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Hey Fangirls! In the next part of their A/B/O series, M and Bea talk about the Best and Worst the trope has to offer. Squick warnings for Gender talk, Sexuality talk, and Power Dynamics talk!

fic!Club: "The Lotus Eaters" by aldora89

https://archiveofourown.org/works/277853/chapters/440466

References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BePhKs3KsT4

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/S15405710PC0102_3

https://www.uipress.uiowa.edu/books/9781609387280/fandom-now-in-color

Alphas, Betas, Omegas: A Primer bynorabombay https://archiveofourown.org/works/403644

Omegaverse Genetics - One Theory by Diana Williams (dkwilliams) https://archiveofourown.org/works/766040/chapters/1435445

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Music by Gabe Jensen

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Hey Fangirls! In the first of their three-part series on A/B/O, also known as the Omegaverse, M and Bea detail the history surrounding this complex yet strangely logical trope!

fic!Club: "The Lotus Eaters by aldora89

https://archiveofourown.org/works/277853/chapters/440466

Research:

https://www.dailydot.com/irl/omegaverse-abo-fiction/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv193rr0q

https://kristinabusse.com/pdf/Busse,%20Kristina%20-%20Pon%20Farr%20Mpreg,%20Bonds,%20and%20the%20Rise%20of%20the%20Omegaverse%20(in%20Fic%202013).pdf

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23268743.2017.1394215?scroll=top&needAccess=true

https://archiveofourown.org/works/8240798?view_full_work=true

https://archiveofourown.org/works/403644/chapters/665489

https://archiveofourown.org/works/1022303/chapters/2033841

https://fanlore.org/wiki/Alpha/Beta/Omega

"I ain't no lady, but you'd be the tramp" by tehdirtiestsock https://cfamiliaris.livejournal.com/12861.html

https://sciencenorway.no/ulv/wolf-packs-dont-actually-have-alpha-males-and-alpha-females-the-idea-is-based-on-a-misunderstanding/1850514

https://archive.org/details/SchenkelCaptiveWolfStudy.compressed/page/n1/mode/2up

Lindsay Ellis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhWWcWtAUoY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3v5wFMQRqs

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Music by Gabe Jensen

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Edited by Miranda Sherrell

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Hey Fangirls! In this edition of Trope Time, Bea gets into the weeds of Time Travel/Fix-It-Fic AU's. How does time travel in literature work exactly? M and Bea try to answer that as best they can!

fic!Club: "The Lotus Eaters" by aldora89

https://archiveofourown.org/works/277853/chapters/440466

Rec Corner!

Bea: "According to plan" by FeelingsDusk

https://archiveofourown.org/works/6490537

"But I'll be stumbling away (Slowly learning that life is okay)" by Merideath https://archiveofourown.org/works/892238/chapters/1740307#workskin

"These Ghosts Might Be Mine" by PeaceHeather

https://archiveofourown.org/works/8976253

"How Did We Miss That?" by lindajenner

http://archiveofourown.org/works/28561107

"Where's My Goddamn Dinosaur" by njw https://archiveofourown.org/works/13625043/chapters/31285425

"a million dreams" by CaptainOzone

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23363224

"Backslide" by blackcat

https://archiveofourown.org/works/1382857/chapters/2895346

"10, 9, 8, car" by pollyrepeat

https://archiveofourown.org/works/370346?view_adult=true#main

M: "hit me baby one more time" by theapplepielifestyle

https://archiveofourown.org/works/20532335

Links: "Time Travel" by Charlieissocoollike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thry5mXld80

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Music by Gabe Jensen

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Edited by Miranda Sherrell

Consulted by Erica Bravo

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Hey Fangirls! In the next episode of M and Bea's FicClub, they thoroughly analyze "Play it Again" by metisket. Did 'Stiles B' actually die? Why is Derek like that? And what did the fangirls think of the fic? Listen in to find out!

fic!Club: "The Lotus Eaters" by aldora89

https://archiveofourown.org/works/277853/chapters/440466

"Play it Again" by metisket

https://archiveofourown.org/works/862320/chapters/1652969

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Music by Gabe Jensen

Produced by Miranda Sherrell

Edited by Miranda Sherrell

Consulted by Erica Bravo

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Hey Fangirls! M, Bea, and Misssampo discuss Fandoms they are decidedly not in, except for that one fic. Fandoms include Dracula, Danny Phantom, Sailor Moon, and many more!

fic!Club: "Play it Again" by metisket

https://archiveofourown.org/works/862320/chapters/1652969

Rec Corner!

M:

Danny Phantom: "Phantom of Truth" by Haiju

https://archiveofourown.org/works/706222/chapters/1303777

Shawshank Redemption: "Zihuatanejo Is Not Heaven" by irisbleufic

https://archiveofourown.org/works/135076/chapters/793986

A Brother's Price: "A Gentle Touch" by ambyr

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5470124

The Sandlot: "From Beginning to…" by atlanticslide

https://archiveofourown.org/works/141128

BEA:

The Road to El Dorado: "Confidence Artists" by Fayhe http://archiveofourown.org/works/2787515

Sailor Moon: "growing up we watched the stars" by Shayna_Nak

http://archiveofourown.org/works/2325896

Wonder Woman: "under rich, relentless skies" by shakespork https://archiveofourown.org/works/11214810

MISSSAMPO:

LISA: "Cheer Up" by Couriernew https://archiveofourown.org/works/9836549/chapters/22079735

Bram Stoker's Dracula: "Affable Stoner Johnathan Harker" by https://archiveofourown.org/works/10616589

Robin Hood: "lost in the woods" by DirgeWithoutMusic https://archiveofourown.org/works/1871355

X-Men: "More Than Genetics" by Llwyden ferch Gyfrinach (Llwyden) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1039126

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Music by Gabe Jensen

Produced by Miranda Sherrell

Edited by Miranda Sherrell

Consulted by Erica Bravo

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Hey Fangirls! In this somewhat strange edition of Fandom Exchange, M, Bea, and podcast best friend Misssampo, discuss the complexity of The Witcher fandom. Be it novels, video games, or T.V., this fandom has it all!

fic!Club:"Play it Again" by metisket

https://archiveofourown.org/works/862320/chapters/1652969

Rec Corner!

MOST POPULAR: "Woodash, Iron, and Leather" by iffervescent https://archiveofourown.org/works/22114921

THE BEST PLACE TO START: "I Tried Not to Get Into the Witcher and Look Where That Got Me" by Valmure (InkSiren) https://archiveofourown.org/series/924813

BIRTH OF A TROPE: "With a Conquering Air (The Accidental Warlord and his Pack series)" by inexplicifics https://archiveofourown.org/works/23273713/chapters/55736329

FAVORITE WIP: "Build me Up Buttercup" by pukner

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22981069

THIS COULD ONLY BE IN THIS FANDOM™: "(when you just can't seem) to shake the weight of living" by WingedQuill http://archiveofourown.org/works/23416249

FAVORITE AU: "Dying for You (Again and Again)" by AvoidingAverage

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26955475/chapters/65789185

NEEDS MORE LOVE: "Tender, like a soft new sapling" by kathkin

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32131576/chapters/79604959

Links: "The Witcher 3, The Last of Us, and the 'Daddening' of Video Games" by Just Write

https://youtu.be/5pG7Wc5TUTA

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Music by Gabe Jensen

Produced by Miranda Sherrell

Edited by Miranda Sherrell

Consulted by Erica Bravo

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Hey Fangirls! In the next Installment of From The Writing Desk, M interviews Ari and Witty! They get into their love of The Mandalorian, how they write together as a couple, and why some actors are more attractive because they aren't as attractive!

fic!Club: "Play it Again" by metisket

https://archiveofourown.org/works/862320/chapters/1652969

Rec Corner!

"Clan of Four" by Astrippus and Withercrown

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31775911/chapters/78656605

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Hosted by M and Bea

Music by Gabe Jensen

Produced by Miranda Sherrell

Edited by Miranda Sherrell

Consulted by Erica Bravo

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Hey Fangirls! In this episode, M and Bea interview Ari and Witty, two people who write fan fiction in the Star Wars fandoms. They talk about their experiences as men in fandom, what they think fandom should do to include more men, and why fan fiction should, interestingly enough, include more female characters!

fic!Club: "Play it again" by Metisket

https://archiveofourown.org/works/862320/chapters/1652969

Rec Corner!

M: "the world won't wait till you're older" by kathkin https://archiveofourown.org/works/36791203/chapters/91784104

Bea: Fourth Floor by dirtybinary, mithborien, picoalloe https://archiveofourown.org/works/11843493#main

Witty: the ideal, at your mercy by maderilien

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32932381

Ari: slake by aiden_ng

https://archiveofourown.org/works/36746647

Research:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/17018994

No matter how hard M tried, she could not find anything to do with the man and the google doc.

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Music by Gabe Jensen

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Edited by Miranda Sherrell

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Hey Fangirls! In this week's episode, M and Bea speak about their experiences as Betas: important people of the fan fiction ecosystem. Many may not know who they are and what they do!

fic!Club: "Play It Again" by metisket

https://archiveofourown.org/works/862320/chapters/1652969

Rec Corner!

Bea: "War Goats" by sunryder

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23887672

"When We Still Had Time" by BlackEyedGirl

https://archiveofourown.org/works/839506

M: "lover be good to me" by ace_din_djarin

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31839526

Research:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beta

Links:

"Far Across the Distance" by ace_din_djarin

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33258856/chapters/82580644

"The Author to Her Book" by Anne Bradstreet

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43697/the-author-to-her-book

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Music by Gabe Jensen

Produced by Miranda Sherrell

Edited by Miranda Sherrell

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Hey Fangirls! Bea introduces M to another trope: Sentinel/Guide. Though it comes from the fandom land of yore, it's a trope that shaped many tropes, AU's, and headcanons that a lot of fandoms still use today!

fic!Club: "Play it Again" by metisket https://archiveofourown.org/works/862320/chapters/1652969

Rec Corner!

"The Oak and the Ash" by sunryder

https://archiveofourown.org/works/937441/chapters/1825918

"look into my eyes (tell me no lies)" by neverazombie

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22137736/chapters/52841479

Research:

https://lurafita.tumblr.com/post/187730081909/sentinels-and-guides

https://infiniteeight8.tumblr.com/post/68075231337/misspaperlilies-said-what-is-this-sentinel-guide

https://fanlore.org/wiki/Sentinel_AU#cite_ref-2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sentinel_(TV_series)

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Music by Gabe Jensen

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Edited by Miranda Sherrell

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