Episode 34: Back to School/Old School

Slashcast Episode 34 ; Back to School/Old School – 52.7 MB [1:55:52]
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INTRODUCTION
Host: Elanor of Castile

LGBT NEWS – [00:01:14]
Host: Wook

John Barrowman on Attack of the Show
Marvel Universe Reenactment
Chris Kluwe Schools a Bigoted Politician

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META DISCUSSION – [00:04:32]
Host: DJ
Guests: Marcelle, Meri_oddities, Treewishes, C. M. Shaw
Topic: Slash fandom in the early days of the Internet

Fandom 1994-2000-ish,
parts 1-3, by Arduinna.
Slash cons in the US:
– Escapade, the longest running slash con (Ventura CA, February)
–CON.TXT (DC area, June in even-numbered years)
–Muskrat Jamboree (Boston area, March or April in odd-numbered years)
–Wincon – Multifandom slash con (annually in the fall)
–Lubricus – HP focused slash con (Seattle-based, still in planning for 2013)

OTW
Fanlore
Open Doors Project
Fanzine Archiving project
Pros (Professional fandom)
RPF/RPS
Virgule Mailing List
Mailing list history (fandom)
Sentinel Slash Fandom:
Zines in Media Fandom
Early archiving
Slash and the Arrival of the Internet
Timeline of Harry Potter Fandom
The fandom that ate fandom
The Harry Potter fandom
Supernatural RPS/F

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SLASHERS ON THE STREET – [00:42:51]
Emma Grant reports from Lubricus

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META DISCUSSION – [00:52:08]
Host: Arie
Guests: Eachtoeach, Annakovsky
Topic: School AUs

Fast Times at NAMBLA High by smilesawakeyou, a fake news school AU (link goes to most recent update)
Crawl Into Your Atmosphere by lucy_and_ramona, One Direction/X Factor school AU
Just like I Knew You Would by smc_27, a Glee college AU
He found a tidal wave (swam on to better days) by rudhampaiel, Jonas Brothers/Disney RPF school AU (link goes to a friendslocked community).

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MAILBAG – [01:37:17]
Host: Arie with the Slashcast staff

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MUSIC
– Intro: Back To School by Bandana Splits
– Breaks: Paranormal High School by Waylon Thornton
– Closing: You’re the Top, Lyrics by Cole Porter

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