#and that’s what you really missed podcast

[elrielsgarden]

Since we recently had a discussion over podcasts—how do you imagine many of them will address the soft launch of Elriel by larger media courses (i.e., Times article, Audible, Spotify and now E! News)? Or will they also all hide behind well this is not confirmation but its awfully suspicious that none of the major media outlets have mentioned anything about the other ships.

I don’t know how I missed this 💀😭 I will answer retroactively tho!

There is only one podcast I follow on Instagram and pay closer attention to. I have stopped listening to the episodes for a couple reasons. You know who I mean. I simply don’t recall them really acknowledging these articles at all! Which is really just a silent way of saying exactly what you mentioned: “It’s not confirmation.”

They’re right in that no, of course it’s not an official announcement. No Elriel I know would say that. However, you have to ask the question: Why would SJM and her team want entirely false articles posted by *major* news sources? Wouldn’t they want that taken down? Likely yes.

So what these articles tell us is this: we don’t know if these articles are an intentional “soft launch” of Elain’s book or not. But for sure we can say that these sources—along with all those casual readers of the series the online fandom likes to ignore—are picking up on what SJM is putting down in the books. Elain’s book (also Elriel’s book) is incoming. 🌸🦇

[smile-dance-breathe]

Darren Criss still to this day bringing up in interviews inviting Chris Colfer to see Sutton Foster when they first met is something so special to me

[lazylittledragon]

ok someone please correct me if i'm wrong but am i weird for thinking those 'audiobooks don't count as reading' posts are ableist as fuck????

[critter-wizard]

ep 43 had me tearing up in a fucking shopping centre ‼️‼️

b+w alt version that I truly couldn't decide if I liked it more . Also I included a lot of thoughts in the tags but they're somewhat incoherent<3

[backslashdelta]

So I listened to Grant's podcast episode

[druidposting]

Imperfectionism, by @acaptainbyanyothername

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[drinkingdeadpeopletea]

Title: "flash-frozen in the driver's seat" Fandom: Midst (Podcast) Categories: G, Gen, No Archive Warnings Apply, Complete Word Count: 3613 Characters: Phineas Thatch, Tzila Guthrie

“Why do you have that?” Tzila asks. Phineas opens his eyes. She’s pointing at his abacus with the back of her pen. He looks down at it and frowns. “It’s my abacus.” “I know what an abacus is,” says Tzila, rolling her eyes. “Why do you have Caenum? Didn’t being a soldier and solving mysteries or whatever get you a ton of Valor?” Phineas and Tzila have a conversation in the quiet halls of the Lazaretto.

(hi everyone it's ME again! back with another midst missing scene i couldn't stop thinking about.)

[james-spooky]

this is a test

[thecindercrow]

Pretending to be People is a mystery/horror/comedy actual play podcast using the roleplaying systems of Delta Green and Pulp Cthulhu. Created by a group of best friends with prior experience roleplaying together in this system, it's able to dive right into the action and take off running. And boy howdy, everything sure does happen so much.

Features homebrew stories written by the GM and an original soundtrack created by one of the cast. With a completed season 1, an ongoing season 2, (both of which are separate campaigns) and several 3-4 episode mini-campaigns, there are a lot of options for choosing a spot to stick your feet into the water, so go check it out on their website or wherever you listen to podcasts!

[absoluteocellibehavior]

I do not have the boldness to ask off anon and I hope I'm not bothering you but considering you have MUCH STRONGER understanding of tarot cards what do you think would be The Butcher if any?

In some ways He is very much based on a story in the king in yellow book about a man transported back in time and meeting a falconeer who compares hunting to love, but i hesitate to say the lovers just bc well I'm not sure how much you could apply that and i could almost see Strength fitting sheerly bc while power energy action kinda fit just on surface level with the whole hunting Arthur with a gun i can also see discord disgrace weakness apply especially when he has that phone call with Larson in the whole way the moment larson is actively scolding him for doing a bad job his voice gets softer like being implied a failure is prompts it i can see it tying into that but idk how or if reversals of cards would apply to the same character

I could even see a case for the devil even bc this is an guy who revels in violence and its only when hes truly angry does he become almost blinded by it but like I'm really curious bc I just know very little abt tarot stuff and maybe thats my favorite character but you didn't hear it from me

Hello, my dear!! You are NOT bothering me at all, I promise. I quite literally never get asks in here much to my dismay. Ha! I talked about Dennis a teeny bit in this ask way back. But, Dennis is definitely Strength to me! This ask also talks about the KIY as The Devil as well and Judgement will always remain to be Noel to me for many many reasons. Anyway, Strength as Dennis! Strength is a card that, in general, is the mastery and taming of carnal and raw emotions in order to aid your strength and determination. How it's always been explained to me in sessions or workshops is a balance of heart and mind. So, both the feeling and the thinking. Both of these descriptions fit Dennis really well as a character and I'm hoping to get some more insight on him as I finish up the prequel campaign of Call of Cthulhu Witch's Mark. Dennis really has mastered these two ideals. He has this hunt-like drive with very almost animalistic tendencies at times, however, this is coupled with wicked intelligence and will. He has a balance of carnal desires and has tamed it with deductive logical reasoning. He's able to hone these somewhat animal instincts with human rationality until they are refined to perfection. Not to mention the even more surface level relation of this strong intellect with his enjoyment of the arts and the fact that music fuels both the mind and the heart! Anyway! There's a little reasoning for that! But, yes, Butcher is for sure Strength to me!

[d-criss-news]

andthatswhatyoureallymissedpod: BTS of “Swan Song” 📣🛼 episode recap is out now at the link in bio 🎙️✨

[cha1cedony]

Idk what it is that makes me fixate so hard on one specific thing for years at a time, but I need it to chill out 😭 DnDads has been my only long-term media interest for like 1 and 1/2 years now, and it’s BORING to only like one thing ever lol I’m BORED!!! I need other things to be interested in, but I struggle with getting into new stuff (other than video games) sooo bad :(

That said, if you have DnD podcast recs that have interesting characters……… GIMME 👀 Also where the early episodes aren’t a nightmare to listen to 🙏 I have never listened to any other DnD podcasts, and I think it’s mostly bc the earlier seasons are always poor audio quality or like 3 hours long 😭 I’m also good with any type of narrative podcast. I just want compelling characters and platonic/familial dynamics pls. Stuff I can write sad shit about!! But also not TOO sad the whole time… maybe a little bit silly idk

So far, ones I’ve written down to listen to are Cast Party and Friends at the Table? I don’t know anything about either of them, though so? Also I keep seeing my mutuals posting Oxventure and Woe.Begone (although the latter isn’t a DnD podcast.. I think?) sooooo let me know your thoughts. And recommendations! Send me your propaganda! Tell me about your blorbos

[notemojustsad21]

I lowkey want to write a fanfic based off of my book. I can already imagine it it’s a slow burn coffee shop au 400k words enemies to lovers.

[oflgtfol]

so my one coworker i've talked about now knows that i'm into both venom and malevolent and that i use tumblr which says an awful lot about me but then my OTHER COWORKER TODAY started talking to me about ai characters. my purse bag thingay has hal 9000 and edgar electric dreams pins on them and we've literally spoken semi at length about 2001 and how much we love hal but somehow today we got to talking about the like media trifecta of ai characters. hal glados edgar AM etc yknow. and they sent me a fucking link to a tumblr post memeing about them. i am so severely tempted to reblog but it but i DO NOT WANT to provide a tangible link to my blog. screams. anyway the meme contained halman so i was talking to them about halman LMFAOOOO. like just fucking having a casual conversation about this shit in a public space. anyway said coworker then went on a half an hour long rant about the rainworld ai and at one point they were like "five pebbles gave himself cancer" and i said how does a giant supercomputer get cancer and they said "oh. well, there's meat in there" and literally, my first reaction was to gasp and exclaim, completely serious and ecstatic, "oh i LOVE meat i LOVE when machines have meat in them." me and this coworker having a deep philosophical conversation about death and meat machines and also halman in front of our like 17 year old coworker who has an ap exam tomorrow morning and another coworker our age who's falling asleep at their desk

[yadivagirl]

Not sure how many people are still listening to this podcast but I find it to be wonderful background noise while cleaning.

Anyway, may I suggest tuning in to the episode featuring John Lock. He was there from the pilot through season six. The way he got the gig was so fortuitous and crazy. It was interesting to hear how things worked with the band (and a little insane, imho). Plus, he's a lovely, sweet guy. Very enjoyable to listen to.

[bowtiesnmusicals]

Here is my recap of the Striking a Chord (w/Chord Overstreet) episode of the podcast.

Kevin asked what would happen if you said this guest wasn't special, that they were just a regular guest since they always say they have a special guest.

They said Chord was a very special guest.

Jenna said Chord is the king of laughs, impressions, and just being a wonderful human being. He was just a hoot on set.

Kevin said Chord is the glee puppy dog. He was the little brother to everyone. Jenna calls him a golden retriever.

Kevin said the only reason they needed a season two was needed was because of Chord.

Chord comes from country song writing royalty. Kevin said he is Chord's biggest fan.

Chord said he has always done acting. He was steering away from music because his brother and dad did it. He was trying to find his own identity.

Jenna asked about when Chord got the audition did he know about Glee. He had not heard about it. When he go the audition his agent got him the first season. He watched it before he started working on the show and had some reference.

Jenna asked if Chord knew what character he was auditioning for at the time. Chord said no. His agent told him to go to Robert Ulrich's casting office. Chord brought is guitar and sang one of his own songs. He auditioned with Finn's pilot scenes. He had no idea who he was auditioning for just that he was auditioning for the show. He left and got called back immediately and had to go back at 9pm to sing acapella. Then he did a studio test and network test. Two days later he was in dance rehearsal. Through all of this he was still doing Finn pilot scenes. Once he got past the first room they had him sing Billionaire. When Chord joined the show he wasn't contractually a regular. A lot of the main cast were guest stars for a majority of the first few seasons and were there everyday. The contract Chord said that after 7 episodes he would become a regular and then they never exercised that option. Darren signed a similar contract.

Chord was kind of a guinea pig. He was the first to join the cast after the first season and they had a already become a tight knit group. Chord said he didn't feel like the new guy for too long. Jenna remembers hearing they were shooting Billionaire and wanting to get their early to watch it.

Jenna asked Chord if he remembers his first day. it was a scene with Kevin and Cory. He thinks it was Finn trying to convince Sam to join the club. He said the first day was very intimidating. He was just coming from being replace and recast. He had a bit of anxiety. Kevin said they all had a little bit of it.

Chord said they didn't have to get into why he was gone for the first 8 episodes of season 3. He came back singing to a plastic cup. He was on a little break. Someone got a text while they were filming that Chord was coming back and everyone was excited.

Chord finally got to a country song at the end of the series.

Sam was homeless and a stripper. Kevin said he surprised they even talked about it.

Jenna said they had him very naked for a lot of the show.

Chord said he ate a lot of chicken and greens. Then of course during that 8 episode window he was eating cheeseburgers and drinking beers, having a great time with his buddies. Then he gets told they want him back and he is going to be a stripper. So he had to go and do anything he could to offset the cheeseburgers.

Kevin said he felt bad he would see Chord talking to himself and avoiding the crafty room. Chord said it makes you very conscious of body image stuff. He said there were times when watched himself a week later and thought he could have done with a couple more crunches. Jenna said that is terrible.

Chord talked about doing Applause shirtless with huge wings. Those images don't leave the internet. They also don't leave Chord's brain. Kevin had a huge pillowcase. Darren was in a long wig.

Chord still has the Rocky Horror pants.

Kevin remembers when Chord when he first came on the show. They were walking down the hallway and were so excited. Later that day on set Mark and Cory messed with Chord. it was sort of like hazing. Zach pranked Damian telling him he had been on the show for six months and now his character was gay.

Chord said Sam being Kurt's boyfriend was an up in the air topic. Chord said he hadn't really seen a gay person before joining the show. He told Kevin when they met. Kevin told him oh you are going to meet a lot of gay people here. Kevin said Chord was always very open and honest with him.

Chord is on a show with Lindsay Lohan. She mentioned it a little bit and she didn't have the best experience. She didn't know she would be sitting next to Perez Hilton. At the time he wasn't the nicest to a lot of people. Kevin said he would have been pissed too. They didn't get to meet her when she was on the show.

They congratulated him on season 3 of Acapulco. He said it's different because their is a language barrier. Most of the people on the show are fluent in Spanish. He is learning about different culture's. He said Glee was kind of like a bootcamp. It was nonstop for 6 seasons. It was great training. It makes everything else feel like a cake walk. He gets too goof off, make people laugh, and hang out in Mexico for 3 months.

Kevin said he doesn't think Chord knows how funny he is as a comedic actor. He is naturally gifted at it. Chord said Kevin is also gifted at comedy. Chord said he is just obsessed with comedy. Jim Carrey is his favorite. He likes that he can just go big but also be convincing. Their is no hesitation to his commitment to his characters. Jenna said she would put Chord in that lane.

Jenna asked when did Chord figure out that he was good at impressions. Chord said it started when he was 8 and would do Bill Clinton. Kevin said the only 8 year old who knew who knew who Bill Clinton was. Chord said he remembers the comedians on SNL doing it and he would mimic them.

Kevin asked how did Chord get his impressions worked into the show. He knows Ryan, Ian, and Brad would add things they saw around set into the show. Chord said he just wouldn't shut up and annoyed the people in charge.

Kevin and Jenna said they are both terrible at impressions. Kevin said he would call Lea to do her bad singing or Chord to do his impressions.

Chord read something for his friend as Matthew McConaughey so his friend could hear how it would sound. They sent it to Matt as a template. Apparently Morgan Freeman had a guy that can mimic his voice to do certain ads.

Chord can entertain himself for hours just doing impressions. Chord would ask everyone on set saying let me try this impression out on you. He would get a script and it would be an impression he had never done and have to figure out how do it. He would stay up watching clips to get them down.

Chord said for all the Justin Bieber Experience that him and Kevin are thinking about getting the band back together. It was supposed to be Taylor Swift and it didn't get approved. Chord said it was a different episode it was Guilty Pleasures and it changed to Barry Manilow. Chord thinks it got cleared. He texted Taylor and then it immediately changed to Barry Manilow. He figured she would just no. He thinks she may not have been aware of it at the time.

Chord thinks he may have pitched some original songs. Darren and Amber both got original songs on the show. Chord said it would have been cool to have one of his own songs on the show but he also doesn't want to force his music down people's throats. The type of music he was writing at the time wasn't necessarily in the pop nature of the show. He is glad it never saw the light of day. it is not where he ended up going with his music. Chord said Kevin had soem pretty great demos back in the day. Kevin said he shared one with Harry and Harry just gave him a weird look because he was singing about girls. He just told Harry he knew he was singing about girls.

Chord asked Kevin if it was weird singing about girls. Kevin said because he came from the music business and didn't think it would ever be an option to come out publicly he would just keep doing this, it's fine. He said that is probably why the music wasn't great. Kevin said going into the recording studio is like therapy. Its hard when you are withholding such a huge part of yourself. If you don't believe it the audience won't believe it.

Kevin said that early on the AR at Columbia asked if he had a girlfriend or boyfriend. He could have said yes and changed things from the beginning. He just said no, no girlfriend. Chord joked saying i don't have sex. Kevin said he was celibate and married to his work and Jenna.

Chord said the question he gets asked most is, is Artie in a wheelchair. Jenna said yeah they still get that question. She said yeah Kevin can walk.

When Chord joined Glee he had just been recast and was thrown into a juggernaut of a show and worried about being fired. By the time Chord came on the show had been moved up to an earlier time slot which means more viewers. Kevin asked if he felt a sudden impact because of that, did he notice the shift. Chord said he had a hard time going back in the Abbey(?) after that. They are so much fun getting to see guys in tiny shorts. He's been there several times with Kevin. Chord had no idea the impact of the show because it wasn't something he watched. It was weird going back to Nashville after being a bubble working. He went to the mall and people were losing their shit. Everyone was fairly grounded and it was normal going back and forth to work.

Chord said being younger you don't really appreciate and take advantage of what is in front of you. He knows how hard he did work and now he knows how hard he can work. Kevin you said how those friendships last. They made such great bonds. Chord said you can not talk for a year and just get right back into things. He said he saw Amber at his friends birthday. He hadn't really hung out with her and then did a birthday thing at a bowling alley and she came by and the did shots and hung out. He said it was so good to see her. It was like running into family you hadn't seen in a long time.

Jenna ended with the question they always end on which is what is the feeling, sentiment, or word Glee left you with. Chord said it is a blessing to be a part of a thing that can affect and have an impact ono that many people. They were dealing with big issues before anyone else. He said you have to give it to Ryan to have the balls to tackle those uncomfortable topics. Jenna mentioned the balance of the extreme and the important social issues. Chord said you would try to sneak in the medicine.

Kevin said he will be busy laying down the tracks while Chord is bringing home the bacon working in Mexico.

See you next week.