Idling In The Impala | a ride through SPN fandom and fanfiction
By Sandra and Kasey | SPN Fandom and FanFic Buddies
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A podcast for lovers of the show Supernatural and the fanfiction Sam and Dean Winchester inspire. Buckle up as your hosts, Sandra and Kasey, interview fanfic authors and creators from every corner of the fandom. You can expect AO3 fic recommendations, discussions on the art of storytelling with fellow writers, podfics, episode rewatches, and discussions of characters and story arcs. If SPN and fanfic intersect, Sandra and Kasey will probably talk about it. SPNFamily, hop in the backseat!
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Carrying Wayward: Interview with Mary on Supernatural Fandom and Podcasting
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Thankful for the SPNFamily and Supernatural Fandom
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Tags and Tropes in Fanfiction: Exploring Hurt/Comfort
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Mystery Spot Revisited: A Supernatural Episode Discussion
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Ranking Our Favorite Sam and Dean Winchester Shirts | A Fandom Deep Dive
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Celebrating Halloween with Sam Winchester: A Classic SPN Episode Rewatch
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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If You Give a Narrator a Fanfic: Multi-Fandom Podficcer CookieMom6067
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Exploring Amnesia in Fanfiction: Tags and Tropes
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Fandom Family Experience at CreationCon 2025 | The Winchesters and Brotherly Love in Philadelphia
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Exploring Gender Neutral Reader-Insert in Fanfiction | Inclusivity in Fandom
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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“Retroactive” fanfiction and getting retrospective about the SPN fandom - An Interview with FanFic Author, Nyxocity
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Ramble On PodFic - It's a Moose!
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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“Fandom is a place I go because I want to.” - An Interview with SPN Author and Artist, Masoena
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Shut Up the Critic: An Interview with SPN Fandom Artist Tsukiyo-7 | Insights into Artistic Creativity
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Stuck In The Middle With You
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Stuck In The Middle With You: An SPN Fanfic and Podfic Collaboration
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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“Don’t underestimate the power of pressure.” Interview with Crowleysmistress, SPN FanFic Author
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Maturing in Fandom: Insights from FanFic Authors & Storytellers Contest Creators
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Understanding Character Coding in Fandom: What Does It Mean?
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Tags and Tropes: The Oldest Profession
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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“Your words inspired that.” Interview with SamandDean76, SPN FanFic Author
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Reading Between the Lines - Kevin Character Discussion
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Fact Versus Fiction - General Realism
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Finding Your Joy In Fandom - Interview with Charlie, SPN Fan Artist
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Celestial Requiem
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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“Your voice is always going to be original.” Interview with EldritchLibertine, FanFic Author
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Second Base With Sammy
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Self-Inflicted Word Count Challenge: Big Things in Little Spaces
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Let’s Get Wicked! The Best Witches of Supernatural
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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“I never throw away an idea.” Interview with kittenofdoomage, FanFic Author
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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“Words have power.” Minority and Cultural Representation in FanFiction
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Ride with Pride in June! Priding in the Impala Fundraiser
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Towing the company line - Zachariah Character Deep Dive
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May 20, 2025 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Magdalena
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May 16, 2025 |
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“Write what’s in yourself to write.” Interview with SPN FanFic and Original Fiction author, Impala Dreamer
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May 13, 2025 |
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Sandra and Kasey’s Writing Challenge Updates
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May 06, 2025 |
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The Worst One-Off Characters in Supernatural
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Tags and Tropes: Transformation
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Charlie Character Discussion - The Little Sister the Boys Never Knew They Wanted
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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“Don’t let your stories haunt you.” Interview with Nyxocity, SPN FanFic Author
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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"Just write it down and do it." (Gently) Taking Authors to Task with CLeighWrites
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Carry On My Wayward Sisters! Character Deep Dive
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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“The guys are weird about each other.” Interview with Jackie, “The Epic Love Story of Sam and Dean” podcast creator
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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“Fandom is my fandom.” Interview with Jules, SuperWiki managing editor
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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The Best One-Off Characters in Supernatural
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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From Lightbringer to The Trickster - Archangels Deep Dive Discussion
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Tags and Tropes: Metafic and Self-Insert
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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2025 Priding in the Impala Merch rolls out today! Ride with Pride!
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Still Driving
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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“More Boy-King, Less Boinking.” Interview with monicawoe, SPN FanFic Author
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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What is going on with Supernatural? A discussion about fandom spaces with Nicole, a real-life anthropologist
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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From Yellow-Eyed to Kentucky Fried - The Princes of Hell Deep Dive
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Spotlighting Big Bang Participants!
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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“It’s A Verse Before I Know It.” Interview with compo67, SPN FanFic Author
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Let’s hear it for the writers! Interview with fandom challenge creators, Kym and Stacey
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Happy 3rd Birthday, Idling in the Impala!
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Home for the Holidays!
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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“I’m always looking for my line.” Interview with Imagination_creation, SPN FanFic Author
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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(Gently) Taking Authors To Task - runawaydr3amer’s “Drag Out From Your Mouth”
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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A Quick Thanks!
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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(Gently) Taking Authors To Task - Sam_Is_My_Safe_Word’s Scents of Home
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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“Every sentence has a job.” Interview with author goshen-applecrumbledore
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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(Gently) Taking Authors To Task - Drasna's Strip It Down
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Getting Creepy with Cryptids
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Going out with a bang or a whimper: The Best and Worst SPN Character Exits
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Cards on the Table
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Sweet and Juicy Fics, Ripe for the Picking - Interview with FanFic Author, fictionallemons
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Tags and Tropes: Omegaverse
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Jack (The New God) is a Snack! - Character Discussion
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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“Y/N and Let Y/N.” - Interview with Zeppelin_Skies, SPN FanFic Author
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Postpeeps and Postboxes… for real this time!
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Idling Book Club: Freak Camp
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Laboring over Labor Day!
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Tags and Tropes: S*x Pollen
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Demon Deals
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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“Write through the road blocks.” - Interview with JLD71, SPN FanFic Author and Artist
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Fact Versus Fiction - Love All Your Bits or at least Look After Them, Part 2
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Fact Versus Fiction - Love All Your Bits or at least Look After Them, Part 1
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Samnesia
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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“Write the bad thing, fix it later.” - Interview with PrincessMisery86, SPN FanFic Author
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Listener Shout-Outs for April, May, and June 2024
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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The Road So Far Rewatch ~ Supernatural, Season 2
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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What If God Was One Of Us? Chuck Character Discussion
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Tags and Tropes: Age Regression
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Witches & Witchcraft on Supernatural - SPN Family Interview with ThatGirlJaneFox
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Time to put the “Super” into SuperWhoLock ~ Supernatural Season 1 First-Time Watch and Discussion with Joey
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Ramble On Podfic - And She Was
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Kasey Bings And Bangos Their Way Through Some Writing Challenges!
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Rabbits Scream
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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“Words have their own flavor.” - Interview with quickreaver, SPN FanFic Author and Artist
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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We’re On Holiday!
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May 28, 2024 |
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“My Fourth Is Your Fourth.” Ranking Our Top 10 Fave SPN Characters
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May 21, 2024 |
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ConKasey! Comic Con Liverpool UK 2024 Breakdown!
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May 14, 2024 |
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Canon Fodder - “I Wrote A Thing” Discord Channel Fic Rec Picks
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May 07, 2024 |
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(Gently) Taking Authors To Task - darali_starscream’s Double Booked
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Listener Shout-Outs for February and March 2024
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Sam’s Supernatural Sexuality Spectrum
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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(Gently) Taking Authors To Task - runawaydr3amer’s Sandman ‘verse
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Smoke Eater
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Enjoy a Blast from the Past during Spring Break (Outtakes)
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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It’s Merch Monday, Y’all, and Priding’s Back!
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Tell Me What's Wrong
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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The Rarer the Better! - Shipping with Arthur, SPN FanFic Author and Artist
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Tops and Bottoms of Each Season - Breaking Down S11 Through S15
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Bangs and Bingos - Sandra’s Attempt at Writing Challenges
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Mr. Sandman, Bring Me A Dreamer - Interview with runawaydr3amer, SPN FanFic Author
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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The Con (Artist) Whisperer - Interview with SPN Convention Legend and Artist, Jessica
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Tops and Bottoms of Each Season - Breaking Down S6 Through S10
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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“Sam Tops, Dean Bottoms” - How characterization, cinematic framing, and sexuality collide on Supernatural
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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“It was supposed to be a one shot.” - Interview with Kym, SPN FanFic Author
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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May the 4th be with us! Kasey is going to Comic Con Liverpool!
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Branded Heart
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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“Space and dinosaurs make everything better.” - Interview with Ash, SPN FanFic Author
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Fact Versus Fiction - Aftercare
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Sexual Agency in FanFic - Discussion with MJ, SPN FanFic Author
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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We’ve Peaked! Our picks for the best J2 acting moments on Supernatural.
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Toddling in the Impala - We’re 2!!!
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Canon Fodder - Read the Fics with Feels and Holly
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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dugindeep and doing just fine! - Interview with Amy, SPN FanFic Author
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Tops and Bottoms of Each Season - Breaking Down S1 Through S5
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Fact Versus Fiction - Why You Should Always Be A PR!CK
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Giving Thanks With The Winchesters
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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First time Idling in the Impala?
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Fact Versus Fiction - Consent
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Reverse Ranking our Fave Sams and Deans, Volume 2
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Pine Sweat (Want - Chapter 3)
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Happy Every Day of the Week for the Winchesters! - Mint Condition Rewatch/Discussion
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Sam and Dean - The Eras Tour
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Sandra and Ted’s Excellent Adventure - DC Con 2023 (Part Two)
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Sandra and Ted’s Excellent Adventure - DC Con 2023 (Part One)
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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AO3 Tips and Tricks - Part Two
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Pine Sweat (Drought - Chapter 2)
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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AO3 Tips and Tricks - Part One
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Gone to DC Con, Be Back Soon - Enjoy Some Outtakes
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Taking Authors To Task - Self-Inflicted Word Count Challenge
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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SPN Masquerade - Explore Your Kinky Side!
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Taking Some “We Time”
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Sandra and Karlee’s Fantastical FanFic Journey!
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Pine sweat
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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(Gently) Taking Authors To Task - applecrumbledore's Pine sweat
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Fact Versus Fiction - We’ve opened the floodgates!
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Gone to the beach! Be back soon! Enjoy some outtakes!
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Wendigos, Chuck Yaeger, And Rugarus, Oh My! Our Favorite Monster of the Week Episodes
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Last Call for #PridingInTheImpala
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Canon Fodder Listener Rec - Pine sweat
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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It’s Merch Monday, Y’all! We’re #PridingInTheImpala
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Who’s Topping And Bottoming? - Our Ultimate Best and Worst Supernatural Episodes
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Who Wore Lucifer Best? The Characterization of Lightbringer
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Ramble On Podfic - The Kitchen Is The Center Of The House
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Canon Fodder Listener Rec - The Kitchen is the Center of the House
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Happy Setting Off Fireworks with Sam and Dean Day
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Fact Versus Fiction - Be Liberal With Your Lube!
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Taking Authors To Task - Sandra Kyle’s Cowboy Canter
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Idling in the Impala
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Finding Comfort in Supernatural
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Canon Fodder Listener Rec - Smells Like Dean Winchester
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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The Dean Dilemma in Demonic Junkies
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Taking Authors To Task - KarleeKarma’s Demonic Junkies
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May 30, 2023 |
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Ramble On Podfic - The God of Laundry and Hipbones
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May 26, 2023 |
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Hey Listeners - We're looking for Canon Fodder and Ramble On Fic Recs!
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May 24, 2023 |
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Directing Supernatural
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May 23, 2023 |
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Who wants to be a guest on Idling in the Impala?
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May 17, 2023 |
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Narrowing Down our All Time Favorite Supernatural Comic Relief Episode
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May 16, 2023 |
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“The brain is a junkyard.” - Interview with SPN FanFic Author, BJ
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May 09, 2023 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Sweet Sixteen
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May 05, 2023 |
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What’d I Miss? Our Fave Comic Relief Characters
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Mixtape - Outtakes, B Side
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Tell It On The Mountain
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Mixtape - Outtakes, A Side
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Who's Driving The Impala?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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It’s Not Sexual Assault If It's Against A Man
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Off-roading with The Winchesters - “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye” Episode, Season One Finale
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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A Very Special Hate Episode for 15x20
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Catatonic
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Read At Your Own Risk - Interview with CLeighWrites, SPN FanFic Author
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Diagnosing Dean - The BPD Debate
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Grocery Shopping Sucks
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Reader Insert Done Right - Interview with Wayward_and_Worn, SPN FanFic Author
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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What's Love Got To Do With It?
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Diving into the FanFic Community - Interview with the Creators of SPN FanFic Pond and FanFic Ocean
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Off-roading with The Winchesters - “Hang On To Your Life” Episode
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Once you have one, you’re gonna want more (podcasts, that is) - Interview with KJ, host and creator of Supernatural Opinions podcast
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Canon Fodder - Perfect Pairing: The Angstiest of Romance Tropes with The Smuttiest of Smut Scenes
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Children Shouldn’t Play With DEAN Things (Interview with SPN Fan and Artist, Jessica)
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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We Don’t Talk About Misha… But… We Gotta Talk About Misha (Part 3 of 3)
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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We Don’t Talk About Misha… But… We Gotta Talk About Misha (Part 2 of 3)
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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We Don’t Talk About Misha… But… We Gotta Talk About Misha (Part 1 of 3)
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Cowboy Canter - Contemporary Romance Novel by Sandra Kyle
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Let’s Talk About The Best Thing That Will Ever Happen to Karlee on Twitter
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Happy Birthday, Dear Idling in the Impala…
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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A Very Supernatural Podcast
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Canon Fodder - Carry On My FanFic Author, There’ll Be Peace When You Are Done… Rewriting The Ending To Supernatural!
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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RPF and Omegaverse (J2 and A/B/O FanFic)
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Crowley - King Of The Baddies
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Let's Give Thanks For The Outtakes!
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Factory Reset, Part 1
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Fan Mail! Daddy Issues!
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Holy Mary, Mother of Dysfunction!
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Ramble On Podfic - The Coriolis Effect
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Wincest: Ship and Let Ship
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Off-roading with The Winchesters - Pilot
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Guest Outtakes
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Battle of the Winchester Dads!
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Culture Clash! The Food Episode!
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Culture Clash! British Men of Letters
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Canon Fodder: Santiago’s, Not Unless Sam Says
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Rowena: The Woman Who Lived!
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Our Top and Bottoms for Seasons 11-15: This Is Just Getting Ridiculous Now!
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Castiel: The Angel of Thirst-Day!
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Road Trip! SPNDC Convention
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Here Be Ranting! (The One Where We *bleep* On Everything!)
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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If there’s a Sam Winchester then There_Must_Be_A_Lock (Tumblr/AO3 FanFic Author Interview)
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Thoughts on Writing Fanfiction
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Outtakes and Tangents
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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SPN FanFic Author Thoughts Like a Minefield (Incog_Ninja) Interview AKA How One Fell Head Over Heels for Dean Winchester
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Off-roading with The Boys - Soldier Boy and Season Three Thoughts
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Is My Bottom Your Top Again?!?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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FanMail! FanFic!
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Engine Trouble - Causes, 'cause.
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Off-roading with The Boys - Part 2 of 2
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Off-roading with The Boys - Part 1 of 2
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Perfect Day
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May 27, 2022 |
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Wishes Granted - DandelionDreaming Has Arrived! (Part 2 of 2)
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May 26, 2022 |
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Wishes Granted - DandelionDreaming Has Arrived! (Part 1 of 2)
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May 24, 2022 |
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Road Trip! SPNNJ Convention
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May 10, 2022 |
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Taking the Long Detour
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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All Hail the Queen!
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Hair, Glorious Hair!
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Ramble On Podfic - Past Due, Chapters 1-2-3
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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All Up In The Family Business, Part 2
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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All Up In The Family Business, Part 1
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Taking the Rambling Exit
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Talking Tags - AO3 and Fanfiction
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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My Bottom Is Your Top?!?
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Shifting Gears With Sandra
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Karlee, Take The Wheel!
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Idling In The Impala's Test Drive into SPN Fandom and Fanfiction
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Dec 28, 2021 |