Saving People, Queering Things

It's Season 5 babbyyyyy! Join August, Noah, and Elayna for a preview of what's up next on the road ahead! Find out which episodes Noah is most excited for and catch Elayna and August artfully dodging spoilers.

We're taking a detour on our way to Season 5 with a fun bonus episode, featuring August and special guest host Jus! Join the two of them for a spoiler-filled love letter of an episode, where we celebrate AUs, fanfics, and how they've shaped the fandom and the people in it. They discuss favorite tropes, the process of building AUs, and the fine lines one must walk to balance things like character voice and canon. 

FICS FROM JUS: https://linktr.ee/chaoticdean

"one million fires burning" by dothraki_shieldmaiden https://archiveofourown.org/works/17437451

"The Luck You Got" by Castielslostwings https://archiveofourown.org/works/20970815/chapters/49864028

"When The Magnolias Bloom" by Flurry_X https://archiveofourown.org/works/21864493/chapters/52184266

"Castiel Novak's Office, This Is Dean" by emmbrancsxx0 https://archiveofourown.org/works/22411336/chapters/53545840

"On Life And Living" by one_more_offbeat_anthem https://archiveofourown.org/works/34351084/chapters/85475215

"separate ways and sleeping dogs" by sobsicles https://archiveofourown.org/works/29870592/chapters/73505007

It’s the season 4 awards, aka, the episode where we try not to give every award to Cas! 😇 Join August, Elayna and Noah as they debate the funniest angel in the garrison, marvel at how representation for women somehow got WORSE, and how Sam is truly the most tragic figure of the season.

*An Important Note: We used a term in this episode ("gypped") and one of our listeners has graciously called us in to recognize the harm that this term causes towards Romani people. We're learning and will be avoiding that term going forward. If you'd like to learn more with us, you can look at this article: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/30/242429836/why-being-gypped-hurts-the-roma-more-than-it-hurts-you. Thank you to this listener for calling us in - it is really appreciated as we continue to learn.

All aboard the trauma train! Join August, Noah and Elayna as they wrap up season four with a banger of an episode that discusses Ruby’s big girl boss moment, how much it hurts to see Sammy go full dark side, and how Dean is a bisexual switch king who’s just here to break shit.

New Winchester brother just dropped. 😅 August, Noah, and Elayna discuss the introduction of Adam Milligan, how much we love soft brotherly moments (even if they’re rare), and how John Winchester continues to be the absolute worst dad of the century. 

This episode discusses Season 4, Episode 19: Jump the Shark, through the theme of Nurturing.   

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Have you heard the good news about Sam & Dean? 👀 Join Elayna, Noah, August, and returning guest Jessy, for a discussion on this season 4 fan favorite where it would seem the lore is coming from inside the episode. Catch our discussion about how Eric Kripke only knows 4 actors, how the Destiel moments this episode hit REAL DIFFERENT when you know the whole story, and how proud we are of our boys for casually defying the will of God like it's their day job.

This episode discusses Season 4, Episode 18: The Monster At the End of This Book, through the theme of Knowledge.  

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Follow guest host Jessy over on her TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@.tired.gay!

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Fic Recommendation: The Prophet Must Die (spoilers up to Season 8, Ep. 20): https://archiveofourown.org/works/774604/chapters/1455218

Yes, that is a Ken doll outfit they based Dean’s whole personality on. Join Sam, Noah and Elayna as they discus the infamous workplace AU, the weird feeling you get when the Winchester brothers get to exist without all their ✨ trauma ✨ and, and add more fuel to fire that is the running list of Reasons Dean is Queer AF™️.

It’s “depression on toast” this week as Noah, Elayna & August welcome back guest host Allie to talk about one of Dean’s hardest moments. We talk about mentor!Anna encouraging Cas to rebel, the virtues of both Swiftienatural & Psychnatural, and what makes Uriel the “funniest angel in the garrison”.

This episode discusses Season 4, Episode 16: On the Head of a Pin, through the theme of Cowardice. 

Find us online at queeringthingspodcast.com! For more SPN'verse podcasting, follow the Pod Squad's new series on The Winchesters, Wayward Parents, at waywardparentspodcast.tumblr.com! 

This show contains content and discussions that may be inappropriate for those under 18. Listen with discretion.