#twilight podcasts

[threebooksoneplot]

Episode 7: "The V-Word" (Show Notes)

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[00:04:01] Some articles reflecting on “the YA Boom”

[00:07:57] Follow for pictures of Kacie’s dog

[00:13:14] Information confirming your bias about confirmation bias

[00:14:23] G's folklore section library book haul

[00:15:21] I did some rEsEaRcH and couldn’t find a pre-Midnight Sun interview where Stephenie Meyer specifically names "Hybrid Theory" as the CD Edward and Bella listen to (drop me a line if you have one), but she did put “With You” on her Twilight playlist back in 2005!

[00:16:20] G was almost correct—this deleted scene of Edward wearing shoes on Bella's bed is actually a nightmare sequence from New Moon

[00:16:47] Sarah Catherine Hook as the vampire Juliette in First Kill (rip to that very fun show), pictured here wearing shoes on her bed

[00:17:38] Nikki Reed's husband Ian Somerhalder as the vampire Damon in The Vampire Diaries reading Twilight (impossible to determine whether he is wearing shoes on the bed; we may or may not have tracked down this episode and tried)

bonus:

[00:29:09] More on “Avatar: the Last Airbender rules”

[00:32:57] In case you wanted to join in Shannon and Kacie's sing along

[00:40:34] The “Jessica’s boobs” movie scene

[00:46:33] Shannon’s "Nightmare Edythe" look

and the video version on our new Tiktok!

bonus:

[00:52:15] the AO3 and Fanfiction.net search results of Twilight fanfictions titled “Dusk:”

[00:55:50] What Edward would wear to a dance, left to his own devices:

[00:56:46] The AOL dial-up tone

[01:08:55] Stephenie Meyer’s Austen obsession, in her own words

[01:11:48] Hugh Grant in a cravat in Sense and Sensibility (1995)

[01:20:50] More information on Peter, Charlotte, and Maria

[1:22:35] Read Shannon’s version of the Calgary Incident here

[1:23:48] On "breatharians"

[1:27:43] On Tumblr’s “war on tiddies”

thanks for tuning in for another episode! Maybe the real v-word was "very silly"

[operationslipperypuppet]

here’s an insane chart of how the female naddpod npcs fall on a scale from grandma to aunt and hinged to unhinged because it’s clearly the best way to compare them to each other

everything is color coded by campaign based on first appearance (bc some c1 npcs have shown up in c3, etc).

[heytherecentaurs]

After listening to Twilight Sanctorum again, I think it is perfect. It is 4 episodes long and it is a masterpiece. Emily delivers such a creative story and world filled full of Axfordisms and pitch perfect film noir tropes. Murph’s character is such a quintessential Murph character—his wife is gone and he’s sad about it and his life sucks. (“I’m 71 years old!!”) Caldwell is a perfect Caldwell character—a weird lil guy who is into crafts. And Jake—well Mavid is the literal worst, makes the worst choices and has to be begged to do anything. And he is so goddamn funny. The trauma and dysfunction is handled so well. The atmosphere and setting is so well done. Emily even manages to weave in a toxic wlw relationship, which is so Emily and definitely on theme for film noir. It’s gritty. It’s messy. It’s hilarious. it’s emotionally impactful. It’s perfect.

[fluttersharpi]

I think maybe Twilight and Rarity would have a true crime podcast maybe I think💜🤍🔍🔎

[zoppzoop]

day 38 of drawing jrwi characters daily till riptide is back

edward deserves the dress too, i think

ko-fi || commissions

[advanced-thanatology]

just some thoughts

[sexiestpodcastcharacter]

Sexiest Podcast Character — Unscripted Bracket — Round 3

Propaganda

Gable (Campaign: Skyjacks):

7ft tall sulver-haired thembo of a fallen angel. was the literal sword of god until they killed him! reasons slightly unclear but probably sure to forbidden queer love! super caring for their friends. has one friend they have known for hundreds of years who they HATE but are bound to by the red string of fate. their sword is a part of them, they can sheathe it into a tattoo. they start out indistinct at the edges but as they have continued on through the campaign they have become more and more distinct. they became a flaming engine of justice to kill their friends shitheaded older brother who was following him. they have learned enough necromancy to allow other fallen angels to die, even though they typically cannot. they fly giant birds in to battle.

7ft tall beefcake wielding a sword as tall as they are. vengeful sweetheart

Imagine now: a fallen angel with beautiful gray hair and very big muscles. Now imagine them with a 9 ft sword. Now imagine them as a helmsperson of a pirate ship in a flowy deep-v pirate shirt. Now imagine they're dumb as a fucking rock. And finally, imagine that they killed god. Here, you have made Gable Skyjacks: sexiest podcast character of all time.

7ft tall nonbinary/genderfluid thembo fallen angel sky pirate who wields a buster sword. silvergrey hair with black/gold streaks as they regain feathers/memories of before their fall. back is covered in tattoos that hide the scars of their shredded off wings. killed God. toxic exes with lucifer. they are the keeper of several giant war birds who occasionally crave human flesh. they enjoy getting rowdy/smoking rope with their boys. they collect rocks that they think are neat. When anyone admits they are attracted to them, Gable trips over their words and absolutely swaglessly ends up sounding stupider and sexier by the end of the conversation; the will they/won't they and teasing they dish out to these (un?)lucky few is palpable. Sometimes the buster sword is on fire. They are immortal, they are cringe, they are trying to atone because they believe they are the reason the world is ruined.

Hector Hu is a priest. Gable killed God. They are not the same.

I want to thank my fellow Gable nominators for doing an outstanding job showcasing the beauty and gracelessness that is Gable Skyjacks. Fight hard and take flight my friends 💪😇

Okay so aside from all of the above (giant with a matching giant flaming sword, killed god, extreme dumbass), here's some more propaganda for Gable the Godkiller.

They've escaped death multiple times with their partner in... crime? Like literally they were about to be executed in the most brutal way possible and just. Escaped and killed all their captors in the snowy wastelands.

They are the helmsperson of the Uhuru and take this job very seriously and definitely haven't left it to Bowser (you know, like from Mario) multiple times. Can steer that flying ship in horrible weather and still make it to port safely.

Healed an entire fucking hospital by cutting their hair for someone they had the hots for who was also in the hospital. Imagine being on that level of myth making in some random port city because of a hair cut.

Giant bird caretaker and also took the giant birds out on their friend's bachelor party (this was like. his Xth polyamorous marriage at this point btw) and had a fucking blast getting high on some rope and fucking around. They've also flown these birds into combat and looked cool as hell doing it (see: killing their friend's shithead of an older brother in a joust).

Had a relationship with Lucifer the Morning Star before they fell as an angel and killed God. Literally the reason the stars fell was their love for each other. The world would not look the same without Gable and they are, at the very least indirectly responsible for the creation of the Church of the Slain God and everything it represents (fantasy Catholicism).

And also yeah they are regularly tripping over themself and saying very silly things. 10/10 character we love Liz Anderson and Gable in this house

I am seeing people say that this Nicky fellow is basically trans! That's very cool! Gable is actually trans. Pronouns they/them/any presentation whatever they feel like.

Gable held a bachelor party for a BFF where the attendees hunted from their sky birds, wore dresses, and still managed to keep their eyeliner on point!

Gable killed God because he wouldn't let them be queer. They should rightfully crush anyone in their path.

Nicky Close (Dungeons & Daddies):

One armed half-demon man with a sword (also a Dedicated, Involved, Loving Father). (Specifically campaign 2, where he is an adult)

*Clanging pots and pans together* EVERYONE WAKE THE FUCK UP NICKY IS IN THE POLL TOO WE HAVE TO HELP HIM!!!!

Transmasc bisexual (or at least so widely accepted as such it's basically canon) dilf half-demon let's start with the basics

And by half-demon I mean the literal prince of Hell

But also simultaneously is Saint Nicolas get you a man who can do both specifically this man

Missing an arm cause his ex-friends tragically betrayed him and shot it off but he doesn't need two arms to show you a good time wink wink ;)

The betrayal in question forced him to be seperated from his also hot milf voice actress wife and their son which is sad but in like a way that makes him sexier

Uses his one hand to wield a flaming katana that he used to rescue his son from the FBI

Protects his family with his life very literally which is hot as hell

Big himbo energy couldn't come up with a good plan if he used 100% of his brain

When he does fail at things it's pretty cute honestly

Definitely played a variety of musical instruments before the whole arm thing happened! Maybe he still does idk he's a sexy mystery

2 in 1 deal! This man was born from the merging of two timelines! Kinda sick!!! Also two dads = twice the daddy issues

Nicky is just kind of a sexy name idk

You'd think the whole being forcibly split from his family thing would mean he isn't very close with his son but nope! His son adores him! They get along great!!!

PLEASE VOTE FOR NICKY AND I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER HE'S LITERALLY SO HOT

VOTE NICKY! HE NEEDS TO KEEP THE LEGACY ALIVE GODDAMNIT!!!!!!

nick close the man that you are

NICK NICK PLEASE OHMYGOD I WILL KILL SOMEONE NICKYYYYY VOTE FOR HIM I WILL DO ANYTHING FOR YOU PLSPLSPSLSPS

His mom is simultaneously alive and dead

His mom bagged fucking two different dudes (one of whom FOUND HER DEAD in a different timeline, both of which are demons)

HIS MOMS NAME IS MORGAN FREEMAN, HIS DAD’S NAME IS GLENN CLOSE, AND HIS OTHER DAD’S NAME IS JODIE FOSTER, AND HIS GREAT SOMETHING GRANDFATHER’S NAME IS MERYL STREEP

HIS SONS NAME IS TAYLOR SWIFT

Lifelong pot smoker 👍 (plus drug flower user!!)

CANONICALLY BOTH A POLO WEARER (and yes, has all the stereotypes of that attached with it — a nerd, which is hot) AND A LEATHER JACKET WEARER (which also has all the stereotypes attached with it — a rebel dude person, which is also hot) [<- all widely accepted as canon by the fandom even as he’s older]

A part of the SECOND BIGGEST ship of season two, (Nark) despite the two characters only having one-two canon interactions (one of which JUST happened last episode)

Man’s a himbo what’s hotter than that

So many fucking names. You try to tag him in anything and he takes up half the space. That’s probably hot. For someone out there

This was already mentioned but so very very trans. Like. It’s basically canon

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE VOTE NICKY WE NEED A CLOSE/FOSTER FAMILY SWEEP PLSPLSLSLSLS

Rock and roll(er)

Joined a group of thieves called the watermice when he was like 13

for a few minutes had a guitar called the Battle Axe of Hatred

definitely had an frienimies with benefits relationship with his childhood friend Lark (sorry ppl that don’t ship nark lol) (it’s canon after ep 44 hah)

LETS GO NICKY YOU GOT THIS !!!!!

I feel like the audio of the entire Nick-breaking-into-the-FBI scene should be propaganda, but I'm copying select bits from the transcript:

Anthony: Yeah, it kind of echoes up through the vent, like the beginning of Metal Gear Solid. You hear a voice that strikes you as ever so slightly familiar, Taylor. Saying—  ??: [a deep voice] [echoing in the vent] Where is he?  Anthony: You hear—  Will: Uh-oh, he’s hot.  Anthony: —a bunch of shouting voices.  [giggles]  Beth: Uh-oh! Anthony: You hear a bunch of shouting voices and people shouting for him to get down on the ground to turn off his flame. To fucking get his hands behind his back. You hear this rhythmic stepping forward— because his footsteps don't sound like anybody else's because it's almost like… y’know when you toss a little bit of water onto a really hot pan and it just sizzles like that? It's like every footstep he's taking, you can hear that— Freddie: Cool  Anthony: — and you can feel some of that heat coming up in this vent, even though you can't see him at this point. And he goes—  ??: [echoing] Where. Is. My. Boy? Anthony: You hear the FBI agent—the FBI in quotation marks agent—in the back going like—  Agent: [echoing] He's safe for now. If you want to go ahead and make sure that he stays that way, you feel free to go ahead and step inside the suite that we've prepared for you, my boy. Anthony: And you hear the hot guy voice saying—  [chuckles]  The Hot Guy: [echoing] I don't think that's going to happen.

...

[a powerful rush of air builds] Anthony: You hear—  [gunfire, and the air rush culminates in a burst of flame; from underneath the fire, metal music starts playing] Anthony: —plumes of flame exploding.  [a person’s pained shout, gunfire and bursts of flame continue]  Anthony: You can feel the heat radiating through this metal vent and it's actually beginning to hurt and burn your hands.

...

Anthony: And you hear blood—  [sizzling]  Anthony: —hitting the fucking ground and you hear sizzling and things boiling and burning. Taylor: That could just be coffee! That could just be coffee. Link, let's go. Anthony: And you are getting closer and closer to the elevator. And you hear that same hot voice say—  The Hot Guy: [echoing] Where the hell is Taylor?

Fourteen Fifteen (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage):

Body-swapping assassin doomed to die from the beginning. All their different forms are hot! The Gunslinger! The singer! The lawyer! The robot! The inevitability of death!

Literally what character has more trans swag than an assassin who every time they die, they get a new body

#ohhh i know it's a huge TM spoiler but somebody needs to link the elevator murder scene #truly thee fourteen fifteen moment

a favorite bit of the transcript, for good measure:

Art of Nicky by @llumimoon.

[garlikstiks]

maybe i cried at the twilight sanctorum ep 4 moment. what about it

[rooolt]

Twilight Sanctorum? Yeah, New Jersey is just Like That

[erikasandersonactor]

Horrorcon UK

Ok, so a little rather late for an Audio Drama Sunday post, but I wanted to share what an epic weekend we had at Horrorcon UK in Sheffield 11-12th May.

Myself, Daivd Ault and James Cleveland (all from The NoSleep Podcast) were there promoting "Horror in Audio Fiction", trying to get more people to discover audio drama and fiction through podcasts, and not assuming all podcasts were two blokes talking about stuff into a mic.

Having worked on over a 100 shows between us, (with a lot of horror), it became a game of "Tell us what kind of horror you like, and we'll recommend a show for you to listen to".

From the big anthology shows like NoSleep, and the very British and queer Shadows at the the Door, we kept finding more shows to talk about and add to an ever-growing flow chart.

Shows we were flag waving for included:

The NoSleep Podcast Shadows at the Door @re-dracula @thekilda @woebegonepod Dark Dice Red Odyssey Audible Visions Drama Creepy Campfire Radio Theatre The Wicked Library Victoria's Lift The Dead @lessismorguepod The Hidden Frequencies

And it wasn't just horror! We gave shoutouts to @camlannpod and the sci-fi series Cyclone as well!

In all, a wonderful weekend introducing people to the incredible world of audio drama and fiction.

[rqgender]

Today's gender is a little more corporate-looking.

[threebooksoneplot]

Episode 5: "Girl Crimes" (Show Notes)

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Content warnings: brief mention of sexual assault [01:09:40-1:10:11]

[00:02:05] G? Peppering in 2021 tumblr lingo? It's more likely than you think

[00:02:17] For 5+ years 😎

[00:08:11] Fanlore's definition of “smut,” for anyone curious

[00:10:35] Shannon’s summary:

As Beau goes through his school day after his successful rejections the day prior he struggles to come to terms with Edythe’s behaviors—ESPECIALLY her strength because woman cannot be strong, no!! Anyways, Beau sits with Edythe at lunch and the two of them waste the entire period having a weird conversation with almost no substance to it. Beau continues to refuse to come to terms with Edythe being STRONG or DANGEROUS because Girl! He eventually goes to class where it takes minutes before the blood typing lab begins and his consciousness ends. McKayla tries to bring him to the ~school medic~ but Edythe literally takes him off her hands. Fun banter ensues. They both leave school and Edythe proves her prowess as a little pick-pocketing criminal.

[00:14:57] This scene

[00:23:32] The two incidents Jay mentions: the fired biology teacher and the Manitoba science fair

[00:26:04]

[00:29:27] The cilantro soap gene

[00:31:55] Shannon references this John Mulaney standup

[00:41:05] Some god tier art of Edythe’s long eyes by @rabid-raygun-art 😍

[01:07:19] Common fandom-speak for Cullen family ship names: is "rosemmett" for Rosalie/Emmett, "jalice" for Jasper/Alice, and "carlesme" for Carlisle/Esme

[01:07:51] Pics taken by G during her latest Loose Bear in the Neighborhood escapade (08/10/22)

[operationslipperypuppet]

valentines for all your naddpod needs :)

[heytherecentaurs]

Twilight Sanctorum Thoughts:

The amount of characterization Murph, Jake and Caldwell managed to cram into 4 episodes is great. The Vantasmos are incredible.

Also Emily might be the best DM to do a murder mystery in an actual play. She uses time so well. Being contained to 4 episodes she really manages the pacing expertly, and she does an exceptional job of crafting a film noir.

Compared to Mentopolis, which I just re-watched and really love, Twilight Sanctorum actually better conforms to the tropes of film noir mystery. While Mentopolis has all the aesthetics and superficial tropes of film noir, Twilight Sanctorum represents the deeper themes and tropes of the genre.

Mentopolis has a mystery and the trappings of film noir but it puts more attention on adventure. It has more broadly drawn characters, more to say sociologically and a plot that impacts the entire city’s existence. These are less film noir and more like a blockbuster.

Whereas Twilight Sanctorum emphasizes the character, psychology and relationships of the down on their luck morally grey detectives who take a doomed case when offered a huge amount of money and then stumble through a gritty setting being the victim of bad fortune and hostile gangs, interacting with dodgy characters all while in search of a macguffin. The conflict is small and personal. The detectives’ reluctance to act is juxtaposed by their compulsion or obligation to continue investigating. And even when they succeed and get a reward, it ends with more bullshit happening to them—things aren’t totally tied up in a bow. Like the note Nico left about Pen’s blood is another problem they’ll have to deal with. This is peak film noir.

One isn’t better than the other but they’re different and show different mindsets to campaign creation by two incredible DMs.

[srslyarts]

Happy Secret Samol day @guccigarantine! I really love your TenFour prompt so here’s a short comic for it 💜💜

Thank you to the mods @secret-samol for organizing it !!

[phoenixexho]

mavid truly sucks so much and it’s the funniest thing in the world