on Bluesky.
  • When Theo’s not podcasting, he’s inflicting his opinions on the world as a novelist, audio dramatist, and general all-purpose writer. He’s responsible for the acceptable editing work of this podcast, and can be found on Bluesky and also his own website because apparently he had to be a fancy little boy.

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]]> Episode Two: Tickets, Please yes 1 2 S1E1 - Episode One: Nostalgia is Magic https://pinecast.com/guid/a2a95799-27aa-44af-87f5-4375115d1203 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0000 01:57:44 https://the-friendship-factory.pinecast.co/episode/a2a95799/episode-one-nostalgia-is-magic

Episode transcript can be found here!

Join your hosts Cain, Padd, and Theo as they all dive back into their shared teenage obsession, the one and only My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

This week, they’ll have to start from the beginning to face their fandom demons—in this case, the demon Nightmare Moon, who has returned to enshroud Equestria in darkness and also blast our hosts in the face with cringy fandom memories. Which is worse? Find out!

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OUR HOSTS:

  • When Cain’s not podcasting, they’re putting their talents to use as an interdisciplinary artist. They’re responsible for the diligent transcription work of this podcast, and can be found on Bluesky and Tumblr.
  • When Padd’s not podcasting, they’re working hard as a graphic designer, stream producer, and chat moderator. They’re responsible for the amazing art of this podcast, and can be found on Bluesky.
  • When Theo’s not podcasting, he’s inflicting his opinions on the world as a novelist, audio dramatist, and general all-purpose writer. He’s responsible for the acceptable editing work of this podcast, and can be found on Bluesky and also his own website because apparently he had to be a fancy little boy.

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