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Mamma mia, here I go again. My, my, how can I resist you? Almost everyone has a favorite comfort musical, and Claire's happens to be Mamma Mia! This week blends Mamma Mia with another pandemic regular for Claire...The Witcher. Toss a coin to your sommelier! - Sex on the Greek - Mix together 1 oz ouzo, 0.5 amaretto, 0.5 lemon juice, 1 oz cream of coconut, 2 oz orange juice. Enjoy while pretending y...

They said it couldn't be done. They said that a "Fastburn" (the opposite of a slow burn) didn't exist. Luckily Grace is chaotic enough that she can find the unfindable on the internet. This week she brings a time traveling Naruto fanfic set in a dinner. Enjoy! - Sidecar: Add 2 oz brandy (cognac), 1 oz orange liquor, and 0.75 oz lemon juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strai...

We're back with a MTV favorite: Teen Wolf! This week's episode Claire brings Grace a Sterek fic (Derek Hale/ Stiles Stilinski). Neither have ever seen the show beyond the second hand information Claire has gleaned from the tumblr posts she's seen for years. Maybe this Vice President/Secret Service fic will be just the thing to make her add it to her watchlist.  - Full Moon - Mix together 1.5 oz ho...

Back in the middle school years Grace and Claire developed matching crushes on Cole and Dylan Sprouse. Some fascinations never die, but age like a fine liquor in a wine cellar. Only to be cracked open years later when careers take on fewer twin shenanigans. This week's shenanigans we dive into...Riverdale! - Gargoyle Blood Punch: Mix together equal parts 151 rum, currant vodka, whiskey, cranberry...

TW/CW: Non Con - Unfortunately the nature of Handmaids Tale is...the nonconsensual nature of Gilead. This fic isn't as explicit as many other fics could be, but this is your warning up front. If you don't like Handmaids Tale this might not be the episode for you. This fic is also a crossover with Game of Thrones, so be prepared to listen to Claire reexplain the plot and characters of GoT to Grace....

This week Grace brings an Alina/Darkling fic from the Grishaverse. Spoiler: we recorded this before we watched the Shadowhunter show on Netflix, so be prepared to listen us stumble along blindly. Second Spoiler: No promises we'll ever not be ourselves and seem like we're stumbling along blindly even when we think we aren't. - Pairing: Darklina - Mix together 1.5 oz vodka, 1.5 oz grape schnapps, sp...

Fine Pairings is back with Season 4 babeeeee. To kick things off we have a special guest, our editor Josie, bringing us a Malec (Magnus X Alec) fic from the Shadowhunters Universe, crossed with Pirates of the Caribbean. And if you want more Malec...join us over at our patreon (link below) to get something a little smuttier... - Pairings: The Pirate's Treasure - 0.75 oz Goldschläger Cinnamon Schnap...

This week we have a bonus episode interviewing fellow podcaster Maryam Azadi. Our conversation with Maryam is a crash course in fanfic and our thoughts on the world of fandom! Nowadays Maryam is an improv teacher/performer and part-time school teacher. Her drink of choice is a cream liquor mixed into a milk or hot chocolate. You can follow Maryam on Instagram @maryam_azadi Season 4 will return May...

Bonus episode alert! We interrupt this between seasons break to bring you: Evergiven X Suez. It's not every day that a global crisis launches 1000 ships and fics into the world, so please enjoy some rapid fire, hot off the press, fics with Grace, Claire, and Josie! -  Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd li...

The long promised rewards for leaving 5 star reviews: the chance to have Grace and Claire write you a personalized fanfic! This week Claire wrote a fanfic for one gardengoth: A sweet little fanfic about One Direction in the future...While Grace brings in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roller Derby AU. But wait! The season may be over, but more is always in the works! Watch this space for more bonus ep...

All good things must come to an end, including season 3. This is part one of our two part season finale which is a selection of fic recs submitted by listeners! This week Claire will read a Bob Ross X Reader fic, while Grace takes a turn for the dramatic and will read a She-Ra hurt comfort fic that will make you feel all the feels. - Pairing: Long Island Ice Tea - Equal parts vodka, rum, tequila,...

Let us venture, dear children, deep into the cellar and dust off a bottle of vintage fanfic. The year was 1967 before we had landed on the moon, but much like the Sputnik satellite...fanzines (fan magazines) were circling the globe. - Pairing: Trekkie - Pour 1 tsp water, 2 tsp simple syrup, and 2 dashes of bitters in a glass. Stir to combine, then top with ice. Pour blended whiskey over the ice an...

This week's prompt comes from a high school reading list: The Scarlet Letter. You won't need to brush up on your SparkNotes, this is a troll-y fic where Hester isn't the only one that will be accused of adultry. - Pairing: Dirty Banana - Blend together 1 banana, 2 oz rum, 1/2 oz Kahlua, and 2 oz milk -  Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve? You can find this...

To get us in the mood for Valentine's Day Grace explores the AO3 tag "Soul Mate Marks" and finds an RPF fic starring the girls of 5th Harmony. - Pairing: Cuba Libre - In a glass filled with ice mix together 1.5 oz rum, juice of half a lime, and then top with coke. -  Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve? You can find this fic on archiveofourown.org Title: Spa...

Do you remember Inception? Claire didn't, so she re-watched it. 2010 was a wild year for movies. This weeks pairing is between Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Eames (Tom Hardy) and is much easier to understand the pining between them than it is to understand the complexities of dream architecture. - Pairing: PINE-apple SCREW-driver - A simple drink for a complex movie. Pour 1.5 oz of vodka into...

This week's episode Grace brings Claire a fanfic from an animated series: Adventure Time. Princess Bubblegum gets the scientist opportunity of a lifetime, a chance to speak with her specimen. And this specimen...is pretty damn cute for a vampire. - Pairing: Bubblegum Blush - Mix together 3 oz kinky vodka, a dash of grenadine, a dash of bitters, top with 7-up/sprite, garnish with strawberries or ch...

This fic was sent to us after Claire failed to find a RPF sports fanfiction....Turns out she just didn't try hard enough and was intimidated by not knowing a lot about hockey. But some tales are universal and can be universally enjoyed. This week's episode is the story of a traveling pair of joots (jean boots) and the luck it brings to each athlete. - Pairing: Jocktail (jean cocktail) - 1 oz peach...

Inspiration can come from anywhere: a song, another fandom, or maybe just an intrusive thought. This week Grace brings Claire a Lord of the Rings fic that is inspired by the song "Lips of an Angel" by Hinder. Yes, there will be passionate singing. - Pairing: Miruvor Cocktail - Mix together 0.5 oz honey cinnamon simple syrup, 1.5 oz vodka, 0.5 oz elderflower liquor, dash of lemon juice in a shaker...

We did it, kids! The new year is upon us and we deserve to comfort ourselves with some familiar fandoms: a crossover episode between The Office and Supernatural. Find out who's getting kissed when the ball drops. - Pairing: Fallen Angel - Mix together 3/4 oz gin, 3/4 oz triple sec, 1 oz cream, and a splash of grenadine. -  Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve...

Our Christmas present to you is another episode! This week our editor Josie joins Grace and Claire to listen to a RuPaul Drag race Christmas episode. It's got all the Hallmark feelings, complete with the magic of Christmas! - Pairing: Cranberry Mimosa - Rim a champagne glass with sugar using lime juice. Add 1/4 of a cup of cranberry juice to the glass and top with champagne. Garnish with rosemary...

For the first day of winter we're giving the gift of a preview of our patreon! Enjoy a snippet of the first episode and if you'd like to hear the rest of it head over to Patreon, go to patreon.com/finepairingspodcast and join for $5 a month! -  Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd like to share? Email us at...

Everyone has their holiday traditions: singing songs, making cookies, buying gifts for the ones they love. These traditional have been passed down so many generations it's hard to remember their origin. This week Claire brings Grace a Disney Princess fanfic that takes a traditional Christmas song and asks the question: how many birds is too many? - Pairing: The 13th Day of Christmas - Mix together...

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. This week Grace brings Claire a Jeff Bezos fanfic. This is a dystopian look into the future reminds us all we should all strive to shop small when we can, so as to keep the power of Jeff Bezos from becoming too strong. - Pairing: Manbuca - Mix together 1.5 oz of whiskey, 0.5 oz sweet vermouth, and 0.25 oz of sambuca. Enjoy with an amazon prime package within arm...

This week's episode is a Modern AU staring your favorite revolutionary heroes: the Founding Fathers. Hamilton and the gang tackle the challenges of modern life and it's not without a little scandal. But it's nothing that Olivia Pope can't handle. - Pairing: Founders Fizz - Mix together over ice 1.5 oz gin, 1 oz simple syrup, 1/2 oz lime juice. Top with seltzer and enjoy! -  Want to read this fic f...

This week's fic is the crossover that you didn't know you needed. The Glee club will go where they've never gone before...into the world of fantasy. It's time to try defying gravity, but this time with a dragon. - Pairing: Targaryan-Dothraki: Mix together 1 oz bourbon, 1.5 oz of elderflower liquor, and 3 oz of blood orange juice -  Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos the...