The Fic List

Summary: Welcome back to the Fic List, everybody! This… is not the new episode you’ve been waiting for, lol. It’s our panel! From FanExpo Boston 2022! Where we espoused the many virtues of fan-fiction to an expo floor full of people who were mostly just looking for somewhere to sit down! And that’s fine, tbh. We get it. We still had fun, even if we were gently heckled by middle schoolers. Enjoy! T...

Summary: It’s, uh… It’s been a wild ride the last few weeks, y’all, and it’s only about to get wilder. In this episode of The Fic List, we welcome the one and only Professor Alpha, aka Berk, aka @icaruspendragon, to completely destroy us with kindness, humor, and some legitimately life-altering Destiel fanfic. The moral of this story is to chase your dreams, because sometimes the people you admire...

Summary: We are queer, we are tired, and we are BAAAAACK!! Happy Pride and welcome to The Fic List Season 4!(?!?) We kick off this year’s Pride festivities with a classic tag: first dates. Join us as we catch up on the last six months, share some of our own first date experiences (spicy), and talk about Erin’s new fixation! Author's Notes: Follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist),...

Summary: Just in time to hibernate for the winter, we’re back with a holiday speed-run, Pride 2: Electric Spookaloo to the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! It’s this year’s Holiday Spectacular; or, the one in which there is hilarious ghost sex, secret santa shenanigans, and many benefits to being a marine biologist. Author's Notes: Follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), Facebook...

Summary: ...this is not a Halloween episode. This episode was recorded many, MANY weeks ago, and tbh we have fallen a bit off the rails in terms of recording, but!!! This is our first episode featuring a very special guest! CAITLIN - the myth, the legend, the Tumblr goddess! - joins us as we discuss BDSM fic, and uh… it’s a journey, lol. Author's Note: Follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@...

Summary: Was this episode recorded several (many) weeks ago? You betcha! But it’s still hot in Erin’s apartment, and the meltdown is on-going. It’s Firefighter AU time, friends, and honestly, who doesn’t want that? Author's Notes: Follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), Facebook (what Facebook?), and Tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast.tumblr.com - thanks, Caitlin!). Also please su...

Summary: As is tradition, we have fallen a bit behind schedule, but we are back on the wagon and excited to share the newest episode of The Fic List! This week we take a look at some time loop fics and things get a little...well, loopy. (Alan makes no apologies for this joke. It's absolute GOLD.) Author's Notes: Follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), Facebook (what Facebook?), a...

Summary; Continuing our Pride celebration, we take the motto “be gay, do crime” to heart! In which Alan is on the strugglebus, Erin has beef about beef, and there is an exorbitant amount of kielbasa. Join The Fic List as we tackle Heist AUs!! Author's Notes: Follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), facebook (don’t tho), and tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast.tumblr.com - run by the...

Summary: WE’RE BACK Y’ALL HAPPY PRIDE AND FIC LIST SEASON THREE!!! Like the cicadas of Brood X, we rise again! We knew we couldn’t do another Pride tag episode this year, so we went with the next best/queerest thing - Found Family fics. Do we remember how to podcast? Debatable! Do we try our best? Absolutely! Will you join us for a brand new season of fan-fiction tom-foolery? Please do! Happy Prid...

Summary: We did it!!! The final episode of season two is here, and it’s a Holiday Spectacular for the ages! Thank you to everyone who has given our little podcast a chance this year; we could not continue to do this podcast without you and your ardent support and love. May this year bring us all a little bit of kindness, lots of joy, and even more fan-fiction. :) We will see you later when The Fic...

Summary: Cacti are not as easy to care for as fan-fiction would have you believe; or, the Florist AU episode everyone’s been waiting for! Follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), facebook, and tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast.tumblr.com - now run by the incredible CAITLIN!). Also please subscribe/rate/review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Podchaser, and more! For busine...

Summary: Friends! It’s another relatively on-time holiday-inspired episode! We almost can’t believe it! We also can’t believe that THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4th at 7pm EST, we get to meet YOU (via Zoom, because social distancing)! Join us for the first-ever The Fic List virtual hangout/meet and greet, where we’ll get to know each other, chat fan-fiction and fandom culture, and generally just have a go...

Summary: WE DID IT! WE POSTED A HOLIDAY EPISODE IN TIME FOR THE ACTUAL HOLIDAY! IT’S A PRIDE-TWO-ELECTRIC-SPOOKALOO MIRACLE! :D Please enjoy the first of this year’s holiday-inspired episodes… Vampire AU! From camp to enthusiastic consent to Twilight, this episode has it all. Enjoy, friends, and have a very happy and safe Halloween! Please follow us on Twitter (@FicList), Instagram (@theficlist),...

Summary: Surprise engagements! Honest communication in relationships! Accidentally sending your mom Queliot smut via text message! All of this and so much more on this episode of The Fic List! :P Don’t forget to follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), facebook, and tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast.tumblr.com). Subscribe/rate/review us on iTunes, Spotify, Apple, and more! For bus...

Summary: Since recording this episode, we’ve received so many incredible fic recs; here’s the first of (hopefully!) many episodes prompted by a recommendation made by one of our awesome listeners. Caitlin, this one’s for you, friend. :) Do you want to send us a fanfic to read and review? There’s a google doc for that! https://forms.gle/N2SShSwFSLydVEi19 Also follow us on the social medias! We’re o...

Summary: In this house, we stan Bobby Berk and Jonathan Van Ness, completing tasks exactly as assigned, and nuanced critiques of media and its creators. Oh, also we’re reading crossover fic. Follow us on the internet! We’re on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), facebook, and tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast.tumblr.com), and you can subscribe/rate/review us on iTunes, Spotify, Apple, Pod...

Summary: This episode is ostensibly about Spy AUs… but let’s be real, we took this as an opportunity to talk about an oft-maligned but (in our opinion) delightful type of fic - reader self-inserts. This episode is also REAL punchy - both because we finally reached the depths of quarantine exhaustion and because Erin ate a chocolate chip cookie that made her real mean. Oops. Follow us on twitter (@...

Summary: Road Trip fic; or, the episode in which Erin forgets everything, accidentally shames Alan (twice), and reveals the depth of her love for Veggietales. Alan, thankfully, holds it together. Join us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), and tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast.tumblr.com) for all the social media shenanigans, and don’t forget to rate and review us on your listening pla...

Summary: Swash-buckling, adventure, drama, angst, (homoerotic) sword fights, making out on a sail… What more could you possibly want? In this episode of The Fic List, we’re discussing our first AU tag of the season - Pirate AUs! Will Alan’s fic selection live up to Erin’s frankly unrealistically high expectations? Will the bread Erin ate before recording this episode make her kinder in her critiqu...

Author’s Note: Welcome back to The Fic List! As you may know from listening to our previous episodes, we record pretty far in advance - usually several weeks to a couple of months before they go live. As such, there are times when something we’ve recorded doesn’t sit quite right for the moment when it hits the airwaves. This is one of those times. We recorded this episode via Skype on April 25th....

Summary: ...we know. We are very aware that these episodes are months past the point of relevancy. We joked about not getting these episodes out until April and then played ourselves. Believe us, we know. But, we had these episodes sitting on the shelf, and with everything going on in the world at the moment we thought, “Maybe we release them anyway. Who doesn’t want some feel-good holiday fic rig...

Summary: ...we know. We are very aware that these episodes are months past the point of relevancy. We joked about not getting these episodes out until April and then played ourselves. Believe us, we know. But, we had these episodes sitting on the shelf, and with everything going on in the world at the moment we thought, “Maybe we release them anyway. Who doesn’t want some feel-good holiday fic rig...

Summary: Several months ago, in a different time and place - before impeachment proceedings, The Magicians season 5 premiere, Baby Yoda, and so much more - two nerds sat down to record a super fun NSFW episode of this podcast. This is that episode. In this long-awaited (sorry) new installment, we’re talking ~smutty smut and mobster AUs. Did we actually fulfill the terms of the assignment this time...

Summary: Like all good fanfic authors, we missed our self-imposed deadline for Halloween fic. That said, we’re making it a #doublefeature, so please forgive us? In this episode, we’re talking Halloween fic and apocalypse AUs - and Erin is fully back on her Magicians BS. (Is anyone surprised?) Author's Notes: - Alan’s Picks: “Paper Fortune,” by Xazz (Ao3) [CW: homophobic violence] https://archiveof...

Summary: Wait, who are we? We forget… because this week we’re talking amnesia fic! Once we regain our memories, we’ll also discuss some Youtuber AUs and take a breather after the last two gut-wrenching episodes with some lighter, more fluffy fics. (It’s like fan-fiction aftercare...) Author's Notes: - Alan’s Picks: “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” by whittackers (Ao3) https://archiveofourown.org/works/12...