Retro Fanfic Retrospective
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Episode 155: Yu-Gi-Oh! - Yu-Gi-Oh! the Abridged Series
It's time to unleash the Swords of Revealing Light (of 2023) on the genre-setting parody fandub, Yu-Gi-Oh! the Abridged Series. We are completely unable to summarize the plot of Yu-Gi-Oh!, so we ignor
Episode 154: XXXholic - The Woolen Monstrosity and Dream a Dream
Della steps in to (spiritually) guide Amado and Tory through two short XXXholic fanfics from the late aughts. She needs to emphasize that the source material was NOT, in fact, all about the Watanuki/D
Episode 153: The Princess Bride - There Will Be No Survivors
Wesley attempts to induct Inigo into a new line of work, but there are a few moral (and logistical) problems to work out first.Link to the story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/1634336
Episode 152: Narnia - Cry For Yesterday
Because we were all so good back in 2007, Yuletide brings us a little gem of a story exploring with great precision how much it sucks to be the Pevensie children. (Adults? Re-children?) Especially Sus
Episode 151: Mega Man - Day to Live
We pick a story from fanfiction epic Mega Man: the Series, but rather than the eponymous Blue Bomber, this story focuses on his brother/housecat Break "Proto" Man. The author's commitment to their cor
Episode 151: Mega Man - Day to Live
We pick a story from fanfiction epic Mega Man: the Series, but rather than the eponymous Blue Bomber, this story focuses on his brother/housecat Break "Proto" Man. The author's commitment to their cor
RFR Special Episode - Fanfiction Hypotheticals
If there's one thing we love more than actual fanfiction, it's navel-gazing about what does and does not count as fanfiction. If fanfiction is using other peoples' material without permission, who is
Episode 150: Godzilla - Godzilla vs Cthulhu
Kai and Sergio of the So You Think You Can Fanon podcast join us for a battle of the oceanic titans, as written by professional author C.L. Werner. Japan has a Deep One cult problem, but don't worry,
RFR Special Episode - Shipping Roundtable
In honor of that day where you can buy heart-shaped chocolate, we discuss the concept and practice of shipping. Is it shipping if we don't actually like the characters involved? How about if we're so
Episode 149: Addams Family: The Last Rites of Wednesday Addams
Serena joins us on this Monday to talk about Wednesday, but not the Wednesday from Tim Burton's Wednesday, although you'd better believe we talk about that anyway. In the story, Wednesday must decide