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the-official-account · 2 years ago

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Is it just me, or does lesbian fandom have a problem?

My name is Edil. I've been a medium-sized name in several small fandoms, especially podcast fandoms. I am also a women appreciator, and enjoy media that centers on women. I'm going to mostly be talking about my experiences in two fandoms: The Strange Case Of Starship Iris and Pasithea Powder, both podcasts with central wlw ships, though I've also seen these same issues in Goncharov (1973) of all places.

When I go into fandom I go hard. My brain, which is very autistic, breaks down information of small details for fun. It's the reason why I wrote a dwarnian (TSCOSI's fictional alien language) dictionary for the podcast. The reason why I have a massive notes document on all of Pasithea's season one and the reason the wiki...looks and reads like that. It isn't owned by me, but most of the formatting, fonts, content: yours truly.

And I'm proud of these projects, which took time and effort and skill building to do! But I haven't finished or caught up with either of these podcasts, and that's because the online spaces that center around them have been overwhelmingly hostile.

I have a strong emotional connection to this issue — of whether or not sapphic fandoms tend to be more hostile to diversity, especially race and nuerodivergance — so I can't make a distinct analysis, not without more distance and more information. That's part of why I am making this post.

Mods and members of the TSCOSI discord circa 2020 will know me, and know why I left. That being a series of unwarranted criticisms and bad faith readings that left me with anxiety even interacting with the fandom I loved.

I am probably a lot less known in the Pasithea fandom, because I wrote fewer fics for it and left more quickly. After TSCOSI, I recognized resentment faster. But the Pasithea notes document that I've posted here before and the wiki, three fics, fan art and that one comic that's still to this day the only comic I've drawn: me.

This is not a callout post, not for individuals or for groups, and I don't have screenshots. I am only trying to open a discussion.

See, the pattern that I am seeing is that fandom spaces centering on wlw ships attract fans who are wlw. And while nothing is inherently wrong with that, issues in the lesbian community start to become very obvious.

Firstly, the lack of diversity in sexuality among most of the fan base (As I suspect bi and gay people have largely more popular media that attracts them, and lesbians have to dig deeper for smaller spaces like these podcast) starts to feed this sense of possession among fans. As if there is a correct, normal, or standard way to be sapphic. A set of rules stating that anyone who doesn't obey it hates lesbians.

From Pasithea, I got this in comments about how I was drawing the characters "ugly" (Jane is canonically fat and has a scar, which I made very visible...because I wanted to. I gave her strong Hispanic features because it appealed to me. Sophie is butch, and canonically has or had a buzz cut. Which is what I drew. — The "appearance" section of the wiki? Yup. I wrote that.)

These comments, which were themselves problematic, came from a place of implying I was lesbiphobic for drawing these wlw as "ugly". When in fact, I was drawing the type of characters that would appeal the most to me, and hopefully to others like me.

These expectations of skinny, eurocentric appearing, usually feminine characters... Well it reflects a lot of issues with TERF-y feminism and lesbianism at large. Lesbianism on the internet has an issue with gender essentialism that isn't universal but is incredibly worrying. And when WOC are often masculinized because of their non-white features, that transphobia becomes anti-butchness (or strict standards of butchness) and racism.

While TSCOSI fans were more receptive to my designs, I was drawing in a less realistic style where "ugly" was less of an issue — and, to be frank, The main ship being Southeast and South Asian made it hard to draw them "ugly" from a eurocentric perspective. Realism there would just be...exotic, I guess.

However, with TSCOSI fans there was still a sense of possession around how these characters were interpreted, especially in headcannons, that lead to me deleting more than I posted as time went on. Some of those were genuine issues on my part ("what if the Jewish guy was a vampire in a au haha!" I said. Then went to bed, woke up, googled it, and went "NOPE! NOPE!!! SORRY.") Others were just unnecessary, such as comments on how silly head cannons were "unrealistic", and how I should write more cannon compliant work, rather than what I was doing for fun.

Ultimately these are the ONLY things that made me stop listening to these podcasts. The ONLY reason I put down the projects I poured consecutive hyperfixate weeks into. Part of me thinks it was this enthusiasm in the first place that was the biggest threat others reacted to in how I spoke and acted.

For instance, in trying to write for both the TSCOSI and Pasithea wikis, I had folks try to change my methods of research and writing to a style that worked best for them. When I said they were welcome to work that way, there was no offers to assist. And communication with those who had established work was either non-existent or hostile. I've had people question if my passion projects were necessary, berate me for meaningless mistakes, and treat what could be fun collaborative work like a pissing contest. For TSCOSI, none of this occurred on the wiki, and mostly around documents I owned for my own note taking. Even then, the hostility of Wikipedia culture is an unnecessary and hurtful thing to bring into fandom wiki culture.

The TSCOSI people went on to make a wonderful wiki that I deeply admire, but I still wish I could have been part of that project in its infancy, instead of being pushed away. (I may have made the navigation system if I remember correctly, but I'm not certain. So this is not to say I was not allowed any input whatsoever.)

I love sapphic media, it's my bread, butter, pride, joy, and favorite past time. But time and time again I have found far safer social spaces for media that centers around gay men, even if it isn't my personal first choice.

As a non-white, non-allistic, non-lesbian, not-skinny fan...I have concerns.

I know you all want sapphic media to get more attention. I want that too. But unless you start actively searching for and calling out bigotry in those spaces, it absolutely cannot and will not happen. So much of fandom is powered by autistic people with time on their hands, and I want there to be space for people like me. Who get TOO excited, TOO far from cannon, TOO analytical about race and class and fatphobia and whatever else.

Sapphic media obviously has issues reaching fans that aren't the fault it's its current audience. But the good thing about being part of or close to a problem, is having the power to make incredible, effective change.

I refuse to leave these podcasts behind, I love them more than anything, and the projects I got out of them are still my beloved brain children (The alien calligraphy from the random writing system I made for dwarnian is still up on my wall. "It is what. It IS what, keeps us from the abyss.") I refuse to be shoved aside my racist fans and random people who assume they can act rudely to strangers because they treated characters or lore differently. I refuse to be sidelined from conversations just cause I can act weird.

But I also refuse to spend so much of my beloved labor on people who turn up their noses and belittle it.

This all has had a lasting effect on how I interact with fandom, a legitimate fear-responce to the idea of trying to engage deeply with women-centered podcasts. Something I'm trying to unlearn and overcome.

So. There's my explanation of why I don't do tscosi anymore, which I mentioned on the minibang I'd eventually follow up on. And a criticism of sapphic fandom which, I'll be real, I have a few more essays worth of commentary about, and it's also another expression of how I stare longingly at Pasithea every time it comes up on my dash.

But, most importantly, this is my question of whether anyone else has found themselves in a similar place. If it's a trend or an anecdote.

If you have thoughts, please reblog with them. I'd love to know what you have to say.

#this is going on several sideblogs because its relevant to all of them #edil chats #once monthly discourse post #i guess #everytime i use that tag i hesitate to do it but thats also the point #sapphic #fiction podcast #t3p #the pasithea powder #pasithea powder #the strange case of starship iris #tscosi #yup #this is the kinda post i might have to deactivate over but :P i wanna say what i have to say #goncharov (1973)#elevator pitch podcast #where i expirienced but the same but it lasted me about 4 days cause i learned to see the signs faster

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soph-the-podcast-nerd · 6 months ago

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Hello!

i’m soph :) 🏳️‍🌈 (she/they)

ill mostly be posting about my fav podcasts or whatever I’m listening to rn, feel free to let me know if you have any recommendations! also you should totally tag me in things and send me asks because I think I’m hitting 1 year in about 2 months and ive only gotten like 3 asks

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✨Some of my favorite podcasts than I’m listening to or have completed✨

Welcome To Night Vale 👁️‍🗨️ 🎙️💟

The Magnus Archives/Protocol 📼👁️📗

Wolf 359 📻👽🚀

The Penumbra Podcast (Juno Steel) 🧥🏳️‍🌈🩷

The Strange Case of Starship Iris 🪐🛸🩵

Camp Here and There 🪱⌛️☢️

Witherburn After School News 📡🔍💚

Neighbourly 🏡🦎 🧿

Spirit Box Radio 🥀🐈‍⬛🔮

Malevolent 🩸💀🧡

Death By Dying 🪦fuck, no walrus emoji…🦭⚰️

What Happened in Skinner 🎤🎧❤️

Leaving Corvat 🐦‍⬛🍔💜

(Currently listening BUT im pausing because i decided to relisten to TMA) Hello from the Hallowoods 🌲🍄‍🟫♥️

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I love reading (despite the fact that I pretty much only read paranormal/murder/mystery books with sapphic characters (if you need any recs hmu ✌︎)), cartoons and fiction shows (GF, SU, HTTYD, ATLA, OTGW, OH, UA, TTZ, GO, etc), 80s and 90s and halloween movies, theater (although I’m a techie myself) and my music taste is kind of all over the place (lemon demon, will wood, the crane wives, mother mother, the orion experience, clairo, beach bunny… some Gay Person Music for the ages huh)

I’m adhd, so I love podcasts but can’t function unless I’m doing something with myself, usually drawing, making buttons, taking walks/hiking, or idk finding neurodivergent things to do like messing with something random and shiny as one of my favorite characters is probably getting traumatized

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i post my art when I can which is not often but yeah :)

i do podcast recommendations occasionally, if ive recommended one its linked on the list

DMs are open to talk (I am a minor) as long as you’re nice and not a creep (no nsfw, transphobia, rascism, homophobia, etc.) (also if you’re homophobic why are you even here this is tumblr.com you have no power here)

I have a side blog @twilight-zone-as-tma-fears where I’m re-watching the twilight zone and assigning each episode to one of the 15 fears, I personally think its cool you should go check it out :P

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#Soph’s art, #Soph’s night vale doodles (a little project i did) #Soph-recommends, #my post, #rb, #Podcasts to listen to

#Soph’s night vale doodles #Soph’s art #Soph-recommends #Podcasts to listen to #my post #rb

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iffeelscouldkill · 10 months ago

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Fic: Glass Shard

Fandom: The Strange Case of Starship Iris Wordcount: 100 Summary: Sara carries a glass shard in her pocket.

(Or: Sana and the Rumor, early season 2).

Sana carries a glass shard in her pocket.

It's part of the Rumor, although she doesn't know which part. It could be from any of the times she pulled the ship back together with bare hands and ingenuity and stubbornness.

She doesn't want to give it up. It's the last piece she has.

But it's not in the Rumor's nature to be static.

So, Sana pulls it out, files the edges smooth. She's weaving a brightly-coloured hanging to decorate the mess; the glass glitters in its centre.

Sana might be running, but she can still bring their home with her.

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(A/N: So, one of my friends gave me the prompt "glass shard" for the Small Fandoms Drabblethon, and initially I didn't have a clear idea for it. Then, it suddenly came to me that I could marry this with an idea I've had for ages about Sana and the Rumor - drawing on her speech about how she's never had a place where every single piece of her belongs, and the closest she has is a ship she'd built herself from scraps.

There is so much to explore with Sana and the loss of the Rumor, and this is just a tiny piece (a shard, if you will ;P) but it was good to dig into. I particularly like the idea of Sana working part of the Rumor into something else, because I think that's very fitting to her hands-on, creative and resourceful approach to things.)

#The Strange Case of Starship Iris #TSCOSI #Sana Tripathi #The Rumor #TSCOSI season 2 #drabble #small fandoms drabblethon #glass shard

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realbigpodcastslut · 2 years ago

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About the blog!

Hi! I'm Lee and this is my main blog dedicated to audio drama podcasts. I post almost exclusively content related to that but might post some personal stuff or occasionally radio/music (I have a radio show called The Abyssal Hour on WMHB Waterville 89.7 FM). Mostly sfw but occasional horror (ask me to tag triggers)

Tagging System:

I tag every post with the podcast to the best of my ability. For common podcasts, I have a list of abbreviated tags. I only started tagging 2 years ago and this blog is 5+ years old (sry).

Main podcasts and their tags:

King Falls AM (kfam)*

The Magnus Archives (tma)*

Welcome to Night Vale (wtnv)*

Wolf 359 (w359)*

The Bright Sessions (tbs)*

My Brother, My Brother, and Me (mbmbam)*

The Adventure Zone (taz, taz + campaign, and campaign. ie balance, taz balance, and taz are all the tags)*

The Penumbra Podcast (tpp)*

Eos 10 (eos 10)*

Mabel (mabel)*

Malevolent (malevolent)*

Within The Wires (wtw)

Hello From the Magic Tavern (hftmt)

SAYER (sayer)

Archive 81 (a81)

Kakos Industries (kakos)

Death By Dying (dbd)

I Am In Eskew (eskew)

Old Gods of Appalachia (oldgods)

The Strange Case of Starship Iris (tscosi)

The Black Tapes (tbt)

Trigger List: (On Request)

emetophobia

flashing

Other Tags:

Not Podcast Related (not podcast related)

Posts by me (slut.txt)

General podcast stuff (gen)

Podcast related but not any certain podcast (gen)

Interaction:

Please don't be afraid to ever DM me or send me an ask (even if you aren't a mutual or stranger). Also, it doesn't need to be podcast-related!. If I don't respond I probably forgot and just remind me. I also use mobile a lot and have errors. But please interact, I enjoy it!

Side Blogs:

@kfam-tea (King Falls AM tea blog, co-runner but I do most of the posting lol)

@spockssluttyhelmet (Star Trek)

@theposionwoman (The Dear Hunter)

others I won't name :P

About Me:

So you made it this far and want to know about me. Huh. Anyways I'm Lee (22, aroace, agender but she/they/he, auDHD (diagnosed)) and podcasts have been my special interest since 2014. My first official podcast was Welcome to Night Vale. I don't have a favorite but King Falls AM has a special place in my heart (but don't listen if you know what's good for you). I even made my own audio drama for a bit (it's discontinued now). But I know a lot about the process, from writing to editing to recording. I'm goth (actually, though. I dress and listen to the music). I go to college for computational biology and work in IT. I have one cat named Pierogi. (Discord is: Alligator Milk)

Other Interests:

Games: Disco Elysium, Minecraft, Stardew Valley

TV: Supernatural, Star Trek

Books: The Dresden Files, Good Omens, Lovecraft (Ew I know. I am a Lovecraft hater)

Music (prog, punk, folk, rock, indie, alt, literally any genre. Fave artist is The Dear Hunter)

Horror

Writing (I write fanfic but mostly OC like poetry and short stories)

Crafts (Knitting, Origami, embroidery, makeup*, beading, etc)

Thanks for reading!

Updated:8/15/2024

#about me #about the blog #about #not podcast related #techinically #tagging system #this is in honor of 1k followers #slut.txt

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munchiezxx · 3 years ago

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those beach outfits i designed like, the same week i listened to tscosi

#only remembered because i had a beach day today #i should probably post sketches more often just bc that’s all i do rn :P #omfg I made one for krejjh too i just remembered it’s so cute #my art #starship iris

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delilah-briarwood · 4 years ago

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In honour of one of my side blogs reaching 1500 followers, I am once more accepting requests for headcanons, moodboards etc. Please go ham in my inbox! This includes AUs

#p l e a s e #I’m going to answer every single ask in my inbox tonight #all of them #critical role #Vox Machina #the mighty nein #tscosi #starship iris #the strange case of the starship iris #tma #the magnus archives #les mis #les miserables #aftg #all for the game #tolkien #tagging the fandoms I’m most interested in rn #I know I’ll probably get a bunch of DC for obvious reasons but pls go ham for other fandoms too #behold a creation

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ryutarotakedown · 4 years ago

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wait there’s a new starship iris episode

#i'm in the middle of coding class but it's *fine*#p: the strange case of starship iris #jules.txt

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procyon-podcast-network · 8 years ago

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Click on through for update #3, featuring the postcard art for @iriscasefiles, a Q&A with the writers of @underpressurepodcast, and tiny raccoon high fives.

#procyon podcast network #starship iris #under pressure podcast #kickstarter #p: starship iris #p: under pressure #audio drama

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incorrectpodcastquotes · 7 years ago

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Trust me, I’m a professional lesbian.

Violet Liu

#the strange case of starship iris #violet liu #tscosi #p: the strange case of starship iris #s: tfln

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airasora · 3 years ago

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Thraxette OTP playlist

Super psycho love by Simon Curtis

Love it when you hate me by Avril Lavigne

The right kind of wrong by Leann Rimes

E.T. by Katy Perry

Love the way you lie by Eminem & Rihanna

Hit me with your best shot by ADONA

Hot n' cold by Katy Perry

I fell in love with the Devil by Avril Lavigne

You are my secret by Vitamin A

Dirty little secret by The All-American Rejects

Good girls go bad by Cobra Starship

Problem by Vanya

Million reasons by Lady Gaga

True love by P!nk

Troublemaker by Lizy Lewis

Disgusting by Kesha

Hate to love you by Karmin

Mad love by The Veronicas

Perfect disaster by Drew Sycamore

Who are you by RAIGN

Monsters by All Time Low

Jealous by Nick Jonas

Big bad love by Cascada

Honeybee by Garbage

Fuck away the pain by Divide the Day

Trash by KoRn

Dirty thoughts by Chloe Adams

Savage love by Emma Heesteres

One way or another by Until the Ribbon Breaks

#1 crush by Garbage

Devil devil by MILCK

Dancing with the Devil by Demi Lovato

Energy by Keri Hilson

I can't stay away by The Veronicas

Run away by Against the Current

Sk8er boi by Avril Lavigne

Iris by Diamante

E.V.O.L. by Marina and the Diamonds

Bad behavior by Jedward

I hate u I love u by GNASH

Stay by The Kid LAROI

Teeth by 5SOS

Me and the devil by Soap&Skin

Enjoy the silence remiced by Mike Shinoda

Stalker's tango by Autohheart

Wanna be your slave by Måneskin

Undisclosed desires by Muse

So long by Kamelot

Outside by Stain'd

Perfect ruin by Kwabs

Perfect Enemy by t.A.t.U

Call me irresponsible by Frank Sinatra

Love me like you by Little Mix

I wish I never met you by Oh Wonder

One more night by Alex G & Chester See

Criminal by Britney Spears

Irresistible by Fall Out Boy

I know places by Taylor Swift

War of Hearts by Ruelle

Stalker by IAMX

Animal impulses by IAMX

Vermillion by Slipknot

Vermillion part 2 by Slipknot

Snuff by Slipknot

A guy that I'd kinda be into from Be More Chill

I'm in love with a monster by Fifth Ceremony

An unhealthy obsession by The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra

Maniac by Conan Gray

Self control by Bebe Rexha

Self control by DallasK

Accidentally in love by Counting Crows

Beauty and the beast by KHS feat. Chase Holfelder

How you remind me by Nickelback

Ghost by Justin Bieber

Not gonna get us by t.A.t.U

Leave the lights on by Meiko

Something that we're not by Demi Lovato

I knew you were trouble covered by First to Eleven

You'll be back from Hamilton

Fight for me from Heathers

Our love is God from Heathers

Meant to be yours from Heathers

I am damaged from Heathers

Angel with a shotgun by The Cab

Jezebel by The Rasmus

Shot by The Rasmus

Stupid love by Jason Derulo

Fuck u betta covered Mister Chase

Uh oh by Junior Doctor

For your entertainment by Adam Lambert

Second to none by Chris Crocker

Familiar taste of poison by Halestorm

Daddy's little girl by Jesse McCartney

Other friends from Steven Universe (covered by Caleb Hyles)

Show & tell by Melanie Martinez

Do what u want by Lady Gaga feat. Christina Aguilera

911 by Ellise

My little angel by Daniel Speer

Valentino by Years & Years feat. Mnek

#thraxette #otp playlist #thrax #osmosis jones #odette #the swan princess #thraxette playlist #thraxette otp playlist

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kelasparmak · 4 years ago

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hello! might i ask for podcast recs? literally anything ! i trust your taste xxxx

Awwww, you! I’ve kept the descriptions short because there’s a LOT, but I’ve given you genre/vibe because I’m not sure which aspect of my taste you like. Also it’s still very long so sticking it under a cut.

Campaign Podcast: Always my number one rec. Improv comedians play a TTRPG and chaos predictably ensues. There’s two campaigns, Star Wars and Skyjacks, the first one is complete and the second one is ongoing – they have slightly different vibes (think TAZ Balance vs Amnesty, I guess). VERY funny and will occasionally punch you in the heart.

Wooden Overcoats: Very funny, frequently heartwarming, excellent acting. Easy to get through (there’s 3 seasons with ~8 episodes each) and even though the characters are usually very stressed and in ridiculous situations, it feels pretty low stakes to listen to so it’s a fun one for if you’re stressed.

Caravan: Western/fantasy which I don’t think is actually a comedy but is still frequently very funny. Great acting, very fun and relatable protagonist who just keeps on choosing compassion over violence. Thoughtful coverage of mental illness, being brown and queer, and sexy vampires. 18+ but not super smutty and has content warnings.

The Strange Case of Starship Iris: Sci-fi drama about revolution and found family. The plot is pretty serious and involves galaxy-level stakes, but/and the series is very much driven by very well-written and realistic human connection right from the start – it’s very good at making you-the-listener genuinely invested in what happens. Loads of queer characters and the crew has two South Asian women, an East Asian woman, a trans Jewish man, and a nonbinary character. I probably don’t need to tell you this, but the world of popular audio fiction is Pretty White, so it’s nice to see podcasts where that’s not the case esp in genre fiction.

Victoriocity: Drama/comedy set in an alternate universe London. Feels very Discworld – really inventive worldbuilding, fun twisty plot, political intrigue, hilarious deadpan narrator, great acting.

In Strange Woods: Musical about grief, trauma, and how small and powerless humans are compared to nature. Really, really good. You’ll cry. It’s a quick listen – 5 episodes, all less than an hour long.

Oblivity: Sci-fi drama comedy, very funny, very found family. You’ll be surprised how much you care about the characters given how stupid it is.

Alice Isn’t Dead: You’ve probably been recommended this already but it bears repeating. Really well-written, acted and produced. This one’s not got a lot of humour in which isn’t usually my preference, but it’s really good. It’s got a lot of the Something’s Not Right energy of Nightvale, but goes full creepy with it. Really immersive but maybe not one you’d binge or listen to right before bed...

Greater Boston: Drama more than comedy but also deeply funny. Lots of apparently separate stories converging, clever writing (really good at giving a massive cast of characters distinct personalities), really emotionally impactful coverage of topics like grief, racial inequality, addiction, classism and more, doesn’t try to give easy answers but is also very focused on community power and optimism. Also there are cheese robots.

We Fix Space Junk: Sci-fi drama comedy, very anticapitalist, big found family feelings. Lots of fun, job-of-the-week episodic format makes it a relatively low-focus thing, even when the stakes are high it feels very safe to listen to, and the characters are v likeable (even the ones you really wouldn’t have expected).

Girl In Space: Sci-fi drama, found family and revolution, you may be noticing a pattern. It’s a lot of fun, the protagonist is super likeable and draws you in from the start. For Vorkosigan Saga fans, if you liked Shards of Honour, you’ll like this. Deals with fraught parental relationships, grief, loneliness, anti-imperialism, and more, but even though the stakes are high I didn’t find it stressful to listen to.

Death By Dying: Dark surreal drama. I don’t know if I’d call it a comedy per se but it’s very funny. Big Nightvale vibes. Deals with grief and mental illness pretty prominently, but in a very reassuring way.

The Prickwillow Papers: Fantasy drama. Lots of fun and incredible voice acting. Deals with the difficulty of letting yourself be helped, coping with guilt, and not being ‘special’. Features the most cantankerous fae you’ve ever encountered. I love her.

Middle:Below: It has GHOSTS it has CATS it has a PICARDIGAN. What more do you need to know? It’s a lot of fun to listen to, often funny and sometimes genuinely spooky (which hits all the harder for how chilled out and cosy it feels most of the time).

Mabel: Dark fantasy drama. Really poetic, well-acted, really good at suspense. Very cool modern take on changeling/fae mythology. Not much humour and very intense, which is not my thing at all, and I’ll be honest I didn’t find it an easy listen, so it took me a long time to get through it. But it’s really good and it’s definitely worth checking out, I did enjoy it, it’s just not necessarily one you’d want to de-stress to at the end of the day.

The Amelia Project: Drama/comedy about an agency that helps people fake their deaths. Great voice acting, very fun, and I really enjoy how international it is. Uses the episodic ‘client of the week’ format in combination with big picture plot in a really engaging way. Feels a bit Leverage-y especially because of how clever/absurd the plans are.

Harlem Queen: Drama set in the Harlem Renaissance. Another serious one, and deals explicitly with heavy issues including racism and violence, without much reprieve in the form of soft moments or humour. But it’s very well-made and worth a listen, and there’s not a lot of it.

The Orphans: Sci-fi drama. Expansive space opera type show with mindblowing amounts of worldbuilding. Revolution, ethics of cloning, anticapitalist, etc. Not a comedy but has some really funny bits. You’ll need to pay attention especially because it starts off with a pretty big cast of characters who don’t refer to each other by name super often and many of them have similar voices. But don’t worry too much about that – you’ll still know what’s going on even if you can’t tell them apart for the first few episodes, and you’ll be able to tell at least some of them apart.

Midst: I’m only a few episodes in but I’m enjoying it so far! Cool worldbuilding, really interesting collaborative narration/storytelling, not a comedy per se but often funny.

I Am In Eskew: Surreal horror, mostly psychological. It’s another Nightvale-y one but again without really any of the humour. It’s really good, but I’ll be honest, I’ve only listened to about 10 episodes so far, even though I started it ages ago.

….and probably lots more that I’m forgetting? I listen to less stuff at the moment because I’m working pretty much all the time, so anything I need to really focus on or that’s emotionally challenging is p much out of the question.

#anonymous

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gyueaknidfjsd · 4 years ago

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anyone have some good sci-fi podcast recs? that are female led or written obv and preferably with like an actual lesbian. I listened to Starship Iris already, it was p good even w all the gender. Also listened to Mabel which isn't sci-fi but there's like no men in it at all so far which is 😎

#radfems interact #radfems do touch

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reconditarmonia · 5 years ago

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Hey, I got a bingo card for Bad Things Happen Bingo! I’m going to try to write some of these prompts for Motherland: Fort Salem (especially?), and maybe also Madoka, FMA, Dishonored, Starship Iris... Feel free to send me asks with specific requests/prompts (for these fandoms or others, go wild, I guess, you know what I’ve written/posted about), I may or may not do them but it may help to narrow it down :P

(I haven’t yet finished Gideon the Ninth and I don’t know if I will be capable of writing for it, but...I want to, it’s so good ;_;)

#motherland: fort salem #madoka #fma #starship iris #gideon the ninth #dishonored #bad things happen bingo #meme #submission

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iriscasefiles · 6 years ago

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quick roundup of resources and tips if you’re in high school (or college, really) and you want to make a fiction podcast

MAKING AUDIO

free audio production stuff

Audacity is an open-source audio editing program. I think it’s what Griffin McElroy of My Brother My Brother and Me uses? Here’s a guide if you get stumped.

Here’s a few collections of sound effects.

As long as you credit, you can use any of this music for free.

audio production tips

How to make a pop filter (it will stop your audio from popping on B and P sounds) from common household objects

They say that munching a Granny Smith apple between takes will reduce unwanted mouth sounds

Getting better sound without a recording studio

Getting better sound, pt 2

Make sure that dialogue can be heard over music, sound effects, etc. When in doubt, listen to your current mix with your eyes closed and see what stands out.

a relatively cheap mic, if you’re okay investing a little bit

This is the microphone the leads use for Starship Iris. It’s got a USB cable that plugs straight into your computer, and it’s under $40.

WRITING SCRIPTS

I’d recommend working in Google docs. It lets you share files quickly with others for easy editing, it saves automatically, and you won’t have a trillion different versions of your episodes floating around your computer.

Outline your whole season before you start writing. Write your whole season before you start production. I know, it will feel a little labor intensive. Trust me, though--I started production before finishing the season scripts and it kneecapped the show for months and months.

Consider keeping things simple for your first effort. We all have gigantic, sprawling narratives in our heads featuring casts of hundreds (we do, right?) but you’re gonna be learning so much in this process, it’s way less overwhelming if you can scale down. Maybe find a way to tell one aspect of the story, featuring a handful of characters, but to tell it in a compelling way.

Think realistically about the voices that will be at your disposal. If you want to just use your friends and all your friends are female, keep that in mind when creating characters. (See “if you don’t want to act” below for advice finding actors.)

Read everything out loud. If anything feels clunky, change it until you can say it naturally.

When you think you’re done, invite over a bunch of friends for pizza (or other foods! I don’t know your life, dude) and have an informal table read. Don’t take a role. Sit back and listen carefully. You may find stuff you want to fix. Ask your friends for feedback. They may give you valuable perspective.

A good way to stay motivated is to find a friend who also wants to write a script, and then keep pushing each other and reading each other’s stuff.

IF YOU NEED WRITERS

Approach your writer friend(s). Tell them that if they write you a script, you will produce it into a radio play. It’s worth a shot.

Approach your creative writing teacher, if your school has one. Tell them that you want to produce a script, and ask them to tell their students to submit scripts to you. (Set up a gmail account for this purpose.) It’s worth a shot.

If all else fails, honestly, I’d say go through your lit textbook (or short story anthologies) and find a poem or short story you like (or say, an act of a Shakespeare play), then record/produce that. Then show it to your lit teacher. They will be confused. But maybe also happy? If it’s something they covered in class, they’ll probably feel like they Got Through To You and Made A Difference, and adults love that shit.

IF YOU NEED ACTORS

The obvious go-to is to ask your friends. If you do table reads (see writing section above) you will get a sense of who is suited to what role.

Approach your school’s drama teacher, or the teacher who directs the school play, or the forensics coach. Let them read a copy of your script so they know you’re not, like, using it to promote meth or anything. Ask them to tell their students about the opportunity, and/or ask them if you can hang fliers (first, make fliers).

As a former drama kid, I can promise you that we are always hungry for available roles.

OTHER PEOPLE TO CONSIDER REACHING OUT TO

The school paper might be looking for things to write about.

Local bands might let you feature their original music in your intro/outro, in exchange for plugging their website, etc, in your credits.

If you’re having sound engineering problems, consider asking the computer lab teacher, or the video production teacher.

If you have multiple friends who want to make podcasts, consider forming a network! There’s strength in numbers.

Just generally, if you think of someone in your life with relevant skills, don’t be afraid to ask for help.

IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE ASKING FOR FAVORS

Ugh, it’s so scary, right?

My honest advice is to get really good at baking something relatively simple, like brownies. Now you’re not asking for favors, you’re conducting a transaction!

Also, even if they’re not available to help, like, 9 times out of 10, people will be flattered you thought of them.

PEOPLE NOT TO APPROACH FOR PRODUCTION HELP

Me

Not because I don’t care (I am seriously rooting for you) but because I probably won’t be able to give much advice. All my advice is right here. Hell, I even asked for help putting this together.