Episode 24: We Have Many Feelings About Steven Universe

Steven Universe is a tale of aliens, family, protecting Earth, and being yourself. It’s also one of the most nuanced, optimistic shows on TV right now.

We love the show Steven Universe now, more than ever. This cartoon about a magical child has gone through a lot of changes in the past couple of years, and now its cosmic mythos has become a lot more complex—and the theme of identity has only gotten stronger. In this episode, we pull apart the show's themes, including colonization, non-toxic masculinity, and the power of families.

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Steven Universe (TV show)

Crystalline entity (Star Trek creature)

Rebecca Sugar (creator)

Hamilton (musical)

Bohemian Rhapsody (movie)

A Star is Born (movie)

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (movie)

La La Land (movie)

Illogicon (convention)

The League of Extraordinary Bellydancers

The Deep by Rivers Solomon (novel)

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (novel)

clipping. (hip hop group)

Daveed Diggs (rapper/actor)

William Hutson (artist)

“The Deep” (song by clipping.)