Fly: A Queer Haikyuu Podcast – Details, episodes &amp; analysis

"Complain."

"Why? Give me the next one too!"

"I'm moved, Shoyo-kun."

This week for Season 4, Episode 23 "The Birth of the Serene King", em and rainbow talk about the many different threads that come together in this episode, including one of the best AtsuKageHina moments in the whole damn show.

Episode Discussion Begins at 03:44

Spoiler Zone Begins at 50:22

Comment-ember has officially begun! Check out the Open Tabs podcast episode about it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And make sure to leave comments on fics and artworks all month long!

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S4E22: Pitons

lundi 3 novembre 2025 • Duration 41:08

Piton (n.) - a spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber)

This week for Season 4, Episode 22 "Pitons", em and rainbow discuss how Inarizaki keeps managing to get one over on Karasuno, but luckily our crows have a main character who's hungry for volleyball.

Episode Discussion Begins at 01:18

Spoiler Zone Begins at 37:58

Comment-ember has officially begun! Check out the Open Tabs podcast episode about it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And make sure to leave comments on fics and artworks all month long!

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S4E13: The Second Day

lundi 25 août 2025 • Duration 01:14:33

"I didn't come here to fall in love. I came here to win a championship."

This week for Season 4, Episode 13 "The Second Day", em and rainbow talk about Kanoka's backstory, complain about not being able to see Niiyama play, and rainbow rants a little too much.

Episode Discussion Begins at 04:42

Spoiler Zone Begins 01:07:04

Check out the August 15th episode (S5E29) of There Are No Girls on The Internet to learn more about the takeover of the Washington DC Police.

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S4E12: Vivid

lundi 18 août 2025 • Duration 01:04:43

"Watching Bokuto-san when he’s on top of his game is really satisfying."

This week, rainbow and em discuss Season 4, Episode 12 "A Chance to Connect" and check in on some of our other favorite teams at nationals before Hinata finally gets to confront the tiny giant Kageyama met at the Tokyo youth training camp.

Episode Discussion Begins at 08:04

Spoiler Zone Begins 01:01:38

want to learn more about the environmental impacts of using AI? check out this article from NPR.

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S4E11: A Chance to Connect

lundi 11 août 2025 • Duration 52:18

"Looks like me and my wife!"

This week, rainbow and em discuss Season 4, Episode 11 "A Chance to Connect", where Karasuno has finally locked in and are ready to show Tsubakihara what they're made of!

Episode Discussion Begins at 8:29

Spoiler Zone Begins 50:35

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S4E10: Battle Lines

lundi 28 juillet 2025 • Duration 01:10:20

"I know you’ll feel a little lost without me, but you’ll just have to get used to that."

This week, rainbow and em discuss Season 4, Episode 9 "Battle Lines", delighting in the amount of Kiyoko we get in the first half of the episode before digging into the start of Karasuno's first round game against Tsubakihara Academy.

Episode Discussion Begins at 09:46

No Spoiler Zone

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S4 Mid-Season Break Bonus Episode: Who in Haikyuu? Listener Edition!

lundi 21 juillet 2025 • Duration 41:51

"Who in Haikyuu...?"

This week, em and rainbow take a break from season four to read the answers you submitted for various Who in Haikyuu? scenarios!

Spoiler Zone Begins at 37:05

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S4E9: Everyone's Night

lundi 14 juillet 2025 • Duration 01:03:27

"I don’t need to be so freaked out, I have a team with me!"

This week, rainbow and em discuss Season 4, Episode 9 "Everyone's Night" and analyze Daichi's first dream of the new year, talk about Hinata's dramatics, and dive a little into Japanese New Year traditions.

Episode Discussion Begins at 08:41

Spoiler Zone Begins at 1:00:49

Check out the recent The Censorship Acceleration Report from Every Library Institute

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S4E8: Challenger

lundi 7 juillet 2025 • Duration 55:03

"There’s no guarantee a weapon that worked in the beginning with still work in the end. I have to keep moving forward. My greatest weapon is that no one can catch me."

This week, rainbow and em discuss season 4, episode 8 "Challenger", covering the end of the Date Tech practice match where we see some of Karasuno's plays finally come together and Kinoshita has to put his jump float serve to the test.

Episode Discussion Begins at 05:10

Spoiler Zone Begins at 52:53

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Save the Children - Sudan

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S4E7: Return of the King

lundi 30 juin 2025 • Duration 01:12:41