The OTPodcast

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Podcast
Title: The OTPodcast
Created by: Manda, Marmolita, Alex see Podcast Contributor Bios, Archived version for the full list
Date(s): 2015-2018
Focus:
Fandom: Multi
External Links: Tumblr, AO3 profile,
Website (Archive snapshot)

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The OTPodcast was a multi-fandom podcast by Manda, Marmolita, Alex and others that focused on fanfiction, "...[from] OTPs to OT3s, from the early days of zines and forums to the modern era of Tumblr and AO3, from het to slash to whatever your kink is, we offer insight, writing advice, fic recs, and other things sure to entertain and educate." 25 episodes were recorded.

See the 2016 interview Transforming Ourselves -- Enthusiasm Girl.

Episodes

Links to the website may be offline, however as of 2023, tumblr posts may still be online. (Full episode descriptions are archived here)

2015

  • Episode 1: Fanfiction 101 - 29 September 2015 (link to Tumblr podcast post) DJ Clawson, Katie Mayo and J.M. Frey join the mod to take fanfiction back to it’s very basics and discuss Star Trek’s place in it’s history, defend Mary Sues, weigh the pros and cons of AO3, FF.net and Tumblr, and generally explore what fanfiction is and who it’s for.
  • Episode 2: Gender and Fanfiction - 4 October 2015 (link to Tumblr post)Dusty Soul and Katie Mayo join the mod to take on the extremely broad topic of gender and fanfiction. We muse on why so many women write fanfiction, their obsession with gay romance, trans characters and the language we use to refer to gender in fanfiction, and the pros and cons of A/B/O and genderswap fics.
  • Episode 3: A Guide to Beta Reading - 20 October 2015 (link to Tumblr post) The mod is joined by contributors Renee and Sunny to get some insight and advice on the beta reading process. We talk about the necessity of beta readers as more and more fanfiction is mined by publishers, how to make your criticism constructive, and why you may want to check if there’s a cream for that before you have a character kill themselves melodramatically over an illness.
  • Episode 4: Why Characters Have to Suffer - 27 October 2015 (link to Tumblr post) In this episode, we talk about angst, whump and hurt/comfort. We share our favourite angsty tropes, discuss why our favourite male characters are so pretty when they suffer, and generally take an emo plunge into the depths of our sadness.
  • Episode 5: Sailing the Good Ship - 10 November 2015
  • Episode 6: Warnings, Triggers and Squick - 26 November 2015
  • Episode 7: Daredevil and the Evolution of a New Fandom - 8 December 2015
  • Episode 8: Fanfiction's Season of Giving - 23 December 2015

2016

2017

References

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