Keep Singing: a Bethyl Walking Dead Podcast

8x10 "The Lost and the Plunderers" - Postmortem

In which we work through the whole thing segment by segment, topics including Rick's grieving process, (not) dealing with trauma as a running theme in the entire show, a few things that I don't entirely dislike about Negan, the question of whether or not Negan actually has any real human emotions at all, speculation about writers' room dynamics, curious symbolism, and Zombie Apocalypse band names. Well. One. One band name. But it's a *great* band name, dammit.

Music featured in this episode is by Ketsa - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/

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8x09 "Honor" - Postmortem

In which your intrepid host launches their series of audio episode recaps. I've been doing these in writing on my Tumblr blog for a while, and I felt like trying a new format. So herein I go on at some length about last night's mid-season premiere "Honor", including the rightness and wrongness of Carl's demise, how deaths on this show do and do not work in general, Rick's arc, the fascinating stuff going on with Carol and Morgan and Ezekiel, why Daryl is currently frustrating me, and the Big Questions this story is ultimately asking and has been since the beginning. 

Episode 29: Keep Singing reading series pt. 9

In which we forge ahead with part 1 of chapter 8 of Burn by TheVampireCat (MEL DO YOUR CHAPTERS HAVE TO BE SO LONG), chapter 9 of Safe Up Here With You by yours truly, and seraphcelene's kiss me, and you will see how important I am. Links in show notes below. Be advised that there's some adult sexual content herein. Aw yeeeeeeeah. (Some of it is really disturbing but if you're me it's still aw yeeeeeeeeeah.)

Music courtesy of Anima, Janneh, Ketsa, Deltamorphon, M.Nomized, and Kai Engel.

Burn: http://archiveofourown.org/works/1750796/chapters/7724861

Safe Up Here With You: http://archiveofourown.org/works/4200327/chapters/10162139

kiss me, and you will see how important I am: http://archiveofourown.org/works/3464573

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Episode 28: ultimate chatting with UltimateBethylFicList

In which Keep Singing makes a triumphant return from the dead with a fabulous conversation with UltimateBethylFicList (Stacey). Discussed: What it's like to attempt to catalog all the fanfiction for an entire fandom, the joy of making authors feel special, maintaining enthusiastic commitment to a ship that may in fact be done (IT'S NOT, DAMMIT), and other delights.

Check out the Ultimate Bethyl Fic List site here: https://ultimatebethylficlist.com/

Music courtesy of Ketsa.

Episode 27: Keep Singing reading series pt. 8

In which we FINALLY continue with TheVampireCat's Burn, your host's Safe Up Here With You, and Ambrosia29 (tumblr: writerloverpsycho_pomp)'s sweet sad near-death experience tale The Moments Between (find them all on AO3). Please note: Thanks to Burn, this episode is so so so so so nsfw. So gloriously nsfw. It's awesome.

Music courtesy of Ketsa, Ars Sonar, M.Nomized, and Julian A. Lacroix.

Episode 26: Team Defiance with Mollie in meatspace

In which Mollie (sail-not-drift) and I finally hang out in our fleshy forms and discuss a number of different things, in particular Team Defiance and why we can't let go, and wine is drunk and we both do manage to remain pretty lucid. Guest appearance by dudes outside on obnoxiously loud motorcycles. Music courtesy of Broke for Free

Episode 25: Keep Singing reading series pt. 8

In which there is important logistical news and then we continue with the reading series, consisting - as always - of chapter 6 (part 2) of TheVampireCat's Burn, chapter 7 (part 2) of your host's Safe Up Here With You, and Schwoozie's one-shot Hope is the Thing (all can be found on AO3). Warning: there's a hint of the beginnings of smut in Burn, some really messed up smut in Safe Up Here With You, and then Hope is the Thing requires no warning at all, because it's a complete tonal shift to finish up the episode and is very sweet and lovely. Music courtesy of Anima, Mystified, Scott Holmes, Shadows on the Snow, Kai Engel, and All Shall Be Well; all found at Freemusicarchive.org.

Episode 24: Wisconstravaganza - 'hanging out in hotel rooms' vol. 2

In which the Wisconstravaganza is completed, and we sit in on the second of two lengthy hotel room conversations featuring Amber (writerloverpsycho_pomp), Airey (breathoffreshair, who fell asleep almost immediately) and Jason the Best Roommate Ever. This one takes place in the wee hours, and there is alcohol, and like usual it kind of goes all over the place, and you get to hear what your prudent host sounds like when they're completely smashed. Featured topics include Daryl Dixon meta, yet more media criticism, drunk political science in the zombie apocalypse, The Dark Tower and a brief digression into the general oeuvre of Stephen King, and what it must be like to have your Stupid Zombie Show predict a presidency (it must be so damn weird you guys). Music courtesy of Dlay and Broke For Free.

Episode 23: Wisconstravaganza - 'hanging out in hotel rooms' vol. 1

In which we eavesdrop on exactly what it says on the tin: a (lengthy and very rambly) conversation in a hotel room from this past Wiscon 41, featuring Amber (writerloverpsycho-pomp), Airey (breathoffreshaire), your host, and your host's roommate Jason. It's a bit chaotic and at one point happy hour in a bar is going on in the background but hopefully it's at least kinda entertaining. Topics covered include: the awesomeness of Wiscon, why Beth is super duper alive or at least why her death continues to make no damn sense at all, general shipping stuff, and (I'm pretty sure it's in there) the story of how I tried and failed to assassinate Jason in his sleep. Music courtesy of Dlay and Ketsa.

Episode 22: Wisconstravaganza - How to Ship Without Being a Jerk

In which we sit in on a panel from this last weekend's WisCon: How to Ship Without Being a Jerk, and Other Guidelines for Being Good Citizens of Fandom "Everybody hates shipper wars, but nobody trusts the cult of nice, and at some point many of us have been tempted to send a snarky postcard/email/tweet to the Author or Showrunner Who Ruined It All Because They Just Didn't Get It. But just because the Powers that Be are the worst doesn't mean we have to be. How do we have conversations about the fandoms we all love without ruining friendships? Are those even the right goals? If not, what is a better way to look at it?" Panelists: Ty Blauersouth (mod), Leigh Hellmann, KJ, and yours truly. Music courtesy of dustmotes and Ketsa