This is an oral history of #asstonight! We give you the full history and reaction of the Our Flag Means Death fandom finding out Alex J. Sherman's sweet cheeks were gonna be on the show. We also share other bits of fandom lore that we didn't cover in episode 11 — the fandom lore episode!

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Our next Gay Pirate News Hour will be Saturday December 7th at 1PM Pacific/4PM Eastern.

For memes and Our Flag related hilarity follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourflagmeansfanfiction/

Don't miss our other podcast: Haunted Hollywood Hour! https://linktr.ee/HauntedHollywoodHour

Fic recs? Fic recs!

in the end, I'd do it all again by sugarybowl, wishingonalightningbolt

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41580129

Home Beside The Sea by Alex51324

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51181834

Crawling by Crad

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59830780

This is a rerun of our July 20, 2024 (Parable of the Sower Day!) episode on How the Fandom Can Defeat Fascism.... because.... well... everything in this country is an absolute shit show thanks to this last election, and we need to start thinking about what we can do to fight all this.

Check out the show notes below for resourcesEnjoy the odd mixture of incorrect predictions, chaos, good ideas and general dystopia in "How the Fandom Can Defeat Fascism" from the Our Flag Means Fanfiction Podcast.

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The Our Flag Means Death fandom has done amazing things with organizing and collective action. This week, Carly, Tessa, and Chloe discuss how OFMD fans can defeat the global rise in fascism. It’s a big task, but we’re up for it! Over the next hour, we cover 15 easy steps to get you started.

Here's a document of resources: https://tinyurl.com/fightfascismhere

push my buttons, get me started by wishingonalightningbolt

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43384581

Many flags, so much death by Yayvid_Jenkins

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47861683?view_full_work=true

Fascism-defeating recs:

Why I love shoplifting

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/crimethinc-why-i-love-shoplifting

The Death of Stalin

https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-death-of-stalin

Howard Zinn - A People’s History of the United States

https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States-ebook/dp/B015XEWZHI

Octavia Butler - Parable of the Sower

https://www.amazon.com/Parable-Sower-Octavia-Butler-ebook/dp/B0BZHT26LV

The Family

https://www.netflix.com/watch/80149274?trackId=255824129

David Harvey - A Brief History of Neoliberalism

https://www.amazon.com/Brief-History-Neoliberalism-David-Harvey-ebook/dp/B005X3SA74

Timothy Snyder - Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

https://www.amazon.com/Tyranny-Twenty-Lessons-Twentieth-Century-ebook/dp/B01N4M1BQY/

Maintenance Phase Podcast: The Wellness to QAnon Pipeline

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wellness-to-qanon-pipeline/id1535408667?i=1000521333353

Trust Me Podcast

https://www.trustmepod.com/

For memes and Our Flag related hilarity follow the podcast on Instagram:...

In an alternate universe Season 2 ended with Stede calling Ed Babe…

David Jenkins said “ season 3 would be about how challenging it is to keep a relationship together”... what does that mean for Season 3 possibilities

And Rhys Darby is up to something — something I tell you!

These headlines and more ahead on the GAY PIRATE NEWS HOUR from The Our Flag Means Fanfiction Podcast.

***Audio disclaimer - (Carly here) during the last 3rd of the show my microphone disconnected from my laptop and that's why my sound toward the end of this episode is not great.***

A video of this live show is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puVgfboiblM

Follow our channel so you get immediate notifications whenever we go live: https://www.youtube.com/@OurFlagMeansFanfiction

Our next Gay Pirate News Hour will be Saturday December 7th at 1PM Pacific/4PM Eastern.

For memes and Our Flag related hilarity follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourflagmeansfanfiction/

Carly Heath and Tanya Dickson are launching a new podcast covering all the paranormal stories set in and around Hollywood! Don't worry, Our Flag Means Fanfiction isn't going anywhere, we just have something extra for your entertainment pleasure. Keep listening to enjoy a preview of our first episode.

The first five episodes of Haunted Hollywood Hour will be dropping on Halloween, Oct. 31, 2024. So be sure to subscribe to Haunted Hollywood Hour wherever you get your podcasts to listen to all five episodes and everything that drops in the future:

Haunted Hollywood Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bcvpgO6ZwPPqUPwRwTqZc

Haunted Hollywood Hour on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haunted-hollywood-hour/id1776368225

Haunted Hollywood Hour on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ITEM_NAME/dp/B0DL39JHXV/

Follow Haunted Hollywood Hour on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/hauntedhollywoodhourpodcast/

This week Ringa, Tessa, and Krill talk about the deliciously toxic codependent relationship known as EdIzzy! When did they meet? Have they hooked up? How does Con do such impressive micro facial acting??? We'll dive into this and more in part one of a two episode exploration of these definitely mentally well guys who have absolutely normal feelings for each other!

All this and more on this week's episode!

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Our next Gay Pirate News Hour will be Saturday November 2nd at 1PM Pacific/4PM Eastern.

Fic recs? Fic recs!

A Prize for Claiming by spookyscarygenderfuck

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42126558

That Should Be Mine by MissHazelA

https://archiveofourown.org/works/39744822

For memes and Our Flag related hilarity follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourflagmeansfanfiction/

And I’m Carly Heath! Follow me on Insta at: https://www.instagram.com/carlylynheath/ and AO3 at: https://archiveofourown.org/users/YAYvid_Jenkins

We have an enticing selection of Big Feels Canonverse fics for you on the minisode this week. BabyKraken is narrating three short fics for you. And we’re bringing the full range of emotions. We’ve got a little angst and complicated feelings with the first two, then something lighter to conclude things.

Here are the fics!

Podfic of Wash Away by Spookyscarygenderfuck read by Baby Kraken https://archiveofourown.org/works/58507879

Wash Away by Spookyscarygenderfuck

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42607182

How a Life Can Move From the Darkness by adhduck

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50748649

Podfic of How a Life Can Move From the Darkness by adhduck read by Baby Kraken

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58985815

Perfect on the Right Person by spanishforthecar

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43150917

For memes and Our Flag related hilarity follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourflagmeansfanfiction/

Will Netflix pick up Our Flag Means Death? Clowning has approached new heights.

How many cast members can GPNH host Carly Heath run into in the wild before it gets weird? Answer: more than two!

Kristian Nairn’s book is now available, Samba is now a cheesy American, Con is sharing smutty fanart as always.

These headlines and more ahead on the GAY PIRATE NEWS HOUR from The Our Flag Means Fanfiction Podcast.

Hosting this week is Ringa Sunn, Carly Heath, Metavenhorst and Krill!

A video of this live show is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nr4E2bZLNE

Follow our channel so you get immediate notifications whenever we go live: https://www.youtube.com/@OurFlagMeansFanfiction

Our next Gay Pirate News Hour will be Saturday November 2nd at 1PM Pacific/4PM Eastern.

For memes and Our Flag related hilarity follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourflagmeansfanfiction/

This week's epitizer is 'The Kissing Game' by veeagainst, read by littlefingies. Set during the period between s2e5 - The Curse of the Seafaring Life and s2e6 - Calypso's Birthday, venturing a little bit into canon events of s2e6. Ed wants to take things slow but he also really likes kissing Stede. He invents a game to try to make both of these things happen.

Be sure to give a comment and a kudos to both veeagainst and littlefingies.

Podfic link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59033299 | https://soundcloud.com/littlefingies/the-kissing-game-by-veeagainst

Original fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51910036

For memes and Our Flag related hilarity follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourflagmeansfanfiction/

Also, tune into our monthly Gay Pirate News Hour on October 5th https://www.youtube.com/@OurFlagMeansFanfiction

Want to hear more podfics? Visit the podfic database: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dBUd6JdqCNF41FV18BAc564udYERfS6DtTz2vt5CNMA/edit?pli=1#gid=2083680243

And I’m Carly Heath! Follow me on Insta at: https://www.instagram.com/carlylynheath/ and AO3 at: https://archiveofourown.org/users/YAYvid_Jenkins