The Shipping Forecast

This week, Grace and James take some time to discuss Real Person Fics. James does know that it is RPF and not RFP, but somehow he manages to get it wrong every single time it comes up in this episode. Join us as we learn about the hottest poet of the 17th century, Emperor Nero's thirst traps, debate who to ship David Mitchell with, and many many more. If you've got a fic you'd like us to read, sen...

This week, the forecasters get into Dungeon Meshi/Delicious in Dungeon. We came for the fantastic autistic representation and Marcille/Fallin, and while we found that, we also found a surprising amount of thirst for all three foot seven of Chilchuk Tims. If that sounds fun, settle in and have a listen. If you've got a fic you'd like us to read, send it over! Our DMs are always open and we love get...

Please sing the title to "Bad Romance", thanks. This week, against all odds, we have assembled a Part Two episode for What We Do In The Shadows. Join us at we talk about our favourite fics: James unlocks a secret OTP he didn't know he could want or like in 'I Love You, Colin Robinson'. Nick goes back in time to read Arthur Conan Doyle's very own WWDITS Fanfic, in 'what we do in the shadows (victor...

Hey everyone, If you listened to our last episode, you'll know Grace's Internet cut out halfway through recording and Nick and I had no idea when she would be back. So we did the only thing we could: immediately derail the episode to talk about the one topic Grace won't let us cove; beloved and frankly top tier Sci-fi series Farscape. If you'd like to here us* simp for Aeryn Sun for about 15 minut...

This week, the Forecasters venture into the dark corners of the world where only dark horrors lurk. A place so evil that few speak its name. Staten Island. Join us, as we figure out once and for all who is the responsible adult of the three presenters, everyone tries their hand at a sketchy accent, and we take a look at the What We Do In the Shadows fandom. If you want to come chat to us, you can...

Its that time again! Real life has got in the way of us doing a normal episode, so we're recording just generally chatting in the meantime! Join us as we look at fics written about the exciting new Wonka lore, find our Car-sonas, and learn just how deep the Magnus Carlsen rabbit hole really goes... Back to Cyberpunk fics soon, we promise

Wake the fuck up Samurai, we've got fics to read This week, we try and success in Night City in the only way we know how; by trying to find fix-it fics where the world isn't quite as bleak! If you want to come chat to us, you can find us on Tumblr as the-shipping-forecasters . On Twitter @Theshipforecast, Instagram/Threads @fanficsandchill, and on Linkedin (yes really) we are Shipping Forecast. Or...

Happy Romance Day Today, after four years of making fun of Grace for her kinks, Nick and James (mostly James) spent an hour revealing they know more than is healthy about the website Pornhub.com and its prominent figures. We talk about the delightful stats presented by https://www.pornhub.com/insights/ mostly focusing on the 2023 wrap up. Back to the fics next Sunday! Enjoying hearing from us? Why...

Captains Log, Stardate -360700.94. We have returned to AO3 to stock up on spicy non-human romance stories. Grace, having been freshly introduced to Star Trek has jumped right into the deep end of Garashir. Nick ever fond of the classics, has brought us some Spirk love, and gives us some Vulcan Rizz along the way. James got his wish from the last episode and found a fic about Gul Dukat, but also st...

By popular demand, we have Banter episodes! This week, we catch up about new years gifts and the horrors that come with them, and then do quizzes Back to the fics next Sunday! If you want to come chat to us, you can find us on Tumblr as the-shipping-forecasters . On Twitter @Theshipforecast, Instagram/Threads @fanficsandchill, and on Linkedin (yes really) we are Shipping Forecast. Or you could alw...

Its time. I don't know who let him do this, or how Grace's arm was twisted into it, but James has been allowed to talk about Star Trek. If you thought Nick wasn't normal about trains, you've clearly not asked James which is his favourite Enterprise (its the NX-01, but Sisko is my favourite captain). Join us as Grace, Nick and Mostly James talk about Star Trek, the fandom that brought us men in hea...

In our final episode of the year, we attempt to narrow down the true meaning of Christmas. Join us as we banish Mambo Number 5 to the Christmas Dimension, fail to decide our ship of the year, and find out about all the people who like BDSM Santa. We'll be back next year... If you want to come chat to us, you can find us on Tumblr as the-shipping-forecasters . On Twitter @Theshipforecast, Instagram...

This week, we continue to cope with the Good Omens finale by reviewing fics we can substitute for the ending until season three comes by. We also answer some pretty heavy questions, like "Would you kick David Tennant out of bed if he was wearing crocs?", "Can an Angel and a Demon make love without exploding?" and of course "Is God Benevolent?" All this and more, on The Shipping Forecast Fics and a...

This week, we talk about David Tennants other major work this year, as James Nick and Grace discuss season 2 of Good Omens... And somewhat bizarrely keep returning to spoil Emperor's New Groove. For our international listeners, a Roadman is a fairly common UK stereotype: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Roadman If you want to come chat to us, you can find us on Tumblr as the-shippin...

Monster Love Special 2: 30 Foot Long After spending two weeks in the forest that is Ao3 looking for Bigfoot (and by Bigfoot, we mean fics we like) and we have returned with not three but FIVE fics we loved enough to talk about them (because James is indecisive!) So come join us around this metaphorical camp fire as we tell you four tall tales about the times we fell in love with a monster... Fics...

The Monster Love Special This week, join us as we divert from our usual format to answer the demanding questions of the modern age, like "Is Bigfoot real?", "Is Bigfoot hot?" and "Do vampires even count as monsters for the purpose of monster/human relationships?" All this and more (incluing our top five sexiest monsters), in tonights Shipping Forecast (By the way, Goo...

Our long awaited Fire Emblem second half is here! Join the forecasters as we talk about our favourite fics of the FE3H fandom. Grace, ever soft for edgelords, joins Felix and Sylvain in a coffee shop AU (our first Coffee Shop this year!), and throws us a twist none of us saw coming! Then James does his best to do justice to the longest fic we have ever covered on this show, all in a hunt for a Hot...

This week, join us for a semi-Chaos episode. Nick is out of town, so Grace and James have done a mini episode on Rune Factory. This episode was recorded in the mirror universe too, because Grace is the organised one today! Join us as we answer important questions, like: Who are our favourite Waifus of Games 1-5? Why pumpkins aren't what they seem? Why aren't more people trying to knot Colin Firth?...

This week, James takes the Forecasters to enroll in our second high school of the year, this time in the land of Fodlan. We answer hard hitting questions, like "can the church truly be evil if the pope is built like a Pixar mum?", "just how many is too many shipping options?" and "how the fuck isn't Claude bi? Just look at him!" All this and more, on this weeks episode of The Shipping Forecast If...

Ahead of Sundays episode, James poses an important moral quandry...

Hey there, bit of an odd one this week. We recorded the episode live, since we happened to all be in the same place for the first time in three years. And while I think it came out pretty well, it was also a bit drier than our usual content (I guess it was harder to talk over each other in one place!) So, to balance out the more serious reviews, the first third of this episode is bonus content, ju...

This week, we prepare for the end of winter by getting comfy with some ice cold Yaoi. Join Grace as she explains one of the most popular M/M anime pairings of all time to two hetrosexual males who do not know what a triple salchow is, but goddamn will they try their best. We're here every other Sunday, and on alternating Fridays come listen to our other show; Fanfics & Chill, where we read a w...

We're back! After a whimsical side mission we have returned to Operation: Fics. This week, Grace goes on a cruise and discovers a new OTP. Nick proves something we always suspected; that world peace can be achieved through sufficiently delicious baked goods. And James, wishing for an early winter in this summer heat, reads about the Forger family's perfect christmas. Fics and Approximate timestamp...

This week, it turns out its actually Grace that keeps us from being completely unhinged. We've had to change our schedule at short notice and as is tradition Nick and James are left to their own devices. We recorded this in one go and two beers in, theres a lot of incoherant rambling so I don't blame you if you want to skip this one, but if you do stick around heres what you've got to look forward...

This week, our mission is to infiltrate the Spy X Family fandom, by blending in at Ao3 and reading some of the most wholesome Loid/Yor fluff we can. Join us, for what might be our most hetrosexual episode yet! We're here every other Sunday, and on alternating Fridays come listen to our other show; Fanfics & Chill, where we read a whole fic! If you want to come chat to us, you can find us on Tu...