Idling In The Impala | a ride through SPN fandom and fanfiction

This topic has been on the podcast idea list for a while. As usually happens, an event brings the need for discussion to the forefront. Sandra and Karlee are talking about Sam and Dean, how they’ve been sexualized and experienced harassment and assault in the Supernatural universe, and how it’s treated and viewed. Mainly the different ways it would be looked upon if gender was reversed in the situations.

The spark for the episode - Then and Now podcast “Red Sky at Morning” fallout.

Links Discussed and Referenced

BreatheFire210 Tweet: https://twitter.com/BreatheFire210/status/1622914970613587968

JuliaAlterEgo Tweet: https://twitter.com/JuliaAlterEgo/status/1622963669637160960

Speight Response Tweet: https://twitter.com/dicksp8jr/status/1622981421320003584

LiveJournal Post on Male Sexual Assault in Supernatural: https://hells-half-acre.livejournal.com/279809.html

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We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat.

Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala.

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We'd love to hear your thoughts. Send us an email ([email protected])! DM us on Twitter or leave us a voicemail!

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For Those in the US: Educate and Empower Yourself, Find Ways to Take Action

Support Basic Human Rights - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Prioritize Your Mental Health - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Thrive (Not Just Survive) After Abuse - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

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The Trevor Project - USA and Global

Spoilers - Sandra and Karlee are talking all about the happenings that occurred on The Winchesters season one finale episode, “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye.” Kind of fitting that this occurred not too long after they discussed the Supernatural series finale.

Karlee was asked to record some of their live thoughts while watching. The feelings, the angst, the irritation, the culmination of a season of theorizing and hoping. Make sure your seatbelt is fastened for this one.

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We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat.

Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala.

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We'd love to hear your thoughts. Send us an email ([email protected])! DM us on Twitter or leave us a voicemail!

All the Socials and AO3 and Fiction links: https://linktr.ee/idlingintheimpalapodcast

Our Discord #backseat Channel

Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Give us some info about you here so we can connect.

Feel inclined to leave us a tip for all this AWESOME content? Visit our Ko-fi page. Supporters will get access to our #behindthescenes channel, content self-explanatory.

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Charities supporting people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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For Those in the US: Educate and Empower Yourself, Find Ways to Take Action

Support Basic Human Rights - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Prioritize Your Mental Health - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Thrive (Not Just Survive) After Abuse - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

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LGBTQ+ Charities

Switchboard LGBT UK

The Trevor Project - USA and Global

Sandra and Karlee have circled the episode that shall not be named for years. So, it’s about time they have a good cleansing rant about 15x20, Supernatural’s series finale episode, “Carry On.”

Disclaimer - If you loved the ending, this might not be the listen for you.

In more excellent news, Happy Spring to all you Northern Hemisphere listeners!

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We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat.

Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala.

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We'd love to hear your thoughts. Send us an email ([email protected])! DM us on Twitter or leave us a voicemail!

All the Socials and AO3 and Fiction links: https://linktr.ee/idlingintheimpalapodcast

Our Discord #backseat Channel

Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Give us some info about you here so we can connect.

Feel inclined to leave us a tip for all this AWESOME content? Visit our Ko-fi page. Supporters will get access to our #behindthescenes channel, content self-explanatory.

We’ve got podcast merch for our fellow idlers. Take a look!

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Charities supporting people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

World Central Kitchen and GlobalGiving

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For Those in the US: Educate and Empower Yourself, Find Ways to Take Action

Support Basic Human Rights - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Prioritize Your Mental Health - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Thrive (Not Just Survive) After Abuse - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

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LGBTQ+ Charities

Switchboard LGBT UK

The Trevor Project - USA and Global

Podfic Narration Time – “Catatonic” by spnexploration

Congratulations to SPN FanFic Pond member spnexploration on her Angel Fish Award! She chose the prize to have me narrate her story. It was a great read. Have a listen!

Visit her tumblr masterlist of works and like, reply, and reblog!

About the Angel Fish Awards from the SPN FanFic Pond tumblr blog:

“Every month all of you fantastic writers work your asses off to post some truly incredible stories. Our Angel Fish Awards are the way for all of us, as a community of writers and readers, to lift each other up and give praise to those who have captured our attention and deserve a few kind words.”

Learn more about SPN FanFic Pond and become a part of this amazing community of fanfic writers and readers: https://spnfanficpond.tumblr.com

~ Sandra

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Characters: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, female hunter (reader)

Pairings: Dean Winchester x fem!reader

Summary: Sam gets hurt on a hunt, but the message doesn't seem to be getting through to Dean. The reader has to think of something quickly to motivate him to move, but how will Dean take being threatened? And what happens when there are questions at the hospital?

Candice, known as CLeighWrites in the fanfic community, joined Sandra and Karlee for an enlightening discussion about her writing journey and process. With well over a hundred Supernatural fanfics that run the gamut on ships/pairings, Candice is a prompt lover and a prolific creator. Whatever you’re into, chances are Candice has a fic for that.

Want to scroll through her massive library of work? You can find CLeighWrites on tumblr and AO3.

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We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat.

Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala.

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We'd love to hear your thoughts. Send us an email ([email protected])! DM us on Twitter or leave us a voicemail!

All the Socials and AO3 and Fiction links: https://linktr.ee/idlingintheimpalapodcast

Our Discord #backseat Channel

Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Give us some info about you here so we can connect.

Feel inclined to leave us a tip for all this AWESOME content? Visit our Ko-fi page.

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Charities supporting people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

World Central Kitchen and GlobalGiving

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For Those in the US: Educate and Empower Yourself, Find Ways to Take Action

Support Basic Human Rights - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Prioritize Your Mental Health - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Thrive (Not Just Survive) After Abuse - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

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LGBTQ+ Charities

Switchboard LGBT UK

The Trevor Project - USA and Global

Oh boy, leave it to Sandra to want to explore a topic that got Karlee supercharged with feelings. There have been many discussions about dissecting what exactly makes Dean Winchester tick. So, Sandra and Karlee are here to add their two cents with the help of a long-time listener, Ms. Autobahn. They’re debating the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) diagnosis of Dean that’s floated about on the Internet for some time.

Disclaimer: Sandra and Karlee are not psychologists or therapists and are utilizing the DSM-5 Criteria for studying and discussing a fictional character - Dean Winchester.

Reference Table - Dean and (not having) BPD

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We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat.

Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala.

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We'd love to hear your thoughts. Send us an email ([email protected])! DM us on Twitter or leave us a voicemail!

All the Socials and AO3 and Fiction links: https://linktr.ee/idlingintheimpalapodcast

Our Discord #backseat Channel

Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Give us some info about you here so we can connect.

Feel inclined to leave us a tip for all this AWESOME content? Visit our Ko-fi page.

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Charities supporting people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

World Central Kitchen and GlobalGiving

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For Those in the US: Educate and Empower Yourself, Find Ways to Take Action

Support Basic Human Rights - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Prioritize Your Mental Health - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Thrive (Not Just Survive) After Abuse - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

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LGBTQ+ Charities

Switchboard LGBT UK

The Trevor Project - USA and Global

Podfic Narration Time – “Grocery Shopping Sucks” by Wayward_and_Worn

Huge thanks to Karen (Wayward_and_Worn) for giving me permission to narrate this fun little slice of life with the Winchester boys.

Please visit the fic on AO3 and give it all the kudos and comments - it deserves a ton of praise!

~ Sandra

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Supernatural Fandom

Rated Teen and Up

Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester, Reader

Summary: A day in the life of living with the Winchesters.

Pump the brakes! Sandra and Karlee have another great interview with a special guest. FanFic author, Karen (Wayward_and_Worn), was gracious enough to chat about how she got into the Supernatural fandom, her writing process (which involves color-coded pens and notebooks - lots of notebooks), and how frustrating it is when Sam and Dean refuse to help an author out. Sit back and enjoy!

You can find Wayward_and_Worn on Tumblr and AO3.

Also, Happy Fat Tuesday! Here's us imagining Dean wanting to throw out all the beads to any and all willing partygoers!

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We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat.

Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala.

~~~~~

We'd love to hear your thoughts. Send us an email ([email protected])! DM us on Twitter or leave us a voicemail!

All the Socials and AO3 and Fiction links: https://linktr.ee/idlingintheimpalapodcast

Our Discord #backseat Channel

Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Give us some info about you here so we can connect.

Feel inclined to leave us a tip for all this AWESOME content? Visit our Ko-fi page. Supporters will get access to our #behindthescenes channel, content self-explanatory.

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Charities supporting people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

World Central Kitchen and GlobalGiving

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For Those in the US: Educate and Empower Yourself, Find Ways to Take Action

Support Basic Human Rights - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Prioritize Your Mental Health - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Thrive (Not Just Survive) After Abuse - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

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LGBTQ+ Charities

Switchboard LGBT UK

The Trevor Project - USA and Global

Happy Unattached Drifter Christmas! It’s Valentine’s Day, so Sandra and Karlee decided to discuss all the ways Sam and Dean… aren’t romantic? Blame Sandra for thinking it was a great tie-in.

The conversation centers around aromanticism. Aromanticism is an identity term for people who feel little to no romantic attraction.

References: What is Aromanticism? Asexuality, Attraction, and Romantic Orientation

Quzzes: Are you aromantic or demiromantic?

Inspired by the Supernatural Opinions podcast discussion “The One Where We Talk About Love Languages”

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We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat.

Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala.

~~~~~

We'd love to hear your thoughts. Send us an email ([email protected])! DM us on Twitter or leave us a voicemail!

All the Socials and AO3 and Fiction links: https://linktr.ee/idlingintheimpalapodcast

Our Discord #backseat Channel

Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Give us some info about you here so we can connect.

Feel inclined to leave us a tip for all this AWESOME content? Visit our Ko-fi page. Supporters will get access to our #behindthescenes channel, content self-explanatory.

We’ve got podcast merch for our fellow idlers. Take a look!

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Charities supporting people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

World Central Kitchen and GlobalGiving

~~~~~

For Those in the US: Educate and Empower Yourself, Find Ways to Take Action

Support Basic Human Rights - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Prioritize Your Mental Health - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Thrive (Not Just Survive) After Abuse - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

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LGBTQ+ Charities

Switchboard LGBT UK

The Trevor Project - USA and Global

Sandra and Karlee are testing the waters and getting schooled all about fanfiction mentoring and supportive communities created by SPN FanFic Pond and FanFic Ocean. An informative and delightful conversation was had with community creators and admins Mana, Michelle, and Sarah.

SPN FanFic Pond is a creative community where more well-known/experienced writers mentor newbie writers. (Connect on Twitter and tumblr)

FanFic Ocean, inspired by SPN FanFic Pond, was created to provide a place for fanfiction outside the SPN community. (Connect on tumblr)

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We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat.

Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala.

~~~~~

We'd love to hear your thoughts. Send us an email ([email protected])! DM us on Twitter or leave us a voicemail!

All the Socials and AO3 and Fiction links: https://linktr.ee/idlingintheimpalapodcast

Our Discord #backseat Channel

Interested in being a guest on the podcast? Give us some info about you here so we can connect.

Feel inclined to leave us a tip for all this AWESOME content? Visit our Ko-fi page. Supporters will get access to our #behindthescenes channel, content self-explanatory.

We’ve got podcast merch for our fellow idlers. Take a look!

~~~~~

Charities supporting people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

World Central Kitchen and GlobalGiving

~~~~~

For Those in the US: Educate and Empower Yourself, Find Ways to Take Action

Support Basic Human Rights - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Prioritize Your Mental Health - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Thrive (Not Just Survive) After Abuse - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

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LGBTQ+ Charities

Switchboard LGBT UK

The Trevor Project - USA and Global