#postcast recs

[belle-keys]

My Year of (Educational) Podcasts

I spent 12,000 minutes this year listening to podcasts according to Spotify. No, I do not listen to alphamale or girlboss or true crime podcasts– I mostly listen to history, philosophy, and literature podcasts i.e. educational podcasts. Here are 12 fun, well-executed podcasts I’d recommend if you’d like to learn more about your favourite (Humanities and Social Sciences) topics.

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. This is a podcast about the history of sex and sexuality. The podcast pays special attention to overlooked aspects of queer history, pop culture, and cultural superstitions. The love life and sex life of historical and artistic figures are also discussed with historians.

Dan Snow's History Hit. This podcasts discusses the most exciting and culturally relevant historical events and figures with expert panel guests. Clears up historical misconceptions and deals with the most interesting topics in an engaging way.

Occult Confessions. This podcast is about the history of the occult, witches, folklore, magicians, and conspiracies. There are discussions of folklore, religious history, and cults. The themes are dark but quite fascinating.

Intelligence Squared. This podcast is centered on cultural and academic debates and deep-dives into polemical topics among top UK experts. I really enjoy their episodes about writers, art, and artists.

The History of Literature. This is about, well, the history of literature i.e. the contexts that created impressive writers, literary movements, and literary works. It also debates and critically discusses classic works.

The Korea File. Y'all know I love kpop and kdramas and by extension, am quite fascinated by Korean culture and society given how much I interact with Korean media. This podcast, produced by a couple of Korean guys, critically explores Korean media, culture, society, and history.

Not Just the Tudors. A fun history podcast that doesn't only cover English Tudor history, but definitely covers a whole damn lot of English Tudor history. Mainly focuses on 13th-17th century global history.

Classical Stuff You Should Know. A podcast about the classical world, the Western Canon, and world philosophy. Discussions of the classics are in conversational layman terms. Topics not restricted to the Graeco-Roman world.

Why Theory. A podcast that uses philosophy and psychological theory to examine culture, history, art and human behavior. Lots of pertinent contemporary social topics are discussed.

Brown History. A podcast about South Asia and "brown" Asian demographics. A wide range of topics, from Pakistani history to the Indian diaspora to Afghan migration to the colonization of India by Great Britain.

Philosophize This!. This podcast covers philosophy, philosophies, and philosophers. I highly recommend listening to the episodes in order as much as possible. Breaks down the complex philosophical ideas using simple terms.

The Thing About Austen. This is a podcast about the world of Jane Austen from the time period to the people to the culture which influenced her big literary hits. Hits that sweet spot between literature and history in a creative way. Recommend for all the Pride and Prejudice (2005) fanatics.

[1dhq]

different anon but I'm super into lgbt history books so if you don't mind I'd love a rec list!

i mentioned some things in this post. i also consume a lot of audiovisual media, so there are a lot of docus in there too, sadly forgot to include postcasts and the accompanying book to “the celluloid closet”. something i haven’t read myself but some of my friends very much recommend is “stone butch blues” by leslie feinberg. then there’s some academic stuff i’ve read in uni, “gender trouble” by judith butler and “masculine domination” by pierre bourdieu for example. i’m still in the process of curating more german literature for a project at work, so i’m not super confident on any recs but i hope there’s something in here for you!

[anerdyfeminist]

I’m not familiar w/ this postcast space but this report tracks for what I’d expect. I know a lot of people who have had HAES as a critical stop for them on the journey toward ultimate fat liberation and decolonizing views of bodies. Def seems to be like a Trojan horse for people not quite ready for all in, well.....speaking of my former self, at least.

So always we gotta keep working on that journey. On that note, I’d love to hear of recs for the latter type of podcasts as described above!

the haes podcast game is absolutely dominated by affluent thin white cis women and i would LOVE to see a proliferation of body liberation podcasts hosted by black women, and diverse black women w different embodiment experiences–disabled, trans, non-xtian, super fat, dark-skinned. podcasts definitely take resources to start & maintain but they’re also such a powerful tool for popular education and accessible support. note to myself to be on the lookout for ways to help manifest & support this podcast future in the most literal sense

[louandhazaf]

Are you thinking of doing themed recs then? I'd like one that's about one or both of them as songwriters. I'm still a sucker for a song fic. ❤️

Yes! I can absolutely do themed recs! Thank you so much for asking! I’m really excited about this. I hope you like these!

SONGWRITER FICS

but tonight (you’re on my mind) by allwaswell16/@allwaswell16 [E, 37k, Tomlinshaw] 

Nick’s friendship with the lead singer of Seventy Eight has come with a new circle of people including an entrancing, blue eyed drummer. But what brings them together can also tear them apart.

got the sunshine on my shoulders by hattalove/@hattalove [E, 124k, Larry]

five years ago, harry styles left his tiny home town to make it big as a recording artist. he didn’t have much regard for what he left behind - a life, a family, and a husband, who woke up one morning to find him gone. 

now, harry has everything he could possibly want: he’s rich, famous, and adored by everyone he meets, including his boyfriend. but when said boyfriend proposes to him, he’s forced to face the uncomfortable facts of his past - and louis, who’s spent the last five years returning every set of divorce papers harry sent him.

(or, an au based on the movie sweet home alabama.)

let’s start right now by dramaturgicallycorrect/@wickershire [T, 30k, Narry] 

He turns to Harry. “Do you mind, like. Can I take a picture of your driver’s license?” 

“Yeah,” Harry says easily, fishing his wallet out and presenting him with a California license to match his California plates. He has got an LA address, Niall notes as he snaps a picture. He’s got longer hair in this picture, waving down to brush his shoulders, a far sight from the short crop he’s got now. It looks just as good on him, he notes almost subconsciously.

He texts the picture to Louis as Harry puts the license away, give this to the police if I go missing…

What have you done Neil?? comes Louis’ answer quickly, but Niall ignores it, looks up to find Harry looking back at him.

“It’ll be fun.”

“Promise?”

Harry tilts his head. “I never make promises. You’ll just have to trust me.”[Or, Harry’s a professional cross country road trip driver, and Niall is his latest fare.]

promise not to fade away by you_explode/@nobodymoves [E, 10k, Larry]

“Louis doesn’t take his eyes off Harry for the rest of his set. He doesn’t even drink his pint. He just watches, and listens, and is completely enraptured by this boy with his curls and his velvet voice. Harry plays a mixture of originals and covers (songs Louis loves, by the way, so he’s got great taste as well), and in between songs he’s cheeky and charming, and Louis is desperate to know him.“ 

Louis is an A&R rep, and Harry is a singer/songwriter. They meet on New Years Eve.

Looking Through You by allwaswell16/@allwaswell16 [E, 42k, Larry]

Just as Louis and Liam were starting out in the music industry, writing and producing for up and coming artists, a fateful meeting with new pop singer Harry Styles changes everything. Four years later, just as Harry is set to embark on his next world tour, a drunken confession causes a rift between once inseparable friends. As Harry tries to make sense of his feelings for Louis, he begins writing his next album to express them as it may be the only way to break through the walls that Louis has built between them.

i have your dreams (and your teeth marks) by aloequeera/@aloequeerafic  [E, 118k, Larry] 

Louis and Harry don’t believe in second chances, but sometimes it feels like the universe does. A Music Industry/Getting Back Together AU.

Life Was a Song, You Came Along by rainbowninja167/@rainbowninja  [E, 38k, Larry]

It’s embarrassing how long it takes Louis to recognize his own song. Niall had sung it as a bright, hopeful love song, and that’s honestly how Louis had always assumed it should sound. But this new voice, slow and rough, stripped of any backing instrument, has infused the lyrics with just the tumultuous mix of fear and defiance that Louis can remember so clearly from the night he wrote them.

It’s not a comfortable thing, to feel like someone is singing all your secrets back to you. 

Louis is a songwriter trapped in a lie that could ruin his best friend’s career. Harry owns a record store, distrusts everyone in the music industry on principle, but loves Niall Horan’s newest album. A modern retelling of Singin’ in the Rain.

Naked & Proud by kiwikero/@icanhazzalou [E, 19k, Larry – Postcast Available ] 

The town itself is tiny, as evidenced by the ten minutes it’s taken Louis to drive the entire thing. There’s not a single recognisable brand in sight—no Tesco or McDonald’s or even a bloody Starbucks. Lining the streets instead are mom and pop stores with names like ‘Jerry’s Burgers’ and ‘The Market Basket’ and…“'Naked & Proud?‘” Louis almost slams on the brakes at the outlandish sign, the name written in a seemingly innocent font, words curved around a large cartoon peach. He can’t help turning into the carpark, easing the car into a spot next to a beat up truck.

He isn’t sure what to make of it. Surely it isn’t a strip joint or sex shop, not with the families and little old ladies going in and out of the establishment. Some kind of nudist hangout, perhaps?

And, oh, God. Did Louis’ mother accidentally send him to live in a nudist colony?

In which Harry runs an organic store, not a nudist colony, and Louis doesn’t know whether to be relieved or disappointed.