Idling In The Impala | a ride through SPN fandom and fanfiction

Happy New Year from Idling in the Impala! We are easing into 2023 with some good vibes and Karlee’s Jared moment! We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. ~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala. ~~~~~ We'd love to hear your tho...

It’s been more than a minute since Karlee and Sandra began this podcast road trip… a whole year, in fact! Celebrating a year of episodes, outtakes, smut, lessons learned, love of the little show that could, and the fandom it created. And, what better way to celebrate than by listening to the very first podcast episode to cringe and reminisce? ~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. Dea...

Merry Holidays! We hope you all get the chance to relax and spend time with those you love! Karlee and Sandra ended up reminiscing all things Christmas along with their commentary of Supernatural’s holiday episode “A Very Supernatural Christmas” waaay back from season 3. Enjoy! Some Christmas FanFic Recs: A recommendation from one of our favorite listeners, Ms. Autobahn. She spoke highly of this D...

If you’ve spent time in the backseat with these two, you know how Karlee and Sandra feel about the Supernatural finale. Like many other watchers, they wanted something different for the boys. So, for this episode of Canon Fodder, they’ve got two recommendations for series that are very near and dear to their fanfic hearts. One of these ending fix-its is written by an amazing SPN friend/fanfic lege...

Karlee and Sandra were lucky enough to have SPN lovers and writers Carole, Tammy, and Sandy back to discuss J2 and A/B/O fanfiction. Great discussion, as always. They got a little sidetracked along the way, but that’s half the fun! Reach out to these lovely ladies and read their work! Carole AO3 and Twitter ~~~ Tammy AO3 and Twitter ~~~ Sandy AO3 and Twitter ~~~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Ba...

Character discussion time! We’re talking about King of the Crossroads, King of Hell, arguably the best baddie to ever “bad” on SPN: Crowley. ~~~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala. ~~~~~ We'd love to hear your thoughts. Send us an email ( idlingint...

A Happy Thanksgiving week to all in the US and abroad (even those in the UK). Karlee and Sandra are thankful for this podcast and to the listeners that get a kick out of their rants. They are talking a bit about the holidays and looking ahead before offering a full feast of outtakes. Oh, and someone’s got a book release next month! Discover more about SPNFanFicPond ( Twitter and tumblr ) and The F...

Podfic Narration Time – Part One of “Factory Reset” by Drasna (AKA Idling In The Impala Co-Host/Producer Sandra) Read in its entirety on AO3 here. ~~~~~ Supernatural Fandom Rated Explicit Dean Winchester/You, Dean Winchester/Original Female Character(s) Summary: Dean's admired your hunting skills and prowess for years. You have a relationship with the eldest Winchester built on mutual respect and...

The Battle of the Dads episode stirred up some strong feelings for Karlee and Sandra. Turns out, a long-time listener had some thoughts as well and sent them an email about it. Which, in turn, created more thoughts by Karlee and Sandra. So, now, here they are, reading some fan mail and having a discussion about the topic that never seems to get old around these parts - John Winchester’s A+ Parenti...

Karlee and Sandra debated on calling this episode “Mommy Issues” as the topic of discussion is the enigmatic character, Mary Winchester. She’s been a source of loss and wanting for the boys. A ghostly influence and force over their lives for decades. And then, she was resurrected and thrown back into the mix during the final seasons. Needless to say, there are many, many thoughts. ~~~~~ We're taki...

Podfic Narration Time – “The Coriolis Effect” by firesign10 Huge thanks to Carole (firesign10) for giving me permission to narrate. There’s a lot of love in this Sam/Dean story, which was wonderful to experience. Please visit the fic on AO3 and give it all the kudos and comments - it deserves a ton of praise! Also, this fic is a story from the 2020 Supernatural Reversebang Challenge (a thing I jus...

Ah, the Impala has a ton of people along for the ride this episode, Y’all! Three talented fanfic authors, who ship and write Wincest, have joined Karlee and Sandra for a fantastic discussion. If the pairing of Sam/Dean is your cup of tea, you won’t want to miss this one! Reach out to them and read their work! Can’t wait to have them back! ~~~ Carole AO3 and Twitter FicRec: Witch! Sam and Pay Phone...

Sandra watched The Winchesters Pilot episode. She has thoughts. Karlee feigns being intrigued. Let’s see how this shakes out. ~~~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala. ~~~~~ We'd love to hear your thoughts. Send us an email ( idlingintheimpala@gmail....

Karlee and Sandra love a good outtake. They’ve compiled some clips featuring a few guests on the podcast. Enjoy! ~~~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala. ~~~~~ We'd love to hear your thoughts. Send us an email ( idlingintheimpala@gmail.com ) or reac...

Who’s the best dad to have ever dadded on Supernatural? In this episode, we’ve got a battle between the heavyweights that had the most influence on the boys and arguably the biggest shoes to fill - it’s John Winchester vs. Bobby Singer. Who’ll win? Spoiler - for Karlee and Sandra, there’s only one right answer. Sandra’s Table - Battle of the Dads thoughts/vid links Per our discussion of what Dean...

When Karlee and Sandra talked about all things British Men of Letters in the previous episode, it’s no surprise that the discussion veered a bit. It spiraled into the one thing everyone has an opinion on - food! ~~~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impa...

Ah, the British Men of Letters and their magic and gadgets. You know them, you love them? Sandra and Karlee are picking apart Season 12 and those pesky Brits. Karlee is tired of their countrymen being the bad guys, people! GoogleDoc with notes/links to some S12 articles and short vids on British Men of Letters. ~~~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. Dean's House Rules - Driver picks...

It’s been more than a minute since Sandra and Karlee have provided some fic recommendations. Want to get these discussions back into regular rotation on the podcast. Hopefully, they’ve figured out a format that keeps episodes to a reasonable length. No promises, but it’s the effort that counts, right? Canon Fodder FicRec (Found on Archive Of Our Own - WARNING: EXPLICIT, NSFW): Sandra’s Pick - Sant...

It’s another character deep dive. Sandra and Karlee are talking all about the Queen of Hell, Rowena. From initial impression to the amazing power she displayed in that petite frame! ~~~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala. ~~~~~ We'd love to hear yo...

It’s been a while but we had to finish our most and least favorite episodes of the Supernatural run. This time, we’re reviewing seasons 11 through 15. The burning question: will Sandra once again have Karlee screaming about how wrong her most favorite picks are? Tune in to find out. Wincest Fic Link (mentioned in the chat and recced by Karlee): Midnight Ride by ani_coolgirl ~~~~~ We're taking you...

Karlee and Sandra are finally giving the angel his due. All things Castiel, the Angel of Thursday, are discussed in this episode (yep, that includes our thoughts on Destiel). Destiel FanFic Favs/Links AO3 Picks: Unfamiliar by riseofthefallenone; Have Love, Will Travel by squeemonster Making It Up As We Go : A Destiel FanFic Anthology Podcast ~~~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. De...

We hope you are buckled up and ready for the ride because we are not turning this car around or stopping for pee breaks. Sandra and her husband Ted went to the Supernatural DC Convention (August 12th through the 14th) and are here to tell Karlee about it. It’s a long one! ~~~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole,...

We’re professionals! At least, if we say that to ourselves long enough, we might actually tulpa it into existence, right? Seriously, though, we have a lot of opinions on many topics. Here’s where we shit on everything! Buckle up! It’s a long ride, you may need a pee break! ~~~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole,...

Thank goodness Karlee doesn’t have to carry the weight of Sam all by themselves for this episode! We couldn’t think of anyone better to help out than Tumblr/AO3 author Lou, better known around the fandom fanfic parts as There Must Be A Lock! We’ve shouted out some of Lou’s work in previous episodes and for good reason. She’s here to discuss her love of Supernatural and getting deep into Sam (The S...

Sandra and Karlee got to chatting about writing. What inspires them? How do they actually wrangle all those smutty and pesky plot ideas? And what the heck does one do when a character will not do as they’re told? ~~~~~ We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat. Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Imp...