Hiatus 103 - Free! Iwatobi Swim Club with RevolutionaryJo and Opalsong

Strip down, and dive in, /reporters, because Opalsong and RevolutionaryJo are here to talk to you about Free! Iwatobi Swim Club, the show that started out as simply the "swimming anime" and went on to become way better than it ever had a right to be. We'll talk about the show's reception in fandom, swimming accuracy, and uncanny knowledge of its audience, as well as aggressive stripping, Haru's canonical love affair with water, and how Nagisa always gets what he wants. [THIS EPISODE CONTAINS FAIRLY LARGE SPOILERS] While you listen, you should also follow us on twitter for even more inanity during the week.

Hiatus 102 - Phoenix Wright

OBJECTION! Suit up and don't forget to bring your lawyer's badge,This week we are discussing the Ace Attorney series (Gyakuten Saiban/Phoenix Wright). Join us as we reminisce about our favorite cases, argue over which characters are the best, and hopefully convince you to pick up one of the games! This week's hosts can be found on Twitter at @fumblesmcstupd, @kazuhachen (The24thkey), and @Hmclearskies (MALLEfunction).

Hiatus 101 - AUs with Lazulus and The Oscar Cat

Laz and The Oscar Cat have infiltrated /Report and are taking over to ramble on about Alternate Universes and the fangirls who love them. Join us as we ask the age old question, just how many coffee shop AUs does any fangirl need in one lifetime? Laugh as we try and dubcon everyone into writing skateboard AUs. Roll your eyes as you realise Laz managed to blank out a whole slew of Harry Potter AUs. Swoon as you once again get to hear The Oscar Cat's sexy East Yorks accent. All complaints and hate mail can be directed at Pru and MK. Oops! Sorry. I mean directed at us via our twitters, LJ/Dws and Tumblrs!

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324 Sleepy Hollow

Sharpen your axes and do a spot check for syphilis, folks, because Pru is joined by Twentysomething and Leupagus in this season-ender episode to talk about FOX's balls ass crazy new show, Sleepy Hollow. Did you grow up believing that it was just a quaint and Halloween-appropriate spooky story? INCORRECT. We talk about George Washington's bible, dig into the biblical definition of seven years, and court controversy left, right and center. Buckle up, because this rapidly turned evil horse is about to leave the station.

No fic recs for this week and that's the end of season three! Look forward to hiatus episodes and we'll see you in February. Don't forget to send in your hiatus episodes! You can follow us on twitter for more inanity during the hiatus.

323 World's End

Pile into the antique for this roadshow, /reporters, because this week MK and Pru are talking about the finale to Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy, The World's End. We discuss what we liked about the movie (some stuff), what we disliked about the movie (more stuff), and where it fits into the context of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Strap in, because this is going to be a hell of a trip down the Golden Mile. 

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322 The Science of Slash

Snap on your latex, /reporters, we're going into the lab. What did you think we meant? You guys are nasty. Anyway - this week, we kidnapped some (mostly) willing science nerds and dragged them down a long dark alley to talk about the scientific basis of some of our favorite slash tropes and universe building. We talk about mpreg, interspecies, parallel universes, time travel, and our favorite topic of all - knotting. So get your eye wash ready, we're about to hit the road.

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321 Anniversary Special - Outtakes

This week is our two year /report anniversary, and to celebrate we're giving you almost 8 minutes of the worst of this podcast. If for some reason you've never listened past the closing music, we are so, so sorry.

320 Pacific Rim

Prepare for neural handshake, listeners, because MK, Pru, and Merelyn (with a special appearance by Sir Not Appearing In This Film, Twentysomething) are talking about Pacific Rim. Fair warning: if you really liked this movie - this is not the podcast for you. We chat about what worked for us in the movie, what didn't (a lot), and about all the Japanese mecha animes that are the cultural forebears of this flick.

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319 Welcome to Night Vale

Some so-called 'scientists' tell us that podcasts and radio dramas are things that exist, but we here at Slash Report have yet to see any tangible proof. Station Management has released a memo indicating that we should all immediately disregard any being who claims to have heard a podcast or radio drama, and to instead dedicate ourselves to the maintenance of the Living Forest and the continuing battle against wheat, and wheat by-products. Welcome to Slash Report. City council demands you download this episode immediately, and follow us on twitter for even more inanity during the week.

318 Stargate Atlantis

Meet us in the ready room, /reporters, because we're heading for Pegasus Galaxy because we heard there're some super sexy catfish with evil hand vaginas hanging there and throwing BANGING parties. This week, we're diving into the annals of your old Pinboard/Delicious tags and your dark early morning hours of binge reading AUs to hang out with Stargate Atlantis. Strap on your P90 and go wiki DADT, folks, because there's a 90 percent chance that after you listen to this, you're coming with us down this nostalgia spiral. You can follow us on twitter for even more inanity during the week.

317 Ask Us Anything

Settle in, /reporters, because this week we're answering your questions and reading your fangirl confessions. We talk about old school fandoms, our strong feelings about fandom's infrastructure, go on an astonishing number of tangents, and wrap up with the opportunity for you guys to run the show!

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316: STXII

Thrusters on full, /reporters, because Leupagus and Ayalesca join Pru and MK this week to talk about Star Trek: Into Darkness. We discuss our weird relationship with this movie (did we like it? I think we did? are we sure? who fucking knows), "casting issues," "plot issues" and other sundries. Stick around, and we can all be confused together.

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315 Hannibal

Dinner's up, /reporters. This week, Pru is joined by Leupagus, Judgebunny, and Sam H. of Hey Don't Judge Me.com's brilliant Hannibal recaps to talk about our favorite dapper-as-fuck cannibal serial killer in his latest incarnation on NBC's Hannibal. We talk about the darkness of the fandom versus the sparkles of the fandom, whether or not thunderdome-ing a potential buddy is a good way to weed out the weak from your list of potential friends, and how everything -- everything -- is people.

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314 Friendship

We get a lot of questions about making friends on the internet, so instead of answering them, we got four of our best friends in the world together in one city, had a few drinks, and then made fun of each other and recorded it. We're sure this episode will be incredibly helpful in between all the butt jokes. (Spoiler: No it won't.)

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313 Podcasting

(Belatedly - sorry! We were out of town.)

Ever been curious about how we go about our business behind the scenes at /report, or considered starting your own podcast? This is the (very) short episode for you! We talk about how we got our start, what tools we use, and tips and tricks for people who about to take the plunge.

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312 Vikings

HAIL, MONKS. Grab your vellum and hold onto your tonsure because there are hot vikings on the way to raid your order and take you back to their home village as loot. Join us on a journey of brief, dazzling fannish hope and crushing fannish disappointment as Pru lets Merelyn, Mistresscurvy and Eleanor Lavish into her apartment to empty her whiskey stores and talk about History Channel's Vikings and how angry they are about George Blagden and his cat named kitten.

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311 Supernatural

Bust out your rock salt and homosocial incest, /reporters, your long, international peacetime is about to be interrupted by our long-threatened Supernatural episode. This week, Pru grabs Waldorph and Twentysomething (against their will) to talk about brothers, angels, ridiculous plots, excruciating if completely expected deaths, and whether or not we recommend you start watching the series again. Heads up, this episode contains spoilers through 8x21 of the series. So strap into the Impala and let's get this shitshow on the road.

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310 Ironman 3 with Lijaca

You know it's a Marvel movie release weekend when you bought your film tickets a month in advance and you still have to wait in line an hour to get into the theater! Pull up a seat and bust out your popcorn, /reporters, because this week we're talking about Iron Man 3, how we felt about the Mandarin, how many tingly feelings Pepper Potts gave us, and using "botany" in a disparaging way. A lot.

What are you waiting for? Go grab this SPOILERIFIC Ironman 3 episode!

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309 Tropes

We heard you guys like tropes so we got you some tropes so you could trope while you trope. In case that wasn't a dead giveaway, we're returning to one of our - and your - favorite topics: fandom tropes. We talk about everything from soulbonding (and how much we love and hate it) to vampire AUs (and how much we love and hate it). If you, too, have strong feelings and a distinct weakness for this action, plug in.

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308 Ask Us Anything

Our long internet-national nightmare is over, folks! Pru and MK finally managed to pull their thumbs out of their butts and corral up all of your questions for our semi-annual Ask Us Anything episode. We talk about everything from how to make friends on the internet (sort of) to what is plagiarism (sort of) and turn up a long-buried Fandom Safari for Lewis. If you feel up for hearing us make total dicks of ourselves - and we know you guys are - stick around.

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307 Mystery Slashreport Three Thousand: Star Trek XI

I hope you packed your flask this week, /reporters, because Leupagus, Pru and MK are taking you to a late night showing of Star Trek to prepare for the forthcoming sequel. Break out the popcorn and Sour Patch Kids, folks, you're going to need sustenance for this.

Go download this episode now and cry with us. Cry forever. Or you could follow us on twitter for even more inanity during the week.

306 Hockey RPF

Strap on your skates, assholes. This week we're doing it Kate Beaton style and getting all fucked up on Hockey. Whether you're not sure why Hockey RPF suddenly exploded as a major fandom and want to experience the joy and agony of #sports or you're already with us, this episode is like the steroids we're sure no professional athlete would ever take. Pru abandons MK with Merelyn, Twentysomething, and the Hoyden to talk lockout, why some pairings are bigger than others, and just how seriously Canada takes their national winter sport. Follow us on twitter for even more inanity during the week.

305 The Fourth Wall

You thought surveillance by The Machine was bad, this week, we talk about fandom and our best friend slash worst enemy, the fourth wall. We discuss its origins, the ways it's changed with the advent of technology and the proliferation of fan culture, and the topics that plague us today: what constitutes a fourth wall break, and just what the hell we can do about it.

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304 Person of Interest

You are being watched, /reporters. We have a secret system, a machine that spies on you every hour of every day. We know because we feed our data into it constantly because it is called Twitter and Tumblr. It was designed to detect acts of hipsterism and asinine updating, and it sees everything, even people with FEELS like you. FEELS that other podcasts may consider "irrelevant." We don't. Hunted by our better judgment, we work not really in as much secrecy as we should considering; and if your topic is up...we'll see you at the podcast.

TL;DR: This week's episode is about Person of Interest. We made Leupagus come on and talk about it like she was lancing a boil made of AGONIZING FANNISH SUFFERING. Check it out.

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303 Writing with Hapakitsune

Have you ever found writing to be a light, liberating, fully joyful experience? Yeah, we haven't either. Crank up your ennui and start questioning all of your life choices folks, because Hapakitsune joins the /report duo this week to talk how we got started writing, why we keep writing, how we keep from giving up on our writing, and everything in between.

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What are you waiting for? Go grab this super cute writing special of fail over here.

302 The Hobbit

Pack your bags, you perverts, we're going on an adventure. This week, /report scams people who actually have strong feelings about Tolkein into talking about The Hobbit in all its dwarfish splendor, what worked, what didn't work, how nauseated we variously got at the frame rate, and — most importantly — jokes about the inevitable Bilbo/Smaug that, like winter, is coming.

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301 What We Did on Our Winter Hiatus

Long time no see! /report is finally back with season three, and we're kicking off the whole thing with our report to you on what we did during our winter hiatus. We'll talk about the terrible dark fannish corners we discovered during our absence, some of the familiar places where we backslid, and touch on the movies we watched in between gorging ourselves on fic.

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What are you waiting for? Go grab the extra long first episode of season 3!