A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-overlooked part of the literary conversation and in the broader cultural context. It is, obviously, a podcast of extremely deep literary merit.
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A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-overlooked part of the literary conversation and in the broader cultural context. It is, obviously, a podcast of extremely deep literary merit.
On this week's episode, we're discussing body swap fic! Swapping bodies! Trading meatsuits! It's all fun and comedy, right? ...Or is it? Anyway, the tentpoles for this episode are the anime film, Your Name, the fanfic Vinculum by Skadiseven, and the Farscape episode, "Out of Their Minds."
What We’re Into Lately
Bombshell by Sarah MacLean
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
Schmigadoon! (on Apple TV)
Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells
Pressure Machine by the Killers
Campaign Skyjacks (podcast)
The Bachelor’s Valet by Arden PowellPetty Treasons by Victoria Goddard
Other Stuff We Mentioned
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart TurtonThe Hands of the Emperor by Victoria GoddardThe UntamedStar Trek: The Next GenerationFarscape
The Dark CrystalJupiter AscendingFreaky Friday by Mary RodgersStar Trek: The Original SeriesLaughing Gas by PG WodehouseStranger Than FictionBabylon 5Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleSword Art OnlineStargateThe Scum Villain's Self-Saving SystemCaptain America: The Winter Soldierto memory now I can’t recall by EthareiHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesCastle in the Air by Diana Wynne JonesNight Watch by Terry PratchettGuardianFeet of Clay by Terry PratchettGood Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry PratchettGood Omens miniseries
For Next Time
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Content WarningsMention of molestation in the context of the bodyswap trope (in episode discussion)
Mention of dysphoria & trans erasure in the context of the bodyswap trope (in episode discussion)
Transcription
The transcript for this episode is available here. Thank you to our stylish and fashionable team of scribes!
Be The Serpent
A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-overlooked part of the literary conversation and in the broader cultural context. It is, obviously, a podcast of extremely deep literary merit.
