Pod on the Suit (Flame & Ferret)
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| 03 Jan 2021 | Episode Twenty-One: Tropes | 01:20:00 | |
 Cover Artist: leehanji Featuring: A Flerret only episode! We chat tropes, expectations vs. surprise, and the importance of the back button before an exciting announcement and your events forecast! Show Notes:Thanks to leehanji, only, Marie, and everyone who chatted about goals with us. … | |||
| 18 Jan 2021 | Episode Twenty-Two: Shipping | 01:44:02 | |
 Cover Artist: Sagana Rojana Olt Featuring: A whole lot of talking about ships! Flerret set the stage with some meta conversations about shipping, before Flame chats to Nikki and Seph about how they ship. Flerret covers ship shaming briefly before the usual round of minis finishes off the episode. Show Notes:Thanks to Sagana, only, Marie, Nikki, Seph, and everyone who responded to the poll!
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| 31 Jan 2021 | Episode Twenty-Three: Age in Fandom | 02:12:11 | |
Featuring: A lot of talk about a topic we've danced around before - age in fandom. With special guests athletiger and Ferret's Mom, we delve into how people experience this world at different age points. Then we hear from you on the same topic, before your trope-off update and events forecast. | |||
| 14 Feb 2021 | Episode Twenty-Four: The Nature of Romance | 02:06:41 | |
 Cover Artist: Nakurumok Featuring: A full celebration of love in all it’s forms! Flame chats with our resident librarian, MrsMoodyBear, before Flerret chat about romance in fic, and expectations vs. reality in smut. We round it out with some valentines from you all, a trope-off update, and your events forecast. Show Notes:Thanks to nakurumok, MrsMoodyBear, Only, Marie, and everyone who sent in fandom valentines!
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| 28 Feb 2021 | Season 2, Episode One: Fame in Fandom | 02:09:41 | |
 Cover Artist: Amanda | Starswept Featuring: Some long conversations on fandom between Flame and Pineapplebread and then between Flerret & sabrecmc. Pineapplebread talks about her Tattoo AU (among other things), and then Flerretcmc (ship name in progress) chat about what BNF really means and the positives and negatives of fandom fame. We finish with a trope-off update and your event forecast. Show Notes:Thanks to amanda, Pineapplebread, sabrecmc, Only, Marie, and everyone told us they wanted this episode.
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| 14 Mar 2021 | Season 2, Episode Two: Winteriron | 01:15:56 | |
 Cover Artist: Monobuu Featuring: A briefer episode, for which we’re sure you are all grateful. We’re talking Tony and Bucky – first Flame does so with Riot and Stella, and then Flerret chat about the boys. Then it’s hearing from you, a Trope-Off update, and your events forecast! Show Notes:Thanks to monobuu, Stella, Riot, Marie, Only, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages.
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| 28 Mar 2021 | Season 2, Episode 3: Soulmates | 01:31:02 | |
 Cover Artist: b Featuring: A Flerret Only episode! First we’re chatting soulmates, and then – believe it or not – we’re discussing world building. Ferret didn’t even twitch. Then we hear from you on soulmates, get a trope-off update, and your events forecast! Show Notes:Thanks to b, Marie, Only, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages.
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| 11 Apr 2021 | Season 2, Episode 4: Sex Work AUs | 01:39:38 | |
 Cover Artist: Wolfie Featuring: This episode is all focused on a specific AU set – sex work! Robin_tcj joins us for a chat about the various kinds and our favorites among them, before Flerret does a plug of RurouniHime’s Place Your Bets. Professor Flame shows up for a brief history of how sex work has been treated in the offline world, before the Grammar Mustelid talks about verbs. We wrap up with a trope-off update, and your events forecast. (I had some technical issues with my mic while recording this episode, … | |||
| 26 Apr 2021 | Season 2, Episode 5: Canon | 01:49:24 | |
 Cover Artist: cryo-bucky Featuring: A wide ranging conversation about canon: divergence, AUs, compliance. First Flame chats with Dora about Natasha feels, before Flerret have a go at talking about the wide range of ways to interact with canon in fandom. Then we hear from you on that mess, before a few minis to round it out. Show Notes:Thanks to cryo-bucky, Dora, Marie, Only, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages.
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| 09 May 2021 | Season 2, Episode 6: Darkfic | 01:31:57 | |
 Cover Artist: oluka Featuring: Two interviews about darkfic – one with treesramblings and resurrected hippo, and the other with Kiyaar. Then Flerret has a trope-off update and your events forecast. Show Notes:Thanks to oluka, resurrectedhippo, treesramblings, Kiyaar, Marie, Only, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages.
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| 30 May 2021 | Season 2, Episode 7: Happy Birthday, Tony! | 01:20:26 | |
 Cover Artist: SmileStar Featuring: A chat with Courtney about why we all love tony, a full display of Ferret’s tech kink, a trope-off update, some community response to last episode, and your events forecast! Show Notes:Thanks to SmileStar, Courtney, Marie, Only, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages.
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| 20 Jun 2021 | Season 2, Episode 8: 616 | 02:00:00 | |
 Cover Artist: Kota RiverRoad Featuring: A guest take-over! The Stony 616 Server Mods are helming this episode. Some minor Flerreting, but mostly it’s Magicasen, Kiyaar, and Sineala chatting what they love about comics. Don’t worry, there’s still a trope-off update! Show Notes:Thanks to Magicasen, Kiyaar, Sineala, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages. … | |||
| 01 Aug 2021 | Season 2, Episode 9: Happy Birthday, Steve! | 01:26:00 | |
 Cover Artist: MrsMoodybear Featuring: Happy birthday to our favourite Capsicle!! OwlishFun joins Flame for a chat about what Steve Rogers’ pre-war life would have been like. Then Flerret talks about Steve’s character development over the arcs of his life. Lastly, you get your trope-off update! Show Notes:Thanks to Kota, Magicasen, Kiyaar, Sineala, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages. … | |||
| 15 Aug 2020 | Episode One: Community | 01:42:22 | |
Featuring: Interview with sabrecmc, Flame and Ferret talk Discord, KandiSheek’s “Keep Boredom at Bay,” an update on Trope-Off, and your events forecast with Marie. Show Notes:Thank you to sabrecmc, KandiSheek, tastes-like-coconut, Elle, the PotS Server, and our PotSCast Team.
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| 15 Aug 2020 | Episode Two: BDSM | 01:24:13 | |
Featuring: ashes0909 and Ferret talk BDSM and writing Held in Kinksploration, Ferret and Flame compare BDSM AUs and A/B/O on Let’s Talk, and Flame climbs on her soapbox and teaches you how to spell “St. Paddy.” In minis, we introduce you to our themed rec lists and Stony Secret, hear from the community, and your Event’s Forecast with Marie. Show Notes:Thank you to ashes0909, puddingpong, our lovely listeners, and our PotSCast Team.
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| 15 Aug 2020 | Episode Three: Tumblr and Tropes | 01:14:05 | |
Featuring: Flame and Ferret discuss the tumblr porn purge, the factors that may have led up to it, and where we go from here. We dive into the concept of “moar cake” also known as “The Two Cakes Principle” and what it means for new creators. In minis, we get a trope-off update, hear from the community, and get your events forecast. Show Notes:Thank you to starksnack, onlymorelove, and our PotSCast Team.
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| 15 Aug 2020 | Episode Four: Podfics | 01:38:33 | |
Featuring: Flame talks to Alex of Fannish Podcast, Flame and Ferret discuss finding joy and protecting it, and we dive into our first segment on mechanics in Creator Corner, looking at Point of View. In minis, we tell you about our podfic reclist, hear from the community, Prof Flame gives a lecture on Sherlock Holmes and the origins of fandom, and you get your events forecast. Show Notes:Thank you to dchanimation, Alex Jameson, onlymorelove, and our PotSCast Team.
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| 15 Aug 2020 | Episode Five: AUs | 02:19:30 | |
Featuring: Flame talks to BladeoftheNebula about AUs and the power of creating our own universes – which leads Ferret and Flame to have their own conversation about alternate universes, and they focus on three specific ones to analyze: coffee shops, space, and modern/superhero. Then Flerret get personal with an honest conversation about feedback and validation before segueing into minis about Trope-Off, animal gossip, your feedback to us, and an announcement about Tony’s birthday! Show Notes:Thank you to pineapplebreads, BladeoftheNebula, onlymorelove, and our PotSCast Team. … | |||
| 27 Sep 2020 | Episode Six: Fanart | 01:14:44 | |
Featuring: Flame talks to SirSapling about fanart – creation, distribution, inspiration. Then Flerret have a discussion about the nature of storytelling – both why and how we do it as humans (Ferret is still investigating the mechanics for animals) – before we hear from you in Community Talks and check in with OnlyMoreLove and Marie for your Events Forecast. Show Notes:Thank you to hundredthousands, SirSapling, and our PotsCast team
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| 27 Sep 2020 | Episode Seven: Happy Birthday, Tony! | 01:48:44 | |
Featuring: Flame talks to Robin_tCJ about lingerie, Steve and Tony, and who wears panties the best. (Spoiler: the answer is both.) Then the party begins with some love letters from y’all to the man himself, before Flerret take the mic to talk about unreliable narration. We close in the usual way – with Community Talks and your Events Forecast. Show Notes:Thank you to teammomtony, Robin_tCJ, and our PotsCast team
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| 27 Sep 2020 | Episode Eight: Representation in Fandom | 02:00:46 | |
Featuring: Not a lot of Flerret, actually, and a whole lot of other voices in fandom. We’ll be hearing from TehRoseRose on Jewish representation, from Simi about her process and headcanons around desi Tony, from pendragon about demisexuality, and from avengersandco about neurodiversity. Then we’ll wrap it up with some Community Talks about how you’re celebrating Pride, an update on Trope-Off, and your Events Forecast. Show Notes:Thank you to beir, tehroserose, Penndragon27, avengersandco, atheltiger, and our PotsCast team … | |||
| 27 Sep 2020 | Episode Nine: KidFic | 01:38:08 | |
Featuring: A whole lotta Flerret this episode – talking all about the mechanics of and their love of kidfic. Scifigirl47’s famous Tales of the Bots ‘verse serves as The Plug segment before we move onto Animal Corner, Professor Flame’s History Corner, and the Events Forecast, as well as a special update on the Steve Tony Games. Show Notes:Thank you to kelslk, scifigirl47, cat, ironlawyer, and our PotsCast team
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| 27 Sep 2020 | Episode Ten: Happy Birthday, Steve! | 01:48:10 | |
Featuring: A celebration of Steve from top to bottom (heyooo). We start with an interview with Bill_Longbow, then Flerret chat about the man with a plan himself, before turning the mic over to you all for some reasons you love Steve. We’ll wrap it all up with a Steve Tony Games update, your events forecast, and A NEW MINI! Show Notes:Thank you to Bill_Longbow, hotdamnitskatelin, and our PotsCast team
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| 27 Sep 2020 | Episode Eleven: Creature Fic | 01:30:35 | |
Featuring: Some serious Flerret thirst on main. We’ve got a combination of Let’s Talk, Creator Corner, The Plug, and Kinksploration for almost the whole ep, breaking it down by talking vampires, werewolves, and tentacles. Then we check in with you all before Life of an Event, a Steve Tony Games update, and your Events Forecast. Show Notes:Thanks to colonelrogers, WilmaKins, Lunatical, ladyshadowdrake, Cat, and the Potscast staff.
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| 27 Sep 2020 | Episode Twelve: Teamwork! | 02:27:14 | |
Cover artist: baneme Featuring: Lots of conversations! Flame chats with tisfan and 27dragons and then ashes0909 and FestiveFerret about how they collab and work together. Then Flerret themselves talk about the process of creating the pod, before we head into minis. We hear from you on some kinks you thought you were out on but gave a shot to, before a Trope-Off Update, some Grammar Mustelid time, and your events forecast. Show Notes:Thanks to baneme, tisfan, 27dragons, ashes0909, and the PotsCast staff.
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| 27 Sep 2020 | Episode Thirteen: Fanwork Archiving | 02:36:32 | |
Cover artist: the-casual-cheesecake Featuring: Lots of nerdery! Flame chats with S about the “finding” empire of findingstony, findingwinteriron, and findingstuckony, before Flerret chat about the history and mechanics of archiving. Then everyone’s favorite Grammar Mustelid is back with explanations of clauses, we hear about the Trope-Off final (!!), check in on Stuckony Summer Stockings, and get your events forecast. Show Notes:Thanks to the-casual-cheesecake, S, and the PotsCast staff.
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| 27 Sep 2020 | Episode Fourteen: Cartoons | 02:53:36 | |
The wonderful world of Marvel cartoons! Flame chats with Neverever about Stony content as well as the larger narratives of the various cartoon series, and then Flerret chat about Quit While You’re Ahead by magicasen in The Plug. Prof Flame’s got a soapbox about the patriarchy and age in fandom, the Grammar Mustelid is back for a chat about semi-colons, and then a Steve Tony Games update before we get into your Events Forecast. Show Notes:Thanks to tifftac, Neverever, magicasen, and the PotsCast staff.
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| 27 Sep 2020 | Episode Fifteen: Marvel Trumps Hate | 02:45:02 | |
Featuring: The story of Marvel Trumps Hate with nostalgicatsea (via Alex Jameson), a whole lot of fandom drama history with Flerret, and then a check-in on Stuckony Summer Stockings. Deceptively short summary; this one’s pretty long, friends. Sorry/not sorry. Show Notes:Thanks to armellin, nostalgicatsea, Alex Jameson, and the PotsCast staff.
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| 30 Sep 2020 | Episode Sixteen: Secret Identities | 01:41:49 | |
Cover Artist: phoenixmetaphor Featuring: Flame chats with pear about Stony Secret Games and then Flerret talk about online identities, fandom personas, and the navigation thereof. They wrap up with some thoughts from you all on fandom offline secrecy, update y’all on Stuckony Summer Stockings, and offer the events forecast as always. … | |||
| 12 Oct 2020 | Episode Seventeen: ULTS ULTS ULTS | 02:01:37 | |
Flame chats with Ferret and SirSapling about their love of Ults and then Flerret plug a very famous Ults fic by Sineala, Never Too Late for Love. Community talks wraps up the episode, with Life of an Event (including a new event announcement!), an Animal Corner, and your Events Forecast before we take a two-episode hiatus to focus on MTH. … | |||
| 23 Nov 2020 | Episode Eighteen: Thankfulness | 01:56:23 | |
Featuring: Flame chats with acts_of_tekla, an OTW volunteer on the Open Doors project, about her work and the work of the OTW in general. Then Flerret get philosophical as they chat about fandom and thankfulness before they turn the mic over to y’all to hear your thoughts on the topic. The ep rounds out with Life of An Event and your Events Forecast. … | |||
| 06 Dec 2020 | Episode Nineteen: Holidays | 00:58:39 | |
 Cover Artist: Blushnik Featuring: A Flerret only episode! Professor Flame talks the sociology of fandom and Christmas, and then the Flerret talk about the process of creating mood in fics. We hear about traditions from you all before checking in on Life of an Event and your Events Forecast. … | |||
| 20 Dec 2020 | Episode Twenty: Goal Setting | 01:55:19 | |
 Cover Artist: noririna Featuring: Flame chats with Holly about writing groups, and then Flerret chat about how they view resolutions and new years before they offer some tips and tricks for achieving writing/creating goals. Then we hear from you in Community Talks, get a visit from the Grammar Mustelid, and enjoy your events forecast. Thanks to noririna, Holly, only, Marie, and everyone who wrote in to contribute. The Grammar Mustelid full script is at the end of this post – please scroll!
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