Summary:An episode in which Erin and Alan pontificate on the inherent trials and tribulations of turning your identity into your brand; or, Watcher biffed it and we have Thoughts. Special thank you to our supporters on ko-fi! If you like, you can help us off-set the costs of making this podcast through donations on ko-fi.com/theficlist. Every dolla…

Summary: Pride season’s greetings to you all! We are back with the first episode of Season 6 of The Fic List! To kick us off, we thought we’d dive back into the tag that broke Alan many moons ago: Enemies to Lovers! Join us for all the tension, the drama, the STAKES. Will Alan make it out of this episode without shedding a tear? Listen now to find …

Author's Notes:We’re wrapping up season 5 of The Fic List with a 2023 Wrapped! ...At least, that was the plan, but as these things tend to go, we…uh…got a bit sidetracked. Instead, join us for a spirited (and slightly unhinged) retrospective in which we talk about everything from the strikes to John Stamos puking up his guts. It was certainly a yea…

Summary:Season’s Greetings from The Fic List! With the strikes officially over, and just in time for the end of the year, we’ve decided to pull this episode out of the vault for your listening pleasure! Join us as we explore this highly requested tag while covering two NEW fandoms to the show! (Very wow! Much excite!)Author's Notes:Special thank yo…

Summary:It’s an episode a DECADE in the making! Professional fan-artist, freelance illustrator, and all-around lovely person A. Loveunlaced (aka Ada) joins us to talk about being a Professional Fandom Person, the complexity and nuances of fannish experiences, and the intersections of mental health care and transformative works. We are *also* amazed…

Summary:As of the recording of this episode (September 2023), both the WGA (Writer’s Guild of America) and SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actor’s Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) remain on strike. As such, we begin our dive into more generalized fandom topics with everyone’s favorite fake gangster movie: Goncharov! Join us as Erin in…

Summary: And now for something… a little different. As you may know, both the WGA (Writer’s Guild of America) and SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actor’s Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) are currently on strike (August 2023), which is having a wide range of effects on film, TV, theater, and fandom. In this episode, we are pivoting fro…

Summary:HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO THE FIC LIST - SEASON 5!!!We’re here, we’re queer… we’re better than ever (maybe), with our annual Pride episode - full of rambling, interruptions, and Emotions with a capital E. Coming out is a journey, and boy howdy, so is this whopper of an episode. We’re sorry/you’re welcome/didn’t you miss us, lol?Author's Not…

Summary:We came, we saw… we read half a million words of fanfic for just this one episode! For our season four finale (!!!), please welcome our friend and incredible artist Evelyn Rogers, who has waited very patiently to journey with us through one of - if not *the* - quintessential Lord of the Rings fanfics ever written. There’s action, there’s in…

Summary:It’s BOGO - two fics for the price of one! (Actually, we just couldn’t get ourselves together enough to record proper holiday episodes… oops). In this end-of-year double-header, we’re tackling arranged marriage fics and teacher AUs, and boy howdy, do we have some hot takes for these cold winter days.Author's Notes:Find us at www.theficlist.…

Summary:It’s BOGO - two fics for the price of one! (Actually, we just couldn’t get ourselves together enough to record proper holiday episodes… oops). In this end-of-year double-header, we’re tackling arranged marriage fics and teacher AUs, and boy howdy, do we have some hot takes for these cold winter days.Author's Notes:Find us at www.theficlist.…

Summary:Tricks? Treats? Fix-It Fic?!? It’s not quite a Halloween episode… but we still think you should stick around for what might just be the biggest twist in Fic List history! Author's Notes:We have a website now! Find us at www.theficlist.com, and/or follow us on socials - Tiktok (@theficlist), twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), Faceb…

Summary:Things continue to be ~wild~ here at Fic List Headquarters… and yet, we persist! In this distinctly-not-a-Halloween-episode, we’re talking Hanahaki AUs. Soft Boi Alan (TM) is not particularly thrilled with this endeavor, but you know… sometimes we suffer for things we love. Much like characters with Hanahaki disease! Wow. So full circle. …e…

Summary:Welcome back to the Fic List, everybody! This… is not the new episode you’ve been waiting for, lol. It’s our panel! From FanExpo Boston 2022! Where we espoused the many virtues of fan-fiction to an expo floor full of people who were mostly just looking for somewhere to sit down! And that’s fine, tbh. We get it. We still had fun, even if we …

Summary:It’s, uh… It’s been a wild ride the last few weeks, y’all, and it’s only about to get wilder. In this episode of The Fic List, we welcome the one and only Professor Alpha, aka Berk, aka @icaruspendragon, to completely destroy us with kindness, humor, and some legitimately life-altering Destiel fanfic. The moral of this story is to chase you…

Summary:We are queer, we are tired, and we are BAAAAACK!! Happy Pride and welcome to The Fic List Season 4!(?!?) We kick off this year’s Pride festivities with a classic tag: first dates. Join us as we catch up on the last six months, share some of our own first date experiences (spicy), and talk about Erin’s new fixation! Author's Notes:Follow us …

Summary:Just in time to hibernate for the winter, we’re back with a holiday speed-run, Pride 2: Electric Spookaloo to the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! It’s this year’s Holiday Spectacular; or, the one in which there is hilarious ghost sex, secret santa shenanigans, and many benefits to being a marine biologist. Author's Notes:Follow us on twitt…

Summary: ...this is not a Halloween episode. This episode was recorded many, MANY weeks ago, and tbh we have fallen a bit off the rails in terms of recording, but!!! This is our first episode featuring a very special guest! CAITLIN - the myth, the legend, the Tumblr goddess! - joins us as we discuss BDSM fic, and uh… it’s a journey, lol.Author's No…

Summary:Was this episode recorded several (many) weeks ago? You betcha! But it’s still hot in Erin’s apartment, and the meltdown is on-going. It’s Firefighter AU time, friends, and honestly, who doesn’t want that?Author's Notes:Follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), Facebook (what Facebook?), and Tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast…

Summary:As is tradition, we have fallen a bit behind schedule, but we are back on the wagon and excited to share the newest episode of The Fic List! This week we take a look at some time loop fics and things get a little...well, loopy. (Alan makes no apologies for this joke. It's absolute GOLD.)Author's Notes:Follow us on twitter (@FicList), instag…

Summary;Continuing our Pride celebration, we take the motto “be gay, do crime” to heart! In which Alan is on the strugglebus, Erin has beef about beef, and there is an exorbitant amount of kielbasa. Join The Fic List as we tackle Heist AUs!!Author's Notes:Follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), facebook (don’t tho), and tumblr (ht…

Summary:WE’RE BACK Y’ALL HAPPY PRIDE AND FIC LIST SEASON THREE!!!Like the cicadas of Brood X, we rise again! We knew we couldn’t do another Pride tag episode this year, so we went with the next best/queerest thing - Found Family fics. Do we remember how to podcast? Debatable! Do we try our best? Absolutely! Will you join us for a brand new season o…

Summary: We did it!!!The final episode of season two is here, and it’s a Holiday Spectacular for the ages! Thank you to everyone who has given our little podcast a chance this year; we could not continue to do this podcast without you and your ardent support and love. May this year bring us all a little bit of kindness, lots of joy, and even more f…

Summary: Cacti are not as easy to care for as fan-fiction would have you believe; or, the Florist AU episode everyone’s been waiting for!Follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), facebook, and tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast.tumblr.com - now run by the incredible CAITLIN!). Also please subscribe/rate/review us on Apple Podcasts, S…

Summary: Friends! It’s another relatively on-time holiday-inspired episode! We almost can’t believe it! We also can’t believe that THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4th at 7pm EST, we get to meet YOU (via Zoom, because social distancing)! Join us for the first-ever The Fic List virtual hangout/meet and greet, where we’ll get to know each other, chat fan-fictio…

Summary: WE DID IT! WE POSTED A HOLIDAY EPISODE IN TIME FOR THE ACTUAL HOLIDAY! IT’S A PRIDE-TWO-ELECTRIC-SPOOKALOO MIRACLE! :DPlease enjoy the first of this year’s holiday-inspired episodes… Vampire AU! From camp to enthusiastic consent to Twilight, this episode has it all. Enjoy, friends, and have a very happy and safe Halloween!Please follow us …

Summary: Surprise engagements! Honest communication in relationships! Accidentally sending your mom Queliot smut via text message! All of this and so much more on this episode of The Fic List! :PDon’t forget to follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), facebook, and tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast.tumblr.com). Subscribe/rate/revie…

Summary: Since recording this episode, we’ve received so many incredible fic recs; here’s the first of (hopefully!) many episodes prompted by a recommendation made by one of our awesome listeners. Caitlin, this one’s for you, friend. :) Do you want to send us a fanfic to read and review? There’s a google doc for that! https://forms.gle/N2SShSwFSLyd…

Summary: In this house, we stan Bobby Berk and Jonathan Van Ness, completing tasks exactly as assigned, and nuanced critiques of media and its creators. Oh, also we’re reading crossover fic. Follow us on the internet! We’re on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), facebook, and tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast.tumblr.com), and you can subsc…

Summary: This episode is ostensibly about Spy AUs… but let’s be real, we took this as an opportunity to talk about an oft-maligned but (in our opinion) delightful type of fic - reader self-inserts. This episode is also REAL punchy - both because we finally reached the depths of quarantine exhaustion and because Erin ate a chocolate chip cookie that…

Summary: Road Trip fic; or, the episode in which Erin forgets everything, accidentally shames Alan (twice), and reveals the depth of her love for Veggietales. Alan, thankfully, holds it together. Join us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist), and tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast.tumblr.com) for all the social media shenanigans, and don’t …

Summary: Swash-buckling, adventure, drama, angst, (homoerotic) sword fights, making out on a sail… What more could you possibly want? In this episode of The Fic List, we’re discussing our first AU tag of the season - Pirate AUs! Will Alan’s fic selection live up to Erin’s frankly unrealistically high expectations? Will the bread Erin ate before rec…

Author’s Note:Welcome back to The Fic List!As you may know from listening to our previous episodes, we record pretty far in advance - usually several weeks to a couple of months before they go live. As such, there are times when something we’ve recorded doesn’t sit quite right for the moment when it hits the airwaves. This is one of those times.We …

Summary: ...we know. We are very aware that these episodes are months past the point of relevancy. We joked about not getting these episodes out until April and then played ourselves. Believe us, we know.But, we had these episodes sitting on the shelf, and with everything going on in the world at the moment we thought, “Maybe we release them anyway…

Summary: ...we know. We are very aware that these episodes are months past the point of relevancy. We joked about not getting these episodes out until April and then played ourselves. Believe us, we know.But, we had these episodes sitting on the shelf, and with everything going on in the world at the moment we thought, “Maybe we release them anyway…

Summary:Several months ago, in a different time and place - before impeachment proceedings, The Magicians season 5 premiere, Baby Yoda, and so much more - two nerds sat down to record a super fun NSFW episode of this podcast. This is that episode. In this long-awaited (sorry) new installment, we’re talking ~smutty smut and mobster AUs. Did we actua…

Summary:Like all good fanfic authors, we missed our self-imposed deadline for Halloween fic. That said, we’re making it a #doublefeature, so please forgive us? In this episode, we’re talking Halloween fic and apocalypse AUs - and Erin is fully back on her Magicians BS. (Is anyone surprised?)Author's Notes:- Alan’s Picks: “Paper Fortune,” by Xazz (A…

Summary: Wait, who are we? We forget… because this week we’re talking amnesia fic! Once we regain our memories, we’ll also discuss some Youtuber AUs and take a breather after the last two gut-wrenching episodes with some lighter, more fluffy fics. (It’s like fan-fiction aftercare...)Author's Notes:- Alan’s Picks: “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” by whitta…

Summary:Settle in, y’all, because in our second #extendedcut episode, we deep-dive into some big new fandoms and the fic that might finally break Alan’s heart into irreparable pieces. We’re talking Enemies to Lovers (ooooh) and Historical AUs!Author's Notes:- Alan's Picks:"Predators" by KizuKatana (AO3) [cw:stalking, violence]https://archiveofourow…

Summary: In the first of two #extendedcut episodes, Erin has Feelings about The Magicians, and Alan is forced to endure. There are also some really adorable sickfics, which helps. Author's Notes:- Alan’s Picks:“Theraflu and You,” by ikeracity (Ao3)https://archiveofourown.org/works/734852“College, Coffee, and Crushes,” by nameless_wanderer (Ao3)http…

Summary: Blind Dating and Cinderella AUs; or, the episode in which Erin is hangry, Alan has a possessive streak, and neither of us are winners. Author's Notes:- Alan’s Picks: “Dating Blind” by BadSkippy (Ao3) https://archiveofourown.org/works/9979064/chapters/22289279 “To Be Set Free” by Merrinpippy (Ao3) https://archiveofourown.org/works/8132777/c…

Summary: We decided to go off the rails with this episode's tags: Crack and Texting AU! Join Alan and Erin as they navigate polyamorous cats, wizards' Grindr and sobbing to Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA"!Author's Notes:- Alan's Picks:"Come Hell or Hydrangeas" by lachatblanche (AO3)https://archiveofourown.org/works/1973919"Howlr" by partialtopotter…

Summary: In an episode full of ~hot takes, we’re reading two of our favorite tags: hurt/comfort and fake dating AUs! We’re also unpacking RPF (real person fic); Chris Evans, maybe don’t listen to this one, okay? Author’s Notes:- Alan’s Picks: “Nightmares,” by keeplovinganyway (AO3) [CW: suicidal thoughts/ideation]https://archiveofourown.org/works/1…

Summary: Alan and Erin tackle two of the most quintessential tags in all of fandom – Angst and Roommates AU! Author's Notes:- Alan's Picks "Photographs and Memories" by tirsynni (AO3)https://archiveofourown.org/works/5268314 "You Belong with Me" by spellwovennight (AO3)https://archiveofourown.org/works/5768029- Erin's Picks "Easiest Way to Go Is Up…

Summary: A long time ago (like, 8 months or something) in a far-off land (the DC metropolitan area), two fan-fiction fanatics (Alan and Erin) joined forces to spread their love of geekery and well-written fan-fiction. Together, they will read, rate, and review some of the best (and maybe not-so-best) fics that fandom has to offer. This is The Fic L…