Fic Clique

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Fic Clique episodes

March 19, 2021 34: "Fandom Classic: The Student Prince"
In this episode of Fic Clique, your hosts discuss "The Student Prince," by FayJay (Merlin). We're back with the second installation of our fandom classics series! In this series we take a close look at one particular fic that really stands out within its respective fandom. This fic took us into discussions of an incredibly detailed & grounded AU, the wonders of podfic, and the intensity of young love.
Alternate titles include: "Like to Charge, Reblog to Cast", "Miss Frizzle Could Be Your Wizardsona", & "You're 18 and Dramatic".
1 hr 36 min
March 05, 2021 33: "This Is Giving Me an Existential Crisis"
In this episode of Fic Clique, your hosts discuss "Train That Will Take You," by bold_seer (Ticket to Ride Board Game) @18:00, "weight of heaven," by hwarium (SVT RPF) @42:19, and "@heyitsspiderman," by meggannn (Into the Spiderverse) @1:12:03.

All aboard! We've got ourselves a packed journey ahead, filled with conversations on what control you have over your life, what is meant versus what is true, and how we choose to bridge the distance between ourselves and others. Also, we talk about trains and train-related media a whole lot.
1 hr 46 min
February 19, 2021 32: "Can I Just Flex on Dean Winchester Really Quick?"
In this episode of Fic Clique, your hosts discuss "Land's End" by Janissa11 (Supernatural) @13:11, "mercy is a shade of blue" by birdcat (Haikyuu!!) @38:19, and "Sacrifice" by thedevilchicken (Genghis Khan MV) @1:04:04.

This time around we've got something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.... wait, that's not how this goes. We do have a range of fandoms though, and with it some rousing discussion (if we do say so ourselves). We cover the importance of medical care, the unstoppable movement of time, and fantasies of alternate lives.
1 hr 34 min
February 05, 2021 31: "A Case of the Thinnies"
In this episode of Fic Clique, your hosts discuss "The River and the Deep Green Bend" by liquidmeasure (1D RPF). The hype horns start coming and they don't stop coming as we roll right into our next 2021 birthday episode!

Nicole is up this time, bringing a treasured fic from the beginnings of her bookmarks. There are AUs upon AUs in this densely packed, wonderfully worldbuilt fic, so tune in for conversation about cowboys, the end of the world, the multiverse, and the greatest villain to ever grace 1D's history.
1 hr 45 min
January 22, 2021 30: "HARRYPOTTERBABY"
In this episode of Fic Clique, your hosts discuss "Dwelling" by aideomai (Harry Potter). Let's get some HYPE HORNS up in here, because it's time for the first of our 2021 birthday episodes!

We return to very familiar territory in honor of Brenna's birthday, and boy did this fic pack a punch. We marvel over the deftness of trope execution, talk about some questionable decision making by adults, and make a truly bold pitch for a soundtrack renovation.
1 hr 21 min
January 09, 2021 29: "I Don't Mean to Invalidate Your Feelings, I Just Know That You're Lying"
In this themed episode of Fic Clique, your hosts discuss "the ultimate test of cerebral fitness," by psychomachia (Chess) @13:18, "The Rock and The River," by Pi (Spirited Away) @39:12, and "Some Assembly Required," by Untherius (IKEA Commercial) @1:04:47.

We're starting the year off with a somewhat-timely themed episode: Yuletide! For this episode your hosts found fics of varying degrees of niche-ness, and the conversation that ensued went on twists and turns that not even we could have predicted. We uncover the dark secret of chess, discuss the most important work in literary history regarding magical choices, and learn how to just go along for the ride.
1 hr 36 min
December 26, 2020 Minisode: 2020 Fic Retrospective
Oh boy. 2020 sure was a year, huh? Many things looked different this year, but one thing stayed the same: our love of reading fic. Before we put 2020 behind us we decided to take a look back at what fic & fandoming looked like for us, and give shoutouts to some of the fics that stuck with us the most. Tune in for fic reading stats, emotional reflections, and one of the most dramatic content swerves in Fic Clique history.
1 hr 18 min
December 11, 2020 28: "The Opposite of a Bechdel Test"
In this episode of Fic Clique, your hosts discuss "4 Minute Window" by Speranza (MCU) @8:37, "The Girls of Summer" by iamtheenemy (Bend It Like Beckham) @34:14, and "Famous Last Words" by Miz Turwaithiel (Twilight) @1:01:46.
It's the holiday season and you know what that means: it's time for Fic Clique's annual Rec Exchange! In the spirit of things your hosts conducted a mini exchange amongst each other, and the results were.... interesting, to say the least. Hear us put our visualization skills to the test, critique questionable soccer formations, and follow one host down an internet spiral like they have never been on before.
1 hr 44 min
November 27, 2020 Minisode: Writer-Beta Relationships
Ah, writer-beta relationships, a storied part of fandom history. In this minisode your hosts discuss what the writer-beta relationship means in fandom and the different ways that it can look. We get into what goals various writers and betas might have when going into a fic, as well as our own personal experiences from both sides.
42 min
November 14, 2020 27: "The Gay Urge to Run Away to a Farm"
In this episode of Fic Clique, your hosts discuss "Patient Intake," by starkraving (Bright Sessions) @12:35, "Roman á Clef," by ellen_fremedon (Stardew Valley) @37:35, and "names in history" by lagaudiere (Good Omens) @1:02:18.
This episode truly gets at the heart of this podcast with some callbacks to Fic Clique lore of old, your hosts being absolutely feral over incredibly niche concepts, and idyllic dreams of a gay pastoral life.
1 hr 31 min