Keep Singing: a Bethyl Walking Dead Podcast

Episode 12: Keep Singing reading series pt. 3

(recorded on November 9th) In which we drag ourselves out of the pit of electoral despair and attempt to salve our wounds with chapters 3 of Burn (by TheVampireCat) and Safe Up Here With You (by yours truly). Maybe it'll work. Maybe. Worth a shot. Music courtesy of PlusPlus, PCIII, Kai Engel, Dexter Britain, Cousin Silas, and Arcane Waves, licensed under Creative Commons.

Episode 11: RARGH

In which there's just an awful lot of yelling. About the season premiere, about the fandom, about a lot of things. There is also, somewhat ironically, a reading of a lovely little fic called "Hope" by ivyandocean (on AO3). Music courtesy of Ketsa and Jahzzar

Episode 10: Keep Singing reading series pt. 2

In which we (finally) continue with chapters 2 of both TheVampireCat's Burn and your intrepid host's Safe Up Here With You, concluding with Fragmented Anamnesis by cc5. I said last time that there would be a little less angst. My pants are aflame. Music courtesy of Ketsa, Rec008, Kai Engel, Deltamorphon, Westy Reflector, and Transient, licensed under Creative Commons.

Episode 9: whooo's the best fandom? IT'S YOU (pt 2)

In which all the stuff about how we're the best that couldn't fit into part one shows up in part two. So really it's more of the same, except thanks to the SDCC season 7 trailer there's a little bit of new stuff to talk about. There's also a reading of "quoth the raven, nevermore" by alchemystique (on AO3) which will make you go awwwww and then ruin your life. Music courtesy of dustmotes, Alex Fitch, Scott Holmes, and Rho

Episode 8: Keep Singing reading series pt. 1

In which Keep Singing's new (semi-alternating) format is launched: Serial chapter fic rather than only one-shots. We have for your listening pleasure chapter one of Burn by thevampirecat and Safe Up Here With You by dynamicsymmetry, with This is Where it Starts by rednecksaints to cap things off with a nice angsty cherry. Best kind of cherry, if you ask me. And even if you didn't. Music courtesy of Ryan Litt, Kai Engel, Cousin Silas, Janneh, Black Hill, Dana Boulé, and Stellardrone

Episode 7: whooo's the best fandom? IT'S YOU (pt 1)

In which we're the best. Seriously. We're the absolute best. Here's a lengthy discussion of how best we are, and in what ways we are the best. We're so the best, I had to make two episodes to fit all the best into. There's also the usual fresh crop of fic recs delivered straight to your door, and a side of ranting. Just a teensy bit. For flavor. Plus a reading of "Will You Be My Anchor" by dynamicsymmetry (yours truly) which can be found on both AO3 and ff.net. Music courtesy of Tyler Twombly, Black Hill, Andrea Carri, and Stellardrone

Episode 6: the strange case of Daryl Dixon

In which Keep Singing makes a triumphant return, and we - I and special guest Mollie (bethgreenesgirlgang) - plunge into the depths of Daryl's sexual psyche. Talking points: Asexuality and why we see him on that spectrum, what that implies regarding Beth, healthy relationships and the lack thereof in both their histories, how to interpret the complexities of physical touch, when being a 40 Year Old Virgin is not at all a joke, depictions of sexually aggressive masculinity and why that can't at all apply here, and much much more. Plus a reading of "All Of Me" by HappyDirtyCookiie, found on AO3. Music courtesy of dustmotes, Black Hill, and Alex Fitch

Life is Sweet chapters 4-6

Life is Sweet (chapters 4-6) - Schwoozie Summary: Beth came back wrong and she knows it. She doesn't need to be reminded by everyone else. Audio of this: archiveofourown.org/works/4865255/c…apters/11151095 Music courtesy of Kai Engel, Lee Rosevere, Scott Holmes, and Blear Moon

Episode 5: meet me in the darkness

In which the dark is pierced: violence, horror, angst, disturbing themes, catharsis, and what it all means in the context of this pairing. Also addressed: is this a sexist pairing? It's not, but why not, given culture and all? Plus a very sad reading of "Scar Tissue" by PunkyNemo (TheVampireCat), which can be found on AO3. Music courtesy of Kai Engel, Rho, and Lee Rosevere, licensed under Creative Commons

Episode 4: the agony and the ecstasy of fanfiction

In which writing in general is discussed, and fanfiction in particular. Topics include where the hell to begin, how the hell to handle multiple projects at once, what the hell is the deal with plagiarism, and why the hell this whole thing is so stigmatized. Also included: recs, what might have been going through Beth's mind between The Back Hug and The Porch Conversation, and a reading ("We'll Scream Our Names to the Heavens and the Plains", by dynamicsymmetry). Music courtesy of Broke For Free, Cousin Silas, and Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons.